2009 SKODA YETI key

Airbag system
150
A grey white, non harmful gas is released when airbag is inflated. This is perfectly normal and is not an indicati
on of a fire in the vehicle.
The forward movement of the body is cushioned when it makes contact with the fully inflated airbag and the risk of injury to
the legs of the driv
er is thus reduced.
Important safety information on the driver's knee airbag
WARNING
•
The surface of the airbag module in the lower part of the dash panel below
the steering column must not be stuck onto, covered or modified in any other way. These parts should only be cleaned with a dry cloth or a cloth moistened with water. No objects must be attached
to the cover of the airbag module or be
located within the immediate area.•
No modifications of any kind may be
made to parts of the airbag system.
Any work on the airbag system includ
ing installing and removing system
components because of other repair wo
rk (e.g. removing the steering wheel)
must only be carried out by a specialist garage.•
Never carry out changes on the front bumper or on the body.
•
Do not attach any bulky and heavy obje
cts (keys etc.) to the keylock. These
can be ejected by the knee airb
ag being deployed and hurt you.
Side airbags*Description of side airbags The side airbag together with the head airbag offers enhanced occu- pant protection in the event of a side collision.The front side airbags are housed in the upho
lstery of the seat backrests of the front
seats
⇒fig. 141
.
The side airbag system in combination with the three-point seat belts, offers additional protection for the upper area of the body
(chest, stomach and pelvis) of the occupants
of the vehicle in the event of severe side collisions
⇒page 151.
Apart from their normal protective function, a further task of the
seat belts
is to also
hold the occupents of the front or rear exteri
or seats in a correct seated position in the
event of a side collision so as to enable th
e side airbag to offer the maximum protec-
tion. You should therefore always fasten the seat belts, not only because this is required by law, but also for safety reasons and for your own protection. Each time the side airbags are deployed, th
e head airbag* and the front belt tensioner
on the side of the car on which the collision
occures, are automati
cally deployed at the
same time in order to provide the
occupant with enhanced protection.
Fig. 141 Installation position of side airbag in driver seat
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Airbag system
155
Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Deactivating an airbag– Switch off the ignition. – Turn the slot of the airbag switch using the key in the position (
OFF
) ⇒fig. 145
.
– Check whether the yellow airbag indicator light in display

 
 
in the middle of the dash panel lights up when the ignition is turned on
⇒fig. 145
.
Switching on an airbag– Switch off the ignition. – Turn the slot of the airbag switch using the key in the position (
ON
) ⇒fig. 145
.
– Check whether the yellow airbag indicator light in display

 
 
in the middle of the dash panel lights up when the ignition is turned on
⇒fig. 145
.
The warning light
  goes out 65 seconds after th
e ignition is switched on.
The airbag should only be switched off under exceptional circumstances
⇒page 154.
Indicator light in display

 
  (airbag switched off)
The airbag indicator ligh
t is located in the middle of the dash panel
⇒fig. 145
.
If the front passenger airbag is
switched off
, the warning light comes on about 4
seconds after the ignition is switched on. There is a system fault present in the airbag switch off
⇒
if the indicator light
flashes.
Please have the car inspected immediately by a specialist garage.WARNING
•
The driver is responsible
for whether the airbag is switched on or switched
off.•
Only switch off the airbag when the ignition is switched off! Otherwise a
fault can occur in the system for the airbag deactivation.•
If the yellow indicator light in display

