2011 SKODA YETI wiper blades

Automatic wipe/wash for windscreen
–
Pull the lever towards the steering wheel into sprung position 5 , the wash
system sprays immediately, the windscreen wiper starts wiping a little later.
The wash system and the windscreen wiper operate simultaneously at a
speed of more than 120 km/h.
– Release the lever. The windscreen wash system stops and the wiper contin-
ues for another 3 - 4 wiper strokes (depending on the period of spraying of the
windscreen). At a speed of more than 2 km/h, the wiper wipes once again 5
seconds after the last wiper stroke in order to wipe the last drops from the
windscreen. This function can be activated/deactivated by a specialist garage.
Rain sensor
– Move the lever into position 1 .
– You can set the sensitivity of the sensor individually with switch A .
Wiping the rear window pane
– Push the lever away from the steering wheel into position 6 - the windshield
wiper will operate every 6 seconds.
Automatic wipe/wash for the rear window pane
– Press the lever from the steering wheel forward into the sprung position 7 ,
the wash system sprays immediately, the windscreen wiper starts wiping a lit-
tle later. As long as you hold the lever in this position, the wiper operates as
well as the wash system.
– Letting go of the lever will cause the windscreen wash system to stop and the
wiper to continue for another 2 - 3 wiper strokes (depending on the period of
spraying of the windscreen). The lever will stay in position after releasing it
6 .
Switching windscreen wipers off
– Move the lever back into its home position 0 .
After the windscreen wiper switches off each time or the ignition switches off for
the third time, the position of the windscreen wiper changes, this counteracts an
early fatigue of the wiper rubbers. After starting the vehicle, the front window
wipers automatically move into the lower rest position. The windscreen wipers and the wash system only operate if the ignition is switch-
ed on and the bonnet is closed 1)
.
The rear window wiper operates only if the boot lid is closed.
If the intermittent wipe is switched on, the intervals are also controlled depending
on speed.
The rain sensor automatically regulates the break between the individual wiper
strokes depending on the intensity of the rain.
The rear window will be wiped again if the front window wipers are on when re-
verse gear is selected.
Top up with wash liquid ⇒ page 199
.
Winter position
If the windscreen wipers are in rest position, they cannot be folded out from the
windscreen. For this reason we recommend adjusting the windscreen wipers in
winter so that they can be folded out from the windscreen easily. You can set this
rest position yourself as follows:
● Switch on the windscreen wipers.
● Switch off the ignition. The windscreen wipers remain in the position in which
they were when switching off the ignition.
You can also use the service position ⇒

 page 57 as a winter position. WARNING
● Properly maintained windscreen wiper blades are essential for clear visibil-
ity and safe driving ⇒

 page 57.
● Do not use the windscreen washer system at low temperatures, without
heating the windscreen beforehand. Otherwise the window cleaner could
freeze on the windscreen and restrict the view to the front.
● The rain sensor only operates as a support. The driver is not released from
the responsibility to set the function of the windscreen wipers manually de-
pending on the visibility conditions. £1)
On vehicles which do not have a contact switch for the bonnet, the windshield wiper and wash sys-
tem operates also when the bonnet is opened. 55
Lights and Visibility Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Breakdown assistance Technical data

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 windscreen
wipers when the blades are frozen to the windscreen may result in damage both
to the blades and the motor of the windscreen wipers!
● If you switch off the ignition while the windscreen 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
● If the slower 2 ⇒ fig. 37 or the faster
3 wiper setting is switched on and the
vehicle speed decreases to below 4 km/h, the lower wiper step is switched on au-
tomatically. At a speed increase of more than 8 km/h the previous wiper setting is
established again.
● If there is an obstacle on the windscreen, the wiper will try to push away the
obstacle. If the obstacle continues to block the wiper, the wiper stops automati-
cally after 5 attempts to eliminate the obstacle, in order to avoid a damage to the
wiper. Remove the obstacle and and switch on the wiper again.
● The windscreen washer nozzles for the windscreen are heated when the en-
gine is running and the outside temperature is less than +10 °C.
● The content of the windscreen wiper reservoir is 3 litres. On vehicles which are
equipped with a headlight cleaning system, the content of the reservoir is 5.5
li-
tres. On vehicles fitted with auxiliary heating, the content of the windscreen wiper
reservoir is 4.5 litres. 
Automatic rear window wiper If the windshield wiper is in position
2 or
3 , the rear view window is wiped ev-
ery 30 seconds if the vehicle's speed exceeds 5
km/h.
When the rain sensor is active (the lever is in the position 1 ) the function is only
active if the front window wipers continue to operate (no break between each
wiping process). Activation/deactivation
The function of the automatic rear window wiper is activated/deactivated in the
information display in the menu:
■ Settings
■ Lights & Vision
■Rear wiper Note
The function of the automatic rear window wiper is only valid for vehicles which
are equipped with the information display. The function is activated in the factory. 
Alternative park position of the rear window wiper Each time after switching off the engine for the second time, the wiper blade of
the rear window wiper is tilted. Thus, the life of the wiper blade is prolonged.
Activation/deactivation
– Switch on the ignition.
– Push the operating level into the position 6
⇒  fig. 37 five times in succession
within 5 seconds.
– Switch off the ignition. After switching on the ignition again, the alternative
park position of the rear window wiper is activated/deactivated. 
Headlight cleaning system The headlights are being cleaned after the windscreen has been sprayed for the
first time and fifth time, the low beam or main beam are switched on and the
windscreen wiper lever was held in the position 5
⇒  fig. 37 for about 1 second.
The headlight washer nozzles are moved forward out of the bumper by the water
pressure for cleaning the headlights.
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 183, 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. £56
Lights and Visibility

