Visibility; Windscreen Wipers And Washers - Skoda Rapid Owner's Manual

Visibility

Rear window heater
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The rear window heater is switched on or off by pressing the switch
» Fig. 26 the indicator light in the switch comes on or goes out.
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The rear window heater only operates when the engine is running.
The rear window heater switches off automatically after 7 minutes.
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 111, Saving electricity.
Note
If the on-board voltage drops, the rear window heater switches off automatically,
in order to provide sufficient electrical energy for the engine control
Automatic load deactivation.
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Using the system
Fig. 26
Switch for rear window heater
» page 136,
Sun visors
Fig. 27 Sun visor: Driver's side/front passenger's side
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 purpose of the strap is to store small, light objects, such as a notepad, etc.
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The front passenger sun visor has a vanity mirror
the direction of the arrow .
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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. This might result in injuries to the occupants if the head air-
bag is deployed.

Windscreen wipers and washers

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Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Activating the windscreen wipers and washers
Headlight cleaning system
Replacing the front windscreen wiper blades
Replacing the rear window glass wiper blades
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with a cover. Push the lid in
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