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BEFORE DRIVING
Windshield washer
EXAMPLE
61MM0A099
To spray windshield washer fluid, pull the
lever toward you. The windshield wipers
will automatically turn on at low speed if
they are not already on and your vehicle is
equipped with "INT" position.
WARNING
• To prevent windshield icing in cold
weather, turn on the defroster to
heat the windshield before and
during windshield washer use.
• Do not use radiator antifreeze in
the windshield washer reservoir. It
can severely impair visibility when
sprayed on the windshield, and can
also damage your vehicle's paint.
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NOTICE
To help prevent damage to the wind-
shield wiper and washer system
components, you should take the fol-
lowing precautions:
• Do not continue to hold in the lever
when
there
is
no
windshield
washer fluid being sprayed or the
washer motor can be damaged.
• Do not attempt to remove dirt from
a dry windshield with the wipers or
you can damage the windshield
and the wiper blades. Always wet
the windshield with washer fluid
before operating the wipers.
• Clear ice or packed snow from the
wiper blades before using the wip-
ers.
• Check the washer fluid level regu-
larly. Check it often when the
weather is bad.
• Fill a reservoir 3/4 full with washer
fluid to for its expansion, if tem-
perature falls low enough to freeze
the fluid.
Rear window wiper/washer switch
EXAMPLE
Washer
Wiper
Intermittent wiper
61MM0A100
To turn the rear wiper on, twist the rear
wiper switch on the end of the lever for-
ward to "ON" position. If your vehicle is
equipped with "INT" position, the rear
wiper operates intermittently when you
twist the switch forward to "INT" position.
To turn the rear wiper off, twist the switch
rearward to "OFF" position.
With the rear wiper in "OFF" position, twist
the switch rearward and hold it there to
spray window washer fluid.
With the rear wiper in "ON" position, turn
the switch forward and hold it there to
spray window washer fluid.
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