Subaru Forester: Replacement of wiper blades / Windshield wiper blade assembly
- Raise the wiper arm off the windshield.

CAUTION
Hold the wiper arm when replacing
the wiper blade. Holding the wiper
blade, may result in blade deformation.

Lock knob
- Hold the wiper blade connection by
hand, push the lock knob to release the
lock, and then pull out the wiper blade
assembly.
NOTE
Do not use a hard object to push the
lock knob. The lock knob may be
scratched.

- When installing the wiper blade assembly,
align it with the wiper arm connection
part and then slide it in the opposite
direction of removal to install. After installing
the wiper blade assembly, check that
the connection part is locked completely.
- Hold the wiper arm by hand and slowly
lower it in position.
Replace the wiper blade rubber according to the following procedure.
Slit
Pull the wiper blade rubber from the
right side in the order of (1), (2) and (3) until
the slit on the wiper blade can be seen
position...
Other information:
NOTE
When the vehicle is stopped and the
driver’s door is opened and closed, the
Driver Monitoring System automatically
turns ON regardless of the pushbutton
ignition switch status.
After the Driver Monitoring System
was turned OFF, if the Driver Monitoring
System is turned ON while the driver’s
door is open, user recognition may not
occur correctly...
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