FIAT Barchetta - Manual (Page 130)

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Some simple steps can reduce po-
tential damage to the blades:
– If the temperature falls to below
zero, make sure the rubber blade is
not frozen to the windscreen. If nec-
essary, free it with a de-icing com-
pound.
– Remove any snow that has settled
on the glass: besides saving the blades
you will avoid straining the electric
windscreen wiper motor and causing
it to overheat.
– Do not operate the windscreen
wipers on dry glass.
SPRAY NOZZLES
If there is no jet of liquid, first make
sure that there is liquid in the reser-
voir: see “Checking fluid levels” in this
chapter.
Then make sure that the holes in the
nozzles fig. 12 are not clogged up.
Use a pin for this if necessary.
The jets of the windscreen washer
are directed by adjusting the nozzles
in such a way that the jets are direct-
ed at the highest point reached by the
wiper blades when operating.
Changing the windscreen
wiper blade fig. 11
1) Lift windscreen wiper arm A and
position the blade to form a right an-
gle with the arm.
2) Press tab B of the coupling spring
and remove the blade to be replaced
from the arm.
3) Fit the new blade by inserting the
tab into the special hole in the arm.
Make sure it is locked into place.
fig. 12
P5S00711m
fig. 11
P5S00710m