Changing The Windscreen Wiper Blades - Seat Ibiza Owner's Manual

and approximately the same capacity (see
imprint on battery). Failure to comply could
result in an explosion.
Never use jump leads when one of the bat-
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teries is frozen. Danger of explosion! Even af-
ter the battery has thawed, battery acid could
leak and cause chemical burns. If a battery
freezes, it should be replaced.
● Keep sparks, flames and lighted cigarettes
away from batteries, danger of explosion.
Failure to comply could result in an explo-
sion.
Observe the instructions provided by the
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manufacturer of the jump leads.
Do not connect the negative cable from the
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other vehicle directly to the negative terminal
of the flat battery. The gas emitted from the
battery could be ignited by sparks. Danger of
explosion.
● Never attach the negative cable to fuel sys-
tem components or the brake lines in the oth-
er vehicle.
● The non-insulated parts of the battery
clamps must not be allowed to touch. The
jump lead attached to the positive battery
terminal must not touch metal parts of the ve-
hicle, this can cause a short circuit.
● Position the leads in such a way that they
cannot come into contact with any moving
parts in the engine compartment.
● Do not lean on the batteries. This could re-
sult in chemical burns.
The essentials
Note
The vehicles must not touch each other, oth-
erwise electricity could flow as soon as the
positive terminals are connected.
Changing the windscreen wiper
blades
Changing the wiper blades
Wipers in service position.
Fig. 65
Changing the windscreen wiper
Fig. 66
blade.
To change the blades it is necessary to move
the wipers from the rest position into the
service position.
Do not change the windscreen wipers when
out of the service position, as it could cause
paint to flake off the bonnet due to friction
with the windscreen wiper arm.
Service position (for changing wiper blades)
● Ensure that the wiper blades are not frozen.
● Turn the ignition on and off and then (with-
in approximately 9 seconds) push the wind-
screen wiper lever down (short wipe). The
windscreen wipers will move to the service
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position Fig. 65.
Removing the wiper blade
● Lift the windscreen wiper arm.
● Press the securing tab down
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Fig. 66.
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