warning lights SKODA ROOMSTER 2010 1.G Workshop Manual

Inspecting and replenishing
172
We recommend that you only have an old ba ttery disposed of by a specialist garage
since it does require special disposal.
For the sake of the environment
Batteries contain poisonous substances such as sulphuric acid and lead. They must be
disposed of in accordance with local environmental protection regulations and on no
account as domestic waste.Windshield washer systemThe windshield washer reservoir contains the cleaning fluid for the windscreen or rear
window and for the headlamp cl eaning system*. The reservoir is located in the front of
the engine compartment on the right side of the vehicle fig. 142 . On some vehicles,
the reservoir is located on the left side of the vehicle next to the battery.
The filling level of the container is about 3.5 litres and about 5.4 litres on vehicles
which have a headlight washing system.
Clear water is not sufficient to intensively clean the windscreen and headlights. We
therefore recommend using clean washing water together with the screen cleaner
from Škoda genuine accessories (in winter additionally with antifreeze) which is
capable of removing stubborn dirt. Follow the instructions for use on the packaging
when using screen cleaning products.
You should always add antifreeze to the cleani ng water in winter even if your vehicle is
fitted with heated wind screen washer nozzles*. It is also possible in exceptional cases to use methylated spirits when no screen cleaner
with antifreeze is available. The concentration of methylated spirits must not be more
than 15 %. Please note, however, that the anti
freeze protection at this concentration is
only adequate down to -5°C.
WARNING
Read and observe the warning notes page 162, “Working in the engine
compartment” before working in the engine compartment.
Caution

On no account should you add radiator an tifreeze or other additives to the wind-
screen washer fluid.

If the vehicle is fitted wi th a headlight cleaning system, you should only add
cleaning products which do not attack the polycarbonate coating of the headlights to
the windscreen washer fluid. Please contac t your specialist garage, who will tell you
which cleaning agent you can use.Note
Do not take the filter out of the windscreen wash container when filling it up again with
liquid otherwise dirt can get into the liquid transportation system and can lead to faults
in operation of the windscreen wash system.
Fig. 142 Engine compartment: Wind-
shield washer fluid reservoir
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Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
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Technical Data
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.
–Engage 1st gear or if your vehicle is fitted with an automatic gearbox, position the
selector lever into position P .
– If a trailer is coupled, uncouple it.
– Take the vehicle tool kit and the spare wheel  page 181 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 prescribed
distance from your vehicle 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 si tting 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 the vehicle from unexpectedly rolling away.
Note
Comply with the national legal regulations.
Always change a wheel on a level surface as far as possible.
– Take off the full wheel trim* page 184 or the caps page 184.
– Slacken the wheel bolts page 185.
– Jack up the vehicle until the wheel to be changed is clear of the ground
 page 185.
– Unscrew the wheel bolts and place them on a clean surface (cloth, paper etc.).
– Take off the wheel.
– Fit on the spare wheel* and tighten the wheel bolts slightly.
– Lower the car.
– Tighten the wheel bolts firmly, alternatel y and diagonally using the wrench (cross-
wise) page 185.
– Mount the full wheel trim/wheel 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 unidirectiona l tyres, ensure that the tyres rotate in the correct
direction page 173.
Subsequent stepsAfter changing the wheel, you mu st perform the following steps.
– Stow the vehicle tool kit in the space provided.
– Stow the replaced wheel in the luggage compartment.
– 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 tightened to a tightening
torque of 120 Nm.
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188WARNING

The non-insulated parts of the terminal clamps must never make contact
with each other. Furthermore, the cable connected to the positive terminal of
the battery must not come into contact with electrically conducting parts of the
vehicle - risk of a short circuit!

Do not affix the jump starting cables to the negative terminal of the
discharged battery. There is the risk of detonating gas seeping out the battery
being ignited by the strong spark which results from the engine being started.

Do not affix the cable end to parts of the fuel and brake system.

