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repair can be undertaken on
the vehicle immediately.
Please read the attached
instructions carefully before the repair. The spray for repairing a tyre is located in
the right front well of the plastic part
behind the spare wheel.Spare wheel*The spare wheel lies in a well under the floor covering of the luggage compartment and is fixed in place using special screws
⇒fig. 165
.
Before removing the spare wheel, you must take out the box with the vehicle tool kit box
⇒page 182, fig. 163
.
One should check the inflation pressure in the spare wheel (at best when generally checking the tyre air pressures - see sign on the fuel filler flap
⇒page 173) to
ensure that the spare wheel is always ready to use. Temporary spare wheel A warning label displayed on the rim of the temporary spare wheel indicates that your vehicle is equipped with a temporary spare wheel. Please observe the following notes when driving with a temporary spare wheel:
•
The warning label must not be covered after installing the wheel.
•
Do not drive faster than 80 km/h with th
is spare wheel and pay particular atten-
tion while driving. Avoid accelerating at full throttle, sharp braking and fast cornering.•
The inflation pressure for this spare wheel is identical to the inflation pressure
of the standard tyres.•
Use this spare wheel only to reach the nearest specialist garage as it is not
intended for continuous use.Changing a wheelPreliminary workThe following steps should be carried out before actually changing the wheel. – If it is necessary to change a wheel, park the vehicle as far away as
possible from the traffic flow. The place you choose should be
level
.
–Have
all the occupants get out.
While changing a wheel, the occu-
pants of the vehicle should not stan
d on the road (e.g. behind a crash
barrier).
– Apply the
handbrake
firmly.
– Shift up into the
1st gear
.
– If a trailer is coupled, uncouple it. – Take the
vehicle tool kit
⇒
page 182 and the
spare wheel*

⇒
page 183 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
Fig. 165 Luggage compart- ment: Spare wheel
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prescribed distance from your vehicl
e 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 th
e vehicle from unexpectedly rolling away.
Note
Comply with the national legal regulations.Changing a wheelAlways change a wheel on a level surface as far as possible. – Take off the full wheel trim*
⇒
page 185 or the caps
⇒
page 185.
– In the case of light alloy wheels remove the wheel trim cap
⇒
page 186.
– Slacken the wheel bolts
⇒
page 186.
– Jack up the vehicle until the wheel to
be changed is clear of the ground
⇒
page 187.
– Unscrew the wheel bolts and place them on a clean surface (cloth,
paper etc.).
– Take off the wheel.– Fit on the new spare wheel* and tighten the wheel bolts slightly. –Lower the car.
– Tighten the wheel bolts firmly, al
ternately and diagonally using the
wrench* (crosswise)
⇒
page 186.
– Mount the full wheel trim/w
heel 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 173.
Subsequent stepsAfter changing the wheel, you must perform the following steps. – Stow and attach the replaced wheel in the spare wheel well. – Stow the vehicle tool kit in the space provided.–
Check
the
tyre pressure
on the spare wheel* just mounted as soon
as possible.
– Have the
tightening torque
of the wheel bolts
checked
with a torque
wrench as soon as possible. Steel and light alloy wheels must be tight-ened to a tightening torque of
120 Nm
.
– Have the defective tyre repaired as soon as possible.
WARNING
It is necessary to observe the guidelines given on
⇒page 175, “New tyres
and wheels” if the vehicle is subseq
uently fitted with tyres which are
different to those it was fitted with at the works.
WARNING (continued)
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Wheel trim caps*Pulling off – Carefully remove the wheel tr
im cap using the wire clamp
⇒
fig. 168
.
Slackening and tightening wheel bolts Slacken the wheel bolts before jacking up the vehicle.
Slackening wheel bolts – Push the wheel wrench* fully onto the wheel bolt
6).
– Grasp the end of the wrench* and turn the bolt about
one
turn to the
left
⇒
fig. 169
.
Tightening wheel bolts – Push the wheel wrench* fully onto the wheel bolt
6).
– Grasp the end of the wrench* and turn the bolt to the right until it is
tight.
WARNING
Slacken the wheel bolts only a little (a
bout one turn) as long as the vehicle
has not yet been lifted with the lifting jack* - risk of accident!
Note
Apply pressure carefully with your
foot
to the end of the wrench* if it proves diffi-
cult to slacken the bolts. Hold tight on th
e vehicle when doing this and ensure that
you have a steady position.
Fig. 168 Pulling off wheel trim cap on light alloy wheelsFig. 169 Changing a wheel: Slackening wheel bolts
6)Use the appropriate adapter for slackening
and tightening the safety wheel bolts
⇒ page 187.
