2011 SKODA ROOMSTER refuelling

Tyre pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Diesel particle filter (diesel engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Driving and the Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
The first 1 500 kilometres and afterwards . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Driving in an economical and environmentally
conscious manner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Environmental compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Motoring abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Avoiding damage to your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Driving through bodies of water on roads . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
General Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Taking care of your vehicle and cleaning the
vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Care of the exterior of vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Care of the interior of vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Inspecting and Replenishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Wheels and Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Accessories, changes and replacement of parts . 166
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Breakdown assistance
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Breakdown assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
First-aid kit and warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Fire extinguisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Tyre repair kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Towing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Fuses and light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Electric fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Praktik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Praktik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Rear interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Lashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Adjustable safety partition behind the front seats . . . 189
Fixing of the loading floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Adjustment of the safety partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Emergency unlocking of the loading area door . . . . . . 190
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Used abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Performances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Identification details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Fuel consumption according to the ECE standards and
EU guidelines
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Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Engine oil specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Engine 1.2 l/51 kW - EU5/EU2 DDK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Engine 1.2 l/63 kW TSI - EU5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Engine 1.2 l/77 kW TSI - EU5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Engine 1.4 l/63 kW - EU5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Engine 1.6 l/77 kW - EU4/EU2 DDK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Engine 1.2 l/55 kW TDI CR - EU5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Engine 1.6 l/66 kW TDI CR DPF - EU5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Engine 1.6 l/77 kW TDI CR DPF - EU5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2034
Table of Contents

CAUTION
● In cold temperatures and in winter, check before the trip or before switching
on the ignition that the wiper blades are not frozen. Switching on windshield wip-
ers when the blades are frozen to the windshield may result in damage both to
the blades and the motor of the windshield wipers!
● If you switch off the ignition while the windshield wipers are on, the wipers
will sweep in the same mode the next time the ignition is switched on. At low
temperatures, the wipers may freeze to the window between switching off the ig-
nition and the next time you switch the ignition on again.
● Carefully detach frozen wiper blades from the front or rear window.
● Remove snow and ice from the window wipers before driving. Note
The content of the windshield wiper reservoir is 3.5 litres. On vehicles which are
equipped with a headlight cleaning system, the content of the reservoir is 5.4 li-
tres. 
Headlight cleaning system The headlights are being cleaned after the windshield washer system has been
operated for the fifth time, the low beam or main beam are switched on as well as
the windshield wiper lever is held in the position
5
⇒
 fig. 30 for about 1 second.
You should remove stubborn dirt (such as insect residues) from the headlight len-
ses at regular intervals, for example when refuelling. Please refer to the following
guidelines ⇒ page 144, The headlight lenses.
You should remove any snow from the fixtures of the washer nozzles and clear ice
in winter with a de-icing spray in order to ensure proper operation of the cleaning
system. CAUTION
Never remove the nozzles from the headlamp cleaning system by hand - risk of
damage! Replacing wiper blades for the windshield wipers Fig. 31 Wiper blade for the windshield
wiper
Removing the wiper blade
– Fold windshield wiper arm away from the windshield.
– Press the locking button, in order to unlock the wiper blade and pull off in the
direction of arrow.
Attaching the wiper blade
– Push the wiper blade until it locks up to the stop.
– Check whether the wiper blade is correctly attached.
– Fold the windshield wiper arm back onto the windshield.
Windshield wiper blades in proper condition are essential to obtain good visibility.
Wiper blades should not be allowed to become dirtied by dust, insect remains and
preserving wax.
Juddering or smearing of the wiper blades could then be due to wax residues left
on the windshield by vehicle washing in automatic vehicle wash systems. It is
therefore important to degrease the lips of the windshield wiper blades after ev-
ery pass through an automatic vehicle wash system .£ 47
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For the sake of the environment
Never warm up the engine when the vehicle is standing. Drive off right away.
When driving the engine reaches its operating temperature more rapidly and the
pollutant emissions are lower. 
Petrol engines These engines are fitted with a starter system which selects the correct fuel-air
mixture for every external air temperature.
●
Do not operate accelerator before and when starting engine.
● Interrupt the attempt at starting after 10 seconds if the engine does not start
right away and wait for about 30 seconds before repeating the attempt.
● It is possible that the fuse on the electrical fuel pump is defect if the engine
still does not start. Check the fuse and replace it if necessary ⇒ page 179.
● If the engine does not start, contact the nearest specialist garage to obtain
professional assistance.
It may be necessary, if the engine is very hot, to slightly depress the accelerator
after the engine has started. 
Diesel engines Glow plug system
Diesel engines are equipped with a glow plug system, the pre-glow period being
controlled automatically in line with the coolant temperature and outside temper-
ature.
The pre-glow indicator light  comes on after the ignition has been switched on.
You should not switch on any major electrical components during the heating
period otherwise the vehicle battery will be drained unnecessarily.
● You should start the engine immediately after the glow plug warning light 
has gone out.
● The glow plug warning light will come on for about one second if the engine is
at a normal operating temperature or if the outside temperature is above +5 °C.
This means that you can start the engine right away.
● Interrupt the attempt at starting after 10 seconds if the engine does not start
right away and wait for about 30 seconds before repeating the attempt. ●
It is possible that the fuse on the diesel pre-glow system is defect if the en-
gine still does not start. Check the fuse and replace it if necessary ⇒ page 179.
● Contact the nearest specialist garage to obtain professional assistance.
Starting the engine after fuel tank has run dry
It may take longer than normal to start the engine after refuelling if the fuel tank
has run completely dry - up to one minute. This is because the fuel system must
first of all be filled while the attempting to start the engine. 
Switching off the engine –
The engine can be switched off by turning the ignition key into position 1 ⇒ 
fig. 78 . WARNING
● Never switch off the engine before the vehicle is stationary - risk of acci-
dent!
● The brake booster only operates when the engine is running. Greater
physical effort for braking is required when engine is switched off. Because if
you do not stop as normal, this can cause an accident and severe injuries. CAUTION
you should not switch the engine off right away at the end of your journey after
the engine has been operated for a lengthy period at high loads but should be al-
lowed it to run at idling speed for about 2
minutes. This prevents any accumula-
tion of heat when the engine is switched off. Note
● The radiator fan may continue running for a further 10 minutes or so after the
engine and the ignition have been switched off. The coolant fan may, however, al-
so switch on again after some time if the coolant temperature rises because of an
accumulation of heat in the engine or if the engine is warm and the engine com-
partment is additionally heated by strong sunlight.
● This is why particular care is required when carrying out any work in the en-
gine compartment ⇒

