Windshield Wiper Arms, Adjusting

Windshield Wiper Arms, Adjusting

Procedure

• If the windshield wiper motor is to be run during the work procedure, the hood must be closed, otherwise the voltage supply of the wiper motor will be interrupted.

- Remove wiper arms, refer to => [ Windshield Wiper Arms ] Windshield Wiper Arms.

- Switch on ignition.

- Activate one-touch wiping and let wiper motor run in end position.

• Every second time the wiper motor is switched off, it returns the wiper arms to a slightly upper rest position, thus tipping the wiper blade lips the other way.

• The wiper motor will run all the way down to the end position and then a bit up again. This upper rest position must not be used to adjust the wiper crank.

• Only use end position where wiper arms run directly end position with no overstroke. Activate one-touch wiping again if necessary.

- Turn off the ignition.

- Position wiper arm with wiper blade installed at wiper axle and align wiper blade at windshield as follows:






• Dimension - a - = 0 to 10 mm.

• Dimension - b - = 0 to 10 mm.

• The dimensions indicate the gap between the wiper blades to cowl panel of plenum chamber at lower edge of windshield.

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






- Switch on ignition.

- Activate one-touch wiping and let wiper arms run in end position.

- Turn off the ignition.

- Check adjustment of wiper arms again, correct if necessary.

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

Tightening Specifications