Skoda Octavia Tour (2011) manual

SIMPL Y CLEVER Šk oda Octavia T our OWNER‘S MANUAL[...]

Intr oduction Y ou have opted for a Škoda - our sincer e thanks for your confidence in us. Y our new Škoda off ers you a vehicle f e aturing the most modern engineer ing and a wide r ange of equipment which you will undoubtedly wish to use to the full during your daily motoring. That is why , we recommend that you read this Owner's Man ual a[...]

Introduction 2 On - bo a rd l i te rat u re The on-board liter ature f or your vehicle consists of this “ Owner's Manual ” as well as the “ Quick Reference Guide ”, “ Service Schedule ” a nd “ Help on the road ”. Ther e can also be a variety of other addition al operating manuals and instructi ons on-boar d (e.g. an oper ating [...]

Contents 3 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Contents Layout of this Owner's Manual (explanations) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the syste m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Contents 4 Driving and the Environmen t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The first 1 500 kilometres and then a fterwards . . Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Driving in an economical and envir onmentally conscious manner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Environmental compatibility .[...]

Contents 5 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta s2rc.book Page 5 Thursday, April 22, 20 10 10:58 AM[...]

Layout of this Owner's Manual (explanations) 6 Layout of this Owner's Manual (explanations) The Owner's Ma nual has been systemat ically designed , in order to m ake it easy for you to find and absorb the inf ormation you requir e. Chapters, tabl e of contents and subject index The text of the Owner 's manual is divided into rel[...]

7 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Using the system s2rc.book Page 7 Thursday, April 22, 20 10 10:58 AM[...]

Cockpit 8 Fig. 1 Certain items of equipment shown in the illustr ation are only fitted to par tic ular model versions or ar e optional items of equipment. s2rc.book Page 8 Thursday, April 22, 20 10 10:58 AM[...]

Cockpit 9 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Cockpit Overview This overview will help you to quic kly familiarise yourself with the displays and the contr ol elements. Electric exterior mirror ad justment* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air outlet vents . . . . [...]

Quick Reference Guide 10 Quick Refer ence Guide Basic functions and im portant information Intr oduction The chapter of the b rief instruction is only used as a quick refer ence of the most impor tant operating elements of the vehicle. It is necessar y to observe all the information which is contained in the fo llowing chapters of the Owner's [...]

Quick Reference Guide 11 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta  You must not adju st th e steering wheel when the vehicle is moving!  For saf ety reasons the lev er must always be firml y pushed up to av oid the steering wheel alteri ng its position unintentionally when dr iving - risk[...]

Quick Reference Guide 12 Electric exterior mirr or adjustment* Further information  page 54, “Exterior mirr or”. Switching lights on and off Further information  page 46, “Switching lights on and off”. T urn signal and main beam lever  Heating of the ext ernal mirror  Adjusting left and right exterior mir ror s simultaneously ?[...]

Quick Reference Guide 13 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta T urn sig nal light right T urn sig nal light left Switching over between low beam and main beam lights Headlight flasher Further information  page 4 9, “The turn signa l   and main beam lever  ”. Windscreen wiper[...]

Quick Reference Guide 14 Opening the fuel filler cap – Open the fuel filler flap with th e hand. – Unlock the fuel filler cap on the f uel fill er tube to the left using the vehicle key . – Unscrew the fuel filler cap anti-clockwise and place the fuel filler c ap from above on the fuel filler flap  fig. 1 3 . Closing fuel filler cap – Sc[...]

Quick Reference Guide 15 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta – Grip with the hand under the radiat or grille and lift up the bonnet. – Pr ess the locking lever in dir ection of arr ow  pa ge 14, fig. 15 and lift up the bonnet . – T ake the bonnet support out of it s holder and set[...]

Instruments and warning lights 16 Instruments and warning lights Overview of the instrument cluste r Engine revolutions counter  page 16 Coolant temperature gauge  page 16 Fuel gauge  page 17 Speedometer  page 17 Digital cl ock, Multi-fu nctional indic ator*  page 19 Information display*  page 22 Clock-set button  page 19 Reset[...]

Instruments and warning lights 17 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Cold range If the pointer is in the left -hand area of the scale it means that the en gine has not yet reached its operating temper ature. Avoid running at high engine speeds, at full throttle and at severe engine loads.[...]

Instruments and warning lights 18 Bottom (trip) coun ter for distance driven The bottom counter i ndicates the d istance which y ou have driven since it was last reset - in steps of 100 m or 1/10 of a mile. The bo ttom counter can be reset by pr essing the rese t button of the trip counter  page 17, fig. 19 . T op counter for distance dri ven Th[...]

Instruments and warning lights 19 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta  Pres s the reset but ton with the ignition switched off and and hold it down.  Switch the ignition on, r elease the r eset button. The t ext Servi ce or SERVICE NOW appears in the display .  T urn the button fo[...]

Instruments and warning lights 20 The data of the single-trip memory (memor y 1) is shown if a 1 appears in the disp lay . A 2 shown in the display means that d ata relates to the total distance memory (memory 2). Switching over the memory tak es place with the button  fig. 21 . Single-trip memory (memor y 1) The single -trip memory colla tes th[...]

Instruments and warning lights 21 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta slightly higher than the actual outs ide te mper atur e because of heat r adiated by the engine. If the outsid e temper ature dr ops bel ow +4°C, a snow f lake symbol (warning s ignal for ice on the road) appears behind[...]

Instruments and warning lights 22 The maximum distance indica ted in both memories is 99 hours and 59 minutes. The indicator is set back to null if t his period is exceeded. W arning against excessive speeds* An acoustic warning signal will sound when the vehicle s peed exceeds 120 kilom etres per hour . The acoustic warni ng signal will swit ch of[...]

Instruments and warning lights 23 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Menu – Y ou can activate the menu by pr essing the r ocker switch  fig. 25 for more than 1 second. – Y ou can select individual menu points by means of the rock er switch . The selected information is di splayed a[...]

Instruments and warning lights 24 The r ed symbols indicate danger (priority 1) while the ye llow symbols indicate a warning (priortity 2). Information for the driver may also appear in addition to the symbols  page 25. Investigate the displayed f aults as soon as po ssible. If seve ral oper ational faults exist at the same time, the sy mbols wi[...]

Instruments and warning lights 25 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta W arning lights Overview The warning lights indicate cer tain functions or faults. Fig. 26 Instrument cluster with warning lights  T urn signal l ights (to the left)  pa ge 26  T urn signal l ights (to the right[...]

Instruments and warning lights 26 WAR N IN G  If you do not pay at tention to the warni ng lights coming on and the co rre- sponding descript ions and warning notes, this may result in severe body inju- ries or major vehicle damage.  The engine compartment of your car is a hazardous ar ea. There is a risk of injuries, scalding, accident s and[...]

Instruments and warning lights 27 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta F og lights  * The warning light  comes on when the fog lights are oper ating. Rear fog light  The warning light  comes on when the re ar fog lights ar e operating  pa ge 47. Electronic immobiliser  Dat[...]

