2005 SKODA OCTAVIA warning

Breakdown assistance283
Using the systemSafetyDriving TipsGeneral MaintenanceBreakdown assistanceTechnical Data
– Attach the other end to a solid metal part which is
connected firmly to the engine block, or to the engine block
itself.
Starting engine
– Start the engine of the vehicle providing current and run the engine at idling speed.
– Now start the engine of the vehicle with the discharged battery.
– Interrupt the attempt at starting an engine after 10 seconds if it does not start right away and wait for about 30 seconds
before repeating the attempt.
– Disconnect the cables on the engine in exactly the reverse
order they were connected up.
WARNING
•The non-insulated parts of the terminal clamps must never
make contact with each other. Furthermore, the cable connected to
the positive terminal of the battery must not come into contact with
electrically conducting parts of the vehicle - risk of a short circuit!
•Do not affix the jump starting cables to the negative terminal of
the discharged battery. There is the risk of detonating gas seeping
out the battery being ignited by the strong spark which results from
the engine being started.
•Run the jump-start cables so that they cannot be caught by any
rotating parts in the engine compartment.
•Do not bend over the batteries - risk of caustic burns!
•The vent screws of the battery cells must be tightened firmly.
•Keep any sources of ignition (naked flame, smouldering ciga-
rettes etc.) away from the battery - risk of an explosion!
Tow-starting and towing vehicle
General
Please pay attention to the following instructions if you are going
to use a tow rope:
Driver of the towing vehicle
– Do not drive off until the tow rope is taught.
– Release the clutch particularly gently when starting off or depress the accelerator particularly gently if your vehicle is
fitted with an automatic gearbox.
Driver of the towed vehicle
– Switch the ignition on so that the steering wheel is not blocked and you can also operate the turn signal lights, the headlight
flasher, the windscreen wipers and windscreen washer
system.
– Take the vehicle out of gear or move the selector lever into position N if your vehicle is fitted with an automatic gearbox.
A4WARNING (continued)
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Breakdown assistance287
Using the systemSafetyDriving TipsGeneral MaintenanceBreakdown assistanceTechnical Data
WARNING
There is high risk of having an accident when tow-starting a
vehicle, when for example the towed vehicle runs into the towing
vehicle.
Caution
Vehicles which are fitted with a catalytic converter should not be tow-
started over a distance of more than 50 metres. Unburnt fuel may get into
the catalytic converter and damage it.
Towing in a vehicle fitted with a manual gearbox
Please refer to the notes ⇒page 283.
The car can be towed in with a tow bar or a tow rope or with the front or
rear wheels raised. The maximum towing speed is 50 km/h.
Towing of a vehicle with an automatic gearbox
Please refer to the notes ⇒page 283.
The car can be towed in with a tow bar or a tow rope. Refer at the same
time to the following guidelines:
•Move selector lever into N .
•The maximum towing speed is 50 km/h.
•The maximum permissible towing distance is 50 km. The gear oil
pump does not operate when the engine is not running and the gear would
not be adequately lubricated at higher speeds and over longer towing
distance.
Caution
If the vehicle is towed in by a recovery vehicle, it should only be towed in
with the front wheels raised. If the vehicle is raised at rear, the automatic
gearbox is damaged! (Does not apply to the automatic gearbox DSG).
Note
The vehicle must be transported on a special vehicle or trailer if it is not
possible to tow in the vehicle in the way described or if the towing distance
is greater than 50 km.
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Fuses and light bulbs295
Using the systemSafetyDriving TipsGeneral MaintenanceBreakdown assistanceTechnical Data
WARNING
•Bulbs H7 and H1 are pressurised and may burst when changing
the bulb - risk of injury!
•It is recommended to wear gloves and eye protection when
changing a light bulb.
•Gas discharge bulbs* (xenon bulbs) operate with a high voltage,
professional knowledge is required - danger to life!
Caution
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.
Note
This Owner's Manual only describes the replacement of bulbs where it is
assumed that no major complications will arise. Other light bulbs should
be changed by your specialist garage.
