2005 SKODA OCTAVIA service schedule

Introduction
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On-board literature
The on-board literature for your vehicle consists of this “ Owner's
Manual” as well as the brochures “ Brief instruction”, “Service
schedule ”, “Te c h n i c a l d a t a ” and “Help on the road ”. There can
also be a variety of other additional operating manuals and
instructions on-board (e.g. an operating manual for the radio)
depending on the vehicle model and equipment.
If one of the publications listed above is missing, please contact
a Škoda dealer immediately, where one will be glad to assist you
in such matters.
One should note that the de tails given in the vehicle's
papers always take precedence over those in the Owner's
Manual.
Owner's Manual
This Owner's Manual describes the current scope of equip-
ment . Certain items of equipment listed are only installed later on
and only envisaged for particular markets. The illustrations can
differ in minor details from your vehicle; they are only intended for
general information.
In addition to information regarding all the controls and equip-
ment, the Owner's Manual also contains important information
regarding care and operation for your safety and also to retain the
value of your vehicle. To provide you with valuable tips and aids.
You can learn how you can operate your vehicle safely,
economically and in an environmentally conscious way.
For safety reasons, please also pay attention to the informa-
tion on accessories, modificati ons and replacement of parts
⇒ page 270. The other chapters of the Owner's Manual are also important,
however, for proper treatment of your car - in addition to regular
care and maintenance - helps to retain its value and in many
cases is also one of the conditions for possible warranty claims.
The Brief instruction
includes an overview of the most important controls of your
vehicle.
The Service schedule
contains:
•Vehicle data,
•Service intervals,
•Overview of the service work,
•Service proof,
•Confirmation of mobility warranty,
•important information on the warranty.
The confirmations of the carried out service work are one of the
conditions for possible warranty claims.
Please always present the Service schedule when you take your
car to a Škoda dealer.
If the Service schedule is missing or worn, please contact your
Škoda dealer, where your car is serviced regularly. You will
receive a duplicate, in which the previously carried out service
work are confirmed.
Help on the road
contains the addresses and telephone numbers of Škoda
Importers.
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The following will be displayed in the information display*:
Service now!
The display disappears within 20 seconds after switching on the ignition.
The trip counter is also displayed after pressing the reset button for the trip
counter (for more than 1 second).
Display regarding the distance and days until the following service
interval
You can have the distance still to be driven and the days until the following
service interval displayed at any time as follows:
•Switch on the ignition and press the reset button ⇒page 13, fig. 2
for more than 2 seconds.
A key symbol
 is displayed on the display of the counter for the
distance driven. The remaining distance to be driven will be indicated for
10 seconds next to the key symbol and then the remaining number of days
to the due date for the service inspection.
Resetting Service Interval Display
We recommend having this resetting performed by a specialist garage.
Specialist garage:
•resets the memory of the display after the appropriate inspection
•makes an entry in the Service schedule
•affix the sticker with the entry of the following service interval to the
side of the dash panel on the driver's side.
The service interval displays can also be reset as follows by using the
reset button ⇒page 13, fig. 2 on the trip counter:
•Switch off the ignition, press the reset button of the trip counter for
distance driven and hold it down.
•Switch the ignition on and release the reset button. Now turn the reset
button to the right. The service interval displays are reset.
Caution
We recommend that you do not reset the Service Interval Display yourself
otherwise this can result in the service interval display being incorrectly
set, which may also result in problems with operation of your vehicle.
Note
•Never reset the display between service intervals otherwise this may
result in incorrect readouts.
•Information is retained in the Service Interval Display also after the
battery of the vehicle is disconnected.
•It is necessary to re-code the Service Interval Display if a new instru-
ment cluster is installed during repair work. This work is carried out by a
specialist garage.
•The data displayed is the same after resetting the display with flexible
service intervals (QG1) using the reset button as that for a vehicle with
fixed service intervals (QG2). We therefore recommend having the
Service Interval Display reset only by a Škoda dealer who is familiar with
the procedure for resetting the display with a vehicle system tester.
•Please refer to the brochure Service schedule for extensive informa-
tion about the service intervals.
Digital clock
A clock-set button is installed on the bottom left beside the
speedometer for adjusting the clock ⇒page 13, fig. 2 .
Set hours
– Turn the reset button to the left.
A6
A6A6
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Diesel particle filter (diesel engine)
In the diesel particle filter the resulting soot particles are
collected and burnt during the combustion of diesel fuel.
Code 7GG on the vehicle data sticker ⇒fig. 20 indicates that your
vehicle is equipped with a diesel particle filter. The vehicle data
sticker ⇒page 303, fig. 234 is located on the floor of the luggage
compartment and is also stated in the Service schedule.
The soot particles, which result from the combustion of diesel fuel, are
collected in the diesel particle filter . If the filter is full, the warning light 
lights up in the instrument cluster.
