2008 SKODA SUPERB service interval

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Using the systemSafetyDriving TipsGeneral MaintenanceBreakdown assistanceTechnical Data
Engine oil specifications for vehicles with fixed service intervals (QG2)
Engine oil specifications for models with flexible service intervals (QG1)
Caution
Only the above-mentioned oils
may be used on vehicles with flexible service inter-
vals (QG1). We recommend always refilling with oil of the same specification since
this will maintain the properties of the oil. In exceptional cases, you must top up
only once engine oil complying with Sp ecification VW 502 00 (only for petrol
engines) or Specification VW 505 01 (only for diesel engines) to maximum 0.5 litres.
You must not use other engine oi ls - risk of engine damage!
Note
•Before a long drive we recommend th at you purchase and carry with you
engine oil which complies with the specif ication for your vehicle. Consequently,
you will always have the correct engine oil for refilling.
•We recommend using a preservative from the Škoda original accessories
offered by your Škoda dealer.
•For further information - see Service shedule.
Check engine oil level
The dipstick indicates the le vel of oil in the engine.
Checking the oil level
– Park the vehicle on a horizontal surface.
– Switch the engine off.
– Open the bonnet ⇒page 209.
– Wait a few minutes and pull out the oil dipstick.
– Wipe off the dipstick with a clean cloth and insert it again fully.
– Then withdraw the dipstick again and read off the oil level.
Engine oil specifications
Petrol engines
VW 502 00
VW 504 00
ACEA A2
a), or A3a)
a)Only to be used in exceptional cases if the oils specified above are not available.
Diesel engines
VW 505 00b)
VW 505 01c)
VW 507 00d)
ACEA B3d), or B4a)
b)Only for the engine 2.0 l/125 kW TDI CRc)Only for engines without diesel particle filter ⇒page 28.d)Only for engines diesel particle filter ⇒page 28 and for the engine 2.0 l/125 kW TDI CR.
Engine oil specifications
Petrol enginesVW 503 00a)
VW 504 00
a)Only for the engine 1.4 l/92 kW TSI
Diesel enginesVW 506 01b)
VW 507 00
b)Only for engines without diesel particle filter ⇒page 28.
Fig. 188 Dipstick
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Oil level within range
–You must not top up the oil.
Oil level within range
–You may top up the oil. It is possible that the oil level may then be
within range after doing this.
Oil level within range
–You must top up the oil ⇒page 212. It is sufficient, once this is done,
to keep the oil level is within range .
It is normal for the engine to consume oil. The oil cons umption may be as much as
0.5 l/1 000 km depending on your style of driving and the conditions under which
you operate your vehicle. The oil consumpt ion may be slightly higher than this
during the first 5 000 kilometres.
One should therefore check the oil level at regular intervals, preferably every time
after the fuel tank is filled or after driving for long stretches.
We recommend maintaining the oil level within the range if the engine has been
operating at high loads, for example during a lengthy motorway trip during the
summer months, towing a trailer or negotiating a high mountain pass, but not
above this .
The warning light in the instrument cluster* will indicate ⇒page 35, “Engine oil
level* ” whether the oil level is too low. In this case, check the oil level as soon as
possible. Top up with an a ppropriate quantity of oil.
Caution
•The oil level must on no account ex tend beyond the range . Danger of
damaging the catalytic converter.
•Do not continue your journey if for some reason it is not possible under the
conditions prevailing to top up with oil. Switch of the engine and contact and
obtain professional assistance from a specialist garage.
Replenishing engine oil
– Inspecting the engine oil level ⇒page 211.
– Unscrew the cap of the engine oil filler opening.
– Pour in a suitable grade of oil in portions of 0.5 litres ⇒page 210.
– Inspect the oil level ⇒page 211, “Check engine oil level”.
– Carefully screw on the cap of the filler opening and push the dipstick in fully.
WARNING
•Avoid dripping oil onto hot parts of the engine when topping up will oil -
a risk of fire!
•Read and observe the warning notes ⇒page 209, “Working in the engine
compartment” before working in the engine compartment.
For the sake of the environment
The oil level must on no account be above the range ⇒page 211. Oil will other-
wise be drawn in through the crankcase ventilation and may pass through the
exhaust system to atmosphere. The oil ma y combust in the catalytic converter and
damage it.
Changing engine oil
The engine oil must be changed at the intervals stated in the Service schedule or
according to the service interval indicator ⇒page 12, “Service Interval Display”.
WARNING
•Only carry out the engine oil change, if you have the required profes-
sional knowledge!
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Index269
Power windows
Button in front passenger door and in rear doors48
Button on the driver's door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
R
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Rear armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77, 91
Rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Rear window heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Rear window heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Rear-view mirror Exterior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Recharge battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Synchronisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Replacing fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Roof aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
S
Safe securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Safety information Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Safety wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Saving electrical energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Seat belt height adjuster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Seat belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154, 158
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
taking off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Seat heaters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Selector lever lock Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Selector lever-emergency unl ocking (DSG) . . . . . 128
Service Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Service Interval Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Stability system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 after fuel tank has run empty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Diesel engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Petrol engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Steering
Driver-steering recommendation . . . . . . . . . 181
Steering force assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Storage compartment Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Storage facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Stowage compartment Umbrella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Sun screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Switching lights on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Switching off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
T
Tailgate Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Taking care of your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
TCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133, 137
Temperature outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
The roof luggage rack system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Thickness of brake pads Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Tiptronic automatic gearbox DSG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Top Tether . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
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