Windshield Washer System - Skoda ROOMSTER - 05-2009 Manual

196 Inspecting and replenishing
"Quick-charging" a battery is dangerous ⇒
page 192. It requires a special charger and appropriate knowledge. We therefore
recommend that you have your battery quick-charged only by your specialist
garage.
A discharged battery may already freeze at temperatures just below 0°C ⇒
recommend that you no longer use a battery which has thawed out because the
casing of the battery may be cracked through the formation of ice and this would
allow battery electrolyte to flow out.
The vent plugs of the battery should not be opened for charging.
WARNING
Never charge a frozen or thawed battery - risk of explosion and caustic
burns! Replace a frozen battery.
Disconnecting and reconnecting the battery
On disconnecting and reconnecting the battery the following functions are initially
deactivated or are no longer able to operate fault-free.
Operation
Electrical power window (operational faults)
Enter radio code number
Set hours
Data in the multi-functional indicator* are
deleted.
We recommend having the vehicle checked by a specialist garage to ensure full
functionality of all electrical systems.
in "Working on the battery" on
. We
Operating measure
⇒ page 51
see Radio Operating Instructions
⇒ page 22
⇒ page 22
Replacing the battery
You should only replace a battery with a new battery of the same capacity, voltage
(12 V), amperage and of the same size. Specialist garages have a range of suitable
batteries available.
We recommend that you only have an old battery disposed of by a specialist garage
since it does require special disposal.
For the sake of the environment
Batteries contain poisonous substances such as sulphuric acid and lead. They must
be disposed of in accordance with local environmental protection regulations and
on no account as domestic waste.

Windshield washer system

The windshield washer reservoir contains the cleaning fluid for the windscreen or
rear window and for the headlamp cleaning system*. The reservoir is located in the
front left of the engine compartment
The filling level of the container is 2 litres, 5.5 litres on vehicles which also have a
headlight washing system.
Fig. 184 Engine compart-
ment: Windshield washer
fluid reservoir
⇒ fig.
184.