CAUTION
Never remove the nozzles from the headlamp cleaning system by hand - risk of
damage! 
Replacing wiper blades for the windscreen wipers Fig. 38 Wiper blade for the windscreen
wiper
One cannot fold out the wiper arms in the rest position from the windscreen. Be-
fore replacing the wiper arms you must put them into the service position.
Service position for changing wiper blades
– Close the bonnet.
– Switch the ignition on and then again off.
– Then press the windscreen wiper lever in the position 4
⇒  fig. 37 within
10 seconds – the wiper arms move into the service position.
Removing the wiper blade
– Fold windscreen wiper arm away from the windscreen.
– Press the locking button 1
⇒  fig. 38 , in order to unlock the wiper blade and
pull off in the direction of the arrow 2 .
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 windscreen wiper arm back onto the windscreen. The wiper arms move back into the rest position - after switching on the ignition
and after changing the position of the window wiper lever or when driving at a
speed greater than 6°km/h.
Windscreen 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 windscreen by vehicle washing in automatic vehicle wash systems. It is
therefore important to degrease the lips of the winscreen wiper blades after ev-
ery pass through an automatic vehicle wash system . WARNING
● If the windscreen wipers are handled carelessly, there is a risk of damage
to the windscreen.
● You should clean the wiper blades regularly with a windscreen 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 windscreen wiper blades once or twice a year for safety rea-
sons. These can be bought from an authorised ŠKODA Service Partner. 
Replacing the wiper blade on the rear window wiper Fig. 39 Wiper blade for the rear window
Removing the wiper blade
– Fold windscreen wiper arm out from the windscreen and position the wiper
blade at right angles to the wiper arm ⇒

 fig. 39.
– Hold the window wiper arm at the top end with one hand. £ 57
Lights and Visibility Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Breakdown assistance Technical data

Operation in winter
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
De-icing windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Overview of the engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . 191
P Paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Panoramic sliding roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Parking aid Front and rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Parking light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Parking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Passive Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70, 102
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Petrol engines Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Button in the driver's door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Button in the front passenger door and in therear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Operational faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
with central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
R Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Rear-view mirror
Exterior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Rear armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Rear interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Rear window Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Rear window heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Recharge battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Recommendation for changing gears . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Synchronisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Removing seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Replacement of parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Replacing fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Roof aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Roof luggage rack system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
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Safe securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Safety information Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Safety wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Saving electrical energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Seat belt height adjuster Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 taking off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Seat belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Selector lever-emergency unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Selector lever lock Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Service reminder indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Setting temperature Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Stabilisation system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
START-STOP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 after fuel tank has run empty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Diesel engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Petrol engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Static separation net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Steering active driver-steering recommendation . . . . . . . 155
Steering force assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Storage compartment Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Storage facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Switching off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Switch off Anti-spin regulation (ASR) Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 243
Index Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Breakdown assistance Technical data

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Tailgate Lighting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Taking care of your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
TCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Temperature outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
The first 1 500 km . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Top Tether . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Traction control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Traction control system (TCS) Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 General Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Transporting children safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Two-way radio systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Tyre inflation pressure Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Tyre repair kit Tyre repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Tyres Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
U Underbody protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
unlock Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 33
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Uphill Start Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
V Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Ventilation Auxiliary ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
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Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Warning symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 with a high-pressure cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Washing vehicle by hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Wax treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Wheel Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Wheel trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201, 210
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 de-icing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Windscreen Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Windscreen heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Windscreen washer nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Windshield washer fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Windshield wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Winter tyres
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Wiper blades Replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
X Xenon headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 244
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