At 03:07 PM 6/23/2010 Wednesday, BenT Syncro wrote:
>I was trying to answer this question. Your not expecting a load but I
>say what if something is shorting on the "hidden" switch such as the
>one in the wiper stalk. I didn't think VW would make a different
>switch for vans with rear wipers and ones without.

Dear Messrs Excorius & Tan,

When non-electrical people say "short" they usually mean "open."  In
short, it causes no end of confusion.

Yours servant,
Mr. Wizard