Removing And Installing Joint-Free Wiper Blades; Removing And Installing Rain And Light Sensor G397 - Volkswagen Golf Variant 2007 Workshop Manual

Golf Variant 2007 ➤ , Golf Variant 2010 ➤ , Jetta 2005 ➤
Electrical system - Edition 07.2010
1.6 Removing and installing joint-free wiper
blades
Note
Driver and front passenger wiper blades must not be inter‐
♦
changed during installation.
Joint-free wiper blades 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.
To remove the wiper blades, the wiper arms should be placed
♦
in the „service/winter position". The „service/winter position" is
activated within 10 seconds after ignition is switched off by
pressing the windscreen wiper lever in position „tip wipe".
Removing
– Place wiper arms in „service/winter position" by pressing wind‐
screen wiper lever to „flick wipe" position 10 seconds after
ignition has been switched off.
– Lift up wiper arm.
– Turn wiper blade -1- on wiper arm onto stop -arrow A-.
– Pull wiper blade -1- off axis of wiper arm -arrow B-.
Installing
– Slide wiper blade onto axis of wiper arm.
– Turn wiper blade on axis of wiper arm onto stop.
– Carefully fold wiper arm back down onto windscreen.
1.7 Removing and installing rain and light
sensor -G397-
If an intact rain and light sensor -G397- has to be removed from
its retaining plate on the windscreen (replacement of windscreen),
it can be subsequently reinstalled. If the front windscreen is
cracked in the area of the rain and light sensor -G397- before
removal, the rain and light sensor -G397- cannot be used again.
On removal, store the rain and light sensor -G397- in a dust-free
location until reinstallation and ensure the silicone contact pad is
not soiled.
Caution
♦ Switch off ignition and all electrical consumers.
♦ Remove the ignition key.
Removing
– Remove interior mirror ⇒ General body repairs, interior; Rep.
gr. 68 .
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Rep. gr.92 - Windscreen wash/wipe system