rear view mirror SKODA OCTAVIA TOUR 2009 1.G / (1U) Owner's Manual

Contents
3
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
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The brief instruction
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Basic functions and important information . . . . . Instruments and Indicator/Warning Lights
. . .
General view of the instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . Engine revolutions counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coolant temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 controlElectronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 Storage
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Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adjusting front seats electrically* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Net partition (Combi)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The roof rack* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Note holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ashtray* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cigarette lighter*, power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heating and air conditioning system
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Air outlet vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air conditioning system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Climatronic* (automatic air conditioning) . . . . . . Starting-off and Driving
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Setting steering wheel position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Switching off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rear parking aid* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cruise control system (CCS)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Communication
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mobile phone, handsfree-system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile phones and two-way radio systems . . . . . Safety
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Passive Safety
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Basic information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Correct seated position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seat belts
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Why seat belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The physical principle of a frontal collision . . . . . Important safety information regarding the use of seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . How are seat belts correctly fastened? . . . . . . . . . Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Airbag system
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Description of the airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Side airbags* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deactivating an airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transporting children safely
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What you should know about transporting children! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attaching a child seat using the “ISOFIX” system
6 7 9 9 10 10 16 16 1616171718181919232527 35 35 3636373738414243
44 46 49 49 53555658 60 60 6164656768737577777879 83 83 838589 93 93 9494969697
97 98 101 101 102 103 103 103 104 108 108 109 109 110113 115 115 116 119 120 123 123 126129
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Cockpit
9
Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
CockpitOverviewThis overview will help you to quickly familiarise yourself with the displays and the control elements.
Electric exterior mirror adjustment* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air outlet vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lever for the multi-functional switch: − Turn signal light, headlight and parking light, headlight flasher − Cruise control system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instrument cluster: Instrum
ents and indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . .
Lever for the multi-functional switch: − Multi-functional indicator* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . − Windshield wiper and wash system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Switch for rear window heater Depending on equipment fitted: − Switch for the ESP* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . − Switch for the TCS* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Switch for hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Control dial for heating on the driver and front passenger seat* Open fuel filler cap from the inside* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Front passenger airbag* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Storage compartment in the front door Central locking switch and power windows* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonnet release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Light switch, headlamp beam adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Storage compartment below steering wheelSteering wheel: − with horn − with driver airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lever for adjusting the steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ashtrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gearshift lever (manual gearbox) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Depending on equipment fitted: − Operating controls for the heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . − Operating controls for the air conditioning system* . . . . . . . . − Operating controls for Climatronic* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Storage compartment in the midd
le part of the dash panel
Radio* Storage compartment on the front passenger side . . . . . . . . . . . . Note
•
Equipment which is marked * is only standard on certain vehicle model
versions or only suppliable as op
tional equipment for certain models.
•
Vehicles with factory-fitted radio, mobi
le phone etc, are supplied with separate
instructions for operating such equipment.•
The arrangement of the controls and swit
ches and the location of some items
on right-hand drive models may differ from that shown in
⇒page 8, fig. 1
. The
symbols on the controls and switches are the same as for left-hand drive models.
A1
58
A2
83
A3
52 98
A4
16
A5
1956
A6A7
131133
A8
52
A9
67
A10
156
A11
116
A12A13
40, 44
A14
159
A15
49, 51
A16A17
116
A18
93
A19
94
A20
77
A21
96
A22
97
A23
838589
A24A25A26
80
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Lights and Visibility
58
WARNING
•
If the windscreen wipers are handled carelessly, there is a risk of damage
to the windscreen.•
You should clean the wiper blades regularly with a windscreen cleaner in
order to avoid any smears. Clean a wiper bl
ade with a sponge or cloth if it is
very dirty, for example
from insect residues.
•
Replace the wiper blades once or twice a year for safety reasons. The
wiper blades are available from specialist garages.Replacing the wiper blade for rear window (Octavia)*Taking off the wiper blade – Fold the window wiper arm away
⇒
fig. 57
.
– Hold the window wiper arm at the top end with one hand.– Take hold of the wiper blade in the middle with the other hand and
take off the wiper blade by mo
ving in direction of arrow .
Attaching a wiper blade – Interlock the wiper blade into the window wiper arm - see arrow .
– Check whether the wiper blade is correctly attached.The same remarks apply here as for
⇒page 57, “Replacing wi
per blades for the
windscreen wipers”.Rear-view mirrorManual dimming interior rear-view mirrorAdjust the rear mirror before commencin
g to drive so that there is a clear
view to the rear. Basic setting – Pull the lever on the bottom edge of the mirror forward. Dimming mirror – Pull the lever on the bottom edge of the mirror back.Exterior mirror
Fig. 57 Wiper blade for rear window
AB
AA
Fig. 58 Inner part of door: Rotary knob
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Towing a trailer
144
Towing a trailerTo w i n g a t r a i l e rTechnical requirements The towing device must satisfy
certain technical requirements.
