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Capacities (in liter)
Weight (in kg)
Fuel tank capacity/of which spare55/9
Reservoir for windscreen washer system/ with headlight cleaning system3/5,5
Engine oila)
a)Oil capacity with oil filter change. Inspec
t oil level when filling; do not fill up too much. The oil level must be between the markings ⇒page 227.
4,6
Cooling system of the vehicleb)
b)On vehicles which are fitted with an independent auxiliary heating and a ventilation, the volume of the coolant is greater by a pprox. 1 ltr.
8,6
OCTAVIA RS
M6OCTAVIA RSDQ6COM B I RSM6CO M B I R SDQ6
Permissible gross weight 1935195519501970
Unloaden weight ready for work1395141514101430
Loading capacity540540540540
Loading capacity when using the TLC465465465465
Permissible front axle load1100110011001100
Permissible rear axle load1100110011001100
Permissible trailer loads, trailer braked1400a)
1600b)
a)Uphills up to 12 %b)Uphills up to 8%
1400a)
1600b)1400a)
1600b)1400a)
1600b)
Permissible trailer loads, trailer unbraked650650650650
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Capacities (in liter)
Weight (in kg)
Fuel tank capacity/of which spare55/960a)
a)Octavia Combi 4x4.
Reservoir for windscreen washer system/ with headlight cleaning system3/5,5
Engine oilb)
b)Oil capacity with oil filter change. Inspec
t oil level when filling; do not fill up too much. The oil level must be between the markings ⇒page 227.
3,8/4,3c)
c)Ve hicles w ith DP F.
Cooling system of the vehicled)
d)On vehicles which are fitted with an independent auxiliary heating and a ventilation, the volume of the coolant is greater by a pprox. 1 ltr.
8,4
OCTAVIA
M5OCTAVIADQ6COMBIM5COMBIDQ6COMBI 4x4 M6
Permissible gross weight 19701995198520102095
Unloaden weight ready for work13101335132513501435
Loading capacity660660660660660
Loading capacity when using the TLC585585585585585
Permissible front axle load10501100105011001100
Permissible rear axle load11001100115011501230
Permissible trailer loads, trailer braked1400a)
1600b)
a)Uphills up to 12 %b)Uphills up to 8%
1400a)
1600b)1400a)
1600b)1400a)
1600b)1600a)
1700b)
Permissible trailer loads, trailer unbraked650650650650650
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Capacities (in liter)
Weight (in kg)
Fuel tank capacity/of which spare55/960a)
a)Octavia Combi 4x4.
Reservoir for windscreen washer system/ with headlight cleaning system3/5,5
Engine oilb)
b)Oil capacity with oil filter change. Inspec
t oil level when filling; do not fill up too much. The oil level must be between the markings ⇒page 227.
4,3
Cooling system of the vehiclec)
c)On vehicles which are fitted with an independent auxiliary heating and a ventilation, the volume of the coolant is greater by a pprox. 1 ltr.
8,7
OCTAVIA
M6CO M B I M6COMBI 4x4 M6
Permissible gross weight 199520102110
Unloaden weight ready for work133513501450
Loading capacity660660660
Loading capacity when using the TLC585585585
Permissible front axle load110011001100
Permissible rear axle load110011501230
Permissible trailer loads, trailer braked1400a)
1600b)
a)Uphills up to 12 %b)Uphills up to 8%
1400a)
1600b)1600a)
1700b)
Permissible trailer loads, trailer unbraked650650650
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Capacities (in liter)
Weight (in kg)
Fuel tank capacity/of which spare55/960a)
a)Octavia Combi 4x4, Scout.
Reservoir for windscreen washer system/ with headlight cleaning system3/5,5
Engine oilb)
b)Oil capacity with oil filter change. Inspec
t oil level when filling; do not fill up too much. The oil level must be between the markings ⇒page 227.
3,8/4,3c)
c)Ve hicles w ith DP F.
Cooling system of the vehicled)
d)On vehicles which are fitted with an independent auxiliary heating and a ventilation, the volume of the coolant is greater by a pprox. 1 ltr.
