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WARNING
Worn or dirty wiper blades reduce visibility
and increase the risk of accident and serious
injury.
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Always replace damaged or worn blades or
blades which do not clean the windscreen
correctly.
CAUTION
In icy conditions, always check that the wiper
blades are not frozen to the glass before us-
ing the wipers for the first time. In cold
weather, it may help to leave the vehicle
parked with the wipers in service position
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CAUTION
If the ignition is switched off while the wind-
screen wipers are on, the windscreen wipers
carry on wiping at the same level when the
ignition is switched back on. Ice, snow and
other obstacles may damage the windscreen
wiper and the respective motor.
If necessary, remove snow and ice from the
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windscreen wipers before starting your jour-
ney.
Carefully lift the frozen windscreen wipers
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from the glass. SEAT recommends a de-icer
spray for this operation.
Lights and visibility
Note
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The windscreen wipers will only work when
the ignition is switched on.
The interval wipe speed varies according to
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the vehicle speed. The faster the vehicle is
moving, the more often the windscreen is
cleaned.
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The rear wiper is automatically switched on
when the windscreen wiper is on and the car
is in reverse gear.
Windscreen wiper functions
Windscreen wiper performance in different sit-
uations
The activated position provision-
If the vehicle is at a
ally changes to the previous posi-
standstill
tion.
Intervals between wipes depend
For intermittent wip-
on the vehicle's speed. The high-
ers
er the vehicle speed the shorter
the intervals.
Note
The wiper will try to wipe away any obstacles
that are on the windscreen. The wiper will
stop moving if the obstacle blocks its path.
Remove the obstacle and switch the wiper
back on again.
Rear vision mirror
Interior rear vision mirror
Manual anti-dazzle function for rear
Fig. 112
vision mirror
The driver should always adjust the rear vi-
sion mirror to permit adequate visibility
through the rear window.
Manual anti-dazzle function for interior rear
vision mirror
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Basic position: point the lever at the bot-
tom of the mirror forwards.
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Pull the lever to the back to select the anti-
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dazzle function
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