Changing The Wiper Blades - Seat altea Owner's Manual

Emergency boot hatch opening
Fig. 168 Rear lid: emergency opening.
This allows the vehicle to be opened if the
central locking does not work (for example, if
the battery is flat)
There is a groove in the luggage compart-
ment allowing access to the emergency
opening mechanism.
Opening the rear lid from inside the luggage
compartment
Insert the key in the groove and unlock the
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locking system, turning the key from right
to left, as shown by the arrow
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Changing the wiper blades

Changing windscreen wiper blades
Windscreen wipers in the service po-
Fig. 169
sition.
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Fig. 168.
Changing the windscreen wiper
Fig. 170
blades
Perfect wiper blade condition is essential for
clear vision. Damaged wiper blades should
be replaced immediately.
Advice
To change the blades it is necessary to move
the wipers from the rest position into the
service position.
Service position (for changing wiper blades)
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Changing the windscreen wiper blades
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Fitting the wiper blade
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The windscreen wiper arms return to their
original position when the ignition is turned
on and the windscreen wiper lever is operat-
ed, or when driving faster than 6 km/h.
Ensure that the wiper blades are not frozen.
Turn the ignition on and off and then (with-
in approximately 8 seconds), push the
windscreen wiper lever out of the short
wipe position. The windscreen wipers will
move to the service position.
Lift the wiper arm away from the wind-
screen.
Push the side buttons, free the blade and
pull in the direction of the arrow
Insert a blade of identical length and de-
sign into the wiper arm.
Slide the blade until it clicks into position.
Push the wiper arms back against the wind-
screen.
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Fig. 170