Skoda 2013 Octavia A7 Owner's Manual page 203

Adhering to these instructions and guidelines helps ensure road safety and helps
keep your vehicle in a good technical condition. After carrying out modifications,
repairs or technical alterations, the vehicle will comply with German road trans-
port regulations (StVZO)
Always consult a ŠKODA Partner » page
before carrying out any modifications, repairs or technical alterations to your ve-
hicle.
WARNING
If work on your vehicle is not carried out properly, this can lead to operation-
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al faults - risk of accident and serious injuries.
We recommend only having these modifications and technical alterations
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carried out by a specialist garage.
Interference on the electronic components and their software can lead to
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operational faults. This interference can also impair not directly affected sys-
tems because of the networking of the electronic components. The operation-
al safety of the vehicle may be at significant risk and can lead to increased
wear of parts.
The ŠKODA Partner accepts no liability for products that have not been ap-
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proved by ŠKODA AUTO a.s. even though these may be products with an op-
erational approval or that have been approved by a government testing insti-
tute.
WARNING
We advise you only to use ŠKODA Original Accessories and ŠKODA Original
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Parts which have been expressly approved for use on your vehicle. Reliability,
safety and suitability for your vehicle are guaranteed with these.
ŠKODA Original Accessories and ŠKODA Original Parts can be purchased
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from ŠKODA Partners, who will also perform the professional assembly of the
purchased parts.
For the sake of the environment
Technical documents regarding changes carried out on the vehicle must be kept
by the vehicle user, in order to be handed over to the recyclers later. This ensures
that vehicle recycling is in accordance with environmental regulations.
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Note
Any damage caused by technical alterations made without the approval of the
manufacturer is excluded from the warranty
ŠKODA Service Partners
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First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings on page 200.
ŠKODA Service Partners feature modern, specially developed tools and equip-
ment. Here, trained specialists have access to a comprehensive range of ŠKODA
Original Parts and ŠKODA Original Accessories for carrying out modifications, re-
pairs and technical alterations.
All ŠKODA service partners operate according to the most recent guidelines and
instructions from ŠKODA AUTO a.s. All service and repair work is therefore carried
out on time and at the appropriate quality. Adhering to these instructions and
guidelines helps ensure road safety and helps keep your vehicle in a good techni-
cal condition.
ŠKODA Service Partners are therefore properly prepared to service your vehicle
and to provide quality work. We therefore advise you to have all modifications, re-
pairs and technical alterations to your vehicle carried out by a ŠKODA Service
Partner.
Spoiler
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First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings on page 200.
If your new vehicle is fitted with a spoiler on the front bumper in combination
with the spoiler on the luggage compartment lid, the following instructions must
be adhered to.
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For safety reasons, the vehicle must only be fitted with a spoiler on the front
bumper in combination with the associated spoiler on the luggage compart-
ment lid.
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This kind of spoiler cannot be left on the front bumper either on its own, in
combination with another spoiler not on the luggage compartment lid or in
combination with an unsuitable spoiler on the luggage compartment lid.
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We recommend that you consult the ŠKODA Service Partner for any repairs to or
replacement, addition or removal of spoilers.
» Service schedule.
Taking care of and cleaning the vehicle
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