[dmcsweeney]

Originally Posted by mrashton

To put the wipers into the maintenance position:

Turn the ignition ON
Turn the ignition OFF
Immediately hold the Wiper stalk in the fully UP position beyond the resistance point for around 5 seconds and the wipers will move to the vertical position and stay there.

Once you have finished replacing the wipers (or cleaning the car) you can either Switch ON the ignition and press the wiper stalk down

OR

you can carefully and manually move the wipers back to the rest position without them rubbing on a dry windscreen.

Thanks!!