Skoda Fabia Owner's Manual page 57

56 Lights and Visibility
WARNING (continued)

Do not use the windscreen washer system at low temperatures, without
heating the windscreen beforehand. Otherwise the window cleaner could
freeze on the windscreen and restrict the view to the front.

In the event of a freezing up of the windscreen, first of all eliminate the ice
 page 157 and then operate the windscreen wiper otherwise the windscreen
wiper blades could be damaged.
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
The content of the windscreen wiper reservoir is 3.5 litres. On vehicles which are
equipped with a headlight cleaning system*, the content of the reservoir is 5.4 litres.
Headlight cleaning system*
The headlights are being cleaned after the windscreen washer system has been oper-
ated for the fifth time, the low beam or main beam are switched on as well as the wind-
screen wiper lever is held in the position
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
 page 158, "The headlight lenses".
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.
A  page 55, fig. 46
for about 1 second.
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Replacing wiper blades for the windscreen wipers
Taking off the wiper blade
– Fold windscreen wiper arm away from the windscreen.
– Press the locking button, in order to unlock the wiper blade and pull off in the
direction of arrow.
Attaching a wiper blade
– Push the wiper blade until it locks up to the stop.
– Check whether the wiper blade is correctly attached.
– Fold the windscreen wiper arm back onto the windscreen.
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.
Juddering or smearing of the wiper blades could then be due to wax residues left on
the windscreen by vehicle washing in automatic vehicle wash systems. It is therefore
important to degrease the lips of the wiper blades after every pass through an auto-
matic vehicle wash system.
WARNING

If the windscreen wipers are handled carelessly, there is a risk of damage to
the windscreen.
Fig. 47 Wiper blade for the windscreen
wiper