2009-2015 Skoda Superb SUV Introduction User Manual
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Introduction for Your Skoda Superb SUV Second Generation (2009-2015)

Introduction  
You have opted for a ŠKODA – our sincere thanks for your confidence in us.  
Your new ŠKODA offers you a vehicle featuring the most modern engineering and a wide range of equipment  
which you will undoubtedly wish to use to the full during your daily motoring. That is why, we recommend  
that you read this Owner's Manual attentively to enable you to become familiar with your car and all that it  
offers as quickly as possible.  
Please do not hesitate to contact your specialist garage or importer should you have any further questions or  
any problems regarding your vehicle which may arise. He will be ready at any time to receive your questions,  
suggestions and criticisms.  
National legal provisions, which deviate from the information contained in these operating instructions, take  
precedence over the information contained in the operating instructions.  
We wish you much pleasure with your ŠKODA and pleasant motoring at all times.  
Your ŠKODA AUTO a.s. (hereinafter ŠKODA)  
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Introduction  
On-board literature  
The other chapters of the Owner's Manual are also important, however,  
for proper treatment of your car - in addition to regular care and main-  
tenance - helps to retain its value and in many cases is also one of the  
conditions for possible warranty claims.  
The on-board literature for your vehicle consists of this “Owner's Man-  
ual” as well as a “Service schedule” and a “Help on the road”. There can  
also be a variety of other additional operating manuals and instructions  
on-board (e.g. an operating manual for the radio) depending on the ve-  
hicle model and equipment.  
The Service schedule  
contains:  
If one of the publications listed above is missing, please contact an au-  
thorised ŠKODA dealer immediately, where one will be glad to assist  
you in such matters.  
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Vehicle data,  
Service intervals,  
Overview of the service work,  
Service proof,  
Confirmation of mobility warranty (only valid in certain countries),  
important information on the warranty.  
One should note that the details given in the vehicle's technical docu-  
mentation always take precedence over those in the Owner's Manual.  
Owner's Manual  
This Owner's manual describes all possible equipment variants without  
identifying them as special equipment, model variants or market-de-  
pendent equipment.  
The confirmations of the carried out service work are one of the condi-  
tions for possible warranty claims.  
Please always present the Service schedule when you take your car to  
an authorised ŠKODA Service Partner.  
Consequently, this vehicle does not need to contain all of the equip-  
ment components described in this Owner's manual.  
If the Service schedule is missing or worn, please contact your author-  
ised ŠKODA Service Partner, where your car is serviced regularly. You  
will receive a duplicate, in which the previously carried out service work  
are confirmed.  
The scope of equipment for your vehicle is described in the sales docu-  
mentation you were given when purchasing the car. For more informa-  
tion, contact your local ŠKODA retailer.  
The illustrations can differ in minor details from your vehicle; they are  
only intended for general information.  
Help on the road  
Contains the most important telephone numbers in individual countries  
as well as the addresses and telephone numbers of ŠKODA importers.  
In addition to information regarding all the controls and equipment, the  
Owner's Manual also contains important information regarding care and  
operation for your safety and also to retain the value of your vehicle. To  
provide you with valuable tips and aids. You will learn how you can op-  
erate your vehicle safely, economically and in an environmentally con-  
scious way.  
For safety reasons, please also pay attention to the information on ac-  
cessories, modifications and replacement of parts ⇒ꢀpage 215.  
Table of Contents  
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Table of Contents  
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Unlocking and locking car . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Synchonisation of the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Electric sliding/tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Panoramic sliding roof (Combi) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
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Starting-off and Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Setting steering wheel position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
KESSY system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Cruise control system (CCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
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Layout of this Owner's Manual  
(explanations) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
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Using the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
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Lights and Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Luggage compartment light (Combi) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Windshield wiper and wash system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Rear-view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
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Instruments and warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Overview of the instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Engine revolutions counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Coolant temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Counter for distance driven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Service reminder indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Shift recommendation for changing gears . . . . . . . . . . .  
Multi-functional indicator (onboard computer) . . . . . . .  
MAXI DOT display (information display) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Auto Check Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
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Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
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Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Mobile phones and two-way radio systems . . . . . . . . . .  
Universal telephone preinstallation GSM II . . . . . . . . . .  
Voice control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
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Seats and Stowage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Adjusting front seats electrically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Middle rear head restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
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Music playback via Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Universal telephone preinstallation GSM IIl . . . . . . . . . .  
Voice control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Internet connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
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Music playback via Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Variable loading floor in the luggage compartment  
(Combi) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
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Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
KESSY system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Emergency unlocking and locking of the driver's door  
Emergency locking of the doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Twindoor - small boot lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Twindoor - large boot lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Boot lid (Combi) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Electric boot lid (Combi) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Description of the operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Setting the top position of the lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Operational problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Emergency unlocking of the boot lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Emergency unlocking of the boot lid (Estate car) . . . . .  
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Net partition (Estate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
The roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Cigarette lighter, power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
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Passive Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Basic information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Correct seated position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
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The air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Air outlet vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Air conditioning system (manual air conditioning  
system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
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Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Why seat belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
The physical principle of a frontal collision . . . . . . . . . .  
Important safety information regarding the use of  
seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
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Climatronic (automatic air conditioning) . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Auxiliary heating (auxiliary heating and ventilation) . .  
How are seat belts correctly fastened? . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
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Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Description of the airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
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Using the system  
Safety  
Driving Tips  
General Maintenance  
Breakdown assistance  
Technical data  
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Driver's knee airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Head airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Deactivating an airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
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General Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
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Taking care of your vehicle and cleaning the  
vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Care of the exterior of vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Care of the interior of vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Used abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Performances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Identification details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
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Transporting children safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
What you should know about transporting children!  
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Child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
“ISOFIX” system Attaching a child seat using the  
“ISOFIX” system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Attaching child seat using the “Top Tether” system . .  
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
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Fuel consumption according to the ECE standards and  
EU guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
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Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Engine oil specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Engine 1.4 l/92 kW TSI - EU5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
1.8 l/112 kW TSI engine - EU5/EU4/EU2/(BS4) . . . . . . . .  
Engine 1.8 l/118 kW TSI - EU5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Engine 2.0 ltr./147 kW FSI - EU5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Engine 3.6 ltr./191 kW FSI - EU5/EU2/(BS4) . . . . . . . . . .  
Engine 1.6 l/77 kW TDI CR - EU5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Engine 2.0 ltr./103 kW TDI CR DPF - EU5, (EU4/BS4) . .  
Engine 2.0 l/125 kW TDI CR DPF - EU5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Multi-purpose vehicles (AF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
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Inspecting and Replenishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
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Driving Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
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Intelligent Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Electronic stability programme (ESP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Antilock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Uphill Start Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Electromechanical power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Tyre pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Diesel particle filter (diesel engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
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Wheels and Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
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Accessories, changes and replacement of parts .  
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
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Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
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Driving and the Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
The first 1 500 kilometres and afterwards . . . . . . . . . . .  
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Driving in an economical and environmentally  
conscious manner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Environmental compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Motoring abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Avoiding damage to your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Driving through bodies of water on roads . . . . . . . . . . .  
180  
180  
180  
Breakdown assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
216  
Breakdown assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
First-aid box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Fire extinguisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Tyre repair kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
The vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
216  
216  
216  
216  
217  
217  
218  
222  
224  
226  
181  
184  
185  
185  
185  
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
187  
187  
Fuses and light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Electric fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
229  
229  
233  
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5
Using the system  
Safety  
Driving Tips  
General Maintenance  
Breakdown assistance  
Technical data  

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