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Windscreen Wipers

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WIRING DIAGRAM

Windscreen Wipers: Component Location:




COMPONENT LOCATION VIEW

Windscreen Wipers: Component ID:




COMPONENT ID
22a Main fuse board behind the access panel in the glove box.
61 Switch, windscreen wiper, on the right-hand side of the steering column.
62F Windscreen wiper motor, in engine bay on left-hand side (RHD on right-hand side) of bulkhead partition.
63 Washer motor, on the washer fluid reservoir in the right-hand wheel housing.
83 Relay, intermittent wiper operation, in main fuse box behind the glove box.
231 Distribution terminal (+54 circuit), in main fuse box behind the glove box.

2-Pin Connector
H2-11 Beside the windscreen wiper motor.

3-Pin Connector
H3-5 Beside the windscreen wiper motor.

6-Pin Connector
H6-5 In the front right-hand corner behind the front light cluster adjacent to the washer fluid reservoir.

24-Pin Connector
H24-2 Behind the left-hand headlamp.

Grounding Points
G2 Grounding point, battery tray, on the left-hand wheel housing.
G6 Grounding point, negative distribution terminal, in main fuse box 22B behind the glove box.
G31 Grounding point, right-hand structural member, behind the right-hand head lamp.

DESCRIPTION OF OPERATION
Windscreen Wipers
The car's windscreen wipers can run at two speeds and intermittently. The system also includes windscreen washers.

Current is supplied via fuse 8 to windscreen wiper switch 61, wiper motor terminal 53A, and to relay 83 for intermittent operation.

With switch 61 in position J, intermittent operation, current is supplied from terminal J to the intermittent operation relay, causing it to operate.

The relay contacts close and current flows from terminal 53M to switch terminal 31B, through the switch and on to wiper motor terminal 53. The wiper motor now operates the wipers at regular intervals. The intermittent operation relay controls the time elapsing between wipes.

With the switch in position I, current flows from terminal 53 to wiper motor terminal 53 and the motor runs at low speed. This is the same as for position T, but in this position the switch is spring-loaded.

With the switch in position II, current flows from terminal 53B to wiper motor terminal 53B. The motor now runs at high speed.

The wiper motor has an integral mechanically controlled switch. This controls the current so that the wiper motor always returns to the parked position after the current has been cut off by means of the switch.

This is achieved by supplying the windscreen wiper motor with current from terminal 53A via the integral rest-position switch. Current flows via the rest-position switch through the intermittent operation relay and switch and then back to the windscreen wiper motor.

In the wiper rest position, this contact is broken and as terminals 53 and 53B are then without current, the motor stops.

Washing starts when the stalk switch is moved towards the steering wheel rim (position P). Washer motor 63 is then supplied with current from terminal P of the switch.

If the stalk switch is only moved momentarily towards the steering wheel rim, the wipers automatically wipe four times.

Windscreen Wipers: Fault Diagnosis:




FAULT DIAGNOSIS HINTS
Windscreen Wipers
1. Check that fuse 8 is intact and supplied with current.
2. Check the connectors, wiring harness and ground connections.
3. Check that the terminals in the above image are supplied with current in the different switch positions: