Skoda Octavia (2006) manual

SIMPL Y CLEVER Šk oda Octavia OWNER´ S MANUAL How you can contribute to a cleaner environment The fuel consumption of your Škoda - and thus the level of pollutants contained in the exhaust - is also determined by how you drive. The noise level and wear and tear ar e also influenced by how you personally handle your vehicle. This Owner ´s Manual[...]

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Introduction Y ou have opted f or a Škoda - our sincere thanks for your co n fidence in us. Y our new Škoda of fers you a vehicle featuring the most modern engineering and a wide range of equipment which you will undoubted ly wish to use to the full during your daily motori ng. That is why , we recommend that you read this Owner's Manual att[...]

Introduction 2 On-board literature The on-board literatu re for your vehicle consist s of this “ Owner's Manual ” as well as the brochures “ Brief instruction ”, “ Service schedule ”, “ Te c h n i c a l d a t a ” and “ Help on the road ”. There can also be a variety of other addit ional operating manuals and instructions on[...]

Introducti on 3 T echnical Dat a includes the most import ant identification dat a of your vehicle. s24s . book Page 3 Thursday , November 24 , 2005 12:27 PM[...]

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Contents 5 Content s Layout of this Owner's Man ual (explanatio ns) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . An overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instruments and Indicato r/Warning Lights General view of [...]

Contents 6 Important safety information regarding the use of seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . How are seat belts correctly fastened? . . . . . Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Airbag sy stem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Description of the airbag system . . . . . . . .[...]

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Layout of this Owner's Manual (explanations) 8 Layout of this Owner' s Manual (explana tions) The Owner's Man ual has been systematica lly design ed, in order to make it easy for yo u to find and abs orb the info rmation yo u require. Chapters, t able of contents and subjec t index The text of the manual are divide d into rel atively[...]

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Cockpit 10 Fig. 1 Cert ain items of equipment shown in the illustration are only fitted to particular model versions or are optional items of equipment. s24s . book Page 10 Thursday , November 24 , 2005 12:27 PM[...]

Cockpit 11 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Cockpit An overview This general view is designed to help you to quickly become familiar with the instruments, gauges and controls. Electric power -operated wind ow* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electric exte rior mirror adjustme n[...]

Cockpit 12 − S torage compartment* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Indicator light for a swit ched off front sea t passenger airbag* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Note • Equipment w hich is marked * is only standa rd on certain vehicle model versions or on ly suppliab le as[...]

Instruments and Indi cator/Warning Lig hts 13 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Instrument s and Indicator/W arning Lights General view of the instrument cluster Engine revol utions coun ter ⇒ pag e 14 Coolant temp erature gaug e ⇒ page 14 Fuel gauge ⇒ pa ge 14 S peedometer Displa[...]

Instrument s and Indicator/Warn ing Lights 14 Engine revolutions counter The start of the red zo ne in the revol utions count er ⇒ page 13, fig. 2 indicates the maximum permi ssible engine speed for all g ears for an engine which has been run in and operat ing at a norma l temperatur e. Y ou should shi ft into the next hig her gear before t his r[...]

Instruments and Indi cator/Warning Lig hts 15 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data The fuel tank has a capacity of about 55 litres (on vehicles with four -wheel drive approx . 60 litres). The warnin g symbol  in the instr ument cluste r lights up when the po inter reaches t he reserve m[...]

Instrument s and Indicator/Warn ing Lights 16 driven an d the days unti l the following ser vice interval (f or this the trip counter is no t set back) app ears ⇒ page 16. Counter for distance driven (trip) The coun ter for dista nce driven ind icates the tot al distan ce in kilometers or miles w hich the vehicle ha s been d riven. T rip counter [...]

Instruments and Indi cator/Warning Lig hts 17 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data The following will be displayed in th e information dis play*: Service now! The display disappears w ithin 20 sec onds after swit ching on t he ignitio n. The trip count er is also displaye d after pres sing[...]

Instrument s and Indicator/Warn ing Lights 18 Setting minutes – T urn the reset button to the right. W ARNING The clock should no t be adjusted while drivin g for safety re asons but only when the ve hicle is st ationary! Multi-functional indicator (onboard computer)* Introduction The multi-f unctional ind icator ap pears in the d isplay ⇒ fig.[...]

Instruments and Indi cator/Warning Lig hts 19 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data into the calculati on of the current d riving in formati on if the trip is continued within 2 hour s after switchin g off the ign ition. The memory will be auto- matically era sed, on the other hand, if the [...]

Instrument s and Indicator/Warn ing Lights 20 The followin g readouts of th e selected memo ry will be set to zero by button : • average fuel consumpti on, • distance driven , • average speed , • Driving time. Y o u can only oper ate the multi -function al indicato r when the igni tion is switched on . After th e ignition is sw itched on, t[...]

Instruments and Indi cator/Warning Lig hts 21 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data you to adapt yo ur style of dr iving to the fu el consumpt ion you wish to achieve. If you wis h to determine th e average fuel consumption ove r a certai n period of t ime you must first erase the memory at[...]

Instrument s and Indicator/Warn ing Lights 22 W arning against excessive speeds* Warning against excessiv e speeds 1) This funct ion enable s you to se t a speed l imit, e.g . if you dri ve in tow n. A text in the display is inten ded to draw your attention to t he fact that you have exce eded the set spee d limit. Y ou can set the desi red speed l[...]

Instruments and Indi cator/Warning Lig hts 23 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Information disp lay* Introduction The informat ion display prov ides you with infor mation in a convenie nt way concerning the current operating state of your vehicle . The informat ion system also provides[...]

Instrument s and Indicator/Warn ing Lights 24 Main menu – Y ou can activate the MAIN MENU by pressing the rocker switch ⇒ fig. 12 for more than 1 secon d. – Y ou can select the men u through the rocker switch . When the pushbutton is briefly pressed, the i nformation you have selected is displayed. Y ou can select the followi ng informati on [...]

Instruments and Indi cator/Warning Lig hts 25 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data  Display off After selecting the menu Display off the disp lay is switch ed off. Press rocker swit ch for at least 1 secon d to switch th e display on ag ain. The menu Audio is only displayed when the Rad[...]

Instrument s and Indicator/Warn ing Lights 26 Operation of the radio syst em is descr ibed in separate oper ating inst ruc- tions to be found in th e on-board literatur e. Navigation system* The controls for the navigati on system, rad io, CD player ar e located in the centre conso le on both side s of the monito r screen. Navi gation data is also [...]

Instruments and Indi cator/Warning Lig hts 27 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data are shown on the display un der the message e.g. 01/03 ⇒ fig. 15 . Th is display ind icates that the first of a total of three erro r messages sh ould be displayed. The respecti ve symbols li ght up one af[...]

Instrument s and Indicator/Warn ing Lights 28 Three successi ve warning si gnals will soun d if a red symbol appears. If several op erational faults of priori ty 1 exist, the symbols app ear one after t he other and ar e each illimina ted for about 5 seconds. Y ellow symbols A yellow symbol signals a warning. Check the rele vant functi on as soon a[...]

Instruments and Indi cator/Warning Lig hts 29 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Y ou can change c ertain settin gs by means of t he informat ion displa y . The current se tting is sh own on the informatio n displa y in the res pective menu at the top bel ow the line ⇒ page 28, fig. 18[...]

Instrument s and Indicator/Warn ing Lights 30 W arning lights An overview The warning lights indicate certain fun ctions or faults. Fig. 19 Instrument cluster with warning lights  Turn signal lights (to th e left) ⇒ page 32  Turn signal lights (to th e right) ⇒ page 32  Main beam ⇒ page 32  Low beam ⇒ page 32  Rear fog light [...]

Instruments and Indi cator/Warning Lig hts 31 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data W ARNING • If you do not pay attention to the warning lights coming on and the corresponding de scriptions and warning not es, this may result in severe body injuries or maj or vehicle da mage. • The eng[...]

Instrument s and Indicator/Warn ing Lights 32 T urn signal system  Either the l eft  or right  indica tor light f lashes depend ing on the po si- tion of the t urn signal le ver . The indica tor light flashes a t twice its nor mal rate if a turn si gnal light fails. This does not ap ply when tow ing a trailer. Switching o n the hazard w[...]

Instruments and Indi cator/Warning Lig hts 33 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Diesel p article filter (diesel engine) In the diesel particle filter the resulting soot p articles are collected and burnt during the combustion of diesel fuel. Code 7GG on the vehicle data st icker ⇒ fig[...]

Instrument s and Indicator/Warn ing Lights 34 If the war ning light aft er switching on the ignition o r when driving lights up continuous ly , a f ault exists in t he electrom echanical po wer steerin g. • If the yellow warning l ight lights up, this indica tes a partia l failure of the power steer ing and t he stee ring forc es can b e greater.[...]

Instruments and Indi cator/Warning Lig hts 35 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data If the warning light  begins to flash while drivin g, a fault exists in t he engine cont rol. The engi ne management sys tem selects an emerg ency programme which enables you to dri ve to the nearest spec[...]

Instrument s and Indicator/Warn ing Lights 36 In this ca se stop and swi tch the en gine off and check the co olant level; top up the cool ant as neces sary . Do not continue your jour ney if for some re ason it is not po ssible under the conditi ons prevai ling to top up with coolant . Keep the engine switched off a nd obtain profess ional assis t[...]

Instruments and Indi cator/Warning Lig hts 37 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data The following text will be displa yed in the infor mation display*: Please ref uel! Note The T ext in the inf ormation di splay* go es out only after refuel ling and driving a s hort distan ce. Engine oil pr[...]

Instrument s and Indicator/Warn ing Lights 38 Engine oil level*  W arning light  lights up If the warnin g light  light s up, the q uantity of oil i n the engine is probably too low. Check as soon as possibl e the oil lev el or top up ⇒ page 251 with engine oil . A peep sounds as an additional warning sign al. The following te xt will be[...]

Instruments and Indi cator/Warning Lig hts 39 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data The warnin g light comes on for a few seco nds after the ignition ha s been switched on or when startin g the engine . The warnin g light goes out after an automatic check seque nce has been compl eted. A fa[...]

Instrument s and Indicator/Warn ing Lights 40 Note If the ba ttery has been disconnecte d and reconn ected, the wa rning light  comes on a fter switch ing on the igni tion. The warn ing light must g o out after driving a s hort distance. Electronic St ability Programme (ESP)*  The warnin g light  comes on for a few seco nds when the i gnit[...]

Instruments and Indi cator/Warning Lig hts 41 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data If the warning li ght  flashes ( handbrake is not applied ), stop and check the brake fluid level ⇒ . The following text will be displa yed in the infor mation display*: STOP Brake fluid Owner's ma[...]

