snow chains SKODA SUPERB 2007 1.G / (B5/3U) Owner's Manual

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Driving Tips
Intelligent Technology
Electronic stability programme (ESP)*
General
General
The ESP aids you maintain control of your vehicle in situations in borderline driving
situations such as when negotiating a curve too fast. The risk of skidding is reduced
and your car thus offers greater driving stability depending on the conditions of the
road surface. This occurs at all speeds.
The following systems are integrated into the electronic stability programme:
•Electronic Differential Lock (EDL),
•Traction control system (TCS),
•Antilock brake system ABS,
•Brake Assist. Operating principle
The ESP switches on automatically when the engine is started and then conducts a
self-test. The ESP control unit processes data from the individual systems. It also
processes additional measurement data which are supplied by highly sensitive
sensors: the rotational velocity of the vehi
cle about its vertical axis, the lateral accel-
eration of the vehicle, the brakin g pressure and the steering angle.
The direction which the driver wishes to ta ke is determined based on the steering
angle and the speed of the vehicle and is constantly compared with the actual
behaviour of the vehicle. If differences exis t, such as the car beginning to skid, the
ESP will automatically brake the appropriate wheel.
The car is stabilised again by the forces which take effect when the wheel is braked.
Intervention into the brake system takes place primarily on the outer front wheel of
a vehicle which tends to oversteer (tendency for the rear of the vehicle to break
away) while occurs this is on the inner re ar wheel of a vehicle which tends to under-
steer (tendency to shift out of the curve). This braking control cycle is accompanied
by noises.
The ESP operates in combination with the ABS ⇒page 159, “Antilock brake system
(ABS)”. If there is a fault in the ABS system, the ESP also does not operate.
The ESP warning light ⇒page 28 lights up in the instrument cluster when there is a
fault on the ESP.
Switching off
You can switch the ESP off and on again as you wish, by pressing the button
⇒ fig. 163 . The ESP warning light ⇒page 28 lights up in the instrument cluster
when the ESP is switched off.
The ESP should normally always be switched on. It may be good practice to switch
the system off only in particular exceptional situations if you desire wheel slip.
Examples:
•when driving with snow chains,
B1Z-0042HB1Z-0042HFig. 163 ESP switch
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The TCS should normally always be switched
on. It may be good practice to switch
the system off only in particular exceptional situations if you desire wheel slip.
Examples:
•when driving with snow chains,
•when driving in deep snow or on a loose surface,
•when it is necessary to rock a car free when it has become stuck.
then you should switch on the TCS again.
The EDL ⇒page 157, “Electronic Differential Lock (EDL)” is a part of the TCS. THE
EDL operates independently of the TCS (a lso when the TCS has been switched off
using the TCS button).
WARNING
You should always adjust your style of driving to the conditions of the road
surface and the traffic situation. The increased safety offered must not tempt
you to take greater risks than otherwise - risk of an accident!
Note
•All four wheels must be fitted with the same tyres in order to achieve problem-
free operation of the TCS. Differing rollin g circumferences of the tyres can lead to
an undesirable reduction in the engine output.
•Changes to vehicle (e.g. on engine, on the brakes, on chassis or other assign-
ment of tyres and wheels) can influence the function of the TCS ⇒page 205,
“Accessories, changes and replacement of parts”.
Electronic Differential Lock (EDL)
The electronic differential lock pr events an individual wheel from
slipping.
General
The EDL makes it much easier, and sometimes at all possible, to start off, accelerate
and climb a steep hill when the conditio ns of the road surface are unfavourable. Operating principle
The EDL is activated automatically, that is without any action on the part of the
driver. It monitors the speeds of the driven wheels with the aid of the ABS sensors.
Should only
one drive wheel begin spinning on a sl ippery surface there will be an
appreciable difference in the speed of the driven wheels. The EDL function brakes
the slipping wheel and the differential transmits a greater driving force to the other
driven wheel. This control proce ss is also accompanied by noises.
Overheating of the brakes
The EDL switches off automatically if unus ually severe stresses exist in order to
avoid excessive heat generation in the disc brake on the wheel which is being
braked. The vehicle can continue to be driven and has the same characteristics as a
vehicle not fitted with EDL.
The EDL switches on again automatically as soon as the brake has cooled down.
WARNING
•Depress the accelerator carefully when accelerating on uniformly slip-
pery road surfaces, such as ice and sn ow. The driven wheels might still spin
despite the EDL and affect the stability of the vehicle - risk of an accident!