 
  (airbag
switched off) flashes:
− Front passenger airbag is not deployed in the event of an accident! − It is also important to have the system inspected without delay by a specialist garage.
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Fuel
201
Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
It is therefore the case that EN 590 prescribes diesel fuel class for certain periods of the year which can also be purchased at the co
rresponding time during the year. “Winter-
grade diesel fuel” will still operate properly even at a temperature of -20°C. It is often the case in countries with different climatic conditions that diesel fuels avail- able have a different temperature characte
ristic. The authorised Škoda Service Part-
ners and filling stations in the country concer
ned will be able to provide you with infor-
mation regarding the diesel fuels available. Prewarming fuel The vehicle is fitted with a fuel filter prewarming system. This secures operation of a vehicle using diesel fuel down to an environmental temperature of -25°C.
Caution
It is not permitted to add the various fuel
additives on the market, including petrol, to
diesel fuel in order to im
prove its flow properties.
RefuellingFig. 168 Right rear side of the vehicle: Fuel fi
ller flap / fuel filler
flap with cap unscrewed
The filler flap is automatically unlocke
d or locked* with the central locking.
Opening the fuel filler cap– Press in the middle of the left area of
the fuel filler flap in direction of arrow
⇒ fig. 168
.
– The fuel filler cap on the fuel filler tube
must be unlocked to the left using the
vehicle key (only valid for vehicles which
do not have automatic unlocking of the
fuel filler flap).
– Unscrew the fuel filler ca
p anti-clockwise and place the fuel filler cap from above
on the fuel filler flap
⇒fig. 168
on the right.
Closing fuel filler cap– Screw on the cap by turning it to the right until it is heard to lock. – The fuel filler cap on the fuel filler tube
must be locked to the right using the vehicle
key (only valid for vehicles which do not
have automatic locking of the fuel filler
flap).
– Close the fuel filler flap until it locks. The correct grade of fuel for your vehicle as well as the tyre size and inflation pressures are stated on a sticker affixed to the inside of the fuel filler flap. Further information on fuel
⇒page 200.
The fuel tank has a capacity of about 60 litres.
WARNING
Pay attention to any legal requirements if
you do carry a spare canister in the
vehicle. We do not recommend carrying any fuel canisters in your vehicle for safety reasons. The canister can be damaged
in the event of an accident and fuel
may leak out.
Caution
•
Before refuelling it is necessary to switch off the auxiliary heating system (auxiliary
heating and ventilation) *.•
Remove any fuel which has spilled onto th
e paintwork of your vehicle immediately
- risk of paint damage!•
On vehicles fitted with a ca
talytic converter, never let the fuel tank run completely
empty. An irregular supply of fuel to the engine can result in misfiring and unburnt fuel may get into the exhaust system, which may result in overheating and damage to the catalytic converter.
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Inspecting and replenishing
204
Caution
Never open the bonnet using the locking lever - danger of causing damage.Working in the engine compartment Particular care is required when carrying out any work in the engine compartment!There is a risk of injuries, scalding, acci
dents and fire when working in the engine
compartment, e.g. inspecting and replenishing oil and other fluids. For this reason, it is essential to comply with the warning instructions stated below and with the general applicable rules of safe
ty. The engine compartment of your car
is a hazardous area
⇒
.
WARNING
•
Never open the bonnet if
you see that steam or coolant is flowing out of the
engine compartment - risk of scalding!
Wait long enough until the steam or
coolant has stopped escaping.•
Switch off the engine and pull out the ignition key.
•
Apply the handbrake firmly.
•
If your vehicle is fitted with a manual
gearbox, move the gearshift lever into
Neutral, or if it is fitted with automatic gearbox, move the selector lever into position P.•
Allow the engine to cool down.
•
Keep children clear of the engine compartment.
•
Never spill oil and other fluids over the hot engine. Such fluids (e.g. the anti-
freeze contained in the coolant) may ignite!•
Avoid short circuits in the electrical system - particularly on the battery.
•
Never place your hand into the radiator fan as long as the engine is still
warm. The fan might suddenly start running!•
Never open the cap of the coolant expans
ion bottle as long as the engine is
still warm. The cooling
system is pressurized!
•
Cover over the cap of the coolant expansion reservoir with a large cloth
when opening it as protection for your
face, hands and arms from hot steam or
hot coolant.•
Do not let objects, such as e.g cleaning cloth or tools lie in the engine
compartment.•
If you wish to work under the vehicl
e, you must secure the vehicle from
rolling away and support it with suitable supporting blocks: the car jack is not sufficient for this - risk of injury!•
In cases where it be necessary to carry out inspection work when the engine
is running there is an additional risk fr
om rotating parts (e.g. the V-ribbed belt,
alternator, radiator fan) and from the high-voltage ignition system. Please observe in addition the following:
− Never touch the electrical cabl
es of the ignition system.
− Absolutely avoid any jewellery, loose it
ems of clothing or long hair from
getting into the rotating parts of the
engine - Hazard! Therefore remove any
jewellery beforehand, tie up your hair and wear tight fitting clothing.
•
Please also comply with the warnin
g instructions st
ated below when
carrying out any essential work on the fu
el system or on th
e electrical system:
− Always separate the car battery from the electrical system. − Do not smoke. − Never carry out any work close to naked flames. − Always keep a working fire
extinguisher at hand.
Caution
When replenishing fluids in the engine, always
ensure that the fluids are on no account
mixed up. This may result in major oper
ating problems and also vehicle damage!
WARNING (continued)
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Breakdown assistance
226
– Have the
tightening torque
of the wheel bolts
checked
with a torque wrench as
soon as possible. Steel and light alloy wh
eels must be tightened to a tightening
