Windscreen/Rear Window Wipers; Blades; Changing The Windscreen Wiper Blade - Fiat Doblo Owner's Handbook Manual

WINDSCREEN/
REAR WINDOW
WIPERS

BLADES

Periodically clean the rubber part us-
ing special products; TUTELA PRO-
FESSIONAL SC 35 is recommend-
ed.
If the rubber blades are bent or worn
they should be replaced. In any case
they should be changed once a year.
A few simple notions can reduce the
possibility of damage to the blades:
– If the temperature falls to below
zero, make sure the rubber blade is
not frozen to the windscreen. If nec-
essary, free it with a de-icing com-
pound.
– Remove any snow that has settled
on the glass: besides saving the blades
you will avoid straining the electric
windscreen wiper motor and causing
it to overheat.
– Do not operate the windscreen or
rear window wipers on dry glass.
Driving with worn wiper
blades is a serious hazard,
because visibility is re-
duced in bad weather.
Changing the windscreen
wiper blade
1) Lift the windscreen wiper arm A-
fig. 23 off the glass and position the
blade so as to form a right angle with
the arm.
2) Press tab B on the retainer and
remove the blade to be replaced from
arm A .
3) Fit the new blade by inserting the
tab into the special slot in the arm.
Make sure it is properly locked into
place.
B
A
fig. 23
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