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Fault diagnosis
BYD SEAL: Poor wiping or damaged wiper blade rubber
Wipers wipe poorly, with oil, wax, sand, dust or other contamination on the glass or blade rubber.
BYD SEAL: Poor wiping or damaged wiper blade rubber
Symptoms
- Wipers wipe poorly, with oil, wax, sand, dust or other contamination on the glass or blade rubber. [1]
Possible causes
- The manual explains that contamination and improper dry wiping can impair or damage the blade rubber. [1]
Checks
- Inspect and clean the glass and blade rubber. Use the corresponding service mode to lift the wipers. [1]
What to do
- Maintain the wipers and check replacement specifications according to the original vehicle requirements. Do not conclude that the motor is damaged on this basis. [1]
Applicability and limits
- Only applies to the corresponding SEAL configuration in the New Zealand English 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 models with the same 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 SEAL Owner’s Manual NZ 11/2023 — PDF pp.177–178 / printed pp.176–177, Wiper Blades / Maintenance Rules (accessed 2026-11-01)
https://www.bydauto.co.nz/storage/uploads/584dac99-9035-4e65-9354-42c1b8162793/BYD-SEAL-OWNER%E2%80%98s-MANUAL-NZ_11_2023_web.pdf
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