remote start SKODA OCTAVIA 2009 2.G / (1Z) Owner's Manual

Contents3
Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
ContentsLayout of this Owner's Manual
(explanations)
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Using the system
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Cockpit
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Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The brief instruction
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Basic functions and important information . . . . .
Instruments and Indicator/Warning Lights
. . .
General view of the instrument cluster . . . . . . . . .
Engine revolutions counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Coolant temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Counter for distance driven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Service Interval Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Multi-functional indicator (onboard computer)*
Information display* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Auto Check Control* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unlocking and locking
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Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Changing the battery of the radio remote control
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Remote control* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Synchonisation of the remote control . . . . . . . . . .
Anti-theft alarm system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power windows* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Electric sliding/tilting roof* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lights and Visibility
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Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Windshield wiper and wash system . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rear-view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Seats and Stowage
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Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adjusting front seats electrically* . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Middle rear head restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net partition (Combi)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The roof rack* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Note holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ashtray* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cigarette lighter*, power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Storage compartment on the front passenger side
Cooling of storage compartment on front
passenger side* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Storage compartment on the driver's side . . . . . .
Storage compartment on the dash panel* . . . . . .
Storage compartment in front centre console* . .
Storage net on the front centre console* . . . . . . .
Storage compartment for spectacles* . . . . . . . . . .
Storage compartment in the front doors . . . . . . . . Storage compartment below front passenger
seat* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Front seat armrest with storage compartment* .
Rear seat armrest with storage compartment* . .
Storage compartment in rear centre console* . .
Seat backrest with opening for skis* . . . . . . . . . . . .
Through-loading bag (Unibag)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Side compartment* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Storage compartment behind the rear seats*
(Combi) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Clothes hooks* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Heating and air conditioning system
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Air outlet vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Climatic* (semi-automatic air conditioning
system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Climatronic* (automatic air conditioning) . . . . . .
Auxiliary heating (auxiliary heating and
ventilation)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Starting-off and Driving
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Setting steering wheel position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Switching off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Shifting (manual gearbox) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rear parking aid* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Front and rear parking aid* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cruise control system (CCS)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Automatic gearbox
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Automatic gearbox* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
7
9
9
11
11
17
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18
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18
18
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26
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31
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55
58
58
65
67
69
72
75
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76
79
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84
84
91
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119
122
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132
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Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Each remote control key contains a battery which is housed in the cover
of the transmitter housing
⇒
page 42, fig. 38
. We recommend that
you have the batteries of the key repl
aced by an authorised Škoda Service
Partner. You should, however, proceed as follows if you wish to replace the battery yourself: – Fold open the key. – Use a thin screwdriver to carefully
lever off the front part of the key
⇒
page 42, fig. 38
from the transmitter housing .
– Take off the cover of the transmitter housing
⇒
fig. 39
in direction of
arrow.
– Take the used battery out of the housing cover. – Insert the new battery. Ensure that the “+” symbol on the battery is
facing downwards. The correct polarity is also shown on the cover of the transmitter housing.
– Insert cover with battery in place at the rear of the transmitter housing
and press both parts together.
– Insert the transmitter housing into th
e front part of the key so that the
two parts lock into each other.
For the sake of the environment
Dispose of an old battery in accord
ance with environmental regulations.
Note
•
The replacement battery must have the same specification as the original
battery.•
If it is still not be possible to unlock or
lock the vehicle with the remote control
even after replacing the battery this means
that the system has to be synchronised
⇒ page 50.Electronic immobiliserThe electronic immobiliser prevents
the vehicle being operated by an
unauthorised person.An electronic chip is integrated in the he
ad of the key. The immobiliser is deacti-
vated with the aid of this chip when the key
is inserted in the ignition lock. The elec-
tronic immobiliser is automatically activa
ted when you withdraw the ignition key
from the lock.
Note
It is only possible to start the engine of
your car with a Genui
ne Škoda key with the
matching code.
Fig. 39 Cover of the trans- mitter housing
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Child safety lockThe child safety lock prevents the
rear door from being opened from
the inside.The rear doors are equipped with a child safety lock. You can switch the child safety lock on and off using the vehicle key. Switching child safety lock on – Use the vehicle key to turn the slit in the rear door to the left in the
direction of the arrow
⇒
fig. 40
.
Switching child safety lock off – Use the vehicle key to turn the slit to the right against the direction of
the arrow.
So long as the child safety lo
ck is switched on it is no
t possible to open the door
from the inside with the door opening lever. In this case the door can be opened only from the outside.
Central locking systemDescriptionUnlocking or locking causes
all the doors and the fuel filler flap* to be unlocked or
locked at the same time by the central lockin
g system (as long as it is not set differ-
ently in the menu
Setup (settings)
- Convenience
information display*). The boot
lid is unlocked when opening. It can be op
ened by pressing the hand grip above the
licence plate
⇒page 48.
