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Disable headlamp washer?

Old Jul 25, 2017 | 11:15 AM
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I don't use my window washers very often...prefer to do it myself:-)....but on some occasions it's necessary. So, I think every 5th time they are used, it triggers the front headlamp washers, which only serves to water spot the lenses and put overspray on the hood :-(.... So is there a fuse or something I can pull to disable this uuhmm....feature??
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Old Jul 25, 2017 | 11:36 AM
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I haven't had my F-Type long enough to confirm that this works, but in most (if not all) other cars I've had with headlamp washers, if you put the headlight setting on "off" instead of "auto" the washers won't activate.
 
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Old Jul 25, 2017 | 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by rac10000
I haven't had my F-Type long enough to confirm that this works, but in most (if not all) other cars I've had with headlamp washers, if you put the headlight setting on "off" instead of "auto" the washers won't activate.
thanks! I'll try that.
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Old Jul 25, 2017 | 07:59 PM
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The headlight washers only work when the headlights are on, so as soon as you switch them on they will operate every fifth (or maybe third!) time you use the windscreen washer. Which means you haven't yet figured out how to disable them for night time driving.
 
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Old Jul 27, 2017 | 04:58 PM
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In my '17 R type, the headlight washers use their own pump that has its own fuse. That fuse was clearly identified in the owner's manual. I removed that fuse, no more headlamp washing.
 
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Old Jul 27, 2017 | 05:35 PM
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I've owned my 2014 now for two years. Today I washed it and was cleaning the inside of the windshield and accidentally bumped SOMETHING that caused a squirt of water all over my clean front-end! I didn't even know I had that feature!
I rarely use the washers and have never experienced the head-light squirt....
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