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FuelPetrolGrades of petrolThere are various grades of petrol. Please read
⇒page 267, “Technical Data” in
order to know which grade of petrol your
vehicle requires. You will also find the
same information affixed to the inside of
the fuel filler flap of your vehicle
⇒ page 220, fig. 199
.
A distinction is made between unleaded an
d leaded petrol. All Škoda vehicles with
petrol engines are equipped with a catalyti
c converter and must therefore be only
driven with
unleaded petrol
. Unleaded petrol
complies with the
standard
DINEN228
.
The individual grades of petr
ol are distinguished by their
octane number
(RON).
Please adopt the following procedure if the grade of petrol which you normally use is not be available in
exceptional circumstances.
•
Engines which need
unleaded premium petrol 95 RON
can also be run on
unleaded regular petrol 91 RON. This does, however, result in a slight loss in performance. If, in an emergency, the only fuel availa
ble is one which has a lower octane number
than that required by the engine then only drive at medium engine speeds and lower engine loadings. You can make unlimited use of fuel whic
h has a higher octane
number than that
required by the engine. There will, howeve
r, be no advantages gained by this in
terms of engine performance and fuel consumption! The handling, performance and
life of your engine are determined to a significant
extent by the quality of the fuel.
Do not use any petrol additives.
Use a fuel
complying with
the standard.
You can find further information on refuelling
⇒page 220, “Refuelling”.
Caution
•
Filling the tank even only once with lead
ed petrol will result in the catalytic
converter being destroyed.•
Operating the engine with petrol of a lo
w octane number can result in engine
damage at high revolutions or severe engine loading.DieselDiesel fuelYour vehicle can be operated with
diesel fuel
, which complies with the standard
DIN EN 590
.
Fuel additives You must not use fuel additives, so-called “flow improvers” (petrol and similar products) in diesel fuel. If the quality of the diesel fuel is poor, it is then necessary to drain the
fuel filter
more often than stated in the Service schedule. You can find information on refuelling
⇒page 220, “Refuelling”.
Caution
•
Use fuel which complies with the standard
DIN EN 590
. Filling the tank even
only once, which does not comply with th
e standard, can result
in damage to the
fuel system.•
Water which has collected in the fuel fi
lter can result in engine problems.
•
Your vehicle is not adapted
for use of biofuel (RME), therefore this fuel must not
be refuelled and driven. Using this fuel (RME) can lead to damage to the engine or the fuel system.
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Technical DataTechnical DataGeneral informationThe details given in the official vehicle
registration document
s always take prece-
dence over the details in th
e Owner's Manual. Please refe
r to the official vehicle
registration documents or consult an auth
orised Škoda Service Partner concerning
the engine with which yo
ur vehicle is equipped.
Used abbreviations
PerformancesThe listed performance values were de
termined without pe
rformance-reducing
equipment, e.g. air conditioning system.WeightThe loading capacity is reduced in line with the range of the special equipment. The unloaden weight contains a fu
el tank topped up to 90%.
Abbreviation
Importance
kW
Kilowatt, measuring unit for the engine output
rpm
Engine revolutions per minute
Nm
Newton meter, measuring unit for the engine torque
CO2 in g/km
discharged quantity of carbon dioxide in grams per driven kilom- eter
RON
Research octane number, measur
ing unit for the knocking resist-
ance of petrol
FSI
Petrol engine with a direct fuel injection system
TSI
Petrol engine with a turbocharger and a direct fuel injection sys- tem
TDI PD
Diesel engine with turbocharger
and injection system unit injec-
tor
TDI CR
Diesel engine with turbocharger
and injection system Common
Rail
DPF
Diesel particle filter
M5
5-speed manual gearbox
M6
6-speed manual gearbox
DQ6
6-speed automatic gearbox DSG
DQ7
7-speed automatic gearbox DSG
Abbreviation
Importance
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