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Driving and the Environment145
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hand at +20°C and on the other hand at
-10°C. Your vehicle has a higher fuel
consumption in winter than in summer.
Checking tyre inflation pressures
Tyres which are correctly inflated save fuel.Always ensure that your tyres are inflated to the correct pressure at all times. The rolling
resistance will be increased if the tyre filling pressure is too low. This will not only
increase fuel consumption but also tyre we ar and the driving behaviour will worsen.
Always check the inflation pr essure of the tyres when cold.
Do not drive with winter tyres all year round for this costs about 10 % more fuel.
Winter tyres are also louder.No unnecessary ballast
Transporting ballast costs fuel.The fact that every kilogram of extra weight increases your fuel consumption means
that it is worth taking a look in the luggage compartment to avoid transporting any
unnecessary ballast.
It is particularly in town traffic, when one is accelerating quite often, that the vehicle
weight will have a significant effect upon the fuel consumption. A rule of thumb here
is that an increase in weight of 100 kilograms will cause an increase in fuel consump-
tion of about 1 litre/100 kilometres.
You may frequently also leave a roof rack fitted on just out of convenience, although
you no longer need it. The increased aerodyna mic drag of your vehicle causes it to use
about 1 l more fuel than normal at a speed of 100 - 120 km/h, even when you are not
carrying a load on the roof.Saving electricity
Generating electricity costs fuel.– Switch off electrical components as soon as you no longer need them. When the engine is running,
the alternator generates and supplies electrical power.
The greater the load on the alternator as a result of having a large number of electrical
components switched on, the more fuel will be consumed for operating the
alternator.
Keeping a log of your fuel consumptionIf you really wish to keep a close check on your fuel consumption, it is best to enter
the figures in a logbook. This does not take much time but is a very worthwhile exer-
cise. It enables you to detect any change (p ositive and negative) at an early stage and
to take any appropriate action.
If you find that your fuel consumption is too high, you should reflect on how, where
and in what conditions you have driven the vehicle since you last refuelled.Environmental compatibilityEnvironmental protection has played a major role in the design, selection of materials
and manufacture of your new Škoda. Particular emphasis has been paid to a number
of aspects, including:
Design measures
Joints designed to be easily detached.
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Simplified disassembly due to the modular structure system.
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Improved purity of differ ent classes of materials.
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Identification of all plastic parts in accordance with VDA Recommendation°260.
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Reduced fuel consumption and exhaust emission CO
2.
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Minimum fuel leakage during accidents.
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Reduced noise.
Choice of materials
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Extensive use of re cyclable material.
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Air conditioning filled with CFC-free refrigerant.
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No cadmium.
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No asbestos.
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Taking care of your vehicle and cleaning the vehicle
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There are no particular points to note be fore washing your vehicle in an automatic
vehicle wash system other than the usua l precautionary measures (closing the
windows, unscrewing the aerial, etc.).
If you have any particular attached parts fitted to your car - such as spoiler, roof rack
system, two-way radio aerial - it is best to first of all consult the operator of the car
wash plant.
It is important to degrease the lips of the windscreen wiper rubbers after passing
through the automatic vehicle wash system.Washing vehicle by handIt is important to first soften the dirt with plenty of water and rinse it off as thoroughly
as possible before washin g your vehicle by hand.
One should then clean the vehicle using a soft washing sponge, washing glove or a
washing brush and only slight pressure. Work from the top to the bottom - beginning
with the roof. Only place slight pressure on the vehicle paintwork during cleaning Only
use a car shampoo for stubborn dirt.
Wash out the sponge or washing glove thoroughly at short intervals.
Clean wheels, door sills and similar parts last. Use a second sponge for such areas.
Rinse off the vehicle well after giving it a wash and dry it off using a chamois leather.
WARNING
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The ignition should always be switched off when you wash your vehicle -
risk of accident!
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Protect your hands and arms from sharp-edged metal parts when you are
cleaning the underfloor, the inside of the wheel housings or the wheel trims -
risk of cuts.Caution
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Do not wash your vehicle in bright sunlight - risk of paint damage.
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Ensure that the jet of water is not aimed di rectly at the locking cylinders or at the
door and panel joints if you spray your vehi cle in winter down with a hose - risk of
freezing.
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Do not use any insect sponges, rough kitc hen sponges or similar cleaning products
- risk of damage to the surface of paintwork.For the sake of the environment
Only wash your vehicle at wa shing bays specifically reserved for this purpose. This
ensures that no water which may be contaminated by oil flows into the sewage system.