Instruments and warning lights 28 Airbag system  Monitoring the airbag system The warning light  comes on for a few seconds when the ignition is switched on. Ther e is a fault in the sy stem if the warning light does not go out or comes on or flashes while driving  . This also applies if the w arning light does not come on when t he igniti[...]

Instruments and warning lights 29 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta  Do not touch the coolan t fan The coolant fan may switc h on automatically even if the ignition is off . Thickness of the br ak e pads*  The warning light  comes on for a f ew seconds when the ignition is switc[...]

Instruments and warning lights 30 In this case have the engine inspected without delay by a specialist garage. The following text will be displayed in the information display*: OIL SENSOR WORKSHOP! WAR N IN G  If you must s top for technical reasons, then park t he vehicle at a safe distance fr om the tr affic an d switch off t he engine and swi[...]

Instruments and warning lights 31 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta T raction contr ol system (T CS)*  The warning light  comes on for a f ew seconds when the ignition is switched on. The warn ing light flashes when a contr ol cycle is acti vated while driv ing. The warn ing light [...]

Instruments and warning lights 32 Handbr ake applied The warning light  also comes on if the handbr ake is applied. An audibl e warning is also give n if you drive the v ehicle for at l east 3 seconds at a speed of mor e than 5 km/ h. The following text will be displayed in the information display*: HANDBRAK E ON WAR N IN G  P ay attenti on t[...]

Unlocking and locking 33 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Unlocking and locking Ke y T wo k eys are pr ovided with the vehicle. Depending on the equipment, your vehicle can be equipped with k eys without radio r emote contro l  fig. 27 or with radio remote cont rol*  fig. 28 . Ke [...]

Unlocking and locking 34 Changing the batter y of the r adio remote contr ol Each re mote control k ey contains a ba ttery which is housed in the cover  fig. 29 of the tr ansmitter housing. W e recommend h a ving the battery of th e key r eplaced by a specialist garage. Y ou should, howe ver , proc eed as follows if you wish to replace the batte[...]

Unlocking and locking 35 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Lo cking f rom outside The securing knob will move upwards or downwards in the door when unloc king or locking. Lo cking from inside All closed vehicle doors ar e locked by pr essi ng in the secur ing knobs from the inside. The d[...]

Unlocking and locking 36 All the securing knobs move downwards when lockin g . If this is not the case , the rele- vant door must be opened on ce again and pr operly closed. The warning light flashes in the d river door , next to the securing knob, to confirm that the vehicle has b een correctly locked. The warning light will not fl ash if the safe[...]

Unlocking and locking 37 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Unlocking the vehicle using the k ey – T urn the key in the locking cylinder of th e driver's door to the left in the unlock position  fig. 32 . – Pull on the door handle and open the door .  All the doors are unlo[...]

Unlocking and locking 38 Unlocking all doors and the boot lid – Pr ess button  page 37, fig. 33 . The symbo l  goes out in the button. The following applie s if you have locked your vehicle using the button :  It is not possib le to open the doors or the boot lid from the outside (safety feature, e.g. when stopping at tr affic lights etc[...]

Unlocking and locking 39 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Remote c ontr ol* Descriptio n The vehicle can be unlock ed and lock ed using the radio r emote control. The tr ansmitter with the battery is i ncorporat ed in the handle of the maste r key . The receiver is located in the inter [...]

Unlocking and locking 40 WAR N IN G If the vehicle is loc ked fr om the outside and th e safe securin g system is acti- vated, there must not be any per son in the vehicle as it is then not possible to open either a door or a window from the inside. The locked doors mak e it more difficul t for r escuer s to get into th e vehicle in an emergency - [...]

Unlocking and locking 41 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta This functio n makes i t possible f or example to l eave animals in the vehicle. How is the alarm switched off? Y ou switch the alarm off if you unlock the vehicle with the radio r emote control or if you switch the ignition on. [...]

Unlocking and locking 42 WAR N IN G  If you lock the vehicle from the outside, do not leave any person in the vehicle since it is no longer possible to open the windows fr om the i nside in an emergency .  The system is fitted with a force limiter  page 42. If there is an obstacle, the closing p rocess is stopped a nd the window goes down [...]

Unlocking and locking 43 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Window convenience op eration Y ou can open and close th e electrically po wer ed windows as follows when unlocking and locking the vehicle (only close the sli ding/tilting roof): Opening a window – Hold the key in the locking [...]

Unlocking and locking 44 Electric sliding/tilting roof* Descriptio n The sliding/tilting roof is operated by means of the control dial  fig. 37 and only func- tions when the ignition is switched on. The control dial has several positions. After swit ching the ignition off, it is still poss ible to open, c lose and tilt the sliding/tilti ng ro of[...]

Unlocking and locking 45 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Convenience oper ation Y ou can also close an open sliding/tilting roof from the outside. – Hold the key in the locking cylinder of the driver's door in the lock posi tion until the sliding/ti lting r oof is closed  . T[...]

Lights and Visibility 46 Lights and Visibility Lights Switching lights on and off Switching on side lights – T urn the light switch into position  . Switching on the low beam and main beam – T urn the light switch into position  . – Press t he main beam lever forwar d in order to switch on the main beam  page 4 9, fig. 45 . Switching[...]

Lights and V isibility 47 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta  The tempera ture di ffer ence between i nterior and ex ternal ar ea of the headli ght lenses is decisi ve.  When the driving lights ar e switched on, the light outlet surface s are fr ee fr om mist after a short period. T[...]

Lights and Visibility 48 Headlamp range adjustme nt  Once the low beam is switch ed on you can then adapt the range of the headlights to the lo ad of the vehicle. – T urn the control dial  fig. 43 until you have adjusted the low beam so that oncoming traff ic is not dazzled. Settings The positions co rrespond ap proxim ately to the followin[...]

Lights and V isibility 49 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta The turn signal   and main beam lever  The parking lights and headlight flas h er are also switched on and off using the turn sign al and main beam lever. The turn signal and main beam le ver perform the following funct[...]

Lights and Visibility 50 – Switch off the ignit ion. – Opera te the headlight flasher once. – Open and close the driver door. If the door remains open, the light r emains on for about 3 minutes. If the door remains closed, the light stays on for about 30 seconds. Interior lighting Fr ont interior lighting and lighting of stor age compartment [...]

Lights and V isibility 51 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta The r ear interior lighting  page 50, fi g. 47 is switched on and off by pressing the glass on the indent ed point. The same principles apply f or the interior ligh ting at the r ear as for the for the inte rior lighting at t[...]

Lights and Visibility 52 Windshield wiper and wash system Windshield wiper Y ou can oper ate the windscreen wiper s and automatic wipe/wash using the windscreen wiper lever . The windscr een wipe r lever  fi g. 50 has the following positions: Finger-oper ated wiping – If you wish to wipe the windscr een only briefly , push the lever into the s[...]

