Electrical system

Removing and installing wiper blade

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Removing

  • Move wipers to service position → Chapter.
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.
  • 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:

Removing and installing wiper blade
  • 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.
Removing and installing wiper blade

Test yourself

A quick Volkswagen Golf quiz: every answer comes with an explanation and a link to the manual page.