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Special position of the
windscreen wipers
Thispositionpermitsreleaseofthewindscreen
wiperblades.
Itisusedforcleaningorreplacementofthe
blades.Itcanalsobeuseful,inwinter,to
detachthebladesfromthewindscreen.
F Anyactiononthewiperstalkintheminute
afterswitchingofftheignitionplacesthe
bladesverticallyonthescreen.
F Toparkthebladesagain,switchonthe
ignitionandoperatethewiperstalk.
Tomaintaintheeffectivenessoftheflat
wiperblades,itisadvisableto:
- handlethemwithcare,
- cleanthemregularlyusingsoapy
water,
- avoidusingthemtoretain
cardboard on the windscreen,
- replacethematthefirstsignsof
wear.
Windscreen and headlamp
wash
Low screenwash / headlamp
wash uid level
Onvehiclefittedwithheadlampwashers,the
lowlevelofthisfluidisindicatedbygaugein
thereservoirfillerneckunderthebonnet.
Checkingandtoppingupthisfluidcanshould
bedonewiththeengineoff.
Thelevelofthisfluidshouldbechecked
regularly,particularlyduringwinter.
Formoreinformationoncheckingthe
screenwash/headlampwashlevel,refertothe
correspondingsection.
F Pullthewindscreenwiperstalktowards
you.Thewindscreenwashthenthe
windscreenwipersoperateforafixed
period.
Theheadlampwashersonlyoperatewhenthe
dipped or main beam headlamps are on, with
the vehicle moving.
Toreducetheconsumptionofthefluid
bytheheadlampwashers,theyoperate
only with every seventh use of the
screenwashorevery25miles(40km)
duringagivenjourney.