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VW Tiguan Electrical System ➜ Windscreen wiper system

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windscreen wiper system.  
⇒ “1.2 Moving wipers to service position”, page 63  
⇒ “1.3 Removing and installing wiper blade”, page 63  
⇒ “1.4 Removing and installing wiper arms”, page 64  
⇒ “1.5 Adjusting wiper arms”, page 66  
⇒ “1.6 Removing and installing wiper motor V ”, page 67  
⇒ “1.7 Renewing wiper motor”, page 68  
⇒ “1.8 Deactivating APP function of wiper motor”, page 70  
⇒ “1.9 Removing and installing rain and light sensor”, page 71  
1.1  
Assembly overview - windscreen wiper  
system  
⇒ “1.1.2 Assembly overview - wiper motor and wiper frame”, page  
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1.1.1  
Assembly overview - windscreen wiper system  
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1 - Wiper blade on front pas‐  
senger side  
❑ Different length ⇒ Elec‐  
tronic Parts Catalogue  
(ETKA)  
❑ Removing and installing  
⇒ page 63  
2 - Wiper blade on driver side  
❑ Different length ⇒ Elec‐  
tronic Parts Catalogue  
(ETKA)  
❑ Removing and installing  
⇒ page 63  
3 - Wiper arm on driver side  
❑ Different length ⇒ Elec‐  
tronic Parts Catalogue  
(ETKA)  
❑ Removing and installing  
⇒ page 64  
❑ Adjusting ⇒ page 66  
4 - Cover  
5 - Nut  
❑ 20 Nm  
6 - Bolt  
❑ Specified torque and  
tightening sequence  
⇒ page 62  
7 - Wiper frame  
❑ With windscreen wiper  
motor - V-  
❑ With wiper motor control  
unit - J400- .  
❑ Removing and installing ⇒ page 67  
8 - Bolt  
❑ Specified torque and tightening sequence ⇒ page 62  
9 - Bolt  
❑ Specified torque and tightening sequence ⇒ page 62  
10 - Nut  
❑ 20 Nm  
11 - Cover  
12 - Wiper arm on front passenger side  
❑ Different length ⇒ Electronic Parts Catalogue (ETKA)  
❑ Removing and installing ⇒ page 64  
❑ Adjusting ⇒ page 66  
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Wiper frame - specified torque and tightening sequence  
– Tighten bolts for wiper frame -4- in stages in the sequence  
shown:  
Stage  
1.  
2.  
Bolts  
Specified torque  
Screw in by hand as far as stop  
8 Nm  
-1 … 3-  
-1 … 3-  
1.1.2  
Assembly overview - wiper motor and wiper frame  
1 - Wiper frame  
❑ Removing and installing  
⇒ page 67  
2 - Nut  
❑ 25 Nm  
3 - Bolts  
❑ Qty. 3  
❑ 9 Nm  
4 - Wiper motor - V-  
❑ Removing and installing  
⇒ page 68  
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1.2  
Moving wipers to service position  
Caution  
Risk of damaging the bonnet when moving wipers back into  
the park position.  
♦ Do not manoeuvre the vehicle with wiper arms folded out.  
♦ The wipers automatically move back to the park position  
when the wiper switch is operated or when road speed  
exceeds 6 km/h.  
Caution  
Risk of damage to wiper blades due to freezing.  
♦ In the event of frost, check if wiper blades are frozen.  
Note  
If it is necessary for the windscreen wiper motor to run during the  
working procedure, the bonnet must be closed completely, as  
otherwise the power supply to the wiper motor will be interrupted.  
– Switch on ignition.  
– Switch off ignition.  
– Activate “flick wipe”.  
The wipers are moving to “service position”.  
1.3  
Removing and installing wiper blade  
Removing  
– Move wipers to service position ⇒ page 63 .  
Caution  
Risk of damage to the wiper blade.  
♦ Joint-free wipers 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.  
– Lift wiper arm off the windscreen.  
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– Press retaining clip -arrow A- and push wiper blade -1- off  
wiper arm -2- -arrow B-.  
– Remove wiper blade -1-.  
Installing  
Caution  
Risk of damage to the vehicle body.  
♦ Wiper blades for driver and front passenger sides each  
have a different length.  
Install in the reverse order of removal, observing the following:  
– Insert wiper blade -1- in parallel movement into wiper arm  
-2- -arrow-. Ensure that wiper blade -1- is pushed into wiper  
arm -2- until retaining clip is heard to engage.  
To leave the “service position”:  
– Operate windscreen wiper switch. or  
– Drive vehicle faster than 6 km/h.  
1.4  
Removing and installing wiper arms  
Special tools and workshop equipment required  
♦ Puller - T10369-  
♦ Torque wrench - V.A.G 1331-  
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Removing  
Caution  
Risk of damage to wiper shafts.  
♦ There is a risk of damage to the wiper shafts when trying  
to release the wiper arms without using the puller -  
T10369/1- .  