Run the jump-start cables so that they cannot be caught by any rotating
parts in the engine compartment.

Do not bend over the batteries - risk of caustic burns!

The vent screws of the battery cells must be tightened firmly.

Keep any sources of ignition (naked flame, smouldering cigarettes etc.)
away from the battery - risk of an explosion!

Never jump-start the batteries which have a too low electrolyte level - risk
of explosion and caustic burns!
Tow-starting and towing vehicleGeneralPlease pay attention to the following instru ctions if you are going to use a tow rope:Driver of the towing vehicle– Do not drive off until the tow rope is taught.
– Release the clutch particularly gently when starting off.Driver of the towed vehicle– Switch the ignition on so that the steering wheel is not blocked and you can also operate the turn signal lights, the headlight flasher, the windscreen wipers and
windscreen washer system. – Take the vehicle out of gear or move the selector lever into position
N if your
vehicle is fitted with an automatic gearbox.
– Note that the brake servo unit and power steering only operate if the engine is running. You will require significantly greater physical force to depress the brake
pedal and to steer the vehicle if the engine is not running.
– Ensure that the tow rope is always kept taught.
Tow rope or tow bar
A tow bar is safest way of towing a vehicle and also minimizes any shocks. You can use
a tow rope only if a suitable tow bar is not available.
The tow rope must be elastic to protect the vehicle. Thus one should only use plastic
fibre rope or a rope made out of a similarly elastic material.
Attach the tow rope or the tow bar only to the towing eyes provided for this purpose
 page 189, “Front towing eye” and page 189, “Rear towing eye”.
Driving style
Towing another vehicle requires a certain am ount of practice. Both drivers should be
familiar with the particular points about to wing a vehicle. Unskilled drivers should not
attempt to tow in another vehicle or to be towed in.
One should be constantly vigilant not to allow impermissibly high towing forces or
jerky loadings. There is always a risk of excessive stresses and damage resulting at the
points to which you attach the tow rope or tow bar when you attempt to tow a vehicle
which is not standing on a paved road.
Caution
If the gearbox of your vehicle no longer contains any oil because of a defect, your
vehicle must only be towed in with the driven wheels raised clear of the ground, or on
a special vehicle transporter or trailer.
Note

Please comply with any national legal provisions particularly regarding the
switched on signal systems, when towi ng in or tow-starting another vehicle.

The tow rope must not be twisted as it may in certain circumstances result in the
front towing eye being unscrewed out of your vehicle.
A4
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Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Praktik
Technical Data
WARNING

Bulbs H7 and H4 are pressurised and may burst when changing the bulb -
risk of injury!

