Changing The Windscreen Wiper Blades - Seat ibiza Owner's Manual

Note
The vehicles must not touch each other, oth-
erwise electricity could flow as soon as the
positive terminals are connected.
Changing the windscreen wiper
blades
Changing the wiper blades
Wipers in service position
Fig. 72
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The essentials
Changing the windscreen wiper
Fig. 73
blade.
To change the blades it is necessary to move
the wipers from the rest position into the
service position.
Do not change the windscreen wipers when
out of the service position, as it could cause
paint to flake off the bonnet due to friction
with the windscreen wiper arm.
Service position (for changing wiper blades)
● Ensure that the wiper blades are not frozen.
● Turn the ignition on and off and then (with-
in approximately 9 seconds) push the wind-
screen wiper lever down (short wipe). The
windscreen wipers will move to the service
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position Fig. 72.
Removing the wiper blade
● Lift the windscreen wiper arm.
● Press the securing tab down
● Extract the wiper blade from the wiper arm.
Fitting the wiper blade
● Insert the wiper blade onto the windscreen
wiper arm until it clicks into place.
● Place the windscreen wiper arms to their in-
itial position.
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rear window wiper blades on page 79
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Changing the rear window wiper blade
Removing and fitting the rear window
Fig. 74
wiper blade.
Removing the wiper blade
● Lift the wiper arm away from the glass
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Fig. 73.
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