Windshield Washer System - Skoda Fabia Owner's Manual

176 Inspecting and replenishing
Caution
On vehicles with the "START/STOP" system, the pole terminal of the charger must not
be connected directly to the negative terminal of the vehicle battery, but only to the
 page 192, fig.
engine earth 158.
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 func-
tionality of all electrical systems.
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.
Operating measure
 page 45
see Radio Operating Instructions
 page 18
 page 19

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 of
the engine compartment on the right side of the vehicle
the reservoir is located on the left side of the vehicle next to the battery.
The filling level of the container is about 3.5 litres and about 5.4 litres on vehicles
which have a headlight washing system.
Clear water is not sufficient to intensively clean the windscreen and headlights. We
therefore recommend using clean washing water together with the screen cleaner
from Škoda genuine accessories (in winter additionally with antifreeze) which is
capable of removing stubborn dirt. Follow the instructions for use on the packaging
when using screen cleaning products.
You should always add antifreeze to the cleaning water in winter even if your vehicle is
fitted with heated windscreen washer nozzles*.
It is also possible in exceptional cases to use methylated spirits when no screen cleaner
with antifreeze is available. The concentration of methylated spirits must not be more
than 15 %. Please note, however, that the antifreeze protection at this concentration is
only adequate down to -5°C.
WARNING
Read and observe the warning notes  page 166, "Working in the engine
compartment" before working in the engine compartment.
Fig. 146 Engine compartment: Wind-
shield washer fluid reservoir
 fig.
146. On some vehicles,