The soot particles must be burned in the filter. The combustion is
performed when you are driving at least 60 km/h for 5 to 10 minutes. The
warning light goes out. If the warning light remains on despite this measure, the following text
appears in the display of the instrument cluster:
Engine fault Workshop!.
In this case contact a specialist garage to obtain assistance.
WARNING
Please pay attention to the traffic regulations and speed limits.
Note
It is prohibited to use biofuel and diesel fuel mixture (RME) for vehicles
with diesel engines which are fitted with diesel particle filter.
Bulbs 
The warning light  comes on for a few seconds after ignition is switched
on and goes out after several seconds.
If the warning light does not go out or comes on when driving, a bulb in the
headlights of the rear parking light or in the brake lights is defective.
The following text e.g will be displayed in the information display*:
Dipped beam front left defective!
A peep sounds as an additional warning signal.
Electromechanical power steering 
The warning light  comes on for a few seconds when the ignition is
switched on.
Fig. 20 Vehicle data
sticker
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Sensitive use of the accelerator will not only significantly reduce fuel
consumption but also positively influence environmental pollution and
wear of your vehicle.
You should avoid fully exploiting the top speed of your vehicle wherever
possible. Fuel consumption, pollutant emissions and vehicle noises
increase disproportionally at high speeds.
The
⇒page 224, fig. 184 shows the ratio of fuel consumption to the speed
of your vehicle. You will cut your fuel consumption by half if you only make
use three-quarters of the possible top speed of your vehicle.
Reducing idling
Idling also costs fuel.
It is worthwhile switching off the engine in a traffic jam or when waiting at
a level crossing or at traffic lights with a lengthy red phase. Even after just
30 - 40 seconds you will have saved more fuel than that is needed when
you start the engine up again.
If an engine is only idling it takes much longer for it to reach its normal
operating temperature. Wear-and-tear and pollutant emissions, though,
are particularly high in the warming-up phase. This is why you should
drive off right after starting the engine. Do avoid high engine revolutions
at this time, however.
Regular servicing
A poorly tuned engine consumes an unnecessarily high
amount of fuel.
Having your vehicle serviced regularly at a specialist garge enables you
to satisfy one of the requirements for economical motoring even before
you set off on your journey. Keeping your vehicle properly serviced not
only has a positive effect on the safety of your vehicle and maintaining its
value, but also saves on fuel.
A poorly tuned engine can result in a fuel consumption which is 10%
higher than normal.
The foreseen maintenance work should be undertaken exactly according
to the Service schedule by a specialist garage.
Also check the oil level after refueling. Oil consumption is dependent to
a considerable extent on the load and speed of the engine. Oil consump-
tion could be as high as 0.5 litres/1 000 km depending on your style of
driving.
It is quite normal that a new engine has a higher oil consumption at first,
and reaches its lowest level only after a certain running in time. It is there-
fore not possible to correctly assess the oil consumption of a new vehicle
until after you have driven about 5 000 km.
For the sake of the environment
•You can achieve additional improvements in your fuel economy by
using high-lubricity oils.
•Check the ground below your car at regular intervals to detect any
leakages in good time. Please have your vehicle inspected by a specialist
garge if you find any stains caused by oil or other fluids on the floor.
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„Diesel fuel mixture according to standard CSN 65 6508 from
02/2003 contains diesel fuel according to standard DIN EN 590 and a
concentration of biofuel (rape oil methyl ester) according to standard
DINEN14214 in the following two concentrations:
„5% share of biofuel RME according to the standard DINEN14214
- Denomination SMN 5,
„30% share of biofuel RME according to the standard
DINEN14214 - Denomination SMN 30.
The same principles apply for the diesel fuel mixture as for the biofuel
⇒ page 243.
Fuel additives
You must not use fuel additives, so-called “flow improvers” (petrol and
similar products) in diesel fuel.
It is then necessary to have the fuel filter drained of water by a Škoda
dealer more often than stated in the Service schedule if the quality of the
diesel fuel used is poor.
You can find information on refuelling ⇒page 245, “Refuelling”.
Caution
•Use a fuel complying with the standard. Filling the tank even only once,
which does not comply with the standard, can result in damage to the fuel
system.
•Water which has collected in the fuel filter can result in engine
problems.
Biofuel*
The possibility to refuel with biofuel only applies to vehi-
cles, which have been adapted at the factory for its use.
Biofuel (RME rape oil methyl ester fuel) must comply with the DIN EN
14 214 ⇒ .
Biofuel (methyl ester from rape oil) is manufactured from vegetable oil by
means of a chemical process.
Biofuel does not contain sulphur. This means that no sulphur dioxide
(SO
2) is produced when it is burnt.
The exhaust gases contain less:
•carbon monoxide (CO),
•hydrocarbons (HC),
•particles (soot).
than when operating with conventional diesel fuel.