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– Reinstall the full wheel trim/wheel cap after removing the adapter or
place the cap onto the safety wheel bolt.
– Have the
tightening torque
checked
w i t h a t o rq u e w re n c h a s s o o n a s
possible. Steel and light alloy wheels must be tightened to a tightening torque of
120 Nm
.
The safety wheel bolts on vehicles fitted with them (one safety wheel bolt per wheel) can only be loosened or tigh
ten up by using the adapter provided.
It is meaningful to note the code numbe
r hammered into the rear side of the
adapter or the rear side of the safety wheel bolts. You can obtain a replacement adapter from a specialist garage, if
necessary, by quoting this number.
We recommend that you always carry the
adapter for the wheel bolts with you in
the vehicle. It should be st
owed in the vehicle tool kit.
Caution
Damage can occur to the adapter and safety
wheel bolt if the safety wheel bolt is
tightened up too much.
Note
The set of safety wheel bolts can be
obtained from a specialist garage.
Jump-startingInitial stepsYou can use the battery of another vehicl
e for jump-starting yours if the engine
does not start because the battery on your
vehicle is flat. You will require jump-start
cables for this purpose. Both batteries must have a rated voltage of 12 V. The
capacity
(Ah) of the battery
supplying the power must not be significa
ntly less than the capacity of the
discharged battery in your vehicle.
Jump-start cables Only use jump-start cables which have an
adequately large cross-section and insu-
lated terminal clamps. Please pay attent
ion to the manufacturer's instructions.
Positive cable -
colour coding in the
majority of cases red.
Negative cable -
colour coding in the majority of cases black.
WARNING
•
A discharged battery may already freeze
at temperatures just below 0°C.
In case of frozen battery carry out no jump-starting - risk of explosion!•
Please pay attention to the warning instructions relating to working in
the engine compartment
⇒page 160.
Note
•
There must not be any contact between the two vehicles otherwise current may
flow as soon as the negative terminals are connected.•
The discharged battery must be proper
ly connected to the system of the
vehicle.•
Switch off any mobile phone, pay attent
ion to the instructions for use of the
mobile phone in such a situation.•
We recommend purchasing jump-start cabl
es from Škoda Service Partners as a
Škoda original accessory or from retailers who sell branded batteries.
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Electrically adjustable
seats are protected by
automatic circuit breakers
, which
switch on again automatically after a fe
w seconds after the overload has been
eliminated.BulbsChanging bulbsThe relevant lamp must always be switch
ed off before a light bulb is replaced.
12
Power supply of the self-diagnosis
7,5
13
Brake lights
10
14
Interior lighting, central lockin
g system, interior lighting
(without central locking system)
10
15
Instrument cluster,
steering angle sender, rear mirror
5
16
Air conditioning system
10
17
Heated windscreen washer nozzles daylight driving lights
530
18
Right main beam
10
19
Left main beam
10
20
Right low beam, headlight range adjustment
15
21
Low beam on the left
15
22
Right parking light
5
23
Left parking light
5
24
Front window wiper, motor for wash pump
20
25
Air blower, air conditioning system, Climatronic
25
26
Rear window heater
25
27
Rear window wiper
15
28
Fuel pump
15
29
Control unit: Petrol engine control unit: Diesel engine
1510
30
Electric sliding/tilting roof
20
31
Not assigned
32
Petrol engine - injection valvesdiesel engine - injection pump, control unit
1030
33
Headlight cleaning system
20
No.
Power consumer
Amperes
34
Petrol engine: Control unitdiesel engine: Control unit
1010
35
Trailer socket, power socket in the luggage compart- ment
30
36
Fog lights
15
37
Petrol engine: Control unit diesel engine: Control unit
205
38
Lighting of the luggage compartment, central locking system, opening of the fuel filler flap, interior lighting
15
39
Hazard warning light system
15
40
Horn
20
41
Cigarette lighter
15
42
Radio, mobile phone
15
43
Petrol engine: Control unit diesel engine: Control unit
1010
44
Seat heaters
15
a)For power consumers, e.g. the radio, which can be
operated with the ignition switched off as
long as the ignition key is not withdrawn.No.
Power consumer
Amperes
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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 specialist garage or, in exceptional cases, by callin
g on other professional assistance.
Please note that the engine compartment is a hazardous area
⇒page 160.
We recommend that you always have a small box of replacement bulbs in your vehicle. You can obtain replacement bulbs from Škoda original accessories or from a specialist garage
8).
