Subaru Impreza Manuals 2018 Impreza Owner's Manual | Page 410

Maintenance and service/Replacement of wiper blades carefully return the wiper arms on the windshield by hand. You should not return the wiper arms to the windshield only by the return spring. Otherwise, the wi- per arms may be deformed and/or the windshield surface may be scratched. 11-31 CAUTION Hold the wiper arm when replacing the wiper blade. Holding the wiper blade, may result in blade deforma- tion. If you cannot eliminate the streaking even after following this method, replace the wiper blades using the following proce- dures. & Windshield wiper blade as- sembly S11AZ01 1. Raise the wiper arm off the windshield. 1) Lock knob 3. When installing the wiper blade as- sembly, align it with the wiper arm connec- tion part and then slide it in the opposite direction of removal to install. After instal- ling the wiper blade assembly, check that the connection part is locked completely. 4. Hold the wiper arm by hand and slowly lower it in position. 2. Hold the wiper blade connection by hand, push the lock knob to release the lock, and then pull out the wiper blade assembly. NOTE Do not use a hard object to push the lock knob. The lock knob may be scratched. – CONTINUED –