General Maintenance; Care And Maintenance; Service Work, Adjustments And Technical Alterations - Skoda Rapid Spaceback Owner's Manual

General Maintenance

Care and maintenance

Service work, adjustments and technical alterations

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Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Vehicle operating under different weather conditions
Statutory checks
ŠKODA service partner
ŠKODA Original parts
ŠKODA Original accessories
Spoiler
Component protection
Airbags
Acceptance and recycling of used vehicles
The instructions and guidelines from ŠKODA AUTO must be observed when us-
ing accessories or carrying out any modifications, repairs or technical altera-
tions to your vehicle.
Adhering to these instructions and guidelines helps ensure road safety and
helps keep your vehicle in a good technical condition.
WARNING
Adjustments, repairs and technical changes to the vehicle should only be
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carried out by a specialist. Work carried out incorrectly (including work on
the electronic components and their software) can result in malfunctions -
there is a risk of accident and, potentially, increased wear on parts!
We recommend that you use only ŠKODA Original Accessories and ŠKODA
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Original Parts which have been expressly approved for use on your vehicle.
Reliability, safety and suitability for your vehicle are guaranteed with these.
Do not use any products which have not been approved by ŠKODA AUTO,
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even though these may be products with a type approval or which have
been approved by a nationally recognised testing laboratory.
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General Maintenance
Vehicle operating under different weather conditions
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Read and observe
If you would like to operate your vehicle in countries other than those with its
intended weather conditions, you should contact a ŠKODA Partner. He or she
will advise you if certain precautions need to be taken to ensure the full func-
tioning of the vehicle or to prevent damage (e.g. coolant, changing the battery
or similar).
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Statutory checks
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Read and observe
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Many countries have legislation requiring the operational reliability, safety and,
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where applicable, roadworthiness and/or exhaust gas properties of a vehicle
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to be tested at regular intervals. These tests can be carried out by workshops
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The ŠKODA Service partners can prepare your vehicle for the official inspec-
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tions, so as to ensure that it passes.
Even if you want to take your vehicle to an officially approved test centre for
prior checking in preparation for a legally required test, we recommend that
you consult your ŠKODA Service Partner beforehand.
ŠKODA service partner
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Read and observe
All ŠKODA service partners work according to the instructions and guidelines
from ŠKODA AUTO. All service and repair work is therefore carried out on time
and to the appropriate quality. Adhering to these guidelines and instructions
helps ensure road safety and helps keep your vehicle in a good technical con-
dition.
We therefore advise you to have all modifications, repairs and technical altera-
tions to your vehicle carried out by a ŠKODA Service Partner.
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