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61 61... Adjusting left or right windscreen wiper

Special tools required: 

A correctly adjusted contact angle of the wiper arms to the windscreen increases the wiping quality. Consult the vehicle specific repair instructions for adjustments. 

Fig 1: Adjusting Left Or Right Windscreen Wiper
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A/B = Distance between wiper blade (2) and trim panel on cowl panel (1)

NOTE: Measurement is taken at the height of the locators (3) for the windscreen wiper arms

C= Contact angle between wiper blade center plane and windscreen

When adjusting with special tool 61 6 100, set the scale value in accordance with the following table.

For RHD vehicles, change the preceding sign of the scale values.

Model Contact angle (C) on windscreen wiper arm Scale value (LHD) on special tool Setting dimension (A, B) on windscreen wiper arm
Front passenger side Driver's side Front passenger side Driver's side Front passenger side Driver's side Rear end
R50/R52/R53 87° ±1° 87° ±1° -3 -3 59 ±2.5 mm 49 ±2.5 mm 44 ±3 mm
R55 87° ±1° 87° ±1° -3 -3 46 ±2.5 mm 40 ±2.5 mm 18 mm
R56/R58/R59 87° ±1° 87° ±1° -3 -3 46 ±2.5 mm 40 ±2.5 mm 38 mm
R60/R61 87° ±1° 87° ±1° -3 -3 46 ±2.5 mm 40 ±2.5 mm 40 mm