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Electrical system - Edition 11.2018
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Rear window wiper system
⇒ “3.2 Removing and installing wiper blade”, page 87
⇒ “3.3 Removing and installing wiper arm”, page 87
⇒ “3.4 Adjusting wiper arm”, page 88
⇒ “3.5 Removing and installing rear window wiper motor V12 ”,
page 89
3.1
Assembly overview - rear window wiper system
1 - Cover
2 - Nut
❑ 12 Nm
3 - Wiper arm with joint-free
wiper
❑ Removing and installing
⇒ page 87
❑ Adjusting park position
⇒ page 88
❑ Removing and installing
joint-free wipers
⇒ page 87 .
4 - Seal
❑ Integral part of rear win‐
dow
❑ Renew if damaged
⇒ page 89 .
❑ Removing and installing
⇒ page 89
5 - Rear window wiper motor -
V12-
❑ Removing and installing
⇒ page 89
6 - Nuts
❑ Qty. 3
❑ 8 Nm
7 - Rubber rings
❑ Qty. 3
8 - Spacers
❑ Qty. 3
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3.2
Removing and installing wiper blade
Caution
Risk of damage to the wiper blade.
♦ Joint-free wipers are very flexible. To lift the wiper blades
off the rear window, touch them only in the area in which
the wiper blades are attached to the wipers.
Removing
– Lift wiper arm off the rear window.
– Swing wiper blade in -direction of arrow A- out of wiper arm.
– Press release button -2-.
– Pull wiper blade on wiper blade fastener -1- in
-direction of arrow B- out of wiper arm.
Installing
Install in the reverse order of removal, observing the following:
Note
The wiper blade should be heard to engage in the wiper arm.
3.3
Removing and installing wiper arm
Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Puller - T10369-
♦ Torque wrench - V.A.G 1410-
Removing
– Switch on ignition.
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– Actuate “rear window wipe” function and allow wiper arm to
move to its end position.
– Switch off ignition.
– Press together cap of rear window wiper -1- in direction of
-arrow A-.
– Fold up cap in direction of -arrow B-.
– Loosen nut -3- a few turns.
– Fit puller - T10369/5- to wiper arm -2-.
– Fit thrust piece -4- to wiper arm shaft.
– Screw in bolt -1- until wiper arm has been pulled off the wiper
shaft.
– Completely unscrew nut -3-.
– Remove wiper arm -2-.
Installing
Install in the reverse order of removal, observing the following:
3.4
Adjusting wiper arm
Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Torque wrench - V.A.G 1410-
Procedure
– Remove wiper arm ⇒ page 87 .
– Switch on ignition.
– Actuate “rear window wipe” function and allow wiper shaft to
move to its end position.
– Switch off ignition.
– Fit wiper arm together with attached wiper blade onto wiper
shaft.
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– Align wiper blade as follows against the rear window:
Note
The dimension given here indicates the distance between the tip
of the wiper blade and the bottom edge of the rear window.
♦ Dimension -a- = 29 mm ± 5 mm.
– Tighten wiper arm nut.
– Switch on ignition.
– Actuate “rear window wipe” function and allow wiper arm to
move to its end position.
– Check wiper arm adjustment again and correct if necessary.
Specified torques
♦ ⇒ “3.1 Assembly overview - rear window wiper system”, page
86
3.5
Removing and installing rear window
wiper motor - V12-
Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Torque wrench - V.A.G 1410-
Removing
– Remove wiper arm ⇒ page 87 .
– Remove lower rear lid trim ⇒ General body repairs, interior;
Rep. gr. 70 ; Luggage compartment trims; Removing and in‐
stalling lower rear lid trim .
– Release and disconnect electrical connector -1-.
– Unscrew nuts -2-, -3- and -5-.
– Remove rear window wiper motor - V12- -4-.
Installing
Install in the reverse order of removal, observing the following:
– If necessary, moisten inner side of seal in rear window with a
rubber and plastic-compatible lubricant (e.g. polyethylene gly‐
col).
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– Check seal is seated correctly in opening of rear window. Mark
-1- on seal must align with mark -2- on rear window.
– Adjust wiper arm ⇒ page 88 .
Specified torques
♦ ⇒ “3.1 Assembly overview - rear window wiper system”, page
86
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2024 VW Tiguan Owner's Manual
