Engine Oil - Skoda Octavia Owner's Manual

Overview of the engine compartment
The main inspection points.
Fig. 163 Petrol engine 1.8 ltr./118 kW TSI
A Coolant expansion bottle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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A Windshield washer fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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A Engine oil filler opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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A Engine oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Brake fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Battery (below a cover) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Note
The location of the inspection points in the engine compartment of petrol and diesel
engines is practically identical.
Using the system Safety

Engine oil

Check engine oil level
The dipstick indicates the level of oil in the engine.
Checking the oil level
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Oil level within range
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Oil level within range
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Oil level within range
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Driving Tips General Maintenance
Ensure that the vehicle is positioned on a level surface and the engine has
reached its operating temperature.
Switch the engine off.
Open the bonnet 
in "Working in the engine compartment" on page 188.
Wait a few minutes until the engine oil flows back into the oil sump. Take out
the dipstick.
Wipe off the dipstick with a clean cloth and insert it again fully.
Then withdraw the dipstick again and read off the oil level.
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You must not top up the oil.
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You may top up the oil. It is possible that the oil level may then be within range
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after doing this.
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You must top up the oil  page 190. It is sufficient, once this is done, to keep the
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oil level within range .
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Breakdown assistance
Inspecting and Replenishing
Fig. 164 Dipstick
Technical data
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