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Visibility
Operatin
g fault
If an automatic wiping malfunction occurs, the wipers will operate in intermittent mode.
Have it checked by a CITROËN dealer.
To retain the e
ffectiveness o
f the "
flat-
blade" wiper blades,
it is a
dvisable to:
- handle them with care
,
- clean them regularly using soapy
water,
- n
ot use
them t
o hold a sheet of
car
dboar
d against t
he w
indscreen,
- replace them at the
first si
gns o
f
wear
.
Do not cover the rain sensor, linked with the brightness sensor and located in th
e centre of th
e win
dsc
reen behin
d
the rear vi
ew mirr
or.
Switch off the automatic wipin
g when
using an automat
ic car was
h.
In w
inter,
it is a
dvisable to wa
it unt
il the
windscreen is completel
y clear o
f ice
before activating the automatic wiping. This position allows the wiper blades to be lifted
for winter parkin
g, cleanin
g or replacement
without
dama
ging the bonnet.
In the minute
followin
g switchin
g off of the
ignition, any act
ion on t
he w
iper sta
lk pos
itions
the wipers vertically.
To park the wipers after this has been done,
switch on the ignition and operate the wiper stalk. Vertical windscreen wiper pos
ition
Changing a front or rear wiper blade Procedure for replacing a worn wiper blade with a new one without the use of tools.Be
fore removing a
front
w
iper
bl
ade
)
Within one minute a
fter switchin
g off the
ignition, operate t
he w
iper sta
lk to pos
ition
the w
iper blades
in the vert
ical position.
Thi
s position must
be use
d in or
der to avo
id
damaging the wiper blade and the bonnet.Remova
l
)
Raise t
he correspon
ding wiper arm.
)
Unclip the w
iper blade an
d remove
it.
Fitting ) At the front, check the size of the wipe
r
blade
as the shorter blade
is fitt
ed to the
passen
ger side of the vehicle.
) Put t
he correspon
ding new w
iper
blade in
place an
d clip it.
)
Fold down the wiper arm care
fully.
After fittin
g a front wipe
r
blade ) Switch on the ignition.
) Operate the wiper stalk again to park the wiper blades.
