Windscreen Wipers And Washers - Skoda Octavia Owner's Manual

For the sake of the environment
The heating should be switched off as soon as the window is de-iced or free from
mist. The reduced current consumption will have a favourable effect on fuel econ-
omy » page 102, Convenience consumers.
Note
If the on-board voltage drops, the windscreen and rear window heater switches
off automatically, to provide sufficient electrical energy for the engine con-
trol » page 180, Automatic load deactivation.
Sun visors
Fig. 36 Sun visor: left/right
The sun visor for the driver or front passenger can be pulled out of the fixture and
swivelled towards the door in the direction of the arrow
The sun visors each have a vanity mirror
direction of the arrow .
2
The purpose of the note holder
B
pad, etc.
WARNING
The sun visors must not be swivelled towards the side windows in the deploy-
ment area of the head airbags if any objects, such as ball-point pens, etc. are
attached to them. These objects might result in injuries to the occupants if
the head airbag is deployed.
» Fig. 36.
1
with a cover. Push the cover in the
B
is to store small, light objects, such as a note-
Sun screen
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The sun screen is located in a housing on the luggage compartment cover.
Pulling out
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Grab the handle » Fig. 37.
B
›
Remove the sun screen and hang it from the brackets
Folding
›
Grab the handle » Fig. 37.
B
›
Remove the sun screen from the brackets
housing on the luggage compartment cover.

Windscreen wipers and washers

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Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Windscreen wipers and washers
Headlight cleaning system
Replacing the windscreen wiper blades
Replacing the rear window wiper blade
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 depend-
ing on speed.
When automatic wiping in rain is active, the wiper intervals are regulated based
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on the intensity of the rain.
Fig. 37
Sun screen
.
A
and slowly roll it up again into the
A
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55
56
56
53
Lights and visibility
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