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– Grip with the hand under the radiator grille and lift up the bonnet.
– Take the bonnet support out of its holder and set it in the opening designed for it ⇒page 224, fig. 210 .
Closing the bonnet
– Lift the bonnet slightly and unhook the bonnet support. Press the bonnet support into the hold er designed to hold it.
– Allow the bonnet to drop from a height of about 20 cm into the lock - bonnet do not press down on it !
WARNING
•Never open the bonnet if you see that steam or coolant is flowing out of
the engine compartment - risk of scaldi ng! Wait long enough until the steam
or coolant has stopped escaping.
•For safety reasons, the bonnet must always be properly closed when
driving. One should therefore check that the lock has in fact engaged prop-
erly after closing the bonnet.
•Stop your vehicle immediately while driv ing if you notice that the lock is
not properly engaged and close the bonnet properly - risk of an accident!
Caution
Never open the bonnet using the hand le - danger of causing damage.
Working in the engine compartment
Particular care is required when carrying out any work in the engine
compartment!
There is a risk of injuries, scalding, accidents and fire when working in the
engine compartment, e.g. inspecting and replenishing oil and other fluids. For
this reason, it is essential to comply with the warning instructions stated below and with the general applicable
rules of safety. The engine compart-
ment of your car is a hazardous area ⇒ .
WARNING
•Never open the bonnet if you see that steam or coolant is flowing out of
the engine compartment - risk of scaldi ng! Wait long enough until the steam
or coolant has stopped escaping.
•Switch off the engine and pull out the ignition key.
•Apply the handbrake firmly.
•If your vehicle is fitted with a ma nual gearbox, move the gearshift lever
into Neutral, or if it is fitted with automatic gearbox, move the selector lever
into position P.
•Allow the engine to cool down.
•Keep children clear of the engine compartment.
•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 expa nsion 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:
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Carefully remove the cover as follows.
– Insert the fingers in the opening ⇒page 254, fig. 231 .
– By pulling in the direction of arrow , first of all slacken the cover in the upper area on the side to the fog lights.
– Afterwards, also slacken the cover on the other side in the direction of arrow and remove it.
– Screw in the towing eye anticlockwise down to the stop ⇒fig. 232 and
tighten up using the wheel wrench (push the wheel wrench through
eye).
– The cover can be reinstalled after screwing out the towing eye starting on the side of the marking. Then press the cover closed on the side to
the fog lights. The cover must engage firmly.
Rear towing eye
– Take the cover out of the bumper ⇒fig. 233.
– Screw in the towing eye anticlockwise down to the stop ⇒ fig. 234 and
tighten up using the wheel wrench (push the wheel wrench through
eye).
– The cover can be reinstalled after sc rewing out the towing eye starting
on the upper side of the cover. The cover must engage firmly.
Fig. 232 Front bumper:
Installing the towing eye
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Fig. 233 Rear bumper:
Removing cover
Fig. 234 Rear bumper:
Installing the towing eye
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– For the installation, first of all inse rt the fog light with the interlock to
the side far away from the marking of the vehicle.
– Press into place the headlight onto the side facing the marking.
– In order to reinstall the cover, first of all insert one part of the cover starting on the side of the marking. Then press the cover closed on the
side to the fog lights. The cover must engage firmly.
Light unit (Octavia)
Changing light bulbs in the lamp holder
– Switch the ignition and all lights off.
– Unlock the locking button and open the cover of the lamp holder ⇒fig. 247 .
– Press the catches in the direction of arrow and take out the lamp holder ⇒fig. 248 .
– Press the defective light bulb into the socket, turn to the left and remove.
– Press a new light bulb into the socket and turn the light bulb to the right as far as the stop.
– Insert the lamp holder in such a wa y that the catches lock in place in
the housing.
– Close and lock the cover of the lamp holder.
Changing light bulb for tail light
– Switch the ignition and all lights off.
– Unlock the locking button and open the cover of the lamp holder ⇒fig. 247 .
– Take the defective light bulb (arrow or ⇒fig. 248 ) out of the
housing and replace it with a new one.
– Close and lock the cover of the lamp holder.
Fig. 247 Luggage compart-
ment: Cover for the lamp
holder
Fig. 248 Removing the lamp
holder
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