2019 CITROEN C4 wiper blades

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Wiper control stalk
Manual controls
The wipers are controlled directly by the driver.
Model with AUTO wiping Model with manual wipingWindscreen wipers
Wiping speed control stalk: raise or lower the s
talk   to   the   desired   position.
Fast
  wipe   (heavy   rain).
Normal
  wipe   (moderate   rain).
Intermittent
  wipe   (proportional   to   the  
s

peed   of   the   vehicle).
Park.
Single
  wipe   (press   downwards   or   pull  
t

he   stalk   briefly   towards   you,   then  
r

elease).
or Automatic
  wiping   (press   down,  
t

hen   release)   or   single   wipe   (pull  
t

he   stalk   briefly   towards   you).
Do not operate the wipers on a dry
windscreen.
 
Under
 
extremely
 
hot
 
or
 
c

old conditions, ensure that the wiper
blades
 
are
 
not
 
stuck
 
to
 
the
 
windscreen
 
b

efore
 
operating
 
the
 
wipers.
In
 
wintry
 
conditions,
 
remove
 
snow,
 
ice
 
o

r frost present on the windscreen,
around
 
the
 
wiper
 
arms
 
and
 
blades
 
and
 t
he
 
windscreen
 
seal,
 
before
 
operating
 
t

he
 
wipers.
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Special position of the
windscreen wipers
To maintain the effectiveness of the flat wiper   blades,   it   is   advisable   to:
-
 
h
andle   them   with   care,
-
 
c
lean   them   regularly   using   soapy  
w

ater,
-
 
a
void   using   them   to   retain  
c

ardboard on the windscreen,
-
 
r
eplace   them   at   the   first   signs   of  
w

e a r.
This
 
position
 
permits
 
release
 
of
 
the
 
windscreen
 w
iper
 
blades.
It
 
is
 
used
 
for
 
cleaning
 
or
 
replacement
 
of
 
the
 
w

iper
 
blades.
 
It
 
can
 
also
 
be
 
useful,
 
in
 
winter,
 
to
 
r

elease
 
the
 
wiper
 
blades
 
from
 
the
 
windscreen.
F
 
A

ny
 
action
 
on
 
the
 
wiper
 
stalk
 
within
 
o

ne minute
 
after
 
switching
 
off
 
the
 
ignition,
 
p

laces the wiper blades vertically on the
screen.
F
 
T

o
 
park
 
the
 
wiper
 
blades
 
again,
 
switch
 
on
 
t

he
 
ignition
 
and
 
operate
 
the
 
wiper
 
stalk.
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Changing a wiper blade
F Within  one   minute   after   switching   off  t
he   ignition,   operate   the   wiper   stalk   to  
p

osition the wiper blades vertically on the
windscreen.
Removing
F Raise   the   corresponding   wiper   arm.
F P ull the screenwash delivery pipe to
disconnect
  it   from   the   jet   (located   on   the  
w

iper   blade).
F
 
U
nclip   the   wiper   blade   and   remove   it.
Fitting
F Put  the   corresponding   new   wiper   blade   in  p
lace   and   clip   it.
F

C
onnect the screenwash delivery pipe to
the
  jet   on   the   wiper   blade.
F
 
F
old   down   the   wiper   arm   carefully.
After fitting a front wiper
blade
F Switch  on   the   ignition.
F  O perate   the   wiper   stalk   again   to   park   the  
w

iper   blades.
Before removing a front
wiper blade
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