Porshe 911 (997). Manual - part 940

92 12 19 Removing and installing rain sensor - as of
MY 2005

- Removing rain sensor
- Installing rain sensor

Removing rain sensor

Removing rain sensor

Note

An adhesive pad must be used when reinstalling the rain sensor. See PET, main group 9, sub-group
04.

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When fitting the adhesive pad, make sure there is no air trapped between the windscreen and the
adhesive pad or between the adhesive pad and the rain sensor.

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When installing the adhesive pad, the temperature of the windscreen, rain sensor and adhesive pad
must be approx 20 °C. Carefully heat the windscreen with a hot-air gun for example.

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Do not touch the adhesive surface of the sensor with your fingers.

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If the sensor is new, remove the protection cap before sticking the sensor on to the windscreen.

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When sticking on a new sensor, make sure that no air pockets are caught between the gel and the
windscreen. Air pockets could impair the function of the sensor.

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Sensor, orientation lights, wires and wiring ducts are spare parts.

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Limited functionality of the rain sensor if the following points are not observed: → Please observe note
"An adhesive pad must be used when reinstalling the rain sensor. See PET, main group 9, sub-group 04."

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Removing roof console

1. Unclip the two covers on the roof console and unscrew both fastening screws

-1-

 .

Wire routing

2. Disengage holder -2- for the wire -arrow- and pull wire forward behind the roof liner.

Disconnecting plug connection

3. Release and pull electrical plug apart -3- .

Removing cover of rain sensor

Diagnostic system: reading out fault memory and activating systems

Removing rain sensor

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4. Carefully unclip the cover -1- from the rain sensor from above using a narrow screwdriver.

Removing orientation lights

5. Remove orientation lights -2- .

Disconnecting plug connection

6. Carefully pull the plug connection -3- out of the holder and pull it apart.

Pushing mirror down from mirror holder

7. Fold mirror downwards -4- and push down from the front windscreen bracket.

Diagnostic system: reading out fault memory and activating systems

Removing rain sensor

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Unclipping rain sensor holder

8. Carefully unclip holder from rain sensor at the top, bottom left and

right.

Removing rain sensor from windscreen

9. Slowly remove rain sensor -6- from the windscreen.

Pulling off adhesive pad

10. If the rain sensor is to be reinstalled, then slowly pull the adhesive pad -7- off the rain sensor.

Installing rain sensor

Installing rain sensor

Note

An adhesive pad must be used when reinstalling the rain sensor. See PET, main group 9, sub-group
04.

• 

When fitting the adhesive pad, make sure there is no air trapped between the windscreen and the
adhesive pad or between the adhesive pad and the rain sensor.

• 

Diagnostic system: reading out fault memory and activating systems

 Installing rain sensor

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