Rain sensing wipers?

[Tim Fuller]

Ok, I feel like an idiot but how do the rain sensing wipers work? Last night it was raining and I flipped what I believe was the intermittent wiper dial to "1". I got one swipe and nothing. Turn up a few clicks, nothing. Put wipers to low speed on and that works. I'm pretty confused. Either my intermittent doesn't work, rain sensing doesn't work, or I don't know how to turn them on. Owner manual is no help. 2 pictures of same stalk.

 

[Clemson82]

https://owner.ford.com/content/ford...nd-wipers/rain-sensing-windshield-wipers.html

 

[Tim Fuller]

Unfortunately that didn't help any. I don't have a different icon on the stalk. I asked a friend who has a 2013 F-150 who says it's in the setup menu on his truck. Not on mine. Could it be a fuse or relay?

 

[Flexpedition]

Is there a decent sized black box behind/to the passenger side of your rear view mirror?

 

[Tim Fuller]

On windshield... Yes. Looks like 2 antenna coming out. I thought it was for the Sirius.

 

[NASCAR Mike]

In the setup menu on the left screen there is an option to enable or disable it.

I have mine enabled but I have not noticed a difference in wiping frequency when raining lightly.

 

[Tim Fuller]

Setup menu left screen of radio/navigation? Shouldn't the intermittent feature work if rain sensing is off?

 

[Flexpedition]

He has a 2017, different dash cluster, so doesn't apply to you.

Read on a F150 forum to unplug the sensor on the windshield and plug it back in. Seems like its worth a shot. The first click up on your intermittent wiper setting is correct. Assuming with the truck running you've taken a spray bottle with water and squirted the sensor from outside?


By having antennas running out of it... do you mean wires? There should be a small wire harness that goes to the rear view mirror harness.

 

[Tim Fuller]

Ok... I'll try all that tonight, weather permitting

 

[David1]

He has a 2017, different dash cluster, so doesn't apply to you.

Read on a F150 forum to unplug the sensor on the windshield and plug it back in. Seems like its worth a shot. The first click up on your intermittent wiper setting is correct. Assuming with the truck running you've taken a spray bottle with water and squirted the sensor from outside?


By having antennas running out of it... do you mean wires? There should be a small wire harness that goes to the rear view mirror harness.

sounds like he is looking at the remotes start modual. spray hose on windsheild as said earlier

 

[Tim Fuller]

Definitely antenna coming from sides. There is a wire going up to rear view/headliner. From outside there is what looks like a camera lense

 

[Tim Fuller]

I was looking at wrong box. I unplugged and plugged back in. 25° is too cold to spray a hose so I'll have to wait for tomorrow afternoons snowstorm. Thanks for the help. I'll keep you posted.

 

[David1]

2010 rain sensing stalk and module. The lowest box with antenna is the auto start the next box up is the water sensor third bos is my ezpass.
Personally I hate the rain sensing option

 

[Tim Fuller]

Ok... Mine is identical to yours. If I unplug module on windshield will the intermittent work as I expect it to?

 

[David1]

Ok... Mine is identical to yours. If I unplug module on windshield will the intermittent work as I expect it to?

With rain sensing there is no "timed" intermittent like a GM style wiper per Ford. The hash marks before low are for how sensitive you want it to sense water. I never tried unplugging the module but if that makes it work like a timed system let me know. Otherwise be sure to turn them off when expecting snow or frost. They are not supposed to sense on a restart w/o switch off on but mine seem to start unexpectedly.

 

[Tim Fuller]

Mine are working on a timed intermittent (GM style) with the module unplugged. Conveniently, it all goes back together to LOOK normal and be unplugged

 

[David1]

Mine are working on a timed intermittent (GM style) with the module unplugged. Conveniently, it all goes back together to LOOK normal and be unplugged

interesting I will try it.

 

[Tim Fuller]

Update: I got my face and fingers right up in there and discovered that the sensor eye(?) wasn't lined up with the lense(?) on the windshield. Everything works as it should right now.