[ody4242]

The Model3 has a dedicated button for the windscreen wiper on the steering wheel, and then you can adjust with the scroll buttons. It certainly has a learning curve, and it would be better if you could rely on muscle memory for these things.

I usually spend a couple of minutes when I drive someone else's car to get familiar with the controls, as the rear window windscreen wiper, light controls (especially fog light) can be tricky on old cars as well.

[rurp]

I've driven I don't know how many dozens of cars in my lifetime and literally never had a problem finding safety critical controls outside of driving a Tesla. They took an issue that had been completely solved decades ago and created a problem for some combo of cost cutting and UX fad chasing.

I think the offset touch screen controls are categorically worse than traditional cars in many ways, but hiding the freaking windshield wipers is the worst of them.

[mancerayder]

What do you mean a dedicated button? What year did they introduce this?

[theluketaylor]

The turn signal stalk has a button on the end. Small press activates the wiper. Large press cleans the window with washer fluid. Either press brings up the wiper menu on the screen to adjust frequency.

I love my model 3 but the wipers are by far the worst feature. The auto sensing is awful in light mist, there are not enough different intermittent settings, and changing the speed is a nightmare.

[rurp]

Yeah even once you know the controls driving through intermittent storms where you need to adjust the speed regularly is an abysmal experience.