low beam SKODA ROOMSTER 2006 1.G User Guide

Driving and the Environment
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Motoring abroad
General
Other circumstances may exist abroad.
It is also possible, in certain countries, that the Škoda Service Partner
network is limited or has not been established yet. This is the reason why
obtaining certain spare parts may be somewhat complicated and
specialist garage personnel may only be able to make limited repairs.
Škoda Auto a.s. in the Czech Republic and relevant importers are happy
to provide information about technical aspects of the vehicle, required
maintenance work and possibilities for getting repairs done.
Unleaded petrol
A vehicle fitted with a petrol engine must always be refuelled with
unleaded petrol ⇒page 186. The automobile associations can provide
you with information regarding the locations of filling stations which offer
unleaded petrol.
Headlights
The low beam of your headlights is set asymmetrically. It illuminates the
side of the road on which you are driving to a greater extent. If you drive
abroad on the other side of the road, you will dazzle oncoming traffic.
It is necessary in order to avoid dazzling oncoming traffic to stick a sticker
over a certain part of the headlights. Headlight stickers can be obtained as a spare part from the Skoda Service
Partners.
Headlights with module are designed for driving in countries with traffic on
the right or on the left. Have this done always at a Škoda Service Partner.
Note
You can obtain further information regarding masking over or converting
the headlights from your Škoda Service Partner.
Avoiding damage to your vehicle
When driving on poor roads and lanes or when driving over kerbstones,
steep ramps etc., you must pay particular attention to ensuring that any
low-slung parts of the vehicle, such as spoiler and exhaust, do not touch
the ground and get damaged.
This particularly applies to models with a lowered suspension (sport
suspension) and also when your vehicle is fully laden.
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Towing a trailer
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be found in your vehicle registration documents or in the brochure -
Technical Data .
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 pressure
Correct the tyre inflation pressure on your vehicle for that of “fully laden”,
⇒ page 226. The inflation pressure of the tyres fitted to the trailer adjust
in accordance 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 exte-
rior mirrors 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 head-
lights. Alter the setting as necessary with the aid of the headlight beam
adjuster ⇒page 58.
Detachable ball head
The ball rod is detachable on vehicles with towing device and suppliable
from Škoda original accessories. It is stowed together with separate fitting
instructions in the spare wheel well in the luggage compartment of the
vehicle.
Note
•We recommend that you also have your 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 temperature gauge if the outside temperature 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 countries 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, particularly near accident black spots.
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Fuses and light bulbs251
Using the systemSafetyDriving TipsGeneral MaintenanceBreakdown assistanceTechnical Data
9Operating controls for the heating, control unit for air
conditioning system, parking aid, control unit for cor-
nering lights5
10PCV valve7,5
11Electrically adjustable rear mirror, power windows7,5
12Reversing light10
13Engine control unit (for vehicles with automatic gear-
box)10
14Motor for cornering lights10
15Navigation PDA5
16Not assigned
17Left parking light, licence plate light5
18Right parking light5
19Radio, central control unit5
20Instrument cluster, steering angle sender, ESP5
21Brake lights10
22Operating controls for the heating, control unit for air
conditioning system, parking aid, mobile phone7,5
23Lighting interior, storage compartment and luggage
compartment10
24Tailgate lock10
25Seat heaters20
26Heatable windscreen washing nozzles, windscreen
cleaning system15
27Not assigned
No.Power consumerAmperes
28Petrol engine: AKF valve, petrol engine: Control flap10
29Injection - 1.2 ltr. engine10
30Fuel pump - petrol engine15
31Lambda probe10
32Diesel engine: Switch for brake light and clutch
pedal, cruise control system, fuel pump relay and
glow plug system relay5
33Engine control unit - diesel engine30
34Engine control unit 1.4 ltr.; 1.6 ltr. engine30
Fuel pump - diesel engine15
35Not assigned
36Main beam15/5
37Rear fog light7,5
38Fog lights10
39Blower25
40Rear window wiper10
41Not assigned
42Rear window heater25
43Horn20
44Front window wiper20
45Central control unit for convenience system15
46Engine control unit 1.4 ltr.; 1.6 ltr. petrol engine5
47Cigarette lighter, power socket in the luggage com-
partmenta)15
No.Power consumerAmperes
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Replaces fuses at the battery
– Open the positive terminal cover (+) ⇒fig. 180 .
