alt Hacker NewsInteresting. I now know why my windshield wipers quit for a sec when my vw auto stop/start kicks back on.
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bluGill • today at 12:24 PM
Ignition switches were turning off the wipers and other such extras in the 1980s. Probably longer but I'm not old enough to remember
Maxion • today at 6:49 AM
Not a car engineer, but those motors can be pretty high A, so this could also just be a feature that helps the starter get as much power as it can while cranking.
Some accessories are disconnected while cranking so the battery can supply as much current as possible to the starter.