tow SKODA OCTAVIA 2008 2.G / (1Z) Manual PDF

Breakdown assistance253
Using the systemSafetyDriving TipsGeneral MaintenanceBreakdown assistanceTechnical Data
Start engine
It is important to connect the jump -start cables in the correct order.
Connecting positive terminals
– Attach one end to the positive terminal ⇒fig. 230 of the
discharged battery .
– Attach the other end to the positive terminal of the battery supplying the power .
Connecting negative term inal and engine block
– Attach one end to the negative terminal of the battery supplying
the power .
– Attach the other end to a solid metal part which is connected firmly to the engine block, or to the engine block itself.
Starting engine
– Start the engine of the vehicle providing current and run the engine at idling speed.
– Now start the engine of the vehicle with the discharged battery. – Interrupt the attempt at starting an engine after 10 seconds if it does
not start right away and wait for about 30 seconds before repeating
the attempt.
– Disconnect the cables on the engine in exactly the reverse order they
were connected up.
WARNING
•The non-insulated parts of the terminal clamps must never make contact
with each other. Furthermore, the cable connected to the positive terminal
of the battery must not come into contact with electrically conducting parts
of the vehicle - risk of a short circuit!
•Do not affix the jump starting cables to the negative terminal of the
discharged battery. There is the risk of detonating gas seeping out the
battery being ignited by the strong spark which results from the engine
being started.
•Run the jump-start cables so that th ey cannot be caught by any rotating
parts in the engine compartment.
•Do not bend over the batteries - risk of caustic burns!
•The vent screws of the battery cells must be tightened firmly.
•Keep any sources of ignition (naked flame, smouldering cigarettes etc.)
away from the battery - risk of an explosion!
Tow-starting and towing vehicle
General
Please pay attention to the following in structions if you are going to use a
tow rope:
Driver of the towing vehicle
– Do not drive off until the tow rope is taught.
Fig. 230 Jump-starting using
the battery from another
vehicle: A - flat vehicle
battery, B - battery providing
current
A1
AA
A2
AB
A3
AB
A4
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– Release the clutch particularly gent ly when starting off or depress the
accelerator particularly gently if yo ur vehicle is fitted with an auto-
matic gearbox.
Driver of the towed vehicle
– Switch the ignition on so that the steering wheel is not blocked and you can also operate the turn signal lights, the headlight flasher, the
windscreen wipers and wi ndscreen washer system.
– Take the vehicle out of gear or move the selector lever into position N
if your vehicle is fitted with an automatic gearbox.
– Note that the brake servo unit and power steering only operate if the engine is running. You will require si gnificantly greater physical force
to depress the brake pedal and to steer the vehicle if the engine is not
running.
– Ensure that the tow rope is always kept taught.
Tow rope or tow bar
A tow bar is safest way of towing a vehicle and also minimizes any shocks. You can
use a tow rope only if a suitable tow bar is not available.
The tow rope must be elastic to protect the vehicle. Thus one should only use
plastic fibre rope or a rope made out of a similarly elastic material.
Only attach the tow rope to the towing eyes provided for this purpose ⇒page 254
and ⇒page 255.
Driving style
Towing another vehicle requires a certain amount of practice. Both drivers should
be familiar with the particular points about towing a vehicle. Unskilled drivers
should not attempt to tow in another vehicle or to be towed in.
One should be constantly vigilant not to allow impermissibly high towing forces or
jerky loadings. There is always a risk of excessive stresses and damage resulting at
the points to which you attach the tow ro pe or tow bar when you attempt to tow a
vehicle which is not standing on a paved road.
Caution
If the gearbox of your vehicle no longer contains any oil because of a defect, your
vehicle must only be towed in with the driven wheels raised clear of the ground, or
on a special vehicle transporter or trailer.
Note
•Please comply with any legal requirements particularly regarding the switched
on signal systems, when towing in or tow-starting another vehicle.
•The tow rope must not be twisted as it may in certain circumstances result in the
front towing eye being unscrewed out of your vehicle.
Front towing eye
The towing eye is stored in the box for the vehicle tool kit.
Fig. 231 Front bumper:
Protective grille
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Carefully remove the cover as follows.
– Insert the fingers in the opening ⇒page 254, fig. 231 .
– By pulling in the direction of arrow , first of all slacken the cover in the upper area on the side to the fog lights.
