2010 SKODA OCTAVIA TOUR maintenance

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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. 180 and remove the lamp
holder.
– Press the defective light bulb into th e 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, th e 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 defective bulb out of the holder and insert a new one.
– Insert the glass cover of the light again and press it down to the stop - ensure that
the sealing rubber is correctly seated.
– Screw on the light glass slightly.
Fig. 180 Luggage compartment:
Light bulb holder
Fig. 181 Licence plate light:
Replacing light bulb
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Te c h n i c a l D a t aTechnical DataGeneral informationThe details given in the official vehicle regi stration documents always take precedence
over the details in the Owner's Manual. Please refer to the official vehicle registration
documents or consult a specialist garage concerning the engine with which your
vehicle is equipped.Used abbreviationsPerformancesThe listed performance values were determined without performance-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 fuel tank topped up to 90%. A driver with a weight of 75
kg is also includ ed in the value.Identification detailsVehicle data sticker
The vehicle data sticker fig. 182 is located on the floor of the luggage compartment
and is also stated in the Service schedule.
The vehicle data sticker co ntains the following data:
Vehicle identification number (VIN)
Vehicle type
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
M5
5-speed manual gearbox
PD
Unit injector engine
Fig. 182 Vehicle data sticker
A1A2
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DimensionsDimensions (mm)
OCTAVIA
COMBI
Length
4507
4513
Width
1731
1731
Width including exterior mirror
1984
1984
Height
1431/1455
a)
a)The value corresponds to the status with rough road package.
1457/1481
a)
Wheel base
2512
2512
Track gauge front / rear
1513/1494
1513/1494
Clearance
134
134
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Capacities (in liter)
Weight (in kg)
Fuel tank capaci
ty/of which spare
55/7
Reservoir for windscreen washer system/with headlight cleaning system
3/5,5
Engine oil
a)
a)Oil capacity with oil filter change. Inspect oi l level according to filling - see Owner's Manual.
3,2
Cooling system of the vehicle
5,5
OCTAVIA - M5
COMBI - M5
Permissible gross weight
1750
1770
Unloaden weight ready for work
1230
1245
Loading capacity
520
525
Loading capacity when using the TLC
470
475
Permissible front axle load
1000
1000
Permissible rear axle load
990
1000
Permissible trailer loads, trailer braked
850
a)/850
b)
a)For uphills up to 12%.b)Only country specific up to 8% uphill.
850
a)/850
b)
Permissible trailer loads, trailer unbraked
500
500
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Capacities (in liter)
Weight (in kg)
1.8 ltr./110 kW - EU4/EU3DEngineFuel tank capaci
ty/of which spare
55/7
Reservoir for windscreen washer system/with headlight cleaning system
3/5,5
Engine oil
a)
a)Oil capacity with oil filter change. Inspect oi l level according to filling - see Owner's Manual.
4,5
Cooling system of the vehicle
7,0
OCTAVIA - M5
COMBI - M5
Permissible gross weight
1790
1805
Unloaden weight ready for work
1260
1275
Loading capacity
530
530
Loading capacity when using the TLC
470
470
Permissible front axle load
1000
1000
Permissible rear axle load
990
1000
Permissible trailer loads, trailer braked
1200
a)/1400
b)
a)For uphills up to 12%.b)Only country specific up to 8% uphill.
1200
a)/1400
b)
Permissible trailer loads, trailer unbraked
500
500
Power output
kW per rpm
110/5700
Maximum torque
Nm per rpm
210/1750-4600
Number of cylinders
4
Displacement
cm3
1781
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Capacities (in liter)
Weight (in kg)
Fuel tank capaci
ty/of which spare
55/7
Reservoir for windscreen washer system/with headlight cleaning system
3/5,5
Engine oil
a)
a)Oil capacity with oil filter change. Inspect oi l level according to filling - see Owner's Manual.
4,5
Cooling system of the vehicle
6,8
OCTAVIA - M5
COMBI - M5
Permissible gross weight
1845
1865
Unloaden weight ready for work
1315
1330
Loading capacity
530
535
Loading capacity when using the TLC
470
475
Permissible front axle load
1000
1000
Permissible rear axle load
990
1000
Permissible trailer loads, trailer braked
1300
a)/1500
b)
a)For uphills up to 12%.b)Only country specific up to 8% uphill.
1300
a)/1500
b)
Permissible trailer loads, trailer unbraked
500
500
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Capacities (in liter)
Weight (in kg)
Fuel tank capaci
ty/of which spare
55/7
Reservoir for windscreen washer system/with headlight cleaning system
3/5,5
Engine oil
a)
a)Oil capacity with oil filter change. Inspect oi l level according to filling - see Owner's Manual.
4,3
Cooling system of the vehicle
6,8
OCTAVIA - M5
COMBI - M5
Permissible gross weight
1855
1875
Unloaden weight ready for work
1325
1340
Loading capacity
530
535
Loading capacity when using the TLC
470
475
Permissible front axle load
1000
1000
Permissible rear axle load
990
1000
Permissible trailer loads, trailer braked
1300
a)/1500
b)
a)For uphills up to 12%.b)Only country specific up to 8% uphill.
1300
a)/1500
b)
Permissible trailer loads, trailer unbraked
500
500
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Index
AAbroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Adjusting seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56, 98 electrically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Adjusting the steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Recirculated air mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Alternator Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Antilock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Antilock brake system (ABS) Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Auto Check Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Auto Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Automatic seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Automatic vehicle wash systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Automatic wiper/washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Avoiding damage to your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
BBattery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 155
change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Inspecting the electrolyte level . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Operation in winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Before setting off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Belt Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 147
Boot lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Brake Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Brake pads Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Bulbs Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Button for the central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Buttons on the driver's door
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
CCar state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Changing the engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Changing wheels around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Check engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Child safety seat on the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Classification into groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Use of child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Children and safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Chrome parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
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