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Windshield Wiper Arm Installation Note

  1. Clean the serrated connecting part with a wire brush before installing the windshield wiper arm.
    G13179748Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
  2. Align the windshield wiper blade end with the hollowed marks in the ceramic coating and install.
    • If the hollowed marks in the ceramic coating cannot be located, adjust the windshield wiper blade end to the position shown in the figure and install.
    G13179749Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
  3. Install the nuts.
  4. Switch the ignition ON (engine off or on).
  5. Operate the windshield wiper at low speed.
  6. Turn off the windshield wiper switch.
  7. Verify that the windshield wipers stop at the park position as a result of the auto-stop operating.
    • If the windshield wiper is not installed to the park position, change the windshield wiper arm and serrated connecting part one groove at a time and adjust it to the park position.