2014 SKODA SUPERB steering wheel

CAUTION■Be sure to check clothing for colourfastness to avoid any damage or visible
stains on the material (leather), panels and textiles.■
Remove fresh stains such as those from ball-point pens, ink, lipstick, shoe
polish, etc., from the material (leather), panels and textiles as quickly as possi-
ble.
■
Air fresheners and scents can be hazardous to heath when the temperature
inside the vehicle is high.
■
Do not attach scents or air fresheners to the dash panel – there is a risk of
damage to the dash panel.
■
Do not stick any stickers on the inside of the rear windows, the rear side win-
dows and in the vicinity of the heating elements on the windscreen or near the
window aerial. These may get damaged.
■
Do not clean the roof panelling with a brush – risk of damage to the surface
of the panelling.
■
Cleaner that contain solvents can damage the material being cleaned.
■
Apply only a small amount of the cleaning and care product.
For the sake of the environment
Used cans of vehicle care product represent hazardous waste that is harmful
to the environment. These must be disposed of in accordance with national
legislation.
Note
Because of the special tools and knowledge required, and to avoid any poten-
tial problems with the cleaning and care of the interior of your vehicle, we rec-
ommend that cleaning and care of the interior of your vehicle be carried out by
a ŠKODA Service Partner.
Natural leather
Read and observe
and on page 176 first.
Leather is a natural material with specific properties, and requires regular
cleaning and maintenance.
The leather should be cleaned on a regular basis depending on the amount of
wear-and-tear.
Dust and dirt in the pores and folds act as abrasive materials. This leads to se-
vere corrosion and the premature brittleness of the leather surface.
We recommend that you remove dust regularly and at short intervals using a
cloth or vacuum cleaner.
Clean soiled leather surfaces with a water-dampened cotton or woollen cloth
and then dry with a clean, dry cloth »
.
Clean severely soiled areas with a cloth soaked in a mild soap solution (2 ta-
blespoons of neutral soap to 1 litre of water).
To remove stains , use a cleaning agent specially designed for this purpose.
Treat the leather regularly and at suitable intervals using a suitable leather
care product.
CAUTION
■ Ensure that no part of the leather is soaked through during cleaning and that
no water gets into the seams. Otherwise, the leather could become brittle or
cracked.■
Avoid leaving the vehicle for lengthy periods in bright sunlight to avoid the
leather from bleaching. If the vehicle is parked in the open for lengthy periods,
protect the leather from direct sunlight by covering it.
■
Sharp-edged objects on items of clothing such as zip fasteners, rivets, sharp-
edged belts, jewellery and pendants may leave permanent scratches or signs
of rubbing on the surface. Such damage cannot be subsequently recognised as
a justified complaint.
■
The use of a mechanical steering wheel lock may damage the leather surface
of the steering wheel.
■
Use a care cream with light blocker and impregnation effect on a regular ba-
sis and each time after cleaning. The cream nourishes the leather, allows it to
breathe and keeps it supple and also provides moisture. It also creates surface
protection.
■
Some clothing materials, e.g. dark denim, do not have sufficient colour fast-
ness. This can cause damage or clearly visible discolouration to seat covers,
even when used correctly. This applies particularly to light-coloured seat cov-
ers. This does not relate to a fault in the seat cover, but rather to poor colour
fastness of the clothing textiles.
Note
When using the vehicle, minor visible changes may occur to the leather parts
of the covers (e.g. wrinkles or creases) as a result of the stress applied to the
covers.177Car care

Fig. 169
Replacing wheels
Read and observe and on page 193 first.
The service life of tyres depends on the inflation pressure, driving style and
other circumstances. Following the advice below can extend the service life of
your tyres.
Tyre pressure
Check the tyre pressure, including that of the spare wheel, at least once a
month and also before setting off on a long journey.
The tyre pressures for tyres are shown on the inside of the fuel filler
flap » Fig. 168 –
.
The tyre pressure should be at the highest pressure specified for your vehicle
at all times.
Always check the inflation pressure when the tyres are cold. Do not reduce the
higher pressure on warm tyres.
With greater additional load, adjust the tyre inflation pressure accordingly.
Driving style
Fast cornering, sharp acceleration and braking increase the wear of your tyres.
Balancing wheels
The wheels of a new vehicle are balanced. When driving, however, there are a
range of factors that may result in an imbalance. This may become apparent by
a “vibration” in the steering.
Have the wheels rebalanced after replacing the tyres.
Wheel alignment errors
Incorrect wheel alignment at the front or rear leads to excess wear of the
tyres.
Tyre damage
Drive over kerbs and other such obstacles slowly and at right angles wherever
possible in order to avoid damage to tyres and wheel trims.
