westwest888

This is a RTFM manual question but I don't feel like it. How do I turn on the rain sensing wipers?

rktskicar

you live in San Diego, it doesn't rain there.

PhilH

From what I remember from RTFM, the intermittent setting is the rain sensing mode. The variable adjustment on this mode makes the sensor more or less "sensitive" (if you know what I mean). This setup is the same as in our BMW X3.

NABS4

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mellow_sparky

one click up on the wiper lever. use the little dial thingy on the stalk to set the sensitivity.

unlike BMW, the Audi rain sensing wiper resumes after shutting the engine off. for BMW, you need to turn off the wiper and turn it back on (BMW claims it's a "safety" feature, so you don't break your wipers if they freeze up after turning the motor off).

westwest888

Thanks. I am coming from BMW where I had to click that little lit button.

mellow_sparky

yeah the newer BMW's have a much better design here. the S4 is like the older (aka 2000) BMWs.

westwest888

I like the cruise control on the BMW better too. It was easier to press in/out instead of up/down. It's not bad on the Audi though, just requires more dexterity. With the BMW I could tap it with the back of my hand. Now I have to sort of take my hand off the wheel.

I will say that with 6MT and no navigation the Audi ergonomics are great, just like the BMW without iDrive. I can leave my hand on the stick and get all of the controls. The thumb wheels on the Audi steering wheel are neat, but I think I prefer forward/back buttons for selecting tracks. I do like the thumb wheel better for volume, though.

Audi's steering wheel has much nicer leather, the stitching is out of hand sexy in red, and I think the shift **** is a lot more solid and weighted perfectly.

PhilH

I really agree with this. I even had bought an upgraded M3 steering wheel for my 330i, but the quality of leather on the S4 wheel is noticeably better.