2011 SKODA ROOMSTER wiper blades

Windshield wiper and wash system
Windshield wiper You can operate the windshield wipers and automatic wipe/wash
using the windshield wiper lever.
Fig. 30 Windshield wiper lever
The windshield wiper lever ⇒ fig. 30 has the following positions:
Finger-operated wiping
– If you wish to wipe the windshield only briefly, push the lever into the sprung
position 4 .
Intermittent wiping
– Position the lever up into position 1 .
– Set with the switch A the desired break between the individual wiper
strokes.
Slow wipe
– Position the lever up into position 2 .
Fast wipe
– Position the lever up into position 3 .
Automatic wipe/wash for windshield
– Pull the lever towards the steering wheel into the spring-tensioned position
5 , the wash system and the windshield wipers will operate. –
Release the lever. The windshield wash system stops and the wiper continues
for another 1 - 3 wiper strokes (depending on the period of spraying of the
windshield).
Wiping the rear window pane
– Push the lever away from the steering wheel into position 6 ⇒ fig. 30, the
windshield wiper will operate every 6 seconds.
Automatic wipe/wash for the rear window pane
– Push the lever away from the steering wheel into the spring-tensioned posi-
tion 7 , the windshield wiper and wash system will operate.
– Letting go of the lever will cause the windshield wash system to stop and the
windshield wiper to continue for another 1 - 3 wiper strokes (depending on the
period of spraying of the windshield). The lever will stay in position after re-
leasing it 6 .
Switching windshield wipers off
– Move the lever back into its home position 0 .
The windshield wipers and the windshield washer system only operate if the igni-
tion is switched on.
The rear window will be wiped again if the window wipers are on when reverse
gear is selected.
The windshield washer nozzles for the windshield are heated when the ignition is
switched on.
Top up with wash liquid ⇒
  page 160. WARNING
● Properly maintained windshield wiper blades are essential for clear visibili-
ty and safe driving ⇒

 page 47.
● Do not use the windshield washer system at low temperatures, without
heating the windshield beforehand. Otherwise the window cleaner could
freeze on the windshield and restrict the view to the front.
● In the event of a freezing up of the windshield, first of all remove the ice
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 page 143 and then operate the windshield wiper otherwise the windshield
wiper blades could be damaged. £46
Lights and Visibility

CAUTION
● In cold temperatures and in winter, check before the trip or before switching
on the ignition that the wiper blades are not frozen. Switching on windshield wip-
ers when the blades are frozen to the windshield may result in damage both to
the blades and the motor of the windshield wipers!
● If you switch off the ignition while the windshield wipers are on, the wipers
will sweep in the same mode the next time the ignition is switched on. At low
temperatures, the wipers may freeze to the window between switching off the ig-
nition and the next time you switch the ignition on again.
● Carefully detach frozen wiper blades from the front or rear window.
● Remove snow and ice from the window wipers before driving. Note
The content of the windshield wiper reservoir is 3.5 litres. On vehicles which are
equipped with a headlight cleaning system, the content of the reservoir is 5.4 li-
tres. 
Headlight cleaning system The headlights are being cleaned after the windshield washer system has been
operated for the fifth time, the low beam or main beam are switched on as well as
the windshield wiper lever is held in the position
5
⇒
 fig. 30 for about 1 second.
You should remove stubborn dirt (such as insect residues) from the headlight len-
ses at regular intervals, for example when refuelling. Please refer to the following
guidelines ⇒ page 144, The headlight lenses.
You should remove any snow from the fixtures of the washer nozzles and clear ice
in winter with a de-icing spray in order to ensure proper operation of the cleaning
system. CAUTION
Never remove the nozzles from the headlamp cleaning system by hand - risk of
damage! Replacing wiper blades for the windshield wipers Fig. 31 Wiper blade for the windshield
wiper
Removing the wiper blade
– Fold windshield wiper arm away from the windshield.
– Press the locking button, in order to unlock the wiper blade and pull off in the
direction of arrow.
Attaching the wiper blade
– Push the wiper blade until it locks up to the stop.
– Check whether the wiper blade is correctly attached.
– Fold the windshield wiper arm back onto the windshield.
Windshield wiper blades in proper condition are essential to obtain good visibility.
Wiper blades should not be allowed to become dirtied by dust, insect remains and
preserving wax.
Juddering or smearing of the wiper blades could then be due to wax residues left
on the windshield by vehicle washing in automatic vehicle wash systems. It is
therefore important to degrease the lips of the windshield wiper blades after ev-
ery pass through an automatic vehicle wash system .£ 47
Lights and Visibility Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Breakdown assis-
tance Praktik Technical data

