2009 SKODA OCTAVIA TOUR boot

Fuel
158
Unlocking – Open the boot lid and remove the right inner paneling. – Pull on the control cable in direct
ion of arrow in order to unlock the
fuel filler flap
⇒
page 157, fig. 147
.
WARNING
When unlocking the fuel fi
ller flap manually, pay at
tention to sharp edges of
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Fuses and light bulbs
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Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
– Close the sprung wire clamp over the light socket. Press together the
sprung wire clamp and lock together again.
–Plug in plug. – Insert the plastic cover.
Note
Get the headlight setting checked by a specialist garage after replacing the light bulb.Turn signal light at the frontChanging light bulb for turn signal light (at the front) – Switch the ignition and all lights off. – Open the bonnet.– Unscrew the screw . – Push the lamp out in direction of arrow
⇒
fig. 184
.
– Turn the holder with the light bu
lb to the left and pull it out.
– Press the defective light bulb into the socket, turn to the left and
remove.
– Press a new light bulb into the socket and turn the light bulb to the
right as far as the stop.
– Insert the holder with the light bulb
into the housing of the turn signal
light and turn it to the right up to the stop.
– Push the housing of the turn signal light back in such a way that the
guide lugs lock into the circlips of the main headlight.
– Screw in the screw .Light unit (Octavia)Changing light bulbs in the lamp holder – Switch the ignition and all lights off. – Open the boot lid. – Raise the floor covering.– Press off the catches in the direction of arrow
⇒
fig. 185
and take out
the lamp holder.
Fig. 184 Removing the light bulb for the turn signal light
A1
A1
Fig. 185 Luggage compart-ment: Light bulb holder
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– Press the defective light bulb into the socket, turn to the left and
remove.
– Insert the new light bulb and turn it to the right up to the stop. – Insert the light bulb holder again, the flexible tongues must lock in
place.
– Push the cover back into place.Rear light unit (Combi)Changing light bulbs in the lamp holder – Switch the ignition and all lights off. – Open the boot lid. – Open the relevant storage compar
tment in the luggage compartment.
– Press off the flexible tongue in direction of arrow
⇒
fig. 186
and
remove the lamp holder.
– Press the defective light bulb into the socket, turn to the left and
remove.
– Insert the new light bulb and turn it to the right up to the stop.
– Insert the light bulb holder again,
the plastic tongue must lock in
place.
Licence plate lightChanging light bulbs of licence plate light – Switch the ignition and all lights off. – Open the boot lid and unscrew the light glass. – Take the faulty bulb out of the holder and insert a new one. – Insert the glass cover of the light ag
ain and press it down to the stop -
ensure that the sealing ru
bber is correctly seated.
– Screw on the light glass slightly.
Fig. 186 Luggage compart- ment: Light bulb holder
Fig. 187 Licence plate light: Replacing light bulb
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Index
215
Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Index AAbroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179Adjusting seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60, 104
electrically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Adjusting the steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Recirculated air mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116Front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Alternator
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Antilock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Antilock brake system (ABS)
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Auto Check Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Auto Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Automatic seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Automatic vehicle wash systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148Automatic wiper/washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Avoiding damage to your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143BBattery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 168
change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Inspecting the electrolyte level . . . . . . . . . . . . 170Operation in winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Before setting off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Belt
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 159Boot lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Brake
Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Brake pads
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Bulbs
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Button for the central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . 40Buttons on the driver's door
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
CCar state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Changing the engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Changing wheels around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Check engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Child safety seat
on the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
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