Volkswagen Golf 2015 Repair Manual page 72

Golf 2015 ➤ , Golf Variant 2015 ➤
Electrical Equipment - Edition 12.2015
– Install the Rain/Light Recognition Sensor - G397- -1- in the
frame on the windshield.
– Engage the wire retainer audibly on both sides -arrow-.
Even if the sensor is installed correctly, small air bubbles can form
between the windshield and the connecting pad. The contact sur‐
face must be free-of-bubbles after approximately 10 minutes. If
the contact surface is not free of bubbles after 10 minutes, the
Rain/Light Recognition Sensor - G397- must be removed and in‐
stalled again. Air bubbles between the windshield and the con‐
necting pad cause Rain/Light Recognition Sensor - G397-
malfunctions.
– If the Rain/Light Recognition Sensor - G397- was replaced it
must be adapted using the Vehicle Diagnostic Tester .
1.9.2 Rain/Light Recognition Sensor, Remov‐
ing and Installing, Vehicles without Front
Camera for Assistance Systems
The Rain/Light Recognition Sensor - G397- has a silicone layer
as a contact surface to the windshield.
The Rain/Light Recognition Sensor - G397- is designed so that it
can be used again. The only requirement to use it again is that
the connecting pad must not be damaged or dirty.
If a Rain/Light Recognition Sensor - G397- is replaced with a
Rain/Light Recognition Sensor - G397- with a different part num‐
ber, the new Rain/Light Recognition Sensor - G397- must be
adapted using the Vehicle Diagnostic Tester .
Rain/Light Recognition Sensor - G397- cannot be optionally in‐
stalled. For the correct Rain/Light Recognition Sensor - G397- .
Refer to the Parts Catalog.
Removing
– Turn off the ignition and all electrical equipment.
– Remove the ignition key, if equipped.
– Remove the interior rearview mirror. Refer to ⇒ Body Interior;
Rep. Gr. 68 ; Rearview Mirror; Rearview Mirror, Removing
and Installing .
After loosening the wire retainer wait at least one minute. So that
the silicone layer can release the tension and is not damaged
while removing.
– Release the left and right wire retainer -arrows-.
– Pry the Rain/Light Recognition Sensor - G397- -1- starting at
the top carefully from the frame on the windshield.
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Rep. Gr.92 - Wiper/Washer Systems