Didn't know my SE came with headlight washers until I washed the screen this morning with the lights on! Suddenly foam all up the bonnet! Can't see where the jets are though - I guess they are those two round circles under the headlights. I thought that I read the manual as well... What next; spinning mirrorball if I play disco music?

The washers are the two rectangular covers with rounded off corners under the headlamps. You can pull on them and see the washer system - does not hurt them.

They are pushed outside by the water jet and

they gonna come on every 5th time you wash your screen. If you have headlights on.

I hate them.

I tend to briefly switch to drl's when washing the screen then put back on to headlights. (I drive with headlights on all the time).

Edited 11 November, 201015 yr by ju3

I have noticed them working - I don't mind them, but wonder how effective they will be in those salty conditions where lights get covered in muck - that is without a wiper too. Also, I am not sure if you get a fixed duration spray, or if the spray just stays on for the duration of the screen wash? - as I often use tiny 'spurts' of wash on the screen to clear salty stuff when driving in traffic.

I have noticed them working - I don't mind them, but wonder how effective they will be in those salty conditions where lights get covered in muck - that is without a wiper too. Also, I am not sure if you get a fixed duration spray, or if the spray just stays on for the duration of the screen wash? - as I often use tiny 'spurts' of wash on the screen to clear salty stuff when driving in traffic.

Its definately a fixed duration. I noticed this yesterday whilst doing a couple of very short cleans of the windscreen, the headlight washers did one long clean cycle

The headlamp washers use lots of water and seem to be very effective. If fitted - as required on cars with Xenons - they also include a 5.5. litre fluid reservoir in place of the normal 4 liter.

Took these shots of the washers in action on my last Octavia

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/108525-octavia-ii-headlamp-washers/page__p__1353645__hl__headlamp%20washer__fromsearch__1entry1353645

Sorry for the poor quality pics - you don't think I would risk a decent camera for that do you

The washers are pretty efective at shifting salt and general foul weather muck thrown up from the road but have no effect on insects.

Edited 11 November, 201015 yr by eccleshill

Sound as though they are going to work fine then - good - I assume the fact they are required with Xenons is to do with overheating if glass covered in muck (?)

Sound as though they are going to work fine then - good - I assume the fact they are required with Xenons is to do with overheating if glass covered in muck (?)

The problem with dirty headlights is that the dirt acts as a diffuser and spreads the light. Upwards is the bad direction for blinding oncoming vehicles. This is particularly bad with Xenons, as they produce much more light.

With both xenon and halogen lights, a small amount of crud spoils the sharp cut-off of the dipped main beams and thus blinds the oncoming traffic.

With both types, keep them CLEAN. You will see better and not bother the other road users.

Did I say that drivers with poorly maintained, missing or dirty lights really tick me off?

Edited 11 November, 201015 yr by Agerbundsen

Good information, and should have been obvious, thanks.

My old X-Trail did not have headlight washers and, when driving a distance on gritted salty roads, I would notice the headlights "dimming" the further I went. It became normal practice to stop on a certain lay-by on the A55 just to clean the headlight lenses. (in short it was a b******* nuisance)

So decent headlight washers are worth all the fuss of keeping the washer bottle topped up - especially if we get the snowy conditions of last winter.

Edited 11 November, 201015 yr by Terfyn

They are pushed outside by the water jet and

they gonna come on every 5th time you wash your screen. If you have headlights on.

I hate them.

I hate them too; had them on my Octavia fitted with xenons.

Simple solution; remove the fuse, no 28 IIRC in the Octavia but have no idea what number for a Yeti, and the won't work!

All you need to do after that is, when required, to manually clean the headlights.

I hate them.

Can you explain why?

I have to say I agree with Terfyn. On my regular January trek 500 miles up to Perthshire, the lights used to get so salted up that they really did not show any light at all. We used, after all wash and other water was used up - to get out and spit on them and rub with hankies to try and get a glimmer. I go better prepared these days!