2010 SKODA OCTAVIA TOUR alternator belt

Inspecting and replenishing
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Closing the bonnet
– Lift the bonnet slightly and unhook the bonnet support. Press the bonnet support
into the holder designed to hold it.
– Allow the bonnet to drop from a height of about 30 cm into the lock - bonnet do
not press down on it !
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.

For safety reasons, the bonnet must always be properly closed when
driving. One should therefore check that the lock has in fact engaged properly
after closing the bonnet.

Stop your vehicle immediately while drivin g if you notice that the lock is not
properly engaged and close the bonnet properly - risk of an accident!
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.

On vehicles fitted with a manual gea rbox, move the gearshift lever into
Neutral.

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 lifting 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 stated below when
carrying out any essential work on the fu el system or on the electrical system:
 Always separate the car battery from the electrical system.
 Do not smoke.WARNING (continued)
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Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
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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