We recommend checking your tyres and wheel rims for damage (punctures,
cuts, splits and bulges, etc.) on a regular basis. Remove foreign bodies (e.g.
small stones) from the tyre tread immediately.
Replacing wheels
If significantly greater wear is present on the front tyres, we recommend
swapping the front wheels with the rear wheels as shown in the dia-
gram » Fig. 169 . You will then obtain approximately the same life for all the
tyres.
We recommend that you swap the tyres every 10,000 km in order to achieve
even wear on all tyres and to ensure optimal service life for the tyres.
Storing tyres
Identify disassembled tyres so that the previous direction of rotation can be
maintained if the tyres are reassembled.
Always store wheels or tyres in a cool, dry place that is as dark as possible.
Tyres which are not fixed to a wheel trim should be stored upright.
Wear indicators
The base of the tread of the tyres has 1.6 mm high wear indicators installed.
These wear indicators are arranged evenly spaced around the circumference of
the tyre a number of times depending on the make » Fig. 168 -
 . Markings on
the walls of the tyres through the letters “TWI”, triangular symbols or other
symbols identify the position of the wear indicators.
Tyre age
Tyres age and lose their original characteristics, even if they are not being
used. Therefore, we recommend not using summer or winter tyres older than
6 or 4 years old respectively.
New tyres
Read and observe
and on page 193 first.
Only use radial tyres of the same type, size (rolling circumference) and tread
pattern on one axle on all four wheels.
The tyre/wheel combinations which are approved for your vehicle are indica-
ted in your vehicle documents. 
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›Switch on the ignition.›Press the
 » Fig. 170 symbol button for longer than 2 seconds.
If the warning light 
in the instrument cluster lights up and does not go out
after the system configuration, this indicates a system fault.
If the warning light 
in the instrument cluster flashes, there is a system fault.
Tyre pressure indicator
The warning light 
in the instrument cluster lights up when any of the fol-
lowing conditions are met.
› The tyre inflation pressure is low.
› The structure of the tyre is damaged.
› The vehicle is loaded on one side.
› The wheels of one axle are loaded more heavily (e.g. when towing a trailer or
when driving uphill or downhill).
› Snow chains are mounted.
› The spare wheel is mounted.
› One wheel per axle was changed.WARNING■
When the warning light  in the instrument cluster lights up, immediate-
ly reduce the speed and avoid sudden steering and brake manoeuvres.
Stop the vehicle as soon as possible and inspect the tyres and their infla-
tion pressure.■
Under certain circumstances (e.g. sporty style of driving, wintry or un-
paved roads) the warning light 
in the instrument cluster can be delayed
or does not light up at all.
CAUTION
■ The system cannot warn in case of very rapid tyre inflation pressure loss, e.g.
in case of sudden tyre damage. In this case carefully bring the vehicle to a
standstill without sudden steering movements or sharp braking.■
To ensure a proper functioning of the tyre control display, it is necessary to
repeat the basic setting every 10000 km or once a year.
■
The tyre pressure monitor does not replace the need to check tyre pressure
regularly.
Spare and temporary spare wheelFig. 171
Fixing the spare or temporary
spare wheel
Read and observe and on page 193 first.
The spare or temporary spare wheel is located in a well under the floor cover-
ing in the boot and is fixed in place with a special bolt » Fig. 171.
Take out the wheel
›
Open the tailgate.
›
Raise the floor covering in the boot » page 98.
›
Remove the box with the tool kit.
›
Unscrew the nut » Fig. 171 anticlockwise.
›
Take out the wheel.
Stow the wheel
›
Place the wheel into the spare wheel well with the wheel rim pointing down-
ward.
›
Screw on the nut » Fig. 171 clockwise until the wheel is safely secured.
›
Place the box with the tool kit back into the spare wheel and secure it with
the tape.
›
Fold back the floor in the luggage compartment.
›
Close the boot lid.
Fit a wheel in the appropriate dimensions and design as soon as possible.
If the dimensions or design of the spare wheel differ from the tyres fitted to
the vehicle (e.g. winter tyres or low-profile tyres), it must only be used briefly
in the event of a puncture and if an appropriately cautious style of driving is
adopted »
.
Temporary spare wheel
A warning label is displayed on the rim of the temporary spare wheel. 
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Negative cable - colour coding in the majority of cases is black.
Jump-starting in vehicles with the START-STOP system
Fig. 183
Engine earth: START-STOP sys-
tem
Read and observe and on page 207 first.
On vehicles with the START-STOP system, the jump-start cable of the charger
must never be connected directly to the negative pole of the vehicle battery,
but only to the engine earth » Fig. 183.
Jump-starting vehicles with the vehicle battery in the boot
Fig. 184
Detail of the engine compart-
ment: Jump-starting point
Read and observe and on page 207 first.
