Inspecting The Brake Fluid Level - Skoda Octavia II 2004 Maintenance Manual

Octavia II 2004 ➤ , Octavia II 2010 ➤
Maintenance - Edition 01.2018
– Fit bleeder hose -1- of catch pan onto the bleeder valve of the
rear right wheel.
Note
Slacken the bleeder valves using the set of tools for brake
♦
bleeding - VAS 6564- and tighten. While doing so, pull the
bleeder hose through the socket insert with a corresponding
hollow adapter piece from this set.
Fit a torque wrench on the socket insert with a corresponding
♦
hollow adapter piece for tightening the vent valve.
– Loosen the bleeder valve and allow approx. 0.3 litres of brake
fluid to flow out.
– Tighten bleeder valve to corresponding tightening torque ⇒
Brake systems; Rep. gr. 47 .
– Detach hose of catch pan.
– Fit the rubber cap onto the bleeder valve and remove the catch
pan from the vehicle.
– Repeat this procedure for all brake calipers.
Sequence: slave cylinder, brake calliper Quantity of brake fluid
Slave cylinder
Rear right
Rear left
Front right
Front left
Total quantity of brake fluid that flows out: approx. 1.15 litres, in‐
cluding amount drained from the brake fluid reservoir.
– Switch off and disconnect the brake filling and bleeding de‐
vice .
– Check brake fluid level and screw the cap onto the brake fluid
reservoir.
– Activate the brake pedal repeatedly.
– Check that the pedal "does not fall through" when it is pressed
down repeatedly with force.
– Check the brake pedal-idle travel on the brake pedal. Idle trav‐
el: max. 1/3 of pedal travel.
– Perform a test drive.
Note
During a test drive, at least one ABS adjustment must be carried
out on vehicles with ABS.
5.4

Inspecting the brake fluid level

Use only new genuine brake fluid N 052 766.Z0 which conforms
to the USA standard FMVSS 571.116 DOT4 and VW standard
501 14 .
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5. Chassis
which must flow out:
0.15 litre
0.3 litre
0.3 litre
0.2 litre
0.2 litre
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