torque of
120 Nm
.
– Change the damaged wheel or consult a specialist garage about possibilities for
getting repairs done.
WARNING
It is necessary to observe the guidelines given on
⇒page 217 if the vehicle is
subsequently fitted with tyres which are different to those it was fitted with at the works.
Note
•
If you find, when changing the wheel, that
the wheel bolts are corroded and diffi-
cult to turn, the bolts must be replaced
before checking the tightening torque.
•
Drive cautiously and only at a moderate speed to a workshop where the tightening
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 key through the clamp, support the wheel key at the tyre and pull
off the wheel trim.
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 bolt
is located in the hole in the area of the
valve before fitting the full wheel trim onto a
steel wheel which is attached with a safety
wheel bolt
⇒page 228.
Wheel bolts with caps*Pulling off– Push the plastic clip sufficie
ntly far onto the cap until th
e 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 well of the luggage compartment.
Fig. 184 Removing the cap
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Fuses and light bulbs
238
For power consumers, e.g. the radio, which ca
n be operated with the ignition switched
off as long as the ignition key is not withdrawn. Electrically adjustable seats are protected by
automatic circuit breakers
, which
switch on again automatically after a few seconds after the overload has been eliminated.BulbsChanging bulbsThe relevant lamp must always be switch
ed off before a light bulb is replaced.
Defect light bulbs should only be replaced
with light bulbs of the same type. The desig-
nation is located on the ligh
t socket or the glass bulb.
Changing certain bulbs is not something whic
h you can do yourself, but requires to be
done by a specialist. Other parts of the vehicle must be removed in order to change the light bulbs. This applies, in particular, to
bulbs which can only be reached from the
engine compartment. We therefore recommend that you have any
bulbs changed by a specialist garage or,
in exceptional cases, by calling
on other professional assistance.
Please note that the engine compartment is a hazardous area
⇒page 204, “Working
in the engine compartment”. We recommend that you always have a small box of replacement bulbs in your vehicle. You can obtain replacement bulbs from Škoda
original accessories or from a specialist
garage
18).
The set of light bulbs can be stowed
in the box in the luggage compartment.
Fitted with a xenon headlightChange of bulbs on vehicles with Xenon lights (low beam lights, parking lights and main beam lights) should be undertaken by a specialist garage. Bulb - Overview
34
Alarm, spare horn
5
35
Control unit for automatic gearbox DQ200
10
36
Not assigned
18)The small box with replacement bulbs is part of
the basic equipping of th
e vehicle in some coun-
tries.No.
Power consumer
Amperes
Front headlight
Halogen headlight
Xenon headlight
Low beam light
H4
D1S
Main beam light
H4
D1S
Parking lights
W5W
W5W BL
Daylight driving lights
P13W
Turn signals
HPC24WY
Fog lights
H7
Rear light unit
Bulb
Reversing lights, brake lights and rear fog light
P21W
Turn signals
PY21W
Parking lights
W5W
Others
Bulb
Licence plate light
C5W
3. Brake light
LED
Entry lighting
W5W
front interior lighting
W5W
Reading lights
W5W
Rear interior lighting
C5W
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Index 262
KKey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Knee airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149LLashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Leather care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Lifting jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223, 227
Light
automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Lighting of the interior of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Lights
converting/masking over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Range adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Lights and Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Liquid in reservoir for windshield washer system
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Lock
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
lock
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Locking and unlocking from inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Low beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Lugagge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44, 78
Folding hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Lashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Luggage compartment - variable loading floor 82, 83
MMain beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 59
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Manual shifting of gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
MDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Memory for the on-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Motoring abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Multi-functional indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20NNote holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86OOff-road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Off-road driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170, 180, 183
Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Onboard computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Open door
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Opening a single door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Operation in winter
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
De-icing windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Overview of the engine compartment . . . . . . . . . 205
PPaint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Parking aid
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
parking aid
Front and rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Parking light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Parking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Passive Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Petrol engines
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Power window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Power windows
Button in front passenger door and in rear doors 48
Buttons on the driver's door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
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