To adjust the front washer jets you will need a torx screwdriver! DO NOT force the rectangular nozzles up and down with flat blade screwdriver!

If you look at the front washer jets you will see a rectangular black plastic nozzle, next to this is round hole for the adjustment using the torx driver. The screwdriver action will wind the nozzles up and down via a gear mechanism.

Forcing the nozzle directly will likey result in damage! I only found this out after taking my car to a dealer for headlight adjustment and while there, I asked if they would also fix the washers. I was thinking about doing the washers myself using a flatblade, so I narrowly avoided damaging them myself.

While at the dealers they washed my shiny Yet and have put swirl mark scratches in the middle of the bonnet :S Only discovered this after getting home and not sure where I stand with this. Anyway, my pain, is your gain. :'(

Thanks for the tip

To adjust the front washer jets you will need a torx screwdriver! DO NOT force the rectangular nozzles up and down with flat blade screwdriver!

If you look at the front washer jets you will see a rectangular black plastic nozzle, next to this is round hole for the adjustment using the torx driver. The screwdriver action will wind the nozzles up and down via a gear mechanism.

Forcing the nozzle directly will likey result in damage! I only found this out after taking my car to a dealer for headlight adjustment and while there, I asked if they would also fix the washers. I was thinking about doing the washers myself using a flatblade, so I narrowly avoided damaging them myself.

While at the dealers they washed my shiny Yet and have put swirl mark scratches in the middle of the bonnet Only discovered this after getting home and not sure where I stand with this. Anyway, my pain, is your gain.

Thanks, that is worth knowing. With regard to the swirl marks, unless they are deep you should be able to polish them away. Most good polishes have a filling effect although it is nevertheless deeply irritating and why I always request that my car is not washed when it goes in for a service. There are some good valeters out there but most are just minimum wagers without a care or interest in what they are doing.

Edited 21 February, 201016 yr by shrub

Definitely a good tip!

And it is still a good tip!  Did some minor adjustments to the left windscreen nozzle.  I used a Torx T-10.

 

Good picture of the unit, only difference on the MKIII is it is not a fan jet.

Good picture of the unit, only difference on the MKIII is it is not a fan jet.

 

Err.

The picture is of a Yeti, not the Superb.