We will try again today to help you to resolve the small complications associated with your motor vehicle. We have not too long ago discovered how to unblock a fuel door, or a tank cap, today we will look into an annoying issue that can be dangerous in bad weather conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on Audi S5 . And to correct this, we will first try to figure out why the wipers on your Audi S5 remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.

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Why does the wiper of my Audi S5 stay stuck?

So we will begin our content with the explanations of the stuck wipers of your Audi S5 . To begin with we will look into the front wipers and in a second time on the rear wiper.

Why are the front wipers on my Audi S5 stuck in up or down position?

We will move through one at a time the different complications that can trigger the front wipers of your Audi S5 to get stuck :

  • One of the most general motives of front wipers getting stuck on your Audi S5 is associated with the engine unit that drives them, in fact, these engines can, with 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 general, but it can still happen, is that your front wiper blades are blocked due to an object that prevents the blades from functioning, examine up to the axis of the blades.
  • If it is a lack of lubrication, you will locate that your front wipers are going slower, verify 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 S5 may not function due to a defective comodo. To check this, you need to disconnect the output wires and connect them together, if the wipers are functioning, the comodo is responsible for the problem.
  • Finally, last opportunity, the front wipers of your Audi S5 are blocked due to a power failure, so you will have to verify two parts, the relay and the fuse.

Why is the rear window wiper on my Audi S5 stuck?

Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Audi S5 , the origins of your problems are more or less the same. Nevertheless there is just one wiper blade at the rear of your motor vehicle, there are still some dedicated parts that can trigger complications just on the rear windshield of your Audi S5. So, make sure to execute the same checks as discovered in the previous part of this content.

What can I do to unlock the wiper on my Audi S5?

Finally, to do this second part, we will see what solutions are available to you to ensure that the wipers on your Audi S5 are unlocked and that they function properly again.

How to unlock the wipers of my Audi S5?

Whether it is for the front windshield wipers or the rear windshield wiper, the solutions will be the same and we will outline them one after the other in this part, it is up to you to adapt them to the part that concerns you. If you have other blocking complications such as a fuel door stuck on Audi S5, do not hesitate to seek advice from our article on this issue.

  • In such a case, you will have to identify the engine unit, then disconnect the power cables of this one (take care there must be some of them associated with the different speeds of sweeping), then remove the brushes and the linkage. Finally, you will have to unscrew these anchoring points which are generally fixed on silentblocks and reassemble a new wiper motor on your Audi S5
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  • In this situation, it will be quite basic but expensive to replace your commodo, the part 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 S5 wiper blocked caused by a power failure: In this last situation, you will have to identify the source of the failure (fuse or relay) and replace the defective part

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To get more tips on the Audi S5, take a look at the Audi S5 category.