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Lights and visibility
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Alwa
ys replace damaged or worn blades or
blades which do not clean the windscreen
correctly.
CAUTION
In icy conditions, always check that the wiper
b
la
des are not frozen to the glass before us-
ing the wipers for the first time. In cold
weather, it may help to leave the vehicle
parked with the wipers in service position
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CAUTION
If the ignition is switched off while the wind-
scr
een wipers are on, the windscreen wipers
carry on wiping at the same level when the
ignition is switched back on. Ice, snow and
other obstacles may damage the windscreen
wiper and the respective motor.
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If necessary, remove snow and ice from the
windscreen wipers before starting your jour-
ney.
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Carefully lift the frozen windscreen wipers
from the glass. SEAT recommends a de-icer
spray for this operation.
Note
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The winds
creen wipers will only work when
the ignition is switched on.
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The interval wipe speed varies according to
the vehicle speed. The faster the vehicle is
moving, the more often the windscreen is
cle
aned.
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The rear wiper is automatically switched on
when the windscreen wiper is on and the car
is in reverse gear.
Functions of the windscreen wiper
Windscreen wiper performance in different sit-
uations
If the vehicle is at a
standstill
The activated position provision-
ally changes to the previous posi-
tion.
For intermittent wip-
ers
Intervals between wipes depend
on the vehicle's speed. The high-
er the vehicle speed the shorter
the intervals.
Note
The wiper will try to wipe away any obstacles
that ar
e on the windscreen. The wiper will
stop moving if the obstacle blocks its path.
Remove the obstacle and switch the wiper
back on again.
Rain and light sensor
Fig. 114 Windscreen wiper lever: setting rain
sen
sor
1
.
Fig. 115 Reference surface of the rain sensor.
When it is activated, the rain and light sensor
aut
om
atic
ally controls the intervals of the
windscreen wiper depending on the intensity
of the precipitation.
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