Windshield Wiper Arms, Adjusting

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Procedure

TIP:

If the windshield wiper motor is to be run during the procedure, the front lid must be completely closed, otherwise the power supply to the wiper motor will be interrupted.

-- Remove the windshield wiper arms. Refer to WINDSHIELD WIPER ARMS, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Switch the ignition on.

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

TIP:

Every second time the windshield wiper motor is switched off, it returns to a lower rest position, which ensures that the lip of the wiper blade is turned in the opposite direction.
To do so, the windshield wiper motor moves downward past the end position and then goes back up again slightly. This lower rest position must not be used to align the windshield wiper crank.
Only use the end position where the windshield wiper motor runs directly into the end position with no under-stroke. If necessary, activate "one-touch wiping" again.

-- Switch the ignition off.

-- Position the wiper arm with wiper blade installed at the wiper axle.

Fig 1: Identifying Dimensions

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-- Align the wiper blade tip -2- on the lower edge of the windshield -1- to the cowl panel trim -3- :

Side	Adjustment Dimension in mm
Driver side -b-	34⁺¹⁰
Front passenger side -a-	35 ⁺¹⁰

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

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-- Switch the ignition on.

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

-- Switch the ignition off.

-- Check the wiper arm adjustment one more time and adjust if necessary.

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

Tightening Specifications