Unlocking and locking 42 Unlocking and locking Keys The vehicle is supplied wi th two keys. De pending on the equipment f itted, your vehicl e can be equipp ed with keys wit hout remote c ontrol ⇒ fig. 21 ; with keys with lig ht* ⇒ page 43, fig. 23 or with keys with radio remote control* ⇒ fig. 22 . Key ring The key ring ⇒ fig. 21 only has [...]

Unlocking and locking 43 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data • Keep the groov e of the keys abs olutely cl ean as impurit ies (textile fibres, du st etc.) have a negative effect on proper opera tion of the ke ys and the ign ition lock . Note Please appro ach a Škoda dea ler if you lose[...]

Unlocking and locking 44 Changing the battery of the radio remote control Each radio-operated key con tains a battery which is house d in the cover of the transmitter housing ⇒ fig. 2 4 . We recommend that you have the batt eries of the key replaced by a Škoda d ealer . Y ou should, however , proceed as follows if you wish to replace the battery[...]

Unlocking and locking 45 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data • If it is stil l not be poss ible to un lock or lock t he vehicle wi th the remot e control even after replacing the ba ttery this mea ns that the syst em has to be synchroni sed ⇒ page 53. Electronic immobiliser The electr[...]

Unlocking and locking 46 So long as the ch ild safety lock is switc hed on it is not possibl e to open the door from t he inside with the door openi ng lever. In this case the door ca n be opened only from the outside. Central locking system Description Unlocking o r locking the v ehicle causes all the doors and the fuel filler flap* to be un locke[...]

Unlocking and locking 47 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Note • In the event of an accident in which the airb ags are depl oyed, the locked doors are automat ically unl ocked in ord er to enable r escuers to gain access t o the vehicle . • Only the front do ors can be unlocke d an[...]

Unlocking and locking 48 – T urn the key in the lock of the driver's doo r to the left into the opening positio n ⇒ page 47, fig. 27 . – Pull on the door handle and open the door . • All the do ors (only the d river's door on vehicles with a nti-theft a larm system) an d the fuel fille r flap* are unlo cked. • The boot lid is th[...]

Unlocking and locking 49 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Locking all doors and the boot lid – Press button ⇒ page 48, fig. 28 . The symbol  in the button comes on. Unlocking all do ors and the boot lid – Press button ⇒ page 48, fig. 28 . The symbol  goes out in the butto[...]

Unlocking and locking 50 – Re-insert the pa nel. After closing the door, you can no long er open it from outside . If th e child safety loc k is not switched on, it is possib le to open the d oor from the inside by pul ling twice on the door han dle. If the c hild safety lock is switched on, it is necesar y to also open the d oor from outside be [...]

Unlocking and locking 51 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Emergency unlocking of the boot lid (Octa via) If there is a f ault in the central locking, you can open th e boot lid as follows: – Fold the rear seats forwards ⇒ page 89. – T ake out the warning triangle* ⇒ fig. 31 . ?[...]

Unlocking and locking 52 Remote control* Description Y o u can use the remo te control: • to unlock and l ock the car, • unlockin g boot lid, • Opening and clo sing window . The transmi tter with the batter y is housed in the ha ndle of the master ke y . The receiver is located in the interior of the car . The opera ting range of the remote c[...]

Unlocking and locking 53 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Folding out of the key – Press button . Folding up of the key – Press button and c ollapse the key bit in the h ousing. The turn sign al lights flash twi ce as confirma tion that the v ehicle has bee n unlocked. The vehicle [...]

Unlocking and locking 54 Anti-thef t alarm system* Description The anti-theft al arm system incr eases the leve l of protect ion against people seeki ng to break in to the veh icle. The sys tem trigger s audible and visual warning signals if an attempt is made to break in to the vehicl e. How is the alarm syst em activated? The anti-th eft alarm sy[...]

Unlocking and locking 55 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Interior monitor*  The interior monitor detects movement s inside the car and then triggers the alarm. Y ou must switch the int erior monitor of f if, for exampl e, a child or an animal inside the car mig ht trigger the alarm[...]

Unlocking and locking 56 – Open the driver door . – Press the button  at the centre colum on the driver side ⇒ page 55, fig. 35 , the symbol  lights up i n the button. – Lock the vehicle within 30 seco nds. The interior mo nitor is switched on again automatical ly the next time the car is locked . Power windows* Buttons on the driver&[...]

Unlocking and locking 57 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Safety pu shbutton* Y ou can deactivate the but tons for the rear doo rs using the safety button ⇒ page 56, fig. 36 . Th e buttons for power windo ws at rear doors are activated again by press ing the safety p ushbutton ag ain[...]

Unlocking and locking 58 – Additionally you can close the window au tomatically (fully closed) by pressin g the swit ch up up to the stop. Renewed pressing of the button causes the window t o stop immediately . W ARNING The system is f itted with a for ce limiter ⇒ page 58. The closing process wil l be stop if an obst ruction is detected and th[...]

Unlocking and locking 59 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data W ARNING The system is fitted with a force limiter ⇒ page 58. The closing process will b e stop if an obstr uction is detect ed and the windo w will open again. Y ou should t hen take pa rticular c are when closing the windows[...]

Unlocking and locking 60 The slidin g/tilting r oof is o perated by me ans of the control dial ⇒ pa ge 5 9, fig. 38 and only functions wh en the ignition is switched on. Th e control dial has a number of fi xed positi ons. After swit ching the ignitio n off, it is still possible to open or clos e the sliding/til ting roof for a fu rther 10 minute[...]

Unlocking and locking 61 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Convenience operation Y ou can also close an open sliding/ti lting roof from the out side. – T urn the key in the lock of the driver door into the closing posi- tion or press the clos ing button of the radio remote control un [...]

Unlocking and locking 62 – Position the flat blade of a screwdri ver carefully against the rear edge of the cover of the power roof drive ⇒ page 61, fig. 39 . – Pull the cover down. – T ake the crank handle out of the inside of the cover . – Press the crank handle fully into the hexagon hol e ⇒ page 61, fig. 40 . – Hold the crank pres[...]

Lights a nd Visibility 63 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Light s and Visibility Light s Switching light s on and off  Switching on side light s – T urn the light switch i nto position 0. Switching on the low beam and main beam – T urn the light switch i nto position  . – [...]

Lights and Visibil ity 64 • The switchin g on of the des cribed ligh ts should only be undertaken in accordance wi th the legal requirements. • If a fault o ccurs in the light switch, the low beam c omes on automati- cally • In the even t of cool or humid we ather conditons , the headlight s can be misted up from i nside. − The temperature [...]

Lights a nd Visibility 65 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data W ARNING The automatic driv ing lamp control only oper ates as a support . The driver is not rele ased from his responsibilit y to inspect the light and if necessary to switch on t he light depending on th e light conditions. T[...]

Lights and Visibil ity 66 Coming/Leaving Home Function* This function mak es it possible to switc h on the lights for a short time after lea ving the vehicle or when approaching the vehicle. Switching on Coming Home Function – Switch off the ignition onc e the low beam is switche d on. – Leave the light switch in t he position for low beam  [...]

Lights a nd Visibility 67 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Instrument lighting*  Y ou can adjust the brightness of the instrument lighting. Instrument li ghting – Switch on the lig ht. – T urn the control dial ⇒ fig. 44 to the desired intensity of the instrument l ighting 5) .[...]

Lights and Visibil ity 68 Note Headlight s fitted with Xe non bulbs* ada pt automatically t o the load and driving state o f the vehicl e (e.g. accel erating , braking) when the ignit ion is switched on an d when driving . Switch for hazard warning light s  – Press switch  ⇒ fig. 46 to switch the hazard wa rning light system on or off. Al[...]

Lights a nd Visibility 69 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data The turn signal and main beam lever perf orm the following func- tions: Right  and left  turn signal light – Push the lever upward s or downwards ⇒ page 68, fig. 47 . – If you only wish to flash three times * (the s[...]

Lights and Visibil ity 70 Interior lighting Front interior lightin g and lighting of storage comp artment on front passenger side Switching t he interior light on – Press the switch to the left, the symbol  ⇒ fig. 48 appears. Switching t he interior light off – Press the switch into the middle positi on O . – On the version without readi[...]

Lights a nd Visibility 71 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Rear interior lighting* The rear int erior lighti ng ⇒ fig. 49 is actuated by movin g the switch to t he symbol  , O or to the middle pos ition  . The same prin ciples appl y for th e interior li ghting at the rear as f[...]

Lights and Visibil ity 72 Entry lighting* The lightin g is positioned on the bottom ed ge of the exte rior mirror. The light beam is direct ed towards the en try area of the front door . The light comes on after the doors ha ve been locked or on openin g the boot lid. The light goes ou t after switchin g on the ignit ion or up to 30 seconds after c[...]

Lights a nd Visibility 73 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Note • The positio n and the shape of the switch ca n differ dependin g on equipment in stalled in the ve hicle. • If the on-board voltage drop s, the rear window heater is switched off automatica lly , in order to provide [...]

Lights and Visibil ity 74 Sun screen* The sun screen is located in a housi ng on the luggage compart- ment cover . If required, you can remove the housing with the sun screen from t he luggage comp artment cover . Unrolling – Pull the sun screen at th e loop and hang it in the bracket s ⇒ fig. 53 . Rolling up – T ake the sun screen out of the[...]

Lights a nd Visibility 75 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Windshield wiper and wash system Windscreen wipers Y ou can operate the windscreen wipers and automatic wipe/wash using the windscreen wiper lever . The windscreen wiper lever ⇒ fig. 55 has the followi ng positions: Finger-op[...]

Lights and Visibil ity 76 Automatic wipe/wash for the rear window pane* – Press the lever from the steeri ng wheel forward into the sprung position , the wash system sprays immediately , the windscreen wiper st arts wiping a little la ter . As long as you hold the lev er in this position, the wiper operates as well as the wash system. – Letting[...]

Lights a nd Visibility 77 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Note • If the slower or the fas ter wiper setting i s switched on ⇒ pa ge 7 5, fig. 55 and the vehicle speed decreases to be low 4 km/h, t he next lower wiper step is switche d on auto matically . At a spe ed incre ase of m[...]

Lights and Visibil ity 78 – T ake off the wi per blade in direction of arrow ⇒ page 77, fig. 56 ⇒ . Att aching a wiper blade – Push the new wiper blade over the wi per arm and turn the wiper blade into the vertical position. – Check whether the wiper bl ade is correctly att ached. – Fold the windscreen wi per arms onto the window and sw[...]

Lights a nd Visibility 79 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Atta ching a wiper blad e – Position the wiper blade ont o the wiper arm and lock the locking button . – Check whether the wiper blade i s correctly attac hed. The same remarks ap ply here as for ⇒ page 77, “Replacing w[...]

Lights and Visibil ity 80 • Do not affix any stickers i n front of the ligh t sensor , so that you do not impair the automat ic dimming fu nction or put it out of operat ion. • If you switch off the automatic dimming interio r rear-view mi rror , also the exterio r mirror dimming i s switched off. Exterior mirr ors Y ou can adjust the exterior [...]