Note  
If it is necessary for the wiper motor to run during the working  
procedure, the bonnet must be closed as otherwise the power  
supply to the wiper motor will be interrupted.  
Removal and installation are described for left-hand drive ve‐  
hicles. Removal and installation for right-hand drive vehicles  
is similar.  
– Move wipers to service position ⇒ page 63 .  
– Using a screwdriver, lever caps -3- off wiper arms -1-.  
– Loosen nuts -2- a few turns.  
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– Fit puller - T10369/1- to wiper arm -1- as shown in illustration.  
– Fit thrust piece -2- to wiper arm shaft.  
– Turn bolt -3- clockwise until wiper arm -1- has been pulled off  
wiper shaft.  
– Unscrew nut completely and remove wiper arm -1-.  
Installing  
Install in the reverse order of removal, observing the following:  
Caution  
Risk of damage to the vehicle body.  
♦ Wiper arms for driver and front passenger sides each have  
a different length.  
– Adjust wiper arms ⇒ page 66 .  
1.5  
Adjusting wiper arms  
Special tools and workshop equipment required  
♦ Torque wrench - V.A.G 1331-  
Note  
If it is necessary for the wiper motor to run during the working  
procedure, the bonnet must be closed as otherwise the power  
supply to the wiper motor will be interrupted.  
Removal and installation are described for left-hand drive ve‐  
hicles. Removal and installation for right-hand drive vehicles  
is similar.  
– Deactivate APP function ⇒ page 70 .  
– Removing wiper arm ⇒ page 64 .  
– Switch on ignition.  
– Actuate “flick wipe” function and allow wiper motor 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 on windscreen:  
Note  
The dimensions given here indicate the distance between the tip  
of the wiper blades (driver and front passenger sides) and the  
plenum chamber cover at the bottom edge of the windscreen.  
♦ Dimension -a- = 10 mm + 10 mm.  
♦ Dimension -b- = 10 mm ± 10 mm.  
– Tighten nuts -2- for wiper arms -1-.  
– Switch on ignition.  
– Actuate “flick wipe” function and allow wiper arms move to their  
end position.  
– Switch off ignition.  
– Check wiper arm adjustment again and correct, if necessary.  
– Press caps -3- onto wiper arms.  
Specified torques  
⇒ “1.1 Assembly overview - windscreen wiper system”,  
page 60  
1.6  
Removing and installing wiper motor - V-  
Special tools and workshop equipment required  
♦ Torque wrench - V.A.G 1410-  
Note  
If the wiper motor - V- with the wiper motor control unit - J400-  
is to be renewed, start the respective function ⇒ Vehicle diag‐  
nostic tester.  
Removal and installation are described for left-hand drive ve‐  
hicles. Removal and installation for right-hand drive vehicles  
is similar.  
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Removing  
– Removing wiper arm ⇒ page 64 .  
– Remove left plenum chamber cover ⇒ General body repairs,  
exterior; Rep. gr. 50 ; Bulkhead; Removing and installing ple‐  
num chamber cover .  
– If fitted, release and disconnect connector for heated wind‐  
screen.  
– Release and disconnect electrical connector -3-.  
– Unscrew bolts -1-.  
– Remove wiring harness from wiper frame -2-.  
– Guide wiper frame -2- with linkage and wiper motor out of ple‐  
num chamber.  
Installing  
Install in the reverse order of removal, observing the following:  
– Adjust wiper arms ⇒ page 66 .  
Specified torques  
⇒ Fig. ““Wiper frame - specified torque and tightening se‐  
quence”“ , page 62  
1.7  
Renewing wiper motor  
Special tools and workshop equipment required  
♦ Release lever - 80-200-  
♦ Torque wrench - V.A.G 1410-  
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♦ Torque wrench - V.A.G 1331-  
WARNING  
Danger of injury!  
♦ Risk of crushing injuries when performing work on uncov‐  
ered windscreen wiper system.  
♦ The windscreen wiper system may only be operated after  
its proper installation.  
Caution  
There is a risk of damage to the bonnet and the wiper arms.  
♦ Before operating the windscreen wiper system with open  
bonnet, ensure that there is sufficient space for the com‐  
ponents to move.  
Note  
In order to be able to operate the windscreen wiper system  
with open bonnet, the bonnet lock must be engaged in position  
»closed«.  
Removal and installation are described for left-hand drive ve‐  
hicles. Removal and installation for right-hand drive vehicles  
is similar.  
Removing  
– Deactivate APP function of wiper motor ⇒ page 70 .  
– Remove wiper motor - V- ⇒ page 67 .  
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– Lever drive rod -4- off motor crank ball joint -2- using removal  
lever - 80-200- .  
– Unscrew nut -1-.  
– Pull motor crank -2- off wiper motor shaft.  
– Unscrew bolts -3-.  
– Remove wiper motor - V- from wiper frame.  
Installing  
– Attach electrical connector to windscreen wiper motor - V- .  
– Switch on ignition.  
– Actuate “flick wipe” function, and allow wiper motor - V- to  
move to its end position.  
– Switch off ignition.  
