The speed of the vehicle is, nevertheless, the most important factor. Doubling the
speed of the vehicle from 25 km/h up to 50 km/hour increases the kinetic energy
four times.
The common opinion that it is possible to support your body in a minor accident
with your hands, is incorrect. Even in a collision at only a low speed, the forces
acting on the body are such that it is no longer possible to support your body.
Even if you only drive at a speed within the range from 30 km/hour to 50 km/hour,
the forces which are produced on your body in the event of an accident can easily
exceed 10.000 N (Newton). This equals a weight of one tonne (1 000 kg).
In the event of a frontal collision, occupants of the vehicle not wearing a seat belt
are thrown forward and strike in an uncontrolled way parts of the interior of the
vehicle, such as steering wheel, dash panel, windshield ⇒ fig. 117 - left. The occu-
pants of a vehicle who have not fastened their seat belts may even be thrown out
of the vehicle. This can result in fatal injuries.
It is also important that rear seat occupants fasten their seat belts as they will
otherwise be thrown through the vehicle in an uncontrolled manner in the event
of an accident A rear seat passenger who has not fastened the seat belt is a dan-
ger not only to himself but also for those seated at the front ⇒
fig. 117 - right.
Important safety information regarding the use of
seat belts The correct use of the seat belts considerably reduces the risk of
injury! WARNING
● The belt webbing must not be jammed in-between at any point or twisted,
or chafe against any sharp edges.
● It is important that the belt webbing is properly routed if the seat belts are
to offer their maximum protection ⇒ page 134.
● No two persons (also not children) should ever use a single seat belt to-
gether.
● The maximum protection which seat belts can offer is only achieved if you
are correctly seated ⇒
page 129, Correct seated position. WARNING (Continued)
● The belt webbing must not run across solid or fragile objects (e.g. specta-
cles, ball-point pens, keys etc.) as this may be a cause of injuries.
● Many layers of clothing and loose clothing (e. g. a winter coat over a jacket)
do not allow you to be correctly seated and impairs proper operation of the
seat belts.
● It is prohibited to use clamps or other objects to adjust seat belts (e. g. for
shortening the belts for smaller persons).
● The lock tongue should only be inserted into the lock which is the correct
one for your seat. Wrong use of the safety belt will reduce its capacity to pro-
tect and the risk of injury increases.
● The seat backrests of the front seats must not be tilted too far to the rear
otherwise the seatbelts can lose their effectiveness.
● The belt webbing must always be kept clean. Soiled belt webbing may im-
pair proper operation of the inertia reel ⇒
page 185, Seat belts.
● The slot of the belt tongue must not be blocked by paper or similar objects
otherwise the belt tongue will not lock in place properly.
● Inspect the seat belts regularly to ensure they are in good condition. If you
find seat belts which have damage to the belt, the seat belt connections, to
the inertia reel or to the lock, the relevant seat belt must be replaced by a
specialist garage.
● The seat belts must not be removed or changed in any way. Do not make
an attempt to repair the seat belts yourself.
● Damaged seat belts which have been subjected to stress in an accident
and were therefore stretched, must be replaced - this is best done by a spe-
cialist garage. The anchorage points of the belts must also be inspected. The
anchorage points for the belts should also be checked.
● In certain countries it is possible to use seat belts which differ in terms of
their operation from the seat belts which are described on the pages which
follow. 133
Seat belts Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Breakdown assistance Technical data
–
Push the wheel key through the clamp, support the wheel key at the tyre and
pull off the wheel trim.
Install
– First press the full wheel trim onto the wheel at the valve opening provided.
Then press the full wheel trim into the wheel in such a way that its entire cir-
cumference locks correctly in place. CAUTION
● Use the pressure of your hand, do not knock on the full wheel trim! Heavy
knocks mainly on the points where the full wheel trim has not been inserted into
the wheel, can result in damage to the guide and centring elements of the full
wheel trim.
● Check for yourself that the safety wheel bolt is located in the hole in the area
of the valve before fitting the full wheel trim onto a steel wheel which is attached
with a safety wheel bolt ⇒
page 213.
Wheel bolts with caps Fig. 166 Removing the cap.
Pulling off
– Push the plastic clip sufficiently far onto the cap until the inner catches of the
clip are positioned at the collar of the cap and detach the cap.
Install
– Push the caps fully onto the wheel bolts.
The caps are located in the well of the luggage compartment. Wheel trim caps
Fig. 167 Pulling off wheel trim cap on
light alloy wheels
Pulling off
– Carefully remove the wheel trim cap using the wire clamp ⇒ fig. 167.
Loosening and tightening wheel bolts Loosen the wheel bolts before jacking up the vehicle.
Fig. 168 Changing a wheel: Loosening
the wheel bolts
Loosening the wheel bolts
– Insert the wheel wrench fully onto the wheel bolt 1)
.
