Kia Sportage: Blade replacement
When the wipers no longer clean adequately,
the blades may be worn or
cracked, and require replacement.
CAUTION
To prevent damage to the wiper arms or
other components, do not attempt to
move the wipers manually.
CAUTION
The use of a non-specified wiper blade
could result in wiper malfunction and
failure.
Front wiper blade replacement
![Front wiper blade replacement](images/books/1538/17/index.49.jpg)
For your convenience and to prevent
hood paint damage, you must move the
windshield wiper blades to the service
position as follows.
After turning off the engine, move the
wiper switch to the single wiping (MIST)
position within 20 seconds and hold the
switch more than 2 seconds until the
wiper blade is in the fully up position.
CAUTION
Wiper arms
- Do not allow the wiper arm to fall
against the windshield, since it may
chip or crack the windshield.
- Do not pull the wiper arm forward,
since arm could chip hood paint.
Type A (if equipped)
- Raise the wiper arm.
- Lift up the wiper blade clip. Then pull
down the blade assembly and remove
it.
![Wiper arms](images/books/1538/17/index.50.jpg)
- Install the new blade assembly.
![Wiper arms](images/books/1538/17/index.51.jpg)
- Make sure that both blade assemblies
are installed firmly by trying to pull it
slightly.
- Return the wiper arm onto the windshield.
- Turn ignition to the ON position and
wiper arms will return to the normal
operating position.
Type B (if equipped)
- Raise the wiper arm and turn the
wiper blade assembly to expose the
plastic locking clip.
![Type B (if equipped)](images/books/1538/17/index.52.jpg)
- Compress the clip and slide the blade
assembly downward.
![Type B (if equipped)](images/books/1538/17/index.53.jpg)
- Lift it off the arm.
- Install the blade assembly in the
reverse order of removal.
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Within 20 seconds after the vehicle
ignition is OFF, move the wiper lever
to MIST position for over 2 seconds
until the wiper moves down to the
bottom middle part.
Raise the wiper arm
Keep the battery securely mounted.
Keep the battery top clean and dry.
Keep the terminals and connections
clean, tight, and coated with petroleum
jelly or terminal grease.
Rinse any s
SEE MORE:
Hood panel assembly
Hood hinge assembly
Fender panel
Tail gate panel assembly
Tail gate hinge assembly
Door panel
Front door panel assembly
Rear door panel assembly
Front door hinge assembly
Rear door hinge assembly
After parking the vehicle, apply the Electronic
Parking Brake (EPB) to prevent
the vehicle f r om being moved by the
external force.
Applying the parking brake
Applying the parking brake with EPB switch
Depress the brake pedal.
Pull up the EPB switch.
Make sure the warning light co