2014 SKODA FABIA Owner's Manual

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SKODA FABIA 2014 3.G / NJ Owners Manual WARNINGThere is a risk of injuries, poisoning, chemical burns, explosions or fire
when carrying out any work on the battery and on the electrical system. It
is essential to comply with the generally a

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SKODA FABIA 2014 3.G / NJ Owners Manual Checking the battery electrolyte levelFig. 151 
Electrolyte level indicator
Read and observe  and  on page 158 first.
On vehicles with a vehicle battery fitted with a colour indicator, » Fig. 151 the

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SKODA FABIA 2014 3.G / NJ Owners Manual WARNING■When you charge a battery, hydrogen is released, and a highly explosive
gas mixture is also produced. An explosion can be caused through sparkling
over during unclamping or loosening of the

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SKODA FABIA 2014 3.G / NJ Owners Manual CAUTION■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

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SKODA FABIA 2014 3.G / NJ Owners Manual Tyre storage
Mark the tyres as you remove them so that you are able to refit them to run in
the same direction.
Always store wheels or tyres in a cool, dry and, where possible, dark place.
Tyres which

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SKODA FABIA 2014 3.G / NJ Owners Manual Wheel balance
The wheels of a new vehicle are balanced. There are a wide range of influen-
ces when the car is being driven which may result in an imbalance. This may
become apparent by “vibration

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SKODA FABIA 2014 3.G / NJ Owners Manual Unidirectional tyresRead and observe 
 on page 161 first.
The direction of rotation of the tyres is marked by  arrows on the wall of the
tyre .
The direction of rotation indicated must be complied wit

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SKODA FABIA 2014 3.G / NJ Owners Manual Manufacturer-approved tyre variantsMotorisationTyresizeMinimal
Load indexMinimal
speed symbol
1.0 l/44 kW MPI
175/70 R1484
T
185/60 R15215/45 R1686215/40 R1787
1.0 l./55 kW MPI
175/70 R1484
T
185/60 R