2009 SKODA FABIA mirror

Towing a trailer171
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Technical Data should be attached to folding arms. Adjust the mirrors so that they provide you with
an adequate field of view to the rear.
Headlights
Before starting off with a hitched trailer, also check the setting of the headlights.
Alter the setting as necessary with the aid of the headlight beam adjuster
⇒page 53.
Detachable ball head
The ball rod is detachable on vehicles with towing device and suppliable from
Škoda original accessories. It is stowed together with separate fitting instructions in
the spare wheel well in the luggage compartment of the vehicle.
Note
•
We recommend that you also have your vehicle inspected between service
intervals if you tow a trailer frequently.
•
The handbrake on the towing vehicle must be put on when coupling and
decoupling the trailer.
•
Keep the mechanism of the ball head of the towing device clean and take
proper care of it with a suitable preservative.
Driving Tips
Particular caution is required when towing a trailer.– Do not, as far as possible, drive with your vehicle unladen and the
trailer laden.
– Do not make full use of the legal maximum speeds. This applies in
particular to downhill sections.
– Apply the brakes in good time.
– Keep a check on the coolant temperature gauge if the outside temper-
ature is high.
Distribution of weight
The distribution of the weight is very poor if your vehicle is unladen and the trailer
is laden. Maintain a particularly low speed if you cannot avoid driving with this
combination.
Driving speed
Do not drive faster than 80 km/h for safety reasons. This also applies for countries
in which higher speeds are allowed.
The fact that the driving stability of the vehicle + trailer combination reduces with
increasing speed means that the legally allowed speed should not be used when
there are unfavourable road, weather or wind conditions, particularly near accident
black spots.
You must always reduce your speed immediately as soon as you detect even just
the slightest swaying of the trailer. On no account attempt to stop the trailer from
“swaying” by accelerating.
Apply the brakes in good time! If the trailer is fitted with a trailer brake, apply the
brakes gently at first and then brake firmly. This will avoid brake jolts resulting from
the trailer wheels locking. Shift down gears in good time before negotiating a down-
hill section to allow the engine to also act as a brake.
Engine overheating
Please keep a check on the coolant temperature gauge if you have to negotiate a
lengthy slope in a low gear at a high engine speed when the outside temperature is
very high ⇒page 16.
If the needle of the coolant temperature gauge moves into the right-hand area or
even the red area of the scale, reduce your speed immediately. Stop and switch off
the engine if the warning light
 in the instrument cluster begins flashing. Wait a
few minutes and check the level of coolant in the coolant expansion bottle
⇒page 189, “Inspecting the coolant level”.
Please refer to the following guidelines ⇒page 29, “Coolant temperature/coolant
level ”.
The coolant temperature can be reduced by switching on the heating.
Any increase in the cooling effect of the coolant fan through shifting down a gear
and increasing the engine speed is not possible since the fan speed is independent
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Taking care of your vehicle and cleaning the vehicle 176Plastic partsExternal plastic parts are cleaned by normal washing. Plastic parts and synthetic
leather can also be treated with special solvent-free plastic cleaning agents if a
damp cloth is not sufficient. Paint care products are not suitable for plastic parts.
Caution
Solvent-free cleaners attack the material and can damage it.WindowsOnly use a plastic ice scraper for removing snow and ice from the windows and
mirrors. You should not move the ice scraper forward and backward but in one
direction on the window which you are cleaning in order to avoid any damage to
the surface of the glass.
You can best remove residues of rubber, oil, grease, wax or silicone by using a
special window cleaner or a special silicone remover.
You should also clean the windows regularly from the inside.
Do not use window leathers which you have used to polish the vehicle body to dry
off the windows. Residues of preservatives in the window leather can dirty the
window and reduce visibility.
Do not affix any stickers over the inside of the rear window to avoid damage to the
heating elements of the rear window heater.
We recommend using a preservative from Škoda genuine accessories offered by
your Škoda dealer.
Caution
•
Never remove snow or ice from the glass parts with warm or hot water - risk of
formation of cracks in the glass!
•
When removing snow or ice from the windows and mirror lenses make sure not
to damage the paintwork of the vehicle.
The headlight lensesPlease do not use any aggressive cleaning or chemical solvent products for cleaning
the front headlights - risk of damage to the plastic lenses. Please use soap and
clean warm water.
Caution
Never wipe the headlights dry and do not use any sharp objects for cleaning the
plastic lenses, this may result in damage to the protective paintwork and conse-
quently in formation of cracks on the headlight lenses, e.g through effect of chem-
ical products.Door and window sealsThe rubber seals on the doors, boot lid, bonnet and windows remain supple and
last longer if you treat them from time to time with a rubber care product (e.g. with
a spray with silicone-free oil). You also avoid premature wear of the seals and
prevent leakages in this way. It is also easier to open the doors. Rubber seals which
are well cared for also do not stick together in cold winter weather.Locking cylinderWe recommend that you use the spray from Škoda original accessories with
regreasing and anticorrosive effect for de-icing locking cylinders.
Note
When washing your vehicle, ensure that as little water as possible gets into the
locking cylinders.
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Fuses and light bulbs217
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Note
We recommend that you have these fuses replaced by a specialist garage.Fuse assignment in the dash panelCertain electrical components are only standard on certain vehicle model versions
or only suppliable as optional equipment for certain models.