WARNING
● If the windshield wipers are handled carelessly, there is a risk of damage
to the windshield.
● You should clean the wiper blades regularly with a windshield cleaner in
order to avoid any smears. Clean a wiper blade with a sponge or cloth if it is
very dirty, for example from insect residues.
● Replace the windshield wiper blades once or twice a year for safety rea-
sons. Windshield wiper blades are available at specialist garages. 
Replacing the wiper blade on the rear window wiper Fig. 32 Wiper blade for the rear window
Removing the wiper blade
– Fold windshield wiper arm out from the windshield and position the wiper
blade at right angles to the wiper arm ⇒
 fig. 32.
– Hold the window wiper arm at the top end with one hand.
– With the other hand unlock the locking button A in the direction of arrow and
remove the wiper blade.
Attaching the wiper blade
– Position the wiper blade onto the wiper arm and lock the locking button A .
– Check whether the wiper blade is correctly attached.
The same remarks apply here as for ⇒ page 47. Rear-view mirror
Manual dimming interior rear-view mirror Basic setting
–
Pull the lever on the bottom edge of the mirror forward.
Dimming mirror
– Pull the lever on the bottom edge of the mirror back. 
Rear mirror You can adjust the exterior mirrors electrically.
Fig. 33 Inner part of door: Rotary knob
Adjust the rear mirror before commencing to drive so that there is a clear view to
the rear.
Dimming the interior mirror
– Pull the lever on the bottom edge of the mirror toward rear (the lever on the
interior mirror must point forwards in it home position).
Heating of the external mirror
– Turn the rotary knob to position  ⇒
 fig. 33.
Adjusting the left-hand exterior mirror
– Turn the rotary knob to position . The movement of the mirror surface is iden-
tical to the movement of the rotary knob. £48
Lights and Visibility

Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Parking light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Parking ticket holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Passive Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55, 81
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Petrol engines Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Power socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Operational faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
R
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Raise vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Rear-view mirror Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Rear armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Rear mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rear window heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Recharge battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Recommendation for changing gears . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Synchronisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Removing seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Replacement of parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Replacing fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Roof aerial
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Roof luggage rack system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Running in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
S
Safe securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Safety information Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Saving electrical energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Seat belt height adjuster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
taking off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Seat belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Selector lever-emergency unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Selector lever lock Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Service reminder indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Setting temperature Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Stability system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Start-stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Starting the engine
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Diesel engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Petrol engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Static separation net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Steering force assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Storage compartment Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Storage facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Switching off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Switch off Anti-spin regulation (ASR) Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Systems Start-stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
T Tailgate Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Taking care of your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
TCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Temperature outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
The first 1 500 kilometres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Top Tether . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Tourist light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Towing eye front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Towing protection monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Traction control system (TCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25206
Index

Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
General Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Transporting children safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Turn signal light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Two-way radio systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Tyre pressure Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Tyre pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Tyre repair kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Tyres Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
U Underbody protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Unidirectional tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
unlock Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Uphill Start Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
V
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Vehicle interior lighting Version 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Version 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
W
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Warning symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
with a high-pressure cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Washing vehicle by hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Wax treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Wheel Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
slackening and tightening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Wheel bolts lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Wheel trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161, 170
Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Windows de-icing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Windshield washer fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Windshield washer nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Windshield wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Wiper blades Replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 207
Index Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Breakdown assis-
tance Praktik Technical data