Windshield wiper
10-08-04, 07:28 AM
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Windshield wiper
Is it me or this is a dumb design from Toyota/Lexus? How did you lift windshield wiper to clean your windshield? I tried to lift them and front hood is in the way to prevent me doing it?
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10-08-04, 07:59 AM
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In your Owners Manual there is a page about how to reposition your windshield wipers so they can be swung upwards. Actually, if all you want to do is to clean the glass, you just raise the blades slightly with one hand while you wipe it clean with the other. Another way to do this is to turn on the ignition, then turn on your wipers, and turn off the ignition when the blades are not seated at the bottom of the stroke.
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10-08-04, 08:33 AM
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Originally posted by amf1932
Another way to do this is to turn on the ignition, then turn on your wipers, and turn off the ignition when the blades are not seated at the bottom of the stroke.
Another way to do this is to turn on the ignition, then turn on your wipers, and turn off the ignition when the blades are not seated at the bottom of the stroke.
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10-08-04, 10:47 AM
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There is also another reason for the different positionings of the windshield wipers. When they are hidden slightly below the level of the hood, they are in "summer" mode. When they are raised up in retracted position, they are in "winter" mode so that you can easily lift your wipers up to clean off ice and snow buildup on the windshield.
10-08-04, 11:24 AM
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Originally posted by lexusk8
There is also another reason for the different positionings of the windshield wipers. When they are hidden slightly below the level of the hood, they are in "summer" mode. When they are raised up in retracted position, they are in "winter" mode so that you can easily lift your wipers up to clean off ice and snow buildup on the windshield.
There is also another reason for the different positionings of the windshield wipers. When they are hidden slightly below the level of the hood, they are in "summer" mode. When they are raised up in retracted position, they are in "winter" mode so that you can easily lift your wipers up to clean off ice and snow buildup on the windshield.
There are some GM model vehicles out there that keep the wiper blades above the seated position when turned on. To me that's more of a motor/gear design for the wiper arms to operate. Also more of a nuisance since it blocks your line of vision of the windshield when you have them turned on.
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10-08-04, 01:19 PM
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Originally posted by steviej
There is even a couple pages in the owners manual devoted to this.
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There is even a couple pages in the owners manual devoted to this.
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10-08-04, 01:26 PM
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Originally posted by steviej
There is even a couple pages in the owners manual devoted to this.
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There is even a couple pages in the owners manual devoted to this.
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10-08-04, 01:32 PM
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Originally posted by flipside909
That's odd, never seen that in any Lexus or Toyota printed manual in our region. Possibly in regions that require a cold weather package?
That's odd, never seen that in any Lexus or Toyota printed manual in our region. Possibly in regions that require a cold weather package?
10-08-04, 02:21 PM
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From a credible, reliable source, to put it in winter mode on the ES, you pull up on the windshield wiper arm and pop it up above the hoodline. It's a manual operation meaning no tools involved. This is to keep snow/ice building up on the wipers below the hoodline. Use a alcohol soaked cotton ball to clean the winshield wiper blades to remove debris. voila! I stand corrected.
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10-08-04, 02:35 PM
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From an unidentified source, to put it in winter mode on the ES, you pull up on the windshield wiper arm and pop it up above the hoodline.
P.S. The ability to make these changes are on ALL the ES's, regardless of the geographical location that they were originally sold. It has nothing to do with cold weather packages.
10-08-04, 05:16 PM
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does my 98 model have this?.....for the lower class people