Lights and V isibility 53 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta The windsc reen wash er nozzles for the windscre en are hea ted* when the ignition i s switched on. T op up with wash liquid  page 159. WAR N IN G  Prop erly maintained wind scr een wiper blades are essential for clear vis[...]

Lights and Visibility 54 Replacing the wiper blade for r ear window (Octavia)* T aking off the wiper blade – F old the window wiper arm away  fig. 52 . – Hold the window wiper arm at the top end w ith one hand. – T ake hold of the wiper blade in the midd le with the other hand and tak e off the wiper blade by moving in dir ection of arrow [...]

Lights and V isibility 55 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Position R Operating the right mirror . WAR N IN G  Convex (cur ved outward) or spherical (dif fer ently cur ved) exterior mi rrors increase the vision field. They do, howe ver , make objects appear smaller in the mirr or . T[...]

Seats and Storage 56 Seats and Stor age Fr ont seats Basic information The front seats have a wide range of differ ent settings and can thus be matched to the physical char acteristics of the driver an d front passen ger . Correct adjustment of t he seats is par ticularly impor tant for:  safely and quickly r eaching the controls;  a relaxed,[...]

Seats and Storage 57 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Adjusting lumbar support* – T urn the wheel until you have set the most comfortable curvature of the seat upholstery in the ar ea of your spine. Th e d r iv e r' s s e at s ho ul d be a dj us t ed i n s uc h a w a y t ha t th [...]

Seats and Storage 58 Storing setting Storing seat and exterior mirr or settings for driving f orward – Switch on the ignit ion. – Adjust the seat  page 57. – Adjust both exter ior mirror s  page 54. – Pr ess one of the memory buttons and hold the button pr essed for about 3 seconds until an audible sig nal confirms that the se tting h[...]

Seats and Storage 59 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta  If you assign the radio r emote control to a memory button which has alr eady been assigned to a r adio remote contr ol, the ol d assignment is also r eplaced by a new assignment i n this case.  The assignment of the r adio r [...]

Seats and Storage 60 Best prote ction is achieved if the top edge of the he ad res tra i nt is at th e sa me le ve l as the upper part of your head. Adjusting the height of a head r estra int – Gra sp the side of the head r estra int with both hands and push the head restr aint up or down in dir ection of arrow  page 59, fi g. 57 . Adjusting t[...]

Seats and Storage 61 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta seats and the ar mrest in such a way that no mutual deformation or damage can occur to the seat s. F olding seats forwar ds – Before f olding the rear seats forwards, yo u must adapt the position of the front seats in such a way t [...]

Seats and Storage 62 The luggage compartment can be increased furt her in size by r emoving the rear sea t. Removi ng – F old the seat cushion forwards completely . – Pr ess the wire clamps in t he direction of the ar row  fig. 62 and remove the seat cushion fr om its holder . Installing – Pr ess the wire clamps in t he direction of the ar[...]

Seats and Storage 63 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta  There must be no objects on the floor which could r oll under the pedals. Y ou would then no lon ger be able to apply the brak es, operate th e clutch or accel- erator - risk of accident! luggage compartment L oading the luggage [...]

Seats and Storage 64 Lashing eyes Y ou can use the mounts which can be fitted in the openi ngs in the body (Oc tavia)  page 64, fig. 64 or the mounts for fixing nets (Combi)  fig. 65 , the eyes are located on the lu ggage compartmen t floor . Y ou can also attach a floor fixing net* to these eyes for holding small objects. The floor fixin g n[...]

Seats and Storage 65 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta The fixing net and the installation instructi on are locat ed in a container under the flo or covering of the luggage compartment behind the spar e wheel. WAR N IN G The whole st rength of the net makes it possible to load the p ocke[...]

Seats and Storage 66 Luggage compartment cover (Octavia) Y ou can use the luggage c ompartm ent cover behind the head r estraints for storing light and soft items. The luggage compartment cover can be r emoved as requir ed if one must tr ansport bulky goods. – Unhook the support straps  fig. 71 . – Place the cover in the hor izontal position[...]

Seats and Storage 67 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Caution Please ens ure that t he heating ele ments of the r ear window he ater and the f oldable luggage compartme nt cover are not damaged as a r esult of objects placed in this area. V ariable loading floor* (Combi) The variable lo[...]

Seats and Storage 68 Divide the luggage compar tment with variable loading floor* The luggage compartment can be divided with the variable loading floor. – Li f t up a p a r t o f t h e l o ad i n g f l o o r w i t h t h e h a n d l e an d s e c u r e i t b y m o v i n g i t i n to t h e grooves  fig. 75 . Net par tition (Combi)* Use the net p[...]

Seats and Storage 69 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Pulling out – Fold the r ear seats forwards  page 60 – Pull the net partiton net at the plate out of the housing  page 68, fig. 77 . – Insert t he cross rod into the mount first on the one sid e and push the cross rod for[...]

Seats and Storage 70 The r oof rack* Descriptio n P ay attention to the following points if you wish to transport luggage or other item s on the roof of your vehicle:  A special roof luggage r ack system was de veloped for the vehicle , that is why you should only use a roof luggage rack which has been re leased for use by Škoda Auto.  The b[...]

Seats and Storage 71 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta WAR N IN G  The items which you transport on th e roof bar system must be reliably attached - risk of accident!  Y ou must on n o account exceed the pe rmissible roof load, the permissible axle loads and the permissible gr oss [...]

Seats and Storage 72 Ashtr ay* Front ashtray Opening ashtr ay – Pr ess on the bottom part of the cover of the ashtr ay at the point of the arr ow  fi g. 83 . Removing ashtr ay inser t – Remove t he ashtr ay insert in dir ection of arr ow . Insert ashtray insert – Insert t he ashtray insert and press it slightly in direction of arrow . WAR [...]

Seats and Storage 73 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Cigar ette lighter*, power sockets Cigarette lighter Y ou can also use the sock et on the ci garette lighter for other electrical appliances. Using the cigarette lighter – Pr ess in the button of the ci garette li ghter  fig. 86[...]

Seats and Storage 74 The power socket, which fulfils the requirem ents of DIN standard ISO 4165, must only be used for conn ecting approv ed ele ctrical accessories with a power uptak e of up to 120 watts. The vehicle battery will be di scharged in the pr ocess if the engine is stationary. The same r emarks apply here as for  page 73 . Further i[...]

Seats and Storage 75 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Stora ge compar tment for spectacles* Opening and closing the stor age compar tment for spectacles – Press on the cover of the stor age compartment at the point of the arrow , the compartment opens or closes  fig. 89 . Removi ng[...]

Seats and Storage 76 Rear seat armrest with stor age compartment* – The armr est can be folded f orwards in di rec t io n o f ar ro w w it h t he a i d o f t h e be l t  fi g. 91 . – The armr est includes a storage compartment. Pr ess the button in dire ction of arrow and open the storage compartment in direction of arrow . Clothes hooks* A [...]

