Fiat Punto: Blades

Fiat Punto Owners Manual

Periodically clean the rubber part using special products; TUTELA PROFESSIONAL SC 35 is recommended.

If the rubber blades are bent or worn they should be replaced. In any case they should be changed once a year.

A few simple notions can reduce the possibility of damage to the blades:

• if the temperature fall below zero, make sure that ice has not frozen the rubber against glass. If necessary, thaw using an antifreeze product;
• remove any snow from the glass: in addition to protecting the blades, this prevents effort on the motor and overheating;
• do not operate the windscreen and rear window wipers on dry glass.

Driving with worn wiper blades is a serious hazard, because visibility is reduced in bad weather.

Changing the windscreen wiper blades

Proceed as follows:

• raise the windscreen wiper arm (A) and position the blade so that it forms an angle of 90° with the arm;
• press tab (B) of the coupling spring and remove the blade to be replaced from the arm (A);
• fit the new blade by inserting the tab into the special slot in the arm.

  Make sure it is properly locked into place.

Changing the rear window blade

Proceed as follows:

• raise the cover(A) and remove the arm from the car, slackening the nut (B) that fastens it to the pivot pin;
• fit the new arm, positioning it correctly, and fully tighten the nut;
• lower the cover.