Skoda A7 Octavia Owner's Manual page 268

Product life of the films
Environmental influences (e.g. sunlight, humidity, air pollution, rockfall) affect
the life of the films. Films will age and become brittle – this is entirely normal:
this is not a fault.
Sunlight may also affect the strength of the film colour.
When transporting a load on the roof rack (e.g. roof box or similar), there is an
increased risk of film damage (e.g. of chipping from the secured load).
CAUTION
Vehicle paint
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Damaged areas should be repaired as soon as possible.
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Do not treat painted parts with or hard waxes.
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Do not polish the paintwork in a dusty environment - risk of paint scratch-
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es.
Do not apply any paint care products to door seals or window guides.
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Plastic parts
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Do not use paint care products.
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Chromed and anodised parts
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Do not polish the chrome parts in a dusty environment - risk of surface
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scratches.
Foils
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The following instructions must be observed, otherwise there is a risk of foil
damage.
Do not clean with dirty cloths or sponges.
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To remove ice and snow, do not use a scraper or other means.
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Do not polish the foils
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Do not use a pressure washer to clean the foils
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Rubber seals
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Do not treat the door seals and window guides with any products - the pro-
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tective lacquer layer could be affected.
Windows and external mirror glass
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Do not clean the inside of the windows with sharp objects - there is a risk
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of damage to the filaments or glass antenna.
Do not use a cloth, which was used to polish the body - this could soil the
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window and reduce visibility.
Headlights/lights
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Do not dry off the headlights/lights, do not use sharp objects - there is a
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risk of damage to the protective coating and subsequent cracking of the
headlight glass.
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General Maintenance
Reversing camera
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The following instructions must be observed, otherwise there is a risk of
camera damage.
Do not remove snow / ice with warm / hot water.
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To wash, never use a pressure washer or steam jet.
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For cleaning, do not use abrasive cleaners.
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Door lock cylinder
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Make sure that as little water as possible gets into the locking cylinder
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when washing the vehicle - there is a risk of freezing the lock cylinder!
Wheels
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Heavy contamination of the wheels can affect the balance of the wheels -
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this can result in vibrations and, under some circumstances, can cause pre-
mature wear of the steering wheel.
Remove ice and snow from the windows
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Read and observe and
Use a plastic ice scraper for removing snow and ice from the windows and
mirrors. This can be on the inside of the fuel filler flap.
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Open the fuel filler flap and slide the scraper in the direction of arrow
» Fig. 301.
CAUTION
Move the scraper in one direction only, otherwise there is a risk of damage to
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the glass surface.
Do not remove snow / ice on the surface that is soiled (e.g. pea gravel, sand,
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road salt) - there is a risk of damaging the surface.
Remove snow / ice carefully, otherwise there is a risk of damaging the labels
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that have been fitted by the factory.
Fig. 301
Installation location of the ice
scraper, removing the scraper
on page 264 first.