Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Removing and installing wiper blade

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Removing

–	Move wipers to service position → Chapter.

Caution

Risk of damage to the wiper blade.

Joint-free wipers are very flexible. To lift the wiper blades off the windscreen, touch them only in the area in which the wiper blades are attached to the wipers.

–	Lift wiper arm off the windscreen.

–	Press retaining clip -arrow A- and push wiper blade -1- off wiper arm -2--arrow B-.

–	Remove wiper blade -1-.

Installing

Caution

Risk of damage to the vehicle body.

Wiper blades for driver and front passenger sides each have a different length.

Install in the reverse order of removal, observing the following:

Removing and installing wiper blade

–	Insert wiper blade -1- in parallel movement into wiper arm -2--arrow-. Ensure that wiper blade -1- is pushed into wiper arm -2- until retaining clip is heard to engage.

To leave the “service position”:

–	Operate windscreen wiper switch. Or

–	Drive vehicle faster than 6 km/h.

Removing and installing wiper blade

Moving wipers to service position

Caution Risk of damaging the bonnet when moving wipers back into the park position. ...

Removing and installing wiper arms

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