2011 SKODA YETI change time

Replacing the battery
When replacing a battery, the new new battery must have the same capacity,
voltage (12
V), amperage and be the same size. Suitable types of vehicle battery
are available from an authorised ŠKODA Service Partner.
We recommend you have a battery change carried out by an authorised ŠKODA
Service Partner, who will properly install the new battery and dispose of the origi-
nal one. CAUTION
Vehicles with a “START-STOP” system are fitted with a special battery type which
allows the battery control unit to check the energy level for recurring engine start.
This battery must only be replaced by a battery of the same type. For the sake of the environment
Batteries contain poisonous substances such as sulphuric acid and lead. For this
reason, it must be disposed of properly. Under no circumstances must it be dis-
posed of in the communal rubbish. 
Automatic consumer shut-off Under heavy load on the vehicle battery, the vehicle electrical system manage-
ment automatically takes various measures to avoid draining the vehicle battery.
●
The idling speed is raised to allow the generator to deliver more electricity to
the electrical system.
● If necessary, some electrical consumers are limited in their performance or are
temporarily switched off completely. Note
Despite such intervention by the vehicle electric system management, the vehicle
battery may be drained. For example, when the ignition is switched on a long time
with the engine turned off or the side or parking lights are turned on during lon-
ger parking. Windshield washer system Fig. 159 Engine compartment: Wind-
shield washer fluid reservoir
The windshield washer fluid reservoir contains the cleaning fluid for the wind-
shield or rear window and for the headlamp cleaning system. The reservoir is loca-
ted at the front right of the engine compartment ⇒ fig. 159 .
The filling level of the container is about 3 litres and about 5.5 litres on vehicles
which have a headlight washing system.
Clear water is not sufficient to intensively clean the windscreen and headlights.
We therefore recommend using clean washing water together with the screen
cleaner from

ŠKODA Original Accessories (in winter additionally with antifreeze)
which is capable of removing stubborn dirt. Follow the instructions for use on the
packaging when using screen cleaning products.
You should always add antifreeze to the cleaning water in winter even if your ve-
hicle is fitted with heated windscreen washer nozzles.
It is also possible in exceptional cases to use methylated spirits when no screen
cleaner with antifreeze is available. The concentration of methylated spirits must
not be more than 15 %. Please note, however, that the antifreeze protection at
this concentration is only adequate down to -5 °C. WARNING
Read and observe the warning notes ⇒ page 190
, Working in the engine com-
partment before working in the engine compartment. £ 199
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Changing wheels around
Fig. 162 Changing wheels around
If significantly greater wear is present on the front tyres, we recommend changing
the front wheels around with the rear wheels as shown in the diagram ⇒
 fig. 162.
You will then obtain approximately the same life for all the tyres.
It may be advantageous to swap the tyres over “crosswise” when uneven wear
characteristic arise on the running surfaces of the tyres (but not in the case of uni-
directional tyres). We recommend that you contact an authorised ŠKODA Service
Partner. They have extensive knowledge about the possible combinations.
We recommend that you change the wheels around every 10 000 km in order to
achieve even wear on all wheels and to obtain optimal tyre life. 
New tyres and wheels Tyres and wheel rims are important design elements. One should therefore use
the tyres and wheel rims which have been released for use by

ŠKODA. They are
exactly matched to the vehicle type and therefore contribute significantly to good
road holding and safe driving characteristics ⇒  .
Only fit radial tyres of the same type on all 4 wheels, size (rolling circumference)
and, if possible, the same tread pattern on one axle.
Authorised

ŠKODA Service Partners have access to the most current information
about which tyres we have released for use on your vehicle.
We recommend that you have any work relating to tyres or wheels carried out by
an authorised ŠKODA Service Partner. Authorised ŠKODA Service Partners have all
of the necessary special tools and replacement parts available plus the required
specialist knowledge and are also in a position to properly dispose of the old tyres.
A large number of authorised ŠKODA Service Partners also have an attractive
range of tyres and wheels available. The tyre/wheel combinations which are approved for your vehicle are indicated in
your vehicle documents. Approval and licensing may differ according to the legis-
lation prevailing in individual countries.
Proper knowledge of the tyre data makes it easier for you to select the correct
type of tyre. Tyres do, for example, have the following inscription on their walls:
225/50R

