Skoda citigo Owner's Manual page 50

WARNING
Properly maintained windscreen wiper blades are essential for clear visi-
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bility and safe driving » page 128.
Replace the windscreen wiper blades once or twice a year for safety rea-
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sons. These can be purchased from a ŠKODA Partner.
Do not use the windscreen washer system at low temperatures, without
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heating the windscreen beforehand. Otherwise the window cleaner could
freeze on the windscreen and restrict the view to the front.
CAUTION
If the ignition is switched off while the windscreen wipers are switched on,
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the windscreen wipers will continue wiping in the same mode after the igni-
tion is turned back on. The windscreen wipers could freeze up in cold tempera-
tures between the time the ignition was turned off and when it was turned
back on again.
In cold temperatures and during the winter, check before the journey or be-
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fore switching on the ignition that the wiper blades are not frozen to the
windscreen. If the windscreen wipers are switched on when the blades are fro-
zen to the windscreen, this may damage both the blades and windscreen wip-
er motor!
Carefully peel frozen wiper blades off the pane.
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Remove snow and ice from the windscreen wipers before driving.
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If the windscreen wipers are handled carelessly, there is a risk of damage to
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the windscreen.
Do not switch on the ignition if the front wiper arms are retracted. The wiper
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blades would move back into their rest position and while doing so damage
the paintwork of the bonnet.
If there is an obstacle on the windscreen, the wiper will try to push away the
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obstacle. If the obstacle continues to block the wiper, the wiper stops in order
to avoid damaging the wiper. Remove the obstacle and switch the wiper on
again.
Note
To avoid streaking, the wiper blades must be kept clean
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Using the system
Operate wiper and washer
Fig. 40 Operate windscreen wiper and washer operate: front/rear
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Read and observe
Lever positions
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    Interval windscreen wiping
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2 
3
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4
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5
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6
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Automatic wipe/wash for windscreen 
The wash system operates immediately, the windscreen wipers wipe some-
what later.
» page 93.
Letting go of the operating lever will cause the windscreen wash system to
stop and the wipers to continue for another 1-3 wiper strokes (depending on
the spraying duration).
Automatic wipe/wash for the rear window 
The wash system operates immediately, the windscreen wiper wipes some-
what later.
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Wipers off
Slow windscreen wiping
Rapid windscreen wiping
Flick windscreen wiping, service position of the wiper
arms » page 128, (spring-loaded position)
Automatic wipe/wash for windscreen (spring-tensioned position)
Wiping the rear window pane (the windscreen wiper wipes at regu-
lar intervals after a few seconds)
Automatic wipe/wash for the rear window (spring-tensioned posi-
tion)
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