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How do you put windshield wipers up?

We’re expecting a big snowstorm in my area and I was told that putting your windshield wipers up is a good idea. How do you put windshield wipers up?

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Chloe Jenkins · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
You heard right, putting your windshield wipers up before a snowstorm or icy weather can make it easier to scrape the ice away and will keep the rubber on the edge of your wiper blade from getting stuck to your windshield.
To put your windshield wipers up, turn on your car and your windshield wipers until they are halfway across the windshield. Get out and pull the wipers away from your windshield until they can stand on their own.
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