2000 SKODA FABIA tow

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Table of ContentsEdition 09.04
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- Changing brake fluid (every 2 years)...............................................................
- Inspecting the brake fluid level ......................................................................
- Track rod ends: Inspect play, correct attachment and joint boots .............................
- Inspecting tyres (including spare wheel) ...........................................................
- Inspecting the tyre tread depth (including spare wheel) and entering ........................
- Tightening wheel bolts to specific torque ..........................................................
- Inspecting the tyre inflation pressure (including spare wheel) and correcting the tyre
inflation pressure if necessary .......................................................................
Electrical System.......................................................................................
- Power windows: Inspecting positioning ............................................................
- Electrical components: Check for proper operation ..............................................
- Battery: Testing no-load voltage ....................................................................
- Battery: Inspecting electrolyte level, topping up with distilled water if necessary ...........
- Radio: Check for proper operation..................................................................
- Setting clock ............................................................................................
- Connect vehicle system tester and interrogate fault memory..................................
- Resetting service interval display (SID) QG0 .....................................................
- Resetting service interval display (SID) QG1 and QG2 .........................................
- Changing the code of the service intervals ........................................................
- Inspecting headlight beam setting and adjusting if necessary .................................
- Setting the headlight beam ..........................................................................
- Replace emergency battery for alarm system ...................................................
Body.......................................................................................................
- Airbag units: Visual inspection ......................................................................
- Inspect key switch for deactivation of front passenger airbag ..................................
- Check underbody protection and body paintwork for damage .................................
- Inspecting plenum chamber and water drain openings for dirt, cleaning if necessary .....
- Windscreen wiper/washer system: Check for proper operation ................................
- Sun roof: Cleaning and greasing runners .........................................................
- Door locks, locking buttons, child safety locks: Check for proper operation .................
- Replacing the dust and odour filter element ......................................................
- Sticking the vehicle data sticker .....................................................................
- ................................................................................. Inspect trailer coupling
Exhaust-emission Analysis..........................................................................
- Exhaust-Emission Analysis on Models with Fuel Engines ......................................
- Test Values for Exhaust-Emission Analysis on Models with Fuel Engines..................
- Exhaust-Emission Analysis on Models with Diesel Engines ....................................
- Test Values for Exhaust-Emission Analysis on Diesel Engines................................
Miscellaneous...........................................................................................
- Tow starting/Towing ..................................................................................
- Perform a test drive ...................................................................................
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General pointsEdition 09.04
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Vehicle data sticker
The vehicle data sticker is located at the rear left on the
floor of the boot.
Storage of ŠKODA new vehicles
Notes on storage of new vehicles ⇒Technical Service
Handbook.
Vehicle handover from stock
–Before starting a stock vehicle, carry out a Pre-sales
Inspection.
–If the vehicle has been in stock for more than 6
months, replace the brake fluid.
–Inspect the electrolyte level of the battery and top up,
if necessary.
–Before the vehicle is sold, the recharging table must
be removed from the battery.
–If the battery is more than 52 weeks old or has been
recharged more than twice, it must be replaced with
a new battery.
Additional customer information regard-
ing inspection and maintenance
Information regarding the use of vehicles under
„severe conditions“:
–The service advisor should always point out to the
customer that the inspection intervals are based on
normal operating conditions.
–Under „severe conditions“ the inspection intervals
must be shortened.
„Severe conditions“ exist, for instance, if the vehicle is op-
erated continuously in one or several of the conditions
stated below:
♦Towing a trailer or when fitted with a roof rack.
♦Operated on dusty, poor, muddy roads or roads treat-
ed with road salt.
♦Driven for short distances and at ambient tempera-
tures below freezing point.
–If one or several of these „severe conditions“ exists,
please advise your customer whether it is necessary
to have work carried out between the normal service
intervals, such as:
♦Changing the engine oil before the normal specified
interval.
♦Cleaning or replacing the air filter element in the air fil-
ter housing.

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02-9 Miscellaneous
Tow starting/Towing
♦A towing rope or towing bar must only be fitted to the
above towing lugs.
♦The towing rope must be elastic to protect the vehicle.
Therefore only use synthetic ropes or ropes manufac-
tured in an equally elastic material. However, it is saf-
er to use a towing bar!
♦Make sure no unauthorised traction forces and no jolt-
ing loads are exerted. During towing manoeuvres
away from hardened road surfaces there is a risk of
overloading and damaging the fixation parts.
♦Before starting the engine by towing, first use the bat-
tery of another vehicle as a start aid.
Front: The threaded hole of the front towing lug is located
in the front right part of the bumper behind the cover grill.
Screw in the towing lug by hand by turning it to the left (in
the direction of the arrow) up to the stop.
Rear: The towing lug is located below the rear right part
of the bumper.
♦Comply with the legal regulations on towing.
♦Both drivers must be familiar with the specificities of
the towing process.
♦When using a towing rope the driver of the towing ve-
hicle must press the clutch very smoothly when driv-
ing off and changing gear.
♦The driver of the towed vehicle must make sure the
rope is kept taut.
♦The ignition must be switched on to ensure the steer-
ing wheel does not lock and the turn signals, horn,
windscreen wipers and windscreen washer system
can be activated.
♦As the brake servo unit only operates with the engine
running, the brake pedal must be pressed much hard-
er when the engine is switched off.
♦On vehicles with power steering the steering is much
harder when the engine is switched off.
♦If there is no lubricant in the gearbox or automatic
gearbox the vehicle must only be towed with the drive
wheels raised.
When towing vehicles with a manual gearbox
pay attention to the following:
–Before towing engage 2nd or 3rd gear.
–Switch on ignition.
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–As soon as the engine starts, press clutch and remove
gear to avoid driving into the towing vehicle.
Do not start the engine of vehicles fitted with an exhaust
catalyst by towing over a long distance as unburnt fuel
may get into the catalyst and burn there. This may result
in overheating and hence in the destruction of the cata-
lyst.
Perform a test drive
The following must be assessed within the scope of a test
drive according to the vehicle equipment and the availa-
ble possibilities (city/country, weather)
–Inspect engine for performance, misfiring, idling be-
haviour and acceleration.
–Foot and handbrake: Functional test (jerking, squeak-
ing, pulling to one side) ABS operation. Brake pedal-
idle travel: max.
1/3 of the idle travel.
–Inspect the lever position and smooth operation of the
gearshifts.
–Inspect the driving behaviour of the clutch as well as
the pedal force and smell.
–Inspect automatic gearbox: Selector lever position,
selector lever lock, shifting behaviour, display indica-
tion in dash panel insert.
–Inspect steering clearance of the vehicle standing on
its wheels, with engine running by turning the steering
wheel one way and then the other (wheels straight
ahead). There must be no play on the steering.
–Inspecting the sun roof operation.
–Pay attention to pulling and to the straigt ahead posi-
tion of the steering wheel during driving.
–Inspect the imbalance of the wheels, drive shafts and
propshafts.
–Inspecting functions: Heating, air conditioning, venti-
lation, instruments and warning lights, mirror adjust-
ment.
–Inspect engine, gearbox, axles, steering, brakes,
clutch, bodywork for abnormal noises
Raising the vehicle
Using a lift platform and a workshop jack
The vehicle must only be raised with a workshop jack in
the indicated jacking points -arrows-.
To avoid damage use a suitable rubber or wood insert.
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