Seat Alhambra Owner's Manual page 120

118 Lights and visibility
Caution
In icy conditions, always check that the wiper blades are not frozen to the
glass before using the wipers for the first time. If you switch on the wipers
when the wiper blades are frozen to the windscreen, you could damage both
the wiper blades and the wiper motor.
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Rear window wiper
The windscreen wiper lever controls the rear window wipers
and the automatic rear window wash and wipe.
Connecting the intermittent wipe
– Press the lever forwards to position
wipe the window approximately every 6 seconds.
Fig. 80 Windscreen wiper
and windscreen wash
lever rear window wiper
⇒ fig. 80 A
. The wiper will
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Switching off the interval wipe function
– Pull the lever back from position
The wiper will continue to function for a short period if you switch
off whilst the wipers are in motion.
Connect the rear window automatic wipe
– Press the lever fully forwards to position
window washer starts to work immediately while the rear window
wiper starts a little later and continues working while the lever is
in this position.
– Release the lever. The wiper then wipes for approximately 4
seconds, and then in intervals again.
WARNING
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A worn or dirty wiper blade will obstruct visibility and reduce safety.
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Observe the warnings "Changing wiper blades".
Caution
In icy conditions, always check that the wiper blade is not frozen to the glass
before using the wiper for the first time. If you switch on the wiper when the
wiper blade is frozen to the glass, this could damage both the wiper blade
and the wiper motor.
Note
•
The rear window wiper will only function when the ignition is switched on
and the tailgate is closed.
•
The rear window wiper is automatically connected when the windscreen
wiper is on and reverse gear is engaged (manual gearbox) or the selector
lever of the automatic gear box is placed in position R.
A
towards the steering wheel.
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⇒ fig. 80 A
. The rear
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