windshield wipers SKODA ROOMSTER 2010 1.G Owner's Manual

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Using the system
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Technical Data
Windshield wiper and wash systemWindshield wiper
You can operate the windscreen wipers and automatic wipe/wash
using the windscreen wiper lever.The windscreen wiper lever fig. 43 has the following positions:Finger-operated wiping– If you wish to wipe the windscreen only briefly, push the lever into the sprung
position .Intermittent wiping– Position the lever up into position .
– Set with the switch the desired brea k between the individual wiper strokesSlow wipe– Position the lever up into position .Fast wipe– Position the lever up into position .
Automatic wipe/wash for windscreen– Pull the lever towards the steering wheel into the spring-tensioned position ,
the wash system and the windscreen wipers will operate.
– Release the lever. The windscreen wash system stops and the wiper continues for another 1 - 3 wiper strokes (depending on the period of spraying of the wind-
screen).Wiping the rear window pane– Push the lever away from the st eering wheel into position fig. 43 , the wide-
screen wiper will operate every 6 seconds.Automatic wipe/wash for the rear window pane– Push the lever away from the steering wheel into the spring-tensioned position , the windscreen wiper and wash system will operate.
– Letting go of the lever will cause the windscreen wash system to stop and the wiper to continue for another 1 - 3 wiper strokes (depending on the period of spraying of
the windscreen). The lever will stay in position after releasing it .Switching windscreen wipers off– Move the lever back into its home position .
The windscreen wipers and the windscreen washer system only operate if the ignition
is switched on.
The rear window will be wiped again if the window wipers are on when reverse gear is
selected.
The windscreen washer nozzles are heated* when the ignition is switched on.
Top up with wash liquid page 172.
WARNING
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Properly maintained windscreen wiper blades are essential for clear visi-
bility and safe driving page 54.
Fig. 43 Windscreen wiper lever
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