2010 SKODA ROOMSTER battery

Breakdown assistance
188WARNING

The non-insulated parts of the terminal clamps must never make contact
with each other. Furthermore, the cable connected to the positive terminal of
the battery must not come into contact with electrically conducting parts of the
vehicle - risk of a short circuit!

Do not affix the jump starting cables to the negative terminal of the
discharged battery. There is the risk of detonating gas seeping out the battery
being ignited by the strong spark which results from the engine being started.

Do not affix the cable end to parts of the fuel and brake system.

Run the jump-start cables so that they cannot be caught by any rotating
parts in the engine compartment.

Do not bend over the batteries - risk of caustic burns!

The vent screws of the battery cells must be tightened firmly.

Keep any sources of ignition (naked flame, smouldering cigarettes etc.)
away from the battery - risk of an explosion!

Never jump-start the batteries which have a too low electrolyte level - risk
of explosion and caustic burns!
Tow-starting and towing vehicleGeneralPlease pay attention to the following instru ctions if you are going to use a tow rope:Driver of the towing vehicle– Do not drive off until the tow rope is taught.
– Release the clutch particularly gently when starting off.Driver of the towed vehicle– Switch the ignition on so that the steering wheel is not blocked and you can also operate the turn signal lights, the headlight flasher, the windscreen wipers and
windscreen washer system. – Take the vehicle out of gear or move the selector lever into position
N if your
vehicle is fitted with an automatic gearbox.
– Note that the brake servo unit and power steering only operate if the engine is running. You will require significantly greater physical force to depress the brake
pedal and to steer the vehicle if the engine is not running.
– Ensure that the tow rope is always kept taught.
Tow rope or tow bar
A tow bar is safest way of towing a vehicle and also minimizes any shocks. You can use
a tow rope only if a suitable tow bar is not available.
The tow rope must be elastic to protect the vehicle. Thus one should only use plastic
fibre rope or a rope made out of a similarly elastic material.
Attach the tow rope or the tow bar only to the towing eyes provided for this purpose
 page 189, “Front towing eye” and page 189, “Rear towing eye”.
Driving style
Towing another vehicle requires a certain am ount of practice. Both drivers should be
familiar with the particular points about to wing a vehicle. Unskilled drivers should not
attempt to tow in another vehicle or to be towed in.
One should be constantly vigilant not to allow impermissibly high towing forces or
jerky loadings. There is always a risk of excessive stresses and damage resulting at the
points to which you attach the tow rope or tow bar when you attempt to tow a vehicle
which is not standing on a paved road.
Caution
If the gearbox of your vehicle no longer contains any oil because of a defect, your
vehicle must only be towed in with the driven wheels raised clear of the ground, or on
a special vehicle transporter or trailer.
Note

Please comply with any national legal provisions particularly regarding the
switched on signal systems, when towi ng in or tow-starting another vehicle.

The tow rope must not be twisted as it may in certain circumstances result in the
front towing eye being unscrewed out of your vehicle.
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Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Praktik
Technical Data
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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194
– Release the fixtures in the openings using a flat screwdriver and fold the cover
upwards in direction of arrow .
– Find out which fuse belongs to th e component which is not operating.
– Defect fuses can be detected by their melted metal strips. Replace the defect fuse by a new fuse of the same ampere number.
Caution

Never attempt to “repair” fuses and also do not replace them with a fuse of a higher
amperage - risk of fire! This may also cause damage at an other part of the electrical
system.

