1. Attachments are working again! Check out this thread for more details and to report any other bugs.

Lifting rear wiper

Discussion in 'Gen 4 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by booke02, Jul 22, 2016.

  1. booke02

    booke02 Active Member

    Joined:
    Mar 25, 2016
    391
    415
    0
    Location:
    Israel
    Vehicle:
    2016 Prius
    Model:
    N/A
    When you try to lift the rear wiper, it has some sort of stop mechanism that only allows you to lift the blade about an inch off the rear window.

    I am sure that there is some simple trick to release it, but I can't find anything in the manual.

    So, what's the trick?
     
    #1 booke02, Jul 22, 2016
  2. WilDavis

    WilDavis Senior Member

    Joined:
    Feb 4, 2014
    2,492
    2,154
    49
    Location:
    Top RH Corner of RH Coast on L side of The Pond
    Vehicle:
    2009 Prius
    Model:
    II
    Yup, there's a plastic stub which forms part of the trim/fairing at the base of the wiper. The fairing is pretty simple to unclip, and a couple of careful snips with a pair of dikes (diagonal pliers) will enable the wiper-arm to be lifted out of the way to facilitate cleaning/snow/ice-removal! - hope this helps - Wil
     
    #2 WilDavis, Jul 22, 2016
    booke02 likes this.
  3. krmcg

    krmcg Lowered Blizzard Pearl Beauty

    Joined:
    May 15, 2008
    2,592
    2,390
    0
    Location:
    Whittier, CA
    Vehicle:
    2016 Prius
    Model:
    Four
    There is a sliding keeper. Just push the end of the wiper assy away from the blade. No need to clip or remove anything like previous Generations.
     
    #3 krmcg, Jul 22, 2016
  4. booke02

    booke02 Active Member

    Joined:
    Mar 25, 2016
    391
    415
    0
    Location:
    Israel
    Vehicle:
    2016 Prius
    Model:
    N/A
    OK, will try. Thanks.
     
    #4 booke02, Jul 22, 2016
  5. Autoist

    Autoist Member

    Joined:
    May 18, 2016
    119
    81
    0
    Location:
    Seattle Metro
    Vehicle:
    2016 Prius
    Model:
    Three
    From downloadable Owners Manual pdf p.625

    upload_2016-7-22_21-24-17.png
     
    #5 Autoist, Jul 23, 2016
    booke02 likes this.
  6. booke02

    booke02 Active Member

    Joined:
    Mar 25, 2016
    391
    415
    0
    Location:
    Israel
    Vehicle:
    2016 Prius
    Model:
    N/A
    I didn't see that when I looked through the manual yesterday. Thanks, Autoist!
     
    #6 booke02, Jul 23, 2016
    MikeDee likes this.
  7. Autoist

    Autoist Member

    Joined:
    May 18, 2016
    119
    81
    0
    Location:
    Seattle Metro
    Vehicle:
    2016 Prius
    Model:
    Three
    Foxit Reader (free) + pdf = searchable owners manual ;)
     
    #7 Autoist, Jul 23, 2016
    booke02 likes this.
  8. booke02

    booke02 Active Member

    Joined:
    Mar 25, 2016
    391
    415
    0
    Location:
    Israel
    Vehicle:
    2016 Prius
    Model:
    N/A
    I use SumatraPDF (which is similar to Foxit), and did a search, but still missed it. It's and old-age thing!
     
    #8 booke02, Jul 23, 2016
  9. aforkosh

    aforkosh Active Member

    Joined:
    Jan 2, 2004
    414
    263
    0
    Location:
    Oakland, CA
    Vehicle:
    2023 Prius
    Model:
    Limited
    If you are on a Mac, use Preview for PDF reading (complete with search). If you own several Apple devices, add the Toyota Manuals to iBooks (make them a collection). On Macs, the PDF reader for iBooks is Preview--on phones and tablets, the reader is internal to iBooks, complete with search.

    When using Preview, there are a few things to do in the View menu to simplify navigation:

    1) If the Sidebar is not showing, click 'Show Sidebar'
    2) Of the things to show in the sidebar, click 'Table of Contents'.

    Note that all page number references in the manuals are links to the actual pages. This can be quite useful in the pictorial index section, among other places.
     
    #9 aforkosh, Jul 23, 2016
    booke02 likes this.
  10. PriUncut

    PriUncut Active Member

    Joined:
    May 9, 2016
    268
    266
    0
    Location:
    Southern California
    Vehicle:
    2016 Prius
    Model:
    Four Touring
    You know what would be a revolutionary idea... if Toyota built into the car electronics app... a PDF of the actual Owners Manual for your car! How handy would that be? Lookup and read info our nav screen!!

    Or at least the ability to have the manual on a thumb drive... and plug it in to view on the screen! What a novel idea!
     
    #10 PriUncut, Jul 24, 2016
    Tande, garglo, Tideland Prius and 1 other person like this.
  11. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
    Staff Member

    Joined:
    Oct 2, 2004
    45,024
    16,242
    41
    Location:
    Canada
    Vehicle:
    Other Non-Hybrid
    Model:
    N/A
    The problem is if you have an issue with the 12V battery or if the screen itself is not functioning. It's best to have it on a separate unit (like your phone). I keep a PDF copy of the owner's manual on my phone just in case.
     
    #11 Tideland Prius, Jul 24, 2016
  12. Coast Cruiser

    Coast Cruiser Senior Member

    Joined:
    Mar 12, 2016
    2,267
    2,571
    0
    Location:
    Pacific Coast Highway
    Vehicle:
    2016 Prius
    Model:
    Three
    Am I the only weird guy that keeps all the owner's manual books in the trunk? They've come in handy several times; especially the Nav instruction book.
     
    #12 Coast Cruiser, Jul 24, 2016
  13. booke02

    booke02 Active Member

    Joined:
    Mar 25, 2016
    391
    415
    0
    Location:
    Israel
    Vehicle:
    2016 Prius
    Model:
    N/A
    No, I keep them in the trunk too. But never once used them in the 6 years that I owned my previous Prius - I always used the PDF.
     
    #13 booke02, Jul 25, 2016
(You must log in or sign up to post here.)