Windscreen Wipers And Washers - Skoda OCTAVIA Owner's Manual

Make-up mirror with cover (the cover can be pushed in the direction of
A
the arrow)
Parking ticket holder
B
Sunshade
Fig. 78 Sun screen
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Read and observe on page 80 first.
The sun screen is located in a housing on the luggage compartment cover.
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To roll down, pull the sunshade by the handle
suspend in the magnetic holder
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To roll up, pull the sunshade by the handle
the direction of arrow » Fig.
2
roll back in without damaging.

Windscreen wipers and washers

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Introduction
The windscreen wipers and the wash system only operate if the ignition is
switched on and the bonnet and boot are closed.
WARNING
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.
in direction of arrow
A
in the direction of arrow » Fig.
B 2
out of the holder
A
78. Hold the sunshade so that this can slowly
CAUTION
If the windscreen wipers are in rest position, they cannot be folded out from
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the windscreen. The wipers must be set to the service position to raise them
off the windscreen
In cold temperatures and during the winter, check before switching on the
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ignition that the wiper blades are not frozen to the windscreen. If the wind-
screen wipers are switched on when the blades are frozen to the windscreen,
this may damage both the blades and windscreen wiper motor.
Carefully release the frozen-on windscreen wiper blades from the wind-
■
screen and remove snow and ice.
Handle the windscreen wipers with care - there is the risk of damaging the
■
windscreen with the windscreen wiper arms.
Do not switch on the ignition when the front windscreen wiper arms are fol-
■
ded down - there is the danger of damaging the bonnet by the windscreen
wiper arms.
If there is an obstacle on the windscreen, the wipers will try to push away the
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obstacle five times. Thereafter, the wipers will stop to prevent them becoming
damaged. Turn on the wipers again only after the obstacle has been removed.
Note
Each time the ignition switches off for the third time, the position of the
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and
1
windscreen wipers changes. This counteracts an early fatigue of the wiper
78.
blades.
against
B
The windscreen washer nozzles for the windscreen are heated when the en-
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gine is running and the outside temperature is less than +10 °C.
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Lights and visibility