Driving Abroad - Skoda Roomster Owner's Manual

CAUTION
When driving through water, some parts of the vehicle such as the engine,
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gearbox, chassis or electrics can be severely damaged.
Oncoming vehicles can generate water waves which can exceed the permissible
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water level for your vehicle.
Potholes, mud or rocks can be hidden under the water making it difficult or im-
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possible to drive through the body of water.
Do not drive through salt water. The salt can lead to corrosion. Any vehicle parts
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that have come into contact with salt water must be rinsed immediately with
fresh water.
Note
After driving through water, we recommend having the vehicle checked by a spe-
cialist garage.

Driving abroad

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Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Unleaded petrol
Headlights
In certain countries, it may be possible that the ŠKODA service partner network is
limited or has not been established. This is the reason why procuring certain
spare parts may be somewhat complicated and specialist garages may only be
able to make limited repairs.
Unleaded petrol
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First read and observe the introductory information given on page 109.
A vehicle fitted with a petrol engine must always be refuelled with unleaded pet-
rol » page 158, Unleaded petrol. Information regarding the locations of filling
stations that offer unleaded petrol is, for example, provided by the automobile
associations.
Headlights
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First read and observe the introductory information given on page 109.
The low beam of your headlights is set asymmetrically. It illuminates the side of
the road on which the vehicle is being driven to a greater extent.
When driving in countries in which the traffic drives on the other side of the road
than in your home country, the asymmetrical low beam may dazzle oncoming
drivers. In order to avoid this, the headlights must be adjusted at a specialist ga-
rage.
Note
You can find out more information on adjusting the headlights at a specialist ga-
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rage.
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Starting-off and Driving