2006 SKODA ROOMSTER ECU

Inspecting and Replenishing209
Using the systemSafetyDriving TipsGeneral MaintenanceBreakdown assistanceTechnical Data
Inspecting and Replenishing
Engine compartment
Bonnet remote release
Bonnet remote release
– Pull the unlocking lever below the dash panel on the driver's
side ⇒fig. 153 .
The bonnet jumps out of its lock as a result of the spring force.
Opening and closing the bonnet.
Fig. 153 Bonnet
release lever
Fig. 154 Radiator
grille: Fuse
Fig. 155 Securing the
bonnet with the bonnet
support
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•Never spill oil and other fluids over the hot engine. Such fluids
(e.g. the antifreeze contained in the coolant) may ignite!
•Avoid short circuits in the electrical system - particularly on the
battery.
•Never place your hand into the radiator fan as long as the
engine is still warm. The fan might suddenly start running!
•Never open the cap of the coolant expansion bottle as long as
the engine is still warm. The cooling system is pressurized!
•Cover over the cap of the coolant expansion reservoir with a
large cloth when opening it as protection for your face, hands and
arms from hot steam or hot coolant.
•Do not let objects, such as e.g cleaning cloth or tools lie in the
engine compartment.
•If you wish to work under the vehicle, you must secure the
vehicle from rolling away and support it with suitable supporting
blocks: the car jack is not sufficient for this - risk of injury!
•In cases where it be necessary to carry out inspection work
when the engine is running there is an additional risk from rotating
parts (e.g. the V-ribbed belt, alternator, radiator fan) and from the
high-voltage ignition system. Please observe in addition the
following:
−Never touch the electrical cables of the ignition system.
− Absolutely avoid any jewellery, loose items of clothing or
long hair from getting into the rotating parts of the engine -
Hazard! Therefore remove any jewellery beforehand, tie up your
hair and wear tight fitting clothing.
•Please also comply with the warning instructions stated below
when carrying out any essential work on the fuel system or on the
electrical system:
−Always separate the car battery from the electrical system. −
Do not smoke.
− Never carry out any work close to naked flames.
− Always keep a working fi re extinguisher at hand.
Caution
When replenishing fluids in the engine, always ensure that the fluids are
on no account mixed up. This may result in major operating problems and
also vehicle damage!
WARNING (continued)WARNING (continued)
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Breakdown assistance
238
WARNING
•If you find yourself in flowing traffic switch on the hazard
warning lights system and place the warning triangle on the side of
the road at the prescribed distance from your vehicle while
observing all national legal provisions. In this way you are
protecting not only yourself but also other road users.
•Never start the engine with the vehicle sitting on the raised jack
- danger of suffering injury!
Caution
If you have to change a wheel on a slope first block the opposite wheel
with a stone or similar object in order to secure the vehicle from unexpect-
edly rolling away.
Note
Comply with the national legal regulations.
Changing a wheel
Always change a wheel on a level surface as far as possible.
– Take off the full wheel trim* ⇒page 239 or the caps
⇒ page 240.
– In the case of light alloy wheels remove the wheel trim cap ⇒page 240.
– Slacken the wheel bolts ⇒page 241. – Jack up the vehicle until the wheel to be changed is clear of
the ground ⇒page 241.
– Unscrew the wheel bolts and place them on a clean surface (cloth, paper etc.).
– Take off the wheel.
– Fit on the spare wheel and tighten the wheel bolts slightly.
– Lower the car.
– Tighten the wheel bolts firmly, alternately and diagonally using the wheel wrench ⇒page 241.
– Mount the full wheel trim/wheel trim cap or the caps.
Note
•All bolts must be clean and must turn easily.
•You must never grease or oil the wheel bolts!
•When fitting on unidirectional tyres, ensure that the tyres rotate in the
correct direction ⇒page 225.
Subsequent steps
After changing the wheel, you must perform the following steps.
– Stow and attach the replaced wheel in the spare wheel well.
– Stow the vehicle tool kit in the space provided.
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Caution
•Use the pressure of your hand, do not knock on the full wheel trim!
Heavy knocks mainly on the points where the full wheel trim has not been
inserted into the wheel, can result in damage to the guide and centering
elements of the full wheel trim.
•First check for yourself that the theft-deterrent wheel bolt is located
⇒ page 242, “Securing wheels against being stolen*” in the hole in the
area of the valve before fitting the full wheel trim onto a steel wheel which
is attached with a theft-deterrent wheel bolt.
Wheel trim caps*
Pulling off
– Carefully ⇒fig. 169 lever off the wheel trim cap using the
removal hook .
Wheel bolts with caps*
The caps are designed to protect the wheel bolts.
Pulling off
– Insert the plastic clip (in the car tool kit) sufficiently far onto
the cap until the inner catches of the clip are positioned at the
collar of the cap.
– Pull the cap off with the plastic clip ⇒ fig. 170 .
Installing
– Insert the caps onto the bolts.
