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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



  Do not bend or discard the stiffeners. You 

need to use them again.



  If the metal stiffeners are switched, 

the blade's wiping efficiency could be 

reduced.

  So do not use the driver's side metal 

stiffeners on the passenger's side, or vice 

versa.



  Be sure to reinstall the metal stiffeners 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 (5-Door)

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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