Skoda Octavia Tour Owner's Manual page 47

46 Lights and Visibility
Automatic wipe/wash for windscreen
– Pull the lever towards the steering wheel into sprung position
system sprays immediately, the windscreen wiper starts wiping a little later. The
wash system and the windscreen wiper operate simultaneously at a speed of
more than 120 km/h.
– Release the lever. The windscreen wash system stops and the wiper continues
for another 3 - 4 wiper strokes (depending on the period of spraying of the wind-
screen). At a speed of more than 2 km/h, the wiper wipes once again* 5 seconds
after the last wiper stroke in order to wipe the last drops from the windscreen.
This function can be activated/deactivated by a specialist garage.
Wiping the rear window pane*
– Push the lever away from the steering wheel into position
wiper will operate every 6 seconds.
Automatic wipe/wash for the rear window pane*
– 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 after releasing it
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
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on and the bonnet is closed .
If the intermittent wipe is switched on, the intervals are also controlled depending
on speed.
The rear window will be wiped again if the front window wipers are on when
reverse gear is selected.
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On vehicles which do not have a contact switch for the bonnet, the windshield wiper and wash
system operates also when the bonnet is opened.
, the wash
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- the widescreen
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The windscreen washer nozzles are heated* when the ignition is switched on.
Top up with wash liquid  page 140.
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  page 47 as a winter position.
WARNING
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Properly maintained windscreen wiper blades are essential for clear visibility
and safe driving  page 47.
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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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If the slower or the faster
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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 after 5 cycles,
in order to avoid a damage to the wiper. Remove the obstacle and switch on the
wiper again.
wiper setting is switched on  page 45, fig. 43