2011 SKODA OCTAVIA TOUR Dipstick

The brief instruction
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Further information page 130, “Opening and closing the bonnet.”.Inspecting the engine oil level Engine oil must not be refilled.
Engine oil can be refilled.
Engine oil must be refilled.
Further information page 132, “Check engine oil level”.
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132Engine oil filler opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Engine oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Brake fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Battery (below a cover) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Note
The location of the inspection points in the engine compartment of petrol and diesel
engines is practically identical.Engine oilCheck engine oil level
The dipstick indicates the level of oil in the engine.Checking the oil level– Ensure that the vehicle is positioned on a level surface.
– Switch the engine off.
–Open the bonnet  in “Working in the engine compartment” on page 131.
– Wait a few minutes and pull out the oil dipstick.
– Wipe off the dipstick with a clea n cloth and insert it again fully.
– Then withdraw the dipstick ag ain and read off the oil level.Oil level within range –You must not top up the oil.
Oil level within range –You may top up the oil. It is possible that the oil level may then be within range
after doing this.Oil level within range –You must top up the oil page 132. It is sufficient, once this is done, to keep the
oil level within range .
It is normal for the engine to consume oil. The oil consumption may be as much as
0.5 l/1 000 km depending on your style of driving and the conditions under which
you operate your vehicle. The oil consumption may be slightly higher than this
during the first 5000 kilometres.
One should therefore check the oil level at regular intervals, preferably every time
after the fuel tank is filled or after driving for long stretches.
We recommend maintaining the oil level within the range - but not above this,
if the engine has been operating at high loads, for example during a lengthy
motorway trip during the summer months, towing a trailer or negotiating a high
mountain pass.
The warning light in the instrument cluster* will indicate page 24, “Engine oil
pressure ” whether the oil level is too low. In this case, check the oil level as soon
as possible. Top up with an appropriate quantity of oil.
Caution
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The oil level must on no account extend beyond the range . Danger of
damaging the catalytic converter.
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Do not continue your journey if for some reason it is not possible under the
conditions prevailing to top up with oil. Switch the engine off and obtain profes-
sional assistance from a specialist garage, otherwise it could lead to severe engine
damage.Note
Engine oil specifications  page 165, “Technical Data”.Replenishing engine oil– Inspecting the engine oil level page 132.
– Unscrew the cap of the engine oil filler opening.
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Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
– Pour in a suitable grade of oil in portions of 0.5 litres
page 166, “Engine oil
specifications”.
– Inspect the oil level page 132.
– Carefully screw on the cap of the filler opening and push the dipstick in fully.
WARNING
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Avoid dripping oil onto hot parts of the engine when topping up will oil - a
risk of fire!
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Read and observe the warning notes page 131, “Working in the engine
compartment” before working in the engine compartment.For the sake of the environment
The oil level must on no account extend beyond the range  page 132. Oil will
otherwise be drawn in through the crankc ase ventilation and may pass through the
exhaust system to atmosphere. The oil ma y combust in the catalytic converter and
damage it.Changing engine oilThe engine oil must be changed at the intervals stated in the Service schedule or
according to the service interval indicator page 17, “Service Interval Display”.
WARNING
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Only carry out the engine oil change, if you have the required professional
knowledge!
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Read and observe the warning notes page 131, “Working in the engine
compartment” before working in the engine compartment.
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First of all, let the engine cool down, wear an eye protection and gloves - risk
of caustic burns due to hot oil.Caution
You must not pour any additives into the engine oil - risk of engine damage!
Damage, which results from such produc t, are excluded from the warranty.
For the sake of the environment
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You must on no account pour oil into the ground or into the sewage system.
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In view of the problems involved in properly disposing of old oil, the necessary
special tools and the knowledge required for such work, we recommend that you
have the oil and oil filter change carried out by an authorised Škoda Service Partner.Note
After your skin has come in contact with the oil, you must thoroughly wash your
skin.Cooling systemCoolant
The job of the coolant is to cool the engine.The cooling system does not require any maintenance under normal operating
conditions. The coolant consists of water with a concentration of coolant additive
of 40 %. This mixture not only provides antifreeze prot ection down to -25 °C but
also protects the cooling and heating system from corrosion. It also prevents the
formation of scale and significantly increases the boiling point of the coolant.
You must therefore not reduce the concentration of antifreeze agent in the coolant
by adding water, also not during the summer months or in countries with a warm
climate. The concentration of coolant additive in the coolant must be at least 40
%.
You can increase the amount of antifreeze in the coolant if a higher concentration
of antifreeze is necessary for climatic reasons but only up to 60 % (antifreeze
protection down to approx. -40 °C). The antifreeze protection tails off above that
concentration.
Vehicles exported to countries with a co ld climate (e.g. Sweden, Norway, Finland)
are already factory-filled with a coolant wh ich offers antifreeze protection down to
about -35 °C. In these countries the concentr ation of coolant additive should be at
least 50 %.
Coolant
The cooling system is factory-filled with coolant (purple in colour), which complies
with the specification TL-VW 774 G.
We recommend that you use the same cool ant additive - G12 PLUS-PLUS (purple in
colour) for topping up the system.
Please contact an authorised Škoda Serv ice Partner if you have any questions
regarding the coolant or if you wish to fill up with a different coolant.
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Index177
Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Interior light
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Interior monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Intermittent wiping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
JJacking points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153KKey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29LLashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Leather care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Lifting jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147, 152
Lighting of the interior of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 43
Lights Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
converting/masking over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Range adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Lights and Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Lock Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
lock Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Locking and unlocking from inside . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Low beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Lugagge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 53 Folding hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Lashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Luggage rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
MMain beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 42 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Manual shifting of gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Memory for the on-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Motoring abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Multi-functional indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18NNet partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Note holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60OOil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Onboard computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Open door Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Opening a single door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Opening for skis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Operation in winter Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
De-icing windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Overview of the engine compartment . . . . . . . . . 131
PPaint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Parking aid rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Parking light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Parking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Passive Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Petrol engines Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Power window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Power windows Button in front passenger door and in rear doors
38
Buttons on the driver's door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39RRadiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Rear armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 64
Rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Rear window heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Rear window heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Rear-view mirror Exterior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Recharge battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Recommended gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Synchronisation process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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