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To me it sounds pretty weird to have a “car wash mode”, I have never encountered this in most ICE cars. I guess newer cars are more fragile though due to the mu
by throwaway63467 2y ago
To me it sounds pretty weird to have a “car wash mode”, I have never encountered this in most ICE cars. I guess newer cars are more fragile though due to the multitude of sensors.
- Terr_ 2y agoI wonder if it has to do with turning off automatic wipers that misidentify the car wash as regular rain while driving.
- soco 2y agoBut are you driving while washing? Why would the wipers or anything else be activated when you stepped out of the car, locked it and waited for the cycle to finish?
- ricardobeat 2y agoYour car must be running and in neutral gear while going through an automated car wash.
- Ancapistani 2y agoIt depends on the style of automatic wash, but even for the ones that pull the vehicle along... why would you leave it running? Not only does that waste fuel, it seems like a good way to get carbon monoxide poisoning.
- soco 2y agoNot in my country - or any I have ever visited. Interesting discovery, I always assumed "car washes" would be a basic service running the same everywhere. Anyway, why should the engine be running for washing??? In neutral gear means it's not going to drive, so...?
- ricardobeat 2y agoThe car washes here pull you by the front tire. The other wheels need to roll, which would not be possible with the car turned off - either a gear would be engaged, or the parking brake applied automatically.