Checking contact angle

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Bring wiper arm to rest position.
Remove wiper blade.
Place wiper arm -2- in wiper arm adjusting tool 3358 and secure with retaining screw -3-.

Fig 1: Placing Wiper Arm In Wiper Arm Adjusting Tool 3358
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Compare angle indicated with specification in table:

WIPER ARM CONTACT ANGLE SPECIFICATION

Contact angle

Golf, GTI, Jetta, Cabrio

Driver side

0 °⁽¹⁾ / -3°

Passenger side

0°

Rear window wiper

+ 3°

Tolerance

+/ - 2°

⁽¹⁾	Wiper blade with plastic spoiler