Operation of the central locking system is possible:•
from the outside using the vehicle key
⇒page 46,
•
using the button for the central locking system
⇒page 46,
•
by using the remote control
⇒page 50.
Indicator light in the driver's door on vehicles without anti-theft alarm system After the car is locked, the indicator light flashes after 2 seconds. After the car is locked with the deactivate
d safe securing system, the indicator light
flashes only after 30 seconds. Indicator light in the driver's door on vehicles with anti-theft alarm system After locking the vehicle the indicator light flashes for 2 seconds fast, then more slowly. If the vehicle is locked and the safe securing system
⇒page 45 is not operating, the
indicator light in the driver door flashes fo
r about 2 seconds fast, goes out and starts
to flash slowly after about 30 seconds. If the indicator light first of all flashes fast for about 2 seconds, afterwards lights up for about 30 seconds and then flashes slowly
, there is a fault in the system of the
central locking or the interior monitor*
⇒page 51. Visit a specialist garage to
obtain assistance. Convenience operation of windows One can open and close the electrically
powered windows when unlocking and
locking the vehicle
⇒page 54.
Fig. 40 Child safety locks on the rear doors
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Boot lidOpen the boot lid by pressing the hand grip above the licence plate after unlocking the vehicle using the ke
y or the radio remote control.
Opening the boot lid – Press on the handle
⇒
fig. 44
and at the same time raise the boot lid.
Closing the boot lid – Pull the boot lid down and close it with a slight swing
⇒
.
A handle which makes the closing easier is
located on the inner paneling of the
boot lid.
WARNING
•
Ensure that the lock is
properly engaged after clos
ing the boot lid. Other-
wise, the boot lid might open suddenly when
driving even if the boot lid lock
is closed - risk of accident!•
Never drive with the boot lid fully opened or slightly ajar otherwise
exhaust gases may get into the interior of the vehicle - risk of poisoning!•
Do not press on the rear window when closing the boot lid, it could crack
- risk of injury!
Note
•
After closing the boot lid, it is automatically locked within 2 seconds and
the anti-theft alarm
system* is activated.
This applies only if the vehicle was
locked before closing the boot lid.•
The function of the hand grip above the licence plate is deactivated when
starting off or as of a speed of more than 5 km/hour for vehicles with central locking. The function of the hand grip
is activated again when the vehicle has
stopped and a door is opened.Emergency unlocking of the boot lid (Octavia)If there is a fault in the central locking, you can open the boot lid as follows: – Fold the seat backrest forwards
⇒
page 81.
– Take out the warning triangle*
⇒
fig. 45
.
– Press the operating lever in the direction of arrow in order to unlock
the boot lid. The operating lever is located under the panel .
– Open the boot lid/luggage compartment door from outside.
Fig. 44 Handle of boot lid
Fig. 45 Emergency unlocking of the boot lid
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Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Emergency unlocking of the boot lid (Estate car)If there is a fault in the central lo
cking, you can open the boot lid as
follows: – Fold the seat backrest forwards
⇒
page 81.
– Open up the cover of the lock upwards
⇒
fig. 46
.
– Move the operating lever with th
e aid of a narrow object e.g.
screwdriver up to the stop in the direction of arrow; the boot lid is then unlocked.
– Open the boot lid/luggage compartment door from outside.Remote control*DescriptionYou can use the remote control:•
to unlock and lock the car,
•
unlocking boot lid,
•
electrically open and close the windows.
The transmitter with the battery is housed in the handle of the remote control key. The receiver is located in the interior of
the car. The operating range of the remote
control is approx. 10 m. But this range of
the remote control can be reduced if the
batteries are weak. The remote control key has a fold-open key
bit which can be used for unlocking and
locking the car manually and also for starting the engine. If a lost key is replaced or if the receiv
er unit has been repaired or a new unit
installed, it is then necessary for an authorised Škoda Service Partner to initialise the system. Only after this is it possib
le to again use the remote control.
Note
•
The remote control is automatically deac
tivated when the ignition is switched
on.•
The operation of the remote control may temporarily be affected by interfer-
ence from transmitters close to the car and which operate in the same frequency range (e.g. mobile phone, TV transmitter).•
The battery must be replaced, ideally by
an authorised Škoda Service Partner, if
the central locking or anti-theft alarm system does react to the remote control at less than 3 metres away.•
If the driver door is opened, the vehicle cannot be locked using the remote
control.
Fig. 46 Emergency unlocking of the boot lid
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Communication
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Universal telephone preinstallation GSM III*IntroductionThis enables you to make full use of the ad
vantages of a normal carphone (“hands-
free system” using a microphone integrated in the vehicle, optimal transmission of signals using an external aerial etc.). The
equipment includes also the voice control.
