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MaintenanceandCare
OwnerMaintenance
WiperBlades
CAUTION
NOTE
Topreventdamagetothewiperarm
bladeswhenraisingboththedriverand
passengersidewiperarms,raisethe
driversidewiperarmfirst.Conversely,
whensettingdownthewiperarms,set
thepassengersidewiperarmdown
first.
Hotwaxesappliedbyautomaticcar
washershavebeenknowntoaffect
thewiper'sabilitytocleanwindows.
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Topreventdamagetothewiper
l
blades,don'tusegasoline,kerosene,
paintthinner,orothersolventsonor
nearthem.
1.
Raisethewiperarmandturntheblade
assemblytoexposetheplasticlocking
clip.
Contaminationofeitherthewindshieldor
thebladeswithforeignmattercanreduce
wipereffectiveness.Commonsourcesare
insects,treesap,andhotwaxtreatments
usedbysomecommercialcarwashes.
Compresstheclipandslidethe
assemblydownward;thenliftitoffthe
arm.
Ifthebladesarenotwipingproperly,
cleanthewindowandbladeswithagood
cleanerormilddetergent;thenrinse
thoroughlywithcleanwater.Repeatif
necessary.
qReplacingWindshieldWiperBlades
Whenthewipersnolongercleanwell,the
bladesareprobablywornorcracked.
Replacethem.
Plastic locking clip
CAUTION
CAUTION
Topreventdamagetothewindshieldlet
thewiperarmdowneasily,don'tletit
slapdownonthewindshield.
Topreventdamagetothewiperarms
andothercomponents,don'ttryto
sweepthewiperarmbyhand.
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| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2007 |
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