2003 SKODA SUPERB airbag

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Using the systemSafetyDriving TipsGeneral MaintenanceBreakdown assistanceTechnical Data
Child seats in Group 1 are for babies and small children up to 4 years of
age with a weight of between 9 and 18 kilograms. It is best for children in
the lower range of this group, to use a child seat which allows the child to
sit with its back to the direction of travel. It is best for children in the upper
range of the Group 0+, to use a child seat which allows the child to sit
⇒
fig. 140 in the direction of travel.
Child safety seats in which the child is seated with its back facing the
direction of travel, must not be used on the front passenger seat
⇒ page 158, “Use of child safety seats on the front passenger seat”.
Child safety seats in Group 2
For children up to about 7 years of age weighing between 15 and 25 kg
the optimal solution is a child safety seat in combination with the three-
point seat belt ⇒fig. 141 .
WARNING
•It is essential to always switch off the front passenger airbag
(airbags) when attaching in exceptional circumstances a child
safety seat on the front passenger seat where the child is seated
with its back facing in direction of travel (in some countries also
when the child is facing the direction of travel).
−by allowing a Skoda dealer to do this
− or by using the switch for the front passenger airbag*
⇒ page 155.
•The national legal provisions in certain countries require that
both the front, side and head airbags be deactivated. Please
comply with any differing national legal regulations regarding the
use of child safety seats.
•If this is not done, a child seated on the front passenger seat
may suffer severe or even fatal injuries if the front passenger
airbag or airbags are deployed.
•You should have the front passenger airbag (or airbags) reacti-
vated by your Škoda dealer just as soon as you no longer use a
child safety seat on the front passenger seat.
WARNING
•When transporting a child on the front passenger seat, please
comply with the appropriate national regulations regarding the use
of child safety seats. If required, the airbag has to be deactivated,
−by allowing a Skoda dealer to do this
− or by using the switch for the front passenger airbag*
⇒ page 155.
Fig. 141 Child seat in
Group 2 installed on
the rear seat facing the
direction of travel

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164
Child safety seats in Group 3
For children of about 7 years of age weighing between 22 and 36 kg and
of a height of less than 150 cm, the optimal solution is a child safety seat
(seat bolster) in combination with the three-point seat belt ⇒fig. 142 .
Children of more than 150 cm in height may use the seat belts fitted to the
vehicle without a seat bolster.
Attaching child safety seat
Child seat protection
You can block the three-point seat belt in order to attach a
child safety seat.
You can permanently block the three-point seat belt in order to
attach a child safety seat. Blocking the belt in this way ensures
that the child seat is held firmly in position in the car.
WARNING (continued)
•The shoulder part of the seat belt must run approximately
across the middle of the shoulder and fit snugly against the chest.
It must on no account run across the neck. The lap part of the seat
belt must run across the pelvis and fits snugly; it must not run over
the belly. Tighten the belt webbing over your hip if necessary.
•Please comply with any differi ng national legal regulations
regarding the use of child safety seats.
Fig. 142 Child seat in
Group 3 installed on
the rear seat facing the
direction of travel
WARNING
•When transporting a child on the front passenger seat, please
comply with the appropriate national regulations regarding the use
of child safety seats. If required, the airbag has to be deactivated,
−by allowing a Skoda dealer to do this
− or by using the switch for the front passenger airbag*
⇒ page 155.
•The shoulder part of the seat belt must run approximately
across the middle of the shoulder and fit snugly against the chest.
It must on no account run across the neck. The lap part of the seat
belt must run across the pelvis and fits snugly; it must not run over
the belly. Tighten the belt webbing over your hip if necessary.
•Please comply with any differ ing national legal regulations
regarding the use of child safety seats.

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Using the systemSafetyDriving TipsGeneral MaintenanceBreakdown assistanceTechnical Data
Activating child seat protection
– Attach the child safety seat with the three-point seat belt as
stated in the instructions of the manufacturer of the child seat.
– Now, pull the shoulder part of the belt out fully.
– Insert the tongue of the lock into the seat belt buckle belonging to the seat until it is heard to lock in place.
– Reel up the belt webbing until it is fitted snugly against the child seat. When the belt is reeled up, this can be detected by
a “clicking” noise.
– Pull on the belt in order to check that it is no longer possible to pull out the webbing. The child seat protection is now switched
on.
Deactivating child seat protection
– Press the red button on the seat belt buckle. The tongue of the lock jumps out of the buckle as a result of the spring force
when this is done.
– Guide the belt back with your hand to enable the inertia reel to wind up the belt webbing more easily. The child safety lock is
deactivated after the full reeling up of the belt.WARNING
It is essential to always switch off ⇒page 154 the airbag (airbags)
when attaching a child safety seat on the front passenger seat
where the child is seated with its back facing in direction of travel
(in some countries also when the child is facing the direction of
travel). If this is not done, there is a risk of the child suffering
severe or even fatal injuries if the front passenger airbag is
deployed. In certain countries national legal provisions also
require that the side or head passenger airbags be deactivated.
When transporting a child on the front passenger seat, please
comply with the appropriate national regulations regarding the use
of child safety seats.

Index251
Index
A
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Adjusting seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Adjusting front seats manually . . . . . . . . . 69
electrically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Adjusting the steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Air outlet vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Head airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
An overview Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Antilock Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Antilock brake system (ABS) Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Auto Check Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Automatic gearbox
5-speed automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . 123
Dynamic shift programme . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Emergency programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Kickdown function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Selector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Automatic seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Automatic vehicle wash systems . . . . . . . . . 190
Avoiding damage to your vehicle . . . . . . . . . 178
B
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Boot lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Brake system Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Bulbs Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Button on the driver's door
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
C
Car jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228, 233
CargoFlex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
CargoFlex folding box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Opening a single door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Changing oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Changing wheels around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Chassis number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Child safety locks rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Child safety seats ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Index
252
Child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Attaching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Child seat protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Classification into groups . . . . . . . . . . . 161
on the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . 158
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Use of child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Climatronic Air outlet vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Blower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
economic use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Keeping windows demisted . . . . . . . . . . 109
Operational problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Recirculated air mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Setting temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Climatronic (automatic air conditioning) . . . 107
Clothes hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Cockpit An overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Coming Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Convenience operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Converting/masking over headlights . . . . . . 178
Cool box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 208 replenishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Coolant temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Coolant temperature/coolant level
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Counter for distance driven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
D
Deactivating an airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Defrosting windows The air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . 104
De-icing windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Detachable towing device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Direction indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Doors Child safety locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Drinks can holder at the front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
at the rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Driving economically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Dynamo Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
E
EDLSee Electronic Differential Lock . . . . . . . . 34 Electric sliding/tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Electronic Differential Lock
Operating principle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Electronic stability programme Operating principle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Electronic stability programme (ESP) Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Emergency operation Fuel filler flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Engine compartment Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Engine electronics EPC warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
replenishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Engine revolutions counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Environmental compatibility . . . . . . . . . 179, 183
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
F
First-aid box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 31
For the first 1 500 kilometres . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Front armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100