smgord

You know how the windshield wipers automatically swipe 2 or 3 times after you spritz the windshield? And then it pauses and swipes one more time. By the last swipe, the windshield is dry and the extra swipe only smears up the windshield. Can I do anything about this? It's getting kind of annoying.

Shaun

After you spray the windshield, pull down on the stalk while the wipers are still moving. This will disable the delayed wipe.

sohcrates

seems the fluid hits the wipers all the time. is there a way to spray fluid and then delay the wipers for a second?

kevina4

This is what the dealer showed me...

Pull the stick a little bit, enough to get the wipers moving but no spray. While the wipers are up, pull again to spray the water, stop when the wipers are coming down. Repeat until clean.

So you have to self-time it b/c the folks at Audi seemed to have overlooked this.

smgord

I had stumbled across Shaun's trick, but wasn't sure if it would break anything.

Phil

And the headlight washers NO longer have a 3 sec delay !!

Phil

Windshield washers need to activate 1 sec BEFORE wipers (AUDI hello !!)

moribundman

Old VW Polo models had a foot-operated bellows pump. With that you could squirt as much washer fluid on your windshield before turning on the wipers. KISS, Audi!

Ming02

I got a long sewing needle and stuck it into the washer nozzles. They can be adjusted in any direction by moving the needle like a joy stick. I just aimed mine up to hit the windshield higher. Word of caution though, if you live in a warm climite right now be sure to close your sunroof before attempting this job. It will take many tries before you get the stream to hit the window in the right spot (unless your just lucky!). Sometimes the aim will be off so bad that you may find that your giving yourself a shower in WW fluid with the sunroof open.

kcS4

naw it give syousomething to do, too much automation this improves your hand/eye coordination