2009 SKODA OCTAVIA TOUR ECU

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Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Note
•
If you find, when changing the wheel,
that the wheel bolts are corroded and
difficult to turn, the bolts mu
st be replaced before chec
king the tightening torque.
•
Drive cautiously and only at a moderate speed to a workshop where the tight-
ening torque can be checked.Full wheel trim*Pulling off – Hook the clamp found in the vehicle tool kit into the reinforced edge
of the full wheel trim.
– Push the wheel wrench* through the clamp, support the wheel
wrench at the tyre and pull off the wheel trim
⇒
fig. 166
.
Installing – First press the full wheel trim onto the wheel at the valve opening
provided. Then press the full wheel trim into the wheel in such a way that its entire circumference locks correctly in place.
Caution
•
Use the pressure of your hand, do not knock on the full wheel trim! Heavy
knocks mainly on the points where the full wheel trim has not been inserted into the wheel, can result in damage to the guide and centering elements of the full wheel trim.•
Check for yourself that the safety wheel bo
lt* is located in the hole in the area
of the valve before fitting the full wheel tr
im onto a steel wheel which is attached
with a safety wheel bolt*
⇒page 187, “Securing wheels against being stolen*”.
Wheel bolts with caps*Pulling off – Push the plastic clip sufficiently fa
r onto the cap until the inner catches
of the clip are positioned at the collar of the cap and detach the cap.
Installing – Push the caps fully onto the wheel bolts.The caps are located in the we
ll of the luggage compartment.
Fig. 166 Removing the full wheel trim
Fig. 167 Removing the cap.
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Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Raise vehicle You have to raise the vehicle with the lifting jack* in order to be able to take off the wheel.Place the jack* under the vehicle. Re
cesses are located at the lower sill
(front and rear)
⇒
fig. 170
. There is a point under the recess where the
lifting jack* can be po
sitioned, see arrows
⇒
fig. 170
.
– Position the lifting jack* below the jacking point and move it up until
its claw is positioned di
rectly below the vertical web of the lower sill.
– Position the lifting jack* so that the claw grasps the web of the lower
sill and the moving base plate of
the lifting jack is resting flat
against the floor.
– Turn the lifting jack* up further until the wheel is just clear of the
ground.
Ground below the lifting jack which is soft and slippery
can cause the vehicle to
slip off the jack. It is therefore always ne
cessary to place the lifting jack* on a solid
surface or use a wide and stable base. Use
a non-slip base (e.g. a rubber foot mat)
if the
surface is smooth
, such as cobbled stones, a tiled floor, etc.
WARNING
•
Always raise the vehicle with the doors closed - risk of injury!
•
Take suitable measures to prevent the
base of the lifting jack from slip-
ping off - risk of injury!•
Not positioning the lifting jack* at
the specified points can result in
damage to the vehicle. The jack can also sl
ip off if it does not have sufficient
grip - risk of injury!•
It is important to support the vehicle with suitable supporting blocks if
you wish to work under the lifted vehicle - risk of injury!Securing wheels against being stolen* You need a special adapter for slackening the safety wheel bolts.– Pull off the full wheel trim/cap from the wheel hub or cap from the
safety wheel bolt.
– Insert the adapter with its toothed side fully into the inner toothing
of the safety wheel bolt right down in such a way that only the outer hexagon is jutting out
⇒
fig. 171
.
– Insert the wheel wrench fully onto the adapter . – Slacken the wheel bolt, or tighten it firmly
⇒
page 186.
Fig. 170 Changing a wheel: Jacking points for positioning lifting jack
AA
AB
Fig. 171 Safety wheel bolt with adapter
AB
AA
AB
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– Release the clutch particular
ly gently when starting off.
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. – 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 190,
“Front towing eye”. 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 eyeThe front towing eye is welded on behind the bumper on the right ⇒
fig. 173
. The tow rope or the tow bar must only be attached to this eye.
The grille is secured with plastic lugs at the points of the arrows. Remove the grille as follows: – Grasp the grille on the ribs in the upper area. Press it in the direction
of arrow and take it out in the direction or arrow
⇒
fig. 173
.
Fig. 173 Front bumper: protective grille of towing eye
A1
A2
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Index
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Locking and unlocking from inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Low beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Lugagge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 68
Lashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Luggage compartment door
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Luggage rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75MMain beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49, 52
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Manual shifting of gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96Memory for the on-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101, 102 Motoring abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142Multi-functional indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19NNote holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77OOil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Onboard computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Open door
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Opening a single door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Operation in winter
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156De-icing windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Overview of the engine compartment . . . . . . . . . 161PPaint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Parking aid
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Parking light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Parking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Passive Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Petrol engines
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Button in the front passen
ger door and in the rear
doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Buttons on the driver's door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Operational faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
RRadiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Rear armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Rear window
heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Rear window heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Rear-view mirror
Exterior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Recharge battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Synchronisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Replacing fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Roof aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148Running in the car . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137SSafe securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Safety information
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Safety wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Saving electrical energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Seat belt height adjuster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111Seat belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108, 112
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
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