Kia Carnival 2023 Owner's Manual page 527

Maintenance
CAUTION
To prevent damage to the wiper blades,
do not use gasoline, kerosene, paint
thinner, or other solvents on or near
them.
Blade replacement
When the wipers no longer clean ade-
quately, the blades may be worn or
cracked, and require replacement.
CAUTION
To prevent damage to the wiper arms or
other components, do not attempt to
move the wipers manually.
CAUTION
The use of a non-specified wiper blade
could result in wiper malfunction and
failure.
Front wiper blade replacement
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For your convenience and to prevent
hood paint damage, you must move the
windshield wiper blades to the service
position as follows.
After turning off the engine, move the
wiper switch to the single wiping (MIST)
position within 20 seconds and hold the
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switch more than 2 seconds until the
wiper blade is in the fully up position.
CAUTION
Wiper arms
僅 Do not allow the wiper arm to fall
against the windshield, since it may
chip or crack the windshield.
僅 Do not pull the wiper arm forward,
since arm could chip hood paint.
Type A
1. Raise the wiper arm and turn the
wiper blade assembly to expose the
plastic locking clip.
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CAUTION
Wiper arms
Do not allow the wiper arm to fall against
the windshield, since it may chip or crack
the windshield.
2. Compress the clip and slide the blade
assembly downward.
Wiper blades