Lifting the wipers?

[poyta]

Might be a stupid question but how the hell do I lift up the windscreen wipers? They seem to be tucked in well under the bonnet so when I go to lift them they hit the bonnet.

[Big Yellow]

turn off ignition, and pull down on wiper stalk

but yeah, rtfm!!!

[maca]

Nifty feature that... My wipers are always left down when people go through and do that at work

[Gene]

Yeah.. reading the manual will shed some light. But have you ever come across roadside windscreen-washer hippies that try to clean your windscreen for a gold coin even though you say "no thanks" with a big smile on your face hoping that they don't touch your car? Yup it happened to me, and he tried to lift the wipers. perhaps they should RTFM too.

[platzie]

Yeah.. reading the manual will shed some light. But have you ever come across roadside windscreen-washer hippies that try to clean your windscreen for a gold coin even though you say "no thanks" with a big smile on your face hoping that they don't touch your car? Yup it happened to me, and he tried to lift the wipers. perhaps they should RTFM too.

Did you get out and give him a right fly kick to the chops. I hear those window washers make upwards of 80grand a year. I R it in T F M

[Gene]

Did you get out and give him a right fly kick to the chops. I hear those window washers make upwards of 80grand a year. I R it in T F M

I would love too but what if they beat you up and drive away in your car? not worth imo. 80grand????? thats like 220 bucks a day, means they to swipe like 220 times a day.

[JY086]

turn your wipers on, when the wiper reaches vertical, switch your car off.....then u can lift your wipers.

[Rob Burns]

turn your wipers on, when the wiper reaches vertical, switch your car off.....then u can lift your wipers.

This doesn't work as Mk5 golfs have retained accessory power ofter you turn the ignition off.

Another method is to operate the wipers and when they reach the top, open the bonnet. The wipers don't work with the bonnet open so they'll stop.

[Russ59]

The following is a post reply to the same question asked on the Golf MKV forum.

Ignition OFF -> On -> Off (but don't start it)
Pull Wiper arm down to 'single wipe' briefly let go.

Up they come.

PS: Don't open your bonnet while the arms are up or you'll lose some paint.

To put them down
Ignition On (or started), pull wiper arm down.

[platzie]

I would love too but what if they beat you up and drive away in your car? not worth imo. 80grand????? thats like 220 bucks a day, means they to swipe like 220 times a day.

As it turns out i was wrong, seems the figure is much closer to $250,000 per year. See for yourself, YouTube - Hamish and Andy's Real Stories: Window Washers

[poyta]

rtfm......

Thanks for the helpful advice! whats the point of joining a forum if I can't ask a question.

[MariusGT]

at risk of sounding like a complete idiot (which i am for the following reason....) DON'T do what i did:

blades up (as explained already by tapping the wiper stalk after turning off ignition without removing the key) then tilted to wash and chamois "shammy"... while finishing off wash n detail with some interior work i decided to turn on the radio... no prizes for guessing what i did before the alarm bell in my head could do anything about it.

tapped the wiper stalk (while wipers were still in lifted position) and they tried to return to passive position--> and chunked into edge of bonnet on way down..... DAMMIT!

[jettapilot]

I don't think it does any harm to go over a topic again. If you haven't seen the topic before, it's new to you.
New members are joining everyday, not to read old threads but to connect with other members.
Lighten up.

[Transporter]

I don't think it does any harm to go over a topic again. If you haven't seen the topic before, it's new to you.
New members are joining everyday, not to read old threads but to connect with other members.
Lighten up.

And for that reason I will delete all the posts that are off topic including mine after a day or 2. And to all of you who are internet savvy and find the answers to questions quickly I apologies.

[adzy]

I don't think it does any harm to go over a topic again. If you haven't seen the topic before, it's new to you.
New members are joining everyday, not to read old threads but to connect with other members.
Lighten up.

Exactly my point!!! Well said.
The attitude of some people makes me want to vomit, most threads have different ideas and experiences so it is fine to ask the question, if you don't have the time for someone.... just don't bloody reply.

As for the wipers, I did not know how to keep them down so this thread taught me something, guess I better RTFM!