•You should always adapt your style of driving to the condition of road
surface and to the traffic situation even when your vehicle is fitted with EDL.
The increased safety offered must not tempt you to take greater risks than
otherwise - risk of an accident!
Note
•If the ABS warning light comes on, this may also indicate a fault in the EDL.
Please have the car inspec ted as soon as possible by a specialist garage.
•Changes to vehicle (e.g. on engine, on the brakes, on chassis or other assign-
ment of tyres and wheels) can in fluence the function of the EDL ⇒page 205,
“Accessories, changes and replacement of parts”.
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Wheels and Tyres
204
WARNING
You must on no account drive your car at more than the permissible
maximum speed for your winter tyres - risk of an accident resulting from
tyre damage and loss of control over your car.
For the sake of the environment
Fit your summer tyres on again in good time since summer tyres offer you better
grip and handling on roads which are free of snow and ice as well as ar tempera-
tures below 7 °C - the braking distance is shorter, there is less tyre noise, tyre wear
is reduced and fuel consumption is reduced.
Note
Please observe the various differing legal requirements regarding tyres.
Unidirectional tyres*
The direction of rotation of the tyres is marked by arrows on the wall of the tyre .
This indicates the direction of rotation of th e tyre, and it is essential that the tyres
are fitted on to run in this direction. Only then are the tyres able to provide the
optimal properties in terms of grip, lo w noise, wear-and-tear and aquaplaning.
Should it be necessary to fit on a spare wheel in exceptional cases with a tyre not
dedicated to the running direction or in o pposite running direction, please adopt a
cautious style of driving as the tyre is no longer able to provide optimal grip and
handling in such a situation. This particul arly important on wet roads. Please refer
to the notes ⇒page 209, “Spare wheel”.
You should have the defective tyre replac ed as soon as possible and restore the
correct direction of rotation on all tyres
Snow chains
Snow chains can be used only for wheel sizes 6J x 16 ET 40 or 6J x 16 ET 37. Your
Škoda Service Partner can provide you with more detailed information. Snow chains must only be mounted on the front wheels.
When driving on wintry roads, snow chains
improve not only traction, but also the
braking performance.
Only use fine-link snow chains . They must not project more than 15 mm -
including the chain lock.
Remove the full wheel trims if you wish to fit snow chains to the wheels.
Observe the national legal requirements relating to the maximum vehicle speed
with snow chains.
WARNING
Please pay attention to the information in the supplied fitting instructions of
the snow chain manufacturer.
Caution
You must take the chains off as soon as you drive on roads which are free of snow.
They adversely affect the handling of your vehicle, damage the tyres and are rapidly
destroyed.
Note
We recommend that you use snow chains from the Škoda genuine accessories.
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Index253
O
Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Onboard computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Open door Open door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Opening a single door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Operating cruise control system Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Operating mobile phone Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Operating the radio Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Operation in winter Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
De-icing windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Overview of the engine compartment . . . . . . . . . 186
P
Paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
parking aid Front and rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Parking light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Passive Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Petrol engines
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Power socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81, 82
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Power window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Power windows Button in front passenger door and in rear doors41
Buttons on the driver's door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
R
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Raise vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Rear drinks can holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Rear armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Rear window heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rear window heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rear-view mirror Exterior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Recirculated air mode
Heating and ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Refrigerator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Emergency release of fuel filler flap . . . . . . . . 183
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Synchronisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Replacing fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Roof aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Running in the car . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
S
Safe distance to steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Safe securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Safety information Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Saving electrical energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Seat belt height adjuster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Seat belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
taking off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Seat heaters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
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Index
254
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Service Interval Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Service intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Service key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Setting temperature
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Ski bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Stability programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Diesel engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Petrol engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Steering booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Storage compartment Centre console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Drawer compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Spectacles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Storage drawer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Storage facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Stowage compartment Armrest with stowage compartment . . . . . . . . 87
Door panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Umbrella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Stowage compartment below steering wheel . . . . 85
Sun screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Switching lights on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Switching the engine off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
T
Taking care of your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
TCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Temperature outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
the first 1 500 kilometres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
The roof luggage rack system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Thickness of brake pads Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Through-loading bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Towing device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Towing eye front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
towing vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Traction control system (TCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
General Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Transporting children safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Turn signal system for ve hicles towing a trailer
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Two-way radio sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Two-way radio systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
U
Underbody protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Unidirectional tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
V
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
W
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Warning symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
WashingWash systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
with a high-pressure cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
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