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VW Tiguan Electrical System ➜ Rear window wiper system

Tiguan 2016 ➀ , Tiguan RUS 2017 ➀  
Electrical system - Edition 11.2018  
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Rear window wiper system  
β‡’ β€œ3.1 Assembly overview - rear window wiper system”,  
page 86  
β‡’ β€œ3.2 Removing and installing wiper blade”, page 87  
β‡’ β€œ3.3 Removing and installing wiper arm”, page 87  
β‡’ β€œ3.4 Adjusting wiper arm”, page 88  
β‡’ β€œ3.5 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  
β‡’ page 87  
❑ Adjusting park position  
β‡’ page 88  
❑ Removing and installing  
joint-free wipers  
β‡’ page 87 .  
4 - Seal  
❑ Integral part of rear win‐  
dow  
❑ Renew if damaged  
β‡’ page 89 .  
❑ Removing and installing  
β‡’ page 89  
5 - Rear window wiper motor -  
V12-  
❑ Removing and installing  
β‡’ page 89  
6 - Nuts  
❑ Qty. 3  
❑ 8 Nm  
7 - Rubber rings  
❑ Qty. 3  
8 - Spacers  
❑ Qty. 3  
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Tiguan 2016 ➀ , Tiguan RUS 2017 ➀  
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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 β€œrear 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:  
– Adjust wiper arm β‡’ page 88 .  
3.4  
Adjusting wiper arm  
Special tools and workshop equipment required  
♦ Torque wrench - V.A.G 1410-  
Procedure  
– Remove wiper arm β‡’ page 87 .  
– Switch on ignition.  
– Actuate β€œrear 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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