Windshield Wiper Arms, Adjusting

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NOTE:

If the windshield wiper motor is to be run during the work procedure, the hood must be closed, otherwise the voltage supply of the wiper motor will be interrupted.

-- Remove the windshield wiper arms. Refer to WINDSHIELD WIPER ARMS .

-- Switch ignition on.

-- Activate "one-tap wiping" and let the wiper motor run into its end position.

NOTE:

Every second time the wiper motor is switched off, it returns the wiper arms to a slightly lower rest position, thus tipping the wiper blade lips the other way.

To do so, the wiper motor moves the wiper arms farther down than to rest position and then a bit up again. This lower rest position must not be used to adjust the wiper crank.

Only use end position where wiper arms run directly with no understroke. Activate "one-touch wiping" again if necessary.

-- Switch ignition off.

-- Position wiper arm with wiper blade installed at wiper axle and align wiper blade at windshield as follows:

Fig 1: Checking Windshield Wiper Blade Tips Position

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Dimension -a- = 25 + 10 mm.
Dimension -b- = 15 + 10 mm.

NOTE:

The dimensions give the distance of the wiper blade tips to the cowl panel trim on the lower edge of the windshield.

-- Tighten the nuts -2- on the windshield wiper arms -1-.

Fig 2: Locating Nuts -2- On Windshield Wiper Arms -1-

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Tightening specification, refer to WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM OVERVIEW .

-- Switch ignition on.

-- Activate "one-tap wiping" and let the windshield wiper arms run into their end position.

-- Switch ignition off.

-- Check the position of the wiper arms one more time and adjust if necessary.

-- Press the caps -arrows- onto the wiper arms.