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Maintenance and service
. Return the passenger-side wiper
arm to its original position before
returning the driver-side wiper
arm to its original position.
Otherwise, the passenger-side
wiper assembly and driver-side
wiper assembly will touch each
other, possibly resulting in
scratches.
. When returning the raised wipers
to the original positions, return
the wipers slowly on the windshield by hand. Returning the
wipers from the detached positions by the spring operation
might change the shape of the
wiper arm or scratch the windshield.
If you cannot eliminate the streaking even
after following this method, replace the
wiper blades using the following procedures.
& Windshield wiper blade assembly
& Windshield wiper blade rubber
1. Raise the wiper arm off the windshield.
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Open the cover
Pull down the wiper blade
2. Remove the wiper blade assembly by
opening the cover and pulling it down in
the direction shown in the illustration.
3. Install the wiper blade assembly to the
wiper arm. Make sure that it locks in place.
4. Hold the wiper arm by hand and slowly
lower it in position.
Support
1. Grasp the locked end of the blade
rubber assembly and pull it firmly until the
stoppers on the rubber are free of the
support.