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Repair Procedures: Replacement

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Gel pad 

  1. Remove the damaged silicone gel pad completely on the lens plate of rain sensor.
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    NOTE:
    • The silicone gel must be fully detached from the rain sensor by rubbing it off with the fingers without any tool.
    • The surface of the lens plate must neither be damaged nor polluted by this activity.

    Information 

    It is recommended to remove any residues from the lens plate surface with pressurized air.

  2. Remove the two protection foils (A) from the gel pad.
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  3. Attach the silicone gel pad (A) on the lens plate of rain sensor by hand.
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NOTE: In case that silicone gel pad of rain sensor is polluted by foreign substances, remove the foreign substances by using the sticker roller.
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