– Separate electrical connector.  
– Fit wiper motor - V- to wiper frame.  
– Screw in bolts -3-.  
– Fit motor crank -2- to windscreen wiper motor shaft.  
– Screw on nut -1-.  
– Align drive rod -4- parallel to motor crank -2-.  
– Tighten nut -1-.  
– Connect drive rod -4- to motor crank -2- at ball joint.  
– Install wiper motor - V- ⇒ page 67 .  
Specified torques  
⇒ “1.1.2 Assembly overview - wiper motor and wiper frame”,  
page 62  
1.8  
Deactivating APP function of wiper mo‐  
tor  
The windscreen wiper system is equipped with an APP function  
(alternating park position).  
With the APP function, the wiper is moved up slightly once it has  
reached the lowest position. This occurs every second time the  
wiper system is switched off.  
To fit the motor crank on the wiper motor, it is necessary for the  
motor to be in the lowest park position. To ensure this position is  
reached, the APP function must be deactivated.  
Note  
The APP function cannot be activated.  
After 100 cycles of wiper movement, the APP function is acti‐  
vated automatically. This applies to wiper motors on which the  
APP function has been deactivated and also to new wiper mo‐  
tors.  
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– Connect vehicle diagnostic tester ⇒ page 313 .  
– Deactivate APP function of wiper motor ⇒ Vehicle diagnostic  
tester.  
Note  
Following successful completion of APP function coding / deac‐  
tivation, the wiper motor is located in the lower park position after  
the next wipe cycle.  
1.9  
Removing and installing rain and light  
sensor  
Note  
The rain and light sensor has a silicon layer (coupling pad)  
which forms the contact surface to the windscreen.  
If a rain and light sensor - G397- is renewed with a rain and  
light sensor - G397- having a different part number, the new  
rain and light sensor - G397- has to be coded ⇒ Vehicle diag‐  
nostic tester.  
The rain and light sensors - G397- cannot be fitted arbitrarily.  
Determine the correct rain and light sensor - G397- using the  
Electronic parts catalogue (ETKA).  
Removing  
– Switch off ignition and all electrical consumers.  
– Keep the ignition key outside the vehicle to prevent the ignition  
from being switched on unintentionally.  
– Remove interior mirror ⇒ General body repairs, interior; Rep.  
gr. 68 ; Interior mirror; Removing and installing interior mirror .  
– Release and disconnect electrical connector -3-.  
– Insert a narrow screwdriver -5- in the hole as shown in illus‐  
tration, and release catches of retaining spring -2- -arrows-.  
– Wait 1 minute until silicone pad has fully expanded so that it  
can be detached without leaving any residue.  
– Detach rain and light sensor - G397- -4- by moving it back and  
forth, and remove it from mounting -1-.  
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Caution  
Risk of damage to humidity sender.  
♦ The humidity sender -arrow- on the rain and light sensor  
- G397- -1- is very sensitive and must not be damaged.  
♦ If the humidity sender is damaged -arrow-, the rain and  
light sensor - G397- -1- must be renewed.  
Installing  
Install in the reverse order of removal, observing the following:  
Prior to installation, thoroughly clean the surface of the wind‐  
screen in the area of the retaining frame for rain and light  
sensor - G397- . Make sure to completely remove any remains  
of the coupling pad adhering to the windscreen.  
– Thoroughly clean windscreen within retaining plate using  
cleaning solution (⇒ Electronic parts catalogue “ETKA” ).  
If installing new rain and light sensor  
– Lightly press together grip surfaces on protective cap -1- in  
direction of -arrow A-.  
– Remove protective cap -1- from rain and light sensor - G397-  
in direction of -arrow B-.  
Note  
To prevent the coupling pad from being soiled, only remove the  
protective cap immediately before installing the sensor.  
If installing used rain and light sensor  
– Remove coupling pad -2- in direction of -arrow- from sensor  
-1- without leaving any residue.  
Surface of sensor must be completely free of coupling pad  
residue.  
– Clean bonding surface on sensor -1- using lint-free cloth.  
– Pull silicone paper -1- off coupling pad -3-.  
– The transparent protective film -2- remains on the coupling  
pad as an assembly aid.  
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– With the aid of transparent protective film -1-, position coupling  
pad -2- centrally on rain and light sensor - G397- -3-.  
– Press coupling pad -2- via protective film -1- onto rain and light  
sensor - G397- -3-, avoiding any bubbles.  
– Pull protective film -2- off coupling pad -1-.  
Note  
To prevent the coupling pad from being soiled, only remove the  
protective film immediately before installing the sensor.  
Continuation for all  
– Insert rain and light sensor - G397- -4- in mounting -2-.  
To ensure proper operation the rain and light sensor - G397-  
-4- must rest against the windscreen without any inclusions or  
bubbles.  
– Press on retaining clips -1- and -5- until they can be heard to  
engage.  
– Connect electrical connector -3-.  
– If the rain and light sensor - G397- was renewed, perform cod‐  
ing ⇒ Vehicle diagnostic tester.  
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