Lights a nd Visibility 81 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Note • Do not touch th e surface of t he exterior mirrors if the ex terior mirr or heater is swi tched on. • Y ou can set the exterior mirrors by hand, if th e power setting fu nction fails at any time, by press ing on the [...]

Seats and Stowage 82 Seat s and Stowage Front seat s Basic information The front seats hav e a wide range of different setti ngs and can thu s be matched to t he physical characte ristics of t he driver and front passe nger . Correct a djustment of the seats is p articularly important f or • safely and qui ckly reac hing the cont rols, • a rela[...]

Seats an d Stowage 83 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Adjusting the front seat s Adjusting a seat in a forward/back direction – Pull the lever ⇒ page 83, fig. 60 up and push the seat into the desired positio n. – Release the lever and push the seat further until the lock is hear[...]

Seats and Stowage 84 Adjusting front seat s electrically* Adjusting seat s Adjusting seat – Adopt the correct seated positi on ⇒ page 82 . – Press switch or ⇒ page 84, fig. 61 in the direction of the desired s etting. Adjusting lu mbar support – Press the switch front ⇒ page 84, fig. 61 in order to enlarge the curvature of the lumbar su[...]

Seats an d Stowage 85 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Storin g setting Storing seat and exterior mirror settings for drivin g forward – Switch on the ignit ion. – Adjust the seat ⇒ page 84. – Adjust both exterior mirrors ⇒ page 80. – Press button SET ⇒ page 85, fig. 6 2 [...]

Seats and Stowage 86 Assigning remote control t o the memory buttons After storing the set tings of the seat and exterior mirrors, you have 10 seconds in order to assign t he remote control to the appropriate memory button. – Withdraw the ignit ion key . – Press the button for unlocking the vehi cle ⇒ page 52. The setting is stored with th e [...]

Seats an d Stowage 87 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data The mirror ret urns back int o its initial pos ition, after t he rotary knob is moved out of the posit ion  an d put into another position or if the sp eed is more than 15 km/h. Emergency Off Y ou can interrupt th e setting oper[...]

Seats and Stowage 88 Removing and inst alli ng a head re straint – Pull the head restra int up out of the backrest of the seat as far as the stop (on the rear head restrain ts fold forward the seat backrest). – Press the locking butt on in the direction of arro w ⇒ fig. 6 4 and pull the head rest raint out. – T o re-insert the head restrain[...]

Seats an d Stowage 89 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Note • The seat heat ing should onl y be switched o n when the engin e is running. This has a signif icant effect of sav ing on th e batter y capacity . • If the on-boa rd voltage drops, the seat he ating is switch ed off autom[...]

Seats and Stowage 90 damaged or soil ed. Pleas e refer to the guidelines ⇒ page 92, “Lugga ge compartme nt”. Folding the rear seat s back into position Folding the rear seat s back into position – Install the head restraint in the partially li fted rear seat back- rest. – Place the rear lateral seat belt behind the edge of t he side trim [...]

Seats an d Stowage 91 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Remove the rear seat s Y ou can enlarge the luggage compart ment on vehicles with divided rear seat s* by removing the rear seat. Removing – Fold the rear seats forwards completely – Press the wire cl amps in th e direction of [...]

Seats and Stowage 92 • Do not place any footmats or other additiona l floor coverings in the area of the pedals in order to en sure that all the ped als can be fully depressed and are ab le to return unobst ructed to their initial position - risk of ac cident! • There must be no objects on the floor which cou ld roll unde r the pedals. Y ou wou[...]

Seats an d Stowage 93 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Note T y re pressur e must be adju sted to the lo ad ⇒ page 264, fig. 199 . Lashing eyes Eyes are locat ed on the side s of the loading area for lash ing the goods to be loaded . Y o u can also attach a f loor fixin g net* to the[...]

Seats and Stowage 94 Note On vehicl es in the version O ctavia, the t op front lashing e yes are located behind the seat bac krest ⇒ page 93, fig. 71 . Fixing net s - Net programme Octavia* Fixing exa mples of t he fixing n et as horizo ntal pocket ⇒ fig. 73 and vertical pocket ⇒ fig. 74 . The fixing net and the ins tallation inst ruction ar [...]

Seats an d Stowage 95 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Fixing net s - Net programme estate car* Fixing exampl es of the fixin g net as pock et ⇒ fig. 75 and as divisi on of the luggage compartment ⇒ fig. 76 . The fixing net an d the installatio n instruct ion are locat ed in a cont[...]

Seats and Stowage 96 Folding doub le hooks for attaching sm all items of luggage, s uch as bags etc. ⇒ page 95, fig. 77 are provided o n one or both s ides of t he lugg age compartment depend ing on the equi pment installe d in the vehicl e. An item of lugg age weighing up to 5 kg can be attache d to each sid e of the double hoo k. Folding hooks [...]

Seats an d Stowage 97 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data cover with a hoo k to the luggag e compartment cov er (Octavia) ⇒ fig. 79 as if one need s to reach t he spare wheel or to the f rame of the b oot lid (estate car) ⇒ fig . 80 . Luggage net* (Oct avia) The luggage ne t is design[...]

Seats and Stowage 98 W ARNING No objects should be placed on the luggage compartment cover, the vehicl e occupa nts co uld be endangere d if there is sudden braking or th e vehicle colli des with somet hing. Caution Please ensu re that t he heating elements of t he rear window heat er are not damaged as a resu lt of obje cts placed in this area. No[...]

Seats an d Stowage 99 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Caution Please ensur e that the heat ing elements of the r ear window heat er and luggage compart ment cove r are not d amaged as a result of o bjects placed in this area. Net p artition (Est ate)* Use behind the rear seat s Unroll[...]

Seats and Stowage 100 – Pull the cross rod back slightly , first on the one side then on the other side and t ake the cross rod out of the mount ⇒ page 99, fig. 86 . – Hold the cross rod in such a way that the net partition can roll up slowly and without damage into housing . – Fold the stowage comp artment cover downwards. If you wish to u[...]

Seats an d Stowage 101 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data – Hold the cross rod in such a way that the net p artition can roll up slowly an d without damage into housing . – Fold the rear seats back int o its original positi on. W ARNING • The belt locks and the be lts must be in th[...]

Seats and Stowage 102 Roof rack* Description Pay attenti on to the foll owing poin ts if you wish to tr ansport lug gage or other items on the roof of your vehicle : • A special roof luggage rack system was dev eloped for th e vehicle. That is why you shoul d only use one of the roof lugg age rack which has been rele ased for use by Škoda Auto .[...]

Seats an d Stowage 103 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data • The figure is not valid for a n estate ca r . Roof load Distribute weight evenly over the roof luggage rack sy stem. The maximu m permissibl e roof load (inc luding ro of rack syste m) of 75 k g and the maximum permi ssible to[...]

Seats and Stowage 104 Cup holder in rear centre console* – Press on the panel in the area ⇒ fig. 91 - the cup holder comes out. – Pull the cup holder out as far as the sto p. – Adjust the cup ho lder by moving the l ocking plate . W ARNING • Do not place a ny hot bever ages into th e cup holder while t he car is moving. The hot beverages [...]

Seats an d Stowage 105 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Ashtrays Front ashtray Opening ashtray – Press on the bottom part of the cover of the ashtray - refer to ⇒ fig. 93 . Removing ashtray insert – Press on the ashtray insert in the area (the insert comes out) and you ca n take [...]

Seats and Stowage 106 W ARNING Never lay fl ammable objects in the asht ray basin - ris k of fire! Rear ashtray - high centre console* Opening ashtray – Press on the top part of the co ver of the ashtray in area ⇒ fig. 95 . Removing ashtray insert – Press the cover of th e ashtray down slightly as far as the stop. – Grasp the ashtray insert[...]

Seats an d Stowage 107 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Using the cigarette light er – Press in the button o f the cigarette lighter ⇒ page 106, fig. 96 . – W ait until the button jump s forward. – Remove the cigarette l ighter immediately a nd use it. – Insert the cigarette [...]

Seats and Stowage 108 Further info rmation ⇒ page 270, “Acce ssories, chan ges and repla cement of parts”. St orage comp artment s An overview Y o u will find the followin g storage fac ilities in yo ur vehicle: W ARNING • Please do not place anythin g on top of the dash panel. Such objects might slide or fall down wh en d riving (w hen acc[...]

Seats an d Stowage 109 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data – Raise the lid and press it until the catch is heard to engage. There is a hold er for a pen and n ote book on t he inside of t he lid. W ARNING • The storage co mpartment must always be closed when driving for safety rea son[...]

Seats and Stowage 110 W ARNING The storage compartment mus t always be clos ed when driving f or safety rea sons. Storage comp artment on the dash panel – Press in the middle of t he storage compartment ⇒ fig. 101 - the lid folds open Certain model versio ns are equi pped without lid for the stor age compart- ment. W ARNING • The storage comp[...]

Seats an d Stowage 111 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Stowage comp artment for spectacles* – Press on the lid of the sto wage compartment, the st owage compartment op ens downwards ⇒ fig. 103 . W ARNING The storage co mpartment must always be c losed when dri ving for safety reas[...]

Seats and Stowage 112 Stowage compartment be low front p assenger seat* The storage comp artment is fore seen for storing small o bjects of up to 1.5 kg . in weig ht. – T ilt the lock to open the fl ap and pull out the flap ⇒ fig. 105 . – T ilt the lock to close the flap and press flap close. Front seat armrest with stowage comp artment* The [...]

Seats an d Stowage 113 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Opening stowage compartment – Open the lid of the armrest in the di rection of arrow ⇒ page 1 12, fig. 106 . Closing stowage comp artment – Open the lid up to the stop, th en you can fold it downwa rds. Setting hei ght – F[...]

Seats and Stowage 114 W ARNING The storage co mpartment is not a substi tute for the ashtray and must also not be used for such pur poses - risk of fire! Seat backrest with opening for skis* After f olding open the armrest and the lid, an opening in the seat backrest becomes visible t hrough which you can push long objects e.g . skis etc. Y ou can [...]

Seats an d Stowage 115 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Closing – Fold the lid a nd the armrest up to the stop in upward di rection - the lid mus t click into plac e audibly . Ensure tha t the ar mrest is a lways lo cked into place after c losing. Y o u can recognize this on the fac [...]

Seats and Stowage 116 – Pull the securing belt t ight at the free end of the belt . Stow i ng – Fold the lid and the armrest up to the stop in upward direction - the lid must click int o place audibly . Y ou can recognize this on the fact t hat the red field a bove the unlocking but ton of the luggage comp artment is not visible ⇒ page 1 15, [...]

Seats an d Stowage 117 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Stowage comp artment behind the rear seats (est ate car) Removing – First remove the luggage comp artment cover ⇒ page 98. – Grasp the compartment wi th both hands and remove it by pulling in di rection of arrow ⇒ fig. 1 1[...]

