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General Maintenance
Car care
Services, modifications, and technical alterations
Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Tests required by law
ŠKODA Service Partners
ŠKODA Original Parts
ŠKODA Original Accessories
Spoiler
Airbags
The instructions and guidelines from ŠKODA AUTO a.s. must be observed when
carrying out any modifications, repairs or technical alterations to your vehicle.
Adhering to these instructions and guidelines helps ensure road safety and
helps keep your vehicle in a good technical condition. After carrying out modifi-
cations, repairs or technical alterations, the vehicle will comply with German
road transport regulations (StVZO)
Always consult a ŠKODA Partner
parts, or before carrying out any modifications, repairs or technical alterations
to your vehicle.
WARNING
If work on your vehicle is not carried out properly, this can lead to opera-
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tional faults - risk of accident and serious injuries.
We recommend only having these modifications and technical alterations
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carried out by a specialist garage.
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before buying accessories or
WARNING (Continued)
Interference on the electronic components and their software can lead to
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operational faults. This interference can also impair not directly affected
systems because of the networking of the electronic components. The op-
erational safety of the vehicle may be at significant risk and can lead to in-
creased wear of parts.
The ŠKODA Partner accepts no liability for products that have not been
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approved by ŠKODA AUTO a.s. even though these may be products with an
operational approval or that have been approved by a government testing
institute.
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WARNING
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We advise you only to use ŠKODA Original Accessories and ŠKODA Origi-
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nal Parts which have been expressly approved for use on your vehicle. Reli-
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ability, safety and suitability for your vehicle are guaranteed with these.
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ŠKODA Original Accessories and ŠKODA Original Parts can be purchased
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from ŠKODA Partners, who will also perform the professional assembly of
the purchased parts.
For the sake of the environment
Technical documents regarding alterations carried out on the vehicle must be
kept by the vehicle user in order to be handed over to the recyclers at a later
date. This ensures that the vehicle is recycled in an environmentally sound
manner.
Note
Any damage caused by technical alterations made without the approval of the
manufacturer is excluded from the warranty
Tests required by law
Read and observe
Many countries have legislation which require that the reliability and roadwor-
thiness and/or exhaust gas composition of a vehicle must be tested at specific
intervals. These tests can be carried out by workshops or checking stations
that have been legally authorized for this purpose.
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Service schedule.
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