It is recommended to wear gloves and safety glasses when changing a bulb.Note
This Owner's Manual only describes the replacement of bulbs where it is assumed that
no major complications will arise. Other light bulbs should be replaced by your
specialist garage.Front headlightFig. 162 Fitting position of the bulbs: Halo gen headlights / halogen projector headlightsPositions of the light bulbs in the halogen headlights fig. 162 on the left and in the
halogen projector headlights fig. 162 on the right.
- low beam, main beam and side lights
- front turn signal light
- low beam light
- main beam and side lights
- front turn signal light
Low beam and main beam (halogen headlights)– Open the bonnet.
– Remove the protective cap fig. 162 .
– Pull off the connector from the lamp, rele ase the sprung wire clamp and pull out
the lamp towards the rear.
– Replace the lamp H4, insert into the opening in the reflector (with the fixing lugs in the recesses), secure with the sprung wi re clamp, mount the connector and posi-
tion the protective cap.
– We recommend that you have the headli ght setting checked by a Skoda Service
Partner after replacing the light bulb.Low beam (halogen projector headlights)– Open the bonnet.
AAABA1A2A3
Fig. 163 Removing the light bulb for the
low beam and main beam light
AA
Fig. 164 Removing the light bulb for the
low beam light
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Index
222
Children and safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Chrome parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Climatronic
Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Setting temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Climatronic (automat ic air conditioning) . . . . . . . . 84
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Clothes hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Cockpit General view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Convenience operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Converting/masking over headlights . . . . . . . . . . 146
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 replenishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Coolant level Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Coolant quantity Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Coolant temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Coolant temperature/coolant level Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Cornering light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Correct seated position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Counter for distance driven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Cup holder
front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
DDash panel insert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Daylight driving lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 198
Deactivating an airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Defrosting rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
De-icing the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Diesel enginesStarting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Diesel particle filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Direction indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Distance driven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Door Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Door, luggage compartment door and bonnet ajar warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Driving economically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Driving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20EEDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Electrical power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Electrically adjustable rear mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Electronic Differential Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Electronic Differential Lock (EDL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Electronic stability programme (ESP) . . . . . . . . . . 133 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Emergency locking of the door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Engine starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Engine compartment Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Engine electronics Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
replenishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Engine revolutions counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Environmental compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142, 145
ESP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Exhaust gas Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Exhaust gas inspection Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Exterior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
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Driving Tips
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Breakdown assistance
Praktik
Technical Data
Exterior mirror heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
FFastening elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
First-aid box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Fixing net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48, 198
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Fog lights with the function CORNER . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Folding seats forwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Force limiter of the power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Front armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Front headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Diesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 142 Saving energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Fuel reserve Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Full wheel trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Fuse Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
GGearbox mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
General view Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Glow plug system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
GSM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101HHalogen projector headlights with cornering light function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Hazard warning light system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Head airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Head restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Headlight cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Headlight flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Headlights Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Headlight cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Heated windscreen washer nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Heating the front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9IIgnition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Interior light
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Interior lighting front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Interior monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Intermittent wiping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
JJacking points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186, 187KKey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34LLashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Leather care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Lifting jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Lighting of the interior of the vehicle front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Lights converting/masking over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Range adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
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224switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Lights and Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Liquid in reservoir for windscreen washer system Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Lock Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
lock Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 36 Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Locking and unlocking from inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Locking of the door in an emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Low beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 197 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Folding hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Lashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Luggage compartment - variable loading floor . . . 66
MMain beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 50, 197 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Manual shifting of gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
MDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Memory for the on-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Connection with the handsfree-system . . . . 102 Motoring abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Multi-functional indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
NNew tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141OOil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Oil change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Onboard computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Opening a single door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Opening the door Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Operation in winter Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
De-icing windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Overview of the engine compartment . . . . . . . . . 163PPaint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Panorama roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Parking light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Parking ticket holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Passive Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Petrol engines
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Power socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Operational faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
RRadiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Raise vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Rear armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Rear mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Rear window heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Recharge battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Recirculated air mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
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Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Praktik
Technical Data
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Synchronisation process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Removing seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Replacing fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Roof aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Running in the car . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
SSafe securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Safety information Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Saving electrical energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Seat belt height adjuster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Seat belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
taking off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Selector lever-emergency unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Service Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Service Interval Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Setting temperature
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Stability programme (ESP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Diesel engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Petrol engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Static separation net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Steering force assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Storage compartment Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Storage facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Switching lights on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Switching off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
TTaking care of your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
TCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Temperature outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 the first 1 500 kilometres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
The roof luggage rack system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Tourist light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Towing eye
front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Towing protection monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
towing vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Tow-starting and towing vehicle Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Traction control system (TCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 General Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Transporting children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Turn signal light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Two-way radio systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Tyre inflation pressure Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Tyre pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Tyre repair kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Tyres Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
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226
UUnderbody protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Unidirectional tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Uphill Start Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137VVanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52WWarning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Warning symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 with a high-pressure cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Washing vehicle by hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Wax treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Wheel Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
slackening and tightening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Wheel bolts lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Wheel trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173, 184
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Windows
de-icing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Windscreen washer nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Windscreen Wiper and Washer System Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Windshield washer fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Windshield wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
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