Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Moving wipers to service position
Caution
| Risk of damaging the bonnet when moving wipers back
into the park position. |
| Do not manoeuvre the vehicle with wiper arms folded
out. |
| The wipers automatically run back to the park
position when the wiper switch is operated or when speed
exceeds 6 km/h. |
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Caution
| Risk of damage to wiper blades due to freezing. |
| In the event of frost, check if wiper blades are
frozen. |
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 Note
| If it is necessary for the wiper motor to run during the
working procedure, the bonnet must be closed completely, as
otherwise the power supply to the wiper motor will be
interrupted. |
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Switch on ignition briefly, then switch it off again. |
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Press windscreen wiper lever to “flick wipe” position within
10 seconds. |
| Windscreen wipers are in “service position”. |
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Note
The illustration shows fitting locations for LHD vehicles. Fitting
locations for RHD vehicles are similar.
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Wiper motor
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Removing
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Move wipers to service position
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Caution
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