17 91 T
What this means is: 225 Tyre width in mm
50 Height/width ratio in %
R Code letter for the type of tyre -
R adial 17 Diameter of wheel in inches
91 Load index
T Speed symbol
The following speed restrictions apply to tyres.
Speed symbol Permissible maximum speed
S 180 km/h
T 190 km/h
U 200 km/h
H 210 km/h
V 240 km/h
W 270 km/h
Y 300 km/h
The date of manufacture
is also stated on the tyre wall (possibly only on the in-
side of wheel):
DOT ... 20 11...
means, for example, that the tyre was manufactured in the 20th week of the year
2011.
Any spare wheel which differs from the tyres fitted to the vehicle (e.g. winter
tyres or low-profile tyres) should only be used only for a short time in the event of
a puncture and when adopting an appropriately cautious style of driving. It should
be replaced as quickly as possible by a normal wheel. £ 203
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The identification plate is affixed to the lower part of the column between the
front and rear doors on the front passenger side.
WARNING
Do not exceed the permissible overall weight - risk of accident and damage to
the vehicle. 
Identification details Fig. 191 Vehicle data sticker
Vehicle data sticker
The vehicle data sticker ⇒ fig. 191 is located on the floor of the luggage compart-
ment and is also stated in the Service schedule.
The vehicle data sticker contains the following data:
Vehicle identification number (VIN)
Vehicle type
Gearbox code, paint number, interior equipment number, engine output, en-
gine code
Partial description of the vehicle
7GG, 7MB, 7MG - vehicles with DPF ⇒ page 159
Vehicle identification number (VIN)
The vehicle identification number - VIN (vehicle body number) is stamped into the
engine compartment on the right hand shock absorber dome. This number is also
located on a sign on the lower left hand edge below the windscreen.
Engine number
The engine number is stamped into the engine block. 1 2
3
4
5 Sticker on inside of fuel filler flap
The stickers are affixed to the inside of the fuel filler flap and contain the follow-
ing information:
● The prescribed types of fuel,
● Tyre size,
● Tyre pressure. 
Fuel consumption according to the ECE standards
and EU guidelines Depending on the range of the special equipment, style of driving, traffic situa-
tion, weather influences and vehicle condition, the consumption values which in
practice result when using the vehicle can deviate from the indicated values.
Urban traffic
The consumption measurement in urban traffic begins with starting of the cold
engine. Afterwards the normal urban traffic is simulated.
Non-urban traffic
For the consumption measurement in non-urban traffic the vehicle, as in daily mo-
toring, is accelerated and braked several times in all gears. The vehicle speed
changes within the range from 0 to 120 km/h.
Combined traffic
The consumption value in the combined traffic consists of 37 % from the value for
the urban traffic and of 63 % from the value for the non-urban traffic. Note
● Please note that the information stated in the official vehicle registration
documents always takes priority.  229
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Engine oil specifications
The grade of engine oil should be selected in accordance with pre-
cise specifications.
The engine of your vehicle has been factory-filled with a high-grade oil which you
can use throughout the year - except in extreme climatic regions.
You can mix various oils together with each other when refilling with oil. This does
not, however, apply for models with flexible service intervals (QG1).
Engine oils are, of course, undergoing continuous further development. Thus the
information stated in this Owner's Manual is only correct at the time of publica-
tion.
Specialist garages are informed by ŠKODA about the latest changes. We recom-
mend having this oil change undertaken by a specialist garage.
The specifications (VW standards) stated in the following must be indicated sepa-
rately or together with other specifications on the bottle.
Engine oil specifications for models with flexible service intervals (QG1) Petrol engines Specification Content
a) 1.2 ltr./77 kW TSI - EU5 VW 504 00 3.6
1.4 ltr./90 kW TSI - EU5 VW 503 00, VW 504 00 3.6
1.8 ltr/118 kW TSI - EU2, EU5
1.8 ltr/112 kW TSI - EU5
VW 504 00 4.6
a)
Oil capacity with oil filter change. Inspect oil level when filling; do not fill up too much. The oil level
must be between the markings ⇒ page 191, Check engine oil level
.Diesel engines Specification Content
1.6 l/77 kW TDI CR - EU5 VW 507 00 4.3
2.0 ltr./81 kW TDI CR DPF - EU5 VW 507 00 4.3
2.0 ltr./103 kW TDI CR DPF - EU4, EU5 VW 507 00 4.3
2.0 ltr./125 kW TDI CR DPF - EU5 VW 507 00 4.3 Engine oil specifications for vehicles with fixed service intervals (QG2)
Petrol engines Specification Content
1.2 ltr./77 kW TSI - EU5 VW 502 00 3.6
1.4 ltr./90 kW TSI - EU5 VW 501 01, VW 502 00 3.6
1.8 ltr/118 kW TSI - EU2, EU5
1.8 ltr/112 kW TSI - EU5
VW 502 00 4.6
If the oils specified above are not available, oils according to ACEA A2 or ACEA A3
can be used once for refilling.
Diesel engines Specification Content
1.6 l/77 kW TDI CR - EU5 VW 507 00 4.3
2.0 ltr./81 kW TDI CR DPF - EU5 VW 507 00 4.3
2.0 ltr./103 kW TDI CR DPF - EU4, EU5 VW 507 00 4.3
2.0 ltr./125 kW TDI CR DPF - EU5 VW 507 00 4.3
If the oils specified above are not available, oils according to ACEA B3 or ACEA B4
