
Technical Data259
Safety First
Operating instructions
Tips and Maintenance
Te c h n i c a l D a t a
Diesel engine 1.9l TDI 77 kW (105 bhp)General engine data
Performance figures
Consumption (litres/100 km)/ CO
2 (g/km)
Weights Power output in kW (bhp)
rpm 77 (105) 4000
Maximum torque in Nm at rpm 250/1900
No. of cylinders, capacity in cm
3
4/1896
Compression 19 ± 0.5
Fuel Min 49 CZ
Maximum speed in km/h 185
Acceleration from 0-80 km/h in sec. 7.6
Acceleration from 0-100 km/h in sec. 11.3
Urban cycle 6.5/1766.6/178
Extra urban cycle 4.3/1164.5/122
Combined 5.0/1355.2/141
Gross vehicle weight in kg 1868
Weight in working order (with driver) in kg 1365/ 1480
Gross axle weight, front in kg 1015
Gross axle weight, rear in kg 896
Permitted roof load in kg 75
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Diesel engine 2.0l 103 kW (140 bhp) 16VGeneral engine data
Performance figures
Consumption (litres/100 km)/ CO
2 (g/km)
Weights Power output in kW (bhp)
rpm 103 (140)/ 4000
Maximum torque in Nm at rpm 320/ 1750 - 2500
No. of cylinders, capacity in cm
3
4/ 1968
Compression 18.5 ± 0.5
Fuel Min 49 CZ
Maximum speed in km/h 205
Acceleration from 0-80 km/h in sec. 6.3
Acceleration from 0-100 km/h in sec. 9.3
Urban cycle 7.4/2007.5/203
Extra urban cycle 4.6/1244.7/127
Combined 5.6/1515.7/154
Gross vehicle weight in kg 1885
Weight in working order (with driver) in kg 1390/ 1497
Gross axle weight, front in kg 1042
Gross axle weight, rear in kg 885
Permitted roof load in kg 75
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262Trailer weights
Engine oil capacityDiesel engine 2.0l 103 kW (140 bhp) 16 V. AutomaticGeneral engine data
Performance figures With no brakes, gradients up to 12%
690
With brakes, gradients up to 12% 1400
Engine oil capacity with oil filter change. 4.3 litres
Power output in kW (bhp) rpm 103 (140)/ 4000
Maximum torque in Nm at rpm 320/ 1750 - 2500
No. of cylinders, capacity in cm
3
4/ 1968
Compression 18.5 ± 0.5
Fuel Min 49 CZ
Maximum speed in km/h 205
Acceleration from 0-80 km/h in sec. 6.3
Acceleration from 0-100 km/h in sec. 9.3
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264Diesel engine 2.0l 100 kW (136 bhp) 16VGeneral engine data
Performance figures
Consumption (litres/100 km)/ CO
2 (g/km)
Weights Power output in kW (bhp)
rpm 100 (136)/ 4000
Maximum torque in Nm at rpm 320/ 1750 - 2500
No. of cylinders, capacity in cm
3
4/ 1968
Compression 18.5 ± 0.5
Fuel Min 49 CZ
Maximum speed in km/h 203
Acceleration from 0-80 km/h in sec. 6.4
Acceleration from 0-100 km/h in sec. 9.4
Urban cycle 7.4/2007.5/203
Extra urban cycle 4.6/1244.7/127
Combined 5.6/1515.7/154
Gross vehicle weight in kg 1885
Weight in working order (with driver) in kg 1390/ 1497
Gross axle weight, front in kg 1042
Gross axle weight, rear in kg 885
Permitted roof load in kg 75
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Te c h n i c a l D a t a
Trailer weights
Engine oil capacity
Diesel engine 2.0l 100 kW (136 bhp) 16 V. AutomaticGeneral engine data
Performance figures
With no brakes, gradients up to 12%
690
With brakes, gradients up to 12% 1400
Engine oil capacity with oil filter change. 4.3 litres
Power output in kW (bhp) rpm 100 (136)/ 4000
Maximum torque in Nm at rpm 320/ 1750 - 2500
No. of cylinders, capacity in cm
3
4/ 1968
Compression 18.5 ± 0.5
Fuel Min 49 CZ
Maximum speed in km/h 203
Acceleration from 0-80 km/h in sec. 6.4
Acceleration from 0-100 km/h in sec. 9.4
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Dimensions and capacitiesDimensions
Capacities
Tyre pressureLength, width
4,315 mm / 1,768 mm
Height at kerb weight 1,459 mm
Front and rear projection 949 mm / 788 mm
Wheelbase 2,578 mm
Turning circle 10.7 m
Track width
a)
a)This data will change depending on the type of wheel rim.
Front Rear
1,525 mm 1,509 mm
1,533 mm 1,517 mm
Fuel tank 55 litres, reserve 7 litres
Windscreen washer fluid container with headlight washer 3 l/ 5.5 l
Summer-grade tyres:
The correct tyre pressure can be seen on the sticker on the inside of the tank flap.
Winter tyres:
The pressure of these tyres is the same as the summer tyre pressure plus 0.2 bar.
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Index
272Engine fault
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Engine management Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Checking level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Engine oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Engine oil pressure monitor indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Environmental tip Avoiding pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
ESP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80, 167
Example of menu use Open the configuration menu . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Program a speed limit warning . . . . . . . . . . 67
To activate and deactivate the speed limit warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Examples of menu use Open the main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Open the winter tyres menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
To close the winter tyres menu . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
External aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
FFastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Fire extinguisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
First-aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Foot brake Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Front drinks holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Front interior light Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Front passenger airbag deactivation . . . . . . . . . 45
Front reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Front seat adjustment Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Fuel Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Fuel level Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 warning message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Fuel Tank Opening the fuel tank flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Fuel tank
See Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
GG 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Gear shift pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
General overview of the engine compartment 252
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Glow plug system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80HHandbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76, 158
Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
head restraints Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124, 125
adjustment of the head restraint angle . . . 125
Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
head restraints, correct adjustment . . . . . . . . . 13 In-use and non-use positions . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Headlight flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Headlight washer system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Heated front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
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274PPaintwork
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Waxing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 55
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Trips to foreign countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Petrol additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Petrol engines, starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Physical principles of a frontal collision . . . . . . 21
Plastic key tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Pollen filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145RRadio frequency remote control Changing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Radio navigation St eering wheel controls
audio + telephone version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
audio version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Radio wave remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Rain sensor* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Rear fog light Indication lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Rear interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Rear lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Rear reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Rear seat bench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Rear window heating
Heating element wires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Rear window wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Rear-view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Registration light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Remote control key Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Synchronising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Removing and fitting the wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Repairs Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Replacement keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Rev counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Reverse gear Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
RME fuel (biodiesel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Roll-back function Sliding/tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Roof aerial* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Roof carrier* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Rubber seals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Running in
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Running in tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
SSafe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Safety instructions Coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Safety notes Belt tension devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Disabling front passenger airbag . . . . . . . . 46
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Using child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Using seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Safety system- safe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Seals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123, 126
Seat belt position Pregnant women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Seat belt release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Seat belt warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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