snow chains SKODA OCTAVIA TOUR 2011 2.G / (1Z) Owner's Manual

Intelligent Technology107
Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Switching off
You can switch the TCS off and on again as you wish by pressing the button

page 106, fig. 112 . The TCS warning light lights up in the instrument cluster when
the TCS is switched off
  page 25.
The TCS should normally always be switched on. It may be good practice in certain
exceptional cases, such as when you wish to have wheel slip, to switch off the
system.
Examples:
•
when driving with snow chains
•
when driving in deep snow or on a loose surface
•
when it is necessary to rock a vehicle when it has become stuck.
then you should switch on the TCS again.
WARNING
You should always adjust your style of driving to the conditions of the road
surface and the traffic situation. The in creased safety offered must not tempt
you to take greater risks than ot herwise - risk of an accident!
Note
•
All four wheels must be fitted with the same tyres in order to achieve problem-
free operation of the TCS. Differing rolling circumferences of the tyres can lead to
an undesirable reduction in the engine output.
•
Changes to vehicle (e.g. on engine, on the brakes, on chassis or another combi-
nation of tyres and wheels) can influence the function of the TCS page 146,
“Accessories, changing and replacing parts”.
Active driver-steerin g recommendation (DSR)*Vehicles with ESP are equipped with active driver-steering recommendation (DSR).
This function indicates to the driver in critical situations a steering recommendation
in order to stabilise the vehicle. The active driver-steering recommendation is acti-
vated, for example, on the right and left vehicle side when braking sharply on
different road surfaces.
WARNING
Even with this function the vehicle cannot steer itself! The driver is furthermore
responsible for the steering of the vehicle!BrakesWhat has a negative effect on braking efficiency?Wear-and-tear
Wear-and-tear to the brake pads is greatly dependent on the operating conditions
of the vehicle and your style of driving. Particularly if you drive a great deal in towns
and over short distances or if you adopt a sp orty style of driving, it may be necessary
to have the thickness of the brake pads inspected at a specialist garage between
the service inspections.
Wet roads or road salt
There may be a certain delay before the brakes take full effect under certain condi-
tions such as when driving through water, during heavy rain showers or after the
vehicle has been washed in an automatic vehicle wash, since the brake discs and
brake pads may be moist or even have a coating of ice on them in winter. You should
dry the brakes as soon as possible by applying and releasing the brakes several
times.
There also may be a certain delay before the full braking efficiency is available when
driving on roads which have been treated wi th road salt if you have not used the
brakes for some considerable time beforehand. The layer of salt on the brake discs
and brake pads must first be rubbed off when you apply the brakes.
Corrosion
Corrosion on the brake discs and dirt on the bake pads occur if the vehicle has been
parked for a long period and if you do not make much use of the braking system.
We recommend cleaning the brake discs by firmly applying the brakes at a fairly high
speed if you do not make much use of the braking system or if surface corrosion is
present .
Faults in the brake surface
If you notice that the braking distance has suddenly become longer and that the
brake pedal can be depressed further, it is possible that a brake circuit of the dual-
circuit brake system has failed. Drive, in such cases, to the nearest specialist garage
without delay in order to have the problem rectified. Drive at a reduced speed while
on your way to the dealer and adapt your style of driving to the higher brake pedal
pressure required.
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instrument cluster page 26 and an audibl e signal sounds. The rolling circumfer-
ence of the tyre can change if:•
the tyre inflation pressure is too low,
•
the structure of the tyre is damaged,
•
the vehicle is loaded on one side,
•
the wheels of an axle are loaded heavil y (e.g. when towing a trailer or when
driving uphill or downhill),
•
snow chains are mounted,
•
the temporary spare wheel is mounted,
•
one wheel per axle was changed.
Basic setting of tyre inflation pressure-control system
After changing the tyre inflation pressures, after changing one or several wheels,
the position of a wheel on the vehicle (e.g. exchanging the wheels between the
axles) or when the warning light lights up while driving, a basic setting of the
system must be carried out as follows.
•
Inflate all tyres to the specified inflation pressure page 141.
•
Switch on the ignition.
•
Press button page 109, fig. 113 for more than 2 seconds. While pressing
the button, the warning light
 lights up. At the same time the memory of the
system is erased and the new calibration is started, which is confirmed with an
audible signal and then the warning light
 goes out.
•
If the warning light
 does not go out after the basic setting, there is a fault in
the system. Have the vehicle inspected by your nearest specialist garage.
Warning light
 lights up
If the tyre inflation pressure of at least one wheel is insufficiently inflated in
comparison to the stored basic value, the warning light
  lights up.
Warning light
 flashes
If the warning light flashes, there is a system fault. Have the vehicle inspected by
your nearest specialist garage.
WARNING
•
When the warning light
 lights up, immediately reduce the speed and
avoid sudden steering and brake manoeu vres. Please stop the vehicle without
delay at the nearest possible stop and inspect the tyres and their inflation pres-
sures.
•
The driver is responsible for the correct tyre inflation pressure. For this
reason, the tyre inflation pressu res must be checked regularly.
•
Under certain circumstances (e.g. sporty style of driving, wintry or unpaved
roads) the warning light
 can be delayed or does not light up at all.
•
The tyre inflation pressure-control syst em does not take away the responsa-
bility from the driver for the correct tyre inflation pressure.Note
The tyre inflation pres sure-control system:•
does not replace the regular tyre inflatio n pressure control, because the system
cannot detect an even pressure loss,
•
cannot warn in case of very rapid tyre inflation pressure loss, e.g. in case of
sudden tyre damage. In this case carefull y bring the vehicle to a standstill without
sudden steering movements and without sharp braking.
•
In order to ensure a proper functioning of the tyre inflation pressure-control
system, it is necessary to carry out the basic setting again every 10 000 km or 1x a
year.
 
