Automatic Rear Window Wiper (Combi) - Skoda Superb Owner's Manual

72 Lights and Visibility
Automatic wipe/wash for the rear window pane (Combi)
– Press the lever from the steering wheel forward into the sprung position
wash system sprays immediately, the 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 windscreen). The lever will stay in position
Switching windscreen wipers off
– Move the lever back into its home position
After the windscreen wiper switches off each time or the ignition switches off for
the third time, the 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.
The rear window wiper operates only if the boot lid 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.
Top up with wash liquid  page 212.
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 windscreen 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 as a winter position.
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WARNING
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Properly maintained windscreen wiper blades are essential for clear visibility
and safe driving  page 73.
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Do not use the windscreen washer system at low temperatures, 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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The rain sensor only operates as a support. The driver is not released from
the responsibility to set the function of the windscreen wipers manually
depending on the visibility conditions.
Caution
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 windscreen may result in damage both to
the blades and the motor of the windscreen wipers!
Note
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A  page 71, fig. 64
If the slower
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and the vehicle speed decreases to below 4 km/h, the lower wiper step is switched
on automatically. At a speed increase of more than 8 km/h the previous wiper
setting is established again.
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If there is an obstacle on the windscreen, the wiper will try to push away the
obstacle. If the obstacle continues to block the wiper, the wiper stops automatically
after 5 attempts to eliminate the obstacle, in order to avoid a damage to the wiper.
Remove the obstacle and and switch on the wiper again.
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The windscreen washer nozzles for the windscreen are heated when the engine
is running and the outside temperature is less than +10 °C.
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The content of the windscreen wiper reservoir is 3 litres. On vehicles which are
equipped with a headlight cleaning system, the content of the reservoir is 5.5 litres.
On vehicles fitted with auxiliary heating, the content of the windscreen wiper reser-
voir is 4.5 litres.

Automatic rear window wiper (Combi)

If the windshield wiper is in positions
window is wiped every 30/10 seconds if the vehicle's speed exceeds 5 km/h.
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or the faster wiper setting is switched on
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or the rear view
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