Skoda Fabia: Preparations for using the breakdown kit

Skoda Fabia Owners Manual

The following preparatory work must be carried out before using the breakdown kit.

• Park the vehicle as far away as possible from the flow of traffic. Park on as flat and firm a surface as possible.
• If you are in flowing traffic, switch on the hazard warning lights and set up the warning triangle at the prescribed distance. National legal requirements must be observed.
• Have all the occupants get out. The passengers should not stand on the road (instead they should remain behind a crash barrier, for instance) while the wheel is being changed.
• Switch off the engine and move the gearshift lever into Neutral or move the selector lever on the automatic gearbox into position P.
• Apply the handbrake firmly.
• Check that you can carry out the repairs with the breakdown kit » page 161.

Uncouple any trailer.

• Remove the breakdown kit from the boot.
• Stick the sticker 2 » Fig. 145 on page 162 on the dashboard in the driver's field of view.
• Do not remove the foreign body, e.g. screw or nail, from the tyre.
• Unscrew the valve cap.
• Use the valve remover 1 to unscrew the valve core and place it on a clean surface (rag, paper, etc.).