User Manual - Page 63

For LEON SPORTSTOURER 2018.

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The essentials
Changing the wiper blades
Windscr
een wipers service posi-
tion
Fig. 84 Wipers in service position.
The wiper arms can be raised when the wip-
ers ar
e in service position
Fig. 84.
Close the bonnet
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page 322.
Switch the ignition on and off.
Press the windscreen wiper lever down-
wards briefly
4
page 34.
Before driving, always lower the wiper arms.
Using the windscreen wiper lever, the wind-
screen wiper arms return to their initial posi-
tion.
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page 86
Changing the windscreen and rear
windo
w wiper bl
ades
Fig. 85
Changing the windscreen wiper
bl
ades
Fig. 86
Changing the rear wiper blade
Raising and lowering windscreen wiper
arms
Place the windscreen wipers in the service
position
page 61.
Grip the wiper arms only by the blade's
fastening point.
Cleaning windscreen wiper blades
Raise the wiper arms.
Use a soft cloth to remove dust and dirt
from the windscreen wiper blades.
If the blades are very dirty, a sponge or
damp cloth may be used
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in Changing
the windscr
een and r
ear windo
w wiper
blades on page 86.
Changing the windscreen wiper blades
Lift and unfold the wiper arms.
Press and hold release button
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Fig. 85
1
and pull gently on the wiper blade in the di-
r
ection of the arr
o
w.
Fit a new wiper blade of the same length
and design on to the wiper arm and hook it
into place.
Rest the wiper arms back onto the wind-
screen.
Changing the rear wiper blade
Lift and fold the wiper arm.
Turn the blade slightly
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Fig. 86 (arrow
A
).
Hold down the release button
1
while gen-
tly pulling the bl
ade in the dir
ection of arr
ow
B
.
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