Seat Leon - Page 50

Emergencies
Changing the windscreen
wiper bl
ades
Wiper service position
Fig. 42
Wipers in service position.
Ensure that the wiper blades are not frozen.
The wiper arms can be r
aised when the wip-
ers ar
e in service position
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Fig. 42.
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Close the bonnet
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page 292.
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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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page 119
4
.
Bef
or
e driving, al
ways lower the wiper arms.
Using the windscreen wiper lever, the wind-
screen wiper arms return to their initial posi-
tion.
Note
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The windscreen wiper arms can be
mov
ed to the service position only when
the bonnet is properly closed.
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You can also use the service position, for
example, if you want to fix a cover over the
windscreen in the winter to keep it clear of
ice.
Changing the wiper rear wiper
blades
Fig. 43 Changing the windscreen wiper
bl
ades
The windscreen wiper blades are supplied as
st
andar
d with a l
ayer of graphite. This layer is
responsible for ensuring that the wipe is silent.
If the graphite layer is damaged, the noise of
the water as it is wiped across the windscreen
will be louder.
Check the condition of the wiper blades reg-
ularly. If the wipers scrape across the
glass, they should be changed if they are
damaged, or cleaned if they are dirty
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.
If this does not pr
oduce the desir
ed r
esults,
the setting angle of the windscreen wiper
arms might be incorrect. They should be
checked by a specialised workshop and cor-
rected if necessary.
Damaged windscreen wiper blades should
be replaced immediately. These are availa-
ble from qualified workshops.
Raising and lowering windscreen wiper
arms
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Place the windscreen wipers in the service
position
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page 48.
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Grip the wiper arms only by the blade's
fastening 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
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.
Changing the windscr
een wiper bl
ades
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Lift and unf
old the wiper arms.
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