Hi there
I'm new to the forum, but have found the information useful as a guest in the past, so thought I should join and maybe contribute if I can
I own a 2005 1.9d multijet and after trying to clear the screen this morning, the single sweep operation now no longer self parks.
The other functions seem normal and all self park.
This morning, I thought I'd blown a fuse, but after looking on the forum, now I'm not so sure
Does the wiper motor have 2 fuses or is there a far more expensive option available?

Went out for a drive today, and everything works fine
Spooky!

Good news!

In my experience the wiper mechanism on the Doblo isn't very reliable - Mrs_G's van is on it's third one. The mechanism on my Iveco Daily looks to be a very similar design and it's still the original one at 646,000 miles/ 9.75 years old. I put it down to the quality of the materials used.

With this in mind I NEVER stress the Doblo mechanism and always remove all snow and ice from the screen by hand before using the wipers.

Lesson learnt about not using the wipers in accordance to their purpose then.

Glad it's rectified itself.

Once the frosts are forecast, I always lift my wipers off the screen overnight & always make sure I clear the screen before lowering the rubbers back.
I'm amazed at the number of people I see using their wipers to clear snow & thick frosts etc - mind you, i also see people using hot water to instantly defrost their screens

Most Easterly Pandas said:

Lesson learnt about not using the wipers in accordance to their purpose then.

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It's the same with heated mirrors, the instruction manual says the heating facility is not to be used for melting snow or ice or drying rain - so what other need for clearing them is there?

R-V-M

Red Van Man said:

so what other need for clearing them is there?

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Unfogging when driving through fog and micro climates near water etc. uses mine a fair bit

Red Van Man said:

It's the same with heated mirrors, the instruction manual says the heating facility is not to be used for melting snow or ice or drying rain - so what other need for clearing them is there?

R-V-M

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My last car (honda civic) had heated wing mirrors - as far as I could tell, they came on with the ignition & stayed on, there was no switch - lovely to defrost on icy mornings & I even noticed the dew would quickly steam off them.
Unless they were on a timer circuit?

On the subject of defrosting screens. Now that I have a small camera in my rear screen, I can't help noticing on frosty mornings, how that part of the rear screen defrosts very quickly (I rarely use the rear screen heater). I can only assume it is due to the tiny amount of heat generated by the IR facility in the lens?

sludgeguts said:

My last car (honda civic) had heated wing mirrors - as far as I could tell, they came on with the ignition & stayed on, there was no switch - lovely to defrost on icy mornings & I even noticed the dew would quickly steam off them.
Unless they were on a timer circuit?

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I think it was Ford Escorts of the 1980's which had a timer on the HRW - what a sensible idea!
Following the introduction of the stick-on element (1970's?) where you put a flick switch and light on the dash of your Morris Minor it was only a matter of time before you forgot to turn it off and the battery went down to zero charge. The timed switch was very good - after 10-12 mins it turned off and your window was clear by then anyway. Why have mfrs gone back to an ordinary switch?

Similarly Smart had the good idea of flicking the indicator stalk which gives three flashes for lane-changing but hardly any other mfr has picked up on it. I do believe the Fiorino uses it now, other models may also.

Mind you, even that innovation is beyond the wit of many who change lanes on the M'way without any signals. You're supposed to be a mind-reader

R-V-M

Red Van Man said:

Similarly Smart had the good idea of flicking the indicator stalk which gives three flashes for lane-changing but hardly any other mfr has picked up on it. I do believe the Fiorino uses it now, other models may also.

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Standard fit by most manufactures on high end models now, my Bravo has it, gives 5 flashes

HRW's are controlled by body computer in 'modern' cars.