Skoda Octavia Operating Instructions Manual page 201

For the sake of the environment
A vehicle battery that has been removed is a special type of hazardous waste.
These must therefore be disposed of in accordance with national legal regula-
tions.
Note
We recommend having all work on the vehicle battery carried out by a spe-
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cialist garage.
You should replace batteries older than 5 years.
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Opening the cover
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Read and observe and
The battery is located in the engine compartment. For some equipment var-
iants, it is located underneath a polyester cover
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Fold out the cover on the battery in the direction of the arrow.
The battery cover is installed in reverse order.
Checking the battery electrolyte level
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General Maintenance
Fig. 202
Polyester cover of vehicle bat-
tery
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Fig. 203
Vehicle battery: Electrolyte level
indicator
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Read and observe and
On vehicles with a vehicle battery fitted with a colour indicator, the electrolyte
level can be determined by looking at the change in colour of this display.
Air bubbles can influence the colour of the indicator. For this reason carefully
knock on the indicator before carrying out the check.
Check
Black colour – electrolyte level is correct.
Colourless or light yellow colour – electrolyte level too low, the battery must
be replaced.
For technical reasons, on vehicles with the description "AGM", the electrolyte
level cannot be checked.
Vehicles with a START-STOP system are fitted with a battery control unit for
checking the energy level for the recurring engine start.
We recommend that you have the acid level checked regularly by a specialist
garage, especially in the following cases.
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High external temperatures.
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Longer day trips.
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After each charge.
Winter time
The vehicle battery only has a proportion of the starting power in lower tem-
peratures. A discharged vehicle battery may already freeze at temperatures
just below 0 °C.
We therefore recommend that you have the battery checked and, if necessary,
recharged by a specialist garage before the start of the winter.
Note
The battery acid level is also checked regularly by a specialist garage as part of
the inspection service.
Charging
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Read and observe and
A properly charged vehicle battery is essential for reliably starting the engine.
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