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increase the supply of air switch on the blower motor.
3.
Warm weather. Set the controls as for hot weather. To increase the supply of air switch on the blower
motor. To prevent mist forming on the windshield pull out the demist control partially.
4.
Cold weather. Place the air control in its normal position. Place the temperature lever according to
the degree of heating required. Switch on the blower to increase the air supply. (If demisting is
required pull out the demist control).
5.
Severe cold. Move the temperature control to the right for maximum heating and pull out the demist
control fully to give a maximum supply of hot air to the screen. Switch on the blower motor to
increase the air flow.
WINDSHIELD WASHER
The washing equipment supplied as an
optional fitting is operated by pumping the
knob on the instrument panel. As the knob
moves towards the panel a jet of cleaning
fluid is ejected onto the windshield from
nozzles on the scuttle.
Set the windshield wipers in motion before
operating the cleaning jets.
Fluid for the windshield is stored in an
unbreakable bottle clipped to the engine
bulkhead. When refilling with fluid, lift the
bottle from its clip and unscrew the cap.
FOLDING THE HOOD
Never fold the hood if it is wet or damp; wait until it is dry.
1.
Release the hood from the pillars at the top of the windshield by unscrewing the wing bolts
2.
Release the rear bottom edge of the hood from the three buttons and the turnbuckle at each side.
Pull on the centre knob of each button to release them from their attachment pins.
3.
Raise the front of the hood slightly to release the tension in the canvas and pull to the rear the bottom
of the hood where it is attached to the tonneau panel to release it from the two anchor brackets on
the panel.
4.
Tip the seats forward, unfasten the sidescreen container, and turn it over onto the tonneau panel to
expose the hood stowage compartment.
5.
Leave the rear window panel suspended over the tonneau panel and collapse the hood into the
stowage compartment, pulling the canvas clear of the hood irons and folding it forward over the front
hood rail.
6.
Fold the rear window forward over the hood, pulling out the spare canvas at each side and folding it
neatly over the front of the window.
7.
Push the hood into the stowage compartment and turn the sidescreen container forward to cover
the hood
8.
Remove the sidescreen and stow them in the container pockets with the cranked bracket of each
screen at opposite ends and facing towards the rear.
9.
Secure the sidescreen container over the folded hood with the six buttons (three on each side).
10.
Tighten the sidescreen clamping nut on each door to prevent its possible loss.
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Operating the windshield washer
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