Maybe it only gets enabled Europe or something. I've never owned a vehicle in the US that notified me when my fluid was low (I think I have seen some Chevy's do it), and I only noticed it when using the fluid and it stops coming out. Maybe its only a feature for places that its more common, and expected. An example of this is the rear fog lights the euro Patriots get, as well as the adjustable headlights (there is also the radio antenna on the back of the roof). I've got a fully loaded Patriot minus the sunroof, and they simply don't offer those features in the US

 

I found it interesting as well considering all of my previous Chrysler vehicles had it. My guess as to why is the same reason there is no under hood light: cost cutting.

 

90% of the work is done so is there any way to activate it, say maybe through the computer like they did when I installed my fog lamps?

 

It is for the gov't tracking device.
You know who you are....and so do they!

 

Try and locate the icon on the dash lights, maybe its there. Maybe it can be activated. Although, I always have extra fluid in the Jeep. I HATE a dirty windshield.

 

My question is
How bored were you to decide to siphon out the washer fluid to test it?
Have done lots of things to different cars, but check for washer fluid sensor? Never tried it.

And I do hate being in a winter storm and being out of washer fluid. Makes for a nasty, grimy, filthy windshield

 

Ah..washer fluid.

maybe a twitch off topic but I drive a lot of industrial roads and logging roads. These things are topped with blast rock, not gravel and all the dust and such that comes with a load of that. Plus the off road trucks that pound up and down the road push the rock into the soil, which gets mixed up when they rake and grade the road, etc. etc.

The stuff that this makes when its rainy season is a close cousin to concrete.

I've tried every type of washer fluid available, from the $1 blue stuff at Wal Mart to the $$$ stuff at the auto store. I've tried additives in the washer tank...everything

The best, absolute best is a purple coloured one sold up here by PetroCan, a national gas station chain.

It must be bottled up for them...maybe, if you are interested in using the best, year round, washer fluid, try looking for the purple coloured ones...maybe one of them (for my US friends) will be the same stuff.

Honest, it is that good. Muck on the windshield that would require multiple squirts and passes only takes one or two with this stuff. No streak, not only gets the job done but does it noticeably better than anything else i have ever put into my washer tank.

 

Just to vent with the rest...

It drives me nuts not having a washer fluid light. My Liberty has one, my Cherokee had one, and so did my '89 Civic. That's a long time to become dependent on an idiot light. Makes me feel like a fool when I run out of fluid (so far, only once). Kind of like how I'll never be able to buy a coffee pot that doesn't turn itself off after 2 hours. Damn, I hate being lazy.

:doh:

 

I think I've been missing out. I don't ever remember seeing a low washer fluid indicator in any of my cars. My only indicator is running out and filling it up when I get home

 

This reminds me of my Charger. I had an '06 R/T.
But without too much fancy extras. It didn't have the option for auto-headlights.

But... and this is the weird part. The sensor was there and the electronics were there. But the little knob that you turned went from OFF to PARKING to ON.
I found that if you broke off a small plastic stop inside the knob casing, you could turn it one more click to AUTO. And it worked!


So they left the feature out, so they could charge people to add it. When in reality, all people already had it???

 

This reminds me of a lot of electronic test equipment. You buy it at a base price for minimal features. But the device is chock-full of features... you contact the manufacturer and pay certain fees for whatever you want unlocked. They give you a key to enter into the device that unlocks all those features. It's just cheaper for them to do it that way instead of picking and choosing what features go into each device.