Heating and air conditioning system 77 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Heating and air conditioning system Air outlet vents Fig. 94 Air outlet vents Open air outlet vents – T urn the ver tical thumbwheel (not when in the end position). Close air outlet vents – T urn the ver tical w[...]

Heating and air conditioning system 78 The air inlet in front of the windscr een must be free of ice, snow or leaves in order to ensur e that the hea ting and ventila tion systems ope rate pr operly . The heating effe ct is dependent upon the c oolant temperatur e, thus full heat output only occurs when the engine has reached its ope rating tempera[...]

Heating and air conditioning system 79 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Recir culated air mode In r ecirculated ai r mode air is suck ed out of the interior of the veh icle and then fed back into the interior . Recirc ulated air mode pr events polluted air outside the vehi cle from gett[...]

Heating and air conditioning system 80 increases. Switch recirculated air mode off as soon as the windows begin misting up. Note  We r ecommend that you do not s moke in the vehicle when the r ecirculating air mode is operating since the smoke which is drawn at the evapor ator from the interior of the vehicle forms deposit s in the evapor ator o[...]

Heating and air conditioning system 81 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Setting air conditioning system Recommended set tings of the cont rol elements of the air condit ioning syst em for the respective oper ating modes: Setup Setting of the control dial Butt on Air outlet vents 3 Air o[...]

Heating and air conditioning system 82 Recir culated air mode In re c irc u l at e d a ir m o de a i r i s s u c ked out of the interior of the vehicle and then fed back into the interior . Recirc ulated air mode pr events polluted air outside the vehi cle from getting into th e vehicle, for example when driving thr ough a tunnel or when standi ng [...]

Heating and air conditioning system 83 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta The AC compr essor is switched off at a hi gh coolant temper ature in or der to provide cooling at a high load of the engine. After switching on the cooling Condensation fr om the evaporator of the air condi- tionin[...]

Heating and air conditioning system 84 Defrosting the windscreen Recirculate d air mode  Direction of air flow Display of selected inside temper ature , here: +22 °C AUT O (automatic mode), EC ON (AC compressor switched off) or OFF (Climatr onic switche d off) The buttons Automatic mode Recirculate d air mode Lower blower speed and button for s[...]

Heating and air conditioning system 85 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Defrosting windscr een - switching off – Once again pr ess the button or the button . The temper atur e contro l is controll ed automatically . More air flow s out of the air outlet vents 1 and 2 . Recir culated a[...]

Heating and air conditioning system 86 Operational pr oblems If all the symbols on the display of the au tomatic air conditioni ng system flash for approx. 15 seconds after switching on the igniti on, then ther e is a f ault in the sy stem - visit a specialis t garage. If the coolin g system does no t oper ate, the following faults may exist:  t[...]

Starting-off and Driving 87 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Starting-off and Driv ing Setting steering wheel position Y ou can set the height and the forwar d/back position of th e steering wheel to the desir ed position. – Adjust the d river seat  page 56. – Pull the lever belo[...]

Starting-off and Driving 88 Petr ol engines - ignition switched off , engine off , the steering can be lock ed. - ignition switched on - star t en gine Diesel engines - interruption of fuel supply , ignition swit ched off, e ngine off, the steering can be locked. - heating glow plugs on, igni tion switched on  Y ou should not switch on any major[...]

Starting-off and Driving 89 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta WAR N IN G  Never run the engine in non ventilated or enclosed areas. The exhaust gases of the engine contain besides the odorles s and colourless carbon monoxide a poisonous gas - hazard! Carbon monoxide can cause uncon sc[...]

Starting-off and Driving 90 WAR N IN G  Never switch off the engine bef ore the ve hicle is stationary - risk of accident!  The br ake booster only oper ates when the engine is running. Gr eater phys- ical effort for br aking is requir ed when en gine is switched off. Because if you do not stop as normal, th is can cause an accident and sever[...]

Starting-off and Driving 91 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Releasing the handbrak e – Pull the handbrak e lever up slightly and at the same ti me pre ss in the locking button  page 90, f ig. 102 . – Hold the button pr essed and push the handbr ake leve r down fully  . The ha[...]

Starting-off and Driving 92 WAR N IN G  The parking aid is not a subs titute for the driver paying proper attention and it is always the dr iver's resp onsibility to tak e car e when parking th e vehicle or carrying out simi lar manoeuvres.  Y ou should therefor e satisfy your self, bef ore r eversing, that ther e is no small obstacle, s[...]

Starting-off and Driving 93 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta After r eleasing the r ocker button from the SET position, the speed you have stored (above 30 km/hour 20 mph) is maintained at a constant speed without having to depress the acceler ator . Y ou can increase the speed by depr [...]

Communication 94 Communication Mobile phone , handsfree-system* Universal pr eparation f or the phone Only one telephone mount is f actory-fitted. An adapter for the telephone can be purchased from the r ange of the Škoda origin al accessories. The mount is attached to the centr e console. Insert mobile phone – Insert t he mobile phone into the [...]

Communication 95 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta It is essent ial that you inform a specialist g arage about the possibilites to assemble and operate mobile phones and two-way r adio sets which have a power output of more than 10 W. They will inform you which technical possibilities ex[...]

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Passive Safety 97 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Safety P a ssive Safety Basic information Driving the safe way Passive saf ety measures reduce the risk of injury in a ccident situation s. In this section you will find important info rmation, tips and notes on the subject of passive s[...]

Passive Safety 98  Ensur e that no objects can obstruct the pedal.  Adjust the mirr or , the fr ont seat and the head r estraint to match your body size.  Point out to your occ upants tha t the hea d restr aints must be adjusted to match their body size.  Pr otect the childr en in suita ble child seats w ith corre ctly fast ened seat be[...]

Passive Safety 99 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta  Adjust the seat backr est so that you ar e able to reach the highest point of the steering wheel with your arms at a sl ight angle.  Adjust the head r estra int so that the top ed ge of the head r estraint is at the same level as[...]

Passive Safety 100  The seat backrests must not be angled too far back when drivi ng otherwise this will a ffect pr oper ope ration of the se at belts and of the airbag system - risk of injury! Corre ct seated position for the occupants on the rear seats Occupants on the r ear seats must si t upright, k eep the feet in the foot- well and must ha[...]

Passive Safety 101 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta WAR N IN G  If the occupant adop ts an incorrect seated position, he is exposed to life- threatening injuries, in case he is hit by a deployed airbag.  Before setting off , please ado pt the correct seated positi on and do not ch[...]

Seat belts 102 Seat belts Why seat belts? It is a pr oven fact that seat belts off er good protection in accidents  fig. 108 . Thus wearing a seat belt is a lega l requir ement in most countries. Seat belts which hav e been correctly f asten ed and adjusted hold the occupants of the car in the co rrect se ated position  fig. 108 . The belts r[...]

Seat belts 103 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta The physical principle of a frontal collision The physical principle of a fr ontal ac cident can be explained quite simply: Motion ener gy , so-call ed kinetic ener gy , is pr oduced as soon as the vehicle is m oving, both for the vehicle [...]