Fig. 169 Pulling off the
wheel trim cap
Fig. 170 Changing a
wheel: Pull off cap from
the wheel bolt
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– Position the lifting jack by selecting the jacking point - lower sill - which is closest to the wheel to be removed ⇒page 241,
fig. 172 .
– Position the lifting jack below the jacking point and move it up until its claw is positioned directly below the vertical web of the
lower sill.
– Align the lifting jack so that its claw grasps the web of the lower sill and the moving base plate of the jack is resting flat
against firm ground.
– Turn the lifting jack up further until the wheel is just clear of the ground.
Ground below the lifting jack which is soft and slippery can cause the
vehicle to slip off the jack. It is therefore always necessary to place the
lifting jack on a solid surface or use a wide and stable base. Use a non-
slip base (e.g. a rubber foot mat) if the surface is smooth, such as
cobbled stones, a tiled floor, etc.
WARNING
•Always raise the vehicle with the doors closed - risk of injury.
•Take suitable measures to prevent the base of the lifting jack
from slipping off - risk of injury!
•Place the lifting jack only on a solid and even surface.
•Not positioning the lifting jack at the specified points can result
in damage to the vehicle. The jack can also slip off if it does not
have sufficient grip - risk of injury!
•Never start the engine if the vehicle is lifted - risk of accident.
•Never lie under the vehicle if the vehicle is only lifted with the
vehicle lifting jack.
•It is important to support the ve hicle with suitable supporting
blocks if you wish to work under the lifted vehicle - risk of injury!
Securing wheels against being stolen*
You need a special adapter for slackening the safety
wheel bolts.
– Pull off the full wheel trim/cap from the wheel hub or cap from the safety wheel bolt.
– Insert the adapter with its toothed side fully into the inner toothing of the safety wheel bolt right down in such a way
that only the outer hexagon is jutting out ⇒fig. 173 .
– Insert the wheel wrench fully onto the adapter .
AAAB
WARNING (continued)
Fig. 173 Safety wheel
bolt with adapter
AB
AA
AB
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Fuses and light bulbs
256
– For vehicles with petrol engines remove the activated char-coal filter system before replacing the bulb in the right front
headlight ⇒page 255, fig. 184 .
Positions of the light bulbs in the front headlight ⇒page 255, fig. 183 .
- 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 ⇒page 255, fig. 183 .– For headlights with module (halogen lamp H7),
⇒fig. 185 turn
the connector with the halogen lamp to the left up to the stop
and remove.
– For headlights with reflector (halogen lamp H47) pull off the connector from the lamp, release the sprung wire clamp and
pull out the halogen lamp towards the rear.
– Replace the halogen lamp H7, insert the connector with the new halogen lamp and turn to the right up to the stop.
– Replace the halogen lamp H4, insert into the opening in the reflector (with the fixing lugs in the recesses), secure with the
sprung wire clamp, position the protective cap and mount the
connector.
– We recommend that you have the headlight setting checked by a Skoda Service Partner after replacing the light bulb.
Turn signal light (at the front)
– Open the bonnet.
– Turn the lamp holder to the left ⇒page 255, fig. 183 and
remove the lamp holder with the light bulb.
– Replace the defective light bulb.
– Insert the lamp holder with light bulb into the headlight. Secure the lamp holder by turning it to the right until it locks in place.
AA
AB
AC
Fig. 185 Removing the
light bulb for the low
beam and main beam
light
AA
AC
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Parking light at the front
– Open the bonnet.
– Remove the protective cap ⇒page 255, fig. 183 .
– Grasp the light bulb holder and pull it out of the headlight.
– Replace the light bulb in the light bulb holder and re-insert into the headlight.
Fog lights
– Remove the grille next to the fog light (for turning light) or the grille around the round fog light (for fog light) ⇒page 246.
– Release the screws ⇒fig. 186 and remove the fog light. – Turn the connector with the light bulb up to the stop towards
the left and remove.
– Change the light bulb, put the connector back into the head- light and secure by turning to the right.
– Put the fog light in place with the catch on the side opposite the grille and then press in the opposite part. Applies to turning
light, for round fog light screw in the 3 screws.
– Screw in the screws ⇒fig. 186 and re-insert the grille
⇒ page 246.
– We recommend that you have the headlight setting checked by a Skoda Service Partner after replacing the light bulb.
Storage compartment lighting*
AB
Fig. 186 Structure of
the light bulb of the fog
light
Fig. 187 Remove
lighting in storage
compartment on front
passenger side
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Index269
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
R
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
RadioOperating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Radio systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Raise vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Rear armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Rear mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Rear window heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Recharge battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Recirculated air mode Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Synchronisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Removing seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Replacing fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Roof aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Running in the car . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
S
Safe securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Safety information Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Saving electrical energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Seat belt height adjuster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Seat belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
taking off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Selector lever-emergency unlocking . . . . . . 124
Service Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Service Interval Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Setting temperature Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Stability programme (ESP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Diesel engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Petrol engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Steering force assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Storage compartment Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Storage facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Switch in the driver door Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Switching lights on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Switching off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
T
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Taking care of your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
TCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Temperature outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
the first 1 500 kilometres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
The roof luggage rack system . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
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