Your vehicle is designed primarily for tr
ansporting persons and luggage. It can,
however, also be used for towing a traile
r - provided certain te
chnical equipment is
fitted. If your vehicle has already been supplied with a
factory-fitted
towing device then
everything that is necessary
for towing a trailer in technical terms, and in terms of
the law, has already been taken into account. Your vehicle is fitted with a 13-pin po
wer socket for the electrical connection
between the vehicle and trailer. If th
e trailer which you wish to tow has a
7-pin
connector
, you can use a suitable adapter
5) from Škoda original accessories.
This work must be carried out in accordan
ce with the manufacturer's specifications
if a towing device is retrofitted. Specialist garages are familiar with details
relating to retrofitting a towing device
and for any necessary modifications to the cooling system.
WARNING
We recommend that you have the towing device from Škoda original acces-sories installed by a specialist garage.
He is familiar with all the relevant
details relating to retrofitting such equi
pment. There is a risk of an accident
if the towing device is not properly fitted!
General Maintenance There are a number of points to
pay attention to when towing a
trailer.Trailer load The permissible trailer load must
on no account be exceeded.
You can negotiate appropriatel
y steeper inclines and desc
ents if you do not make
full use of the perm
issible trailer load.
The trailer loads specified only apply for
altitudes
up to 1 000 metres above mean
sea level. The fact that the engine power ou
tput drops with increasing height due to
a lowering of air pressure and thus the abil
ity to climb, means that the towed weight
must be reduced by 10% for every further increase of 1 000 metres in height above sea level. The towed weight is the weight of the (laden) vehicle and the (laden) trailer together. One should take this into account before driving up to higher alti- tudes. The trailer and drawbar load information on the type plate of the towing device are merely test data for the tow
ing device The data relating to your
vehicle, which is often less than this test data, can be found in your vehicle registration documents. Distribution of the load Distribute the load in the trailer in such a way that any heavy items are located as close as possible to the axle. Secure
the items to prevent them slipping.
Tyre inflation pressure Select the tyre inflation pressure on your vehicle for that of “fully laden”, ⇒ page 173. The inflation pressure of the tyres fitted to the trailer adjust in accord- ance with the manufacturer's recommendation. Exterior mirrors You have to have additional
exterior mirrors fitted if you are not able to see the
traffic behind the trailer with the standard rear-view mirrors. Both exterior mirrors
5)In some countries the adapter is
supplied with the towing device.
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Towing a trailer
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Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
should be attached to folding arms. Adjust
the mirrors so that they provide you with
an adequate field of view to the rear. Headlights Before starting off with a hitched trailer, also check the setting of the headlights. Alter the setting as necessary with th
e aid of the headlight beam adjuster
⇒ page 51. Detachable ball head The ball rod is detachable on vehicles which feature a factory-fitted towing device. It is stowed together with separate fitting instructions in the spare wheel well in the luggage compartment of the vehicle. Further information on the towing device
⇒page 146.
Note
•
We recommend that you also have yo
ur vehicle inspected between service
intervals if you tow a trailer frequently.•
The handbrake on the towing vehicle
must be put on when coupling and
decoupling the trailer.Driving Tips Particular caution is required when towing a trailer.– Do not, as far as possible, drive
with your vehicle unladen and the
trailer laden.
– Do not make full use of the legal maximum speeds. This applies in
particular to downhill sections.
– Apply the brakes in good time.– Keep a check on the coolant temper
ature gauge if the outside temper-
ature is high.
Distribution of weight The distribution of the weight is very poor
if your vehicle is
unladen and the trailer
is laden. Maintain a particularly low speed if you cannot avoid driving with this combination. Driving speed Do not drive faster than 80 km/hour for safety reasons. This also applies for coun- tries in which higher speeds are allowed. The fact that the driving stability of the vehicle + trailer combination reduces with increasing speed means that the legally allowed speed should not be used when there are unfavourable road, weather or wind
conditions, particul
arly near accident
black spots. You must always reduce your speed immedi
ately as soon as you detect even just
the
slightest swaying
of the trailer. On no account attempt to stop the trailer from
“swaying” by
accelerating.
Apply the brakes in good time! If the trailer is fitted with a
trailer brake
, apply the
brakes gently at first and then brake firmly
. This will avoid brake jolts resulting from
the trailer wheels locking. Shift down gears
in good time before negotiating a down-
hill section to allow the engine to also act as a brake. Engine overheating Please keep a check on the coolant temperature gauge if you have to negotiate a lengthy slope in a low gear at a high engine speed when the outside temperature is very high
⇒page 16.
If the needle of the coolant temperature gauge moves into the right-hand area or even the red area of the scale, reduce yo
ur speed immediately. Stop and switch off
the engine if the warning light
 in the instrument cluste
r begins flashing. Wait a
few minutes and check the level of coolant in the coolant expansion bottle ⇒ page 165, “Inspecting the coolant level”. Please refer to the following guidelines
⇒page 30, “Coolant temperature/ Coolant
quantity
”.
The coolant temperature can be reduced by switching on the heating.Any increase in the cooling effect of the coolant fan through shifting down a gear and increasing the engine speed is not possible since the fan speed is independent
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Fuses and light bulbs
196
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
216
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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