– Afterwards, also slacken the cover on the other side in the direction of arrow and remove it.
– Screw in the towing eye anticlockwise down to the stop ⇒fig. 232 and
tighten up using the wheel wrench (push the wheel wrench through
eye).
– The cover can be reinstalled after screwing out the towing eye starting on the side of the marking. Then press the cover closed on the side to
the fog lights. The cover must engage firmly.
Rear towing eye
– Take the cover out of the bumper ⇒fig. 233.
– Screw in the towing eye anticlockwise down to the stop ⇒ fig. 234 and
tighten up using the wheel wrench (push the wheel wrench through
eye).
– The cover can be reinstalled after sc rewing out the towing eye starting
on the upper side of the cover. The cover must engage firmly.
Fig. 232 Front bumper:
Installing the towing eye
AA
A1
A2
Fig. 233 Rear bumper:
Removing cover
Fig. 234 Rear bumper:
Installing the towing eye
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Towing in a vehicle fitted with a manual gearbox
Please refer to the notes ⇒page 253.
The car can be towed in with a tow bar or a tow rope or with the front or rear wheels
raised. The maximum towing speed is 50 km/h.
Towing of a vehicle with an automatic gearbox
Please refer to the notes ⇒page 253.
The car can be towed in with a tow bar or a tow rope. Refer at the same time to the
following guidelines:
•Move selector lever into N .
•The maximum towing speed is 50 km/h.
•The maximum permissible towing distance is 50 km. The gear oil pump does
not operate when the engine is not runni ng; the gearbox would not be adequately
lubricated at higher speeds an d over longer towing distance.
Caution
If the vehicle is towed in by a recovery vehi cle, it should only be towed in with the
front wheels raised. If the vehicle is raised at rear, the automatic gearbox is
damaged! (Does not apply to the automatic gearbox DSG).
Note
The vehicle must be transported on a special ve hicle or trailer if it is not possible to
tow in the vehicle in the way described or if the towing distance is greater than
50 km.
Towing with four-wheel drive
Please refer to the notes ⇒page 253.
The car can be towed in using a tow bar or a tow rope or with the front axle raised. The maximum towing speed is 50 km/h
, the maximum permissible towing
distance is 50 km.
Note
The vehicle must be transported on a special vehicle or trailer if it is not possible to
tow in the vehicle in the way described or if the towing distance is greater than
50 km.
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Fuses and light bulbs
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Electrically adjustable seats are protected by automatic circuit breakers, which
switch on again automatically after a few seconds after the overload has been
eliminated.
Bulbs
Changing bulbs
The relevant lamp must always be switch ed off before a light bulb is replaced.
Defect light bulbs should only be replaced with light bulbs of the same type. The
designation is located on the light socket or the glass bulb.
Changing certain bulbs is not something wh ich you can do yourself, but requires to
be done by a specialist. Other parts of the vehicle must be removed in order to change the light bulbs. This applies, in particular, to bulbs which can only be
reached from the engine compartment.
We therefore recommend that you have any bulbs changed by a Škoda Service
Partner or, in exceptional cases, by ca
lling on other professional assistance.
Please note that the engine compartment is a hazardous area ⇒page 225,
“Working in the engine compartment”.
We recommend that you carry the set of light bulbs with you which was delivered
in your vehicle. Replacement light bulbs
23) are available at specialist garages.
The set of light bulbs can be stowed in the locable box in the spare wheel.
Fitted with a xenon headlight
Change of light bulbs on Xenon lights (low beam lights, parking lights and main
beam lights) should be undertaken by a specialist garage.
Overview of bulbs
36Headlight cleaning system20
37Front seat heating30
38Heated rear seats30
39Not assigned
40Air blower for heating and air conditioning40
41Rear window wiper15
42Not assigned
43To w i n g d e v i c e15
44To w i n g d e v i c e20
45To w i n g d e v i c e15
46Heated windscreen washer nozzles5
47Relay for auxiliary heating5
48Not assigned
49Light switch5
No.Power consumerAmperes
23)Replacement light bulbs are, on the other hand, part of the basic equipping of the vehicle in
some countries.
Front headlightHalogen headlightXenon headlight
Low beam H7D1S
Main beam lightH1
Parking lightsW5W/W5W BL
Daylight driving lights*PY21W SLL/LEDa)
a)Octavia RS
Tu r n s i g n a l sPY21W
Fog lightsH8/HB4a)
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– Insert the socket with the changed light bulb into the headlight and
secure it by turning in the direction of arrow CLOSE (close) to the
right.
