General Maintenance
Care and maintenance
Service work, adjustments and technical alterations
Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Vehicle operation in different weather conditions
Statutory checks
ŠKODA Service Partners
ŠKODA Original parts
ŠKODA Original accessories
Spoiler
Component protection
Airbags
Acceptance and recycling of used vehicles
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 (StVO).
Always consult a ŠKODA Partner
parts, or before carrying out any modifications, repairs or technical alterations
to your vehicle.
WARNING
Work 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 changes carried out on the vehicle must be
kept by the vehicle user, in order to be handed over to the recyclers later. This
ensures that vehicle recycling is in accordance with environmental regulations.
Note
We recommend only having these modifications, repairs and technical
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changes performed 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 accepts no liability for products that have not been ap-
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proved by ŠKODA AUTO a.s. even though these may be products with an op-
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erational approval or that have been approved by a government testing insti-
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tute.
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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.
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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-
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chased parts.
Vehicle operation in different weather conditions
Read and observe
If you would like to operate your vehicle in countries other than those with its
intended weather conditions, please contact a ŠKODA Partner.
He or she will advise you if certain precautions need to be taken to ensure the
full functioning of the vehicle or to prevent damage.
This relates to the coolant, the battery replacement etc.
Statutory checks
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 authorized for this purpose.
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Service schedule.
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on page 174 first.