Skoda Fabia 2003 Owner's Manual page 61

60 Lights and Visibility
Switching windscreen wipers off
– Move the lever back into its home position
The windscreen wipers and the windscreen washer system only operate
if the ignition is switched on.
The rear window will be wiped again if the window wipers are on when
reverse gear is selected.
The windscreen washer nozzles are heated* when the ignition is switched
on.
Top up with wash liquid ⇒ page 185.
WARNING
Properly maintained windscreen wiper blades are essential for
clear visibility and safe driving ⇒ page 60.
Caution
In frosty weather, please first of all check whether the windscreen wiper
blades are not frozen to the windscreen before switching them on.
Switching on windscreen wipers when the blades are frozen to the wind-
screen may result in damage both to the blades and the motor of the wind-
screen wipers!
Headlight cleaning system*
Washing of the headlights lenses occurs for approximately 1 second
about 3 seconds after movement of the lever into position
fig. 39.
You should remove stubborn dirt (such as insect residues) from the head-
light lenses at regular intervals, for example when refuelling. Please refer
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to the notes ⇒ page 162.
You should remove any snow from the fixtures of the washer nozzles and
clear ice in winter with a de-icing spray in order to ensure proper operation
of the cleaning system.
Replacing wiper blades on the windscreen wipers
Taking off the wiper blade
– Fold windscreen wiper arm away from the windscreen and
position the wiper blade at right angles to the wiper arm
⇒ fig.
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⇒ page 59,
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– Press the securing spring in the direction of arrow
press the wiper blade at the same time in the direction of arrow
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40.
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Fig. 40 Wiper blades
for the windscreen
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