Seats and Stowage 118 • Use the hooks for hanging only light ite ms of clothing and ensure th at there are no heavy or s harp-edged o bjects in the pockets. • Do not use clothes hange rs for hanging up items of clot hing otherwise this will interfere with the protection offered by th e head airbag*. W ARNING (continued) s24s . book Page 118 Thu[...]

Heating and air co nditioning system 119 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Heating and air conditioning system Heating Using the system The heating system delivers air into the interior of the vehicle and warms it as required. Fig. 1 16 Heating: Controls Setting temperature – T urn th[...]

Heating and air conditioning s ystem 120 The heati ng effect i s dependent up on the coolant t emperature, th us full heat output on ly occurs when the engine has reache d its operatin g temperatur e. The blower shou ld aways be on to prevent the wi ndows from mis ting up. W ARNING Y ou should n ot leave recirculat ed air mode o n over a longer per[...]

Heating and air co nditioning system 121 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Fresh air mode - ventilation Non pre-warme d fresh air st reams throu gh the air inlet nozzles 3 and 4 for the following settings. Recirculat ed air mode must not be switche d on. • Turn the control dial ⇒ p [...]

Heating and air conditioning s ystem 122 Air outlet vent s Fig. 1 17 Air vents at the front Fig. 1 18 Air vents at the rear Open air outlet vent s – T urn the vertical thumbwheel (not when in the end position). Close air outlet vent s – Tu rn the vertical thumbwheel into the end position. Redirecti ng air flow – Swivel upward or downward the [...]

Heating and air co nditioning system 123 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Climatic* (semi-automatic air conditioning system) Description The Climatic is a combined cooling and heating system. It makes it possible to optimally control the air temperature at any season of the year . Desc[...]

Heating and air conditioning s ystem 124 Using the system Fig. 1 19 Climatic: Controls Setting temperature – T urn the control dial ⇒ fig. 1 19 to the right i n order to increase the te mperat ure. – T urn the control dial to the left in order to increase the temper ature. Controlling blo wer – T urn the blower switch into one of the positi[...]

Heating and air co nditioning system 125 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data • The used air st reams out thro ugh the air re moval opening s in the luggage compartment . • If the coolin g system has not b een switche d on for a lengt hy period, odours may be pr oduced at th e evaporat[...]

Heating and air conditioning s ystem 126 • Control dial in th e position 4 , supplies the i nterior of the car with fresh air. • After brief airing, t urn the control dial to the position 2 or 3 • T urn th e air distri bution cont rol into the posi tion  • Open the air outl et vents 3 and 4 • Switch on t he cooling syst em by pressing [...]

Heating and air co nditioning system 127 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Air outlet vent s Fig. 120 Air vents at the front Fig. 121 Air vents at the rear Open air outlet vent s – T urn the vertical thumb wheel (not when in the end position). Close air outlet vent s – T urn the ver[...]

Heating and air conditioning s ystem 128 It recommended to open the wind ows or the do ors of a vehicle f or which the interi or has been stro ngly heat ed through th e effect of direct sunlight in order to al low the heated air to esca pe. The cooling sy stem should no t be switched on while travel ling when the window is open. The desired in teri[...]

Heating and air co nditioning system 129 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data The air inlet i n front of the wi ndscreen must be free of ice, snow or leaves in order to en sure that the heating and co oling syste ms operate prop erly . The AC compress or is switche d off at a high cool ant[...]

Heating and air conditioning s ystem 130 Overview of the controls The controls enable a separate setting of the temperature for the left and right side. Fig. 122 Climatronic: Controls The displa ys The select ed interior temp erature for the left side, here: +21 °C The buttons Air flow to h ead  Recirculat ed air mode  Air flow to the wind o[...]

Heating and air co nditioning system 131 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data – Press the button - the warning light light s up in the button. The automati c mode is switch ed off by pressing the bu tton for t he air distri- bution or increasing or decreasing th e blower spee d. The temp[...]

Heating and air conditioning s ystem 132 Recirculated air mode In recirculated air mode air is sucked out of the interior of the vehicle and then fed back into the interior . Recirculated ai r mode prevents polluted air out side the vehicle from getting into the vehicle, for ex ample when driving th rough a tunnel or when st anding in a traf fic ja[...]

Heating and air co nditioning system 133 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data – T urn the control dial ⇒ page 130, fig. 122 to the lef t (reduce blower speed) or right (incre ase blower speed). Switch of f the blowers , the Climatronic is switched of f and on the dis plays appears OFF [...]

Heating and air conditioning s ystem 134 Close air outlet ven ts – T urn the vertical thumbwheel into the end pos ition. Redirecting air flow – Swivel upward or downward the gril le of the vent s in order to change the direction of the air flow using the vertically arranged thumbwheel. – T urn the horizontal th umbwheel on the vent to the ri [...]

Heating and air co nditioning system 135 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Using the system So that the auxiliary heating (auxiliary heating and ventila- tion) functions according to your expectations, it is neces- sary to carry out the basic setting before its programming. Basic settin[...]

Heating and air conditioning s ystem 136 The last progr ammed pre-set time remains ac tive. The active pr e-set time ca n be changed in the menu Aux. Heat ing in the menu Activation by selecting a pre-set time. The prerequi site for t he correct switchi ng on of the auxiliary heating (a uxil- iary heatin g and ventilatio n) according t o the progra[...]

Heating and air co nditioning system 137 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data • The exhaust pipe of the auxilia ry heating is located on the underside of the vehicle. The refore do not place the vehicle, if yo u wish to opera te the au xiliary he ating, in such a way that the ex haust ga[...]

Starting-off and Driving 138 S t arting-off and Driving Setting steering wheel position Y ou can set the height and the forward/back posi tion of the steering wheel to the d esired posit ion. – Adjust the driver seat ⇒ page 82. – Pull the lever below th e steering column ⇒ fig. 127 down ⇒ . – Set the steering wheel to the desired positi[...]

Starting-off a nd Drivin g 139 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data way (e.g. in the middle of the stee ring wheel or at the inner stee ring wheel edge). In suc h cases, injur ies to the arms, the hands and the head can occ ur when the d river airbag is d eployed. Ignition lock Petrol e ng[...]

Starting-off and Driving 140 W ARNING • When driving, the ignition key mu st always be in the ignit ion lock in the position (ignition sw itched on) with out the engine running. This position is indicate d b y the warning lights coming on. If this is not the c ase, it could result in unexpected loc king of the steering w heel - risk of accident! [...]

Starting-off a nd Drivin g 141 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Petrol engines These engine s are fitted with a starter system wh ich selects the co rrect fuel/air mix ture for ever y external ai r temperatur e. • Do not operat e accelerato r before and whe n starting engin e. • In[...]

Starting-off and Driving 142 Caution you should no t switch t he engine off right away at th e end of your j ourney after the engi ne has be en operate d for a l engthy per iod at hi gh loads but should be all owed it to run at i dling speed f or about 2 minut es. This prevents any accumu lation of he at when the en gine is switc hed off. Note • [...]

Starting-off a nd Drivin g 143 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data • Depress the cl utch pedal fu lly when changi ng gears, in or der to avoid unnecessary wear and damag e. Handbrake Applying the h andbrake – Pull the handbrake lever up fully . Releasing the handbrake – Pull the han[...]

Starting-off and Driving 144 Rear p arking aid* The parking aid provides a warning of obstacles behind the vehicle. The audible parking aid de termines t he distance bet ween the rear bumper and an obstacle loc ated behind the vehicle with the aid of ult rasound sensors. T he sensor s are int egrated i n the rea r bumper. Range of sensors The clear[...]

Starting-off a nd Drivin g 145 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Front and rear p arking aid* The parking aid provides a warning of obst acles in front and behind the vehicle. The audible parking aid d etermines t he distance be tween the f ront or r ear bumper and an o bstacle with th [...]

Starting-off and Driving 146 • You should ther efore satisf y yourself , before reve rsing, that there is no sma ll obstac le, such as a rock, thi n post, trailer draw bar etc., in front or behind your veh icle. Such an obs tacle might not be within the range detected by the sensor s. Caution In order to ens ure the corre ct function ing of the p[...]

Starting-off a nd Drivin g 147 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Storing a speed The cruise control system is op erated by means of the sli de switch and pushbutton in the left lever of the multi- func- tional switch. – Pres s the switch ⇒ fig. 135 in to the position ON . – After [...]

Starting-off and Driving 148 – Holding down the pus hbutton pressed in the SET positio n will cause the speed of the vehicl e to reduce continuously . Once the car has reached the desired spee d, release the button. The set speed is then stored in t he memory . – If you release the pushbutton when t he car is travelling at a speed of les s than[...]

Automatic gearbox 149 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Automatic gearbox 6-speed automatic gearbox* Introduction Y our car is equi pped with an el ectronical ly control led 6-speed au tomatic gearbox. Shi fting up and also down through th e gears is perf ormed auto- matically . At the [...]

Automatic gearbox 150 W ARNING • Do not depress t he accelera tor when chang ing the posit ion of the select or lever i f the car i s stationary and the engine is running - risk of accident! • Never move t he selector lever into p osition R or P when drivi ng - risk of an acc ident! • When the engine is running and the vehicle is stationary ,[...]

Automatic gearbox 151 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data The brake peda l must be depres sed and at th e same time the Shiftlock must be presse d, if you wis h to obtain the sele ctor lever p ositions R , P or N . When the ignit ion is switc hed on and the sel ector lever is in position [...]

Automatic gearbox 152 in the instr ument cluste r as a reminde r for the driv er when the sel ector lever is in p osition P and N In additio n, the symbol  for the automa tic selector leve r lock in the shif t gate ligh ts up. A time delay el ement ensure s that the se lector lev er is not blo cked when rapidly switching over the position N (e .[...]

Automatic gearbox 153 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data gear matchin g the speed of t he car and this allows you to acce lerate rapidly (e.g . when overtaki ng) without ha ving to depre ss the accele rator pedal full y into the kickd own range. The or iginal pro gramme will be re ac- ti[...]

Automatic gearbox 154 When you accele rate, the ge arbox shi fts up automatically i n gears 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 into the next higher ge ar just before t he maximum perm issible engine speed i s reached. If you selec t a lower gear , the automatic ge arbox does not shif t down until there is no risk of th e engine o verrevving (does not apply to sh ift[...]

Automatic gearbox 155 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data – Simultaneously press the shif tlock button in t he handle of the selector lever in the posi tion N 7) . T o w-st arting and towing vehicle T ow-st arting a ve hicle It is not poss ible to tow-st art vehicles fitted with automat[...]

Automatic gearbox DSG 156 Automatic gearbox DSG Automatic gearbox DSG* Introduction Y o ur car is equi pped with an aut omatic gearb ox DSG . The abbreviat ion DSG means Dire ct shift gearb ox (Direct shift gear box). T w o indepen dent clut ches are needed fo r the p ower trans mission between the engine and the gear box. These replace th e torque[...]

