VW info for removal/installation of Aero Wipers

[DieselDavid]

This is from a pamphlet I found at a Volkswagen dealership promoting OEM wiper blades called Aero Wipers. This is the last page which has tips for removing and installing the Aero Wipers.

Click the hyperlink for a larger version of the image below.
http://pics.tdiclub.com/showphoto.php?photo=39844&size=big&cat=529

 

[Ol'Rattler]

I don't think the directions apply to the A5..........

 

[owr084]

Those instructions work for the B5.5...

 

[El Dobro]

I have an 06 A5 and that's exactly how my blades are removed and installed.

 

[Ol'Rattler]

So that's what the "early" blades look like. The dealer had refills for those, but not for mine (June 06). I ended up buying the complete blades.

On mine you put the blades in the maintenance park position, lift em off the glass and then push a button on the blade housing and then the housing pulls off a bayonet kinda thing.

Do the early A5s have the maintenance park feature?

 

[Tim Birney]

The original Aero Wipers, 05.5 Jetta, and 04.5 B5.5, were just lift/rotate/change, as shown in the post.
Sometime in '06 the Aero Wipers were redesigned. EDITED after further review of the posted picture.

 

[Lightflyer1]

I posted about this some time ago after replacing mine. Early ones were as shown here. Later ones have a clip that locks them in instead.

 

[El Dobro]

Do the early A5s have the maintenance park feature?

Yes, tap the wiper lever just after you shut the engine off.

 

[DieselDavid]

Yes, tap the wiper lever just after you shut the engine off.

And if your engine is already off, insert the key and briefly turn the electrical system on and off - now tap the wiper lever. This is explained in the Owner's manual.

I put the wipers into "maintenance mode" each time I wash the car.