Environmental Compatibility; Motoring Abroad - Skoda Octavia COMBI 2007 Owner's Manual

194 Driving and the Environment
Keeping a log of your fuel consumption
If you really wish to keep a close check on your fuel consumption, it is best to enter
the figures in a logbook. This does not take much time but is a very worthwhile exer-
cise. It enables you to detect any change (positive and negative) at an early stage
and to take any appropriate action.
If you find that your fuel consumption is too high, you should reflect on how, where
and in what conditions you have driven the vehicle since you last refuelled.

Environmental compatibility

Environmental protection has played a major role in the design, selection of mate-
rials and manufacture of your new Škoda. Particular emphasis has been paid to a
number of aspects, including:
Design measures
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joints designed to be easily detached,
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simplified disassembly due to the modular structure system,
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improved purity of different classes of materials,
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identification of all plastic parts in accordance with VDA Recommendation 260,
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reduced fuel consumption and exhaust emission CO
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minimum fuel leakage during accidents,
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reduced noise,
Choice of materials
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extensive use of recyclable material,
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air conditioning filled with CFC-free refrigerant,
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no cadmium,
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no asbestos
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reduction in the "vaporisation" of plastics,
Manufacture
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solvent-free cavity protection,
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solvent-free protection of the vehicle for transportation from the production
plant to the customer,
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The use of solvent-free adhesives,
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No CFCs used in the production process,
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without use of mercury,
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Use of water-soluble paints.

Motoring abroad

General
Other circumstances may exist abroad.
It is also possible, in certain countries, that the Škoda Service Partner network is
limited or has not been established yet. This is the reason why obtaining certain
spare parts may be somewhat complicated and specialist garage personnel may
only be able to make limited repairs. Škoda Auto a.s. in the Czech Republic and rele-
vant importers are happy to provide information about technical aspects of the
vehicle, required maintenance work and possibilities for getting repairs done.
Unleaded petrol
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A vehicle fitted with a petrol engine must always be refuelled with unleaded petrol
⇒ page 190. The automobile associations can provide you with information
regarding the locations of filling stations which offer unleaded petrol.
Headlight
The low beam of your headlights is set asymmetrically. It illuminates the side of the
road on which you are driving to a greater extent. If you drive abroad on the other
side of the road, you will dazzle oncoming traffic.
It is necessary in order to avoid dazzling oncoming traffic to stick a sticker over a
certain part of the headlights.