Seat ateca - Changing the Wiper Blades

The essentials
Changing the wiper blades
W
ind
s
creen wipers service position
Fig. 81 Wipers in service position.
The wiper arms can be raised when the wip-
er
s
ar
e in service position ››› Fig. 81.
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Close the bonnet ›››
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page 298.
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Switch the ignition on and off.
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Press the windscreen wiper lever down-
wards briefly
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›
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› p
age 32.
Before driving, always lower the wiper arms.
Using the windscreen wiper lever, the wind-
screen wiper arms return to their initial posi-
tion.
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››› page 97
Changing the windscreen and rear
w
indo
w w
iper blades
Fig. 82 Changing the windscreen wiper
b
l
a
des
Fig. 83 Changing the rear wiper blade
Raising and lowering windscreen wiper arms
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Place the windscreen wipers in the service
po
s
ition ›
›› page 71.
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Grip the wiper arms only by the blade's fas-
tening point.
Cleaning windscreen wiper blades
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Raise the wiper arms.
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Use a soft cloth to remove dust and dirt
from the windscreen wiper blades.
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If the blades are very dirty, a sponge or
damp cloth may be used ›››
in Changing
the w
ind
s
creen and rear window wiper
blades on page 98.
Changing the windscreen wiper blades
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Lift and unfold the wiper arms.
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Press and hold release button ››› Fig. 82
1
and pull gently on the wiper blade in the di-
r
ection of
the arr
ow.
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Fit a new wiper blade of the same length
and design on to the wiper arm and hook it
into place.
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Rest the wiper arms back onto the wind-
screen.
Changing the rear wiper blade
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Raising/lowering the wiper arm.
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Turn the blade slightly ››› Fig. 83 (arrow
A
).
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Hold down the release button
1
while
g
ently
p
ulling the blade in the direction of ar-
row
B
.
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Insert a new blade of the s
ame l
en
gth and
type in the rear wiper arm in the opposite di-
rection to the arrow
B
and hook into place
b
utt
on
1
.
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