inflation pressure SKODA OCTAVIA TOUR 2011 2.G / (1Z) User Guide

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Plastic clip for a wheel bolt cover,
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Wheel wrench,
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Towing eye,
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Adapter for the wheel bolts lock.
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Tyre repair kit
Before placing the lifting jack* back in its storage area, screw in the arm of the lifting
jack fully.
WARNING
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The factory-supplied lifting jack* is only intended for your model of vehicle.
On no account attempt to lift a heavier vehicle or other loads - risk of injury!
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Ensure that the vehicle tool kit is safely attached in the luggage compart-
ment.Note
Ensure that the box is always secured with the strap.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. 133 .
Before removing the spare wheel, you must take out the box with the vehicle tool
kit box page 147, fig. 132. 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 141) 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:
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The warning label must not be covered after installing the wheel.
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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.
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The inflation pressure for this spare wheel is identical to the inflation pressure
of the standard tyres. The temporary spare wheel R 18 must have an inflation pres-
sure of 420 kPa (4.2 bar)!
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Use this spare wheel only to reach the nearest specialist garage as it is not
intended for continuous use.
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No other summer or winter tyres must be mounted on the rim of the spare
wheel R 18.
Tyre repair kit*General informationThe tyre repair kit is intended fo r the repair of minor tyre defects.
The repair with the tyre repair kit is not at all intended to replace a permanent
repair on the tyre, this repa ir only serves to reach the next specialist garage. The
repair can be undertaken on the vehicle immediately. Please read the attached
instructions carefully before the repair.
The tyre repair kit is located in a textile bag. There is a velcro fastener on the under-
side of the bag, with which the bag is attached to the floor covering of the luggage
compartment in such a way th at the side of the bag rests on the right side of the
luggage compartment and on the seat backrest.
Fig. 133 Luggage compartment: Spare
wheel
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Technical Data
Components of the tyre repair kitFig. 134 Components of the tyre repair kitThe tyre repair kit is made up of the following parts:
Screwdriver for removal and re-installation of valve core
Sticker with speed designation “max. 80 km/h”/“max. 50 mph”
Inflation hose with plug
Compressor
Air hose for the compressor
Tyre pressure checker
Air release valve
Stop button
Plug for 12V cigarette lighter socket
Bottle with sealant
Replacement valve corePreparing to use the tyre repair kitBefore using the tyre repa ir kit, carry out the following preparatory work:
– If it is necessary to change a wheel, park the vehicle as far away as possible from
the traffic flow. The plac e you choose should be level .
–Have all the occupants get out. While changing a wheel, the occupants of the
vehicle should not stand on the ro ad (e.g. behind a crash barrier).
– Apply the handbrake firmly. – Shift up into the
1st gear.
– If a trailer is coup led, uncouple it.
– Remove the tyre repair kit from the luggage compartment.
WARNING
If you find yourself in flowing traffic sw itch on the hazard warning lights system
and place the warning triangle on the side of the road at the prescribed distance
from your vehicle while observing all nat ional legal provisions. In this way you
are protecting not only yourself but also other road users.Changing a wheelPreliminary workThe following steps should be carried ou t 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 occupants of the
vehicle should not stand on the road (e.g. behind a crash barrier).
–Apply the handbrake firmly.
– Shift up into the 1st gear.
– If a trailer is coup led, uncouple it.
–Take the vehicle tool kit  page 147 and the spare wheel*  page 148 out of
the luggage compartment.
WARNING
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If you find yourself in flowing traffi c switch on the hazard warning lights
system and place the warning triangle on the side of the road at the prescribed
distance from your vehicle while observin g all national legal provisions. In this
way you are protecting not only yourself but also other road users.
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Never start the engine with the vehicle sitting on the raised jack - danger of
suffering injury.
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Index
178
Replacing fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Roof aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Running in the car . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111SSafe securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Safety information
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Safety wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Saving electrical energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Seat belt height adjuster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Seat belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85, 88 Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
taking off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Seat heaters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Service Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Service Interval Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Setting temperature Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Stability system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 after fuel tank has run empty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Diesel engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Petrol engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Steering
active driver-steering recommendation . . . 107
Steering force assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Storage facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Switching lights on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Switching off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
TTaking care of your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
TCS Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Temperature outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
the first 1 500 kilometres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
The roof luggage rack system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Thickness of brake pads Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Top Tether . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Towing device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
towing vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Traction control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Traction control system (TCS) Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 General Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Transporting children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Two-way radio systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Tyre inflation pressure Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Tyre repair kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Tyres
Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
UUnderbody protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35VVehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45WWarning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Warning symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121with a high-pressure cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Washing vehicle by hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Wax treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Wheel Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Wheel trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141, 150
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Windows de-icing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Windscreen washer nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Windshield washer fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Windshield wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Wiper blades Replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
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