alternator belt SKODA YETI 2009 1.G / 5L Owner's Manual

Inspecting and replenishing
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Caution
Never open the bonnet using the locking lever - danger of causing damage.Working in the engine compartment Particular care is required when carrying out any work in the engine compartment!There is a risk of injuries, scalding, acci
dents and fire when working in the engine
compartment, e.g. inspecting and replenishing oil and other fluids. For this reason, it is essential to comply with the warning instructions stated below and with the general applicable rules of safe
ty. The engine compartment of your car
is a hazardous area
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.
WARNING
•
Never open the bonnet if
you see that steam or coolant is flowing out of the
engine compartment - risk of scalding!
Wait long enough until the steam or
coolant has stopped escaping.•
Switch off the engine and pull out the ignition key.
•
Apply the handbrake firmly.
•
If your vehicle is fitted with a manual
gearbox, move the gearshift lever into
Neutral, or if it is fitted with automatic gearbox, move the selector lever into position P.•
Allow the engine to cool down.
•
Keep children clear of the engine compartment.
•
Never spill oil and other fluids over the hot engine. Such fluids (e.g. the anti-
freeze contained in the coolant) may ignite!•
Avoid short circuits in the electrical system - particularly on the battery.
•
Never place your hand into the radiator fan as long as the engine is still
warm. The fan might suddenly start running!•
Never open the cap of the coolant expans
ion bottle as long as the engine is
still warm. The cooling
system is pressurized!
•
Cover over the cap of the coolant expansion reservoir with a large cloth
when opening it as protection for your
face, hands and arms from hot steam or
hot coolant.•
Do not let objects, such as e.g cleaning cloth or tools lie in the engine
compartment.•
If you wish to work under the vehicl
e, you must secure the vehicle from
rolling away and support it with suitable supporting blocks: the car jack is not sufficient for this - risk of injury!•
In cases where it be necessary to carry out inspection work when the engine
is running there is an additional risk fr
om rotating parts (e.g. the V-ribbed belt,
alternator, radiator fan) and from the high-voltage ignition system. Please observe in addition the following:
− Never touch the electrical cabl
es of the ignition system.
− Absolutely avoid any jewellery, loose it
ems of clothing or long hair from
getting into the rotating parts of the
engine - Hazard! Therefore remove any
jewellery beforehand, tie up your hair and wear tight fitting clothing.
•
Please also comply with the warnin
g instructions st
ated below when
carrying out any essential work on the fu
el system or on th
e electrical system:
− Always separate the car battery from the electrical system. − Do not smoke. − Never carry out any work close to naked flames. − Always keep a working fire
extinguisher at hand.
Caution
When replenishing fluids in the engine, always
ensure that the fluids are on no account
mixed up. This may result in major oper
ating problems and also vehicle damage!
WARNING (continued)
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Index259
Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Index
AAbroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Active driver-steering recommendation . . . . . . . 166
Adjusting seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69, 76, 138
electrically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Adjusting the seat backrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Adjusting the steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Air outlet vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Recirculated air mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Head airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Knee airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Alternator
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Antilock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Antilock brake system (ABS)
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Auto Check Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Auto Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Automatic driving lamp control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Automatic gearbox
Emergency programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Selector lever-emergency unlocking . . . . . . . 125
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Automatic gearbox DSG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Automatic rear window wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Automatic seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Automatic vehicle wash systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Automatic wiper/washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
AUX-IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Avoiding damage to your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
BBattery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37, 210
change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Inspecting the electrolyte level . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Operation in winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Before setting off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Belt
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 203
Boot lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Brake
Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Brake pads
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Bulbs
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Button for the central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Buttons on the driver's door
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
CCar state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
CD changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Changing the engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
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