2009 SKODA OCTAVIA heating

Technical Data
285
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General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Capacities (in liter) Weight (in kg)Fuel tank capacity/of which spare
55/9
Reservoir for windscreen washer system/ with headlight cleaning system
3/5,5
Engine oil
a)
a)Oil capacity with oil filter change. Inspect oil level when fi
lling; do not fill up too much. The oil level must be between the
markings
⇒page 227.
4,6
Cooling system of the vehicle
b)
b)On vehicles which are fitted with an indepe
ndent auxiliary heating and ventilation, the
volume of the coolant is greater by app
rox. 1 ltr.
8,6
OCTAVIA RS
M6
OCTAVIA RS
DQ6
COM B I RS
M6
CO M B I R SDQ6
Permissible gross weight
1930
1950
1945
1965
Unloaden weight ready for work
1450
1470
1465
1485
Loading capacity
480
480
480
480
Loading capacity when using the TLC
405
405
405
405
Permissible front axle load
1100
1100
1100
1100
Permissible rear axle load
1100
1100
1100
1100
Permissible trailer loads, trailer braked
1400
a)
1600
b)
a)Uphills up to 12 %b)Uphills up to 8%
1400
a)
1600
b)
1400
a)
1600
b)
1400
a)
1600
b)
Permissible trailer loads, trailer unbraked
650
650
650
650
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Safety
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Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Capacities (in liter) Weight (in kg)Fuel tank capacity/of which spare
55/9
60a)
a)Octavia Combi 4x4.Reservoir for windscreen washer system/ with headlight cleaning system
3/5,5
Engine oil
b)
b)Oil capacity with oil filter change. Inspect oil level when fi
lling; do not fill up too much. The oil level must be between the
markings
⇒page 227.
3,8/4,3
c)
c)Ve hicles w ith DP F.Cooling system of the vehicle
d)
d)On vehicles which are fitted with an indepe
ndent auxiliary heating and ventilation, the
volume of the coolant is greater by app
rox. 1 ltr.
8,4
OCTAVIA M5
OCTAVIADQ6
COMBIM5
COMBIDQ6
COMBI 4x4
M6
Permissible gross weight
1970
1995
1985
2010
2095
Unloaden weight ready for work
1370
1395
1385
1410
1495
Loading capacity
600
600
600
600
600
Loading capacity when using the TLC
525
525
525
525
525
Permissible front axle load
1050
1100
1050
1100
1100
Permissible rear axle load
1100
1100
1150
1150
1230
Permissible trailer loads, trailer braked
1400
a)
1600
b)
a)Uphills up to 12 %b)Uphills up to 8%
1400
a)
1600
b)
1400
a)
1600
b)
1400
a)
1600
b)
1600
a)
1700
b)
Permissible trailer loads, trailer unbraked
650
650
650
650
650
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Safety
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General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Capacities (in liter) Weight (in kg)Fuel tank capacity/of which spare
55/9
60a)
a)Octavia Combi 4x4, Scout.Reservoir for windscreen washer system/ with headlight cleaning system
3/5,5
Engine oil
b)
b)Oil capacity with oil filter change. Inspect oil level when fi
lling; do not fill up too much. The oil level must be between the
markings
⇒page 227.
3,8/4,3
c)
c)Ve hicles w ith DP F.Cooling system of the vehicle
d)
d)On vehicles which are fitted with an indepe
ndent auxiliary heating and ventilation, the
volume of the coolant is greater by app
rox. 1 ltr.
8,7
OCTAVIA M6
OCTAVIADQ6
CO M B I M6
COMBIDQ6
COMBI 4x4
M6
SCOUTM6
Permissible gross weight
1995
2015
2010
2030
2110
2170
Unloaden weight ready for work
1395
1415
1410
1430
1510
1570
Loading capacity
600
600
600
600
600
600
Loading capacity when using the TLC
525
525
525
525
525
525
Permissible front axle load
1100
1100
1100
1100
1100
1100
Permissible rear axle load
1100
1100
1150
1150
1230
1230
Permissible trailer loads, trailer braked
1400
a)
1600
b)
a)Uphills up to 12 %b)Uphills up to 8%
1400
a)
1600
b)
1400
a)
1600
b)
1400
a)
1600
b)
1600
a)
1700
b)
1600
a)
1700
b)
Permissible trailer loads, trailer unbraked
650
650
650
650
650
650
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Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Capacities (in liter) Weight (in kg)Fuel tank capacity/of which spare
55/9
Reservoir for windscreen washer system/ with headlight cleaning system
3/5,5
Engine oil
a)
a)Oil capacity with oil filter change. Inspect oil level when fi
lling; do not fill up too much. The oil level must be between the
markings
⇒page 227.