 page 150, Working in the engine compartment. 80
Starting-off and Driving

Regular servicing
A poorly tuned engine uses an unnecessarily high amount of fuel.
Having your vehicle serviced regularly at a specialist garage enables you to satisfy
one of the requirements for economical motoring even before you set off on your
journey. Keeping your vehicle properly serviced not only has a positive effect on
the safety of your vehicle and maintaining its value, but also saves on fuel.
A poorly tuned engine can result in a fuel consumption which is 10 % higher than
normal.
The foreseen maintenance work should be undertaken exactly according to the
Service schedule by a specialist garage.
Also check the oil level after refuelling. Oil consumption is dependent to a consid-
erable extent on the load and speed of the engine. Oil consumption could be as
high as 0.5 litres/1 000 km depending on your style of driving.
It is quite normal that a new engine has a higher oil consumption at first, and rea-
ches its lowest level only after a certain running in time. It is therefore not possi-
ble to correctly assess the oil consumption of a new vehicle until after you have
driven about 5 000 km. For the sake of the environment
● You can achieve additional improvements in your fuel economy by using high-
lubricity oils.
● Check the ground below your car at regular intervals to detect any leakages in
good time. Please have your vehicle inspected by a specialist garage if you find
any stains caused by oil or other fluids on the floor. Avoid driving short distances Short distances result in an above-average high fuel consumption.
Fig. 118 Fuel consumption in litres/100
km at different temperatures
– Avoid driving a distance of no more than 4 km if the engine is cold.
The engine and catalytic converter must first have reached their optimal operat-
ing temperature in order to effectively reduce fuel consumption and pollutant
emissions.
The cold engine vehicle consumes approx. 15 - 20 litres/100 km of fuel immediate-
ly after starting. Fuel consumption drops to 10 litres/100 km after just 1 kilometre.
The engine reaches its operating temperature (outside temperature and engine
dependent) only after about 4 to 10 kilometres and the fuel consumption then
stabilizes. You should therefore avoid driving short distances whenever possible.
An important factor in this connection is also the ambient temperature. The
⇒  fig. 118 shows the different fuel consumptions for the same distance, on the one
hand at +20 °C and on the other hand at -10
°C. Your vehicle has a higher fuel con-
sumption 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 wear and the driving behaviour
will worsen.
Always check the inflation pressure of the tyres when cold. £ 135
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Fuel
Petrol
Unleaded petrol Your vehicle can only be operated with
unleaded petrol, which complies with the
standard EN 228 (In Germany: standard DIN 51626 - 1 or E10 for unleaded fuel with
octane rating 95 RON and 91 RON or DIN 51626 - 2 or E5 for unleaded fuel with
octane rating 95 RON and 98 RON). On the inside of the fuel filler flap, you will
find the information regarding the RON required by your engine ⇒
 fig. 120 - right.
Prescribed fuel - unleaded petrol 95/91 RON
Use unleaded fuel with the octane rating 95 RON. You can also use unleaded pet-
rol 91 RON, but this leads to a slight loss in performance.
If, in case of necessity, the vehicle must be refuelled with petrol of a lower octane
number than the one prescribed, you must continue driving at medium engine
speeds and low engine load. Driving at high engine revs or a high engine load can
severely damage the engine! Refuel as soon as possible with petrol of the prescri-
bed octane number.
Prescribed fuel - unleaded petrol min. 95 RON
Use unleaded fuel with the octane rating 95 RON.
In case of necessity, you can refuel with petrol with the octane rating 91 RON if
petrol with the octane rating 95 RON is not available. You must continue driving at
medium engine speeds and minimum engine load. Driving at high engine revs or a
high engine load can severely damage the engine! Refuel as soon as possible with
petrol of the prescribed octane number.
Even in case of necessity, you must not use petrol of a lower octane number than
91 RON, otherwise the engine can be severely damaged!
You can find further information on refuelling ⇒ page 148.
Unleaded petrol with higher octane number
You can make unlimited use of unleaded petrol which has a higher octane number
than the one prescribed.
On vehicles with prescribed unleaded petrol 95/91 RON, the use of petrol with a
higher octane number than 95 RON does not result in a noticeable power increase
or a lower fuel consumption. On vehicles with prescribed unleaded petrol
min. 95 RON, the use of petrol with a
higher octane number than 95 RON does not result in a power increase or a lower
fuel consumption.
Prescribed fuel - unleaded petrol 98/95 RON
Use unleaded fuel with the octane rating 98 RON. You can also use unleaded pet-
rol 95 RON, but this leads to a slight loss in performance.
In case of necessity, you can refuel with petrol with the octane rating 91 RON of
unleaded fuel with octane rating 98

