How to Check Windshield Wiper Fluid

Instructions

1. Turn off the engine.

2. Step 2

   Pull the hood release lever under the dashboard.

3. Step 3

   Walk around the front of the car, reach under the hood, find the latch and squeeze it. As you squeeze the latch, open the hood.

4. Step 4

   Find the windshield wiper fluid reservoir, usually a plastic jug filled with blue windshield washer fluid. It has a hose leading toward the windshield. Take care not to confuse it with the coolant reservoir, which may look similar. The coolant reservoir will have a hose that connects to the radiator.

5. Step 5

   Flip open the top of the reservoir.

6. Step 6

   Add fluid if the fluid level is low - less than three-quarters full or below the fill line printed on the jug. Fill it to the top.

7. Step 7

   Close the reservoir lid and the hood of the car.