2011 SKODA ROOMSTER isofix

Table of Contents
Layout of this Owner's Manual
(explanations)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Using the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
General view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Instruments and warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Overview of the instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Engine revolutions counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Coolant temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Counter for distance driven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Service reminder indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Shift recommendation for changing gears . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Multi-functional indicator (onboard computer) . . . . . . . 14
MAXI DOT display (information display) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Auto Check Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Locking/Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Interior monitor and towing protection monitoring . . 36
Electrical power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Panorama roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Lights and Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Windshield wiper and wash system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Rear-view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Seats and Stowage
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Heating the front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Variable loading floor in the luggage compartment . . 58
Bicycle holder in the luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . 60
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Front cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Rear cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Parking ticket holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Cigarette lighters and power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Heating and air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Air outlet vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Air conditioning system (manual air conditioning
system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Climatronic (automatic air conditioning) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Starting-off and Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Setting steering wheel position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Switching off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Shifting (manual gearbox) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Cruise control system (CCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
“START-STOP” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Universal telephone preinstallation GSM II . . . . . . . . . . 94 Voice control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Music playback via Bluetooth
®
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Inputs AUX-IN and MDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Passive Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Basic information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Correct seated position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Why seat belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
The physical principle of a frontal collision . . . . . . . . . . 105
Important safety information regarding the use of
seat belts
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
How are seat belts correctly fastened? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Belt tensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Description of the airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Head airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Deactivating airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Transporting children safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
What you should know about transporting children! . 118
Child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Attaching a child seat using the “ISOFIX” system . . . . 123
Attaching child seat using the “Top Tether” system . . 124
Driving Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Intelligent Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Electronic stability programme (ESP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Antilock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Uphill Start Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Electrohydraulic power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 3
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Safety
Passive Safety
Basic information
Driving the safe way Passive safety measures reduce the risk of injury in accident situa-
tions.
In this section you will find important information, tips and notes on the subject of
passive safety in your vehicle. We have combined everything here which you
should be familiar with, for example, regarding seat belts, airbags, child seats and
safety of children. Therefore, please follow especially the notes and warnings in
this section in your own interest and in the interest of your passengers. WARNING
● This chapter contains important information on how to use the vehicle for
the driver and his occupants. You will find further information on safety, which
concerns you and those travelling with you, in the following chapters of this
Owner's Manual.
● The complete on-board literature should always be in the vehicle. This ap-
plies in particular, if you rent out or sell the vehicle. 
Safety equipment The safety equipment is part of the occupant protection and it can
reduce the risk of injuries in accident situations.
“Do not put at risk
” your safety and the safety of those travelling with you . In the
event of an accident, the safety equipment can reduce the risk of injuries.
The following list contains part of the safety equipment in your vehicle:
● three-point seat belts for all the seats;
● belt force limiters for front seats;
● belt tensioners for front seats; ●
seat belt height adjusters for front seats;
● front airbag for the driver and front passenger;
● side airbags;
● head airbags;
● anchoring points for child seat using the “ISOFIX” system;
● anchoring points for child seat using the “Top Tether” system;
● head restraints adjustable for height;
● adjustable steering column.
The specified safety equipment works together, in order to optimally protect you
and those travelling with you in accident situations. The safety equipment does
not protect you or the people travelling with you, if you or your occupants adopt
an incorrect seated position or the equipment is not correctly adjusted or used.
For this reason you will be provided with information on why these equipment
components are very important, how it protects you and the occupants, what
should be observed when using the equipment and how you and the people trav-
elling with you can make full use of the existing safety equipment. This Owner's
Manual contains important warning notes, which you and those travelling with
you should pay attention to in order to reduce a risk of injury.
Safety concerns everybody! 
Before setting off The driver is always fully responsible for his occupants and for the
operating safety of the vehicle.
For your own safety and the safety of the people travelling with you, please pay
attention to the following points before setting off.
● Ensure that the lighting and the turn signal systems are functioning properly.
● Inspect the tyre inflation pressure.
● Ensure that all the windows offer a good visibility to the outside.
● Safely attach the items of luggage ⇒ page 55, Loading the luggage compart-
ment
. £ 101
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Children who are more than 1.50 m in height or who weigh more than 36 kg can
use normal seat belts without a seat bolster. 
Use of child seats An overview of the usefulness of child seats on each of the seats according to the
ECE-R 44 standard: Child seat of
the group Front passenger
seat Rear seat
outside Rear seat
middle 0 U U

+
T U

+ T
0+ U U

+
T U

+ T
1 U U

+
T U

+ T
2 and 3 U U U
Universal category - seat is suitable for all approved types of child safety
seats.
The seat can be fitted with fixing eyes for the

