ECU SKODA FABIA 2004 1.G / 6Y Owner's Guide

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– If a trailer is coupled, uncouple it.
– Take the vehicle tool kit and the spare wheel ⇒ page 210
out of the luggage compartment.
WARNING
•If you find yourself in flowing traffic switch on the hazard
warning lights system and place the warning triangle on the side of
the road at the prescribed distance from your vehicle while
observing all national legal provisions. In this way you are
protecting not only yourself but also other road users.
•Never start the engine with the vehicle sitting on the raised jack
- danger of suffering injury!
Caution
If you have to change a wheel on a slope first block the opposite wheel
with a stone or similar object in order to secure the vehicle from unexpect-
edly rolling away.
Note
Comply with the national legal regulations.
Changing a wheel
Always change a wheel on a level surface as far as possible.
– Take off the full wheel trim* ⇒page 214 or the caps
⇒ page 215. – In the case of light alloy wheels remove the wheel trim cap
⇒page 215.
– Slacken the wheel bolts ⇒page 216.
– Jack up the vehicle until the wheel to be changed is clear of the ground ⇒page 216.
– Unscrew the wheel bolts and place them on a clean surface (cloth, paper etc.).
– Take off the wheel.
– Fit on the spare wheel and tighten the wheel bolts slightly.
– Lower the car.
– Tighten the wheel bolts firmly, alternately and diagonally using the wheel wrench ⇒page 216.
– Mount the full wheel trim/wheel trim cap or the caps.
Note
•All bolts must be clean and must turn easily.
•You must never grease or oil the wheel bolts!
•When fitting on unidirectional tyres, ensure that the tyres rotate in the
correct direction ⇒page 199.
Subsequent steps
After changing the wheel, you must perform the following steps.

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Caution
•Use the pressure of your hand, do not knock on the full wheel trim!
Heavy knocks mainly on the points where the full wheel trim has not been
inserted into the wheel, can result in damage to the guide and centering
elements of the full wheel trim.
•First check for yourself that the theft-deterrent wheel bolt is located
⇒ page 217, “Securing wheels against being stolen*” in the hole in the
area of the valve before fitting the full wheel trim onto a steel wheel which
is attached with a theft-deterrent wheel bolt.
Wheel trim caps*
Removing
– Carefully ⇒fig. 154 lever off the wheel trim cap using the
removal hook .
Wheel bolts with caps*
The caps are designed to protect the wheel bolts.
Removing
– Push the plastic clip (in the car tool kit) sufficiently far onto
the cap until the inner catches of the clip are positioned at the
collar of the cap.
– Pull the cap off with the plastic clip ⇒fig. 155.
Installing
– Push the caps onto the bolts.
Fig. 154 Pulling off the
wheel trim cap
Fig. 155 Changing a
wheel: Removing the
cap

