2007 SKODA OCTAVIA jacking

Breakdown assistance
236
Wheel trim caps*
Pulling off
– Carefully remove the wheel tr im cap using the removal hook
⇒ fig. 213 .
Slackening and tightening wheel bolts
Slacken the wheel bolts before jacking up the vehicle.
Slackening wheel bolts
– Insert the wheel wrench fully onto the wheel bolt
11).
– Grasp the end of the wrench and turn the bolt about one turn to the
left ⇒fig. 214 .
Tightening wheel bolts
– Insert the wheel wrench fully onto the wheel bolt
11).
– Grasp the end of the wrench and turn the bolt to the right until it is tight.
WARNING
Slacken the wheel bolts only a little (about one turn) as long as the vehicle
has not yet been jacked up - risk of an accident!.
Note
apply pressure carefully with your foot to the end of the wheel wrench if it proves
difficult to slacken the wheel bolts. Hold tight on the vehicle when doing this and
ensure that you have a steady position.
Fig. 213 Pulling off
wheel trim cap on light
alloy wheels
Fig. 214 Changing a
wheel: Slackening wheel
bolts
11)Use the appropriate adapter for slackening and tightening the safety wheel bolts
⇒ page 237.
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Breakdown assistance237
Using the systemSafetyDriving TipsGeneral MaintenanceBreakdown assistanceTechnical Data
Raise vehicle
You have to raise the vehicle with a lifting jack in order to be able to
take off the wheel.
Position the lifting jack by selecting the jacking point which is closest to
the wheel to be removed ⇒fig. 215 . The jacking point is located directly
below the engraving in the lower sill. The engraving is only visible after
opening the door.
– 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 car jack so that its claw grasps the web of the lower sill and the base plate is resting flat on the floor.
– 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 ne cessary 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 slip-
ping off - risk of injury!
•Not positioning the lifting jack at the specified points can result in
damage to the vehicle. The jack can also sl ip off if it does not have sufficient
grip - risk of injury!
•It is important to support the vehicle 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. 216 .
– Insert the wheel wrench fully onto the adapter .
– Slacken the wheel bolt, or tighten it firmly ⇒page 236.
Fig. 215 Changing a
wheel: Points for posi-
tioning car jack
AA
ABFig. 216 Safety wheel
bolt with adapter
AB
AA
AB
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Index
282
J
Jacking points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238, 239
K
Keeping windows demisted
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
L
Lashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Leather care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Light automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Light bulbs Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Lighting of the interior of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Lights converting/masking over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Range adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Lights and Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Lock Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
lock Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Locking and unlocking from inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Low beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Lugagge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 76 Folding double hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Folding hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Lashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Luggage compartment door Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Luggage rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
M
Main beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51, 56 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Manual shifting of gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Memory for the on-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140, 149
Mobiltelefon Bluetooth™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Motoring abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Multi-functional indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
N
Navigation system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Note holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
O
Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Onboard computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Open door Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Opening a single door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Opening for skis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Operation in winter Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
De-icing windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Overview of the engine compartment . . . . . . . . . 211
P
Paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Parking aid rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
parking aid Front and rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Parking light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Parking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Passive Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
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