Seat Mii 2019 Owner's Manual page 111

WARNING
Worn or dirty wiper blades reduce visibility
and increase the risk of accident and seri-
ous injury.
Always replace damaged or worn blades
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or blades which do not clean the wind-
screen correctly.
CAUTION
In icy conditions, always check that the
wiper blades are not frozen to the glass be-
fore using the wipers for the first time. In
cold weather, it may help to leave the vehi-
cle parked with the wipers in service posi-
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CAUTION
If the ignition is switched off while the wind-
screen wipers are on, the windscreen wip-
ers 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 mo-
tor.
If necessary, remove snow and ice from
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the windscreen wipers before starting your
journey.
Carefully lift the frozen windscreen wip-
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ers from the glass. SEAT recommends a de-
icer spray for this operation.
Lights and visibility
Note
The windscreen wipers will only work
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when the ignition is switched on.
The interval wipe speed varies according
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to the vehicle speed. The faster the vehicle
is moving, the more often the windscreen is
cleaned.
The rear wiper is automatically switched
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on when the windscreen wiper is on and the
car is in reverse gear.
Windscreen wiper functions
Windscreen wipers performance in differ-
ent situations
The activated position provi-
If the vehicle is at a
sionally changes to the previ-
standstill
ous position.
Intervals between wipes de-
For intermittent pend on the vehicle's speed.
wipers The higher the vehicle speed
the shorter the intervals.
Note
The wiper will try to wipe away any obsta-
cles 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.
Rain and light sensor
Windscreen wipers lever: adjust the
Fig. 115
rain sensor .
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Rain sensor reference surface.
Fig. 116
When activated, the rain and light sensor au-
tomatically controls the windscreen washer
intervals depending on the intensity of the
rainfall.
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