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Emergencies
Changing the wiper rear wiper
bl
ades
Fig. 42
Changing the windscreen wiper
bl
ades
Fig. 43
Removing and fitting the rear window
wiper bl
ade
.
The windscreen wiper blades are supplied as
st
andar
d with a l
ayer of gr
aphit
e. This layer is
responsible for ensuring that the wipe is silent.
If the graphite layer is damaged, the noise of
the water as it is wiped across the windscreen
will be louder.
Check the condition of the wiper blades reg-
ularly. If the wipers scrape across the
glass, they should be changed if they are
damaged, or cleaned if they are dirty
›››
.
If this does not pr
oduce the desir
ed r
esults,
the setting angl
e of the windscr
een wiper
arms might be incorrect. They should be
checked by a specialised workshop and cor-
rected if necessary.
Damaged windscreen wiper blades should
be replaced immediately. These are availa-
ble from qualified workshops.
Raising and lowering windscreen wiper
arms
●
Place the windscreen wipers in the service
position
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page 45.
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Grip the wiper arms only by the blade's
fastening point.
Cleaning windscreen wiper blades
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Raise the wiper arms.
●
Use a soft cloth to remove dust and dirt
from the windscreen wiper blades.
●
If the blades are very dirty, a sponge or
damp cloth may be used
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.
Changing the windscreen wiper blades
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Lift and unfold the wiper arms.
●
Press and hold release button
›
›
›
Fig. 4
2
1
and pull gently on the wiper blade in the di-
r
ection of the arr
o
w
.
●
Fit a ne
w wiper blade of the same length
and design on to the wiper arm and hook it
into place.
●
Rest the wiper arms back onto the wind-
screen.
Changing the rear wiper blade
●
Lift the wiper arm away from the glass
●
Slide the blade adapter in the direction of
the arrow and remove the blade
›››
Fig. 43 .
●
With one hand, hold the top end of the rear
wiper arm.
●
Fit a new blade, of the same length and
type, as shown in
›››
Fig. 43 and slide the
adapter until it clicks into place.
WARNING
Worn or dirty windscreen wiper blades re-
duce visibility and increase the risk of acci-
dent and serious injury.
●
Always r
eplace damaged or worn wind-
screen wiper blades or blades that no lon-
ger clean the windscreen properly.
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