windshield wipers Hyundai Matrix 2004 Owner's Manual

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FEATURES OF YOUR HYUNDAI
1- 40 B350A01A-AAT WINDSHIELD WIPER AND WASHER SWITCH
B350A01O
The windshield wiper switch has three posi- tions:
1. Intermittent wiper operation
2. Low-speed operation
3. High-speed operation NOTE: To prevent damage to the wiper system, donot attempt to wipe away heavy accumula-tions of snow or ice. Accumulated snow andice should be removed manually. If there isonly a light layer of snow or ice, operate theheater in the defrost mode to melt the snowor ice before using the wiper.
B340E01A-AAT Headlight Flasher
B340E01FC
To flash the headlights, pull the switch lever toward you, then release it. The headlights canbe flashed even though the headlight switch isin the "OFF" position.
To use the windshield washer, pull the wiper/ washer lever toward the steering wheel. Whenthe washer lever is operated, the wipers auto-matically make two passes across the wind-shield. The washer continues to operate untilthe lever is released. NOTE:
o Do not operate the washer more than 15 seconds at a time or when the fluid reser-voir is empty.
o In icy or freezing weather, be sure the wiper blades are not frozen to the glassprior to operating the wipers.
o In areas where water freezes in winter, use windshield washer antifreeze.
B350B01O-GAT Windshield Washer Operation
B350B01O
B340D01A-AAT High-beam SwitchTo turn on the headlight high beams, push the lever forward (away from you). The high beamindicator light will come on at the same time.For low beams, pull the lever back toward you.

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DO-IT-YOURSELF MAINTENANCE
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G090A01A-GAT FILLING THE WASHER RESERVOIR The washer fluid reservoir supplies fluid to the windshield washer system.A good quality washer fluid should be used to fillthe washer reservoir. The fluid level should bechecked more frequently during bad weather orwhenever the washer system is in more fre-quent use. The capacity of the washer reservoir is 3.0 liters (3.2 U.S. quarts).
HFC5010
G080A02A-AAT
WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADESHEF-119
The wiper blades should be carefully inspected from time to time and cleaned to remove accu-mulations of road film or other debris. To cleanthe wiper blades and arms, use a clean spongeor cloth with a mild soap or detergent and water.If the wipers continue to streak or smear the
glass, replace them with Genuine Hyundai Re-
placement Parts or their equivalent.
CAUTION:
o Operating your vehicle without a proper air filter in place can result in excessiveengine wear.
o When removing the air cleaner filter, be careful that dust or dirt does not enterthe air intake. These may result in dam-age to the air cleaner filter.
G070A01E-AAT
CHANGING THE AIR CLEANER FILTER
Gasoline engine
Diesel engine
To change the filter, unsnap the clips around
the cover. When this is done, the cover can be lifted off, the old filter removed and the new filterput in its place. Genuine Hyundai ReplacementParts are recommended.
HFC5003
G070A02FC NOTE:
o Do not operate the wipers on dry glass. This can result in more rapid wear of the wiper blades and may scratch the glass.
o Keep the blade rubber out of contact with petroleum products such as engineoil, gasoline, etc.