Maintenance -> Changing the Rear Wiper Blades for your Ford Focus 2010-2017
Maintenance
Note: You can also move the wiper arms
Service Position
to the service position manually when the
ignition is off. Do not move the wiper arms
to the service position manually when the
ignition is on. The wiper arms lock when you
switch the ignition on.
Changing the Windshield Wiper
Blades
Note: Do not hold the wiper blade when
lifting the wiper arm.
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Set the windshield wipers in the service
position to change the wiper blades. The
windshield wipers return to the starting
position when you switch the ignition on.
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Note: You can use the service position in
winter to provide easier access to the wiper
blades for freeing them from snow and ice.
Make sure the windshield is free from snow
and ice before you switch the ignition on.
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1. Switch the ignition on.
1. Lift the wiper arm and then press the
wiper blade locking buttons together.
Note: Make sure that the wiper arm does
not spring back against the glass when the
wiper blade is not attached.
2. Slightly rotate the wiper blade.
3. Remove the wiper blade.
4. To install, reverse the removal
procedure.
Note: Make sure that the wiper blade locks
A
into place.
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CHANGING THE REAR WIPER
BLADES
2. Switch the ignition off and press and
hold the wiper lever in position A within
three seconds.
3. Release the wiper lever when the
windshield wipers reach the service
position.
Note: Do not hold the wiper blade when
lifting the wiper arm.
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Maintenance
Note: Make sure that the wiper arm does
Headlamp Aiming Target
not spring back against the glass when the
wiper blade is not attached.
1. Lift the wiper arm.
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B
8 ft (2.4 m)
Ground to the center of the
headlamp low beam bulb
C
D
25 ft (7.6 m)
Horizontal reference line
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2. Slightly rotate the wiper blade.
Vertical Aim Adjustment Procedure
1. Park your vehicle on level ground
approximately 25 ft (7.6 m) from a wall
or screen.
2. Measure the distance from the ground
to the center of the headlamp low
beam bulb and mark an 8 ft (2.4 m)
long horizontal reference line on the
wall or screen at this height.
3. Disengage the wiper blade from the
wiper arm.
4. Remove the wiper blade.
5. Install in the reverse order.
Note: Make sure that the wiper blade locks
into place.
ADJUSTING THE HEADLAMPS
Vertical Aim Adjustment
If your vehicle has been involved in a crash,
have the aim of the headlamp beam
checked by an authorized dealer.
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