Seat belts 104  The belt webbing must not run across solid or fragile objects (e.g. specta- cles, ball -point pens, k eys etc .) as this ma y be a cause of injuries.  Bulky , loose clothing (e.g . a winter coat over a jacket) does not allow you to be correctly seated and impairs pr oper operat ion of the seat belts.  It is pr ohibited to u[...]

Seat belts 105 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta – Slowly pull the belt webbing at the tongue of the lock over your chest and pelvis  . – Insert the tongue of the lock into the seat belt buckle belonging to the seat until it is heard to l ock in p lace. – Pull on the belt to che[...]

Seat belts 106 T aking seat belts off – Press the red button in the belt lock  fig. 1 14 . The spring for ce causes the tongue of the lock to jump out. – Guide the belt back with your hand to e n able the inertia reel to wind up the be lt webbing more easily . A plastic knob in the belt we bbing holds the be lt tongue in a positio n which is[...]

Seat belts 107 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta The rear middle seat is fi tted with a pelvic be lt. The lock par t of the two-point pelvic belt is oper ated in the same way as for a three-point saf ety belt. An unused pelvic belt should be stowed away together with the lock f or safety[...]

Airbag system 108 Airbag system Description of the airbag system Gener al information on the airbag system The front airbag system is comple mentary to the three-point seat belts and off ers additional protection for the head and ches t area of the driver and passeng er in the event of a frontal collision. In the case of a violent side cr ash, the [...]

Airbag system 109 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta In the case of a violent side cr ash , the side ai rbag* is depl oyed on the side of the vehicle on which the collision occur s. In certain accident situ ations, the front as well as the side airbags are deployed at the same time. The a[...]

Airbag system 110 compartment  fig. 118 . The ins tallation posit ions are each marked with the “AIRBAG” logo. The front airbag system, in combination with thr ee-point safety belts, off ers additional protection f or the head and chest ar ea of the driver and front passenger in th e event of a frontal collision of major severity  in “I[...]

Airbag system 111 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta WAR N IN G  Never tr ansport childr en on th e front seat of a veh icle without us ing a pro per restr aint sy stem. If airbags ar e de ployed in the event of an acc ident, the child might suffer sever e or even fatal injuries!  F[...]

Airbag system 112 Function of the side airbags Risk of injur y to the upper par t of the bod y is reduced by fully inflated side airbags. In the case of a violent side crash , the side airb ag in the front seat is deployed on the side of the vehicle on which the collision occurs  fig. 122 . In certain accident situations , the fr ont and side ai[...]

Airbag system 113 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta  Any work on the sid e airbag system includ ing removi ng and installing system components because of other repair work (e.g. removing seats) must only be carri ed out by a spec ialist gar age. Deactivating an airbag Deactivating air[...]

Airbag system 114 The fr ont passe nger airbag a s well as sid e airbag (if the vehicle is fitte d with side airbags) are switched off using the switch. Deactivating an airbag – Switch off the ignit ion. – T urn the slot of the airbag switch usi ng the key in the position OFF  page 11 3, fig. 123 - (vertical position). – Check whether the [...]

Transporting children safely 115 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta T r anspor ting children saf ely What you should know ab out tr ansporting childr en! An intr oduction to the subject Accident statis tics have revealed that children ar e generally more safely tr ansported on the rear se[...]

Transporting children safely 116 passenger seat if the airbag system deploy s in the event of an accident. This can result in sever e or even fatal injuries.  It is important tha t the belt webb ing is pr operly r outed if the seat belts ar e to off er their maxi mum prot ection  page 104, “How ar e seat belts co rrectly fastened?”. Pay p[...]

Transporting children safely 117 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta  If this is no t done, a child se ated on the front passenger seat may suffer severe or even f atal injuries if the fr ont passenger airbag or airbags ar e deployed. Have the airbag (or ai rbags) deactivated if necessa[...]

Transporting children safely 118 Child seat Classification of child seats into gr oups Only child safety seats which h ave an official approval and are suitable for the ch ild , m ay b e u se d. ECE-R 44 standard applies to child safety seat s. ECE-R means: St andard Economic Commission of Europe - Regulation. Child saf ety seats whi ch have been t[...]

Transporting children safely 119 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta WAR N IN G  It is essential to always switch off th e front passenger airbag (airbags) when attaching in excepti onal circumstances a child safety seat on the front passenger seat where the child is seated with its bac[...]

Transporting children safely 120 Child safety seats in Gr oup 2 F or children up to about 7 years of age weighing between 15 and 25 kg the optimal solution is a child saf ety seat in com b ination with the thr ee-point seat belt  fig. 130 . WAR N IN G  When transporting a c hild on the front passenger seat, pleas e comply with the appropriate[...]

Transporting children safely 121 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Attaching a child seat using the “ISOFIX” system There ar e two lockin g eyes between the rear exterior seat backr est and the surfac e of the seat itself on both side s for fixing the ISOFIX system c hild seat in pla[...]

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Intelligent Technology 123 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Driving Tips Intelligent T echnology Electr onic stability progr amme (ESP)* Gener al General The ESP aids you in maintaining control of your vehicle in situations in which the vehicle is driving at its dynamic l imits, such as[...]

Intelligent Technology 124 WAR N IN G It is also not poss ible for the ESP to overcome the physical limi ts of the vehicle. Even if a vehicle fi tted with ESP you should s till always adapt your style of driving to the conditio n of the road surface and the tr affic situation. This partic- ularly applies when driving on slipper y and wet r oads. Th[...]

Intelligent Technology 125 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta T raction contr ol system (T CS) The traction contr ol system prevents the driven wheels fr om spinning when acceler ating. General The T CS makes it much easier , and sometimes at all possible, to start off , acceler ate and c[...]

Intelligent Technology 126 be moist or even have a coa tin g of ice on them in winter. Yo u s h o u l d d r y t h e b r a k e s a s soon as possible by applying and releasing the br akes several times. There also may be a certain delay before the full br aking efficiency is available when driving on roads which have been treated wi th r oad salt if[...]

Intelligent Technology 127 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Y ou must not expect, however , that the b r akin g distance w ill be shorter und er all circumstance s as a result of the ABS. The braking distance for example on gravel and fresh snow , when you should anyway be drivi ng slow[...]

Driving and the Environment 128 Driving and the Envir onment The first 1 500 kilometr es and then after wards A new engine The engine has to be run in du ring the first 1 500 kilometres. Up to 1 000 kilometr es – D o n o t d r i v e fa s t e r t h a n 3 /4 o f t h e m a x i m u m s p e e d o f t h e g e ar i n u se , t h a t is 3 / 4 o f the maxi[...]

Driving and the Environment 129 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Catalytic converter Pr oper operatio n of the emission cont r ol system (catalyt ic converter) is of major significance for driving your vehicle in an envir onmentally conscious way . Please refer to the following guidelin[...]

