My only peeve with the new GS design..
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For those of you that have washed your new GS, have you noticed that the windshield wipers can't be propped up and out of the way to allow washing the windshield? The wipers actually hit the hood first -- seems like a design oversight to me (compared to all of my other vehicles).. Perhaps I'm missing something?
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Originally Posted by ntran18
The feature is still there, pg 54 in the manual. You can still pull it up so it's not retracted under the hood.
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Originally Posted by ntran18
The feature is still there, pg 54 in the manual. You can still pull it up so it's not retracted under the hood.
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My 94 Acura Legend didn't require yanking or pushing on the wipers to get them in the summer/winter position - just a flick of a switch and they'd move to the other position.
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Originally Posted by BlkBuzzard
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Originally Posted by osx-addict
Personally, I'm not sure why they call it a winter/summer mode -- it's just a feature that allows you to yank (I initially thought it was motor driven w/ a pressure switch) the wipers up the windshield about 2-3 inches hence changing their travel range -- to allow (in my case) you to prop them up so you can wash underneath them.
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In the winter it is generally recommended if you park outside to prop the wiper up off the glass to prevent them from freezing to it as the snow fall on your warm car melts and freezes as the car cools down. With them down and out of the way "summer mode" this can't be done. Hence the use of "winter mode". Plus it looks better down under the hood more.
Note I have found it easier to switch the them between modes from the passenger side of the vehicle.
Note I have found it easier to switch the them between modes from the passenger side of the vehicle.
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