Yes, you can....either by flashing the lights in manual mode, or if you have auto lights and leave it in that position when switching off the lights stay on for a while. I have to say they don't stay on for as long as they did on the DS3...sounds like I'm being a bit picky today doesn't it??!!visorfett said:
I think you can still single wipe the screen, while the auto-wipe is active, by pulling the stalk towards you, rather than pushing it down, this should leave auto-wipe in whatever mode it was in.Cloud9 said:One minor gripe I have is that if you have the rear wiper on and then switch off the engine, when you re-start, the wiper doesn't come on again. You have to switch it off and then on again :roll: I often start up the car again and think they are off and then turn the control only to get the rear washer going when I don't need it! My DS3 was same. I'd also prefer it if when using auto front wipe, you could send still flick down for a single wipe - in the DS3 you could, but the Cactus flicking down just puts it back into manual modern again, so you have to flick down twice!! :shock: Anyone else feel the same, or am I being too fussy??
I think it's to prevent damage to the wiper blades in the event of them freezing to the screen. It was the same on my old C4 too and I came to this conclusion as a set of blades (when it first came out) were £40+... :lol:Cloud9 said:One minor gripe I have is that if you have the rear wiper on and then switch off the engine, when you re-start, the wiper doesn't come on again. You have to switch it off and then on again :roll: I often start up the car again and think they are off and then turn the control only to get the rear washer going when I don't need it! My DS3 was same. I'd also prefer it if when using auto front wipe, you could send still flick down for a single wipe - in the DS3 you could, but the Cactus flicking down just puts it back into manual modern again, so you have to flick down twice!! :shock: Anyone else feel the same, or am I being too fussy??
That's rightJohnYoung said:
Nice one Zippy, tried it yesterday and you are spot on - a single brief pull in auto-wipe mode gives a single wipe without the washer activating. Didn't pick that up from the manual, although I did find the wording slightly confusing so good job other people are on the ball!Zippy said:I think you can still single wipe the screen, while the auto-wipe is active, by pulling the stalk towards you, rather than pushing it down, this should leave auto-wipe in whatever mode it was in.Cloud9 said:One minor gripe I have is that if you have the rear wiper on and then switch off the engine, when you re-start, the wiper doesn't come on again. You have to switch it off and then on again :roll: I often start up the car again and think they are off and then turn the control only to get the rear washer going when I don't need it! My DS3 was same. I'd also prefer it if when using auto front wipe, you could send still flick down for a single wipe - in the DS3 you could, but the Cactus flicking down just puts it back into manual modern again, so you have to flick down twice!! :shock: Anyone else feel the same, or am I being too fussy??
You are not being too fussy, but you are missing a trick. Pull the stalk in for a quick wipe. It you just flick it, the washer doesn't kick in and you get a wipe. Hold it in, and you get a wash and wipe.Cloud9 said:I'd also prefer it if when using auto front wipe, you could send still flick down for a single wipe - in the DS3 you could, but the Cactus flicking down just puts it back into manual modern again, so you have to flick down twice!! :shock: Anyone else feel the same, or am I being too fussy??
