2010 SKODA OCTAVIA TOUR spare wheel

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Breakdown assistanceBreakdown assistanceFirst-aid box* and Warning triangle* (Octavia)The first-aid box* is attached by a strap to the right-hand side of the luggage compart-
ment.
The warning triangle can be attached to th e trim panel of the rear wall with rubber
straps.
If you wish to equip your ve hicle additionally with a warning triangle, please contact a
specialist garage.
Note
Pay attention to the use-by-date of the contents of the first-aid box.First-aid box* and warning triangle* (Estate car)For vehicles of the type estate car the firs t-aid box and the warning triangle are housed
in a compartment on the right si de in the luggage compartment.
If you wish to equip your ve hicle additionally with a warning triangle, please contact a
specialist garage.
Note
Pay attention to the use-by-date of the contents of the first-aid box.Fire extinguisher*The fire extinguisher is attached with st raps in a holder under the driver seat.
Please read carefully the instructions whic h are attached to the fire extinguisher. The fire extinguisher must be checked by
an authorised person or company annually
(please observe the differing legal requirements).
WARNING
If the fire extinguisher is not correctly attached, in case of sudden manoeuvres
or an accident it can be “thrown” through the interior compartment and cause
injuries.
Note

The fire extinguisher must comply with the relevant and valid legal requirements.

Pay attention to the expiration date of the fire extinguisher. If the fire extinguisher
is used after the expiration date, its proper function is no longer assured.
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The fire extinguisher is only supplied in certain countries within the scope of
delivery.
Vehicle tool kitThe vehicle tool kit and the lifting jack*, on which a note sticker is affixed, are stored in
a plastic box in the spare wheel* fig. 132 or spare wheel well. There is also space
Fig. 132 Luggage compartment: storage
compartment for vehicle tool kit
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here for the removable ball head of the trailer towing device*. The box is attached with
a strap on the spare wheel.
The vehicle tool kit contains the following parts (depending on equipment fitted):
Wire clamps for removing the full wheel trims,
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Plastic clip for a wheel bolt cover,
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Wheel wrench,
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To w i n g e y e ,
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Adapter for the wheel bolts lock.
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Tyre repair kit
Before placing the lifting jack* back in its storage area, screw in the arm of the lifting
jack fully.
WARNING
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The factory-supplied lifting jack* is only intended for your model of vehicle.
On no account attempt to lift a heavier vehicle or other loads - risk of injury!
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Ensure that the vehicle tool kit is safely attached in the luggage compart-
ment.Note
Ensure that the box is always secured with the strap.Spare wheel*
The spare wheel lies in a well under the floor covering of the luggage compartment and
is fixed in place using special screws fig. 133 .
Before removing the spare wheel, you must take out the box with the vehicle tool kit
box  page 159, fig. 132 .
One should check the inflation pressure in the spare wheel (at best when generally
checking the tyre air pressures - see sign on the fuel filler flap page 151) to ensure
that the spare wheel is always ready to use.
Temporary spare wheel
A warning label displayed on the rim of the temporary spare wheel indicates that your
vehicle is equipped with a temporary spare wheel.
Please observe the following notes when driving with a temporary spare wheel:
The warning label must not be covered after installing the wheel.
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Do not drive faster than 80 km/h with this spare wheel and pay particular attention
while driving. Avoid accelerating at full throttle, sharp braking and fast cornering.
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The inflation pressure for this spare wheel is identical to the inflation pressure of
the standard tyres. The temporary spare wheel R 18 must have an inflation pressure of
420 kPa (4.2 bar)!
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Use this spare wheel only to reach the nearest specialist garage as it is not intended
for continuous use.
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No other summer or winter tyres must be mounted on the rim of the spare wheel
R 18.
Tyre repair kit*General informationThe tyre repair kit is intended fo r the repair of minor tyre defects.
The repair with the tyre repair kit is not at all intended to replace a permanent repair
on the tyre, this repair only serves to reach the next specialist garage. The repair can be
undertaken on the vehicle immediately. Please read the attached instructions care-
fully before the repair.
Fig. 133 Luggage compartment: Spare
wheel
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–Take the vehicle tool kit  page 159 and the spare wheel* page 160 out of the
luggage compartment.
WARNING
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If you find yourself in flowing traffic switch on the hazard warning lights
system and place the warning triangle on the side of the road at the prescribed
distance from your vehicle while observing all national legal provisions. In this
way you are protecting not only yourself but also other road users.

