Volkswagen Golf Variant / Jetta. Manual - part 806

 

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Volkswagen Golf Variant / Jetta. Manual - part 806

 

 

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.

gr.  68 .

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Note

There is not a recess 3 on all rain and light sensors -G397- . If

there is no opening, lever out at another suitable place.

– Using a suitable plain slot screwdriver, lever rain and light

sensor -G397- -1- on recess -3- out of retaining plate -2-.

Note

On removal, take care to prise out the entire rain and light sensor

-G397- and not just the upper shell of the rain and light sensor -

G397- .

Installing
Carry out installation in the reverse sequence, noting the follow‐

ing:
– Thoroughly clean the windscreen inside the retaining plate

with isopropanol (isopropyl alcohol) ⇒  General body repairs,

interior; Rep. gr.  68 .

– Remove protective cap on new rain and light detector sensor

-G397- .

Note

The surface (contact pad) of the rain and light sensor -G397-

must not be soiled on installation.

If the surface (coupling pad) of the rain and light sensor -G397-

is soiled, it may be possible to clean it by „bonding on“ and

then „pulling off“ one or more adhesive strips.

1. Windscreen wiper system    

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Note

About 10 minutes after installation, there must not be any air bub‐

bles between the front windscreen and the contact pad of the rain

and light sensor -G397- .

– Reconnect the connector -A- and secure the rain and light

sensor -G397- -1- by installing the cable cover.

68 .

– Code the rain and light sensor -G397- 

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1.8

Coding rain and light sensor -G397-

Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Vehicle diagnosis, testing and information system -VAS

5051B-

Procedure
– Connect vehicle diagnosis, testing and information system -

VAS 5051B- .

– In vehicle diagnosis, testing and information system -VAS

5051B- , select „Guided fault finding“.

– Using 

GoTo

 button, select „Functions/component“ and the fol‐

lowing menu options in succession:

♦ Body
♦ Electrical system

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1. Windscreen wiper system    

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