Automatic gearbox DSG 157 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data speed of the engine to be reached be fore engagi ng a drive po sition in t he selector leve r . W ARNING • Do not depress the accelerator when c hanging the position of the selector lever if the car is stationary and the engi[...]

Automatic gearbox DSG 158 lighted ⇒ fig. 14 2 . In the positions D and S the gear you have en gaged will be addition ally displa yed on the disp lay . P - Parklock The driven whee ls are lock ed mechanic ally in this position . The Parklock mus t only be engaged when the vehi cle is stationary ⇒ . If you wish to move the selector le ver into or[...]

Automatic gearbox DSG 159 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data engaged when the ca r is stationary . Th e vehicle would oth erwise immediately start off - also when the handbr ake is firmly applied - risk of an acciden t! • Y ou must move th e selector lever into posi tion P and firml y [...]

Automatic gearbox DSG 160 Dynamic shif t programme The automati c gearbox of y our vehicle is contro lled elect ronically . Shifting up and down th rough the gears is per formed autom atically o n the basis o f pre-define d driving pro grammes. Adopting a mod erate style of d riving will cause the gearbox to se lect the most economica l driving pro[...]

Automatic gearbox DSG 161 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Switching o ver to m anual shifting – Push the selector lever to the right out of position D . As soon as the gearbox has switche d over , 6 5 4 3 2 1 appears in the display , with the gear engaged being highlighted ⇒ page [...]

Automatic gearbox DSG 162 Selector lever-emergency unlocking (DSG) In case of interruption of the power supply (e.g. flat vehicle battery , defective fuse) or defect of the selector lev er lock, the selector lev er can no longer be shif ted from the positio n P in the normal way and the vehicle can no l onger be moved. The selector lever must be un[...]

Communication 163 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Communication Multifunction steering wheel* Operating the radio system The driver c an set the bas ic functio ns of the radi o system by si mply oper- ating the b uttons on th e steering w heel so th at he can conc entrate o n the traf[...]

Communication 164 Radio and mobile phone o peration The driver c an set the basi c functions of the radio and mob ile phone system by simp ly operat ing the buttons on the steeri ng wheel so th at he can concent rate on the traff ic situation with out being distracte d as little as possible by operating t he radio and mobi le phone syst em ⇒ fig.[...]

Communication 165 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data The buttons a pply for the r espective op erating mo de of the current radio system. Note The operatio n of the mobile pho ne fitted with mul tifunction st eering whee l is only possi ble on certain mode ls of mobile phon e. More detai[...]

Communication 166 Optimum understanding of the voice commands dep ends on the followin g factors: • S peak with a normal tone of voic e without into nation and e xcessive voice pauses. • Avoid insufficient articulat ion. • Close the door s, windows an d sliding roof , in order to r educe or stop disturbin g exterior no ise. • It is recommen[...]

Communication 167 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Inserting th e mobile phone and adapter – First of all push the adapter in the direction of arrow ⇒ page 166, fig. 149 up to the stop into the mount. Press the adapter slightly downward s, until it locks securely into pos i- tion. [...]

Communication 168 • Y ou can scroll throug h the telephone memory for individual names or menus by b riefly pressing the rocker swi tch ⇒ pag e 167, fig. 150 . • Y o u can scrol l for lette rs alphabeti cally with in the tel ephone memory by pressi ng the rocker s witch at the bottom for a lengthy period. • Y o u can always ret urn to one l[...]

Communication 169 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Other possible commands Enter PIN code A PIN code must be entered before operating the system. – Press the PT T button. – Give the command ENTER PIN/PIN CODE after the signal tone. After th is command the PIN code can be entered. T[...]

Communication 170 Y o u can interr upt the dialo gue at any time by pressing th e PTT button or with the voic e command CANCEL . Select number – Press the PTT button. – Give the command DIAL NUMBER after t he signal tone. After giving this command, the sys tem requests the ent ry of a telephon e number . The tele phone number can be entered as [...]

Communication 171 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Phone Phonebook* Sto re na me – Press the PT T button. – Give the command SA VE/STORE NAME/NUMBER after the signal tone. After giving this command, the system requests th e entry of a name a nd a telephone number which shou ld be s[...]

Communication 172 Example for selecting an entr y out of the phone phonebo ok Y o u can interr upt the dialo gue at any time by pressing th e PTT button or with the voic e command CANCEL . Listening-in to the p honebook – Press the PTT button. – Give the command LISTEN TO/PLA Y PHONEBOOK after the signal tone. After giv ing this command the pho[...]

Communication 173 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data After giving this command there is the possib ility to eras e the complete phone phone bo ok or the indiv idually st ored names out of the phone phone book. Example for erasing the complete p honebook Y ou can interrupt th e dialogue a[...]

Communication 174 – Select the correspondi ng menu option on the mobile phone, which searches for sui table Bluetooth devi ces (hands-free system). – If the hands-free s ystem on the display of the mobile tele- phone announces Skoda UHV , enter the PIN 1234 within 30 seconds and wait , until the connection is established. 9) In the modern bu si[...]

Communication 175 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data devices. If your mobile ph one is e.g. in a jacket poc ket, this ca n lead to difficulties wh en establishing t he Blueto oth connect ion with the ha ndsfree- system or th e data tr ansfer . • If you have set the Portugue se language[...]

Communication 176 The CD changer* The CD changer for t he radio and navigatio n system is located i n the left sid e compartment of the luggage compartment. Loading a CD – T ouch the button and guide the CD (compact disc) into the CD-case . The CD is automatically loaded onto the next free position in th e CD-changer . The LED in the corre- spond[...]

Passive Safety 177 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Safety Passive Safety Basic information Driving the safe way Passive safety measures reduce the risk of injury in acci- dent situations. In this sect ion you will fi nd important in formatio n, tips and notes o n the subject of passiv[...]

Passive Safety 178 For this reason you will be provide d with information on why this equip- ment is very imp ortant, how it prot ects you and the occu pants, what should be observed when using the equi pment and how you a nd the people trave lling with you can make full use of the ex isting safe ty equip- ment. This Owner's Manu al contains i[...]

Passive Safety 179 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Correct seated position Correct seated position for the driver Correct seated position for the driver is important for safe and relaxed driving. For your own saf ety and to redu ce the ris k of injury i n the event of a n acci- dent, [...]

Passive Safety 180 W ARNING • The front se ats and the head restr aints must always be adj usted to match th e body size o f the seat occupant as well as the seat bel ts must always be cor rectly fastened in or der to provide an optimal protecti on for you an d your occup ants. • The driver must maint ain a distan ce of at least 25 cm to the st[...]

Passive Safety 181 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Correct seated position for th e occup ants on the rear seat s Occupants on the rear seat s must sit upright, keep the feet in the footwell and must have their seat belts correctly fastened. T o red uce the risk of inj ury in th e eve[...]

Passive Safety 182 • occupy the lugg age compartmen t. W ARNING • If the occupant adopts an incorrect seated posi tion, he is exposed to life-threatening injuri es, in case he is hit b y a deployed airbag. • Before sett ing off, pl ease adopt t he correct se ated position and do not change thi s seated pos iti on while the car is moving. Al s[...]

Seat belts 183 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Seat belt s Why seat belt s? It is a proven fact that sea t belts offer good prot ection in ac cidents ⇒ fig. 154 . Thus wearing a seat belt is a l egal requireme nt in most coun- tries. Seat belts which have been correc tly fastened a [...]

Seat belts 184 The physical principle of a front al collision The physica l principl e of a fr ontal accident c an be expl ained qui te simply: Motion ener gy , so-c alled kinet ic energy , is produ ced as soon as the vehicle is moving, both for the vehicle a nd its occupants. The magnit ude of this kinet ic energy dep ends essent ially on the spe [...]

Seat belts 185 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Import ant safety information regarding the use of seat belt s The correct use of the seat belts considerably reduces the risk of injury! W ARNING • The belt webbing must not be ja mmed in-between at any point or twisted, or chafe again[...]

Seat belts 186 How are seat belt s correctly fastened? Fastening a three-point seat belt Fasten your seat belt before starting! – Correctly adjust the front seat an d the head restraint before fastening your seat belt ⇒ page 82. – Slowly pull the belt webbin g at the tongue of the lock ove r your chest and pelvis ⇒ . – Insert the tongue o[...]

Seat belts 187 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data • A seat belt which is hanging too loose ca n result in injuries as your body is moved forward by t he kinetic energy produc ed in an accident and is then suddenl y held firm by the belt. • Only insert the lock tongue into the loc k w[...]

Seat belts 188 – Press the red button in th e belt lock ⇒ fig. 160 . The spring force causes the tongue of the lock to jump out. – Guide the belt back wi th your hand to enable the inert ia reel to wind up the belt webbi ng more easily . A plastic knob in t he belt w ebbing h olds the b elt tongu e in a po sition whi ch is easy to get h old o[...]

Seat belts 189 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data • When disposin g of vehicle o r parts of the system, it i s important to comply with the national legal req uirements. s24s . book Page 189 Thursday , November 24 , 2005 12:27 PM[...]

Airbag system 190 Airbag system Description of the airbag system General information on the airbag system The front air bag system is co mplementary to the three-poin t seat belts and offers additi onal protec tion for the head and ches t area of the dr iver and passenger in th e event of a f rontal collisi on. In the case o f a violent side crash,[...]

Airbag system 191 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data • The protective funct ion of the airbag syst em is sufficient for only one accident. The airba g system must then be replaced if the airbag has been deployed. • The airbag system needs no maint enance during its working life. • [...]

Airbag system 192 − The haza rd warning light is switched on, − All the doors are un locked, − The fuel sup ply to the en gine is inte rrupted. Front airbags Description of the front airbags The airbag system is not a substitute for the seat belt! The front a irbag fo r the driver is housed i n the steeri ng wheel ⇒ fig. 161 . The front ai [...]

Airbag system 193 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Y ou should therefore alwa ys fasten ⇒ page 183, “Why seat belts?” the seat belt s, not only be cause this is r equired by law , but also for safety reasons and f or your own prot ection. Note The dash panel must be replaced afte[...]

Airbag system 194 Import ant safety informat ion regarding the front airbag system Correct use of the airbag system considerably reduces the risk of injury! W ARNING • Never transp ort childr en on the front se at of a vehicle wi thout using a prop er restra int system . If airbag s are deploye d in the eve nt of an acciden t, the child might suf[...]

Airbag system 195 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Side airbags* Description of side airbags The side airbag together with the head airbag offers enhanced occupant protection in the event of a side colli- sion. The side airb ags are housed i n the upholst ery of the back rests of the f[...]

