Sorry if a repeated topic, I have searched for this but only found posts to do with the rear wiper juddering or the wipers not parking properly when ignition off.

 

The other day I noticed when the wipers were on auto, that the left one doesn't park all the way between sweeps, it stops slightly short of hidden under the bonnet-line, if that makes sense. If you turn wipers off, it then parks. I think if the wipers are running continuously I think it only sweeps to the same place but I just wanted to be sure it wasn't something that needs looking at.

Pretty sure that’s how it’s supposed to work. My previous car, an Audi, did the same. 

That'll do. Cheers Gary

Yup that’s normal:)

Its a feature, called alternate park position, ment to save your blades, and the glass being scratched, and the blade kept in the same position.. Not sure how much it actually helps, as i do change my blades every spring!

Cheers chaps - good to know.

It’s designed to try to maintain the position of the wiper blades to be at right angles to the screen.
You’ll note the arms sometimes go up or go down slightly, both when they’re switched off and when they’re in operation too. When they finally park, their position is moved so it’s opposite to where they were last parked, so if they previously had the blades facing up, they move the arm up so the blades to face down. Good idea really. 

"We should put a feature in that saves the wipers wearing out or damaging the screen "

"Cool, and so we'll fit high quality wiper blades too yeah?"

"Hell no, we'll put the cheapest on that we can find."

If only this was true! TBH, I now replace the blades not the entire wiper. Still working fine after two winters, but I think I’ll be changing them again soon.

1 hour ago, unclerichy said:

"Hell no, we'll put the cheapest on that we can find."

Given all VAG vehicles have Bosch / Aerotwins fitted, they probably are costing them 15c a unit. 

Edited 12 April, 20224 yr by numskull