2003 SKODA FABIA fuel type

Layout of this Owner's Manual7
Layout of this Owner's Manual
The Owner's Manual has been systematically designed, in order to make
it easy for you to find and absorb the information you require. A sample
page of the manual is illustrated in ⇒page 6, fig. 1. The text in this case
is in Latin as the important aspect here is not the contents. This page is
an example we have taken in order to explain to you the following aspects
and designations of the text.
Chapters, table of contents and subject index
The text of the manual are divided into relatively short sections which are
combined into easy-to-read chapters. The chapter you are reading at any
particular moment is highlighted at the bottom right of the page.
The Table of contents is arranged according to the chapters and the
detailed Subject index at the end of the Owner's Manual helps you to
rapidly find the information you are looking for.
Sections
The majority of Sections apply to all models.
Since there is a wide range of different equipment and options available it
is clearly unavoidable, despite dividing the contents into sections, that
mention may be made of equipment which is not fitted to your vehicle.
Equipment which is marked * is only standard on certain vehicle model
versions or only suppliable as optional equipment for certain models, cf. .
Brief information and instructions
Each section has a Heading, cf. .
This is followed by Brief information (in large italic lettering), which tells
you the subject which is dealt with in this section, cf. .
Most of the illustrations are accompanied by an Instruction (in relatively
large letters) which explains to you in a straightforward way the action you have to take. We have identified the corresponding
Actions with a dash,
cf. .
Notes
There are 4 different types of notes which are all presented on this
example page. Such guidelines are presented together at the end of the
section.
The most important type of comments are the Warnings, cf. . These
Warning notes draw your attention to a serious risk of accident or
injury . While reading the text you will frequently encounter a double arrow
followed by a small warning symbol, cf. . This symbol is intended to
draw your attention to a Warning note at the end of the section to which
you must pay careful attention.
A Caution note, cf. , draws your attention to the possibility of damage
to your vehicle (e.g. damage to gearbox), or points out general risks of an
accident .
An Environmental note, cf. , draws your attention to environmental
protection aspects. This where you will, for example, find tips aimed at
reducing your fuel consumption.
A normal Note cf. , draws your attention in a general way to important
information.
Direction indications
All direction indications such as “left”, “right”, “front”, “rear” relate to the
direction of travel of the vehicle.
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Wheels and Tyres
Wheels
General comments
•New tyres do not offer optimal grip at first and should therefore be run
in for about 500 km at a moderate speed and an appropriately cautious
style of driving. You will also profit from longer tyre life.
•The tread depth of new tyres may differ because of design features
and the configuration of the tread (depending on the type of tyre and the
manufacturer).
•Drive over curbs on the side of the road and other such obstacles
slowly and, where possible, at a right angles in order to avoid damage to
tyres and wheel trims.
•Inspect your tyres from time to time for damage (punctures, cuts, splits
and bulges). Remove foreign bodies from the tyre profile.
•Damage to tyres and wheels is frequently not visible. Unusual vibra-
tions or pulling of the vehicle to one side could be a sign of tyre damage.
Please reduce your speed immediately and stop if you suspect that
a wheel is damaged. Inspect the tyres for signs of damage (bulges,
splits, etc.) If no visible damage is present, please drive at an appropri-
ately slow speed and carefully to the nearest Škoda dealer in order to
have your vehicle inspected.
•Also protect your tyres from contact with oil, grease and fuel.
•Immediately replace any dust caps of the valves which have got lost.
•Mark wheels before removing them so that their previous direction of
running can be maintained when mounted them again.
•Always store wheels or tyres which been removed in a cool, dry and,
where possible, dark place. Tyres which are not fixed to a wheel trim
should be stored upright. 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 the 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, low noise, wear-
and-tear and aquaplaning.
Further information concerning the use of unidirectional tyres
⇒
page 192.
Note
Please observe the various differing legal requirements regarding tyres.
Tyre life
Fig. 135 An opened
fuel filler flap with the
tyre inflation pressure
table

Wheels and Tyres
192
Speed restrictions apply to winter tyres as well as to summer tyres
⇒ page 189, ⇒.
You can fit winter tyres of a lower speed category to your vehicle provided
that you also do not drive faster than the permissible maximum speed for
such tyres, even if the possible maximum speed of your vehicle is higher.
Exceeding the speed category of the tyre can lead to damage occurring.
Please pay attention to the notes if you decide to fit winter tyres
⇒ page 187.
You can also fit so-called “all-weather tyres” instead of winter tyres.
Please contact your Škoda dealer If there are any points which are not
clear who will be able to provide you with information regarding the
maximum speed for your tyres.
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 temperatures 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 the tyre, and it is essen-
tial 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, low 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 opposite 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 particularly
important on wet roads. You should have the defective tyre replaced as
soon as possible and restore the correct direction of rotation on all tyres
Snow chains
Snow chains can be used on all tyres except type 195/50 R15 and 185/60
R15 and 185/60 R14 with wheel trims 6J x 14 with a depth of 38 mm.
Winter tyres of the type 185/55 R15 should be used for use with snow
chains on vehicles with a 2.0 litre/85 kW engine and 6j x 15 wheel trims.
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 trim if you wish to fit snow chains to the wheels.
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.
WARNING
You must on no account drive your car at more than the permis-
sible maximum speed for your winter tyres - risk of an accident
resulting from tyre damage and loss of control over your car.