Airbag system 196 In certain acciden t situatio ns both the fro nt airbags as well as the head and side airb ags may be deploy ed together. If an airbag i s deployed, t he airbag is f illed with propellant gas. The airbags inf late in frac tions of a seco nd and at a high spe ed in order to b e able to offer that additional protectio n in the event[...]

Airbag system 197 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data − Always mak e sure that the openings are covered or filled, if addition al loudspeake rs or other equipm ent par ts are ins talle d in the inner door panels. − Always work wi th a Škoda dealer or have it c arried out by a compete[...]

Airbag system 198 the event of a s ide collisi on so as to enabl e the head air bags to offer the maximum protection. Y o u should ther efore always fasten ⇒ page 183, “Why s eat belts? ” the seat belts, not o nly because this is required b y law , but als o for safet y reasons and fo r your own pro tection. T ogeth er with other ele ments (s[...]

Airbag system 199 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data provisions also require that th e side or head passenger airbags be deactivated. When tra nsporting a child on the fr ont passenger seat, please comply with the appr opriate national regulations reg arding the use of child safe ty seat[...]

Airbag system 200 other legal regulations ap plying) ⇒ page 202, “Important safety info rma- tion on us ing child safety seats”, • you are not abl e to maintain the di stance of at leas t 25 cm between middle of stee ring wheel and ch est, despit e the driver se at being corre ctly adjusted, • special attachme nts are required in t he are[...]

Airbag system 201 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Deactivating airbags – Switch of f the ignition. – T urn the slot of the airbag swit ch using the key in the posi tion ( OFF ) ⇒ page 200, fig. 169 . – Check whether the airbag indica tor light   in t[...]

Transporting children safely 202 T ransporting children safely What you should know about transporting children! An introduction to the subject Accident statistics have revealed that children are gener- ally more safely transported on the rear seats than on the front passenger seat. Children yo unger than 12 years of age shou ld normal ly travel on[...]

Transporting ch ildren safely 203 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data otherwise th is may result in injuries to the stomach and neck area s. Comply with the national lega l requirement s. • One should neve r carry ch ildren, and also not ba bies! - on one 's lap. • Y ou can tran [...]

Transporting children safely 204 Use of child safety seats on the front passenger seat Child safety seats should always be attached to the rear seats. We recommend, for safe ty reasons , that you always mount a child restraint systems on the rea r seats whenever possi ble. If you stil l decide, however, to use a c hild safety seat on the f ront pas[...]

Transporting ch ildren safely 205 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Child safety and side airbags* Children must never be seated in the deployment area of the side airbags and head airbags. In the event of a side col lision, t he side airb ags offer the veh icle occupants enhanced prot [...]

Transporting children safely 206 • Do not place an y objects within the deployme nt area of the side airbag - ri sk of injury! Child seat Classification of child seat s into groups Only child safety seats which have an official approval and are suitable for the child, may be used. ECE-R 44 standard app lies to chil d safety seats. ECE-R me ans: E[...]

Transporting ch ildren safely 207 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Child seat s of group 0/0+ The optimal so lution for babies of up to abo ut 9 months old we ighing up to 10 kg or babi es up to about 18 months old weig hing up to 13 kg i s a child safet y seat which ca n be adjusted i[...]

Transporting children safely 208 Child seats in Group 1 ar e for babies a nd small chil dren up to 4 ye ars of age with a weight of b etween 9 and 18 kilo grams. It i s best fo r children in the lower range of this group, to use a child seat which allows th e child to sit with i ts back t o the direction of travel. It is best for chil dren in the u[...]

Transporting ch ildren safely 209 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data • Please comply with any differin g nationa l legal regulations regarding the use of child sa fety seats. Child safety seat s in Group 3 For childr en of about 7 years of ag e weighing between 22 a nd 36 kg and of a h[...]

Transporting children safely 210 Att aching child seat using the “ISOFIX” system There are two f ixing eyes* between the backrest and the seat of the front passenger for fixing the “ISOFIX” system child seat in place. The locking eyes on the rear outs ide rear seats a re located below the upholstery . The places are marked with -ISOFIX-. In[...]

Transporting ch ildren safely 211 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data attach other child safet y seats, seat belts or objects to the locking eyes - hazard ! • Ask a Škoda dealer whethe r a child seat which you bought for another vehicle is reco mmended for use in a Škoda be fore using[...]

Transporting children safely 212 s24s . book Page 212 Thursday , November 24 , 2005 12:27 PM[...]

Intelligen t Technol ogy 213 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Driving Tip s Intelligent T echnology Electronic st ability programme (ESP)* General General The ESP aids you mai ntain control o f your vehicl e in situati ons in border- line drivin g situations suc h as when negot iating [...]

Intelligen t Technolo gy 214 The ESP operates in combination with the ABS ⇒ page 21 8, “Antil ock brake system (A BS)”. If there is a fault in t he ABS system, th e ESP also does not operate. The ESP warn ing light ⇒ page 40 lights up in the inst rument cluste r when there is a fau lt on the ESP . Switching off Y o u can switc h the ESP off[...]

Intelligen t Technol ogy 215 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data which is b eing bra ked. The ve hicle can continu e to be dr iven and has the same characte ristics as a vehicle not f itted with ED L. The EDL swit ches on ag ain automat ically as soon as the brake ha s cooled down. W ARNI[...]

Intelligen t Technolo gy 216 The TCS wa rning light ⇒ page 39 light s up in the instrumen t cluster when there is a fau lt on the TCS. Switching off Y o u can switc h the TCS off and on again as you wish by pre ssing the button ⇒ page 21 5, fig. 181 . The TCS w arning light ⇒ page 39 lights u p in the instrume nt cluster wh en the TCS is swit[...]

Intelligen t Technol ogy 217 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data possible (b y applying and releasin g the brakes se veral times, if the road condition s and the traffic sit uation allows it). There also may b e a certain delay be fore the ful l braking efficien cy is available when drivi[...]

Intelligen t Technolo gy 218 W ARNING • Never switch off the engin e before the v ehicle is stationary . • The brake boost er only operates when t he engine is running. Greater p hysical effort for braking is requi red when e ngine is switched off. Because if you do not s top as normal, this c an cause an accident a nd severe inju ries. Antiloc[...]

Intelligen t Technol ogy 219 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data The Brake Assi st is activate d by the very quick operatio n of the brak e pedal. In such cases, a much greate r braking pressure ex ists than duri ng a normal brak e applicati on. This m akes it possi ble, even wi th a rela[...]

Intelligen t Technolo gy 220 T yre inflation pressure-control system* The tyre infla tion pressure-con trol system compa res with the aid of the ABS sensors t he speed an d also the ro lling circu mference o f the indiv idual wheels. If t he rolling cir cumferenc e of a wheel is cha nged, the wa rning light  lights up in th e dash panel insert ?[...]

Driving and th e Environm ent 221 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Driving and the Environment The first 1 500 kilometres and then af terwards A new engine The engine has to be run in during the first 1 500 kilome- tres. Up to 1 000 kilometres – Do not drive faster than 3/4 of the ma[...]

Driving and the En vironment 222 New brake p ads Allow for the f act that new br ake pads do not ac hieve their f ull braking effi- ciency unti l approximat ely 200 kilome tres. New brak e pads must be first “run in” befo re they devel op their opti mal friction force. Y ou can, however , compensat e for this slight ly reduced brak ing force by[...]

Driving and th e Environm ent 223 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data For the sake of the environment Even if the ex haust system is op erating pr operly , a sulphur-li ke exhaust odour may be pro duced unde r certain operat ing conditi ons of the eng ine. This depends on the sulph ur con[...]

Driving and the En vironment 224 Shif ting gears and saving energy Shifting up early saves on fuel. Manual gear box – Drive no more than a bout one length of your vehicle in f irst gear . – Always shift up i nto the next higher gear at app rox. 2 000 to 2 500 revs. Automatic gearbox – Depress the accel erator pedal slowly . Do not depress it [...]

Driving and th e Environm ent 225 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Sensitive use of the acce lerator will not only signific antly reduce fuel consumption but also posi tively influ ence environ mental polluti on and wear of your ve hicle. Y ou should avoi d fully exploi ting the top sp[...]

Driving and the En vironment 226 A void driving short dist ances Short distances result in an above-average hig h fuel consumption. – Avoid driving a distance of no more t han 4 km if the engine is cold. The engine and c atalytic conver ter must first have reache d their optimal operating temp erature in or der to effectivel y reduce fu el consum[...]

Driving and th e Environm ent 227 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data your vehicl e causes it to use abou t 10 % more fue l than no rmal at a spe ed of 100 - 120 km /h, even when yo u are not car rying a load on the roof rack. Saving electricity Generating electricity costs fue l. – Swi[...]

Driving and the En vironment 228 Motoring abroad General Other circumstances may exist abroad. It is also possible , in certain c ountries, that the Šk oda dealer ship netw ork has not been establ ished yet. Th is is the re ason why obtainin g certain spare parts may be somewhat complic ated and speci alist gara ge personnel may only be able to ma[...]

Towing a trai ler 229 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data T o wing a trailer T owing a trailer T echnical requirements The towing device must satisfy cert ain technical require- ments. Y our vehicle is des igned primarily fo r transporting persons and luggage. It can, how ever , also be u[...]

Towing a trailer 230 Distribution of the lo ad Distribute th e load in th e trailer in su ch a way that any he avy items ar e located as close as possibl e to the axle. Secu re the items to prev ent them slipping. T yre inflation pr essure Select the tyre inflatio n pressure on you r vehicle for that of “fully laden”, ⇒ page 2 64. The infla t[...]

Towing a trai ler 231 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data before ne gotiating a downhil l section to allow t he engi ne to als o act as a brake. Engine overheating Please keep a ch eck on the cool ant temperat ure gauge if yo u have to negotiate a lengthy slop e in a low gear at a high en[...]

Towing a trailer 232 W ARNING Do not use any aids or too ls for installing or removing the ball head. This might result in damage to the locking mechanism t o the extent that the safety of th e towing dev ice is no longer assured - risk of an accid ent. Note • Do not carr y out any mo dificatio ns or repairs to the bal l head or t o any other com[...]

Taking care of your vehic le and cleaning the vehicle 233 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data General Maintenance T aking care of your vehicle and cleaning the vehicle General Proper care retains the value of your vehicle. Regular and pr oper care retains the value of you r vehicle. It ma[...]

Taking care of your ve hicle and cleaning the ve hicle 234 W ARNING When washing your vehicle in th e winter: Water and ice in the br ake system can affect the b raking effici ency - risk of accident. Automatic vehicle wash systems The paintwork of t he vehicle is sufficientl y resistant tha t the vehicl e can be washed normall y in automati c vehi[...]

Taking care of your vehic le and cleaning the vehicle 235 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data For the sake of the environment Only wash you r vehicle at wash ing bays spe cificall y reserved for this purpose. Thi s ensures tha t no water which may be contaminated by oil flows into the s e[...]