48Vehicle voltage control unit5
49Turn signals15
50Radio, Telephone preinstallation, Multi-functional
module10
51Electrical power window (at the front and rear on the
left)25
52Electrical power window (at the front and rear on the
right)25
53Not assigned
54Anti-theft alarm system15
55Not assigned
56Headlight cleaning system25
57Low beam on the left15
58Low beam on the right15
a)If the engine is switched off already one electrical component which is connected
can discharge the battery.
No.Power consumerAmperes
Fig. 180 The battery:
Opening of the positive
terminal cover.
Fig. 181 The battery:
fuse cover
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Bulbs
Replacing bulbs
The relevant lamp must always be switched off before a light bulb is
replaced.
Do not take hold of the glass bulb with naked fingers (even the smallest
amount of dirt reduces the working life of the light bulb). Use a clean cloth,
serviette or something similar.
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 which 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 Škoda
Service Partner or, in exceptional cases, by calling on other professional
assistance.
Please note that the engine compartment is a hazardous area
⇒ page 210, “Working in the engine compartment”. We recommend that you carry the set of light bulbs with you which was
delivered in your vehicle. Replacement light bulbs
8) are available at a
Škoda Service Partner.
The set of light bulbs can be stowed in the locable box in the spare wheel.
Overview of bulbs10Engine control unit15
11Central control unit5
12Automatic gearbox5
No.Power consumerAmperes
8)Replacement light bulbs are, on the other hand, part of the basic equipping of the
vehicle in some countries.
Front headlightReflectorModule
Low beam and main
beamH4H7
Parking lightsW5W
Turn signalsPY21W
Fog lightsHB4
Fog lights with turning
lightH8
Rear light unitBulb
Reversing lightP21W
Turn signalsPY21W
Brake lightsP21W
Fog lightsP21W
Parking lights2 x W5W
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– For vehicles with petrol engines remove the activated char-coal filter system before replacing the bulb in the right front
headlight ⇒page 255, fig. 184 .
Positions of the light bulbs in the front headlight ⇒page 255, fig. 183 .
- low beam and main beam
- parking lights
- Turn signal light (at the front)
Switching on the low beam and main beam
– Open the bonnet.
– Remove the protective cap ⇒page 255, fig. 183 .– For headlights with module (halogen lamp H7),
⇒fig. 185 turn
the connector with the halogen lamp to the left up to the stop
and remove.
– For headlights with reflector (halogen lamp H47) pull off the connector from the lamp, release the sprung wire clamp and
pull out the halogen lamp towards the rear.
– Replace the halogen lamp H7, insert the connector with the new halogen lamp and turn to the right up to the stop.
– Replace the halogen lamp H4, insert into the opening in the reflector (with the fixing lugs in the recesses), secure with the
sprung wire clamp, position the protective cap and mount the
connector.
– We recommend that you have the headlight setting checked by a Skoda Service Partner after replacing the light bulb.
Turn signal light (at the front)
– Open the bonnet.
– Turn the lamp holder to the left ⇒page 255, fig. 183 and
remove the lamp holder with the light bulb.
– Replace the defective light bulb.
– Insert the lamp holder with light bulb into the headlight. Secure the lamp holder by turning it to the right until it locks in place.
AA
AB
AC
Fig. 185 Removing the
light bulb for the low
beam and main beam
light
AA
AC
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Index
268
L
Lashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Leather care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Lighting
Interior light and reading light . . . . . . . . 258
Storage compartment lighting . . . . . . . . 257
Lighting of the interior of the vehicle front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Lights converting/masking over . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Range adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Lights and Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Liquid in reservoir for windscreen washer system Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Lock Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
lock Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 42 Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Locking and unlocking from inside . . . . . . . . 45
Locking of the door in an emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Low beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55, 256 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Folding hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Lashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
M
Main beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55, 59, 256Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Manual shifting of gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Memory for the on-board computer . . . . . . . 18
Mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128, 138
Mobiltelefon Bluetooth™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Motoring abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Multi-functional indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
N
Navigation system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
New tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Note holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
O
Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Onboard computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Opening a single door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Opening doors
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Operating the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Operation in winter Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
De-icing windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Overview of the engine compartment . . . . . 212
P
Paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Panorama roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Parking light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Passive Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Petrol engines Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Power socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
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