Get Lights and visibility -> Windscreen wipers Guide for Seat Leon 4 Door Second Generation (2007-2011)

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Safety First Operating instructions Practical tips Technical Data

Note

If not all the vehicle doors are closed, the interior lights will be switched off

after approx. 10 minutes, providing the key has been removed and the cour-

tesy light position selected. This prevents the battery from discharging.

Visibility

Sun visors

The sun visors for the driver and the front passenger can be pulled out of their

mountings in the centre of the vehicle and turned towards the doors ⇒ fig. 80

The make-up mirrors in the sun visors have covers. When you open the cover

a light* in the roof turns on.

The lamp* in the roof lining will go out when the vanity mirror cover is pushed

back or the sun visor is pushed back up.

Note

The roof lamp* will turn off about 10 minutes following the removal of the

ignition key. This prevents the battery from discharging.

Windscreen wipers

Front windscreen wipers 

The windscreen wiper lever controls the windscreen wipers

and the automatic wash and wipe.

The windscreen wiper lever ⇒ fig. 81 has the following positions:

Fig. 80 Sun visor on the

driver side

Fig. 81 Windscreen wiper

and windscreen wash

lever

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Switching off the wipers

– Move the lever to position .

Intermittent wipe

– Move the lever up to position .

– Move the control to the left or right to set the length of the

intervals. Control to the left: long intervals; control to the right:

short intervals. Four wiper interval stages can be set using switch

Slow wipe

– Move the lever up to position .

Continuous wipe

– Move the lever up to position .

Brief wipe

– Move the lever down to position to give the windscreen a brief

wipe. The wiper will start to move faster if you keep the lever

pressed down for longer than 2 seconds.

Wash and wipe automatic system



– Pull the lever towards the steering wheel - Position . The wash

function will start immediately and the wipers will start with a

slight delay. The wash and wiper systems will function at the

same time at speeds of over 120 km/h.

– Release the lever. The wipers will keep running for approximately

four seconds.

Optional heated windscreen in the wiper blade* area (page

In some countries and with some versions, there is the possibility of heating

the windscreen in the area of the windscreen wiper blades in order to aid de-

icing in the zone. The function is switched on by pressing the rear heating

window key .

WARNING

• Worn and dirty wiper blades obstruct visibility and reduce safety levels.

• In cold conditions, you should not use the wash / wipe system unless

you have warmed the windscreen with the heating and ventilation system.

The washer fluid could otherwise freeze on the windscreen and obscure

your view of the road.

• Always note the corresponding warnings on ⇒ page 215.

Caution

In icy conditions, always check that the wiper blades are not frozen to the

glass before using the wipers for the first time. If you switch on the wipers

when the wiper blades are frozen to the windscreen, you could damage both

the wiper blades and the wiper motor.

Note

• The windscreen wipers will only work when the ignition is switched on.

• In certain versions of vehicles with alarms, the windscreen wiper will only

work when the ignition is on and the bonnet closed.

• When in use, the wipers do not go as far as the rest position. When the

lever is moved to the 0 position, they move to the rest position.

• The next speed down will automatically be selected if wiper speed

⇒ page 119, fig. 81 or is selected when the vehicle stops. The set speed

will be resumed when the vehicle starts again

• The windscreen will be wiped again after approximately five seconds once

the “automatic wipe/wash system” has been operated, provided the vehicle

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is in transit (drip function). If you activate the wipers less than three secionds

after the drip function, a new wash sequence will begin without the last wipe.

For the “drip” function to work again, you have to turn the ignition off and

then on again.

• When the “intermittent wipe function” is on, the intervals are directly

proportional to the speed. This way, the higher the vehicle speed the shorter

the intervals.

• The wiper will try to wipe away any obstacles that are on the windscreen.

The wiper will stop moving if the obstacle blocks its path. Remove the

obstacle and switch the wiper back on again.

• Before removing any objects that may be trapped in the side areas of the

windscreen, always move the wiper arms to the service position (horizontal).

• The heat output of the heated jets is controlled automatically when the

ignition is switched on, depending upon the outside temperature.

Rain sensor*

The rain sensor controls the frequency of the windscreen

wiper intervals, depending on the amount of rain.

Fig. 82 Rain sensor*

Fig. 83 Windscreen wiper

lever

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Switching on the rain sensor

– Move the windscreen wiper lever into position ⇒ fig. 83.

– Move the control to the left or right to set the sensitivity of the

rain sensor. Control to the right: highly sensitive. Control to the

left: less sensitive.

The rain sensor is part of the interval wipe function. You will have to switch

the rain sensor back on if you switch off the ignition. This is done by switching

the wiper intermittent function off and back on.

Note

• Do not put stickers on the windscreen in front of the sensor. This may

cause sensor disruption or faults.

Rear window wiper 

The windscreen wiper lever operates the windscreen wiper

and the wash and wipe system for the rear window.

Switching on the interval wipe

– Press the lever forwards to position ⇒ fig. 84. The wiper will

wipe the window approximately every 6 seconds.

Switching off the interval wipe function

– Pull the lever back from position towards the steering wheel.

The wiper will continue to function for a short period if you switch

off whilst the wipers are in motion.

Fig. 84 Windscreen wiper

and windscreen wash

lever: rear window wiper

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