FIAT Croma - Manual (Page 213)

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W
ARNING
LIGHTS AND MESSAGES
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICA
TIONS
INDEX
DASHBOARD AND CONTROLS
SAFETY DEVICES
CORRECT USE OF THE CAR
IN AN
EMERGENCY
CAR
MAINTENANCE
Changing the windscreen wiper
blades fig. 18
Proceed as follows:
❒ raise the windscreen wiper arm A and
position the blade so that it forms an
angle of 90° with the arm;
❒ remove the snap fitted blade A from
arm B;
❒ fit the new blade and check it is prop-
erly locked into place.
Changing the rear window blade
fig. 19
Proceed as follows:
❒ raise the cover A and remove the arm
from the car, slackening the nut B that
fastens it to the pivot pin;
❒ fit the new arm, positioning it cor-
rectly, and fully tighten the nut;
❒ lower the cover.
WINDSCREEN/
REAR WINDOW
WIPERS
BLADES
Periodically clean the rubber part using
special products; TUTELA PROFES-
SIONAL SC 35 is recommended.
If the rubber blades are bent or worn they
should be replaced. In any case they should
be changed once a year.
A few simple notions can reduce the pos-
sibility of damage to the blades:
❒ if the temperature fall below zero,
make sure that ice has not frozen the
rubber against glass. If necessary, thaw
using an antifreeze product;
❒ remove any snow from the glass: in ad-
dition to protecting the blades, this
prevents effort on the motor and
overheating;
❒ do not operate the windscreen and
rear window wipers on dry glass.
fig. 18 F0L0203m
Driving with worn wiper
blades is a serious hazard,
because visibility is reduced in bad
weather.
WARNING
fig. 19 F0L0150m
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