Fig. 205 Schematic repre-
sentation of the fuse box for
vehicles with left-hand
steering.Fig. 206 Schematic repre-
sentation of the fuse box for
vehicles with right-hand
steering.
No.
Power consumer
Amperes
1
Not assigned
2
Not assigned
3
Instrument cluster, headlight range adjustment
5
4
ABS control unit
5
5
Petrol engine: Brake light switch, cruise control system
5
6
Not assigned
7
Engine control unit 1.2 ltr.
15
8
Injection valves - 1.4 ltr.; 1.6 ltr.
10
9
Operating controls for the heating, control unit for air condi-
tioning system, parking aid, control unit for cornering lights
5
10
Not assigned
11
Electrically adjustable rear mirror, power windows
7,5
12
Reversing light
7,5
13
Engine control unit (for vehicles with automatic gearbox)
10
14
Motor for cornering lights
10
15
Navigation PDA
5
16
Electrohydraulic power steering, engine control unit - petrol
engine
5
17
Left parking light, licence plate light
5
18
Right parking light
5
19
Radio, central control unit
5
20
Engine control unit 1.4 ltr.; 1.9 ltr. - diesel engine
5
21
Brake lights
10
22
Operating controls for the heating, control unit for air condi-
tioning system, parking aid, mobile phone, instrument clus-
ter, steering angle sender, ESP, vehicle voltage control unit
7,5
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Technical Data229
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Technical Data
DimensionsDimensions (mm)
FA B I A
COMBI
SCOUT
Length
3992
4239
4250
Width
1642
1642
1658
Width including exterior mirror
1886
1886
1886
Height
1498/1513
a)/1484
b)
a)The value corresponds to the status with rough road package.b)The value corresponds to the status with sport chassis.
1498/1513
a)/1484
b)
1542
Clearance
134
135
135
Wheel base
2462
2462
2462
Tr a c k g a u g e f r o n t / r e a r
1436/1426
1432/1422
c)
1420/1410
d)
c)This value is valid for vehicles with 1.6 ltr./77 kW engine.d)This value is valid for vehicles with 1.9 ltr./77 kW°TDI°PD engine.
1436/1426
1432/1422
c)
1420/1410
d)
1430/1420
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Index 248Child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Classification into groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Children and safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Chrome parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Climatronic
Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Setting temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Clothes hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Cockpit
General view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Convenience operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Converting/masking over headlights . . . . . . . . . . 168
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
replenishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Coolant level
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Coolant temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Coolant temperature/coolant level
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Cornering lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Correct seated position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Counter for distance driven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104Cup holder
front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
DDeactivating an airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Defrosting rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
De-icing the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Diesel engines
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Diesel particle filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Direction indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Distance driven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Door
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Door, luggage compartment door and bonnet ajar
warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Driving economically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Driving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22EEDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Electric power-operated window
Operational faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Electric sliding/tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Electrical power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Electrically adjustable rear mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Electronic Differential Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Electronic Differential Lock (EDL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 37
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Electronic stability programme (ESP) . . . . . . . . . . 155
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Emergency locking of the door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Engine
starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Engine compartment
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Engine electronics
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
replenishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Engine revolutions counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Environmental compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164, 167
ESP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Exhaust gas
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Exhaust gas inspection
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
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Index249
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Technical Data Exterior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Exterior mirror heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
FFastening elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
First-aid box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Fixing net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 224
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Fog lights with the function Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Foldable luggage compartment cover . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Force limiter of the power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Front armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Front headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Diesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 164
Saving energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Fuel reserve
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Full wheel trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Fuse
Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
GGauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Gearbox
mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
General view
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Glow plug system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29HHandbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Hazard warning light system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Head airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Head restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Headlight cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Headlight flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Headlights
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Headlight cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Heated windscreen washer nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Heating the front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8IIgnition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Interior light
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Interior lighting
front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Interior monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Intermittent wiping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
JJacking points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211, 212KKey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36LLashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Leather care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Lifting jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Lighting of the interior of the vehicle
front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
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Index 250Lights
converting/masking over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Range adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Lights and Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Liquid in reservoir for windscreen washer system
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Lock
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
lock
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 39
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Locking and unlocking from inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Locking of the door
in an emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Low beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51, 223
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Folding hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Lashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Luggage compartment - variable loading floor . . 72
Luggage compartment cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Luggage compartment door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Luggage rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79MMain beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51, 54, 223
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102Manual shifting of gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Memory for the on-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114, 122
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Motoring abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Multi-functional indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
NNew tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Note holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81OOil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Oil change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Onboard computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Opening a single door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Opening doors
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Operating the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Operation in winter
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
De-icing windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Overview of the engine compartment . . . . . . . . . 186
PPaint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Parking light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Passive Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Petrol engines
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48RRadiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Raise vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Rear mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Rear window heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Recharge battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
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Index 252Tyres
Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202UUnderbody protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Unidirectional tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44VVanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57WWarning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Warning symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
with a high-pressure cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Washing vehicle by hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Wax treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Wheel
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
slackening and tightening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Wheel bolts lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210Wheel trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198, 208
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Windows
de-icing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Windscreen washer nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Windscreen Wiper and Washer System
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Windshield washer fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Windshield wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Wiper blades
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