Owner Maintenance; Maintenance and Care- Page 427

2016 Mazda CX-3 Cx 3 Owners Manual

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Maintenance and Care

Owner Maintenance

   3.   Tilt the blade assembly and remove it 

from the arm.

CAUTION

  To prevent damage to the windshield 
let the wiper arm down easily, do not 
let it slap down on the windshield.

   4.   Pull down the blade rubber and slide it 

out of blade holder.

   5.   Remove the metal stiffeners from each 

blade rubber and install them in the 
new blade.

CAUTION

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  Do not bend or discard the stiff eners. You 

need to use them again.

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  If the metal stiff eners are switched, 

the blade's wiping effi

  ciency could be 

reduced.

  So do not use the driver's side metal 

stiff eners on the passenger's side, or vice 
versa.

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  Be sure to reinstall the metal stiff eners in 

the new blade rubber so that the curve 
is the same as it was in the old blade 
rubber.

   6.   Carefully insert the new blade rubber. 

Then install the blade assembly in the 
reverse order of removal.

 Replacing Rear Window Wiper 

Blade

            When  the  wiper  no  longer  cleans  well,  the 
blade is probably worn or cracked.
  Replace  it.

CAUTION

  To prevent damage to the wiper arm 
and other components, do not move 
the wiper by hand.

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  • 3. Tilt the blade assembly and remove it from the arm.
  • 4. Pull down the blade rubber and slide it out of blade holder.
  • 5. Remove the metal stiffeners from each blade rubber and install them in the new blade.
  • 6. Carefully insert the new blade rubber.