Skoda Superb Owner's Manual page 211

210 Inspecting and Replenishing
Battery cover
Fig. 189 Engine compartment: Polyester cover of the vehicle battery/plastic cover of the
vehicle battery
The battery is located in the engine compartment in a polyester cover
 fig.
left or in a 189plastic cover
luggage compartment.
Battery in the engine compartment
– Open the battery cover in direction of arrow
of the battery cover in direction of arrow
remove the battery.
– The installation of the battery cover takes place in the reverse order.
Battery in the luggage compartment
– You can open the compartment with the symbol
a coin or using a flat screwdriver in direction of arrow
The edge of the polyester battery cover
battery and the side wall of the battery cover when working on the battery.
 page 103, fig. 118
right - in the left side of the
A
or press the interlock on the side
1
A  fig.
189, fold the cover up and
2
 by turning the locks e.g with
 page 103, fig.
 fig. 189 - left is inserted between the
Battery control
The battery is practically maintenance-free under normal operating conditions.
We recommend you have the electrolyte level checked by a specialist garage from
 fig. 189
-
time to time, especially in the following cases.

High outside temperatures.

Long daily drives

After each charge  page 211.
On vehicles with a vehicle battery fitted with a colour indicator, the so-called magic
 fig.
eye 190, the electrolyte level can be determined by looking at the change in
colour.
Air bubbles can influence the colour of the indicator. For this reason carefully knock
on the indicator before carrying out the check.

Black colour - electrolyte level is correct.

Colourless or light yellow colour - electrolyte level too low, the battery must be
118.
replaced.
Note

The battery electrolyte level is periodically checked by an authorised Skoda
Service Partner as part of the Inspection Service.

For technical reasons, on vehicles with the description "AGM", the electrolyte
level cannot be checked.

Vehicles with a "START-STOP" system are fitted with a battery control unit for
checking the energy level for the recurring engine start.
Fig. 190 The battery: Electrolyte level
indicator