Volkswagen Golf / Golf GTI / Golf Variant. Manual - part 914

– Pry the operating rod -4- on the ball joint from the motor crank

-2- using the -80-200- .

– Remove the nut -1-.
– Remove the motor crank -2- from the windshield wiper motor

shaft.

– Remove the bolts -3-.
– Remove the Windshield Wiper Motor - V- from the windshield

wiper frame.

Installing
Install in the reverse order of removal while paying attention to

the following:
– Connect the connector to the Windshield Wiper Motor - V- .
– Turn on the ignition.
– Activate “one-tap wiping” and let the Windshield Wiper Motor

- V- run into its end position.

– Turn off the ignition.
– Disengage the connector and disconnect.
– Install the Windshield Wiper Motor - V- on the windshield wiper

frame.

– Install the bolts -3-.
– Install the motor crank -2- on the windshield wiper motor shaft.
– Remove the nut -1-.
– Align the operating rod -4- parallel on the motor crank -2-.
– Tighten the nut -1-.
– Connect the operating rod -4- and motor crank -2- on the ball

joint.

– Install the windshield wiper frame. Refer to

⇒ “1.6  Windshield Wiper Motor V , Removing and Installing”,

page 59

 .

Tightening Specifications
♦ Refer to

⇒ “1.1.2 Overview - Windshield Wiper Motor and Windshield

Wiper Frame”, page 55

1.8

Windshield Wiper Motor, Deactivating

Alternating Park Position Function

Windshield wiper system is equipped with APP function (alter‐

nating park position).
The APP function causes the wiper at every second wiper shut

off to move upward slightly after reaching the lowest position.
To install the motor crank on the Windshield Wiper Motor - V- , it

is necessary to shut off the Windshield Wiper Motor - V- in the

lowest park position. APP function must be deactivated to ensure

this.
An activation of APP function is not possible.
APP function is automatically activated after 100 wiping cycles.

This applies to Windshield Wiper Motor - V- in which the APP

function was deactivated as well as new Windshield Wiper Motor

- V- .
– Deactivate the wiper motor alternating park position using the

Vehicle Diagnostic Tester .

After successfully completing coding/deactivating of the APP

function, Windshield Wiper Motor - V- is located in the lower park

position after the next wiper cycle.

1.9

Rain/Light Recognition Sensor, Remov‐

ing and Installing

⇒ “1.9.1 Rain/Light Recognition Sensor, Removing and Installing,

Vehicles with Front Camera for Assistance Systems”, page 62
⇒ “1.9.2 Rain/Light Recognition Sensor, Removing and Installing,

Vehicles without Front Camera for Assistance Systems”,

page 64

1.9.1

Rain/Light Recognition Sensor, Remov‐

ing and Installing, Vehicles with Front

Camera for Assistance Systems

The Rain/Light Recognition Sensor - G397- has a silicone layer

as a contact surface to the windshield.
The Rain/Light Recognition Sensor - G397- is designed so that it

can be used again. The only requirement to use it again is that

the connecting pad must not be damaged or dirty.
If a Rain/Light Recognition Sensor - G397- is replaced with a

Rain/Light Recognition Sensor - G397- with a different part num‐

ber, the new Rain/Light Recognition Sensor - G397- must be

adapted using the Vehicle Diagnostic Tester .
Rain/Light Recognition Sensor - G397- cannot be optionally in‐

stalled. For the correct Rain/Light Recognition Sensor - G397- .

Refer to the Parts Catalog.
Removing
– Turn off the ignition and all electrical equipment.
– Remove the ignition key, if equipped.
– Remove the cover -1- in the direction of the arrow -A-.
After loosening the wire retainer wait at least one minute. So that

the silicone layer can release the tension and is not damaged

while removing.

– Release the left and right wire retainer -arrows-.
– Pry the Rain/Light Recognition Sensor - G397- -1- starting at

the top carefully from the frame on the windshield.

– Release the connection -1- and remove and remove the Rain/

Light Recognition Sensor - G397- -2-.

Caution

Lay the removed Rain/Light Recognition Sensor - G397- until

it is reinstalled so that the connecting pad is not contaminated

with dust or other deposits.

Installing
Install in the reverse order of removal while paying attention to

the following:

Caution

♦ Always clean the windshield surface inside the Rain/Light

Recognition Sensor - G397- frame before installing. Re‐

move any traces of the connecting pad still remaining on

the windshield.

♦ Surface (connecting pads) of Rain/Light Recognition Sen‐

sor - G397- must not be contaminated or damaged when

installing. Always replace a sensor that has a damaged

connecting pad. Refer to

⇒ “1.10 Rain/Light Recognition Sensor, Servicing”,

page 66

 .

If the connecting pads surface of the Rain/Light Recognition Sen‐

sor - G397- is soiled, it can be potentially cleaned by “applying”

and then “pulling off” one or more adhesive strips.
– Always clean the windshield inside the retaining plate.

– If necessity remove the protective cap -1- on the new Rain/

Light Recognition Sensor - G397- .

– Push the handle in the direction of -arrow A-.
– Remove the protective cap -1- in the direction of -arrow B-.
– Connect connector.

– Install the Rain/Light Recognition Sensor - G397- -1- in the

frame on the windshield.

– Engage the wire retainer audibly on both sides -arrow-.
Even if the sensor is installed correctly, small air bubbles can form

between the windshield and the connecting pad. The contact sur‐

face must be free-of-bubbles after approximately 10 minutes. If

the contact surface is not free of bubbles after 10 minutes, the

Rain/Light Recognition Sensor - G397- must be removed and in‐

stalled again. Air bubbles between the windshield and the con‐

necting pad cause Rain/Light Recognition Sensor - G397-

malfunctions.
– If the Rain/Light Recognition Sensor - G397- was replaced it

must be adapted using the Vehicle Diagnostic Tester .

1.9.2

Rain/Light Recognition Sensor, Remov‐

ing and Installing, Vehicles without Front

Camera for Assistance Systems

The Rain/Light Recognition Sensor - G397- has a silicone layer

as a contact surface to the windshield.
The Rain/Light Recognition Sensor - G397- is designed so that it

can be used again. The only requirement to use it again is that

the connecting pad must not be damaged or dirty.
If a Rain/Light Recognition Sensor - G397- is replaced with a

Rain/Light Recognition Sensor - G397- with a different part num‐

ber, the new Rain/Light Recognition Sensor - G397- must be

adapted using the Vehicle Diagnostic Tester .
Rain/Light Recognition Sensor - G397- cannot be optionally in‐

stalled. For the correct Rain/Light Recognition Sensor - G397- .

Refer to the Parts Catalog.
Removing
– Turn off the ignition and all electrical equipment.
– Remove the ignition key, if equipped.
– Remove the interior rearview mirror. Refer to ⇒  Body Interior;

Rep. Gr.  68 ; Rearview Mirror; Rearview Mirror, Removing

and Installing .

After loosening the wire retainer wait at least one minute. So that

the silicone layer can release the tension and is not damaged

while removing.
– Release the left and right wire retainer -arrows-.
– Pry the Rain/Light Recognition Sensor - G397- -1- starting at

the top carefully from the frame on the windshield.