Subaru WRX 2018, Owner'S Manual

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fluid
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11-37.
Also, when driving the vehicle
when there are freezing tempera-
tures, use non-freezing type wi-
per blades.
.
Do not clean the wiper blades
with gasoline or a solvent, such
as paint thinner or benzine. This
will cause deterioration of the
wiper blades.
NOTE
.
The windshield wiper motor is pro-
tected against overloads by a circuit
breaker. If the motor operates continu-
ously under an unusually heavy load,
the circuit breaker may trip to stop the
motor temporarily. If this happens, park
your vehicle in a safe place, turn off the
wiper switch, and wait for approxi-
mately 10 minutes. The circuit breaker
will reset itself, and the wipers will
again operate normally.
.
Clean your blade rubbers and win-
dow glass periodically with a washer
solution to prevent streaking, and to
remove accumulations of road salt or
road film. Operate the windshield
washer for at least 1 second so that
washer solution will be sprinkled all
over the windshield.
.
Grease, wax, insects or other mate-
rial on the windshield or the blade
rubbers results in jerky wiper operation
and streaking on the glass. If you
cannot remove those streaks after
operating the washer or if the wiper
operation is jerky, clean the outer sur-
face of the windshield and the blade
rubbers using a sponge or soft cloth
with a neutral detergent or mild-abra-
sive cleaner. After cleaning, rinse the
window glass and blade rubbers with
clean water. The glass is clean if no
beads form on the glass when you
rinse with water.
.
If you cannot eliminate the streaking
even after following this procedure,
replace the wiper blades (or blade
rubbers) with new ones. For replace-
ment instructions, refer to
“
Replace-
ment of wiper blades
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11-39.
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Windshield wiper and washer
switches
The wiper operates only when the ignition
switch is in the
“
ON
”
position.
!
Windshield wipers
: Mist (for a single wipe)
: Off
: Intermittent
: Low speed
: High speed
To turn the wipers on, push the wiper
control lever down.
To turn the wipers off, return the lever to
the
“ ”
position.
Instruments and controls/Wiper and washer
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