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61 61 800 Basic setting for windscreen wipers

Basic setting: 

Move wiper drive to wiper park position and keep supplied with current (self-locking facility active).

Mount wiper arm in wiper park position.

Start teach-in (without LIN communication/voltage interruption).

Fig 1: Locating Windscreen Wipers
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  1. Start diagnosis system
  2. Move wiper arm into pre-reference position (1; 2).
  3. Manually move driver's side wiper arm from the pre-reference position (1) to the gutter strip (hand on wiper blade tip, not on wiper arm)
  4. Manually move passenger's side wiper arm from the pre-reference position (2) to the gutter strip (hand on wiper blade tip, not on wiper arm)
  5. Confirm wiper position in diagnosis system

    Teach-in was successful if windscreen wiper moves back to wiper park position.

During teach-in, it is not permissible to manually push back/reset the wiper arm.

If unsuccessful, the teach-in must be repeated/restarted.

NOTE: Self-locking facility is not functional after the vehicle goes to sleep.