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3. The wiper blade and wiper arm will come free.
When fitting a new wiper blade, make sure it
locks securely onto the wiper arm.
CAUTION
• Do not bring the wiper arms back into posi-
tion or operate the wipers without wiper
blades, as this could scratch the windshield.
• Never operate the wipers and washer with
the wiper arms raised. The arms could be
damaged.
2 Replacing blade rubber only
1. Raise the wiper arm.
Pinch both sides (indicated by arrows) of blade
rubber with your fingers and then pull the
blade rubber so that claws are unhooked from
grooves in the blade rubber.
2. Slide out the blade rubber.
3. Replace the old blade rubber with a new genu-
ine wiper blade rubber.
To install, reverse the removal procedure. Make
sure that the claws fit into the grooves in blade
rubber.
1 Fluid level check
1. Open the front panel. P. 12-4
2. Check the amount of remaining washer fluid
using fluid level check hose .
Windshield washer – fluid level
check and refilling
Inspection
intervals
At the time of pre-operational
check and every 10,000 km
(6,000 miles)
Z12201
Z12202
Z09332
Z17352
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