Windscreen Wipers And Washers - Skoda Octavia Owner's Manual

Sun screen
Fig. 34 Sun screen: unroll/remove
The sun screen is located in a housing on the luggage compartment cover. If re-
quired, you can remove the housing with the sun screen from the luggage com-
partment cover.
Pulling out
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Remove the sun screen using the loop
» Fig. 34.
B
Folding
›
Remove the sun screen from the brackets
it can slowly roll up into the housing on the luggage compartment cover with-
out being damaged.
Removing
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Unhook the fastening elements from the luggage compartment cover
›
Roll up the sun screen again into the housing on the luggage compartment
cover.
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Press the locking button in the direction of arrow
screen in the direction or arrow
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On vehicles which do not have a contact switch for the bonnet, the windshield wiper and wash sys-
tem operates also when the bonnet is opened.
and hang it from brackets
A
and hold it on the loop
B
and take out the sun
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Windscreen wipers and washers

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Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Activating the windscreen wipers and washers
Automatic rear window wiper (Combi)
Headlight cleaning system
Replacing the windscreen wiper blades
Replacing the rear window wiper blade
The windscreen wipers and the wash system only operate if the ignition is
switched on and the bonnet is closed
If the intermittent wipe is switched on, the intervals are also controlled depend-
ing on speed.
The rain sensor automatically regulates the break between the individual wiper
strokes depending on the intensity of the rain.
The rear window is wiped once if the windscreen wipers are on when reverse
gear is selected.
After the windscreen wiper switches off each time or the ignition switches off for
so that
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the third time, the position of the windscreen wiper changes, this counteracts an
early fatigue of the wiper rubbers.
Top up with windscreen wiper fluid
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C WARNING
Properly maintained windscreen wiper blades are essential for clear visibility
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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 windshield and restrict the view to the front.
The rain sensor only operates as a support. The driver is not released from
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the responsibility to set the function of the windscreen wipers manually de-
pending on the visibility conditions.
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