2009 Mazda RX 8 Owners Manual

MaintenanceandCare
OwnerMaintenance
1.
Raisethewiperarmandturntheblade
assemblytoexposetheplasticlocking
clip.
Compresstheclipandslidethe
assemblydownward;thenliftitoffthe
arm.
WiperBlades
CAUTION
ØHotwaxesappliedbyautomatic
carwashershavebeenknownto
affectthewiper'sabilitytoclean
windows.
ØTopreventdamagetothewiper
blades,don'tusegasoline,
kerosene,paintthinner,orother
solventsonornearthem.
Contaminationofeitherthewindshieldor
thebladeswithforeignmattercanreduce
wipereffectiveness.Commonsourcesare
insects,treesap,andhotwaxtreatments
usedbysomecommercialcarwashes.
Plastic locking clip
CAUTION
Topreventdamagetothewindshield
letthewiperarmdowneasily,don't
letitslapdownonthewindshield.
Ifthebladesarenotwipingproperly,
cleanthewindowandbladeswithagood
cleanerormilddetergent;thenrinse
thoroughlywithcleanwater.Repeatif
necessary.
2.
Holdtheendoftherubberandpull
untilthetabsarefreeofthemetal
support.
qReplacingWindshieldWiperBlades
Whenthewipersnolongercleanwell,the
bladesareprobablywornorcracked.
Replacethem.
CAUTION
Metal support
Topreventdamagetothewiperarms
andothercomponents,don'ttryto
sweepthewiperarmbyhand.
Tab
NOTE
Topreventdamagetothewiperarmblades
whenraisingboththedriverandpassenger
sidewiperarms,raisethedriversidewiper
armfirst.Conversely,whensettingdownthe
wiperarms,setthepassengersidewiperarm
downfirst.
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Product Specification
CategoriesMazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals
Model Year2009
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