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Repair Procedures: Inspection: Notes

Check point for rain sensor: 

  1. To properly adjust sensitivity if auto wiping operates sensitively or insensitively.
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  2. To check if a connector of sensor is normally connected
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  3. To check if sensor and bracket are normally connected.
  4. To check if sensor are contaminated by foreign substances (In case that silicone gel pad of rain sensor is polluted by foreign substances, rain sensor can be reusable after they are removed by sticker roller.)
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  5. To check if silicone gel pad on sensor is damaged.
    • If the damaged area of silicone gel pad is more than 1.5 mm (0.0591 in.), then the perfect appearance and the function are not guaranteed anymore. Therefore, silicone gel pads need to be replaced.

      (Refer to "Replacement "

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