can be used once for refilling.
CAUTION
Only the above-mentioned oils may be used on vehicles with flexible service inter-
vals (QG1). We recommend always refilling with oil of the same specification since
this will maintain the properties of the oil. In exceptional cases, you must top up
only once engine oil complying with Specification VW 502 00 (only for petrol en-
gines) or Specification VW 505 01 (only for diesel engines) to maximum 0.5 litres.
You must not use other engine oils - risk of engine damage! Note
● Before a long drive we recommend that you purchase and carry with you en-
gine oil which complies with the specification for your vehicle. Consequently, you
will always have the correct engine oil for refilling.
● We recommend using oils from the ŠKODA Original Accessories.
● For further information - see Service shedule.  231
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General view
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Glow plug system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
GSM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
H Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Hazard warning light system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Head airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Headlight cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Headlight flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Headlights Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Headlight cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Head restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Heated windscreen washer nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Auxiliary heating (auxiliary heating) . . . . . . . . . . 95
Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Recirculated air mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
I
Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Instrument lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Interior light Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Interior monitor
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Intermittent wiping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
JJacking points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
K Knee airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
L Lashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Leather care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Light automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Lights converting/masking over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Range adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Lights and Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Liquid in windshield washer fluid reservoir Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Lock Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 33 Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Locking and unlocking from inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Low beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36, 70
Folding hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Lashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Luggage compartment - variable loading floor 74, 75
M
Main beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 51 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Manual shifting of gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
MDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Memory for the on-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118, 119 Connection with the hands-free system . . . . . . 120
Motoring abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Multi-functional indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
N
Note holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
O Off-road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Off-road driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160, 168, 171
Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Oil change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Onboard computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Open door Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Opening and closing of the sun screen . . . . . . . . . . 42
Opening and tilting of the panoramic sliding roof 42
Opening a single door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 242
Index

ŠKODA pursues a policy of constant product and model development. We trust
that you will understand that changes to models in terms of shape, equipment
and engineering, may be introduced at any time. The information about scope of
delivery, appearance, performances, dimensions, weight, fuel consumption, stand-
ards and functions of the vehicle is only correct at the time of publication. Certain
items of equipment might only be installed later on (information given by your lo-
cal authorised
ŠKODA Service Partner) and only envisaged for particular markets.
It is therefore not possible for legal claims to be made based on the data, illustra-
tions and descriptions contained in this Owner's Manual. Reprinting, reproduction or translation, either in whole or in part, is not permitted
without the written consent of ŠKODA.
ŠKODA expressly reserves all rights relating to copyright laws.
We reserve the right to make changes to this document.
Issued by: ŠKODA AUTO a.s.
© ŠKODA AUTO a.s. 2011