Front headlightHalogen headlightXenon headlight
Low beamH7D1S
Main beamH1
Parking lightsW5W
Turn signalsPY21W
Fog lightsH8
Light unit (Octavia)Bulb
Reversing lightP21W
Turn signalsPY21W
Twin filament light bulb for the brake lights and
tail lightsP21/4W
Twin filament light bulb for the rear fog lights
and tail lightsP21/4W
Parking lightsW3W
Rear light unit (estate car)Bulb
Reversing light, brake lights, tail lights and rear
fog lightP21W
Turn signalsPY21W
Parking lightsW3W
OthersBulb
Side turn signal lightsLED
Licence plate lightC5W
3. Brake lightLED
Entry lightW5W
front interior lightingC10W
Reading lightsW5W
Rear interior lightingC10W
Luggage compartment lightW5W
Door warning lightC5W
Storage compartment light - front passenger
sideC3W
OthersBulb
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Index
A
Abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Adjusting seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83, 179 electrically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Adjusting the steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 deactivate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Head airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
An overview Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Antilock Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Antilock brake system (ABS) Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Ashtrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Auto Check Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Auto Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Automatic driving lamp control . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Emergency programme . . . . . . . . . 154, 161
Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Selector lever-emergency unlocking . . . 154
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Automatic gearbox DSG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Selector lever-emergency unlocking . . . 162
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Automatic seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Automatic vehicle wash systems . . . . . . . . . 234
Avoiding damage to your vehicle . . . . . . . . . 228
B
Before setting off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Biofuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Bluetooth™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Boot lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Brake Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Brake pads
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Bulbs Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Buttons for central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Buttons on the driver's door Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
C
Car jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274, 280
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Changing the engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Changing wheels around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Chassis number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
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306
Child safety locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Child safety seats
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 Classification into groups . . . . . . . . . . . 206
on the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . 204
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Use of child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Children and safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Chrome parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Climatronic Air outlet vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Recirculated air mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Setting temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Climatronic (automatic air conditioning) . . . 128
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Clothes hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Cockpit An overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Convenience operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Converting/masking over headlights . . . . . . 228
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 replenishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Coolant level
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Coolant quantity Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Coolant temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Coolant temperature/coolant level Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Correct seated position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Counter for distance driven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Cup holder at the front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
at the rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
D
Deactivating an airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Defrosting rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
De-icing the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Detachable towing device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Diesel enginesStarting engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Diesel particle filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Direction indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Distance driven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Door
Child safety locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Driver-steering recommendation . . . . . . . . . 216
Driving economically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Dynamo Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
E
EDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Electric sliding/tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Electrically adjustable exterior mirrors . . . . . . 80
Electronic Differential Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Electronic immobiliserWarning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Electronic stability programme . . . . . . . . . . 213
Electronic stability programme (ESP) Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Engine Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
switch off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Engine compartment Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Engine electronics Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
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replenishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Engine revolutions counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Environmental compatibility . . . . . . . . . 223, 227
ESP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Exhaust gas inspection Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Exhaust gases Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
F
First-aid box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Fixing net Estate car . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Octavia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
For the first 1 500 kilometres . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Front armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Biofuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Diesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Saving energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Fuel reserve Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Full wheel trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
G
Gearbox mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Glow plug system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
H
Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Hazard warning light system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Hazard warning lights system . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Head airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Head restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Headlight cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Headlight flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Headlights Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Headlight cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Heated windscreen washer nozzles . . . . . . . 75 Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Air outlet vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Auxiliary heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Recirculated air mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Heating of the external mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Heating the front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
I
Identification data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Inspecting the engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Instrument lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Interior light Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Interior lighting at the front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
at the rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Interior monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Interior rear-view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Intermittent wipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
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J
Jacking points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281, 282
K
Keeping windows demisted
The air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . 125
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
L
Lashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Leather care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
light Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Lighting of the interior of the vehicle . . . . . . . 70
Lights Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Converting/masking over . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Range adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
switching them on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Lights and Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Liquid in reservoir for windscreen washer system Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 locking
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Locking and unlocking from inside . . . . . . . . 48
Low beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Lugagge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50, 92 Folding double hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Folding hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Lashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Luggage rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102M
Main beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63, 68 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Manual shifting of gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Memory for the on-board computer . . . . . . . 18
Mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165, 175 Bluetooth™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Motoring abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Multi-functional indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
N
Navigation system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Note holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
O
Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Onboard computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Open door Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Opening a single door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Opening for skis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Operation in winter De-icing windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Diesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
The battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Overview of the engine compartment . . . . . 250
P
Paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Parking aid at the rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
front and rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Parking light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Parking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Passive Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Petrol engines Starting engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
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Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Power windows Buttons on the driver's door . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Operational problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Switches in front passenger door and in rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
R
Rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Rear window Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Rear window heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Rear-view mirror Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Interior rear-view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Recharge battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Synchronisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Replacing fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Roof aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Running in the car . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
S
Safe securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Safety instructions Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Safety wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Saving electrical energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Seat belt height adjuster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Seat belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183, 188 Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
fasten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
taking off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150, 157
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . 150, 157
Selector lever-emergency unlocking . . . . . . 154
Selector lever-emergency unlocking (DSG) 162
Service Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Service Interval Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Setting temperature Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Shifting of gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Stability system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Starting engine
after fuel tank has run empty . . . . . . . . . 141
Petrol engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Diesel engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Steering Driver-steering recommendation . . . . . . 216
Steering force assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Storage compartment Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Storage facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Sun screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Switching lights on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Switching off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
T
Taking care of your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
TCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Temperature Outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Temporary spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
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