2006 SKODA OCTAVIA warning

Checking
Battery electrolyte level 167
Brake fluid 164
Coolant level 163
Engine oil 161
Oil level 161
Windscreen washer fluid 165
Children and safety 135
Child safety Side airbag 136
Child safety lock 27
Child seat Classification 136
ISOFIX 137
on the front passenger seat 135
Suitability 137
TOP TETHER 137
Chrome parts refer to Taking care of your vehicle 150
Cigarette lighter 69
Cleaning 148
Artificial leather 153
Headlight lenses 151
Material coverings 153
Materials 153
Natural leather 153
Plastic parts 150
Wheels 152
Clock 11
Clothes hooks 77
Cockpit 12-volt power socket 70
Ashtray 68
Cigarette lighter 69
General view 7
Light 45
Storage compartments 70
Compartments 70
Computer see Multifunction display 12Coolant
Checking 163
Replenishing 163
Temperature gauge 9
Correct seated position 122
Counter for distance driven 10
Cruise control system (CCS) 99
D
Dash panel insert 8
Daylight driving light 40
Deactivating an airbag 133
Deactivating an airbag 133
Defrsoting rear window 47
Delayed locking of the boot lid see Boot lid 33
Diesel refer to Fuel 158
Diesel fuel Operation in winter 158
Diesel particulate filter 23
Digital clock 11
Dipstick 161
Display Coolant temperature 9
Service interval 10
Distance driven 10
Door Child safety lock 27
Warning light for an open door 20
Doors Emergency locking 32
Driving Abroad 143
Driving through water on the street 144
Emissions 197
Fuel consumption 197 E
Economical and environmentally friendly driving 140
EDS 97
Electrical power windows Button in the driver's door 34
Electric power windows Central locking system 36
Electric sliding/tilting roof 37
Electronic Differential Lock 97
Electronic immobiliser 92
Emergency Automatic gearbox 106
Changing a wheel 179
Hazard warning light system 44
Jump-starting 185
locking of the doors 32
Selector lever-unlocking 106
Sliding roof 38
Towing the vehicle 186
Tyre repair 182
Unlocking the boot lid 34
Emissions 197
Engine Running in 139
Starting and stopping the engine 91
Engine compartment Brake fluid 164
Coolant 162
Overview 160
Vehicle battery 165
Engine oil Capacity 200
Changing 162
Checking 161
Replenishing 161
Specification 200
Engine revolutions counter 9
Environment 140
Environmental compatibility 142
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Index

Environmentally friendly driving 140
ESC Operating principle 95
Warning light 22
Ethanol E85 see fuel 157
F
Fire extinguisher 178
First-aid kit 178
Floor mats 97
Front airbag 130
Front seats 54
Fuel 155
Diesel 158
Ethanol E85 157
Fuel gauge 9
gauge 9
refer to Fuel 155
Refuelling 155
Unleaded petrol 156
Fuel consumption 140
Fuses Assignment 189
Replacing 189
G
Gear Recommended gear 11
General view Cockpit 7
Glow plug system Warning light 23
GSM 109, 112
H
Handbrake 95
Head airbag 132Headlight cleaning system
Headlight cleaning system 50
Headlights Driving abroad 143
Headlight cleaning system 50
Head restraint 58
Heating 80
Defrosting windows 81
Exterior mirror 52
Rear window 47
Recirculated air mode 82
Seats 57
Heating rear window 47
Horn 7
I
Ignition 93
Ignition lock 93
Immobiliser 92
Information display see MAXI DOT 15
Instrument cluster 8
Instrument lighting 43
Interior monitor 32
Internet connection 115
ISOFIX 137
J
Jacking points Raise vehicle 181
Jump-starting 185
L
Lever Main beam 45
Turn signal 45Light
Automatic driving lamp control 40
Cockpit 45
COMING HOME/LEAVING HOME function 41
Daylight driving light 40
Fog lights 42
Fog lights with the function CORNER 42
Hazard warning light system 44
Headlight beam adjustment 44
Headlight flasher 45
Low beam 40
Main beam 45
Parking light 40, 41
Rear fog light 43
Replacing bulbs 191
Tourist light 42
Turn signal 45
Lights Cornering lights 41
switching on and off 40
Warning lights 18
Loads 197
Lock Central locking system 29
Locking Emergency locking 32
Remote control 30
Locking and unlocking from the inside 29
Luggage compartment Folding double hooks 62
Folding hooks 62
M
MAXI DOT 15
Main menu 15
Settings 16
Mirror Automatic dimming interior mirror 52
Exterior mirror 52
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Manual dimming interior mirror 51
Vanity 47
Mobile phone 107, 109, 112
Connecting to the hands-free system 110, 113
Multifunction display Functions 12
Memory 12
Operation 13
Multimedia 118
AUX-IN 119
MDI 119
N
Net partition 65
O
Oil refer to Engine oil 161
Onboard computer see Multifunction display 12
Operation in winter De-icing windows 151
Diesel fuel 158
Vehicle battery 167
Outside temperature 13
Overview Engine compartment 160
Warning lights 18
P
Paint see Paint damage 150
Paint damage 150
Parking Parking aid 98
Parking ticket holder 77
Passive Safety 121
Periodic wiping 49Petrol
refer to Fuel 156
