Subaru 2005 Forester 2.5X User Manual

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Instruments and controls

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blades.

NOTE

The wiper operates only when the ignition

switch is in the “ON” or “ACC” position.
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Clean your wiper blades and window glass peri-

odically with a washer solution to prevent streak-

ing, and to remove accumulations of road salt or

road film. Keep the washer button depressed at

least for 1 second so that washer solution will be

sprinkled all over the windshield or rear window.
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Grease, wax, insects or other material on the

windshield or the wiper blade results in jerky wip-

er operation and streaking on the glass. If you can-

not remove those streaks after operating the

washer or if the wiper operation is jerky, clean the

outer surface of the windshield or rear window

and the wiper blades using a sponge or soft cloth

with a neutral detergent or mild-abrasive cleaner.

After cleaning, rinse the window glass and wiper

blades with clean water. The glass is clean if no

beads form on the glass when you rinse with wa-

ter.
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If you cannot eliminate the streaking even after

following this procedure, replace the wiper blades

with new ones. Refer to the “Replacement of wiper

blades” section (chapter 11) for replacement in-

structions.

Windshield wiper and washer switches

T Windshield wipers

A) OFF
B)

: Intermittent

C) LO: Low speed
D) HI: High speed

To turn the wipers on, push the wiper control lever

down.

To turn the wipers off, return the lever to the “OFF” po-

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