3,8
Cooling system of the vehicle
b)
b)On vehicles which are fitted with an indepe
ndent auxiliary heating and ventilation, the
volume of the coolant is greater by app
rox. 1 ltr.
8,7
OCTAVIA M6
OCTAVIADQ6
CO M B I M6
COMBIDQ6
Permissible gross weight
1995
2015
2010
2030
Unloaden weight ready for work
1395
1415
1410
1430
Loading capacity
600
600
600
600
Loading capacity when using the TLC
525
525
525
525
Permissible front axle load
1100
1100
1100
1100
Permissible rear axle load
1100
1100
1150
1150
Permissible trailer loads, trailer braked
1400
a)
1600
b)
a)Uphills up to 12 %b)Uphills up to 8%
1400
a)
1600
b)
1400
a)
1600
b)
1400
a)
1600
b)
Permissible trailer loads, trailer unbraked
650
650
650
650
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Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Capacities (in liter) Weight (in kg)Fuel tank capacity/of which spare
55/9
Reservoir for windscreen washer system/ with headlight cleaning system
3/5,5
Engine oil
a)
a)Oil capacity with oil filter change. Inspect oil level when fi
lling; do not fill up too much. The oil level must be between the
markings
⇒page 227.
4,3
Cooling system of the vehicle
b)
b)On vehicles which are fitted with an indepe
ndent auxiliary heating and ventilation, the
volume of the coolant is greater by app
rox. 1 ltr.
8,4
OCTAVIA RS
M6
OCTAVIA RS
DQ6
CO M B I R S
M6
CO M B I R SDQ6
Permissible gross weight
1965
1985
1980
2000
Unloaden weight ready for work
1485
1505
1500
1520
Loading capacity
480
480
480
480
Loading capacity when using the TLC
405
405
405
405
Permissible front axle load
1100
1100
1100
1100
Permissible rear axle load
1100
1100
1100
1100
Permissible trailer loads, trailer braked
1400
a)
1600
b)
a)Uphills up to 12 %b)Uphills up to 8%
1400
a)
1600
a)
1400
a)
1600
b)
1400
a)
1600
b)
Permissible trailer loads, trailer unbraked
650
650
650
650
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Index297
Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
replenishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Engine oil level
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Engine revolutions counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Environmental compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202, 206
ESP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Exhaust gas
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Exhaust gas inspection
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Exterior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Exterior mirror heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
FFirst-aid box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Fixing net
Combi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Octavia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Fog lights with the function Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Front armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
GGauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Gearbox
mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
General view
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Glow plug system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
GSM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142, 152HHandbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Hazard warning light system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Head airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Head restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Headlight cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Headlight flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65Headlights
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Headlight cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Heated windscreen washer nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Auxiliary heating (auxiliary heating) . . . . . . . . 119
Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Recirculated air mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
IIgnition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Instrument lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Interior light
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Interior lighting
front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Interior monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Intermittent wiping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190JJacking points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
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Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data Power window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Power windows
Button in front passenger door and in rear doors
53
Buttons on the driver's door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
RRadiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Rear armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83, 104
Rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Rear window
heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Rear window heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Rear-view mirror
Exterior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Recharge battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Synchronisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Replacing fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Roof aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Running in the car . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201SSafe securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163Safety information
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Safety wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Saving electrical energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Seat belt height adjuster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Seat belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168, 172
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
taking off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Seat heaters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Selector lever lock
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Selector lever-emergency unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Service Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Service Interval Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Setting temperature
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Stability system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
after fuel tank has run empty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Diesel engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Petrol engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Steering
active driver-steering recommendation . . . . 195
Steering force assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Storage compartment
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Storage facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Sun screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Switching lights on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Switching off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
TTaking care of your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
TCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142, 152
Temperature
outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
the first 1 500 kilometres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
The roof luggage rack system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Thickness of brake pads
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Top Tether . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
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