I remember years ago when I was selling Subarus, one of the features I touted was the bolts that held the wiper arm down was designed to loosen if there was too much stress on it. This would eleviate stress on the wiper motor. I know that was a Subie design, but I also assume others were this way. Whether those salesmen mentioned it in a walk around, I don't know.
My Alltrack has a feature that when you turn the car off then turn the wiper on, it brings the wiper to the "up" position. I will leave the wipers here and not leave them flipper them up. I will flip them up if I need to clean snow away. I again assume most manufacturers have a feature simialr to this. You might want to check your owners manual.
My Alltrack has a feature that when you turn the car off then turn the wiper on, it brings the wiper to the "up" position. I will leave the wipers here and not leave them flipper them up. I will flip them up if I need to clean snow away. I again assume most manufacturers have a feature simialr to this. You might want to check your owners manual.