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Freezing rain forecast overnight. Correct method to lift wiper blades/arms off windshield Advice please

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The way you did it, is the correct way.

Page 89 in the owners manual
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The highlighted note for wiper service position above does not appear in the 2022 owners manual. Glad they added it to the 2023 manual. Thank you..
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I never understood why car manufacturers make it where the wipers go beneath the hood. What's the problem with having the windshield wipers above the hood. Like my old Ranger.

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Studio styling demands a taller hood, wiper motor packaging dictates they hang out lower on the cowl, and aerodynamics appreciates the wiper blades being out of the airflow.
 

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I never understood why car manufacturers make it where the wipers go beneath the hood. What's the problem with having the windshield wipers above the hood. Like my old Ranger.

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100%. I'm trying this ridiculous thing to try and keep heavy snow and ice out of the enormous cavity at the back of the hood.

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Yeah, I tried yellow. (Couldn't find my old windshield cover). Be careful with that remote start...
 
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I tried to simply lift the arm but hood design prevented me from doing so. Looked through owners manual, nothing. Finally turned the wipers on and turned the engine off before cycle complete.

Did manage to get arm/blade off windshield. There should be a better way to do this.

Advice please

The wipers rotate freely once the truck is turned off. However, be sure to put them back down before you start the truck again!

I thought I would turn the truck on to start defrosting while I wiped snow off it with the wipers up, but when you power it on the wipers rotate to the home position automatically, scraping the rear edge of the hood in the process. Fortunately it's aluminium so it won't rust, but I'm still planning to put some touch-up paint on the scrapes.
 

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The wipers rotate freely once the truck is turned off. However, be sure to put them back down before you start the truck again!

I thought I would turn the truck on to start defrosting while I wiped snow off it with the wipers up, but when you power it on the wipers rotate to the home position automatically, scraping the rear edge of the hood in the process. Fortunately it's aluminium so it won't rust, but I'm still planning to put some touch-up paint on the scrapes.
This!! Wipers reseat when truck restarts!
 

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The wipers rotate freely once the truck is turned off. However, be sure to put them back down before you start the truck again!
Ford advises against manually rotating the wiper arms. See post #13 above.

No, but I doubt it would help with 6" of slush in the cavity blocking the air intake anyway. Unless they are some super duper heaters :).
Windshield wiper de-icer is electric, in the glass below the wiper blade parking position.

There are 4 windshield glass options. Regular laminated glass or acoustic laminated (Lariat only, helps reduce road noise). With or without the heated wiper park (XLT or Lariat Luxury Package).

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Maybe Ford will offer some sweet $50 color matched pool noodles :LOL:.
I heard the colored pool noodles will be included in the 2024MY order guide under "Cold Weather Package".
 

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2 small pieces of foam under arms.
 

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The highlighted note for wiper service position above does not appear in the 2022 owners manual. Glad they added it to the 2023 manual. Thank you..
It's in the PDF version of the '22 manual, which is Version 1. I haven't checked the printed manual in the truck yet...
 

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It's in the PDF version of the '22 manual, which is Version 1. I haven't checked the printed manual in the truck yet...
What page in the PDF version 1? Still not seeing it.
 

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What page in the PDF version 1? Still not seeing it.
It's on the page labelled as "89", which is sequentially page 93 in the PDF file if you use the "go to page..." menu.
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