Have the electrical system checked as quickl y as possible by a specialist garage if a
newly inserted fuse blows again after a short time.Note
We recommend that you have these fuses replaced by a specialist garage.Fuse assignment at the battery (manual gearbox, automatic gearbox DSG)Certain electrical components are only standard on certain vehicle model versions or
only suppliable as optional equipment for certain models.
Caution
Observe the following guidelines  in “Replacing fuses at the battery (manual
gearbox, automatic gearbox DSG)” on page 193.
Note
The fuses 1 - 7 can be replac ed by a specialist garage.
AC
AD
Fig. 159 Schematic representation of
fuse assignment at battery
No.
Power consumer
Amperes
1
Dynamo
175
2
Not assigned
3
Interior
80
4
Electrical auxiliary heating system
60
5
Interior
40
6
Glow plugs, coolant fan
50
7
Electrohydraulic power steering
50
8
ABS or TCS or ESP
25
9
The radiator fan
30
10
The radiator fan
5
11
ABS or TCS or ESP
40
12
Central control unit
5
13
Automatic gearbox
electrical auxiliary heating system
5
40
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Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Praktik
Technical Data
Replace fuses at the battery (automatic gearbox)Fig. 160 The battery: Open the posi tive terminal cover / fuse cover– Open the positive terminal cover (+) fig. 160 .
– Press onto the interlocks of the fuse covers fig. 160 on the right and open the
covers.
– Press together the interlocks of the fuse cover simultaneously and push out the
cover in the direction of the arrow.
– Find out which fuse belongs to th e component which is not operating page 194,
“Fuse assignment at the battery (ma nual gearbox, automatic gearbox DSG)”.
– Defect fuses can be detected by their melted metal strips. Replace the defect fuse by a new fuse of the same ampere number.
Caution

Never attempt to “repair” fuses and also do not replace them with a fuse of a higher
amperage - risk of fire! This may also cause damage at an other part of the electrical
system.

Have the electrical system checked as quickl y as possible by a specialist garage if a
newly inserted fuse blows again after a short time.Note

We recommend that you have these fuses replaced by a specialist garage.

Some vehicles are only fitted with the cover fig. 160 on the right.
Fuse assignment at the battery (automatic gearbox)Certain electrical components are only stan dard on certain vehicle model versions or
only suppliable as optional equipment for certain models.
AAABAB
No.
Power consumer
Amperes
1
Dynamo
175
2
Interior
80
3
Electrical auxiliary heating system
60
4
ESP
40
5
Electrohydraulic power steering
50
6
Glow plugs
50
7
ESP
25
8
The radiator fan
30
9
Air conditioning system
5
10
ABS
40
11
Central control unit
5
12
Automatic gearbox
electrical auxiliary heating system
5
40
Fig. 161 Schematic representation of
fuse assignment at battery
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196Caution
Observe the following guidelines  in “Replace fuses at the battery (automatic
gearbox)”.BulbsReplacing bulbsThe relevant lamp must always be switch ed off before a light bulb is replaced.
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.
Defect light bulbs should only be replaced with light bulbs of the same type. The desig-
nation is located on the ligh t socket or the glass bulb.
Changing certain bulbs is not something whic h you can do yourself, but requires to be
done by a specialist. Other parts of the vehicle must be removed in order to change the
light bulbs. This applies, in particular, to bulbs which can only be reached from the
engine compartment.
We therefore recommend that you have any bulbs changed by a specialist garage or,
in exceptional cases, by calling on other professional assistance.
Please note that the engine compartment is a hazardous area page 162, “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
16).
A stowage place for the bulbs is located in the box in the spare wheel.
Bulb - Overview
16)The small box with replacement bulbs is part of the basic equipping of the vehicle in some coun-
tries.
Front headlight
Halogen headlight
Halogen projector
headlights
Low beam light
H4
H7
Main beam light
H4
H7
Parking lights
W5W
Turn signals
PY21W
Fog lights*
H8/HB4
a)
a)Valid for vehicles Scout.Daylight driving lights*
P21W
Rear light unit
Bulb
Reversing light
P21W
Turn signals
PY21W
Brake lights
P21W
Fog lights
P21W
Parking lights
2x W5W
Others
Bulb
Side turn signal lights
WY5W
Licence plate light
C5W / T4W (5W)
3. Brake light
LED
Interior lighting front / rear
C10W
Reading lights
W5W
Luggage compartment light
W5W
Storage compartment light - front passenger
side
W5W
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Index221
Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Praktik
Technical Data
Index
AAbroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Adjusting seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 61, 110
Adjusting the seat backrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Adjusting the steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Head airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Alternator Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Antilock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Antilock brake system (ABS) Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Auto Check Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Auto Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Emergency programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Selector lever-emergency unlocking . . . . . . . . 98
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Automatic vehicle wash systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Automatic wiper/washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
AUX-IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Avoiding damage to your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
BBattery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 168 change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Inspecting the electrolyte level . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Operation in winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Before setting off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Belt tensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Bicycle holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 161
Boot lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Brake Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Brake system
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Button on the driver's door Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Electrical power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
CCar state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Changing wheels around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Check engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Child safety seat on the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Classification into groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
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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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