Skoda Rapid Owner's Manual page 176

174 Care and maintenance of the vehicle
NOTICE
● Replenish only suitable fluids. Never mix up fluids under any circumstan-
ces. Otherwise, this could cause severe malfunctions and damage to the en-
gine!
● Accessories and other attachment parts in front of the cooling air inlet im-
pair cooling the efficiency of the engine coolant. At high ambient tempera-
tures and high engine load, the engine can overheat!
For the sake of the environment
Leaking fluids can pollute the environment. Collect and dispose of fluid leaks in
suitable containers in a proper and environmentally responsible manner.
Repairs and technical modifications
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First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings on page 172.
Repairs and technical modifications must comply with the guidelines by Škoda
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!
Interference on the electronic components and their software can lead to opera-
tional faults. This interference can also impair not directly affected systems be-
cause of the networking of the electronic components. This means that the oper-
ating safety of your vehicle can be considerably jeopardised, a greater wear of ve-
hicle parts can occur and finally the type approval of the vehicle may become void.
Your Škoda partner can accept no liability for damages incurred due to improper
repairs and technical modifications.
The Škoda partner is not liable for damages caused by improper repairs and tech-
nical modifications, and these are not covered by the Škoda warranty.
Škoda recommends that all repairs and technical modifications be carried out by
authorised Škoda partners using genuine Škoda parts.
Vehicles with special fittings and attachments
The manufacturers of fittings and attachments ensure that the fittings and at-
tachments (conversions) comply with applicable environmental laws and regula-
tions, in particular the EU Directive 2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicles and the EU
Directive 2003/11/EC relating to restrictions of the marketing and use of certain
dangerous substances and preparations.
The installation documentation of the conversions is to be kept by the vehicle
owner and to be handed over to the dismantling facility when scrapping the vehi-
cle. This is to ensure the environmentally sound recovery, even for converted ve-
hicles.
WARNING
Improperly performed repairs and modifications can cause damage and mal-
function of the vehicle and reduce the effectiveness of driver assist systems.
This can lead to accidents and serious injuries.
● Repairs and modifications to the vehicle should be carried out only by a
specialist garage.
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Repairs and impairments of the airbag system
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First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings on page 172.
Repairs and technical modifications must comply with the guidelines by Škoda
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!
Modifications and repairs to the front bumper, the doors, the front seats, the
headliner or the body should be carried out only by a specialist garage. These ve-
hicle parts may include system components and sensors of the airbag system.
When working on the airbag system or removing and installing system parts due
to other repairs, parts of the airbag system may be damaged. This may mean that
the airbags will not deploy properly or not at all in the event of an accident.
Regulations must be observed to ensure that the effectiveness of airbags is not
impaired and injuries and environmental pollution are not caused by removed
parts. Specialist garages are familiar with these regulations.
A modification to the suspension of the vehicle can affect the functioning of the
airbag system in a collision. For example, the use of rim-tyre combinations not ap-
proved by Škoda, lowering the vehicle, changing the suspension hardness includ-
ing the springs, suspension struts, shock absorbers, etc. may change the forces
that are measured by the airbag sensors and transmitted to the electronic control
unit. Some modifications to the suspension may, for example, increase the forces
measured by the sensors and cause the airbag system to deploy in collision sce-
narios in which it normally would not deploy if the modifications had not been
made. Other modifications may reduce the forces measured by the sensors and
prevent deployment of an airbag when it should deploy.
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