2010 Mazda 5 Owners Manual

MaintenanceandCare
OwnerMaintenance
qReplacingWindshieldWiperBlades
WiperBlades
Whenthewipersnolongercleanwell,the
bladesareprobablywornorcracked.
Replacethem.
CAUTION
ØHotwaxesappliedbyautomatic
carwashershavebeenknownto
affectthewiper'sabilitytoclean
windows.
ØTopreventdamagetothewiper
blades,don'tusegasoline,
kerosene,paintthinner,orother
solventsonornearthem.
CAUTION
Topreventdamagetothewiperarms
andothercomponents,don'ttryto
sweepthewiperarmbyhand.
NOTE
Topreventdamagetothewiperarmblades
whenraisingboththedriverandpassenger
sidewiperarms,raisethedriversidewiper
armfirst.Conversely,whensettingdownthe
wiperarms,setthepassengersidewiperarm
downfirst.
ØWhenthewiperleverisinthe
AUTOpositionandtheignition
switchisintheONposition,the
wipersmaymoveautomaticallyin
thefollowingcases:
Ø Ifthewindshieldabovetherain
sensoristouched.
Ø Ifthewindshieldabovetherain
sensoriswipedwithacloth.
Ø Ifthewindshieldisstruckwith
ahandorotherobject.
Ø Iftherainsensorisstruckwith
ahandorotherobjectfrom
insidethevehicle.
1.
Raisethewiperarmandturntheblade
assemblytoexposetheplasticlocking
clip.
Compresstheclipandslidethe
assemblydownward;thenliftitoffthe
arm.
Becarefulnottopinchhandsor
fingersasitmaycauseinjury,or
damagethewipers.When
washingorservicingyourMazda,
makesurethewiperleverisinthe
OFFposition.
Contaminationofeitherthewindshieldor
thebladeswithforeignmattercanreduce
wipereffectiveness.Commonsourcesare
insects,treesap,andhotwaxtreatments
usedbysomecommercialcarwashes.
Plastic locking clip
CAUTION
Ifthebladesarenotwipingproperly,
cleanthewindowandbladeswithagood
cleanerormilddetergent;thenrinse
thoroughlywithcleanwater.Repeatif
necessary.
Topreventdamagetothewindshield
letthewiperarmdowneasily,don't
letitslapdownonthewindshield.
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CategoriesMazda 5 Manuals
Model Year2010
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