Driving Abroad - Skoda Octavia Owner's Manual

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Never stop in the water, do not reverse and do not switch the engine off.
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Deactivate the START-STOP system before driving through water
WARNING
Driving through water, mud, sludge etc. can reduce the braking power and
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extend the braking distance – risk of accident!
Avoid abrupt and sudden braking immediately after water crossings.
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After driving through bodies of water, the brakes must be cleaned and dried
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as soon as possible by intermittent braking. Only apply the brakes for the pur-
pose of drying and cleaning the brake discs if the traffic conditions permit this.
Do not place any other road users in jeopardy.
CAUTION
When driving through bodies of water, some parts of the vehicle such as the
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engine, gearbox, chassis or electrics can be severely damaged.
Oncoming vehicles can generate water waves which can exceed the permissible
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water level for your vehicle.
Potholes, mud or rocks can be hidden under the water making it difficult or im-
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possible to drive through the body of water.
Do not drive through salt water. The salt can lead to corrosion. Any vehicle parts
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that have come into contact with salt water must be rinsed immediately with
fresh water.
Note
After driving through water, we recommend having the vehicle checked by a spe-
cialist garage.

Driving abroad

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Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Unleaded petrol
Headlights
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Driving
In certain countries it is also possible that the ŠKODA Partner network is limited
» page 158. or has not been established yet. This is the reason why procuring certain spare
parts may be somewhat complicated and specialist garages may only be able to
make limited repairs.
Unleaded petrol
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First read and observe the introductory information given on page 136.
A vehicle fitted with a petrol engine must always be refuelled with unleaded pet-
rol » page 213. Information regarding the locations of filling stations that offer
unleaded petrol is, for example, provided by the automobile associations.
Headlights
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First read and observe the introductory information given on page 136.
The low beam of your headlights is set asymmetrically. It illuminates the side of
the road on which the vehicle is being driven to a greater extent.
When driving in countries in which the traffic drives on the other side of the road
than in your home country, the asymmetrical low beam may dazzle oncoming
drivers. In order to avoid this, the headlights must be adjusted at a specialist ga-
rage.
You can adjust the Xenon headlights yourself by setting the "tourist light" mode
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in Infotainment
tings (button CAR).
Note
You can find out more information on adjusting the headlights at a specialist ga-
rage.
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» Operating instructions for Infotainment, chapter Vehicle set-
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