Service Position Of The Windscreen Wipers - Skoda Rapid Owner's Manual

152 Care and maintenance of the vehicle
Replacing windscreen wiper blades
● Lift and fold away the wiper arms.
⇒ f ig. 88
● Press the release A and simultaneously pull the wiper blade in the
direction of the arrow .
B
● Unhook the wiper blade and remove it in the opposite direction of the arrow
B .
● Slide the new wiper blade of the same length and type slightly in the direction
of the arrow B and hook it into the wiper arm.
● Pull the wiper blade in the opposite direction of the arrow
to place.
● Fold the wiper arms back to the windscreen.
WARNING
Worn or dirty wiper blades reduce visibility and increase the risk of accidents
and serious injuries.
● Always replace wiper blades whenever they are damaged or worn and not
able to clean the windscreen sufficiently.
NOTICE
● Damaged or dirty wiper blades may scratch the glass.
● Solvent-based cleaners, harsh sponges and other sharp objects damage
the graphite layer of the wiper blades during cleaning.
● Do not clean the windows with fuel, nail polish remover, paint thinner or
similar liquids.

Service position of the windscreen wipers

B until it snaps in-
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First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings
In the service position, the wiper arms can be folded away from the windscreen
⇒ f ig.
89. To bring the windscreen wipers into the service position, do the follow-
ing:
● The bonnet must be closed ⇒ p age 131.
● Switch on the ignition.
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● Briefly push down the windscreen wiper lever
● When the wipers are in the highest position
Fold the wiper arms back to the windscreen before starting to drive! The wiper
arms will move back to their home position after you switch on the ignition.
Lifting the wiper blades and folding them away
● Bring the wiper arms into the service position ⇒ .
● Touch the wiper arms only in the area of the wiper blade mounting.
on page 148.
⇒ f ig. 48
⇒ f ig.
89, switch off the ignition.
Fig. 89 Windscreen wiper in
service position.
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