charging SKODA SUPERB 2006 1.G / (B5/3U) Owner's Manual

Lights and Visibility61
Using the systemSafetyDriving TipsGeneral MaintenanceBreakdown assistanceTechnical Data
If you shift the lever into the main beam position, the main beam lights up.
If the door remains open, the light remains on for about 3 minutes.
If the door is closed, the light remains on for about 30 seconds.
Interior lighting
Front interior lighting an
d storage compartment on
front passenger side
Door contact setting
– Position the switch ⇒fig. 41 into middle position
.
Switching the interior light on
– Press the switch on the symbol
. Switching the interior light off
– Press the switch on the symbol O.
Front reading lights

– Press on one of the switches
⇒fig. 41 in order to switch
the right or left reading light on or off.
Lighting of storage compartment on the front passenger
side
– Open the flap of the storage compartment on the front passenger side, the lighting of the storage compartment
switches on automatically and switches off when the flap is
closed.
If the interior lighting is fitted with a delayed-off control*, the lighting of the
interior of the car remains on for a few seconds after the doors are closed.
The interior light comes on as soon as you unlock the car or open a door
or when the ignition key has been removed. The light goes out again
about 30 seconds after all the doors have been closed. The interior
lighting is switched off when you lock the car or switch the ignition on. This
only applies when the switch for the corresponding interior lights is
standing n the door contact setting.
The interior lighting goes off after about 60 minutes when a door has been
left open in order to avoid discharging the battery of the vehicle.
Two LEDs are integrated in the interior lighting, which illuminates the shift
lever and the middle of the dash panel. They are switched on automati-
cally when switching on the parking light.
In addition, the lighting of the door handle is switched on after the ignition
is switched on when the side lights are switched on.
Fig. 41 Detail of the
headliner: front interior
lighting
AA
AA
AA
AB
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•Do not place the battery in direct daylight in order to protect the battery
housing from the effects of ultra-violet light.
For the sake of the environment
A removed battery is a special type of waste which is harmful to the envi-
ronment - contact your specialist garage regarding disposing of the
battery.
Note
Please also refer to the guidelines ⇒page 233, “Disconnecting and
reconnecting the battery”, also after connecting the battery.
Battery with a charge level indicator, the so-called
magic eye
There is a so-called magic eye ⇒fig. 179 located on the top of the battery.
The “magic eye” changes its colour in line with the charge state of and
electrolyte level in the battery.
Air bubbles can influence the colour of the “magic eye”. For this reason
carefully knock on the “magic eye” before carrying out the check.
•Green colour - the battery is adequately charged.
•Dark colour - the battery has to be charged
•Colourless or yellow colour. Have the battery checked by a specialist
garage.
Batteries, which are more than 5 years old, must be replaced. We recom-
mend you have the electrolyte level inspected and adjusted to the correct
level or the battery replaced if necessary by a specialist garage.
Caution
If the vehicle has not been driven for more than 3 to 4 weeks, the battery
will discharge because certain electrical components consume electricity
(e.g. control units) also in idle state. You can prevent the discharging of
the battery by disconnecting the negative terminal or charging the battery
constantly with a very low charging current. Please also refer to the notes
when working on the battery ⇒page 228, “Working on the battery”.
Inspecting the electrolyte level
The battery is practically maintenance-free under normal operating
conditions. We do, however, recommend that you have the electrolyte
level inspected from time to time by a specialist garage when outside
temperatures are high or when driving on long trips. You should also
check the electrolyte level ⇒page 231 each time the battery is charged.
The battery acid level will also be checked as part of the Inspection
Service.
Fig. 179 Engine
compartment: Battery
with magic eye
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Using the systemSafetyDriving TipsGeneral MaintenanceBreakdown assistanceTechnical Data
Operation in winter
The battery has to provide greater amounts of electricity during the winter.
It also has only part of the initial power output at low temperatures that it
has at normal temperatures.
A discharged battery may already freeze at temperatures just below
0°C.
We therefore recommend that you have the battery checked by a
specialist garage before the start of the winter, and recharged if neces-
sary.
Note
If the vehicle is not going to be driven for a period of some weeks when
there is very severe frost one should remove ⇒page 232 the battery and
store it in a place which is protected from frost. This prevents the battery
from freezing up and thereby being destroyed.
Charging the battery
A properly charged battery is essential for reliably starting
the engine.
– Read the warning notes ⇒ in “Working on the battery” on
page 228 and ⇒.
– Switch the ignition and all electrical components off.
– Only for “quick-charging”: Disconnect both battery cables (first of all “negative”, then “positive”). – Carefully attach the terminal clamps of the charger to the
battery terminals (red = “positive”, black = “negative”).
– You can now plug the mains cable of the charger into the power socket and switch on the charger.
– When charging is completed: switch the charger off and unplug the mains cable from the power socket.
– Only then should you disconnect the terminal clamps of the charger.
– Reconnect the cables to the battery (first of all “positive”, then “negative”).
It is not normally necessary to disconnect the cables of the battery if you
recharge the battery using low amperages (as for example from a mini-
charger ). Please also refer to the instructions from the charger manufac-
turer.
A charging current of 0.1 of the total battery capacity (or lower) is that
which should be used until full charging is achieved.
It is, however, necessary to disconnect both cables before charging the
battery with high amperages, so-called “ quick-charging”.
“Quick-charging” a battery is dangerous ⇒ in “Working on the battery”
on page 228. It requires a special charger and appropriate knowledge. We
therefore recommend that you have your battery quick-charged only by
your specialist garage.
A discharged battery may already freeze at temperatures just below 0°C.
⇒ . We recommend that you no longer use a battery which has thawed
out because the casing of the battery may be cracked through the forma-
tion of ice and this would allow battery electrolyte to flow out.
The vent plugs of the battery should not be opened for charging.
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Index
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CargoFlex folding box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
CD changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Changing Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Changing oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Changing wheels around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Chassis number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Check engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Child safety seat on the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . 176
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Use of child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Child seat protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Classification into groups . . . . . . . . . . . 178
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Children and safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Chrome parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Climatronic
Air outlet vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Blower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
economic use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Keeping windows demisted . . . . . . . . . . 115
Operational faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Recirculated air mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Setting temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Climatronic (automatic air conditioning) . . . 113
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Clothes hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Cockpit General view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Coming Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Convenience operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Converting/masking over headlights . . . . . . 199
Cool box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 replenishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Coolant level Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Coolant quantity Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Coolant temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Coolant temperature/coolant level
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Cooling Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Correct seated position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Counter for distance driven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
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Deactivating an airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Deactivating an airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Defrosting rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Defrosting windows Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Defrosting windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
De-icing the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Detachable towing device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Diesel engines Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Diesel particle filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Direction indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
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