2013 Seat Exeo ST wiper blades

246Checking and refilling levels
Removing the wiper blade
–Lift the wiper arm away from the glass ⇒ Fig. 187
– Slide the blade adapter in the direction of the arrow and remove
the blade ⇒ Fig. 187.
Fitting the wiper blade
– With one hand, hold the top end of the wiper arm.
– Place the blade as shown in the ⇒ Fig. 188 and slide the adapt-
er along until it engages.
Check the condition of the wiper blade regularly. Change as required.
If the windscreen wiper scrapes, it should be replaced if damaged, or
cleaned if soiled.
If this is not sufficient, refer to a specialised workshop.
WARNING
Do not drive unless you have good visibility through all windows!
● Clean the windscreen wiper blades and all windows regularly.
● The wiper blades should be changed once or twice a year.
CAUTION
● A damaged or dirty window wiper could scratch the rear window.
● Never use fuel, nail varnish remover, paint thinner or similar products to
clean the window.
● Never move the windscreen wiper by hand. This could cause damage. Brake fluid
Checking the brake fluid level
The brake fluid level can be checked visually.
Fig. 189 Engine com-
partment: markings on
brake fluid reservoir
The brake fluid level must be between the “Min” and “Max” ⇒ Fig. 189
markings.
The fluid level may drop slightly after a period of time due to the automatic
compensation for brake pad wear. This is quite normal.
However, if the level goes down noticeably in a short time, or drops below
the “Min” mark, there may be a leak in the brake system. If the fluid level in
the reservoir is too low, this will be indicated by the brake warning lamp
⇒  page 73 and
⇒ page 80. If this should happen,
take the vehicle to a spe-
cialised workshop immediately and have the brake system inspected. 

Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Brake light Failure control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Brake assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Worn brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Brake system Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Braking distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Bulb change general notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
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Car care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
CCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
CD-ROM player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Central locking Manual locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Sunroof: opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . 116 Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Anti-theft security system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from in-side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Opening and closing the windows . . . . . . 114
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Security central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Switch on the driver door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Cetane number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Changing the main headlight bulb Main headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Changing the main headlight bulbs Dipped beam headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Changing the tail lights Luggage compartment lights . . . . . . . . . . 294
Changing windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . . . 244
Chassis number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Checklist Seat upholstery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Childproof lock Rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Child safety seat ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Child seat Categorisation in groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Group 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Group 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Group 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Groups 0 and 0+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 on the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Cleaning alloy wheel rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Cleaning chrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Cleaning engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Cleaning steel wheel rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Cleaning windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Clock, setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Coat hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 In the door trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
In the front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Coolant Checking the level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Coolant fluid Topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Cooling system Coolant temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Correct adjustment of front seat head re- straints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Correct adjustment of rear seat head restraints In-use and non-use positions . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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non-electrically adjustable seats . . . . . . . 226
seats with airbag components . . . . . . . . . 226
seats without airbag components . . . . . . 226
synthetic leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
trim fabrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
unheated seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Vehicle modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Vehicle paintwork Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Products for vehicle maintenance . . . . . . . 218
Vehicle washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Ventilation slits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
W Warning lamp Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Warning lamps Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Anti-lock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Engine management (EPC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Exhaust emission control system . . . . . . . . 68
Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Red symbols in central display . . . . . . . . . . 80
Seat belt warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Yellow symbols on central display . . . . . . . 82
Warning lamps - overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Washer fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Washing by hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Washing with high pressure cleaners . . . . . . . 220 Wear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Wearing suitable shoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Tightening torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251, 305 Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Why assume the correct sitting position? . . . . . 29
Why should head restraints be correctly adjus- ted? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Why wear seat belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 20, 29
Windows Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Windscreen washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Windscreen wiper blades Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Windscreen wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Changing blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Changing the rear wiper blade . . . . . . . . . 245
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Washer jets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Winter Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Winter conditions Defrost function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Winter driving Diesel engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Winter operation Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Wiper and washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Wooden trim cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
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