window SKODA SUPERB 2004 1.G / (B5/3U) Service Manual

Care and cleaning197
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For the sake of the environment
Only wash your vehicle at washing bays specifically reserved for this
purpose. This ensures that no water which may be contaminated by oil
flows into the sewage system. It is not even permitted to wash your vehicle
in certain areas except at such specific washing bays.
Washing with a high-pressure cleaner
When you wash your vehicle with a high-pressure cleaner, it is essential
to comply with the instructions for use of the cleaning equipment. This
applies in particular to the pressure used and to the spraying distance .
Maintain a sufficiently large distance to soft materials such as rubber
hoses or insulation material.
On no account use circular spray nozzles or so-called dirt cutters !
WARNING
It is particularly important that you do not clean tyres with circular
spray jets. Damage may occur even at a relatively large spraying
distance and if sprayed only for a short time!
Caution
The water must be no hotter than 60°C, otherwise the vehicle can be
damaged.
Wax treatment
Good wax treatment is an effective way of protecting the paintwork from
harmful environmental influences and minor mechanical damage.
The vehicle must be treated with a high-quality hard wax polish at the
latest, when no more drops form on the clean paintwork.
A new layer of a high-quality hard wax polish can be applied to the clean
bodywork after it has dried thoroughly. Even if you use a wax preserver
regularly we still recommend that you treat the paintwork of the vehicle at
least twice a year with hard wax.
Caution
Never apply wax to the windows.
Polishing
Polishing is only necessary if the paintwork of your vehicle has become
unattractive and if it is no longer possible to achieve a gloss with wax
preservers.
You must treat the paintwork with a wax preserver if the polish you use
does not contain any preserving elements ⇒page 197, “Wax treatment”.
We recommend using a preservative from Škoda genuine accessories
offered by your Škoda dealer.
Caution
•You must not treat mat painted parts or plastic with polishing products
or hard wax.
•Do not polish the paintwork of the vehicle in a dusty environment,
otherwise the paintwork can be scratched.

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Chrome parts
First clean the chrome parts with a damp clotch and then polish them with
a soft, dry cloth. If it does not prove to be adequate, use a chrome care
product from Škoda original accessories.
Caution
Do not polish the chrome parts in a dusty environment, otherwise they can
be scratched.
Paint damage
Slight damage to paintwork such as scratches, scuffs or traces of chip
damage must be touched up immediately with paint (Škoda painting pen)
before any corrosion can result. You can of course have this work carried
out by a Škoda dealer.
Škoda dealers have a range of matching touch-up pens or spray cans
available for your vehicle.
The paint number of the original paintwork of your vehicle is indicated on
the vehicle data sticker ⇒page 259.
Any corrosion which has already have formed must be removed thor-
oughly. Apply a corrosion protection primer and then the paint to the
affected point. You can of course have this work carried out by a Škoda
dealer.
Plastic parts
External plastic parts are cleaned by normal washing. Plastic parts and
synthetic leather can also be treated with special solvent-free plastic
cleaning agents if a damp cloth is not sufficient. Paint care products are
not suitable for plastic parts.
Caution
Solvent-free cleaners attack the material and can damage it.
Windows
Only use a plastic ice scraper for removing snow and ice from the
windows and mirrors. You should not move the ice scraper forward and
backward but in one direction on the window which you are cleaning in
order to avoid any damage to the surface of the glass.
You can best remove residues of rubber, oil, grease, wax or silicone by
using a special window cleaner or a special silicone remover.
You should also clean the windows regularly from the inside.
Do not use window leathers which you have used to polish the vehicle
body to dry off the windows. Residues of preservatives in the window
leather can dirty the window and reduce visibility.
Do not affix any stickers over the inside of the rear window to avoid
damage to the heating elements of the rear window heater .
We recommend using a preservative from Škoda genuine accessories
offered by your Škoda dealer.

