2003 SKODA FABIA door lock

Instruments and Indicator/Warning Lights
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Note
•Arrangement of the indicator lights depends on the model and model
version. The symbols shown in the following functional description are to
be found as indicator lights in the instrument cluster.
•Operational faults are shown in the instrument cluster as red symbols
(priority 1 - danger) or yellow symbols (priority 2 - warning).
Turn signal system 
Either the left  or right  indicator light flashes depending on the posi-
tion of the turn signal lever.
The indicator light flashes at twice its normal rate if a turn signal light fails.
This does not apply when towing a trailer.
Switching off the hazard warning light system is switched on will cause all
of the turn signal lights as well as both indicator lights to flash.
Further information about the turn signal system ⇒page 54.
!Power steering*⇒page 30
EPC fault light (petrol engine)⇒page 30
Glow plug system (diesel engine)⇒page 30
Turn signal system for vehicles towing
a trailer*⇒page 30
Coolant temperature/coolant level⇒page 31
Electronic immobiliser*⇒page 31
Fuel reserve⇒page 31
Engine oil⇒page 32
Brake pad wear*⇒page 32
Bulbs*⇒page 33
Open door*⇒page 33
Fluid level in windshield washer sys-
tem*⇒page 33
Luggage compartment door*⇒page 33
EPC fault light⇒page 33
Traction control system (TCS)*⇒page 33
Electronic stability programme (ESP)*⇒page 34
Antilock brake system (ABS)*⇒page 34
Brake system⇒page 35
Airbag system⇒page 35
Seat belt warning light*⇒page 36

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Electronic immobiliser
The electronic immobiliser prevents the vehicle being
operated by an unauthorised person.
An electronic chip is integrated in the head of the key. The immobiliser is
deactivated with the aid of this chip when the key is inserted in the ignition
lock. The electronic immobiliser is automatically activated when you with-
draw the ignition key from the lock.
Note
It is only possible to start the engine of your car with a Genuine Škoda key
with the matching code ⇒page 31.
Locking
Valid for vehicles without a central locking system:
Locking from outside
The securing head will move upwards or downwards in the door when
unlocking or locking ⇒ page 42, fig. 23.
Locking from inside
All closed vehicle doors are locked by pressing in the securing knobs from
the inside. The doors cannot be opened from the outside when the
securing knobs have been pressed in. The vehicle doors can be opened
from the inside as follows:
•The door is unlocked by actuating the door-opening lever.
•The door opens upon actuating the door-opening lever again.
Note
•The opened door cannot be locked with the securing knob. This
prevents the possibility of forgetting the key in the locked vehicle.
•The opened side doors at the rear and the front passenger door are
locked by pressing in the securing knob and slamming the door closed.
•Please refer to the safety guidelines ⇒ in “Description” on
page 40.
Child safety locks
The child safety lock prevents the rear door from being
opened from the inside.
The rear doors are equipped with a child safety lock. You can
switch the child safety lock on and off using the vehicle key.
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Fig. 21 Child safety
locks on the rear doors