8,7
OCTAVIA
M6OCTAVIADQ6CO M B IM6COMBIDQ6COMBI 4x4 M6SCOUTM6
Permissible gross weight 199520152010203021102170
Unloaden weight ready for work133513551350137014501510
Loading capacity660660660660660660
Loading capacity when using the TLC585585585585585585
Permissible front axle load110011001100110011001100
Permissible rear axle load110011001150115012301230
Permissible trailer loads, trailer braked1400a)
1600b)
a)Uphills up to 12 %b)Uphills up to 8%
1400a)
1600b)1400a)
1600b)1400a)
1600b)1600a)
1700b)1600a)
1700b)
Permissible trailer loads, trailer unbraked650650650650650650
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Capacities (in liter)
Weight (in kg)
Fuel tank capacity/of which spare55/9
Reservoir for windscreen washer system/ with headlight cleaning system3/5,5
Engine oila)
a)Oil capacity with oil filter change. Inspec
t oil level when filling; do not fill up too much. The oil level must be between the markings ⇒page 227.
3,8
Cooling system of the vehicleb)
b)On vehicles which are fitted with an independent auxiliary heating and a ventilation, the volume of the coolant is greater by a pprox. 1 ltr.
8,7
OCTAVIA
M6OCTAVIADQ6COMBIM6COMBIDQ6
Permissible gross weight 1995201520102030
Unloaden weight ready for work1335135513501370
Loading capacity660660660660
Loading capacity when using the TLC585585585585
Permissible front axle load1100110011001100
Permissible rear axle load1100110011501150
Permissible trailer loads, trailer braked1400a)
1600b)
a)Uphills up to 12 %b)Uphills up to 8%
1400a)
1600b)1400a)
1600b)1400a)
1600b)
Permissible trailer loads, trailer unbraked650650650650
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Capacities (in liter)
Weight (in kg)
Fuel tank capacity/of which spare55/9
Reservoir for windscreen washer system/ with headlight cleaning system3/5,5
Engine oila)
a)Oil capacity with oil filter change. Inspec
t oil level when filling; do not fill up too much. The oil level must be between the markings ⇒page 227.
4,3
Cooling system of the vehicleb)
b)On vehicles which are fitted with an independent auxiliary heating and a ventilation, the volume of the coolant is greater by a pprox. 1 ltr.
8,4
OCTAVIA RS
M6OCTAVIA RSDQ6CO M B I R SM6CO M B I R SDQ6
Permissible gross weight 1965198519802000
Unloaden weight ready for work1425144514401460
Loading capacity540540540540
Loading capacity when using the TLC465465465465
Permissible front axle load1100110011001100
Permissible rear axle load1100110011001100
Permissible trailer loads, trailer braked1400a)
1600b)
a)Uphills up to 12 %b)Uphills up to 8%
1400a)
1600a)1400a)
1600b)1400a)
1600b)
Permissible trailer loads, trailer unbraked650650650650
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Index
A
Abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Adjusting seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76, 164 electrically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Adjusting the steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Air outlet vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Recirculated air mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Head airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Alternator Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Antilock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Antilock brake system (ABS) Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Auto Check Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Auto Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Emergency programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Selector lever-emergency unlocking . . . . . . . 140
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Automatic light control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Automatic seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Automatic vehicle wash systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Automatic wiper/washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Avoiding damage to your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
B
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 232 change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Inspecting the electrolyte level . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Operation in winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Before setting off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Belt Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144, 153 Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 224
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Boot lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Brake Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Brake pads Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Buttons for the central locking system . . . . . . . . . . 47
Buttons on the driver's door Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
C
Car jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246, 251
Car state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
CD changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
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Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
replenishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Engine oil level Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Engine revolutions counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Environmental compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202, 206
ESP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Exhaust gas Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Exhaust gas inspection Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Exterior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Exterior mirror heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
F
First-aid box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Fog lights with the function Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Front armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Diesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Saving energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Fuel reserve Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Full wheel trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
G
Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Gearbox mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
General view Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Glow plug system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
GSM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143, 152
H
Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Hazard warning light system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Head airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Head restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Headlight cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Headlight flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Headlights
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Headlight cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Heated windscreen washer nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Auxiliary heating (auxiliary heating) . . . . . . . . 119
Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Recirculated air mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
I
Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Instrument lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Interior light Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Interior lighting front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Interior monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Intermittent wiping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
J
Jacking points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
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