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Caution
Never remove snow or ice from the windows with warm or hot water - risk
of formation of cracks in the glass!
The headlight lenses
Please do not use any aggressive cleaning or chemical solvent products
- risk of damage to the plastic lenses Please use soap and clean warm
water.
Caution
Never wipe the headlights dry and do not use any sharp objects for
cleaning the plastic lenses, this may result in damage to the protective
paintwork and consequently in formation of cracks on the headlight
lenses, e.g through effect of chemical products.
Door and window seals
The rubber seals on the doors, boot lid, bonnet, sliding roof and windows
remain supple and last longer if you treat them from time to time with a
rubber care product (e.g. silicone spray). You also avoid premature wear
of the seals and prevent leakages in this way. It is also easier to open the
doors. Rubber seals which are well cared for also do not stick together in
cold winter weather.
Locks
We recommend that you use the spray from Škoda original accessories
with regreasing and anticorrosive effect for de-icing locks.
Note
When washing your vehicle, ensure that as little water as possible gets
into the locks.
Wheels
Steel wheels
You should also thoroughly wash the wheels and wheel trims when giving
your vehicle its regular wash. This prevents any brake dust, dirt and road
salt from sticking to the wheel hubs. You can remove stubborn brake abra-
sion adhering to the wheels with an industrial cleaner. Touch up any
damage to the paintwork on the wheels before rust is able to form.
Light alloy wheels
Regular care of light alloy wheels is necessary in order to retain their
decorative appearance over long periods. It is particularly important to
remove any road salt and brake abrasion from light alloy wheels every two
weeks, otherwise the surface will suffer. Wash thoroughly and then treat
the wheels with a protective product for light alloy wheels which does not
contain any acidic components. You should provide the wheel hubs with
a hard wax layer every three months. You must not use any products
which cause abrasion when treating the wheel hubs. Any damage to the
paint layer on the wheel hubs must be touched up immediately.
We recommend using a preservative from Škoda genuine accessories
offered by your Škoda dealer.

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– Installation takes place in the reverse order.
Please also refer to the following notes when connecting up the battery
⇒page 223.
Note
We do not recommend that you remove and install the battery yourself
(even when you are following the instructions given in this manual) since
a battery can be heavily damaged in the process under certain circum-
stances. Please contact your Škoda dealer.
Disconnecting and reconnecting the battery
On disconnecting and reconnecting the battery the following functions are
initially deactivated or are no longer able to operate fault-free.
We recommend having the vehicle checked by a Škoda dealer to ensure
full functionality of all electrical systems.
Replacing the battery
You should only replace a battery with a new battery of the same capacity,
voltage (12 V), amperage and of the same size. Škoda dealers have a
range of suitable batteries available.
We recommend that you only have an old battery disposed of by your
Škoda dealer 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 protec-
tion regulations and on no account as domestic waste.
Windscreen Wiper and Washer System
OperationOperating measure
Electrical power window (operational
faults) ⇒page 52
Enter radio code numbersee Radio Operating Instruc-
tions
Setting clock⇒page 15
Data in the multi-functional indicator are
deleted.⇒page 18
Fig. 168 Engine
compartment: Wind-
shield washer fluid
reservoir

Fuses and light bulbs
252
The power windows and the power seats are protected by automatic
circuit breakers which switch on again automatically after a few seconds
after the overload has been eliminated - e.g. frozen windows.
Bulbs
Changing 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 vehcle must be
18Right main beam10
19Left main beam10
20Low beam on the right15
21Low beam on the left15
22Parking light on the right5
23Parking light on the left5
24Windscreen washer system, windscreen wiper pump
and intermittent switch25
25Fan for fresh air, the air conditioning unit, Climatronic30
26Rear window heating, recirculated air mode30
27Not assigned
28Fuel pump, diesel additional pump20
29Engine control20
30Electric sliding/tilting roof20
31Reversing lights, cruise control system, automatic
gearbox, automatic dimming interior mirror15
32Engine control, cruise control system20
33Cigarette lighter15
34Engine control15
35Trailer socket30
36Fog lights15
37Radio, navigation 20
38Central locking system15
No.Ampere
s
39Hazard warning light system15
40Horn25
41Not assigned
42ESP25
43Engine control15
44Seat heaters30
No.Amperes

