Skoda SUPERB - 05-2010 Owner's Manual page 76

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
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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 automatically
after 5 attempts to eliminate the obstacle, in order to avoid a damage to the wiper.
Remove the obstacle and and switch on the wiper again.

The content of the windscreen washer fluid reservoir is 3 litres. On vehicles which
are equipped with a headlight cleaning system*, the content of the reservoir is 5.5
litres.
Automatic rear window wiper* (Combi)
If the windshield wiper lever is in the position
window wiper carries out a wiping process every 30 seconds or 10 seconds at a speed
above 5 km/h.
When the rain sensor* is active (the lever is in the position
active if the front window wipers continue to operate (no break between each wiping
process).
Activation/deactivation
The function of the automatic rear window wiper is activated/deactivated in the infor-
mation display* in the menu:
Setup

Lights & Vision (Lights & Vision)

Rear wiper

Using the system Safety
A
or the faster wiper setting is switched on and
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or , the rear
2 3
A
) the function is only
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Driving Tips
Note
The function of the automatic rear window wiper is only valid for Combi vehicles which
are equipped with the information display*. The function is activated in the factory.
Position of the rear window wiper (Combi)
Each second time the ignition is switched off, the wiper blade is tilted. Thus, the life of
the wiper blade is prolonged. As standard this function is activated and it can be deac-
tivated as follows:
Deactivating
– Switch on the ignition.
– Push the operating level into the position
succession within 5 seconds.
– Switch off the ignition. After switching on the ignition again, the position of the rear
window wiper is deactivated.
The activation of the position of the rear window wiper is carried out in the same way
as the deactivation.
Headlight cleaning system*
The headlights are being cleaned after the windscreen has been sprayed for the first
time and fifth time, the low beam or main beam are switched on and the windscreen
wiper lever was held in the position
The headlight washer nozzles are moved forward out of the bumper by the water pres-
sure for cleaning the headlights.
You should remove stubborn dirt (such as insect residues) from the headlight lenses at
regular intervals, for example when refuelling. Please refer to the following guidelines.
You should remove any snow from the fixtures of the washer nozzles and clear ice in
winter with a de-icing spray in order to ensure proper operation of the cleaning
system.
General Maintenance Breakdown assistance
Lights and Visibility
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five times in
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for about 1 second.
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Technical Data
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