How Rain Sensing Wipers and Wiper De-Icers Work

Learn how rain-sensing wipers work in a 2020 RAV4 and how you can get them in your next car.

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[dj]

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[TechCulture]

Great video! A couple years ago, those features were only available on high-end luxury vehicles. Nice to see them on Toyota!

[geneferraris]

how about the rear wipers the is not spraying, if I on the rear wipers.?

[OregonBob]

Thank you Jeff! Any chance you get Toyota to sponsor you in making ALL of the Toyota reviews just like this one? Awesome info for an old guy like me.

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[jxmar_]

The Camry should get all these features

[detonater]

The starting intro while holding a jug of water and that cringey evil laugh 😂

[Jubagel]

Hey Jeff,
Quick question on the rain sensing wipers.
I have a 2020 RAV4 TRD with the rain sensing wipers. If i have them enabled in the car and I remote start the car when the windshield is iced over. Will the rainsensing wipers still turn on? I am worried about this because if its icy and the wipers are stuck to the windshield then it could damage the wiper motors. I cant find this in the owners manual and I was really hoping you could help

[buuveigk]

Thank you for sharing useful information subscibed!

[matt]

Hello, I was wondering is there any way to be able to turn off the auto wipers and go back to timed intermittent wipers? I have a 19' Toyota Rav4 Adventure with the weather package and in a light or misty rain it can get very difficult to see through the windshield when it's on auto mode max sensitivity and I end up manually cycling the wipers on and off to be able to see through the windshield better. They work good in moderate to heavy rain but a lot of times I have to toggle the stalk on and off to wipe at the right time or go with the slow or high continuous wiper modes. I've tried squirting the windshield sensor and pouring water on it and it turns on the wipers when it gets hit directly but with rain drops hitting random places it seems like it has to hit right on the sensor multiple times for the system to figure out what speed to turn them on at and it can take a while to figure out that you need them on. I do like the heated windshield area where the wipers park at and think it will help a lot with wiper deicing so I'm looking forward to trying it out in the next big snow storm we get. I had a 13' Mazda cx-5 with the auto on wipers and they also weren't sensitive enough for me and I was able to go in the menu screen and change it back to timed intermittent and was a lot happier with it after doing so but when I asked my local Toyota dealership they said they didn't know how to change it back to intermittent wipers or if it was possible to do so. Thank you very much and I hope you have a Happy New Year!

[carberymichael]

How dose it work if only hits one side?

[Pinkielover]

more car tech just more to break down. more simple the better

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[davinp]

I don't know why Toyota doesn't offer the wiper de-icer on the Corolla in the USA as the Corolla in Canada and European countries that feature. Same goes for the heated steering wheel - available on the Candian Corolla, but not the USA Corolla. The feature shouldn't be limited to just the SUV, it should be available on small cars like the Corolla

[adstix]

Wait a minute ... so does this mean that a stationary vehicle in a parking lot will suddenly have its wipers activated the very moment it starts to rain? Even if there's no one in the vehicle?

[Axtec]

58 degree is cold there . It’s 72 degrees here in Los Angeles l.