2008 SKODA SUPERB engine oil

Inspecting and Replenishing
216
There may be an indication of a leak in th e brake system, however, if the fluid level
drops significantly within a short time or if it drops below the “MIN” marking. A situ-
ation where the brake fluid level is too low is indicated by the warning light
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lighting up in the instrument cluster ⇒page 34. In this case stop immediately and
do not drive any further! Obta in professional assistance.
WARNING
•Read and observe the warning notes ⇒page 209 before working in the
engine compartment.
•If the fluid level has dropped below the MIN marking, do not drive any
further - risk of accident! Contact a Škoda dealer to obtain professional
assistance.
Replacing brake fluid
Brake fluid absorbs moisture. This causes the fluid to absorb moisture from the
surrounding air over a period of time. Excessive water in the brake fluid may be the
cause of corrosion in the brake system. Th e water content also lowers the boiling
point of the brake fluid. This is why brake fluid must be replaced every two
years.
One may only use new genuine brake fluid from Škoda Auto a.s. The specification
for the brake fluid is “FMVSS 116 DOT 4”.
We recommend that you have the brake fluid replaced by a Škoda Service Partner
as part of an Inspection Service.
WARNING
•Using old brake fluid can result in seve re stress on the brakes because of
the formation of vapour bubbles in the brake system. This greatly impairs
the braking efficiency and thus also the safety of your vehicle.
•Brake fluid is toxic! It must therefore be kept safely in closed original
containers and well aw ay from children and unauthorized persons.
Caution
Brake fluid damages the paintwork of the vehicle.
For the sake of the environment
In view of the problems involved with prop er disposal of brake fluid, the special
tools and the professional knowledge required, you should have the brake fluid
replaced by a Škoda Service Partner.
Battery
Working on the battery
Fig. 191 Engine compart-
ment: The battery
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232
•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 th e vehicle from unexpectedly 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 233 or the caps ⇒page 233.
– In the case of light alloy wheels remove the wheel trim cap ⇒page 234.
– First of all slacken the theft-de terrent wheel bolt*, afterwards the
other wheel bolts ⇒page 234.
– Jack up the vehicle until the wheel to be changed is clear of the ground
⇒ page 235.
– 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, al
ternately and diagonally using the
wheel wrench (crosswise) and last the theft-deterrent wheel bolt*
⇒ page 234.
– Mount the full wheel trim/w heel 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 222.
Subsequent steps
After changing the wheel, you must perform the following steps.
– Stow and attach the replaced wheel in the spare wheel well using the
special screw ⇒page 231, fig. 201 .
– Stow the vehicle tool kit in the space provided.
– Check the tyre pressure on the spare wheel just mounted as soon as
possible.
– Have the tightening torque of the wheel bolts checked with a torque
wrench as soon as possible. Steel and light alloy wheels must be tight-
ened to a tightening torque of 120 Nm.
– Have the defective tyre repaired as soon as possible.
WARNING
It is necessary to observe the guidelines given on ⇒page 224 if the vehicle is
subsequently fitted with tyres which are different to those it was fitted with
at the works.
WARNING (continued)
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– Release the clutch particularly gent ly when starting off or depress the
accelerator particularly gently if yo ur vehicle is fitted with an auto-
matic gearbox.
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 wi ndscreen 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 si gnificantly 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.
Only attach the tow rope to the towing eyes provided for this purpose ⇒page 238
and ⇒page 239.
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 damage resulting at
the points to which you attach the tow ro pe 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. 208 Front bumper:
Protective grille
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– Depress the clutch pedal fully when the engine fires and take the vehicle out of gear.
For technical reasons it is not possibl e to tow-start a car fitted with an automatic
gearbox .
WARNING
There is high risk of having an accide nt when tow-starting a vehicle, when
for example the towed vehicle r uns 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 237.
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 237.
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 runni ng; the gearbox would not be adequately
lubricated at higher speeds an d over longer towing distance.
Caution
If the vehicle is towed in by a recovery vehi cle, it should only be towed in with the
front wheels raised. If the vehicle is ra ised at rear, the automatic gearbox is
damaged! (Does not apply to the automatic gearbox DSG).
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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Technical Data259
Using the systemSafetyDriving TipsGeneral MaintenanceBreakdown assistanceTechnical Data
Capacities (in liter)
Weight (in kg)
Fuel tank capacity/of which spare60/9
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 211, “Check engine oil level”.
3,0
Cooling system of the vehicle5,5
M6
Permissible gross weight2074
Unloaden weight ready for work1454
Loading capacity620
Loading capacity when using the TLC545
Permissible front axle load1200
Permissible rear axle load1250
Permissible trailer load, trailer braked/unbraked1500a)
1700b)
a)Uphills up to 12 %b)Uphills up to 8%
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Using the systemSafetyDriving TipsGeneral MaintenanceBreakdown assistanceTechnical Data
Capacities (in liter)
Weight (in kg)
Fuel tank capacity/of which spare60/9
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 211, “Check engine oil level”.
3,8
Cooling system of the vehicle5,5
M5
Permissible gross weight2076
Unloaden weight ready for work1456
Loading capacity620
Loading capacity when using the TLC545
Permissible front axle load1200
Permissible rear axle load1250
Permissible trailer load, trailer braked/unbraked1500a)
1700b)
a)Uphills up to 12 %b)Uphills up to 8%
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Technical Data263
Using the systemSafetyDriving TipsGeneral MaintenanceBreakdown assistanceTechnical Data
Capacities (in liter)
Weight (in kg)
Fuel tank capacity/of which spare60/9
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 211, “Check engine oil level”.
3,8
Cooling system of the vehicle5,5
M6DQ6
Permissible gross weight21102132
Unloaden weight ready for work14901512
Loading capacity620620
Loading capacity when using the TLC545545
Permissible front axle load12001200
Permissible rear axle load12501250
Permissible trailer load, trailer braked/unbraked18001800
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Index
266
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Changing the engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Changing wheels around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Check engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Child safety seat on the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Classification into groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Use of child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Children and safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Chrome parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Climatic Air outlet vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Climatronic Air outlet vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Recirculated air mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Climatronic (automatic air conditioning) . . . . . . 100
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Clothes hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Cockpit General view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Convenience operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Converting/masking over headlights . . . . . . . . . . 192
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
replenishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Coolant level Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Coolant quantity Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Coolant temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Coolant temperatur e/coolant level
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Correct seated position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Counter for distance driven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Cup holder front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
D
Daylight driving lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Deactivatingan airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Deactivating an airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Defrosting rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
De-icing the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Detachable towing device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Diesel engines
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Diesel particle filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Direction indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Distance driven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Door Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Driver-steering recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Driving economically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
E
EDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Electric power-operated window Operational faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Electric sliding/tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Electrically adjustable exterior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Electronic Differential Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Electronic stability programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Electronic stability programme (ESP) Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Engine starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Engine compartment Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
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