Never start the engine with the vehicle si tting on the raised jack - danger of
suffering injury.Caution
If you have to change a wheel on a slope first block the opposite wheel with a stone or
similar object in order to secure the vehicle from unexpec tedly rolling away.
Note
Comply with the national legal regulations.Changing a wheelAlways change a wheel on a level surface as far as possible.
– Take off the full wheel trim* page 163 or the caps page 163.
– In the case of light alloy wheels remove the wheel trim cap page 163.
– First of all slacken the safety wheel bo lt* and afterwards the other wheel bolts
 page 164.
– Jack up the vehicle until the wheel to be changed is clear of the ground page 164.
– Unscrew the wheel bolts and place them on a clean surface (cloth, paper etc.).
– Take off the wheel.
– Fit on the spare wheel and ti ghten the wheel bolts slightly.
–Lower the car. – Tighten the wheel bolts firmly, alternatel
y and diagonally using the wheel wrench
(crosswise) and last the safety wheel bolt* page 164.
– Mount the full wheel trim/wheel trim cap or the caps.
Note
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All bolts must be clean and must turn easily.
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You must never grease or oil the wheel bolts!
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When fitting on unidirectional tyres, ensu re that the tyres rotate in the correct
direction page 151.
Subsequent stepsAfter changing the wheel, you mu st perform the following steps.
– Stow and attach the replaced wheel in the spare wheel well.
– Stow the vehicle tool kit in the space provided.
– Check the tyre pressure on the spare wheel just mounted as soon as possible.
– Have the tightening torque of the wheel bolts checked with a torque wrench as
soon as possible. Steel and light alloy wheels must be tightened to a tightening
torque of 120 Nm.
– Change the damaged wheel or consult a sp ecialist garage about possibilities for
getting repairs done.
WARNING
It is necessary to observe the guidelines given on page 153 if the vehicle is
subsequently fitted with tyres which are di fferent to those it was fitted with at
the works.
Note
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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.
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Please note that the engine compartment is a hazardous area
page 140, “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
9).
A stowage place for the bulbs is located in the box in the spare wheel.
Bulb - Overview
WARNING
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Bulbs H7 and H1 are pressurised and may burst when changing the bulb -
risk of injury!
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It is recommended to wear gloves and safety glasses when changing a bulb.Caution
Do not take hold of the glass bulb with naked fingers (even the smallest amount of dirt
reduces the working life of the light bulb). Use a clean cloth, serviette or something
similar.
Note
This Owner's Manual only describes the replacement of bulbs where it is assumed that
no major complications will arise. Other li ght bulbs should be replaced by your
specialist garage.
9)The small box with replacement bulbs is part of th e basic equipping of the vehicle in some coun-
tries.Front headlight
Halogen headlight
Low beam light
H7
Main beam light
H1
Parking lights
W5W
Tu r n s i g n a l s
PY21W
Fog lights*
H8
Light unit (Octavia)
Bulb
Reversing light
P21W
Tu r n s i g n a l s
PY21W
Twin filament light bulb for the brake lights and tail lights
P21/4W
Twin filament light bulb for the rear fog lights and tail
lights
P21/4W
Parking lights
W3W
Rear light unit (Combi)
Bulb
Reversing lights, brake lights, tail lights and rear fog light
P21W
Tu r n s i g n a l s
PY21W
Parking lights
W3W
Others
Bulb
Side turn signal lights
LED
Licence plate light
C5W
3. Brake light
LED
Interior lighting
C10W
Reading lights
W5W
Luggage compartment light
W5W
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Multi-functional indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18NNet partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Note holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64OOil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Onboard computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Open door Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Opening a single door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Opening for skis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Operation in winter Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
De-icing windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Overview of the engine compartment . . . . . . . . . 141PPaint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Parking aid rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Parking light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Parking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Passive Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Petrol engines
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Power window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Power windows Button in front passenger door and in rear doors 40
Buttons on the driver's door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
RRadiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Rear armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55, 68
Rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Rear window heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Rear window heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Rear-view mirror Exterior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Recharge battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Recommended gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Synchronisation process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Replacing fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Roof aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Running in the car . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
SSafe securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Safety information
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Safety wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Saving electrical energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Seat belt height adjuster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Seat belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89, 92 Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
taking off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Seat heaters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Service Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Service Interval Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Setting temperature Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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Stability system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
after fuel tank has run empty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Diesel engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Petrol engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Steering active driver-steering recommendation . . . . 113
Steering force assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Storage facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Switching lights on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Switching off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
TTaking care of your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
TCS Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Temperature outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
the first 1 500 kilometres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
The roof luggage rack system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Thickness of brake pads Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Top Tether . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Towing device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
towing vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Traction control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Traction control system (TCS)
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 General Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Transporting children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Two-way radio systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Tyre inflation pressure Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Tyre repair kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Tyres Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
UUnderbody protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36VVehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47WWarning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Warning symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
with a high-pressure cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Washing vehicle by hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Wax treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Wheel Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Wheel trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151, 163
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Windows de-icing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Windscreen washer nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Windshield washer fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Windshield wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Wiper blades Replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
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