Driving and the Environment 130 guidelines given in this chapter in order to mak e best use of th ese char acteri stics and to maintain t heir effectiveness. The optimal engine speed should be obtained when accelera ting, in order to avoid a high fuel consumption and r esonance of the vehicle. Looking ahead when d rivi ng A vehicle's hi ghest [...]

Driving and the Environment 131 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Reducing idling Idling also costs fuel. It is worthwhile switching off the engine in a tr affic jam or when waiting at a level crossing or at traffic lights with a lengthy red phase. Even after just 30 - 40 seconds you wil[...]

Driving and the Environment 132 Checking tyr e inflation pressur es Tyr es which ar e correctly inflated save fuel. Always ensure that your tyres are inflated to the correct pressure at all times. The rolling r esistance will be increased if the tyre filling pr essure is t oo low . This will not only increase fue l consumption but also tyre wear an[...]

Driving and the Environment 133 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Manufactur e  Solvent-fr ee cavity pr otection;  Solvent-free protection of the vehic le for transportation from the production plant to the customer;  The use of solvent-free adhesives;  No CFCs used in the pr[...]

Towing a trailer 134 T owing a tr ailer To w i n g a t r a i l e r T echnical requir ements The tow ing device must sa tisfy certain technica l requ ireme nts. Y our vehicle is designed primarily fo r tr ansporting persons and luggage. It can, however , also be used f or towing a tr aile r - pr ovided certain technical equipment is fitted. If your [...]

Towing a trailer 135 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Headli ghts Befor e starting off with a hitched tr ailer , also check the setting of the headlights. Alter the setting as necess ary with the ai d of the headlight beam adjuster  page 48. Detachable ball head Th e b al l ro d i s [...]

Towing a trailer 136 Detachable towing device* The detach able ba ll head of th e towing de vice is s towed in a box for the c ar tool kit in the spare wheel well in the luggage compar tment. An instructi on for corr ect installation and remo val of the ball head of the towing device is supplied with the ball head Inspect the ball head to ensur e t[...]

Taking care of your vehicle and cleaning the vehicle 137 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta General Maintenance T aking car e of your vehicle and cleaning the vehicle General Pr oper care r etains the value of your vehicle. Regular and proper care r etains the value of your vehic le. It m[...]

Taking care of your vehicle and cleaning the vehicle 138 There ar e no particular points to note before washing your ve hicle in such a plant other than the usual precautionary measures (closing windows and sliding/tiltin g roof , moving any factory-fitted aerials down flat agai nst the bodywork, etc.). If you have any particular attached parts fit[...]

Taking care of your vehicle and cleaning the vehicle 139 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta W ax treatment Good wax treatment is an effective way of protecting the paintwork from harmful envi- ronment al influences and minor me chanical damage. The vehicle must b e treated with a high-qu [...]

Taking care of your vehicle and cleaning the vehicle 140 Y ou should also clean t he windows regularly from the inside. Do not use window leathers which you have us ed to polish the vehicle body to dry off the windows . Residues of pr eservatives i n the window le ather can dirty the window and reduce visibility . Do not affix an y sticke rs over t[...]

Taking care of your vehicle and cleaning the vehicle 141 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Note Severe layers of dirt on the wheels can also result in wheel imbalance. This may show itself in t he form of a wheel vibr ation which is transmit ted to the stee ring wheel which, in certai n [...]

Taking care of your vehicle and cleaning the vehicle 142 Care of the interior of vehicle Plastic parts, ar tificial leather and cloths Y ou can clean plastic parts and ar tificial leather with a moist cloth. Y ou should only treat such par ts with spe cial solvent-free plastic cleani ng and care pr oducts it does prov e to be adequate. Upholstery c[...]

Taking care of your vehicle and cleaning the vehicle 143 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Note  Use a care cr eam with light block er and impre gnation effect r egularly and each time after cleaning th e leather . The cream nourishes the leather , allows it to breathe and kee ps it s[...]

Fuel 144 Fuel Pe t r o l Gr ades of petrol Y our vehicle can only be operate d with unleaded petrol , which complies with the standard EN 228 . The individual gr ades of petrol are distinguished by their octane number (RON ). On the inside of the fuel filler flap, you will find the information regar ding the RON requir ed by your engine  page 14[...]

Fuel 145 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Caution  Therefor e, your vehicle can only be operated with diesel fuel whi ch complies wit h the standard EN 590 (standard DIN 51628 in Germany , standard ÖNORM C 1590 in Austria). Fil ling the tank even o nly once wi th diesel fu el which [...]

Fuel 146 – Unscrew the fuel filler cap anti-clockwise and place the fuel filler c ap from above on the fuel filler flap  page 145, fig. 141 . Closing fuel filler cap – Scr ew on the cap by turning it to the right until it is hear d to lock. – On vehicles without remot e unlocking of the fuel filler fl ap from the driver's seat, lock t[...]

Inspecting and replenishing 147 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Inspecting and replenishing Engine compar tmen t Bonnet re mote release Bonnet remote r elease – Pull the unlocking lever below the dash panel on the driver 's side  fig. 142 . The bonnet jumps out of its lock as[...]

Inspecting and re plenishing 148 Closing the bonnet – Lift the bonnet slightly and unhook the bonne t suppor t. Pr ess the bonnet support into the holder designed to hold it. – Allow the bonnet to dr op from a height of about 30 cm into the lock - bonnet do not pr ess down on it ! WAR N IN G  Never open the bonnet if you see that steam or co[...]

Inspecting and replenishing 149 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta  Never carr y out any work close to naked flames.  Always keep a working fire extinguisher at hand. Caution When replenishing fluids in th e engine, always ensure that the fluids are on no account mixed up. This may [...]

Inspecting and re plenishing 150 Engine oil s pecifications f or vehicles with fixed service intervals (QG2) If the oils spe cified above are not available, oi ls according to ACEA A2 or ACEA A3 can be used once for r efilling. If the oils specified above are not available, oils according to ACEA B3 or AC EA B4 can be used once for r efilling. Caut[...]

Inspecting and replenishing 151 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Oil level within r ange –Y o u may t op up the oil. It is possible that the oi l level may then be with in rang e after doing this. Oil level within r ange –Y o u must top up the oil  page 151. It is suffic ient, on[...]

Inspecting and re plenishing 152 F or the sake of the envir onment  Y ou must on no account pour oil into the gr ound or into the sewage system.  In view of the pr oblems involved in pr op erly disposing of old oil, the material, equipment and the knowledg e requir ed for such work, we recommend that you have the oil and oil filter change car[...]

Inspecting and replenishing 153 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Caution  Other cool ant additives may ca use oper ational pr oblems which, in partic- ular , involves signifi cantly reducing the anticorrosion effect.  Any faults or problems r esulting from corrosion may cause a lo[...]

Inspecting and re plenishing 154 WAR N IN G  The cooling syst em is pres surized! Do not open th e cap of the coolant expansion bottle if the engine is still ho t - risk of scaldin g!  The coolant additive and thus all of th e coolant is harmful to you r health. Avoid contact with the cool ant. Coolant vapours are also ha rmful to the heal th[...]