Index
262
Child safety seats
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 attach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Child seat protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Classification into groups . . . . . . . . . . . 168
on the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . 166
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Use of child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Children and safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Chrome parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Climatronic Air outlet vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Blower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
economic use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Keeping windows demisted . . . . . . . . . . 111
Operational problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Recirculated air mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Setting temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Climatronic (automatic air conditioning) . . . 109
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Clothes hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Cockpit An overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Coming Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Convenience operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Converting/masking over headlights . . . . . . 184
Cool box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
replenishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Coolant level Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Coolant temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Coolant temperature/coolant level Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Cooling Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
The air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . 104
Correct seated position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Counter for distance driven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
D
Deactivating an airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Defrosting rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Defrosting windows The air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . 106
De-icing windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Detachable towing device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Diesel engines Starting engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Differential Lock (EDL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Direction indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Distance driven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
distance driven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Door Child safety locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Drinks can holder at the front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
at the rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Driving economically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Driving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Dynamo Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
E
EDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Electric sliding/tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Electrically adjustable rear mirror . . . . . . . . . 67
Electrically adjustable seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Electronic Differential LockWarning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Electronic Differential Lock (EDL) . . . . . . . . 177
Electronic immobiliser Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Electronic stability programme (ESP) . . . . . 175 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Index
264
Interior monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Intermittent wipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Isofix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
J
Jacking points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245, 246
K
Keeping windows demisted
The air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . 106
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
L
Lashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Leather care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Lighting of the interior of the vehicle at the front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Lights Range adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
switching them on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Lights and Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Liquid in reservoir for windscreen washer system Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Locking
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Locking and unlocking from inside . . . . . . . . 44
Low beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 CD-ROM player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Folding double hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Lashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Luggage rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
M
Main beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56, 59 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Manual shifting of gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Memory for the on-board computer . . . . . . . 18
Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Storing and retrieving settings . . . . . . . . . 72
Mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136, 138
Motoring abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Operating cruise control system . . . . . . 132
Operating mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Operation of radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Multi-functional indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
N
Navigation system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 138
New tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
O
Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Onboard computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Open door Open door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Opening a single door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Operating cruise control system Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . 132
Operating mobile phone Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . 134
Operating the radio Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . 133

Index265
Operation in winter
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
De-icing windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
The battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Overview of the engine compartment . . . . . 210
P
Paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Parking light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Passive Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Petrol engines Starting engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Power socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95, 96
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Power windows Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Operational problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Switch on the driver's door . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Switches in front passenger door and in rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
R
Raise vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Rear window heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Rear-view mirror
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Interior rear-view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Recirculated air mode Heating and ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Refrigerator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 Emergency release of fuel filler flap . . . . 207
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Synchronisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Replacing fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Replacing windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . . 66
Roof aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Running in the car . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
S
Safe distance to steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . 116
Safe securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Safety instructions Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Safety wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Saving electrical energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Seat belt
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Seat belt height adjuster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Seat belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Blocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Fasten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
taking off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Seat heaters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Selector lever position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Service Interval Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Service intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Service key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Setting temperature The air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . 105
Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Shifting of gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Ski bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

Index
266
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Stability programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Starting engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Diesel engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Petrol engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Steering booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Storage compartment Armrest with stowage compartment . . . 102
Centre console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Door trim panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Drawer compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Spectacles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Umbrella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Storage drawer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Storage facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Stowage compartment below steering wheel . . . 100
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Switch on the driver's door Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Switching lights on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Switching the engine off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Symbol explanation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
T
Taking care of your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
TCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Temperature
Outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
The air conditioning system Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
The air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . 104
The armrest at the rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
The automatic wiper/washer system . . . . . . . 64
The battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36, 218 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Disconnecting and connecting . . . . . . . . 223
Inspecting the electrolyte level . . . . . . . 220
Operation in winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
The electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 40
The outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
The radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
The roof luggage rack system . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Thickness of brake pads Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Through-loading bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Towing a vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Towing device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Towing eye at the front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
at the rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Tow-starting a vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Traction control system (TCS) . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 General Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Transporting children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Turn signal system for vehicles towing a trailer Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Two-way radio sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Two-way radio systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Type plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
U
Underbody protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Unidirectional tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Unlocking Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
V
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Vehicle condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Vehicle data sticker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Vehicle identification data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259

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Vehicle immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
W
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Warning symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Washing Wash systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
with high-pressure cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Washing vehicle by hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Wax treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Wheel Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Slackening and tightening . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Wheel rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Wheel trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 De-icing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Window lifter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Windows De-icing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Windscreen washer nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Windscreen Wiper and Washer System . . . 223
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Windscreen wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Windshield washer fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . 223 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Wiper blades Replacing windscreen wiper blades . . . . . 66
X
Xenon headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252