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the vehicle immediately.
Please read the attached instructions care-
fully before the repair.
The spray for repairing a tyre is located with the warning triangle in a bag.
There is a velcro fastener on the underside of the bag. The bag is fixed to
the floor of the luggage compartment with the aid of the velcro fastener in
such a way that the side of the bag lies against the right-hand side of the
luggage compartment and the rear seat.
The spray bottle in vehicles of the type estate car and sedan is placed
in the spare wheel well under the luggage compartment floor behind the
spare wheel.
Note
Vehicles which do not have a spare wheel have the spray bottle stored in
a box under the luggage compartment floor.
Tyre repair kit*
The tyre repair kit is intended for the repair of minor tyre defects. The tyre
repair kit contains a compressor, inflation bottle, operating instructions
and accessories.
The repair with the tyre repair kit is not at all intended to replace a
permanent repair on the tyre, this repair only serves to reach the next
workshop. The repair can be undertaken on the vehicle immediately.
Please read the attached instructions carefully before the repair.
The tyre repair kit is located in a textile bag. There is a velcro fastener on
the underside of the bag. The bag is fixed to the floor of the luggage
compartment with the aid of the velcro fastener in such a way that the side
of the bag lies against the right-hand side of the luggage compartment and
the rear seat. The spray bottle in
vehicles of the type estate car and sedan is placed
in the spare wheel well under the luggage compartment floor behind the
spare wheel.
Spare wheel*
The spare wheel lies in a well under the luggage compartment floor and
is fixed in place along with the vehicle tool kit box using special screws
⇒ fig. 141 .
One should check the air pressure in the spare wheel (at best when
generally checking the tyre air pressures - see sign on the fuel filler
flap ⇒page 169) to ensure that the spare wheel is always ready to use.
Unidirectional tyres*
If you have such tyres on your vehicle, please refer to the notes below:
Fig. 141 Luggage
compartment: Spare
wheel

Fuses and light bulbs
212
The power windows 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
removed in order to change the light bulbs. This applies, in particular, to
bulbs which can only be reached from the engine compartment.
We therefore recommend that you have any bulbs changed by a Škoda
dealer or, in exceptional cases, by calling on other professional assist-
ance.
Please note that the engine compartment is a hazardous area
⇒ page 172.
45Radio, navigation system20
46Electrical power window (at the front on the right)25
47Not assigned
48Diesel engine - control unit, injector30
49Central locking system15
50Low beam on the right15
51Power socket in the luggage compartment15
52Ignition15
53Electrical power window (at the rear on the right)25
54Low beam on the left15
55Not assigned
56Control unit - petrol engine20
57To w i n g d e v i c e25
58Electrical power window (at the front on the left)25
59Not assigned
60Horn for the anti-theft alarm system15
61Fuel pump - petrol engine15
62Electric sliding/tilting roof25
63Seat heaters15
64Headlight cleaning system20
65Fog lights15
66Electrical power window (at the rear on the left)25
67Not assigned
68Fresh air blower25
No.Power consumerAmperesa)For power consumers, e.g. the radio, which can be operated with the ignition
switched off as long as the ignition key is not withdrawn.
b)For vehicles with an electrical power window systemc)It is 15 amps for a vehicle with a 1.2 litre engine.

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Technical Data
General
Identification data
Vehicle data sticker
The vehicle data sticker ⇒fig. 169 is located on the floor of the luggage
compartment and is also stated in the Service Schedule.
The vehicle data sticker contains the following vehicle data:
Vehicle identification number
Vehicle type
Gearbox code, paint number, interior equipment number, engine
output, engine code
Optional equipment Vehicle identification number (vehicle body number)
The vehicle identification number is stamped into the engine compartment
on the right hand shock absorber dome. This number is also located on
the lower left hand edge below the windscreen.
Engine number
The engine number is stamped into the engine block.
Ty p e p l at e
The type plate is located in the engine compartment at the front on the left
hand shock absorber dome. Vehicles for certain countries do not have a
type plate.
Homologation sign
The homologation sign is located on the lock carrier. Vehicles for certain
countries do not have an homologation sign.
Stickers on inside of fuel filler flap
The stickers are affixed to the inside of the fuel filler flap
⇒page 169. The
vehicle data sticker contains the following data:
•The prescribed types of fuel
•Tyre size
•Tyre pressure
Note
•You will find the technical data of your vehicle in the separate brochure
"Technical Data".
Fig. 169 Vehicle data
sticker
A1
A2
A3
A4

Index
230
Setting temperature
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
The air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . 91
Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Shifting gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Sliding/tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Starting engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 after fuel tank has run empty . . . . . . . . . . 98
Storage compartment Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Storage facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Switch on the driver's door Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Switching the engine off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
T
Taking care of your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
TCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
The air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 The battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Inspecting the electrolyte level . . . . . . . 183
Operation in winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
The radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
The roof luggage rack system . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Thickness of brake pads Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Towing a vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Tow-starting a vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Traction Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Transporting children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Turn signal system for vehicles towing a trailer Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Turn signals Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Two-way radio systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Type plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
U
Underbody protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
V
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Vehicle data sticker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Vehicle immobiliserWarning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
W
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Warning symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Washing vehicle by hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Wheel rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Windscreen Wiper and Washer System . . . 185
Windscreen wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Windshield washer fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . 185 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Wiper blades Replacing windscreen wiper blades . . . . . 60
X
Xenon headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212