2010 SKODA OCTAVIA refuelling

Fuel195
Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
RefuellingFig. 159 Right rear side of the vehicle: Open fuel filler flap / fuel filler flap with cap unscrewedThe filler flap is automatically unlocked 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. 159 .
– 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 cap anti-clockwise and place the fuel filler cap from above
on the fuel filler flap fig. 159 - right.Closing fuel filler cap– Screw on the fuel filler cap by turning it to the right until it is heard to click.
– The fuel filler cap on the fuel filler tube mu st be locked to the right using the vehicle
key (only valid for vehicles which do not ha ve 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 192. The fuel tank has a capacity of about 55°litres or 60 litres
17).
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.

Make sure that the valve is not pressed into the filler tube when inserting the pump
nozzle into the filler tube. Otherwise you ar e unintentionally filling up the volume,
which in case of heat can cause an expansion of the fuel. This can lead to an overflow
of fuel or damage to parts of the fuel reservoir.

The fuel tank is full just as soon as the pump nozzle switches off for the first time,
provided the nozzle has been operated properly. Do not continue refuelling - other-
wise the expansion volume is filled up.
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17)Valid for Octavia Combi 4x4 and Octavia Scout.
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Index267
Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
RRadiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Rear armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 90
Rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Rear window heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Rear window heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Rear-view mirror Exterior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Recharge battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Recommendation for changing gears . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Synchronisation process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Replacing fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Roof aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Running in the car . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175SSafe securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Safety information Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Safety wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Saving electrical energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Seat belt height adjuster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Seat belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145, 148
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
taking off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Seat heaters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Selector lever lock Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Selector lever-emergency unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Service Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Service Interval Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Setting temperature Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Stability system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 after fuel tank has run empty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Diesel engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Petrol engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Steering active driver-steering recommendation . . . . 169 Steering force assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Storage compartment
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Storage facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Sun screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Switching lights on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Switching off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
TTaking care of your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
TCS Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125, 132
Temperature outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Temporary spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
the first 1 500 kilometres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
The roof luggage rack system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Thickness of brake pads Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Top Tether . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Towing device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
towing vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
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