Engine Oil - Skoda Rapid Owner's Manual

The cleaning fluid is provided for the cleaning of the front and rear window as
well as the headlight.
The capacity of the reservoir is about 3.5 litres or about 5.4 litres on vehicles
that have a headlight cleaning system
Clear water is not sufficient to intensively clean the windscreen and head-
lights. We recommend using clean water together with a screen cleaner from
the range of ŠKODA Original Accessories (with antifreeze in winter), which will
remove any stubborn dirt.
In Winter, the washing water should always be mixed with antifreeze even if
the vehicle has heated windscreen washer nozzles.
Under exceptional circumstances, methylated spirits can also be used if no
screen cleaner with antifreeze is available. The concentration of methylated
spirits must not be more than 15 %. The freeze protection at this concentration
is sufficient only to -5 °C.
CAUTION
Under no circumstances must radiator antifreeze or other additives be added
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to the windscreen washer fluid.
If the vehicle is fitted with a headlight cleaning system, only cleaning prod-
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ucts which do not attack the polycarbonate coating of the headlights must be
added to the windscreen washer fluid.
Do not remove the filter from the windscreen washer fluid reservoir when re-
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filling, as this may cause contamination of the liquid transportation system,
leading in turn to a windscreen washer system malfunction.

Engine oil

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Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Specification
Checking the oil level
Replenishing
The engine has been factory-filled with a high-grade oil that can be use
throughout the year - except in extreme climate zones.
1)
In some countries, 5.4 l. applies for both variants.
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General Maintenance
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1)
The engine oils are undergoing continuous further development. Thus the in-
formation stated in this Owner's Manual is only correct at the time of publica-
tion.
ŠKODA Service Partners are informed about the latest changes by the manu-
facturer. We therefore recommend that the oil change be completed by a
ŠKODA Service Partner.
The specifications (VW standards) stated in the following can be indicated sep-
arately or together with other specifications on the bottle.
The engine oil should be changed after specified service intervals
WARNING
The engine compartment of your car is a hazardous area. The following
warning instructions must be followed at all times when working in the en-
gine compartment » page
CAUTION
Do not pour any additives into the engine oil – risk of serious damage to the
engine parts!
Note
Before a long drive we recommend that you purchase and carry with you en-
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gine oil which complies with the specification for your vehicle.
We recommend that you use oils from ŠKODA Original Accessories.
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If your skin has come into contact with oil, it must be washed thoroughly.
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Specification
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Read and observe
Vehicles with variable service intervals
Petrol engines
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1.2 l/55 kW
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1.2 l/63 kW TSI
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1.2 l/77 kW TSI
1.4 l/90 kW TSI
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Specification
VW 503 00, VW 504 00
VW 504 00
VW 504 00
VW 503 00, VW 504 00
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