On vehicles with the vehicle battery in the boot, the positive terminal of the
battery supplying the power can only be connected to the jump-starting point
in the engine compartment of the vehicle being started by means of a jump-
start cable » Fig. 184.
›
Open the protective cap of the jump-starting point in the direction of the ar-
row » Fig. 184 .
›
Connect the positive terminal of the battery supplying the power with the
jump-starting point.
› Attach the negative terminal of the battery supplying the power to a solid
metal part firmly connected to the engine block or to the engine block itself.›
Start the engine.
›
After starting the engine, close the protective cap of the jump-starting point.
Towing the vehicle
 Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Front towing eye
209
Rear towing eye
210
Vehicles with a tow hitch
210
Vehicles with manual transmission may be towed in with a tow bar or a tow
rope or with the front or rear wheels raised.
Vehicles with automatic transmission may be towed in with a tow bar or a tow
rope or with the front wheels raised. If the vehicle is raised at rear, the auto-
matic gearbox is damaged!
A tow bar is the safest way of towing a vehicle and also minimises any shocks.
Only use a tow rope if a suitable tow bar is not available.
When towing, the following guidelines must be observed.
Driver of the tow vehicle
›
Release the clutch particularly gently when starting off or depress the accel-
erator particularly gently if the vehicle is fitted with an automatic gearbox.
›
On vehicles with a manual transmission, only push down on the accelerator
pedal once the rope is taught.
The maximum towing speed is 50 km/h.
Driver of the towed vehicle
›
Switch on the ignition so that the steering wheel is not locked and so that
the turn signal lights, horn, windscreen wipers and windscreen washer sys-
tem can be used.
›
Take the vehicle out of gear or move the selector lever into position N if the
vehicle is fitted with an automatic gearbox.
Please note that the brake servo unit and power steering only operate if the
engine is running. If the engine is not running, significantly more physical force
is required to depress the brake pedal and steer the vehicle. 
208Do-it-yourself

Index
A
Abroad Driving abroad
150
Unleaded petrol150
ABS Operation
152
Warning light36
Accessories169
Adaptive headlights (AFS)68
Adjust Auxiliary heating (auxiliary heating and ventila-tion)
117
Adjusting Belt height
13
Exterior mirrors78
Head restraints81
Interior mirror77
Manual air conditioning112
Seats79, 80
Steering wheel8
Adjusting the seats7, 79
Adjustment Headlight beam
66
Aerial173
See windows175
AFS68
Warning light36
Airbag14
Deactivating19
Deactivating the front passenger airbag20
Deployment14
Front airbag15
Head airbag18
Indicator light38
Knee airbag16
Modifications and damage to the airbag system 171 Side airbag
17
Airbag system14
Air conditioning system108
Air outlets108
Climatronic113
Manual air conditioning system110
Air outlets108
Air recirculation Climatronic
115
Alarm Switching off
54
Triggering54
Anti-theft alarm system Activating/deactivating
54
Trailer168
Antilock brake system (ABS)152
Armrest front
85
rear85, 94
Artificial leather178
Ashtray89
ASR Warning light
35
Assist systems151
ABS36, 152
ASR35
Cruise Control System158
DSR152
EDL152
ESC35, 151
HBA152
HHC153
Park assist154
Parking aid153
START-STOP159
TCS152
Auto Check Control31
Automatic driving lamp control68
Automatic gearbox142
Selector lever-emergency unlocking213
Starting-off and driving144
Tiptronic143
Using the selector lever142
Automatic gearbox modes142
Automatic load deactivation193
Automatic retractable cargo cover (Superb Combi))
99
Automatic transmission Kickdown
144
Malfunction144
Selector lever lock143
AUX Installation in the storage compartment
90
Auxiliary heating (auxiliary heating and ventila- tion)
116
Adjust117
Radio remote control118
Switching on/off117
Avoiding damage to the vehicle Driving through water
149
Avoiding damage to your vehicle149
B
Ball head Check fitting
165
Fitting164
Ready position164
Removing165
Battery In the remote control key
211
iReplace the remote control of the auxiliary heater (parking heater)
211
Belts10
Belt tensioners13
Bonnet Closing
183
Opening183
Warning light34
Boot Automatic retraction (Superb Combi)
99
Extending variable loading floor103
232Index

Temperature gauge29
Warning light34
CORNER See Fog lights with CORNER function
69
Correct seated position7
Driver7
Front passenger8
Instructions9
Rear seats9
Counter for distance driven30
Cruise control system Activating/deactivating
158
Changing the stored speed159
Storing and maintaining speed159
Switching off temporarily159
Warning light39
