We will try again today to help you to remedy the small problems 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 focus on an irritating problem that can be dangerous in bad weather conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on Mercedes Benz GLK . And to answer this, we will first try to discover why the wipers on your Mercedes Benz GLK remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.

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Why does the wiper of my Mercedes Benz GLK stay stuck?

So we will begin our article with the reasons of the stuck wipers of your Mercedes Benz GLK . To begin with we will focus on the front wipers and in a second time on the rear wiper.

Why are the front wipers on my Mercedes Benz GLK stuck in up or down position?

We will move through one after the other the different problems that can trigger the front wipers of your Mercedes Benz GLK to get stuck :

  • One of the most basic causes of front wipers getting stuck on your Mercedes Benz GLK is associated with the engine unit that drives them, in fact, these engines can, over time, lose power, and sooner or later 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, take a look up to the axis of the blades.
  • If it is a lack of lubrication, you will find that your front wipers are going slower, check quickly the cause of the trouble or else the engines will be forced and damaged.
  • It is possible that the front wipers of your Mercedes Benz GLK may not operate 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 opportunity, the front wipers of your Mercedes Benz GLK are blocked as a result of a power failure, so you will have to check two auto parts, the relay and the fuse.

Why is the rear window wiper on my Mercedes Benz GLK stuck?

Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Mercedes Benz GLK , the origins of your problems are more or less the same. Although there is only one wiper blade at the rear of your motor vehicle, there are still some dedicated auto parts that can trigger problems only on the rear windshield of your Mercedes Benz GLK. So, remember to conduct similar inspections as discovered in the previous part of this article.

What can I do to unlock the wiper on my Mercedes Benz GLK?

At last, to do this second part, we will see what solutions are available to you to make certain that the wipers on your Mercedes Benz GLK are unlocked and that they operate properly again.

How to unlock the wipers of my Mercedes Benz GLK?

If it is for the front windshield wipers or the rear windshield wiper, the solutions will be similar and we will highlight them one by one in this part, it is up to you to adapt them to the part that concerns you. If you have other blocking problems such as a fuel door stuck on Mercedes Benz GLK, do not hesitate to seek advice from 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 careful there must be several of them associated with the different speeds of sweeping), then remove 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 Mercedes Benz GLK
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  • In this scenario, it will be quite simple but expensive to change 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.
  • Mercedes Benz GLK wiper blocked because of a power failure: In this last scenario, you will have to find the source of the failure (fuse or relay) and replace the defective part

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