Note
We recommend that you have the headlight setting checked by a specialist garage
after installing the headlight.
Front parking lights and low beam
Removing the light bulb for the parking light
– Switch the ignition and all lights off.
– Remove the headlight ⇒page 264.
– Remove the protective cap ⇒page 263, fig. 240 .
– Remove the socket ⇒fig. 243 .
– Take the faulty bulb out of the fixture and insert a new one.
– Insert the protective cap. Removing the light bulb for the low beam light
– Switch the ignition and all lights off.
– Remove the headlight ⇒
page 264.
– Remove the protective cap ⇒page 263, fig. 240 .
– Turn the connector with the light bulb up to the stop towards the left and remove ⇒fig. 243.
– Replace the lamp, insert the connector with the new lamp and turn to the right up to the stop.
– Insert the protective cap.
Note
•In order to facilitate the removal of th e bulb for the parking lights, we recom-
mend to remove first of all the bulb for the low beam light.
•We recommend that you have the headli ght setting checked by a specialist
garage after installing the headlight.
Main beam light
– Switch the ignition and all lights off.
Fig. 243 Removing the bulbs
for the parking and low beam
light
AB
AA
AB
AB
Fig. 244 Removing the light
bulb for the main beam light
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– Remove the headlight ⇒page 264.
– Remove the protective cap ⇒page 263, fig. 240 .
– Unplug plug ⇒page 265, fig. 244 .
– Press the wire clamps in the direction of the headlight and then unhook them to the side.
– Remove the light bulb and insert the new light bulb in such a way that the fixing lugs of the light bulb socket fit into the recesses at the
reflector.
Installation takes place in the reverse order.
Note
We recommend that you have the headlight setting checked by a specialist garage
after installing the headlight.
Fog lights and daylight driving lights*
Connector - bulb for daylight driving lights* ⇒fig. 246. Connector
- bulb for fog lights.
Removing the cover
– Switch the ignition and all lights off.
– Insert the fingers in the opening ⇒fig. 245 .
– By pulling in the direction of arrow , first of all slacken the cover in the upper area on the side to the fog lights.
– Afterwards, also slacken the cover on the other side in the direction of arrow and remove it.
Removing the fog light
– Guide your hand into the openin g which has become available and
press the interlock ⇒fig. 246.
– Take out the fog light.
– Turn the connector with the light bulb up to the stop towards the left
and remove.
– Replace the lamp, insert the connector with the new lamp and turn to the right up to the stop.
AC
AA
AB
AC
Fig. 245 Front bumper:
Protective grille
Fig. 246 Removing the front
bumper
AAAB
AA
A1
A2
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Index
296
Changing the engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Changing wheels around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Check engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Child safety seat on the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Classification into groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Use of child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Children and safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Chrome parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Climatronic Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Recirculated air mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Climatronic (automatic air conditioning) . . . . . . 115
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Clothes hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Cockpit General view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Convenience operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Converting/masking over headlights . . . . . . . . . . 206 Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
replenishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Coolant level Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Coolant quantity Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Coolant temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Coolant temperatur e/coolant level
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Cornering lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Correct seated position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Counter for distance driven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Cup holder front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
D
Daylight driving lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Deactivatingan airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Deactivating an airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Defrosting rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
De-icing the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Detachable towing device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Diesel engines Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Diesel particle filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Direction indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Distance driven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Door Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Driver-steering recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Driving economically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
E
EDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Electric power-operated window Operational faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Electric sliding/tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Electrically adjustable exterior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Electronic Differential Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Electronic stability programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Electronic stability programme (ESP) Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Engine starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Engine compartment Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Engine electronics Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
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Top Tether . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Towing device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
towing vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Tow-starting and towing vehicle
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Traction Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Traction control system (TCS) Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 General Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Transporting children safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Two-way radio systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Tyre inflation pressure Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Tyres Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
U
Underbody protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Uphill-Start off-Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
V
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Ventilation
Auxiliary ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
W
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Warning symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 with a high-pressure cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Washing vehicle by hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Wax treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Wheel Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Wheel trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237, 249
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Windows de-icing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Windscreen washer nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Windscreen washer system Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Windshield washer fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Windshield wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Wiper blades
Replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
X
Xenon headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
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