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out the battery being ignited by the strong spark which results from
the engine being started.
•Do not affix the cable end to parts of the fuel and brake
system.
•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. 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.
– Note that the brake servo unit and power steering only operate if the engine is running. You will require significantly greater
physical force to depress the brake pedal and to steer the
vehicle if the engine is not running.
– Ensure that the tow rope is always kept taught.
Tow rope or tow bar
A tow bar is safest way of towing a vehicle and also minimizes any
shocks. You can use a tow rope only if a suitable tow bar is not available.
The tow rope must be elastic to protect the vehicle. Thus one should only
use plastic fibre rope or a rope made out of a similarly elastic material.
Attach the tow rope or the tow bar only to the towing eyes provided for
this purpose ⇒page 246, “Front towing eye” and ⇒page 247, “Rear
towing eye”.
Driving style
Towing another vehicle requires a certain amount of practice. Both drivers
should be familiar with the particular points about towing a vehicle.
Unskilled drivers should not attempt to tow in another vehicle or to be
towed in.
One should be constantly vigilant not to allow impermissibly high towing
forces or jerky loadings. There is always a risk of excessive stresses and
WARNING (continued)
A4
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damage resulting at the points to which you attach the tow rope or tow bar
when you attempt to tow a vehicle which is not standing on a paved road.
Caution
If the gearbox of your vehicle no longer contains any oil because of a
defect, your vehicle must only be towed in with the driven wheels raised
clear of the ground, or on a special vehicle transporter or trailer.
Note
•Please comply with any legal requirements particularly regarding the
switched on signal systems, when towing in or tow-starting another
vehicle.
•The tow rope must not be twisted as it may in certain circumstances
result in the front towing eye being unscrewed out of your vehicle.
Front towing eye
The towing eye is stored in the box for the vehicle tool kit.
Fig. 175 Front
bumper: Protective
grille
Fig. 176 Front
bumper: Installing the
towing eye
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– Switch on the ignition.
– Wait until both vehicles are moving then release the clutch pedal slowly.
– Depress the clutch pedal fully when the engine fires and take the vehicle out of gear.
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 245.
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 245. 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!
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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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 light 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. Other 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 calling on other professional
assistance.
Please note that the engine compartment is a hazardous area
⇒ page 210, “Working in the engine compartment”. We recommend that you carry the set of light bulbs with you which was
delivered in your vehicle. Replacement light bulbs
8) are available at a
Škoda Service Partner.
The set of light bulbs can be stowed in the locable box in the spare wheel.
Overview of bulbs10Engine control unit15
11Central control unit5
12Automatic gearbox5
No.Power consumerAmperes
8)Replacement light bulbs are, on the other hand, part of the basic equipping of the
vehicle in some countries.
Front headlightReflectorModule
Low beam and main
beamH4H7
Parking lightsW5W
Turn signalsPY21W
Fog lightsHB4
Fog lights with turning
lightH8
Rear light unitBulb
Reversing lightP21W
Turn signalsPY21W
Brake lightsP21W
Fog lightsP21W
Parking lights2 x W5W
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Technical Data
General
Identification data
Vehicle data sticker
The vehicle data sticker ⇒fig. 195 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 (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 (vehicle body number) is stamped
into the engine compartment on the right hand 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 stamped into the engine block.
Type plate (production plate)
The type plate is located in the engine compartment at the front on the left
hand shock absorber dome.
Homologation sign
The homologation sign is located on the lock carrier. Vehicles for certain
countries 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,
•Tyre size,
•Tyre pressure.
Note
•You will find the technical data of your vehicle in the separate brochure
"Technical Data".
Fig. 195 Vehicle data
sticker
A1
A2
A3
A4
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Index
A
Abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Adjusting seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69, 75, 143
Adjusting the seat backrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Adjusting the steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Air outlet vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Head airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Alternator Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Antilock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Antilock brake system - ABS Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Auto Check Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Auto Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Emergency programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Selector lever-emergency unlocking . . . 124
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Automatic vehicle wash systems . . . . . . . . . 198
Automatic wiper/washer system . . . . . . . . . . 63
Avoiding damage to your vehicle . . . . . . . . . 192
B
B rake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 220 change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Inspecting the electrolyte level . . . . . . . . 222
Operation in winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Before setting off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Belt tensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Bicycle carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Bluetooth™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Brake Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Brake pads
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Brake system Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Button on the driver's door Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45C
Car jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Car state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
CD changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Changing the engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Changing wheels around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Check engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
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Environmental compatibility . . . . . . . . . 187, 191
ESP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Exhaust gas Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Exhaust gas inspection Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Exterior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Exterior mirror heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
F
Fastening elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
First-aid box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Fixing net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 257 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Fog lights with integrated turning light . . . . . . 57
Folding seats forwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Force limiter of the power windows . . . . . . . . 53
Front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Front armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Front headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 187 Saving energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Fuel reserve
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Full wheel trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Fuse Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
G
Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Gearbox mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
General view Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Glow plug system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
H
Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Hazard warning light system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Head airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Head restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Headlight cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Headlight flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Headlights Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Headlight cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Heated windscreen washer nozzles . . . . . . . 63 Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Heating the front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
I
Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Interior light Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Interior lighting front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Interior monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Intermittent wiping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
J
Jacking points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243, 244
K
Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
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L
Lashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Leather care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Lighting
Interior light and reading light . . . . . . . . 258
Storage compartment lighting . . . . . . . . 257
Lighting of the interior of the vehicle front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Lights converting/masking over . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Range adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Lights and Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Liquid in reservoir for windscreen washer system Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Lock Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
lock Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 42 Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Locking and unlocking from inside . . . . . . . . 45
Locking of the door in an emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Low beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55, 256 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Folding hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Lashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
M
Main beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55, 59, 256Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Manual shifting of gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Memory for the on-board computer . . . . . . . 18
Mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128, 138
Mobiltelefon Bluetooth™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Motoring abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Multi-functional indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
N
Navigation system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
New tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Note holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
O
Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Onboard computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Opening a single door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Opening doors
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Operating the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Operation in winter Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
De-icing windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Overview of the engine compartment . . . . . 212
P
Paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Panorama roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Parking light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Passive Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Petrol engines Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Power socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
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