Cleaning And Replacing The Wiper Blades - Skoda Rapid Owner's Manual

Removing ice
Ice is best removed with a de-icing spray. When using an ice scraper, do not move
it back and forth, but move it in one direction only. Dirt may scratch the window
when you move the scraper backward.
WARNING
Dirty and fogged windows reduce visibility and increase the risk of accidents
and serious injuries.
● Only drive if you have clear view through all windows.
● Remove ice, snow and fog from all windows inside and outside.
NOTICE
● Never mix the recommended cleaning agents with other cleaning agents in
the windscreen washer fluid reservoir. Otherwise, this could cause floccula-
tion of the ingredients resulting in clogging of the windscreen washer noz-
zles.
● Do not remove snow or ice from windows and mirrors with warm or hot
water. Otherwise the glass may crack!
● The heating elements of the rear window heater are located on the inside
of the rear window. Do not paste stickers over the heating elements and nev-
er clean the inside of the rear window with caustic or acidic cleaning agents
and other chemicals.
● Aerials located on the inside of the windows may be damaged by abrasive
or caustic and acidic cleaning agents and other chemicals. Do not paste stick-
ers over the window aerial and never clean the aerials with caustic or acidic
cleaning agents and other chemicals.
Vehicle overview Before driving

Cleaning and replacing the wiper blades

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First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings on page 148.
The factory-fitted wiper blades are coated with a graphite layer. The graphite lay-
er ensures that the wiper blade wipes gently over the glass with low noise. A
damaged graphite layer causes an increased noise level when wiping across the
windscreen, among other problems.
Regularly check the condition of wiper blades. Replace juddering wiper blades if
they are damaged or clean them if they are dirty ⇒ .
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Damaged wiper blades should be replaced immediately. Wiper blades are available
from a specialist garage.
Lifting and folding the wiper arms away
Touch the wiper arms only in the area of the wiper arm mounting in order to lift or
fold away the wipers.
Bring the wiper arms to the service position before folding them away
⇒ p age 152.
Cleaning the wiper blades
● Lift and fold away the wiper arms.
● Remove dust and dirt from the wiper blades carefully with a soft cloth.
● Remove intensive dirt on the wiper blades gently with a sponge or cloth ⇒ .
When driving Maintenance, cleaning, servic-
ing
Care and maintenance of the vehicle
Fig. 88 Replacing the wind-
screen wiper blades.
Do-it-yourself
151
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