Cruise Control System158
Cup holders88
D
DAY LIGHT see Daylight running lights
67
Daylight running lights67
De-icing the windscreen and rear window73
Deactivating an airbag19
Decorative films175
Delayed locking of the boot lid see boot lid
56
Diesel refer to Fuel
181
diesel - particulate filter
37
Diesel fuel Operation in winter
181
Diesel particulate filter warning light
37
Digital Clock Time
30
Dipstick186
Display29
Compass points46
Coolant temperature29
Fuel supply30
Gear changes40
Service intervals46
Display a low temperature40
Display of the second speed31
Distance driven30
Door Child safety lock
53
Closing53
Emergency locking the driver's door212
Opening53
Warning light door open34
Door locking Emergency
212
Door open Warning light
34
Doors Emergency locking
212
Driver Steering Recommendation (DSR)152
Driving Abroad
150
Driving through water on streets149
Emissions225
Fuel consumption225
Driving economically Economical gear changing
146
Driving through water149
DSR152
DVD-preinstallation134
E
Economical and environmentally friendly driv- ing
146
Economical driving Ballast
147
Driving at full throttle147
Idling147
Looking ahead146
Regular maintenance148
Saving energy148
Short distances147
Tyre inflation pressure147
EDL Operation
152
Electrical power windows61
Button in the driver's door59, 60
Button in the rear doors61
Operational faults62
Electric boot lid Force limit
57
Manual operation57
Electric luggage compartment lid Acoustic signals
59
Adjusting the top lid position59
Deleting the top lid position59
Malfunctions59
Operating57
Electric sliding/tilting roof62
Electronic Differential Lock (EDL)152
Electronic immobilizer136
Electronic Stability Control (ESC)151
Emergency Activation of the sliding/tilting roof
214
Changing a wheel201
Door locking212
Hazard warning light system70
jump-starting207
Jump-starting207
Locking the driver's door212
Selector lever-unlocking213
Sliding/tilting roof213
Start engine - KESSY139
Switching off the ignition –KESSY140
Towing the using the tow hitch210
Towing the vehicle208
Tyre repair204
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Seat beltwarning light33
Seat belts10
Belt tensioners13
Cleaning178
fastening and unfastening12
Height adjustment13
Inertia reels13
The physical principle of a frontal collision11
Seat features83
Seats Armrest rear
85
Armtest, front85
Convenience features of passenger seat85
Electric adjustment80
Head restraints81
Heating83
Manually adjusting80
save82
Seat backrests85
Storing in memory of remote control key82
Ventilated front seats84
Seats and useful equipment79
Adjusting the seats79
see automatic gearbox Manual shifting of gears on the multifunctionsteering wheel
143
Selector lever Refer to Selector lever
142
Selector lever lock / starter (system KESSY) Warning light
39
Service170
Service interval display46
Service intervals169
Setting30
Setting the30
Shelves86
Shifting gears Driving and saving energy
146
Side airbag17
Side compartment in boot with battery100
Side compartments in the luggage compart- ment
99
ski bag95
Sliding/tilting roof Close (Superb Combi)
64
Closing62
Closing the sun screen (Superb Combi)64
Electric sliding/tilting roof62
Emergency operation213
Opening/closing the sun screen (Superb Combi) 64
Opening and tilting
62
Opening and tilting (Superb Combi)64
Operation62
Operation (Superb Combi)64
Snow chains199
Spare wheel197
Speedometer29
see speedometer29
Speed symbol See Wheels
196
Spoiler171
START-STOP159
Manually deactivating/activating the system161
Operating conditions of the system160
operation in vehicles with automatic gearbox 160
operation in vehicles with manual gearbox
160
system-related automatic start-up161
Starting and stopping the engine - KESSY137
Starting and stopping the engine using the key 135
Starting engine Jump-starting
207
Starting the engine Jump-starting
207
Key136
see KESSY139
START STOP Information messages
161
Jump-starting208
Steering lock / unlock see KESSY138
Steering wheel8
Stopping the engine Key
137
Storage compartment in rear centre console93
Storage compartment on the passenger side92
Storage compartments86
Storage compartment under the passenger seat
92
Storage pockets on the front seats93
Storing skis94
Sun screen74
Sun screen in the rear doors74
Sun visors74
Switch see Ignition
136
Switching lights on and off66
Switching off the engine see KESSY
139
Switch off ignition Refer to KESSY
138
Switch on ignition Refer to KESSY
138
Synchronous adjustment of the rear-view mir- ror
78
T
Tailgate TwinDoor
56
Taking care of the vehicle Natural leather
177
Seat belts178
Taking care of your vehicle Automatic car wash system
173
Cavity protection176
Chrome parts174
Cleaning the wheels176
Decorative films175
239Index