Abarth 500e - Page 243

MAINTENANCE AND CARE
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this prevents effort on the motor and
overheating;
do not operate the windscreen and
rear window wipers on dry glass.
227) 228)
RAISING THE
WINDSCREEN WIPER
BLADES
Lift the windscreen wiper arm and
position the blade so that it forms a 90°
angle with the arm.
REPLACING WIPER
BLADES
Proceed as follows:
lift up the windscreen wiper arm (A)
fig. 213 and position the blade so that it
forms a 90° angle with the arm;
press the button (A) and extract from
the arm (B) the blade (C);
insert the new blade making sure it is
locked into place.
213 F0S1272
REPLACING THE REAR
WINDOW WIPER BLADE
Proceed as follows:
raise the cover (A) fig. 214 and
remove the arm from the car, undoing
the nut (B) that fixes it to the pivot pin;
correctly position the new arm and
tighten the nut fully;
lower the cover.
214 F0S1273
WINDSCREEN WASHER
NOZZLES
If there is no jet of fluid, firstly check
that there is fluid in the reservoir (see
the "Checking levels" chapter in this
section).
Then check that the nozzle holes are
not clogged; use a needle to unblock
them if necessary.
The screen washer jets can be oriented
by adjusting the nozzle angles.
215 F0S1333
The jets should be directed at about
1/3 of the height from the top edge of
the windscreen fig. 215.
WARNING In versions with a sunroof,
make sure that the sunroof is closed
before operating the front jets.
REAR WINDOW WASHER
NOZZLE
The rear window washer jets are fixed.
The nozzle holder is located above the
rear window fig. 216.