The telephone is connected using the
rSAP
profile -
Remote SIM access profile
(telecommunication
of the SIM data)
by means of Bluetooth
® technology, if your
telephone supports this profile. The equi
pment includes the following functions:
•
Display of the SMS text in the information display.
•
Free talking in the vehicle interior.
•
MUTE signal to the radio.
•
Voice control (with the set-up possibility for “short and long dialogue”,
depending on the user's knowledge of the operating structure).•
Convenience mode with the multifunction steering wheel and the display in the
information display.•
Handsfree-system.
The voice control of the telephone is acti
vated by pressing the button PTT on the
multifunction steering wheel
⇒page 154, fig. 164
.
A phone phonebook is part of the univers
al telephone preinstallation GSM III with
voice control. In the phone phonebook ther
e are 1000 free memory locations avail-
able. This phone phonebook is independen
t of the appliance us
ed for the mobile
phone. The volume can be changed at any time with the set button of the radio* or with the function keys on the mult
ifunction stee
ring wheel*.
Dialogue The period, in which the telephone system
is ready to receive voice commands and
carry out the voice commands, is called DIALOGUE. The system gives audible feed- back and guides you if nece
ssary through the relevant functions. You can start or
end the dialogue at any time
by pressing the PTT button.
The dialogue is always automatically ended after carrying out an operation, e.g. after erasing the name from the phonebook. The dialogue of the incoming call is i
mmediately interrupted
and you can accept
the call by pressing the button
.
If a voice command is not detected, the system answers with “
Sorry?
” and a new
entry can be performed. After the 2nd error the system repeats the aid. After the 3rd error the answer “
Cancel
” is given and the dialogue is ended.
Optimum understanding of the voice commands depends on the following factors:•
Speak with a normal tone of voice wi
thout intonation and excessive voice
pauses.•
Avoid insufficient articulation.
•
Close the doors, windows and sliding roof,
in order to reduce or stop disturbing
exterior noise.•
It is recommended to speak
louder at higher speeds, so
that the tone of your
voice is louder than the increased surrounding noise.•
During the dialogue avoid additional nois
e in the vehicle, e.g. simultaneously
talking occupants.•
Do not speak, if the system makes an announcement.
•
The microphone for voice control is in
serted in the moulded headliner and
directed to the driver and front passen
ger. Therefore the driver and the front
passenger can operate the equipment.
WARNING
Pay attention primarily to the traffic situation! As the driver you are fully responsible for road safety. Use the telephone system only to such an extent, so that you are in full control of your vehicle at any time.
Note
•
Should you have any questions, please contact an authorised Škoda Service
Par tner.
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Index 298Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252, 253KKey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42LLashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Leather care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Lifting jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246, 251
Light
automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Light bulbs
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Lights
converting/masking over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Range adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Lights and Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Liquid in reservoir for windshield washer system
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Lock
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
lock
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Locking and unlocking from inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Low beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Lugagge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48, 84
Folding double hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Folding hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Lashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Luggage compartment door
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Luggage rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
MMain beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58, 64
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Manual shifting of gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
MDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Memory for the on-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143, 152
Motoring abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Multi-functional indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21NNote holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96OOil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Onboard computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Open door
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Opening a single door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Opening for skis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Operation in winter
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
De-icing windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Overview of the engine compartment . . . . . . . . . 226
PPaint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Parking aid
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
parking aid
Front and rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Parking light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Parking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Passive Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Petrol engines
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data Power window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Power windows
Button in front passenger door and in rear doors
53
Buttons on the driver's door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
RRadiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Rear armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83, 104
Rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Rear window
heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Rear window heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Rear-view mirror
Exterior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Recharge battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Synchronisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Replacing fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Roof aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Running in the car . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201SSafe securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163Safety information
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Safety wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Saving electrical energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Seat belt height adjuster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Seat belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168, 172
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
taking off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Seat heaters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Selector lever lock
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Selector lever-emergency unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Service Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Service Interval Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Setting temperature
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Stability system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
after fuel tank has run empty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Diesel engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Petrol engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Steering
active driver-steering recommendation . . . . 195
Steering force assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Storage compartment
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Storage facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Sun screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Switching lights on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Switching off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
TTaking care of your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
TCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142, 152
Temperature
outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
the first 1 500 kilometres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
The roof luggage rack system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Thickness of brake pads
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Top Tether . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
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Index 300Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Towing device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
towing vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Tow-starting and towing vehicle
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Traction Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Traction control system (TCS)
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
General Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Transporting children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Two-way radio systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Tyre inflation pressure
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Tyres
Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242UUnderbody protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Uphill-Start off-Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198VVanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246Ventilation
Auxiliary ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
WWarning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Warning symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Wheel trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238, 249
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Windows
de-icing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Windscreen washer nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Windshield washer fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Windshield wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Wiper blades
Replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
XXenon headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
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