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Removing and installing the windscreen wiper and washer system

Note

Before removing the wiper arms ensure that the wiper motor is in the park position.

Remove wiper arms:

–	Remove wiper blades.

–	Use a screwdriver to lever off the two caps on the wiper arms.

–	Release the hexagon nuts -arrows-, but do not unscrew completely.

–	Slightly move the wiper arms until they loosen.

–	Fully unscrew hexagon nuts and take off wiper arms.

–	Remove plenum chamber cover → Body work; Rep.-Gr.; → Rep. Gr.66.

Remove wiper frame with linkage and wiper motor

–	Unplug connector at wiper motor.

–	Unscrew nuts -1-.

–	Carefully tilt up the wiper frame -2- at the front -arrows- and then remove it from the plenum chamber fully to the left.

Remove wiper motor from linkage.

–	Unscrew the three hexagon nuts -2- at the wiper motor holder.

–	Remove the crank on the wiper motor, to do so unscrew the hexagon nut and then remove the wiper motor from the linkage.

Installing:

–	Attach the wiper motor -1- with the crank to the linkage -3- (8 Nm) and while doing so, set the final position of the linkage -a-.

–	Screw the wiper motor onto the holder with the hexagon screws -2-.

–	When installing the wiper frame, guide the wiper frame into the plenum chamber with the wiper motor to the front.

–	Tilt the wiper frame towards the rear and screw it on (8 Nm).

–	Carry out all further installation steps in reverse order of removal.

–	Setting park position of windscreen wiper blades → Chapter.

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