WARNING
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Properly maintained windscreen wiper blades are essential for clear visi-
bility and safe driving » page 172.
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Replace the windscreen wiper blades once or twice a year for safety rea-
sons. These can be purchased from a ŠKODA Partner.
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Do not use the windscreen washer system at low temperatures, without
heating the windscreen beforehand. The window washer fluid could other-
wise freeze on the windscreen and restrict the view to the front.
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Automatic wiping during rain is only a support. The driver is not released
from the responsibility to set the function of the windscreen wipers man-
ually depending on the visibility conditions.
CAUTION
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If the ignition is switched off while the windscreen wipers are switched on,
the windscreen wipers will continue wiping in the same mode after the igni-
tion is turned back on. The windscreen wipers could freeze up in cold tempera-
tures between the time the ignition was turned off and when it was turned
back on again.
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In cold temperatures and during the winter, check before the journey or be-
fore switching on the ignition that the wiper blades are not frozen to the
windscreen. If the windscreen wipers are switched on when the blades are fro-
zen to the windscreen, this may damage both the blades and windscreen wip-
er motor!
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Carefully peel frozen wiper blades off the windscreen.
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Remove snow and ice from the windscreen wipers before driving.
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Do not switch on the ignition if the front wiper arms are retracted. The wiper
arms could damage the paint of the bonnet.
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If the windscreen wipers are handled carelessly, there is a risk of damage to
the windscreen.
Note
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To avoid streaking, the wiper blades must be kept clean » page 136.
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The windscreen washer nozzles for the windscreen are heated when the en-
gine is running and the outside temperature is less than approx. +10 °C.
Activating the windscreen wipers and washers
Fig. 49 Operation of the wipers and washer: front and rear
Read and observe
and on page 66 first.
Lever positions
0
Wipers off
1
Periodic windscreen wiping/automatic wiping in rain
2
Slow windscreen wiping
3
Rapid windscreen wiping
4
Flick windscreen wiping, service position of the wiper
arms » page 172, (spring-loaded position)
5
Automatic wipe/wash for windscreen (spring-tensioned position)
6
Wiping the rear window pane (the windscreen wiper wipes at regu-
lar intervals after a few seconds)
7
Automatic wipe/wash for the rear window (spring-tensioned posi-
tion)
A
Switches for setting: the desired pause between the individual wip-
er strokes / the speed of the wiping in rain (operating lever in the
position
1
)
Interval windscreen wiping
The wiping intervals are also speed-dependent regulated.
Automatic windscreen wiping in rain
The wiping intervals are controlled depending on the rain intensity.
Automatic wipe/wash for windscreen
The wash system operates immediately, the windscreen wipers wipe some-
what later.
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Using the system
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