– Grasp the end of the wrench and turn the bolt about one turn to the left
⇒ fig. 168 . £1)
Use the appropriate adapter for loosening and tightening the safety wheel bolts ⇒ page 213. 211
Breakdown assistance Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Breakdown assistance Technical data
Tightening wheel bolts
–
Insert the wheel wrench fully onto the wheel bolt 1)
.
– Grasp the end of the wrench and turn the bolt to the right until it is tight. WARNING
Loosen the wheel bolts only a little (about one turn) while the vehicle has not
yet been jacked up - risk of an accident!. Note
Apply pressure carefully with your foot to the end of the wrench if it is difficult to
loosen the bolts. Hold tight on the vehicle when doing this and ensure that you
have a steady position.
Raise vehicle You have to raise the vehicle with a lifting jack in order to be able
to take off the wheel.
Fig. 169 Changing a wheel: Jacking
points for positioning lifting jack Fig. 170 Attach lifting jack
Position the lifting jack by selecting the jacking point which is closest to the wheel
to be removed
⇒ fig. 169 . The jacking point is located directly below the marking
on the plastic cover of the lower sill.
– Position the lifting jack below the jacking point and move it up until its claw is
positioned directly below the vertical web of the lower sill.
– Align the lifting jack so that its claw grasps the web ⇒ fig. 170 at the right at
the level of the marking on the plastic cover of the lower sill.
– Make sure that the base plate of the lifting jack rests with its entire surface on
level ground and is located vertical to the point ⇒
fig. 170 where the claw
grasps the web.
– Turn the lifting jack up further until the wheel is just clear of the ground. WARNING
● Always raise the vehicle with the doors closed - risk of injury.
● Never position any body parts such as arms or legs under the vehicle, while
the vehicle is raised with a lifting jack. £1)
Use the appropriate adapter for loosening and tightening the safety wheel bolts ⇒ page 213.212
Breakdown assistance
WARNING (Continued)
● Secure the base plate of the lifting jack with suitable means to prevent
possible moving. A soft and slippery ground under the base plate may move
the lifting jack, causing the vehicle to fall down. It is therefore always neces-
sary to place the lifting jack on a solid surface or use a wide and stable base.
Use a non-slip base (e.g. a rubber foot mat) if the
surface is smooth, such as
cobbled stones, a tiled floor, etc.
● Attach the lifting jack only at the attachment points provided for this pur-
pose.
Securing wheels against being stolen You need a special adapter for loosening the safety wheel bolts.
Fig. 171 Illustration image: Safety wheel
bolt with adapter
– Pull off the full wheel trim/cap from the wheel hub or cap from the safety
wheel bolt.
– Insert the adapter B with its toothed side into the inner toothing of the head
of the safety wheel bolt A
⇒
fig. 171 .
– Insert the wheel wrench fully onto the adapter B .
– Slacken the wheel bolt, or tighten it firmly ⇒ page 211.
– Reinstall the full wheel trim/wheel cap after removing the adapter or place the
cap onto the safety wheel bolt.
– Have the tightening torque checked with a torque wrench as soon as possi-
ble. Steel and light alloy wheels must be tightened to a tightening torque of
120
Nm. The safety wheel bolts on vehicles fitted with them (one safety wheel bolt per
wheel) can only be loosened or tighten up by using the adapter provided.
It is meaningful to note the code number hammered into the rear side of the
adapter or the rear side of the safety wheel bolts. You can obtain a replacement
adapter from an authorised
ŠKODA Service Partner, if necessary, by quoting this
number.
We recommend that you always carry the adapter for the wheel bolts with you in
the vehicle. It should be stowed in the vehicle tool kit. CAUTION
Damage can occur to the adapter and safety wheel bolt if the safety wheel bolt is
tightened up too much. Note
The set of safety wheel bolts can be obtained from an authorised ŠKODA Service
Partner.
Tyre repair kit General information The tyre repair kit is located in a box under the carpet in the luggage compart-
ment.
Use the tyre repair kit to reliably repair tyre damage caused by foreign bodies or a
puncture with diameters up to 4 mm. Do not remove foreign bodies, e.g. screws or
nails, from the tyre!
The repair can be undertaken on the vehicle immediately.
The repair with the tyre repair kit is not at all intended to replace a permanent
repair on the tyre, this repair only serves to reach the next specialist garage.
Do not use the tyre repair kit:
● to repair wheel damage,
● in outside temperatures of less than -20 °C (-4 °F),
● with tears or punctures greater than 4 mm in size,
● to repair damage to the tyre wall,
● when driving with very low tyre pressure or with a completely flat tyre,
● if the use-by-date (see inflation bottle) has passed. £ 213
Breakdown assistance Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Breakdown assistance Technical data
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
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