Windshield Wiper Arms, Adjusting

Procedure

Conditions

• If the windshield wiper motor should run during the procedure, the hood must be fully closed.

-- 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.

Tip

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.

Tip

Use the position where the wiper motor runs directly to end position without under-stroke. If necessary, activate "one-touch wiping" again.

-- Switch off the ignition.

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

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-- Align the wiper blade tip -2- on the lower edge of the windshield -3- to the plenum chamber cover -1- :

-- 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 off the ignition.

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

-- Press on the caps -arrows-.

Tightening Specifications

• Refer to Overview - Windshield Wiper System  .