Audi A8 2010 - Windscreen Washer System: Checking Spray Pattern and Adjusting if Necessary

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3.27 Windscreen washer system: checking
spray pattern and adjusting if necessary
Checking windscreen spray pattern: triple washer jets
⇒ page 59
Checking windscreen spray pattern: hybrid jets ⇒ page 59
Setting windscreen spray pattern, triple washer jets ⇒ page 59
Setting windscreen spray pattern: hybrid jets ⇒ page 60
3.27.1 Checking windscreen spray pattern: tri‐
ple washer jets
The spray pattern must meet the following specifications:
• Evenly distributed, symmetrical spray pattern
• Uniform, precise jets of water
• Jet unit (passenger's side): Water from all washer jets makes
contact within upper third of wiper area -illustration-
• Jet unit (driver's side): Spray pattern symmetrically opposite
that of jet unit on passenger's side
Procedure:
– Operate windscreen washer system and check spray pattern.
– If spray pattern is not set as specified, adjust windscreen
washer jets ⇒ page 59 .
3.27.2 Checking windscreen spray pattern: hy‐
brid jets
The spray pattern must meet the following specifications:
• Jet unit (passenger's side): Upper concentrated jet should
make contact near upper edge of wiper area -1-.
• Jet unit (driver's side): Upper concentrated jet should make
contact -2- at same level as stream of jet unit (right-side).
• Jet unit (centre): Spray jet should make contact -3- in area
between spray jet of correctly adjusted side jet units and their
upper concentrated jets.
Procedure:
– Operate windscreen washer system and check spray pattern.
– If spray pattern is not set as specified, adjust windscreen
washer jets ⇒ page 60 .
3.27.3 Setting windscreen spray pattern: triple
washer jets
Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Commercially available adjusting tool (e.g. adjusting tool -
T10127- ) or suitable needle
Procedure:
– Use adjusting tool to align washer jets as required according
to specification.
– If the spray pattern still does not correspond to the specifica‐
tion, clean appropriate washer jets ⇒ Electrical system; Rep.
gr. 92 ; Windscreen wiper system; Adjusting washer jets .
Audi A8 2010 ➤
Maintenance - Edition 11.2014
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