Breakdown assistance234
•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; the gearbox would not be adequately lubricated at higher spee ds 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!
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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Caution
•Never attempt to “repair” fuses and also do not replace them with a fuse of a higher amperage - risk of fire! This may also cause damage at another part of the electrical system.
•Have the electrical system checked as quickly as possible by a specialist garage if a newly inserted fuse blows again after a short time.
Note
We recommend that you have these fuse s replaced by a specialist garage.
Fuse assignment in the dash panel
Certain electrical components are only standard on certain vehicle model versions or only suppliable as opti onal equipment for certain models.
Fig. 167 Schematic representation of fuse carrier
No.Power consumerAmperes
1Electrohydraulic power steering5
2Instrument cluster, headlight range adjustment5
3Engine control unit - Petrol engine5
4ABS control unit5
5Petrol engine: Brake light switch, cruise control system5
6Not assigned
7Engine control unit 1.2 ltr.15
8Injection valves - 1.4 ltr.; 1.6 ltr.10
9Operating controls for the he ating, control unit for air conditioning system, parking aid, control unit for corner- ing lights5
10PCV valve7,5
11Electrically adjustable re ar mirror, power windows7,5
12Reversing light10
13Engine control unit (for vehicles with automatic gearbox)10
14Motor for cornering lights10
15Navigation PDA5
16Not assigned
17Left parking light, licence plate light5
18Right parking light5
19Radio, central control unit5
20Instrument cluster, steering angle sender, ESP5
21Brake lights10
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22Operating controls for the heating, control unit for air conditioning system, parking aid, mobile phone7,5
23Lighting interior, storage compartment and luggage com- partment10
24Tailgate lock10
25Seat heaters20
26Heatable windscreen washin g nozzles, windscreen clean- ing system15
27Not assigned
28Petrol engine: AKF valve, petrol engine: Control flap10
29Injection - 1.2 ltr. engine10
30Fuel pump - petrol engine15
31Lambda probe10
32Diesel engine: Switch for brake light and clutch pedal, cruise control system, fuel pump relay and glow plug sys- tem relay5
33Engine control unit - diesel engine30
34Engine control unit 1.4 ltr.; 1.6 ltr.30
Fuel pump - diesel engine15
35Electric sliding/tilting roof25
36Main beam15/5a)
37Rear fog light7,5
38Fog lights10
39Blower25
40Rear window wiper10
No.Power consumerAmperes
41Not assigned
42Rear window heater25
43Horn20
44Front window wiper20
45Central control unit for convenience system15
46Engine control unit 1.4 ltr.; 1.6 ltr.5
47Cigarette lighter, power sock et in the luggage compart-
ment b)15
48Vehicle voltage control unit5
49Tu r n s i g n a l s15
50Radio, Telephone preinstallation, Multi-functional mod- ule10
51Electrical power window (at th e front and rear on the left)25
52Electrical power window (at the front and rear on the right)25
53Not assigned
54Anti-theft alarm system15
55Not assigned
56Headlight cleaning system25
57Low beam on the left15
58Low beam on the right15
a)Depending on headlight type - replace defect fuse by a new fuse of the same ampere number.b)If the engine is switched off already one electrical component which is connected can discharge the battery.
No.Power consumerAmperes
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Fuse assignment at battery
Certain electrical components are only standard on certain vehicle model versions or only suppliable as op tional equipment for certain models.
Bulbs
Replacing 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 li ght 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. Ot her parts of the vehicle 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 Service Partner or, in exceptional cases, by ca lling on other professional assistance.
Please note that the engine compartment is a hazardous area ⇒page 198, “Working in the engine compartment”.
We recommend that you carry the set of light bulbs with you which was deliv- ered in your vehicle. Replacement light bulbs 7) are available at a Škoda Service Par tner.
The set of light bulbs can be stowed in the locable box in the spare wheel.
