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61 61... Checking contact angle of windscreen wiper on left or right

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Correctly adjusting the contact angle of the wiper arms is crucial to determining wiping quality. For adjustment, refer to the vehicle-specific repair instruction. 

A/B = Distance between windscreen wiper blade (2) and trim panel on cowl panel (1)

NOTE: Measurement is taken at the height of the locators (3) for the windscreen wiper arms

C = Contact angle between wiper blade center plane and windscreen

Fig 1: Identifying Contact Angle Between Wiper Blade Center Plane And Windscreen
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When using special tool 61 6 100 , check the scale value according to the following table.

For RHD vehicles, change the preceding sign of the scale values.

SPECIAL TOOLS DESCRIPTION CHART

Model Contact angle (C) on windscreen wiper arm Scale value (LHD) on special tool Setting dimension (A, B) on windscreen wiper arm
Front passenger side Driver side Front passenger side Driver side Front passenger side Driver side
F01/F02/F03/F04 85.0 °
+3.0°-3.0°
85.0 °
+3.0° -3.0°
-5
+3.0 -3.0
-5
+3.0 -3.0
60±3 mm 70±3 mm