On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 18:37:21 -0000, Tim Streater wrote:

In article , James Wilkinson Sword
wrote:

On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 17:40:18 -0000, NY wrote:

"James Wilkinson Sword" wrote in message
news On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 17:27:50 -0000, NY wrote:

"James Wilkinson Sword" wrote in message
news Anyone got automatic windscreen wipers? I'm told the Fiesta ones
actually
come on when it's frosty, and rip the blades off. You'd think they'd
have
a temperature sensor?

Mind you manual is as bad, I've yet to see a car which flicks the wipers
to off when you turn off the engine, otherwise the next morning they try
to wipe when frozen and you lose the rubber!

I always pour a bit of *tepid* (not hot) water over the wipers and screen
if
there's frost on the screen, to free the wipers. I then make sure the
wiper
switch is set to off before turning the ignition key.

How do you remember to do that?

It's part of the standard "pre-flight checks" like making sure that the gear
lever is in neutral (by trying to waggle it from side to side) before
starting or stopping the engine (or at least letting up the clutch). I tend
also to make sure that the oil and battery lights come on when I turn the
ignition on and then go out when the engine is running, and check the amount
of fuel I have.

Sounds laborious but it's a reflex action and only takes a couple of
seconds.

I don't do any checks whatsoever.

Yes we've noticed.

I don't have a requirement to do that, called OCD.

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