RON or 95 RON is not available. You must
continue driving at medium engine speeds and minimum engine load. Driving at
high engine revs or a high engine load can severely damage the engine! Refuel as
soon as possible with petrol of the prescribed octane number.
Even in case of necessity, you must not use petrol of a lower octane number than
91 RON, otherwise the engine can be severely damaged!
Fuel additives
Your vehicle can only be operated with unleaded petrol, which complies with the
standard EN 228 (in Germany: standard DIN 51626 - 1 or E10 for unleaded fuel with
octane rating 95 RON and 91 RON or DIN 51626 - 2 or E5 for unleaded fuel with
octane rating 95 RON and 98 RON). These meet all requirements for troublefree
engine operation. Therefore, we do not recommend the use of fuel additives. CAUTION
● All
ŠKODA vehicles with petrol engines are equipped with a catalytic converter
and must be driven only with unleaded petrol. Filling the tank even only once with
leaded petrol will result in the catalytic converter being destroyed!
● If you use petrol with a lower octane number than the one prescribed, the en-
gine can be severely damaged!
● The use of improper fuel additives can cause serious damage to the engine or
the catalytic converter. In no case may fuel additives with metal components be
used, especially not with manganese and iron content.
● Fuels with metallic content may not be used. Risk of engine or catalytic con-
verter damage!
● LRP (lead replacement petrol) fuels with metallic components may not be
used. Risk of engine or catalytic converter damage!  147
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Diesel
Diesel fuel Your vehicle can only be operated with
diesel fuel, which complies with the stand-
ard EN 590 (standard DIN 51628 in Germany, standard ÖNORM
C 1590 in Austria,
GOST R 52368-2005/EN 590:2004 in Russia).
Fuel additives
You must not use fuel additives, so-called “flow improvers” (petrol and similar
products) in diesel fuel.
You can find information on refuelling ⇒ page 148, Refuelling. CAUTION
● Your vehicle can only be operated with diesel fuel, which complies with the
standard EN 590 (standard DIN 51628 in Germany, standard ÖNORM

