General Maintenance; Car Care - Skoda Roomster Owner's Manual

General Maintenance

Car care

Services, modifications and technical alterations
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Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Vehicle operating under different weather conditions
Statutory checks
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 all 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
Works on your vehicle, which have been carried out unprofessionally, can
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cause operational faults – risk of accident!
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.
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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
We recommend only having these modifications and technical alterations
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carried out by a specialist garage.
Any damage caused by technical alterations made without the approval of
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the manufacturer is excluded from the warranty
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The ŠKODA Partner does not assume any liability for products that have not
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been approved by ŠKODA AUTO a.s. even though these may be products with
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an operational approval or that have been approved by a government testing
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We advise you only to use ŠKODA Original Accessories and ŠKODA Original
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Parts which have been expressly approved for use on your vehicle. Reliability,
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safety and suitability for your vehicle are guaranteed with these.
ŠKODA Original Accessories and ŠKODA Original Parts can be purchased from
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ŠKODA Partners, who will also perform the professional assembly of the pur-
chased parts.
Vehicle operating under different weather conditions
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Read and observe
If you would like to operate your vehicle in countries other than those with its
intended weather conditions, you should contact a ŠKODA Partner.
He will advise you if certain precautions need to be taken to ensure the full
functioning of the vehicle as well as to prevent damage.
This involves, for example, the coolant, battery replacement and the like.
Statutory checks
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Read and observe
Many countries have legislation requiring the operational reliability and road
worthiness and/or exhaust gas properties of a vehicle to be tested at specific
intervals. These tests can be carried out by workshops or testing stations that
have been legally authorised for this purpose.
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