windscreen washer

Other novelty features include an integrated funnel in the lid of the windscreen washer tank, an ice scraper in the fuel filler flap with a tyre tread depth gauge and an umbrella compartment in the driver's door.

Additionally, Mercedes-Benz expert technicians also will examine the condition of wiper blades with windscreen washer nozzle adjustment, together with fluid levels of engine oil, coolant, braking system, and windscreen washer systems.

Other high-scoring failures include insufficient tyre tread depth, wornout windscreen wipers, faulty brake lights, broken suspension, inoperative headlights and no windscreen washer fluid.

It's also worth checking to make sure the windscreen washer jets aren't frozen, as well as the wipers.

The Khareef Safety Check comprises an inspection of a number of components and parts such as the braking systems, exterior lights, car battery, including battery starting, tyres and wheels with tyre pressure adjustments, a spare tyre check and the condition of wiper blades with windscreen washer nozzle adjustments.

The vehicle features reverse camera and ORVMs with side indicator, 'Smoked' tail lamps and the triple jet windscreen washer. It is equipped with an 88kW mHawk engine and cushion suspension and anti-roll technologies, static bending projector headlamps with Eyebrow-styled LED parking lights, a 15cm (6-inch) touch screen infotainment system with GPS navigation, fully automatic temperature control and 43cm (17-inch) alloy wheels.

If it rains, visibility depends on the wipers so it is important that they do work and that there is anti-freeze in the radiator and windscreen washer bottle.

More than half (55%) did not know how to tell they were in a 30mph zone, or whether it was illegal to let their windscreen washer liquid run dry (59%).

But this spanner-less bunch may have good reason to forego raising the bonnet, for cars are now too complicated to allow for anything much more than topping up the windscreen washer bottle.

Global Closure Systems (GCS) has fine-tuned its Jeroboam snap-hinge standard dispensing closure to help Carrefour accelerate sales of its range of coolant and windscreen washer products.

The items checked by Skoda technicians will comprise lights - for any blown bulbs and beam alignment - wiper blades, windscreen washer fluid, brakes, air-conditioning, battery and tyres.

*The core temperature of the accelerometer is measured at just 33[degrees]C even though the surface temperature is over 900[degrees]C: the cooling system used is a simple windscreen washer pump and a five litre water container that isn't even chilled.