Kia Sorento 2023 Owner's Manual page 565

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 windshield wiper blade
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For your convenience, move the wind-
shield wiper blades to the service posi-
tion as follows;
After turning off the engine, move the
wiper switch to the single wiping (MIST)
position within 20 seconds and hold the
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.
1. Raise the wiper arm.
2. Lift up the wiper blade clip. Then pull
down the blade assembly and remove
it.
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3. Install the new blade assembly.
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4. Return the wiper arm on the wind-
shield.
Wiper blades
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