A couple of mornings ago, I awoke to a new year. A bit before sunrise, I walked the dog, and moved some furniture. Then went out to clear snow and ice from our driveway, sidewalks and our Mazda.
I spent an inordinate amount of time freeing the ice-glazed wiper blades from the windshield.
Admittedly, I have been a bit negligent about pulling the blades away the glass….because I couldn’t remember the multi-step procedure, which begins with the car running, ffs!
For my whole life the procedure, was 1-step (Pull the blades away from the glass.).
But now:
- Car must be on.
- Car must be turned off.
- Within 30 seconds, the “Mist” setting on windshield wiper control and
- The “Mist” setting must be selected a second time (still within 30 seconds).
- When the wiper blade are in their vertical “Lock” position, they may be safely pulled away from the windshield.
Perhaps, car companies should engage people of my age group to write the functional requirement for their future car designs.