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Maintenance - Edition 11.2020
– Press Infotainment button CAR .
– Press Setup function button.
– Press Tyres function button.
– Press Set function button.
– Press Confirm function button.
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Tyre repair set: Checking
Note
♦ Depending on the equipment level, the vehicles are equip‐
ped with a breakdown set.
♦ It also contains a filling bottle with tyre sealant.
The breakdown set is in the spare wheel well in the luggage
compartment.
The breakdown set includes a bottle of tyre sealant -2- and a
compressor -1-.
The tyre sealant in the bottle has a limited shelf life.
The expiry date is therefore specified on the bottle -2-.
– Enter expiry date in maintenance table.
– If the expiry date has been reached, replace tyre sealant.
(The tyre sealant must not be more than 4 years old).
4.50
Window wash/wipe system and head‐
light washer system: checking function
Checking anti-freeze protection of fluid, topping up fluid ⇒ page
Window wash/wipe system: check spray jet settings and adjust
if necessary ⇒ page 155
Headlight washer system: checking spray jet settings ⇒ page
156
Windscreen wiper blades: check park position ⇒ page 157 .
Rear window wiper blades: checking park position ⇒ page 157
4.50.1
Anti-freeze: checking protection of flu‐
id, topping up fluid if necessary
Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Refractometer -T10007A-
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♦ Refractometer -T10007B-
Note
In countries and regions where no frost occurs due to the local
climatic conditions, the anti-freeze protection does not need to
be checked.
Read precise value for the following tests at light/dark boun‐
dary. Using a pipette, place a drop of water on the glass to
improve the readability of the light/dark boundary. The light-dark
border can be clearly recognised on the “WATERLINE”.
– Check concentration of anti-freeze additive using refractom‐
eter.
The scale -4- of the refractometer is applicable for the anti-
freeze protection of the window wash/wipe system.
Mixing ratio
Anti-freeze protection
to
Genuine washer fluid
⇒ ETKA
Water
-17/-18°C
-22/-23°C
-37/-38°C
1 part
1 part
1 part
3 parts
2 part
1 part
– Top up fluid in window wash/wipe system (only if customer
requests to do so).
Use genuine washer fluid ⇒ ETKA throughout all year to fill
window wash/wipe system.
Depending on season, a winter product with anti-freeze protec‐
tion or a summer product with increased cleaning capabilities
should be used.
Ready-to-use window cleaner (Ready Mix) does not need to be
mixed with water.
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Maintenance - Edition 11.2020
Note
♦ Genuine washer fluid ⇒ ETKA prevents the spray jets, wash‐
er fluid reservoirs and connecting hoses from freezing.
♦ In vehicles with fan jets, the reservoir must be filled with
Genuine washer fluid, as this fluid has a low viscosity at tem‐
peratures below freezing. Otherwise the complicated spray
jet system can become blocked by the crystallised washer
fluid, which affects the spray pattern of the spray jet. Genu‐
ine washer fluid ensures that the fan jets remain fully func‐
tional at low temperatures.
♦ Genuine washer fluid ⇒ ETKA can also be used in the sum‐
mer. The powerful cleanser easily removes wax and oil resi‐
due from the glass.
♦ Frost protection must be guaranteed to approx. -25°C (ap‐
prox. -35°C in countries with an arctic climate) in the wind‐
screen wash/wipe system.
4.50.2
Window wash/wipe system: checking
spray jet settings and adjusting if nec‐
essary
Note
If the spray field is uneven due to soiling in the spray jet,
remove spray jet, and rinse with water opposite to direction
of spray. Subsequent blowing through with compressed air
against the spraying direction is permitted. Never use solid ob‐
jects to clean the washer jets!
Windscreen spray jet settings
The spray jets are preset. However, small differences in height
may be corrected.
– If both spray fields are not at same height, adjust spray
direction upwards or downwards as follows:
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1 - Cowl panel in front of windscreen
2 - Adjuster, Torx size 8
3 - Fan jet
4 - Bonnet
– Adjust the spray jet -3- by turning the adjuster -2- using a
Torx screwdriver.
♦ “Clockwise” lower.
♦ “Anti-clockwise” higher.
Rear window spray jet setting:
Note
The spray jet on the Passat Estate cannot be adjusted.
4.50.3
Headlight washer system: checking
spray jet settings
NOTICE
Only control function of spray jets but do not adjust them.
Washer spray jet: checking settings
– Switch on dipped headlight.
– Operate windscreen washing system.
The headlights are washed if the windscreen wiper lever is held
in “wipe position” for at least 1.5 seconds.
The washer fluid jet must hit the headlight lens centrally.
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Maintenance - Edition 11.2020
If spray pattern deviates from specifications, carry out repair
measures.
Note
The same test pattern is also to be used for vehicles with halo‐
gen headlights.
4.50.4
Wiper blades: checking park position
Sequence of operations
⇒ Electrical system; Rep. gr. 92; Windscreen wiper system;
Adjusting windscreen wiper arms
Note
♦ Adjusting the wiper blades is a repair measure.
♦ The repair measure is carried out subject to a separate
charge.
4.50.5
Rear window wiper blade: checking
park position
Sequence of operations
⇒ Electrical system; Rep. gr. 92; Rear window wiper system;
Adjusting wiper arm
Note
♦ Adjusting the wiper blades is a repair measure.
♦ The repair measure is carried out subject to a separate
charge.
4.51
Wiper blade protection: removing
Note
There are 3 different versions of wiper blade protection:
1. Wiper blade with protective strip and 2 securing clips
♦ Identification: protective strip with 2 securing clips
-arrows 1 + 2-
4. Descriptions of work
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