Inspecting and replenishing 155 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta instrument cluster  page 31. In this case stop immediately and do not drive any further! Obtain professional assistance. WAR N IN G  Read and observe the warning notes  page 148, “W orking in the engine compartm[...]

Inspecting and re plenishing 156 WAR N IN G  The battery acid is str ongly corrosive and must, theref ore, be handled with the gre atest of car e. Always wear prot ective g loves, eye and skin protection when handling batteries. Corrosive fumes in the air irritate the air pass ages and lead to conjunct ivitis and inflammati on of the air passage[...]

Inspecting and replenishing 157 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Battery with a two-tone indicator An indicator f or the electr olyte lev el, the so-called magic ey e  fig. 151 , is locate d on the top of the battery . The indicator changes it s colour in line with the electrolyte le[...]

Inspecting and re plenishing 158 Char ging the battery A pr operly char ged battery is essentia l for r eliably starting the engine. – Read the wa rning notes  i n “Working on the battery” on page 155 and  . – Switch the igni tion and all elec trical compone nts off. – Only for “quick-char ging”: Disconnect both bat tery cables [...]

Inspecting and replenishing 159 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Windshield washer system The windshie ld washer rese rvoir contains the cleaning fluid for the windscreen or rear window . The reservoi r is located at the fr ont right of the engine compartment  fi g. 152 . The filling[...]

Wheels and Tyres 160 Wheels and T yres Wheels Gener al inf ormat ion  New tyres do not offer optimal grip at first an d should therefor e be run in for about 500 km at a moderate speed and an appropri ately cautious style of driving . Y ou will also pr ofit fr om longer t yre lif e.  The tread depth of new tyr es may differ be cause of design[...]

Wheels and Tyres 161 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Driving style F a st cornering, sharp accele ration and br ak ing (sq uealing tyr es) incr ease wear-and- tear on your ty res. Balancing wheels The whee ls of a new vehicl e are bal anced. Ther e ar e a wide r ange of influences when[...]

Wheels and Tyres 162 Changing wheels around If significant ly greater wear is present on t he front tyres, we recommend changing the front wheels around with the r ear wheels as shown in the diagram  fig. 155 . Y ou will then obtain appr oximately the same li fe fo r all the tyr es. It may be advantageous to swap the tyres ov er “cr osswise ?[...]

Wheels and Tyres 163 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta means, for example, that the ty re was ma nufactur ed in the 50th week of the year 2008. If the spare wheel* di ffer s from the ty res fitted to the vehicle (e.g. winter tyr es or low- profile tyr es), the spare wheel* should only be[...]

Wheels and Tyres 164 Winter tyre s must be mounted on all four wheels to obtain the best handling charac- teristic s. Y ou must only fit those types of winter tyr e which are appr oved f or your vehicle. The permissibl e sizes of wi nter tyres are state d in your vehicle documents. Appr ovals may differ because of national legislation. Please r eme[...]

Wheels and Tyres 165 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Caution Y ou must take the chains off as s oon as you drive on roads which are free of snow . They adversely aff ect the handling of your ve hicle, damage the tyres and ar e rapidly destroyed. Note We r ecommend that you use snow cha[...]

Accessories, changes and replacement of parts 166 Accessories, changes and r eplacement of par ts Accessories and r e placement par ts Škoda vehic les have been built according to the latest discoveries in safety en gi- neering. Thus one should not change the co ndition i n which the vehicle was deliver ed from the manuf acturer without some thoug[...]

Breakdown assistance 167 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Br eakdown assistance Br eakdown assistance First-aid box*, W arning triangle* and bulb se t* A space for stowing the first-aid box and the bu lb set is located in a well of the plastic part under the floor covering of the lu gga[...]

Breakdown assistance 168 The vehicle tool kit contains the f ollowing parts (depending on equipment fitted):  Wire clamps f or removing the full whe el trims,  Screwdriver ,  Plastic clip for a wheel bolt cover ,  Wheel wrench*,  To w i n g e y e ,  Adapter f or the safety wheel bolts*. Befor e placing the lifting jack* back in it[...]

Breakdown assistance 169 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta The spare wheel lies in a well under the floor covering of the lugga ge compartment and is fixed in place using special screws  page 168, fig. 159 . Be fore rem ov in g t h e s pa re w he el , yo u m us t take out the box with[...]

Breakdown assistance 170 – Tighten the wheel bolts fir mly , alternately and d iagonally using the wrench* (cross- wise)  page 171. – Mount the full wheel trim/wheel trim cap or the caps. Note  All bolts must be clean and must turn easily .  Y ou must never grease or oil the wheel bolts!  When fitting on unidirectional tyres, ensu r[...]

Breakdown assistance 171 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Wheel bolts with caps* Pulling off – Push the plastic clip sufficiently f ar onto the cap until the inner catches of the clip are posit ioned at the collar of the cap and detach the cap. Installing – Push the caps fully onto [...]

Breakdown assistance 172 Note Apply pressure car efully with your fo ot to the end of the wr ench* if it pr oves difficult to slacken the bolts. Hold tight on the vehic l e when doing this and ensure that you have a steady position. Raise vehicle Y ou have to raise the vehicle with the lifting jack* in or der to be able to take off the wheel. Place[...]

Breakdown assistance 173 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta – Have the tightening tor que check ed with a tor que wr ench as soon as possible. Steel and light alloy wheels must be tightened to a tightening torque of 120 Nm . The safety wheel bolts on vehicles fit ted wi th them (one saf[...]

Breakdown assistance 174 Connecting positive terminals – Attach one end to the posi tive terminal  page 173, fig. 166 of the discharged battery . – Attach the other end to the positive term inal of the battery supplying the power . Connecting negative terminal and engine block – Attach one end to the negative termin al of the batte ry supp[...]

Breakdown assistance 175 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Driving style T owing another vehicl e requir es a cer tain am ount of practice. Both drivers should be familiar with the particular points about to wing a v ehicle. Unskilled drivers sho uld not attempt to tow in another vehicle[...]

Breakdown assistance 176 – Depress the clutch pedal full y when the engine fires and take the vehicle out of gear . WAR N IN G There is high risk of having an accident when tow-star ting a vehicle, when for example the towed vehicle ru ns into the towing vehicle. Caution V ehicles which are fitted with a catalytic c onverter should not be tow-sta[...]

Fuses and light bulbs 177 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Fuses and light bulbs Electric fuses Replacing fuses Defect fuses must be r eplaced. Individual electri cal circuits are pr otected by f uses. The fuses are located on the left side of the dash panel behin d the safety cover a n[...]

Fuses and light bulbs 178 Fuse cover in engin e compar tment The fuse box in the e ngine compartment exists in two diff eren t versions. Y ou can determine whi ch version your vehicle is fit ted with after r emoving the fuse cover at the location of the fuses. On some vehicles, the battery cover must be remov ed befor e removing the fuse cover  [...]