“ISOFIX ”system.
The seat is equipped as standard with the fixing system “Top Tether ”.
Child seats of group 0/0+ Fig. 107 Child seats of group 0/0+
The optimal solution for babies of up to about 9 months old weighing up to 10 kg
or children up to about 18 months old weighing up to 13 kg is a child safety seat
which is fastened in the opposite direction of travel ⇒

 fig. 107.
U +
T Child seats in which the child is facing with its back towards the direction of
travel should not be used on the front passenger seat when the vehicle is fitted
with a front passenger airbag
⇒

 page 119, Use of child safety seats on the front
passenger seat. WARNING
● It is essential to always switch off the front passenger front airbag at a
specialist garage or with the switch for front passenger airbag when attaching
in exceptional circumstances a child safety seat on the front passenger seat
where the child is seated with its back facing in direction of travel ⇒

 page 117.
● Please comply with any differing national legal regulations regarding the
use of child safety seats.
● If this is not done, a child seated on the front passenger seat may suffer
severe or even fatal injuries if the front passenger airbag or airbags are de-
ployed.
● You should have the front passenger airbag (or airbags) reactivated just as
soon as you no longer use a child safety seat on the front passenger seat. 
Child safety seats in Group 1 Fig. 108 Child seat with padded table in
Group 1 installed on rear seat bench fac-
ing the direction of travel
Child seats in Group 1 are for babies and small children up to 4 years of age with a
weight of between 9 and 18 kilograms. It is best for children in the lower range of
this group, to use a child seat which allows the child to sit with its back to the di-
rection of travel. It is best for children in the upper range of the Group 0+, to use a
child seat which allows the child to sit ⇒ fig. 108 in the direction of travel. £ 121
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WARNING
● When transporting a child on the front passenger seat, please comply with
the appropriate national regulations regarding the use of child safety seats.
Switch off the front passenger airbag if necessary at a specialist garage or
switch it off with the switch for front passenger airbag ⇒
 page 117.
● The shoulder part of the seat belt must run approximately across the mid-
dle of the shoulder and fit snugly against the chest. It must on no account run
across the neck. The lap part of the seat belt must run across the pelvis and
fits snugly; it must not run over the belly. Tighten the belt webbing over your
hip if necessary.
● Please comply with any differing national legal regulations regarding the
use of child safety seats. 
Attaching a child seat using the “ISOFIX” system Fig. 111 Push locking eyes (ISOFIX system)/ISOFIX child seat into the installed mounting fun-
nels
There are two locking eyes between the rear exterior seat backrest and the sur-
face of the seat itself on both sides for fixing the

“ISOFIX” system child seat in
place.
– Insert the mounting funnels A onto the locking eyes
B between the seat
backrest and the seat cushion ⇒

  fig. 111.
– Push the notched arms of the child seat into the locking eyes until they are
heard to lock in place ⇒

 fig. 111.
– Pull on both sides of the child seat! One can mount a child safety seat using the “ISOFIX” system quickly, easily and
reliably. Please pay close attention to instructions from the manufacturer of the
child safety seat when installing and removing the seat.
Child seats fitted with the

“ISOFIX” system can only be mounted and fixed in a ve-
hicle fitted with an “ISOFIX” system when these child seats have been released
for this type of vehicle according to the ECE-R 44 standard.
Child safety seats with the fixing system “ISOFIX” can be obtained from ŠKODA
Original Accessories.
Complete installation instructions are enclosed with the child safety seat. WARNING
● The locking eyes have just been developed for child safety seats which use
the
“ISOFIX” system. You should therefore never attach other child safety
seats, seat belts or objects to the locking eyes - hazard!
● Before using a child seat with an “ISOFIX” system that you bought for an-
other vehicle, it is recommended that you consult an authorised
ŠKODA Serv-
ice Partner whether the child seat is suitable for your vehicle.
● Certain child seats which use the “ISOFIX” system can be attached with
standard three-point seat belts. Please pay close attention to instructions
from the manufacturer of the child safety seat when installing and removing
the seat. Note
● Child seats which use the
“ISOFIX” system are currently available for children
weighing up to about 18 kg. This corresponds to an age range up to 4 years.
● The child seats can also be fitted with the “Top Tether” system ⇒
 page 124.  123
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Index
A
Abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Adjusting seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50, 53, 102
Adjusting the seat backrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Adjusting the steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Head airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Recirculated air mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Alternator Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Antilock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Antilock brake system (ABS) Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Assistance systems Start-stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Auto Check Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Auto Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Emergency programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Selector lever-emergency unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Automatic vehicle wash systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Automatic wiper/washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
AUX-IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Avoiding damage to your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
B Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 156 change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Operation in winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Before setting off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Belt tensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Bicycle holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Boot lid Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Brake Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Brake system Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Button on the driver's door Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Electrical power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
C Car jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Car state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Changing wheels around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Check engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Child safety seat on the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Classification into groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Chrome parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Climatronic Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Recirculated air mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Setting temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Climatronic (automatic air conditioning) . . . . . . . . . 75
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Clothes hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Cockpit General view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Convenience operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Converting/masking over headlights . . . . . . . . . . 137
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 replenishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 203
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Halogen projector headlights with cornering light function
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Hazard warning light system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Head airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Headlight cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Headlight flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Headlights Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Headlight cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Head restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Heated windshield washer nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Recirculated air mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Heating the front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
I Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Interior light Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Interior lighting Praktik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Version 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Version 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Interior monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Intermittent wiping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 J
Jacking points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
L Lashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Leather care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Lighting of the interior of the vehicle Praktik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Lights converting/masking over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Range adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Lights and Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Liquid in reservoir for windshield washer system Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Lock Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 30 Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Locking and unlocking from inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Locking of the door in an emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Low beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39, 185 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Folding hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Lashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Luggage compartment - variable loading floor . . . 58
Luggage compartment cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Luggage compartment door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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Main beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39, 43, 185 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Manual shifting of gears
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
MDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Memory for the on-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Connection with the hands-free system . . . . . . 95
Motoring abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Multi-functional indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
N New tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
O Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Oil change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Onboard computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Opening a single door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Opening the door Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Operation in winter Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
De-icing windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Overview of the engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . 151
P Paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Panorama roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 205
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