Windshield Wiper Arms
Windshield Wiper Arms
Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required
• Puller (T10369/1)
Removing
- Pry out the caps - arrow - with a screwdriver.
- Remove the nuts - arrows -.
- Slide the arms of the (T10369/1) - 2 - under the wiper arm - 4 - as shown in the illustration.
The windshield wiper shaft can be damaged.
Always use the thrust piece - 3 - to loosen the windshield wiper arm.
- Turn the pressure bolt - 1 - on the puller clockwise until the thrust piece - 3 - makes contact wit the wiper shaft. Using a 6 mm socket head wrench, rotate the pressure bolt - 1 - on the puller clockwise until the wiper arm - 4 - is loosens from the shaft.
- Remove the puller and the wiper arm.
- Repeat this procedure on the second windshield wiper arm.
Installing
Installation is performed in the reverse order of removal. Note the following:
- Deactivate the APP function. Refer to => [ Wiper Motor Alternating Park Position Function, Deactivating ] Testing and Inspection if not already done by this time.
• The wipers cannot be activated when the hood is open and the vehicle is at standstill.
- Close the hood.
• Move the wiper motor to the end position, switch on the ignition, and briefly press the steering column lever down 1x (single-wipe mode).
- Move the wiper motor to the end position.
- Switch the ignition off again once the wiper motor shuts off.
- Open the hood.
• Tighten the wiper arm mounting nuts to the specification only after setting the wiper blade park position.
- Mount the wiper arms on the wiper arm shafts in the end position and tighten the mounting nuts - arrows - hand-tight.
- Adjust windshield wiper blade park position. Refer to => [ Windshield Wiper Blades, Adjusting Park Position ] Adjustments.