It is not even permitted to wash your vehicl e in certain areas except at such specific
washing bays.Washing with a high-pressure cleanerWhen you wash your vehicle with a high-press ure cleaner, it is essential to comply with
the instructions for use of the cleaning equi pment. This applies in particular to the
pressure used and to the spraying distance . Maintain a sufficiently large distance to
soft materials such as rubber hoses or insulation material.
On no account use circular spray nozzles or so-called dirt cutters.
WARNING
It is particularly important that you do not clean tyres with circular spray jets.
Damage may occur even at a relatively la rge spraying distance and if sprayed
only for a short time.
Caution
The water containing wax must be no hotter than 60°C, otherwise the vehicle can be
damaged.Wax treatmentGood wax treatment is an effective way of protecting the paintwork from harmful envi-
ronmental influences and minor mechanical damage.
The vehicle must be treated with a high-quali ty hard wax polish at the latest, when no
more drops form on the clean paintwork.
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Fuses and light bulbs193
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Replacing fuses at the battery (manual gearbox, automatic gearbox DSG)Fig. 158 The battery: Fuse cover– Press together the interlocks of the fuse cover simultaneously in direction of arrow
 fig. 158 and push out the cover in direction of arrow .
30
Fuel pump
15
Ignition
20
Cruise control system, operation of PTC relay
5
31
Lambda probe
10
32
High pressure pump, pressure valve
15
33
Engine control unit
30/15
34
Engine control unit
15
Vacuum pump
20
35
Power supply of ignition lock
5
36
Main beam light
15
37
Rear fog light
7,5
38
Fog lights
10
39
Blower
30
40
Heatable windscreen washing nozzles, windscreen cleaning
system
15
41
Not assigned
42
Rear window heater
25
43
Horn
20
44
Front window wiper
20
45
Central control unit fo r convenience system
25/10
46
Anti-theft alarm system
15
47
Cigarette lighter, power socket in the luggage compartment
a)
15
48
ABS
15
49
Turn signal lights, brake lights
15
50
Radio
10
No.
Power consumer
Amperes
51
Electrical power window (front and rear) - left side
25
52
Electrical power window (front and rear) - right side
25
53
Parking light - left side
5
Electric sliding/tilting roof
25
54
Anti-theft alarm system
15/5
55
Control unit for automatic gearbox DSG
30
56
Headlight cleaning system
25
Parking light - right side
5
57
Left low beam, headlight range adjustment
15
58
Low beam on the right
15
a)If the engine is switched off already one electr ical component which is connected can discharge
the battery.No.
Power consumer
Amperes
AA
AB
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Index
224switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Lights and Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Liquid in reservoir for windscreen washer system Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Lock Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
lock Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 36 Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Locking and unlocking from inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Locking of the door in an emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Low beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 197 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Folding hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Lashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Luggage compartment - variable loading floor . . . 66
MMain beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 50, 197 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Manual shifting of gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
MDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Memory for the on-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Connection with the handsfree-system . . . . 102 Motoring abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Multi-functional indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
NNew tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141OOil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Oil change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Onboard computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Opening a single door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Opening the door Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Operation in winter Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
De-icing windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Overview of the engine compartment . . . . . . . . . 163PPaint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Panorama roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Parking light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Parking ticket holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Passive Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Petrol engines
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Power socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Operational faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
RRadiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Raise vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Rear armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Rear mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Rear window heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Recharge battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Recirculated air mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
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Index225
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Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Praktik
Technical Data
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Synchronisation process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Removing seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Replacing fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Roof aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Running in the car . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
SSafe securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Safety information Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Saving electrical energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Seat belt height adjuster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Seat belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
taking off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Selector lever-emergency unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Service Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Service Interval Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Setting temperature
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Stability programme (ESP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Diesel engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Petrol engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Static separation net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Steering force assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Storage compartment Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Storage facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Switching lights on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Switching off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
TTaking care of your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
TCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Temperature outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 the first 1 500 kilometres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
The roof luggage rack system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Tourist light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Towing eye
front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Towing protection monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
towing vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Tow-starting and towing vehicle Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Traction control system (TCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 General Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Transporting children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Turn signal light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Two-way radio systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Tyre inflation pressure Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Tyre pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Tyre repair kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Tyres Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
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