Taking care of your ve hicle and cleaning the ve hicle 236 Chrome part s First clea n the chrome p arts with a damp clotch and then polish them w ith a soft, dry cloth. If it does not pro ve to be adequ ate, use a chro me care product fro m Škoda origina l accessori es. Caution Do not pol ish the c hrome parts in a dusty env ironment, otherwis e t[...]

Taking care of your vehic le and cleaning the vehicle 237 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Caution Never remove sn ow or ice from the glass parts with warm or hot water - risk of forma tion of crac ks in the glass ! The headlight lenses Please do not use any ag gressive cl eaning or ch[...]

Taking care of your ve hicle and cleaning the ve hicle 238 W ARNING One should r emember when clea ning the wheel s that moistur e, ice and road salt may adversely af fect braki ng efficienc y - risk of an acciden t! Note Severe layer s of dirt on the wheels can als o result in whe el imbalan ce. This may show it self in the form of a whee l vibrat[...]

Taking care of your vehic le and cleaning the vehicle 239 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Caution • Engine clean ing may only be un dertaken when the i gnition is off. • It is recommen ded to cover th e generato r before washi ng the engine compart ment. For the sake of the enviro[...]

Taking care of your ve hicle and cleaning the ve hicle 240 Removing st ains – Remove fresh stains which are water-based (e.g. coffee, t ea, juices, blood e tc.) with an absorbent c loth or household p aper or use the cleaner from the care set for a st ain which has already dri ed in. – Remove fresh stains on a fat base (e.g. butter , mayonnaise[...]

Taking care of your vehic le and cleaning the vehicle 241 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Belt webb ing which has be come severely s oiled may prev ent the inertia reel from ree ling up the bel t properly . W ARNING • The seat belts must not be removed for cleaning. • Never cl ean[...]

Fuel 24 2 Fuel Petrol Grades of petrol There are vari ous grades of p etrol. Plea se read the bro chure “T echnical Data” in order to kno w which grade of pet rol your vehicl e requires. Y o u will also find th e same informat ion affixed to th e inside of th e fuel filler flap of your vehi cle ⇒ page 245, fi g. 188 . A distinctio n is made b[...]

Fuel 243 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data  Diesel fuel mixt ure accord ing to standar d CSN 65 6508 from 02/2003 co ntains diesel f uel accordin g to standard DIN E N 590 and a concentrat ion of biofu el (rape oil met hyl ester) ac cording to standa rd D I NE N1 42 1 4 in the fo llo[...]

Fuel 24 4 Caution • Filling the t ank even only on ce with biofuel, whic h does not comply with the st andard DIN EN 14 214 , can result in damage to the fu el system. • The possibilit y to refuel with biofuel only ap plies to vehicle s, which have bee n adapted at the f actory for it s use. Filling the tank ev en only once with biofu el, which[...]

Fuel 245 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Refuelling The filler flap is automati cally unlocked or locked* with the central locking. Opening the fuel filler cap – Press onto the left side of the fuel filler flap ⇒ fig. 187 . – The fuel filler ca p on the fuel fill er tube must be[...]

Fuel 24 6 Caution • Remove any fu el which ha s spilled onto the paintwork of y our vehicl e immediately - risk of paint dama ge! • V ehicles fitted with ca talytic co nverter should never be allowed to let the fuel t ank to run c ompletely empty . An irregular supp ly of fuel to th e engine can res ult in misfiri ng and unburnt fuel may get in[...]

Inspecting and Replenishing 247 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Inspecting and Replenishing Engine comp artment Bonnet remote release Bonnet remote release – Pull the unlocking lever below th e dash panel on the driver's side ⇒ fig. 189 . The bonnet ju mps out of its lock as [...]

Inspecting and Replenishing 248 Opening the bonnet – Unlock the bonnet ⇒ page 247, fig. 18 9 . – Ensure that the arms of the wi ndscreen wipers are correctly in place against the windscreen before opening the bonnet otherwise damage coul d occur to the paintwork. – Pulling on the handle ⇒ page 247, fig. 190 will lock th e bonnet fully . ?[...]

Inspecting and Replenishing 249 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data • Allow the engine to cool down. • Keep child ren clear of th e engine comp artment. • Never spill oil and ot her fluids over the hot engine. Su ch fluids (e.g. the antifreeze c ontain ed in the coo lant) may ignite[...]

Inspecting and Replenishing 250 Overview of the en gine comp artment The main inspection points Fig. 192 1.6 ltr ./85 kW Petrol engine Coolant exp ansion bottle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Windshield washer fluid rese rvoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Engine oil fi ller opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Inspecting and Replenishing 251 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Engine oil specific ations for models with fle xible service int ervals (QG1) Caution Only the above -mentioned o ils may be used on vehicles wit h flexible service interv als (QG1). W e recommend always re filling with o[...]

Inspecting and Replenishing 252 Oil level within range – Y ou may top up the oil . It is possible that the oil level ma y then be within range after do ing this. Oil level within range – Y ou must top up the oil ⇒ page 252. It is suf ficient, once this is done, to keep th e oil level is within range . It is norma l for the engine to consume o[...]

Inspecting and Replenishing 253 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Changing engine oil The engine oil must be chan ged at th e inter vals stated i n the Ser vice schedule or a ccording t o the service interval indicator ⇒ page 16. W ARNING • Only carry out the engine oil cha nge, if [...]

Inspecting and Replenishing 254 Coolant The cooli ng system is fille d at the works with coolant (p urple in colour) , which complies with the specification TL-VW 774 F . We recommend that you use the same coolant additive - G12 PLUS (purple in co lour). Please contact you r Škoda dealer if yo u have any quest ions regardi ng the coolant or if you[...]

Inspecting and Replenishing 255 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data recommend in specting the co olant level direc tly at the reserv oir from time to time. Loss of coolant A loss of cool ant is first and foremost an indication of a leak in the system. Y ou shou ld not merely top up the co[...]

Inspecting and Replenishing 256 Caution Do not continue your journey if for some reason it is not possible under the condition s prevailing to top up with coolant. Switch o f the engine and cont act and obtain profes sional assi stance from a sp ecialist garage. For the sake of the environment Do not re-us e coolant i f it is ne cessary to drain th[...]

Inspecting and Replenishing 257 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data A slight drop in the fluid lev el results when dri ving due to nor mal wear-and- tear and auto matic adjust ment of the br ake pads, and is perf ectly normal. There may be a n indicati on of a leak in the brak e system, h[...]

Inspecting and Replenishing 258 The battery Work ing on the battery The battery is locat ed in the engine comp artment below a plastic cover*. – Press the interl ock on the side of th e battery cover ⇒ fig. 196 , fold the b attery cover out and pull it out. – The installti on of the battery cover takes pl ace in the reverse order. Removal and[...]

Inspecting and Replenishing 259 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data • It is prohibit ed to work with a n aked flame and light, to smoke or to carry out any acti vities which pr oduce sp arks. A void creating sp arks when wor king with cables an d electrical devi ces. Str ong sparking re[...]

Inspecting and Replenishing 260 Air bubbles ca n influence the colour of the “magic ey e”. For this reason carefully knock on the “ magic eye” be fore carr ying out the ch eck. • Green colour - the battery i s adequatel y charged. • Dark colou r - the battery h as to be charged • Colourless o r yellow colo ur - have the bat tery check[...]

Inspecting and Replenishing 261 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data – Y ou can now plug the mains cable of the charger into the power socket and switch on the charger . – When charging is c ompleted: switch the cha rger off and unplug the mains cable fro m the power socket. – Only t[...]

Inspecting and Replenishing 262 We recommend that you onl y have an old batt ery dispos ed of b y your Škoda deal er since it does requir e special disposal. For the sake of the environment Batteries con tain poisonous s ubstances suc h as sulphuri c acid and l ead. They must be disposed of in accord ance with local en vironmental p rotec- tion re[...]

Wheels and Tyres 263 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Wheels and T yres Wheels General comments • New tyres do n ot offer optima l grip at f irst and sho uld theref ore be run in for about 500 km at a moderat e speed and an a ppropriate ly cautious style of dr iving. Y ou will also p[...]

Wheels and Tyres 264 T yre life The life of your tyres ve ry much depends on the following points: T yre pressur e The working life of tyres will be sh ortened considerab ly if the tyres are insufficiently o r over-infl ated and thi s will have an ad verse effect on the handling o f your ve hicle. Correctly in flated tyres are of particular impo rt[...]

Wheels and Tyres 265 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Wear indicators The base of the tread of the or iginal tyres has wear indica tors 1.6 mm high, installed at right ang les to the di rection of tr avel. These wear indica- tors are loc ated at 6 - 8 poin ts depending on the make and [...]

Wheels and Tyres 266 New tyres and wheels T y res and wheel rims are important design elemen ts. One should ther e- fore use t he tyres and w heel rims which ha ve been releas ed for use by Škoda Au to. They are exactly matc hed to the vehi cle type an d therefore contribut e significa ntly to good r oad holdin g and safe driv ing charac teris- ti[...]

Wheels and Tyres 267 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data risk of accide nt! Approval an d li cencin g of your vehicle on pu blic roads may also become void as a result. • Y ou must on no a ccount drive at a higher speed th an is permis- sible for your tyres - risk of an accident result [...]

Wheels and Tyres 268 Winter t yres The handli ng of your vehicle wi ll be significantly impr oved when driving on wintry ro ads and at tempe ratures below 7 °C if you fit wi nter tyres. Summer tyres do not offer the same gri p on ice and snow at a temper ature below 7 °C because of their const ruction (wi dth, rubber ble nd, tread patter n). This[...]

Wheels and Tyres 269 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data important on wet r oads. Please r efer to the no tes ⇒ page 275 , “S pare wheel”. Y ou should have the defectiv e tyre repla ced as soon as poss ible and restore the co rrect direction of rot ation on all tyres Snow chains Sno[...]

Accessories, changes an d replacem ent of parts 270 Accessories, changes an d replacement of p art s Accessories and replacement p art s Škoda vehicl es have been bui lt accordin g to the lat est discover ies in safety engi neering. Thus one sh ould not change the cond ition in which the vehicle was d elivered from the manufacturer with out some t[...]

Accessories, changes and replacement of parts 271 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data W ARNING Work or modifications on your v ehicle, which hav e been carrie d out unprofessionally , can cause operation al faults - risk of accident! s24s . book Page 271 Thursday , November 24 , 2005 12:2[...]

Accessories, changes an d replacem ent of parts 272 s24s . book Page 272 Thursday , November 24 , 2005 12:27 PM[...]

Breakdown assistance 273 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Breakdown assist ance Breakdown assist ance First-aid box* and warning triangle* (Oct avia) The first- aid box* is attached by a strap to the right-ha nd side of the luggage compartment The warning t riangle can b e attached wit[...]