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– Position the lifting jack by selecting the jacking point - lower sill
- which is closest to the wheel to be removed ⇒page 216,
fig. 157.
– Position the lifting jack below the jacking point and move it up until its claw is positioned directly below the vertical web of the
lower sill.
– Align the lifting jack so that its claw grasps the web of the lower sill and the moving base plate of the jack is resting flat
against firm ground.
– Turn the lifting jack up further until the wheel is just clear of the ground.
Ground below the lifting jack which is soft and slippery can cause the
vehicle to slip off the jack. It is therefore always necessary to place the
lifting jack on a solid surface or use a wide and stable base. Use a non-
slip base (e.g. a rubber foot mat) if the surface is smooth, such as
cobbled stones, a tiled floor,etc.
WARNING
•Always raise the vehicle with th e doors closed - risk of injury.
•Take suitable measures to prevent the base of the lifting jack
from slipping off - risk of injury!
•Place the lifting jack only on a solid and even surface.
•Not positioning the lifting jack at the specified points can result
in damage to the vehicle. The jack can also slip off if it does not
have sufficient grip - risk of injury!
•Never start the engine if the vehicle is lifted - risk of accident.
•Never lie under the vehicle if the vehicle is only lifted with the
vehicle lifting jack.
•It is important to support the vehicle with suitable supporting
blocks if you wish to work under the lifted vehicle - risk of injury!
Securing wheels against being stolen*
You 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 wheel bolt.
– Push the adapter with its toothed side into the inner toothing of the safety wheel bolt right down in such a way
that only the outer hexagon is jutting out ⇒fig. 158 .
– Push the wheel wrench fully onto the adapter .
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WARNING (continued)
Fig. 158 Safety wheel
bolt with adapter
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AA
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Front headlight
It is necessary to remove the protective cover at the rear of the
headlight before replacing a light bulb on a main beam light, low
beam light and parking light. – Open the bonnet.
– Press the securing spring downwards and remove the protec-
tive cover ⇒fig. 165 .
Assignment of the light bulbs in the headlight (on the right-hand side)
⇒fig. 166 .
- main beam light
- low beam light
- parking lights
Note
For vehicles with a 2.0 litre/85 kW engine, we recommend that you have
the light bulbs for the main beam lights, low beam lights and parking lights
changed by a Skoda dealer.
Fig. 165 Protective
cover for the headlight
at the front
Fig. 166 Front head-
light: Installing the light
bulbs
A1
A2
A3

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– Insert the new light bulb and turn it fully to the right.
– Insert the lamp holder with new light bulb into the headlight. Secure the lamp holder by turning it to the right.
Lighting in storage compar tment on front passenger
side*
We recommend having the light bulb replaced by a Škoda dealer.
– Push in a knife or screwdriver from the side between the light
and the glove compartment ⇒fig. 171. Lever out the light
carefully.
– Disconnect the plug by pressing the catch from the side.
– Replace the defect light bulb. – Recreate the plug connection.
– Press the light into the glove compartment from below.
Interior light and the reading light*
– Pull the diffusion disk (see arrow) downwards from the
housing ⇒fig. 172.
– Take the faulty light bulb out of the interior light and insert a new one.
– Pull the light bulb out of its holder and insert the new one.
– Press the diffusion disk back into the housing until it clicks into place (ensure that it is in the right position).
Fig. 171 Remove
lighting in storage
compartment on front
passenger sideFig. 172 Remove inte-
rior light

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Luggage compartment light
– Open the tailgate and remove the luggage compartment
cover.
– Insert a screwdriver into the slot next to the light ⇒fig. 177 .
Lever out the light carefully.
– Disconnect the plug connector.
– Replace the defect light bulb.
– Recreate the plug connection.
– Insert the light from the rear and press it forwards up to the stop.
Boot light (Sedan)
– Insert a screwdriver into the slot under the light ⇒fig. 178.
Lever out the light carefully.
– Unlock the lug then pull out the plug.
– Push away the spring clip on the cover and remove the cover.
– Replace the defect light bulb.
– Insert the cover again and secure it by locking it in place.
– Recreate the plug connection.
– Insert the light from the rear and press it forwards up to the stop.
Fig. 177 Remove the
luggage compartment
lightFig. 178 Remove the
boot light (sedan)
A1
A2

Index
242
Locking of the door
in an emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Low beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Folding double hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Lashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Luggage net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
M
Main beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54, 57 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Manual shifting of gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Memory for the on-board computer . . . . . . . 17
Mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115, 116
Motoring abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Multi-functional indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
N
Navigation system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
New tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Note holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
O
Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Onboard computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Opening a single door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Operation in winter Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
De-icing windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
The battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Overview of the engine compartment . . . . . 185
P
Paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Parking light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Passive Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Petrol engines Starting engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Power socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Operational problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
R
Radio systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Raise vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Rear window heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Rear-view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Recharge battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Recirculated air mode Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
The air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Synchronisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Replacing fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Roof aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Running in the car . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
S
Safe securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117