Windscreen Wiper Blades - Renault CAPTUR Driver's Handbook Manual

WINDSCREEN WIPER BLADES

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Replacing windscreen wiper
blades 1
With the ignition on and the engine
stopped:
– for vehicles equipped with the au-
tomatic windscreen wiper function,
lower the windscreen wiper stalk
fully: they stop slightly away from the
bonnet;
– lift the wiper arm 2;
– turn blade 1.
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(1/2)
B
4
A
2
Lower tab 3, by pressing on either
side A.
Then push the blade forwards B, to re-
lease hook 4.
To refit
To refit the wiper blade, proceed in re-
verse order to removal. Make sure that
the blade is correctly locked in position.
For vehicles equipped with the auto-
matic windscreen wiper function, lift the
windscreen wiper stalk fully: the front
windscreen wiper blades will settle
down onto the bonnet.
Check the condition of the wiper
blades. You are responsible for their
A
service life:
– clean the blades, windscreen and
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rear screen regularly with soapy
water;
– do not use them when the wind-
screen or rear screen are dry;
– free them from the windscreen or
rear screen when they have not
been used for a long time.
overheating).
– Check the condition of the wiper
blades.
They should be replaced as soon
as they become less efficient: ap-
proximately once a year.
When changing the blade, when it
has been removed, do not let the
wiper arm fall against the window:
risk of breaking the window.
– In frosty weather, make
sure that the wiper blades
are not stuck by ice (to
avoid the risk of the motor