Breakdown assistance 274 compar tment. Y ou can open the co mpartment by turning the lock s in the direction of arrow ⇒ fig. 203 . If you wish to equip yo ur vehicle additiona lly with a warning triangl e, please contact a sp ecialist g arage. Note Pay atten tion to the use- by-date of th e contents o f the first-aid box. Fire extinguisher* The f[...]

Breakdown assistance 275 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data • Adapter for the wheel bolts lock, After using the li fting jack, scre w in the arm of th e lifting jack f ully before placing it back in it s stowage ar ea. W ARNING • The factory-supplied lifting jack is only intended for[...]

Breakdown assistance 276 • Do not drive with th is spare wheel at mor e than 80 km/h - risk of acci- dent. A void acceler ating at full thro ttle, sharp br aking and fast cornering. • The infla tion pressur e for this spare wheel is id entical to the infl ation pressure of t he standard tyres. Th e temporary spare wh eel R 18 must have an infla[...]

Breakdown assistance 277 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data – Slacken the wheel bo lts ⇒ page 279. – Jack up the vehicle unti l the wheel to be changed is clea r of the ground ⇒ page 280. – Unscrew the wheel bolt s and place them on a clean surface (cloth, paper etc.). – T ak[...]

Breakdown assistance 278 Full wheel trim* Removing – Hook the clamp found i n the vehicle tool kit into the reinforced edge of the full wh eel trim. – Push the wheel key throug h the clamp, support the wh eel key on the tyre and pull off the wheel tr im ⇒ fig. 206 . Installing – First press the full wheel trim onto the wheel at the valve op[...]

Breakdown assistance 279 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Installing – Push the caps full y onto the wheel bolts. The caps are locate d in the well of the luggage co mpartment. Wheel trim cap s* Removing – Carefully remove the wheel trim cap using t he removal hook ⇒ fig. 208 . S[...]

Breakdown assistance 280 W ARNING Slacken the w heel bolts only a little (about one turn) as long as the vehicle ha s not yet be en jacked up - risk of an ac cident!. Note apply pressu re carefu lly with you r foot to the end of the wheel wre nch if it proves difficult to slacken the wheel bolts. Hold tight on the ve hicle when doing this an d ensu[...]

Breakdown assistance 281 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Securing wheels against being stolen* Y ou need a special adapter for slackening the safety wheel bolts. – Pull off the full wheel trim/cap from the wheel hub or cap from the safety whee l bolt. – Push the adapter with its t[...]

Breakdown assistance 282 Both batte ries must ha ve a rated voltage of 12 V . The capacity (A h) of the battery supp lying the pow er must not be significa ntly less tha n the capacity of the di scharged bat tery in you r vehicle. Jump-start cables Only use jump -start cables wh ich have an a dequately l arge cross- section and insulate d terminal [...]

Breakdown assistance 283 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data – Attach the other end to a solid met al part which is connected firmly to the engi ne block, or to the engine block itself. St arting engine – S tart the engine of the vehi cle providing curre nt and run the engine at idlin[...]

Breakdown assistance 284 – Note that the brake servo unit and power steering only operate if the engine is ru nning. Y ou will require significantly greater physical force to depress the brake pe dal and to steer t he vehicle if the engi ne is not running. – Ensure that the tow rope is always kept t aught. T ow rope or to w bar A tow bar is saf[...]

Breakdown assistance 285 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Front towing eye The towing eye is stored in the box for the vehicle tool kit. Remove the protective grille ca refully as follows. – Press the grille together with t he hand at the top and bottom close to t he licence plate an[...]

Breakdown assistance 286 Rear towing eye – T ake the cover out of the bumper ⇒ fig. 215 . – Screw in the towing eye anticlockwise down to the stop ⇒ fig. 216 and tighten up using the wheel wrench (push the wheel wrench throu gh eye). – Put the cover in pl ace after screwing ou t the towing eye again and press into place. The cover must en[...]

Breakdown assistance 287 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data W ARNING There is high ri sk of having an acc ident when to w-starting a vehicle, when for example t he towe d vehicle r uns into the t owing vehicle. Caution V e hicles which are fitted wi th a catalytic conv erter shoul d not [...]

Fuses and light bulbs 288 Fuses and light bulbs Electric fuses Replacing fuses Defect fuses must be replaced. Individual elect rical circuits a re protected by fuses. The fus es are located on the lef t side of the dash p anel behind the safety cov er and under the cover i n the engine compartment on the left. – Switch the ign ition off and also [...]

Fuses and light bulbs 289 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Caution • Never attempt t o “repair” fuses a nd also do not re place them with a fuse of a high er amperage - risk of fire! T his may also c ause damage at another part of the electrical system. • Have the elect rical s[...]

Fuses and light bulbs 290 Caution • When unlocki ng and locki ng the fuse cover , it mus t be press ed on the sides to t he box, ot herwise damage can oc cur to t he lockin g mechanis m. • Carefully p osition the fuse cover in the engi ne compartmen t. If the cover was not correctly po sitioned, water c an get into the fuses and this result s i[...]

Fuses and light bulbs 291 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Fuse assignment in engine comp artment - version 2 F23 Engine con trol unit 10 F24 Control unit for CAN databus 5 F25 Not assign ed F26 Not assign ed F27 Not assign ed F28 Engine con trol unit 25 F29 Actuati on for co olant pum[...]

Fuses and light bulbs 292 Certa in electrical comp onents are o nly standard on certain vehicle model versions or on ly suppliab le as optiona l equipment f or certain models . No. Power cons umer Ampere s F1 Control unit for convenienc e functions 20 F2 Windshield wiper lever and turn sign al light lever 5 F3 Measuring cir cuit 5 F4 V alves for AB[...]

Fuses and light bulbs 293 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Fuse assignment in the dash p anel Certain electri cal compone nts are only standard o n certain vehic le model versions or only su ppliable as opti onal equi pment for certain models . No. Power co nsumer Amperes 1 Diagno stic[...]

Fuses and light bulbs 294 Electricall y adjustable seats ar e protected by automatic c ircuit breakers , which switch o n again automat ically after a few seconds after the overload has been elimi nated. Bulbs Changing bulbs The relevant l amp must always be swi tched off before a ligh t bulb is replaced . Defect light bulbs shou ld only be repl ac[...]

Fuses and light bulbs 295 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data W ARNING • Bulbs H7 and H1 are pres surised and may burst whe n changing the bulb - risk of injury! • It is r ecommended t o wear glo ves and e ye protecti on when changing a light bulb. • Gas discharge bu lbs* (xeno n bu[...]

Fuses and light bulbs 296 Removing the headlight The headlight must be removed in order to change the light bulb of the parki ng lights, low beam light s and main beam lights as well as the turn signa l lights. Removing the headlight – Switch the ignition and all lights of f. – Open the bonnet ⇒ page 247. – Unscrew the plastic nut ⇒ fig. [...]

Fuses and light bulbs 297 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Parking light at the front Removing the light b ulb for the parking light – Switch the i gnition and all lights o ff. – Remove the headlight ⇒ page 296. – Press the wire clamp s in the direction of arrow to the sid e an[...]

Fuses and light bulbs 298 Low beam Removing the light bulb fo r the low beam li ght – Switch the ignition and all lights of f. – Remove the headlight ⇒ page 296. – Press the wire clamp s in the directio n of arrow to the side and remove the cover ⇒ page 2 98, fig. 225 . – Unplug plug ⇒ fig. 226 . – Press the wire clamps in the direc[...]

Fuses and light bulbs 299 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Main beam Removing the light b ulb for the main beam l ight – Switch the i gnition and all lights o ff. – Remove the headlight ⇒ page 296. – Remove the prote ctive cover at the rea r of the headlig ht ⇒ page 299 , fig[...]

Fuses and light bulbs 300 T urn signal light (at the front) Changing l ight bulb for tu rn signal ligh t (at the front) – Switch the ignition and all lights of f. – Remove the headlight ⇒ page 296. – T urn the socket in the direction of arrow OPEN (open) and take it out together with the ligh t bulb for the turn sign al light ⇒ fig. 229 .[...]

Fuses and light bulbs 301 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data Light unit (Oct avia) Changing ligh t bulbs in the lamp hold er – Switch the i gnition and all lights o ff. – Unlock the locking butto n and open the cover of the lamp holder ⇒ fig. 230 . – Press the catches in the dire[...]

Fuses and light bulbs 302 Rear light unit (est ate car) Changing l ight bulb s in the la mp holde r – Switch the ignition and all lights of f. – Remove the side compartment cover by turning the locks i n the direction of arrow ⇒ fig. 232 . – T ake out the cover of the lamp holder o n the luggage comp art- ment side. – T ake out the light [...]

General 303 Using the syste m Safety Driving Tips General Mainten ance Breakdown assistance T echni cal Data T echnical Dat a General Identification dat a V eh icle data sticker The vehicle da ta sticker ⇒ fig. 234 is lo cated on the flo or of the luggag e compartment and is al so stated in the Se rvice schedu le. The vehicle da ta sticker contai[...]

General 304 V e hicle identi fication numb er (VIN) The vehicl e identification nu mber - VIN (vehicle bo dy number) is st amped into the engi ne compartment on the right hand shoc k absorber dome. This number is also located on a si gn on the lower l eft hand edge below the windscreen. T o enhanc e the anti-t heft alarm protecti on, the last 1 1 d[...]

Index 305 Index A Abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 Adjusting seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83, 179 elec[...]

Index 306 Child safety l ocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Child safety seats ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 Classificati on into groups . . . . . . . . . . . 206 on the fro nt passenger s eat . . . . . . . . . 204 Safety instr uctions . . . [...]

Index 307 replenishi ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Engine revo lutions counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Environmen t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 Environmenta l compatibility . . . . . . . . . 223, 227 ESP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Index 308 J Jacking poi nts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280 Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281, 282 K Keeping wi ndows demisted The air con ditioning system . . . . . . . . . 125 Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 L Lashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Index 309 Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Power windows Buttons on t he driver's doo r . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Centr[...]

Index 310 The air con ditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Air outlet vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Recirculate d air mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 The armrest at the rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 The automatic wi per/washer system . . . . . . 75 The[...]

Index 311 Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 Wiper blades Replacing wi ndscreen wipe r blades . . . . . 77 X Xenon head lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294 s24s . book Page 311 Thursday , November 24 , 2005 12:27 PM[...]

s3sk . 4 . book Seite 292 Freitag , 27 . August 2004 8:44 08 Škoda Auto is constantly working on the further development of all types and models. Please understand that, for this reason, changes to the scope of supply in terms of shape, equipment and engineering may be introduced at any time. It is therefore not possible to derive any claims from [...]

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SIMPL Y CLEVER Šk oda Octavia OWNER´ S MANUAL How you can contribute to a cleaner environment The fuel consumption of your Škoda - and thus the level of pollutants contained in the exhaust - is also determined by how you drive. The noise level and wear and tear ar e also influenced by how you personally handle your vehicle. This Owner ´s Manual[...]