Fuses and light bulbs 179 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Fuse assignment in engine compartment - version 2 Certain electri cal components are onl y standar d on certain vehicle model ver sions or only suppliable as optional equipment f or certain models. Fuse assignment in the dash pa[...]

Fuses and light bulbs 180 Electrically adjustable seats are protected by automatic circuit break ers , which switch on again automatically af ter a few seconds after the overload has be en eliminated. Bulbs Changing bulbs The r elevant lamp must always be switch ed off bef ore a light b ulb is replaced. Defect light bulbs should only be replaced wi[...]

Fuses and light bulbs 181 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta light bulbs. This applies, in particular , to bulbs which can only be reached fr om the engine compar tment. We t heref ore r ecommend that you have any bulbs changed by a specialist gar age or , in exceptional cases, by calling[...]

Fuses and light bulbs 182 Main headlight with cover Befor e changing the light bulb for the low beam and mai n beam light or the light bulb for t he parking ligh t, remove the prot ective cover fr om the r ear part of the head light. Removing cover – Switch the igniti on and all lights off. – Open the bonnet. – Pr ess off the circlip from the[...]

Fuses and light bulbs 183 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Main beam light and low beam light Change light bulb f or main be am light and low beam light – Switch the igniti on and all lights off. – Open the bonnet. – Remove t he cover of the he adlight. – Hold the sprung wir e c[...]

Fuses and light bulbs 184 T urn signal light at the front Changing light bulb for turn signal light (at the fr ont) – Switch the igniti on and all lights off. – Open the bonnet. – Unscrew the screw . – Push the lamp out in dir ection of arrow  fig. 178 . – T urn the holder wi th the light bulb to the left and pull it out. – Pr ess th[...]

Fuses and light bulbs 185 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Rear light unit (Combi) Changing light bulbs in the lamp holder – Switch the igniti on and all lights off. – Open the boot lid. – Open the r elevant storage compar tment in the luggage c ompartment. – Press off the flexi[...]

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Technical Data 187 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Te c h n i c a l D a t a T echnical Data General inf ormation The details given in the off icial vehicle regi str ation documents always tak e prece dence over the details in the Owner's Manual. Please refer to the official vehicl[...]

Technical Data 188 Gearbox code, paint number , interior eq uipment number , engine output, engine code P ar tial description of the vehicl e V ehicle identification number (VIN) The vehicle identif ication number - VIN (veh icle body number) is stamped into the engine compartment on the right hand sh ock absorber dome. This number is also located [...]

Technical Data 189 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Dimensions Dimensions (mm) OCT AVIA C OMBI Len g t h 4507 45 13 Width 1731 17 31 Width including exterior mirror 1984 19 84 Height 1431/1455 a) a) The value corresponds to the status with r ough road package. 1457/1481 a) Wheel base 25[...]

Technical Data 190 1.4 ltr ./55 kW - EU4 Engine Per fo r m a n c es Fuel consumption (in ltr. /100 km) and CO 2 emission (in g/km) Po w er o u t p u t kW per rpm 55/5000 Maximum torque Nm per rpm 126/ 3800 Number of cylinders 4 Displacement cm 3 1389 OCT AVIA - M5 C OMBI - M5 Maximum speed km/h 171 171 Acceler ation 0 - 100 km/h s 15,3 15,5 OCT AVI[...]

Technical Data 191 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Capacities (in liter) Weight (in kg) Fuel tank capaci ty/of w hich spar e 55/7 Reservoir f or windscr een washer sys tem/with headligh t cleaning system 3/5,5 Engine oil a) a) Oil capacity with oil filter change. Inspect oi l level acc[...]

Technical Data 192 1.6 ltr ./75 kW - EU4/EU2 DDK Engine Per fo r m a n c es Fuel consumption (in ltr. /100 km) and CO 2 emission (in g/km) Po w er o u t p u t kW per rpm 75/5600 Maximum torque Nm per rpm 148/3800 Number of cylinders 4 Displacement cm 3 1595 OCT AVIA - M5 C OMBI - M5 Maximum speed km/h 19 0 190 Acceler ation 0 - 100 km/h s 11,8 11,9[...]

Technical Data 193 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Capacities (in liter) Weight (in kg) 1.8 ltr ./110 kW - EU4/EU3D Engine Fuel tank capaci ty/of w hich spar e 55/7 Reservoir f or windscr een washer sys tem/with headligh t cleaning system 3/5,5 Engine oil a) a) Oil capacity with oil fi[...]

Technical Data 194 Per fo r m a n c es Fuel consumption (in ltr. /100 km) and CO 2 emission (in g/km) OCT AVIA - M5 C OMBI - M5 Maximum speed km/h 219 219 Acceler ation 0 - 100 km/h s 8,4 8,5 OCT AVIA - M5 COMB I - M5 EU4 EU3D EU4 EU3D Urban consumption 10,7 10 ,9 10,7 10 ,9 Non-urban consumption 6,2 6,2 6,2 6,3 Consumption - combination 7,9 7,9 7,[...]

Technical Data 195 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Capacities (in liter) Weight (in kg) Fuel tank capaci ty/of w hich spar e 55/7 Reservoir f or windscr een washer sys tem/with headligh t cleaning system 3/5,5 Engine oil a) a) Oil capacity with oil filter change. Inspect oi l level acc[...]

Technical Data 196 1.9 ltr ./74 kW TDI PD - EU4 Engine Per fo r m a n c es Fuel consumption (in ltr. /100 km) and CO 2 emission (in g/km) Po w er o u t p u t kW per rpm 74/4000 Maximum torque Nm per rpm 240/1800 Number of cylinders 4 Displacement cm 3 1896 OCT AVIA - M5 C OMBI - M5 Maximum speed km/h 18 9 189 Acceler ation 0 - 100 km/h s 11,8 11,9 [...]

Technical Data 197 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Capacities (in liter) Weight (in kg) Fuel tank capaci ty/of w hich spar e 55/7 Reservoir f or windscr een washer sys tem/with headligh t cleaning system 3/5,5 Engine oil a) a) Oil capacity with oil filter change. Inspect oi l level acc[...]

Technical Data 198 Octavia - V ehicles of the gr oup N1 Octavia Combi - V ehicles of the gr oup N1 Engine 1.4 ltr ./55 kW - EU4 1.6 ltr ./75 kW - EU4 1.8 lt r. /110 kW - EU4 1.9 ltr./74 kW TDI PD - EU4 Acceler ation 0 - 100 km/h (s) 15,5 11,9 8,5 11,9 Permissible gross weight 1690 1720 1775 1785 Unloaden weight ready for work 1230 1260 1315 1325 Lo[...]

Index 199 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Index A Abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Index 200 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Climatronic Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Recirculate d air mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Setting temp erature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Climatronic (automat ic ai r co[...]

Index 201 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10[...]

Index 202 Luggage compartment door Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Luggage ra ck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 M Main beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 49 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Index 203 Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Brea kdown assistance T echnical Da ta Service Inte rval Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Setting temp erature Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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