The Biofuel is more biodegradable.
When using biofuel pay attention to the following points:
•The Performance may be reduced slightly if you switch to driving with
biofuel.
•The fuel consumption may increase slightly if you switch to driving
with biofuel.
We recommend refuelling with diesel fuel at temperatures below -10°C.
Biofuel conforming to DIN EN 14 214 can be mixed in any desired ratio
with diesel fuel conforming to the standard DIN EN 590.
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Caution
•Filling the tank even only once with biofuel, which does not comply with
the standard DIN EN 14 214 , can result in damage to the fuel system.
•The possibility to refuel with biofuel only applies to vehicles, which
have been adapted at the factory for its use. Filling the tank even only
once with biofuel, which does comply with the standard DIN EN 14 214,
can otherwise result in damage to the fuel system.
•Water which has collected in the fuel filter can result in engine prob-
lems.
•It is prohibited to use biofuel and diesel fuel mixture (RME) for diesel
vehicles which are fitted with diesel particle filter.
Note
•On the inside of the fuel filler flap you will find the information whether
your vehicle can be driven with biofuel.
•When using biofuel certain maintenance work must be carried out
earlier than when using diesel fuel according to DINEN590 - see Service
schedule.
Operation in winter
Winter-grade diesel fuel
A different grade of diesel fuel is available at filling stations in winter than
during the summer. Using “summer-grade diesel fuel” at temperatures
below 0°C can result in operational problems because the diesel becomes
viscous as a result of paraffin separation.
It is therefore the case that DIN EN 590 prescribes diesel fuel class for
certain periods of the year which can also be purchased at the corre- sponding time during the year. “Winter-grade diesel fuel” will still operate
properly even at a temperature of -20°C.
It is often the case in countries with different climatic conditions that diesel
fuels available have a different temperature characteristic. Škoda dealers
and filling stations in the country concerned will be able to provide you with
information regarding the diesel fuels available.
Prewarming fuel
The vehicle is fitted with a fuel filter prewarming system. This secures
operation of a vehicle using diesel fuel down to an environmental temper-
ature of -25°C.
Caution
It is not permitted to add the various fuel additives on the market, including
petrol, to diesel fuel in order to improve its flow properties.
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Changing engine oil
The engine oil must be changed at the intervals stated in the Service
schedule or according to the service interval indicator ⇒page 16.
WARNING
•Only carry out the engine oil change, if you have the required
professional knowledge!
•Read and observe the warning notes ⇒page 248, “Working in
the engine compartment” before working in the engine compart-
ment.
•Let the engine cool down - risk of burning from hot oil.
•Wear an eye protection - risk of caustic burns due to oil
splashes.
•Oil is toxic! Store old oil in a safe place out of the reach of chil-
dren and unauthorized persons until you dispose of it properly.
Caution
You must not pour any additives into the engine oil - risk of engine
damage! Damage, which results from such product, are excluded from the
warranty.
For the sake of the environment
•You must on no account pour oil into the ground or into the sewage
system.
•In view of the problems involved in properly disposing of old oil, the
material, equipment and the knowledge required for such work, we recom-
mend that you have the oil and oil filter change carried out by your Škoda
dealer.
Note
After your skin has come in contact with the oil, you must thoroughly wash
your skin.
Cooling system
Coolant
The job of the coolant is to cool the engine.
The cooling system does not require any maintenance under normal oper-
ating conditions. The coolant consists of water with a concentration of
coolant additive of 40 %. This mixture not only provides antifreeze protec-
tion down to -25°C but also protects the cooling and heating system from
corrosion. It also prevents the formation of scale and significantly
increases the boiling point of the coolant.
You must therefore not reduce the concentration of antifreeze agent in the
coolant by adding water, also not during the summer months or in coun-
tries with a warm climate. The concentration of coolant additive in the
coolant must be at least 40%.
You can increase the amount of antifreeze in the coolant iIf a higher
concentration of antifreeze is necessary for climatic reasons but only up
to 60% (antifreeze protection down to approx. -40°C). The antifreeze
protection tails off above that concentration.
Vehicles exported to countries with a cold climate (e.g. Sweden, Norway,
Finland) are already factory-filled with a coolant which offers antifreeze
protection down to about -35°C. In these countries the concentration of
coolant additive should be at least 50 %.
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Identification data
Vehicle data sticker
The vehicle data sticker ⇒fig. 234 is located on the floor of the luggage
compartment and is also stated in the Service schedule.
The vehicle data sticker contains the following data:
Vehicle identification number
Vehicle type
Gearbox code, paint number, interior equipment number, engine
output, engine code
Partial description of the vehicleFig. 234 Vehicle data
sticker
Fig. 235 Windscreen:
The last 11 digits of the
vehicle identification
number
A1
A2
A3
A4
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