Rear Window; Replacing The Windscreen Wiper Blades; Replacing The Rear Window Wiper Blade - Skoda Octavia Owner's Manual

Replacing the windscreen wiper blades

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First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings on page 48.
When in the rest position, the wiper arms cannot be fold down from the wind-
screen. Before replacing, the wiper arms must be placed in the service position.
Service position for changing wiper blades
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Closing the bonnet.
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Switch the ignition off and on again.
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Then press the windscreen wiper lever into position
within 20 seconds – the wiper arms move into the service position.
Removing the wiper blade
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Fold the windscreen wiper arm away from the windscreen and position the
wiper blade at a right angle to the wiper arm .
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Remove the wiper blade in the direction of the arrow
Attaching the wiper blade
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Slide the wiper blade over the wiper arm and turn the wiper blade into the ver-
tical position.
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Check that the wiper blade is correctly attached.
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Fold the wiper arms back to the windscreen and turn on the ignition. By press-
ing the window wiper lever into the sprung position
at a speed greater than 4 km/h, the windscreen wiper arms move back into the
rest position.
Windshield wiper blades in proper condition are essential to obtain good visibility.
Wiper blades should not be allowed to become dirtied by dust, insect remains and
preserving wax.
Fig. 36
Windscreen wiper blade
» Fig. 35 on page 49
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» Fig. 36.
» Fig. 36 or when driving
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Juddering or smearing of the wiper blades could then be due to wax residues left
on the windshield by vehicle washing in automatic vehicle wash systems. It is
therefore important to degrease the lips of the windshield wiper blades after ev-
ery pass through an automatic vehicle wash system.

Replacing the rear window wiper blade

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First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings on page 48.
Removing the wiper blade
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Fold the windscreen wiper arm away from the windscreen and position the
wiper blade at a right angle to the wiper arm
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Hold the windscreen wiper arm at the top end with one hand.
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With the other hand unlock the locking button
remove the wiper blade.
Attaching the wiper blade
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Position the wiper blade onto the wiper arm and lock the locking but-
ton » Fig. 37.
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Check that the wiper blade is correctly attached.
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Fold the wiper arm back to the windscreen.

Rear window

Manual dimming interior mirror
Basic setting
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Pull the lever on the bottom edge of the mirror forward.
Fig. 37
Rear window wiper blade
» Fig. 37.
in the direction of arrow and
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Lights and visibility
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