A stowage place for the bulbs is located in the box in the spare wheel*.Fitted with a xenon headlightChange of bulbs on vehicles with Xenon li
ghts (low beam lights, parking lights and
main beam lights) should be undertaken by a specialist garage. Bulb - Overview
WARNING
•
Light bulbs H4 and H1 are pressurise
d and may burst when changing the
bulb - risk of injury!•
It is recommended to wear gloves an
d safety glasses when changing a
bulb.•
Gas discharge bulbs* (xenon bulbs) op
erate with a high voltage, profes-
sional knowledge is requ
ired - danger to life!
8)The small box with replacement bulbs is part of
the basic equipping of the vehicle in some
countries.Front headlight
Halogen headlight
Xenon headlight
Low beam light
H4
D2S
Main beam light
H4
H1
Parking lights
W5W
Turn signals
PY21W
Fog lights
H3
Rear light unit
Bulb (Octavia)
Bulb (Combi)
Reversing light
P21W
P21W
Tu r n s i g n a l s
PY21W
PY21W
Brake lights
P21W
P21/5W
Parking lights
P21/4W
P21/5W
Fog lights
P21/4W
P21W
Others
Bulb (Octavia)
Bulb (Combi)
Side turn signal lights
WY5W
WY5W
Licence plate light
W5W
W5W
3. Brake light
W2, 3W
LED
Interior lighting
C10W
C10W
Reading light
W5W
W5W
Luggage compartment light
C5W
C10W
Storage compartment light - front passenger side
C3W
C3W
Interior mirror light
W2, 3W
W2, 3W
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Index AAbroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179Adjusting seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60, 104
electrically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Adjusting the steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Recirculated air mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116Front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Alternator
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Antilock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Antilock brake system (ABS)
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Auto Check Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Auto Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Automatic seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Automatic vehicle wash systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148Automatic wiper/washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Avoiding damage to your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143BBattery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 168
change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Inspecting the electrolyte level . . . . . . . . . . . . 170Operation in winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Before setting off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Belt
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 159Boot lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Brake
Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Brake pads
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Bulbs
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Button for the central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . 40Buttons on the driver's door
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
CCar state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Changing the engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Changing wheels around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Check engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Child safety seat
on the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
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Child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Classification into groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129Use of child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Children and safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123Chrome parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147Climatronic
Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91Recirculated air mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91Setting temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Climatronic (automatic air conditioning) . . . . . . . 89 Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Clothes hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Cockpit
General view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Convenience operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Converting/masking over headlights . . . . . . . . . . 142Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
replenishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Coolant level
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Coolant quantity
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Coolant temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Coolant temperature/coolant level
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Correct seated position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Counter for distance driven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98Cup holder
front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
DDeactivating
an airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Deactivating an airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Defrosting rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55De-icing the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Detachable towing device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155Diesel engines
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Direction indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Distance driven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Door
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Driving economically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138EEDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Electric sliding/tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Electrically adjustable exterior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . 58Electronic Differential Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 36
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Electronic stability programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Electronic stability programme (ESP)
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Emergency wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Engine
starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Engine compartment
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Engine electronics
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163replenishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Engine revolutions counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Environmental compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138, 142 ESP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Exhaust gas
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Exhaust gas inspection
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Exterior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Exterior mirror heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58FFirst-aid box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
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Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Fixing net
Combi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70Octavia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Front armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Diesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Saving energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Fuel reserve
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Full wheel trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192GGauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Gearbox
mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
General view
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Glow plug system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
HHandbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Hazard warning light system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Head restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Headlight flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Headlights
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Heated windscreen washer nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Air outlet vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84Recirculated air mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9IIgnition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Instrument lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Interior light
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Interior lighting
front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Intermittent wiping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
JJacking points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188, 189KKey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35LLashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68Leather care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Lifting jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182, 187 Light
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Lighting of the interior of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 53
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Lights
converting/masking over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142Range adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Lights and Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Liquid in reservoir for windshield washer system
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Lock
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
lock
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37, 38
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
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Locking and unlocking from inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Low beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Lugagge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 68
Lashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Luggage compartment door
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Luggage rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75MMain beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49, 52
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Manual shifting of gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96Memory for the on-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101, 102 Motoring abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142Multi-functional indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19NNote holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77OOil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Onboard computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Open door
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Opening a single door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Operation in winter
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156De-icing windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Overview of the engine compartment . . . . . . . . . 161PPaint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Parking aid
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Parking light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Parking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Passive Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Petrol engines
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Button in the front passen
ger door and in the rear
doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Buttons on the driver's door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Operational faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
RRadiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Rear armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Rear window
heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Rear window heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Rear-view mirror
Exterior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Recharge battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Synchronisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Replacing fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Roof aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148Running in the car . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137SSafe securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Safety information
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Safety wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Saving electrical energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Seat belt height adjuster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111Seat belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108, 112
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
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