WARNING (continued)
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Wheels and Tyres
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The tyre inflation pressures for tyres of the tyre size 205/50 R17, which are intended
to be used with snow chains, is identical to the pressures for tyres of the tyre size
225/45 R17, see page 141, fig. 129 .
The tyre pressure should be at the highest pressure specified for your vehicle at all
times.
The tyre inflation pressure of the emergency spare wheel R 18 is 420 kPa (4.2 bar).
Always check the inflation pressure of tyres when cold. Do not reduce the higher
pressure of warm tyres. Adap t the inflation pressure of the tyres accordingly if your
vehicle is carrying a significantly higher payload.
Driving style
Fast cornering, sharp acceleration and braking (squealing tyres) increase wear-and-
tear on your tyres.
Balancing wheels
The wheels of a new vehicle are balanced. There are a wide range of influences
when driving which may result in an imbalance and which makes themselves felt
through vibration in the steering.
You should have the wheels rebalanced since any imbalance increases wear-and-
tear on the steering, the suspension and tyres. A wheel must also be rebalanced
when a new tyre is fitted and each time a tyre is repaired.
Wheel alignment errors
Incorrect wheel alignment at the front and re ar will not only increase wear-and-tear
on the tyres but will also has an adverse effect on vehicle safety. Contact your
specialist garage if you no tice any unusual tyre wear.
WARNING
•
If the inflation pressure is too low, the tyre must perform a greater flexing
work. At higher speeds the tyre will warm up as a result of this. This can result
in tread separation and even a tyre blowout.
•
Immediately replace the damaged rims or tyres.
•
T y r e s w h i c h a r e 6 y e a r s o l d o r m o r e s h o u l d o n l y b e f i t t e d i n e x c e p t i o n a l c a s e s
and when adopting an appropriately cautious style of driving.For the sake of the environment
Tyres which are insufficiently inflated increase your fuel consumption.
Wear indicatorsThe base of the tread of the original tyres has wear indicators 1.6 mm high, installed
at right angles to the direction of travel. These wear indicators are located at 6 - 8
points depending on the make and are evenly spaced around the circumference of
the tyre  fig. 130. Markings on the walls of the tyres through the letters “TWI”,
triangular symbols or other symbols identify the posi tion of the wear indicators.
A remaining tread of just 1.6 mm, measured in the grooves of the tread next to the
wear indicators, means that your tyres have reached their legally permissible
minimum tread depth.
WARNING
•
You must have your tyres replaced with new ones at the latest when the
wear indicators have been worn down. The legally permissible minimum tread
depth should be observed.
•
Worn tyres do not provide the necessary adhesion to the road surface at high
speeds on wet roads. One could experien ce “aquaplaning” (uncontrolled move-
ments of the vehicle - “swimming” on a wet road surface).
Fig. 130 Tyre tread with wear indicators
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Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
You can fit winter tyres of a lower speed category to your vehicle provided that you
also do not drive faster than the permissible maximum speed for such tyres, even if
the possible maximum speed of your vehicle is higher. The corresponding tyre cate-
gory can damage the tyres when exceeding the permissible maximum speed.
Please pay attention to the notes if
you decide to fit winter tyres page 141.
You can also fit so-called “all-yea r tyres” instead of winter tyres.
Please contact your specialist garage if there are any points which are not clear who
will be able to provide you with information regarding the maximum speed for your
tyres.
WARNING
You must on no account drive your car at more than the permissible maximum
speed for your winter tyres - risk of an accident resulting from tyre damage and
loss of control over your car.
For the sake of the environment
Fit your summer tyres on ag ain in good time since summer tyres offer you better
grip and handling on roads which are free of snow and ice as well as are tempera-
tures below 7 °C - the braking distance is shor ter, there is less tyre noise, tyre wear
is reduced and fuel consumption is reduced.
Note
Please observe the various differing legal requirements regarding tyres.Unidirectional tyres*The direction of rotation of the tyres is marked by arrows on the wall of the tyre .
This indicates the direction of rotation of the tyre, and it is essential that the tyres
are fitted on to run in this direction. Only then are the tyres able to provide the
optimal properties in terms of grip, lo w noise, wear-and-tear and aquaplaning.
Should it be necessary to fit on a spare wheel in exceptional cases with a tyre not
dedicated to the running direction or in opposite running direction, please adopt a
cautious style of driving as the tyre is no longer able to provide optimal grip and
handling in such a situation. This particularly important on wet roads. Please refer
to the notes page 148, “Spare wheel*”.
You should have the defective tyre replaced as soon as possible and restore the
correct direction of rotation on all tyres
Snow chainsSnow chains must only be mounted on the front wheels.
When driving on wintry road s, snow chains improve not only traction, but also the
braking performance.
For technical reasons, it is only permissi ble to fit snow chains with the following
wheel/tyre combinations:
Remove the full wheel trims if you wish to fit snow chains to the wheels.
Observe the national legal requirements relating to the maximum vehicle speed
with snow chains.
WARNING
Please pay attention to the information in the supplied fitting instructions of the
snow chain manufacturer.
Caution
You must take the chains off as soon as you drive on roads which are free of snow.
They adversely affect the handling of your vehicle, damage the tyres and are rapidly
destroyed.
Note
We recommend that you use snow chains from the Škoda genuine accessories.
Wheel size
Depth (D)
Tyre size
6J x 15
a)
a)Only fit snow chains with links and locks not larger than 15 mm.
47 mm
195/65
6.5J x 15
a)
50 mm
195/65
6J x 16
a)
50 mm
205/55
6J x 17
b)
b)Only fit snow chains with links and locks not larger than 9 mm.
45 mm
205/50
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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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