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Wiper Motor

Rear window wiper motor
Speed, wet window
(double strokes/minute) rpm 38 ±6
Current consumption, wet window A max. 5
Current consumption, no load A 2.0
Current consumption, stalled motor
(e.g. wiper blades frozen to
Headlamps) A max. 14.0
(An integral PTC resistor connected in series
protects the motor from damage when stalled.)

When activating the headlamp washers, the stalk control must be operated for at least 1 second to allow the headlamp wiper motor to complete a full cycle and park in the correct position.