We will try again in this article to help you to fix the small complications related to your car. We have recently discovered how to unblock a fuel door, or a tank cap, in this article we will concentrate on an annoying problem that can be dangerous in bad weather conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on Audi S3 . And to correct this, we will first try to figure out why the wipers on your Audi S3 remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.

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Why does the wiper of my Audi S3 stay stuck?

So we will start our article with the reasons of the stuck wipers of your Audi S3 . To begin with we will concentrate on the front wipers and in a second time on the rear wiper.

Why are the front wipers on my Audi S3 stuck in up or down position?

We will go through one after the other the different complications that can cause the front wipers of your Audi S3 to get stuck :

  • One of the most basic motives of front wipers getting stuck on your Audi S3 is related to the engine unit that drives them, in reality, these engines can, over time, lose power, and ultimately need to be changed. You should notice before the total blockage of your windshield wipers that they work much slower.
  • Less basic, but it can still happen, is that your front wiper blades are blocked as a result of an object that prevents the blades from working, examine up to the axis of the blades.
  • If it is a lack of lubrication, you will discover that your front wipers are going slower, check fairly quickly the trigger of the trouble or else the engines will be forced and damaged.
  • It is possible that the front wipers of your Audi S3 may not function as a result of a defective comodo. To evaluate this, you need to disconnect the output wires and connect them together, if the wipers are working, the comodo is responsible for the problem.
  • Finally, last possibility, the front wipers of your Audi S3 are blocked as a result of a power failure, so you will have to check two parts, the relay and the fuse.

Why is the rear window wiper on my Audi S3 stuck?

Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Audi S3 , the roots of your complications are more or less the same. Nevertheless there is only one wiper blade at the rear of your car, there are still some dedicated parts that can cause complications only on the rear windshield of your Audi S3. So, make sure you carry out similar checks as discovered in the previous component of this article.

What can I do to unlock the wiper on my Audi S3?

At last, for this second section, we will see what solutions are available to you to make sure that the wipers on your Audi S3 are unlocked and that they function properly again.

How to unlock the wipers of my Audi S3?

Whether it is for the front windshield wipers or the rear windshield wiper, the solutions will be similar and we will detail them one after the other in this component, it is up to you to adapt them to the component that concerns you. If you have other blocking complications such as a fuel door stuck on Audi S3, do not hesitate to consult our article on this problem.

  • In such a case, you will have to find the engine unit, then disconnect the power cables of this one (be cautious there must be several of them related to the different speeds of sweeping), then take out the brushes and the linkage. At last, you will have to unscrew these anchoring points which are generally fixed on silentblocks and reassemble a new wiper motor on your Audi S3
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  • In this scenario, it will be quite basic but expensive to change your commodo, the component generally costs around 200€, once tested you will have the ability to disassemble your commodo by removing the cover from the back of the steering wheel then disconnecting it and removing it with the fixing screws, you will just have to reassemble the new one.
  • Audi S3 wiper blocked due to a power failure: In this last scenario, you will have to find the origin of the failure (fuse or relay) and replace the defective component

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To discover more tips on the Audi S3, take a look at the Audi S3 category.