Rear wiper functionality

How does the rear wiper work? Should it come on with the front wipers, or only when you hit the rear wiper washer button?

Mine only works when I wash the rear window - bit finnicky when it's raining and I have to flick the rear wash to get it to wipe off the rain.

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Briano1234 said

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Star, thank you!

Hello! So I looked at that link and I don't have a relay position 11. My rear wiper fuse seems okay and the motor is all fine as  the rear wash turns the wiper on.

Is the rear wiper relay in a different place on my fusebox? See attached.

I wouldn't know as I never had one but I would think it would be an add on relay that is somewhere at the top of the fuse panel.



What I found on my Cars was a good cleaning of the glass, then a triple coating of Rain-ex worked wonders.