C 1590 in
Austria, GOST R 52368-2005/EN 590:2004 in Russia). Filling the tank even only
once with diesel fuel which does not comply with the standard, can result in dam-
age to the engine parts, the lubrication system, the fuel and exhaust system.
● If by mistake you have refuelled with a different fuel other than the diesel fuel
which complies to the above mentioned standards (e.g. petrol), on no account
start the engine! Severe damage damage is possible! Contact a specialist garage.
● Water which has collected in the fuel filter can result in engine problems.
● Your vehicle is not adapted for use of biofuel (RME), therefore this fuel must
not be refuelled and driven. The use of biofuel (RME) can lead to damage to the
engine or the fuel system. 
Operation in winter Winter-grade diesel fuel
A different grade of diesel fuel is available at filling stations in winter than during
the summer. Using

“summer-grade diesel fuel” at temperatures below 0 °C can re-
sult in operational problems because the diesel becomes viscous as a result of
paraffin separation.
It is therefore the case that the standard EN 590 (standard DIN 51628 in Germany,
standard ÖNORM C 1590 in Austria, GOST R 52368-2005/EN 590:2004 in Russia)
is the diesel fuel class prescribed for certain periods of the year which can also be
purchased at the corresponding time during the year. “Winter-grade diesel fuel”
will still operate properly even at a temperature of -20 °C. It is often the case in countries with different climatic conditions that diesel fuels
available have a different temperature characteristic. The authorised
ŠKODA Serv-
ice Partners and filling stations in the country concerned will be able to provide
you with information regarding the diesel fuels available.
Preheating fuel
The vehicle is fitted with a fuel filter preheating system. This secures operation of
a vehicle using diesel fuel down to an environmental temperature of -25 °C. CAUTION
It is not permitted to add the various fuel additives on the market, including pet-
rol, to diesel fuel in order to improve its flow properties. 
Refuelling Fig. 120 Right rear side of the vehicle: Fuel filler flap/fuel filler flap with cap unscrewed
Opening the fuel filler cap
–
Open the fuel filler flap with the hand ⇒
 fig. 120 - left.
– Hold the fuel tank cap of the fuel filler tube with one hand and unlock it by
turning with the vehicle key to the left.
– Unscrew the fuel filler cap anti-clockwise and place the fuel filler cap from
above on the fuel filler flap ⇒ fig. 120 on the right.
Closing fuel filler cap
– Screw on the cap by turning it to the right until it is heard to lock.
– Hold the fuel filler cap on the fuel filler tube with one hand and lock it by turn-
ing the vehicle key to the right and withdraw the key. £148
Fuel

–
Press the fuel tank flap closed.
The correct grade of fuel for your vehicle as well as the tyre size and inflation
pressures are stated on a sticker affixed to the inside of the fuel filler flap. Further
information on fuel ⇒
 page 147.WARNING
Pay attention to any legal requirements if you do carry a spare canister in the
vehicle. We do not recommend carrying any fuel canisters in your vehicle for
safety reasons. The canister can be damaged in the event of an accident and
fuel may leak out. CAUTION
● Remove any fuel which has spilled onto the paintwork of your vehicle immedi-
ately - risk of paint damage!
● On vehicles fitted with a catalytic converter, never let the fuel tank run com-
pletely empty. An irregular supply of fuel to the engine can result in misfiring and
unburnt fuel may get into the exhaust system, which may result in overheating
and damage to the catalytic converter.
● Make sure that the valve is not pressed into the filler tube when inserting the
pump nozzle into the filler tube. Otherwise you are unintentionally filling up the
volume, which in case of heat can cause an expansion of the fuel. This can lead to
an overflow of fuel or damage to parts of the fuel reservoir.
● The fuel tank is full just as soon as the pump nozzle switches off for the first
time, provided the nozzle has been operated properly. Do not continue refuelling -
otherwise the expansion volume is filled up. Note
The fuel tank has a capacity of about 55 litres, containing a reserve of 7 litres. 149
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Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Parking light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Parking ticket holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Passive Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55, 81
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Petrol engines Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Power socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Operational faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
R
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Raise vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Rear-view mirror Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Rear armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Rear mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rear window heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Recharge battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Recommendation for changing gears . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Synchronisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Removing seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Replacement of parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Replacing fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Roof aerial
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Roof luggage rack system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Running in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
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Safe securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Safety information Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Saving electrical energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Seat belt height adjuster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
taking off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Seat belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Selector lever-emergency unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Selector lever lock Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Service reminder indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Setting temperature Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Stability system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Start-stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Starting the engine
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Diesel engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Petrol engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Static separation net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Steering force assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Storage compartment Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Storage facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Switching off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Switch off Anti-spin regulation (ASR) Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Systems Start-stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
T Tailgate Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Taking care of your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
TCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Temperature outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
The first 1 500 kilometres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Top Tether . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Tourist light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Towing eye front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Towing protection monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Traction control system (TCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25206
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