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Fault diagnosis
BYD DOLPHIN: Poor wiping or contaminated or damaged wiper rubbers
Wiping is poor, with oil, wax and hard debris on the wiper rubbers or glass.
BYD DOLPHIN: Poor wiping or contaminated or damaged wiper rubbers
Symptoms
- Wiping is poor, with oil, wax and hard debris on the wiper rubbers or glass. [1]
Possible causes
- The manual states that the contamination described above and dry wiping can affect or damage the wiper rubbers. [1]
Checks
- Check the glass, wiper rubbers and foreign objects; use service mode and do not force frozen wiper rubbers. [1]
What to do
- Clean and maintain according to the manual; confirm replacement specifications against the actual vehicle. [1]
Applicability and limits
- Only applies to the corresponding DOLPHIN configuration in the New Zealand English-language owner's manual; the manual date is not treated as an applicable model year. No actual vehicle model has been linked. Do not extend to vehicles with the same model name, other powertrains or other markets. Scope: unknown [1]
- Only applies to the specific configuration in the cited manual; do not assume applicability to all vehicles with the same model name.
Related part categories
- Wipers / Front windscreen wiper blades / Windscreen cleaning [1]
Sources
[Source 1] BYD DOLPHIN Owner’s Manual NZ 09/2023 — PDF pp.161–162 / printed pp.160–161, Wiper Blades (accessed 2026-11-01)
https://www.bydauto.co.nz/storage/uploads/81ddab61-b06e-4761-bb8d-9f897c9a7901/BYD-DOLPHIN-Owner%27s-Manual_NZ_09_2023_website.pdf
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