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Old 09-14-23, 06:47 AM
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So, going to bite the bullet and try this finally, after bookmarking this thread 4 years ago, haha

Wish me luck?
Old 09-14-23, 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by NickMayer
So, going to bite the bullet and try this finally, after bookmarking this thread 4 years ago, haha

Wish me luck?
I just went back to change mine from 5 to 7 yesterday.



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Old 09-14-23, 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by MikeFig82
I just went back to change mine from 5 to 7 yesterday.

Well crap, that made it look easy
Old 09-14-23, 01:45 PM
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Print this out to make it easier to follow:

1. Start with the car completely off
2. Use the rotary **** on the wiper control to set how many blinks you want. This **** has four positions:
- 1st (bottom) position = 3 blinks
- 2nd position = 5 blinks
- 3rd position = 7 blinks
- 4th (top) position = no automatic blinks
3. Hold the wiper lever in the all-the-way-up position, and keep holding it there
4. With foot OFF brake pedal, press the start button twice so the gauges light up (keep holding that wiper lever up!)
5. Continue to hold the wiper lever all the way up for 5 seconds or more (if you go too fast you will have to start all over!)
6. Let the wiper lever come down one position and hold it there for 5+ seconds (don't let it go back to the middle, just let it come down one position)
7. Hold with wiper lever all the way up again for another 5+ seconds
8. Let with wiper lever come down one position again, and hold it for 5+ seconds
9. Let go of the wiper lever. The right turn signal should flash once. If it doesn't, turn the car off and start again at step 1.
10. Briefly move the turn signal lever down 1 position and let go of it again.

The left turn signal should flash to confirm your setting, but not in the way you might expect. It will blink 1, 2, 3, or 4 times to match where you set the rotary **** on the wiper control, so:

- 1 flash = set for 3 blinks
- 2 flashes = set for 5 blinks
- 3 flashes = set for 7 blinks
- 4 flashes = no auto blinks
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Old 09-18-23, 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by FishBike
Just did this myself (5 blinks) and it took a few tries to get it right. The official procedure can be a little confusing to understand, and you have to do it pretty quickly as well. There is also a step they have listed in the middle that you can actually do before you start the time-critical portion, so it's easier if you do that first. I'm going to try to describe what I did in case it helps anyone:

1. Start with the car completely off
2. Use the rotary **** on the wiper control to set how many blinks you want. This **** has four positions:
- 1st (bottom) position = 3 blinks
- 2nd position = 5 blinks
- 3rd position = 7 blinks
- 4th (top) position = no automatic blinks
3. Hold the wiper lever in the all-the-way-up position, and keep holding it there
4. With foot OFF brake pedal, press the start button twice so the gauges light up (keep holding that wiper lever up!)
5. Continue to hold the wiper lever all the way up for 5 seconds or more (if you go too fast you will have to start all over!)
6. Let the wiper lever come down one position and hold it there for 5+ seconds (don't let it go back to the middle, just let it come down one position)
7. Hold with wiper lever all the way up again for another 5+ seconds
8. Let with wiper lever come down one position again, and hold it for 5+ seconds
9. Let go of the wiper lever. The right turn signal should flash once. If it doesn't, turn the car off and start again at step 1.
10. Briefly move the turn signal lever down 1 position and let go of it again.

The left turn signal should flash to confirm your setting, but not in the way you might expect. It will blink 1, 2, 3, or 4 times to match where you set the rotary **** on the wiper control, so:

- 1 flash = set for 3 blinks
- 2 flashes = set for 5 blinks
- 3 flashes = set for 7 blinks
- 4 flashes = no auto blinks
Wow thanks for this much better explanation than the manual the was posted.
Old 09-18-23, 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by hotct
Wow thanks for this much better explanation than the manual the was posted.
It was light years easier than that manual made it sound. The video was perfect, took me all of 2min (left it at 3 the first time I did it)
Old 09-18-23, 06:44 PM
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5 Blinks to change lanes seems to be the sweet spot...
Old 09-20-23, 01:53 PM
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Just a heads up for RHD owners, on the last step you actually need to move the turn signal lever UP instead of down for the left turn indicator it requires to confirm lol,
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Anyone know how to do this on an Aussie RHD car?
Having no luck with the instructions cause my wiper stalk is different than yours. Tried a few changes to the instructions trying to accommodate the differences but with no luck.
Would love to set it to 5 if possible.

My stalk goes down multiple ticks but only up 1 tick. Have tried following these instructions but going down instead and the wipers go crazy but no luck changing the blinker.
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Thanks Fish Bike. Worked for me.
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Originally Posted by bclexus
Print this out to make it easier to follow:

1. Start with the car completely off
2. Use the rotary **** on the wiper control to set how many blinks you want. This **** has four positions:
- 1st (bottom) position = 3 blinks
- 2nd position = 5 blinks
- 3rd position = 7 blinks
- 4th (top) position = no automatic blinks
3. Hold the wiper lever in the all-the-way-up position, and keep holding it there
4. With foot OFF brake pedal, press the start button twice so the gauges light up (keep holding that wiper lever up!)
5. Continue to hold the wiper lever all the way up for 5 seconds or more (if you go too fast you will have to start all over!)
6. Let the wiper lever come down one position and hold it there for 5+ seconds (don't let it go back to the middle, just let it come down one position)
7. Hold with wiper lever all the way up again for another 5+ seconds
8. Let with wiper lever come down one position again, and hold it for 5+ seconds
9. Let go of the wiper lever. The right turn signal should flash once. If it doesn't, turn the car off and start again at step 1.
10. Briefly move the turn signal lever down 1 position and let go of it again.

The left turn signal should flash to confirm your setting, but not in the way you might expect. It will blink 1, 2, 3, or 4 times to match where you set the rotary **** on the wiper control, so:

- 1 flash = set for 3 blinks
- 2 flashes = set for 5 blinks
- 3 flashes = set for 7 blinks
- 4 flashes = no auto blinks
Originally Posted by bclexus
5 Blinks to change lanes seems to be the sweet spot...
The problem I experience at times is I put a bit too much pressure on the turn signal stalk to change lanes, and instead of activating just the lane changer I initiate the turn signal function.

My turn signal flasher (clicker) volume is turned up to the maximum, but if I happen to have the audio turned up a little I might not notice that I have mistakenly turned the turn signal on until I see the green arrow flashing in the instrument cluster...

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