Polishing the paintwork refer to Taking care of your vehicle 150
Power steering 92
Power windows Button in the driver's door 35
Button in the front passenger door 36
Button in the rear doors 36
Operational faults 37
Preservation refer to Taking care of your vehicle 150
R
Radiator fan 164
Radio reception Aerial 151
Functional fault 151
Raise vehicle 181
Rear mirror Automatic dimming interior mirror 52
Exterior mirror 52
Manual dimming interior mirror 51
Recirculated air mode Climatronic 86
Manual air conditioning system 84
Recommended gear 11
Refuelling 155
Fuel 155
Regulation Headlight beam 44
Remote control 30
Synchronisation process 31
Remote control key Replacing the battery 26
Removable through-loading bag 76
Removing the seats 59
Replacement of parts 177Replacing
Bulbs 191
Fuses 189
Vehicle battery 168
Windscreen wiper blade 51
Replenishing Coolant 163
Engine oil 161
Windscreen washer fluid 165
Roof luggage rack Attachment points 67
Roof rack system Roof load 67
Running in Brake pads 139
Engine 139
The first 1
500 km 139
Tyres 139
S
Safe securing system 28
Safety 121
Child safety 135
Child safety seats 135
Head restraints 58
ISOFIX 137
TOP TETHER 137
Save electrical energy 140
Seat Adjusting 55
Seat belt Warning light 19
Seat belt height adjuster 128
Seat belts Belt tensioners 128
Cleaning 154
fastening and unfastening 127
Height adjustment 128
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Seats
folding forward 59
Head restraints 58
Heating 57
Selector lever see selector lever positions 103
Selector lever positions 103
Service display 10
Setting Automatic dimming interior mirror 52
Manual air conditioning system 84
Manual dimming interior mirror 51
Steering wheel 92
Setting temperature Heating 81
Setting the clock 11
Shifting Diving economically 140
Gearshift lever 97
Side airbag 131
Sliding/tilting roof see Electric sliding/tilting roof 37
Snow chains 176
Spare wheel 173
Speedometer 9
START/STOP Function 100
Starting and stopping the engine 91
Starting engine Jump-starting 185
START STOP Jump-starting 186
Steering active support 95
Steering force assistance 92
Steering wheel 92
Storage 70
Storage compartment Lighting 46
Storage compartments 70Sun visors 47
Switching lights on and off 40
T
Taking care of the vehicle Artificial leather 153
Material coverings 153
Materials 153
Natural leather 153
Seat belts 154
Taking care of your vehicle 148
Automatic car wash system 149
Chrome parts 150
Cleaning the wheels 152
Door lock cylinders 151
Headlight lenses 151
High-pressure cleaner 149
Plastic parts 150
Polishing the paintwork 150
Preservation 150
Rubber seals 151
Washing 149
Washing by hand 149
Wash system 149
TCS 96
Warning light 21
Technical data 197
Telephone 109, 112
Through-loading channel 75
Tilting roof see Electric sliding/tilting roof 37
Tiptronic 102
see automatic gearbox 104
Tool 179
TOP TETHER 137
Towing 186
Towing a trailer 145
Towing eye 187
Towing protection monitoring 32
Traction control system TCS 96Trailer 145
Towing a trailer 145
Transport Boot 60
Roof rack system 66
Transporting children safely 135
Two-way radio systems 107
Type plate 197
Tyre repair 182
Tyres see Wheels and tyres 172
U
Underbody protection 152
unlock Central locking system 28
Unlocking Remote control 30
Uphill start assist 95
V
Vehicle battery Automatic load deactivation 169
Charging 168
Checking the electrolyte level 167
Operation in winter 167
Replacing 168
Safety instructions 165
Vehicle condition see Auto Check Control 17
Vehicle data sticker 197
Vehicle dimensions 198
Vehicle key 26
Vehicle tool kit 179
Visors 47
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W
Warning lights 18
Warning symbols see Warning lights 18
Warning triangle 178
Washing 148
Automatic car wash system 149
by hand 149
Chrome parts 150
High-pressure cleaner 149
Weights 197
Wheel bolts Anti-theft wheel bolt 182
Caps 174
Loosening and tightening 181
Wheels 170
Wheels and tyres Changing a wheel 179
Full wheel trim 174
General information 170
Handling wheels and tyres 172
new tyres 172
Service life of tyres 171
Snow chains 176
Spare wheel 173
Wheel bolts 176
Winter tyres 176
Window convenience operation 36
Windows De-icing 151
See electric power windows 34
Windscreen see Radio reception 151
Windscreen washer fluid Checking 165
Replenishing 165
Warning light 24
Winter 165Windscreen washer system 165
Windscreen wipers 49
Windscreen wiper Automatic rear window wiper (Combi) 50
Replacing the rear window wiper blade 51
Replacing the windscreen wiper blades 51
Windscreen wipers Activating 49
Cleaning the windscreen wiper blades 51
Windscreen washer fluid 165
Winter operation Snow chains 176
Winter tyres see Wheels and tyres 176
X
XDS 97
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