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Electrical system - Edition 02.2021
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:
– Switch on ignition.
– ⇒ Rep. gr. 92; Code wiper motor.
– Actuate “flick wipe” function and allow wiper arms to move to
their end position.
– Fit both wiper arms in approximate park positions on wiper
arm shafts.
– Screw on nuts of wiper arms and tighten them by hand.
– ⇒ Rep. gr. 92; Adjust wiper arms.
Tightening torques
♦ ⇒ Rep. gr. 92; Assembly overview - windscreen wiper sys‐
tem
2.5
Adjusting wiper arms
Procedure
The adjustment procedure is described for a left-hand drive
vehicle as an example.
– Switch on ignition.
– ⇒ Rep. gr. 92; Code wiper motor.
– Actuate “flick wipe” function and allow wiper arms to move to
their end position.
– Switch off ignition.
– Loosen wiper arms ⇒ Rep. gr. 92; Removing and installing
wiper arms.
– Adjust wiper arms.
Driver side
Distance -a- between end of wiper blade and plenum chamber
cover -2- at bottom edge of windscreen must be 12 mm.
– Adjust wiper blade park position by repositioning wiper arm
-1-.
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Front passenger side
Distance -b- between end of wiper blade and plenum chamber
cover -2- at bottom edge of windscreen must be 13 mm.
– Adjust wiper blade park position by repositioning wiper arm
-1-.
All vehicles (continued)
– Tighten nuts -2- of wiper arms -1-.
– Switch on ignition.
– Actuate “flick wipe” function and allow wiper arms -1- to
move to their end position.
– Switch off ignition.
– Check adjustment of wiper arms -1-.
– Press caps -3- onto wiper arms -1-.
Tightening torques
♦ ⇒ Rep. gr. 92; Assembly overview - windscreen wiper sys‐
tem
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ID.4 2021 ➤
Electrical system - Edition 02.2021
2.6
Removing and installing wiper motor
[V]
The wiper motor control unit -J400- with wiper motor -V- and
windscreen wiper limit switch -F229- will henceforth be referred
to as wiper motor.
Removal and installation are described for a left-hand drive
vehicle as an example.
If the wiper motor is renewed, perform the test plan for the
renewal of the wiper motor using ⇒ Vehicle diagnostic tester.
Removing
– Remove plenum chamber cover ⇒ General body repairs,
exterior; Rep. gr. 50; Plenum chamber bulkhead; Removing
and installing plenum chamber cover.
NOTICE
Risk of crushing injury from moving and rotating components
of wiper mounting.
– Do not hold wiper mounting in area of rotating parts.
– Unscrew bolts -1-.
– Disconnect electrical connector -2-.
– Remove rear window wiper motor -3-.
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:
– If the wiper motor has been renewed, conclude the test plan
for the renewal of the wiper motor using ⇒ Vehicle diagnostic
tester.
Tightening torques
♦ ⇒ Rep. gr. 92; Adjusting wiper arms
♦ ⇒ Rep. gr. 92; Assembly overview - windscreen wiper sys‐
tem
2.7
Coding wiper motor
When installing the wiper arm to the wiper motor, the self-lock‐
ing function of the wiper motor must be switched on. To ensure
this, the wiper motor must be coded.
Note
It is not possible to deactivate the self-locking function.
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