Checking the wiper motor

The wiper motor is located in the catchment area under the windshield, the rear window wiper is located in the tailgate. To check, remove the appropriate trim. The following describes the steps for the front wiper, for the rear, proceed accordingly.

Checking the windshield wiper

First find out if the wiper motor or power supply is defective. To do this, proceed as follows:

Disconnect the wiper motor connector.



Apply voltage with auxiliary wire (+) from the battery terminal to terminal 2. (The negative pole of the motor is already connected to the terminal (-) battery through body).

The wiper motor should run at 1 speed (slowly). If not, then the failure of either the motor or the 1st stage of the switch.

Connect the positive wire together with terminal 2 to terminal 1 on the right. The wiper motor should run at a fast rate (stage 2).



By short-term connection, start the motor from any position, except for the end position.


Bridge terminals 2 and 3.

Connect the positive battery terminal to terminal 4 and check the engine stops in the end position after it has started.



Checking the rear window wiper: Connect the positive of the battery to pin 3 of the connector and check that the motor is running. Then bridge pins 1 and 2 and connect the battery plus to pin 3. The motor should start and stop in the end position.

If the motor does not work correctly, install a new one, see point 26.3.