Skoda OCTAVIA - 05-2005 Manual page 78

76 Lights and Visibility
Automatic wipe/wash for the rear window pane*
– Press the lever from the steering wheel forward into the
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sprung position , the wash system sprays immediately, the
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windscreen wiper starts wiping a little later. As long as you
hold the lever in this position, the wiper operates as well as the
wash system.
– Letting go of the lever will cause the windscreen wash system
to stop and the wiper to continue for another 2 - 3 wiper
strokes (depending on the period of spraying of the wind-
screen). The lever will stay in position
Switching windscreen wipers off
– Move the lever back into its home position
After the windscreen wiper switches off for the second time or the ignition
switches off for the fifth time, the rest position of the windscreen wiper
changes - this counteracts an early fatigue of the wiper rubbers.
The windscreen wipers and the wash system only operate if the ignition is
switched on and the bonnet is closed.
If the intermittent wipe is switched on, the intervals are also controlled
depending on speed.
The rain sensor* automatically regulates the break between the individual
wiper strokes depending on the intensity of the rain.
The rear window will be wiped again if the front 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 262.
Winter position
If the windscreen wipers are in rest position, they cannot be folded out
from the windscreen. For this reason we recommend adjusting the wind-
screen wipers in winter so that they can be folded out from the windscreen
easily. You can set this rest position as follows:
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Switch on the windscreen wipers.
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Switch off the ignition. The windscreen wipers remain in the position in
which they were when switching off the ignition.
You can also use the service position ⇒ page 77 as a winter position.
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after releasing it.
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A
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clear visibility and safe driving ⇒ page 77, "Replacing wiper blades
for the windscreen wipers".
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without heating the windscreen beforehand. Otherwise the window
cleaner could freeze on the windscreen and restrict the view to the
front.
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released from the responsibility to set the function of the wind-
screen wipers manually depending on the visibility conditions.
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!
WARNING
Properly maintained windscreen wiper blades are essential for
Do not use the windscreen washer system at low temperatures,
The rain sensor only operates as a support. The driver is not
Caution