No.Power consumerAmperes
1Dynamo175
2Interior110
3The radiator fan40
4ABS or TCS or ESP40
5Electrohydraulic power steering50
6Glow plugs50
7ABS or TCS or ESP25
8The radiator fan30
9The air conditioning system5
Fig. 170 Schematic representation of fuse assignment at battery
10Engine control unit15
11Central control unit5
12Automatic gearbox5
No.Power consumerAmperes
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Front headlight
– Open the bonnet.
– For a vehicle with petrol engine remove the activated charcoal
filter system before replacing the bulb in the right front headlight
⇒ fig. 172.
Positions of the light bulbs in the front headlight ⇒fig. 171.
- low beam and main beam
- parking lights
- Turn signal light (at the front)
Switching on the low beam and main beam
– Open the bonnet.
– Remove the protective cap ⇒fig. 171.
Fig. 171 Front headlight: Installing the light bulbs
Fig. 172 Removing the activated charcoal filter system
AA
AB
AC
Fig. 173 Removing the light bulb for the low beam and main beam light
AA
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General
Identification data
Vehicle data sticker
The vehicle data sticker ⇒fig. 182 is located on the floor of the luggage compartment and is also stated in the Service schedule.
The vehicle data sticker co ntains the following data:
Vehicle identification number (VIN)
Vehicle type
Gearbox code, paint number, interior equipment number, engine output, engine code
Partial description of the vehicle
Vehicle identification number (VIN)
The vehicle identification number - VIN (v ehicle body number) is stamped into the engine compartment on the right ha nd shock absorber dome. This number is also located on a sign on the lower left hand edge below the windscreen (together with a VIN bar code).
Engine number
The engine number is stampe d into the engine block.
Type plate (production plate)
The type plate is located in the engine co mpartment at the front on the left hand shock absorber dome.
Homologation sign
The homologation sign is located on the lock carrier. Vehicles for certain coun- tries do not have an homologation sign.
Sticker on inside of fuel filler flap
The sticker is affixed to the inside of the fuel filler flap. The sticker contains the following data:
•The prescribed types of fuel,
•Ty re s i z e ,
•Tyre pressure.
Note
•You will find the technical data of yo ur vehicle in the separate brochure "Technical Data".
Fig. 182 Vehicle data sticker
A1
A2
A3
A4
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Index249
Index
A
Abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Adjusting seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70, 135
Adjusting the steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Air outlet vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Head airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Alternator
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Antilock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Antilock brake system - ABS
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Auto Check Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Auto Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Emergency programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Automatic vehicle wash systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Automatic wiper/washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Avoiding damage to your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
B
B rake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, 207
change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Inspecting the electrolyte level . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Operation in winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Before setting off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Belt tensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Bluetooth™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Brake
Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Brake pads
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Brake system
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Button on the driver's door
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
C
Car jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Car state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
CD changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Changing the engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Changing wheels around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Check engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
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Child safety seat
on the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Classification into groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Children and safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Chrome parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Climatronic
Air outlet vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Recirculated air mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Setting temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Clothes hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Cockpit
General view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Convenience operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Converting/masking over headlights . . . . . . . . . . 180
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
replenishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Coolant level
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Coolant temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Coolant temperature/coolant level
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Cornering lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Correct seated position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Counter for distance driven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Cup holder
front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
D
Deactivating an airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Defrosting rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92, 96
De-icing the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Diesel engines
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Diesel particle filter
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Direction indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Distance driven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Door
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Door, tailgate and bonnet ajar warning . . . . . . . . . . 23
Driving economically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Driving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
E
EDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Electric power-operated window
Operational faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Electric sliding/tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Electrically adjustable rear mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Electronic Differential Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Electronic Differential Lock (EDL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 40
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Electronic stability programme (ESP) . . . . . . . . . . 165
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Emergency locking of the door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Engine
starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Engine compartment
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Engine electronics
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
replenishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Engine revolutions counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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