Windshield Wiper And Washer Switches - Subaru 2003 Forester Owner's Manual

blades.
NOTE
y The wiper operates only when the ignition
switch is in the "ON" or "ACC" position.
y Clean your wiper blades and window glass peri-
odically with a washer solution to prevent streak-
ing, and to remove accumulations of road salt or
road film. Keep the washer button depressed at
least for 1 second so that washer solution will be
sprinkled all over the windshield or rear window.
y Grease, wax, insects or other material on the
windshield or the wiper blade results in jerky wip-
er operation and streaking on the glass. If you can-
not remove those streaks after operating the
washer or if the wiper operation is jerky, clean the
outer surface of the windshield or rear window
and the wiper blades using a sponge or soft cloth
with a neutral detergent or mild-abrasive cleaner.
After cleaning, rinse the window glass and wiper
blades with clean water. The glass is clean if no
beads form on the glass when you rinse with wa-
ter.
y If you cannot eliminate the streaking even after
following this procedure, replace the wiper blades
with new ones. Refer to the "Replacement of wind-
shield wiper blades" section (chapter 11) for re-
placement instructions.
„ Windshield wiper and washer switches
T Windshield wipers
1) OFF
2) : Intermittent
3) LO: Low speed
4) HI: High speed
To turn the wipers on, push the wiper control lever
down.
To turn the wipers off, return the lever to the "OFF" po-
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