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Switching child safety lock on
– Use the vehicle key to turn the slit in the rear door to the left in
the direction of the arrow ⇒page 39, fig. 21 .
Switching child safety lock off
– Use the vehicle key to turn the slit to the right against the direc- tion of the arrow.
So long as the child safety lock is switched on it is not possible to open the
door from the inside with the door opening lever. In this case the door can
be opened only from the outside.
Central locking system*
Description
Unlocking or locking the vehicle causes all doors to be unlocked or locked
at the same time by the central locking system. The boot lid is unlocked
when opening. It can be opened by pressing the hand grip above the
licence plate.
Operation of the central locking system is possible:
•from the outside using the vehicle key ⇒page 41
•using the switches for the central locking system ⇒page 42
•with the securing knobs in the front doors ⇒page 42, fig. 23 (only
for locking)
•by using the remote control ⇒page 44 Safe securing
The central locking system is equipped with a
safe securing system.
Locking the vehicle from the outside causes the door locks to be automat-
ically blocked. It is not possible to pull out the locking buttons. The indi-
cator light in the driver's door flashes. It is not possible to open the doors
with the door handle either from the inside or from the outside. This acts
as an effective deterrent for attempts to break into your vehicle.
•You can deactivate the safe securing system. This is done by locking
the vehicle with the key or radio-operated key twice within 2 seconds.
•Deactivating the safe securing system means that the warning light
next to the securing knob in the driver's door ⇒page 42, fig. 23 will not
flash. This is not the case, however, for vehicles with an anti-theft alarm
system* since the indicator light is showing that the system is active.
•The safe securing system is again activated the next time the vehicle
is unlocked and locked again.
The doors can be opened from the inside if the vehicle is locked and the
safe securing system is deactivated:
•The door is unlocked by actuating the door-opening lever.
•The door opens upon actuating the door-opening lever again.
Convenience operation of windows
One can open and close the electrically powered windows when opening
and closing the vehicle ⇒page 48.
Opening a single door
This function allows one to just unlock the driver's door. The other doors
remain locked and are only unlocked when the command is repeated.
The single door opening function can be first activated by recoding the
control unit of the central locking system. This work is undertaken by a
Škoda dealer which can give you more information.
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Note
•After unlocking the vehicle see, if the securing knobs are located on all
doors at the bottom.
•The vehicle is unlocked automatically if an airbag is deployed.
•Only the front doors can be unlocked and locked using the key if the
central locking system fails.
Unlocking the vehicle using the key
– Turn the key in the lock of the driver's door to the left into the opening position ⇒fig. 22 .
– Pull on the door handle and open the door.
•All doors are unlocked (the securing knobs must move upwards).
•The boot lid is then unlocked.
•The switched on interior lights come on over the door contact.
•The safe securing system is deactivated.
•The windows are opened provided the key is held in the opening posi-
tion.
•The indicator light in the driver's door stops flashing if the vehicle is not
fitted with an anti-theft alarm system* ⇒page 46.
WARNING
•If the vehicle is locked from the outside and the safe securing
system is activated, there must not be any person and animals in
the vehicle as it is then not possible to open either a door or a
window from the inside. The locked doors make it more difficult for
rescuers to get into the vehicle in an emergency - hazard!
•Locking the doors prevents involuntary opening in an excep-
tional situation (an accident). Locked doors prevent unwanted
entry into the vehicle from outside, for example at road crossings.
Locked doors do, however, make it more difficult for rescuers to
get into the vehicle in an emergency.
Fig. 22 Turning the key
for unlocking and
locking the vehicle
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Note
If the vehicle is equipped with an anti-theft alarm system*, you must
unlock the vehicle by inserting the key into the driver door you then have
to insert the key into the ignition lock and switch the ignition on within 15
seconds after opening the door. The alarm will be triggered if you do not
switch on the ignition within 15 seconds.
Closing the vehicle with the key
– Turn the key in the lock of the driver door to the right into the
closing position ⇒page 41, fig. 22 .
•All doors and the boot lid are locked (the securing knobs must move
downwards).
•The switched on interior lights will switch off over the door contact.
•The windows and the electric sliding/tilting roof* are closed provided
the key is held in the locking position.
•The safe securing system is activated immediately.
•The indicator light in the driver door begins flashing.
The warning light will not flash if the safe securing system is deactivated
⇒ page 40.
This is not the case, however, for vehicles with an anti-theft alarm system*
since the indicator light is showing that the system is active.
Note
The opened driver door cannot be locked. It must be locked separately
after closing it.
Buttons for central locking
All doors are unlocked and locked using the buttons or .
The buttons also operate if the ignition is switched off, but not if
the vehicle was locked from outside.
Locking all doors and the boot lid
– Press button ⇒fig. 23 or press the securing knob
downwards.
Unlocking all doors and the boot lid
– Press button ⇒fig. 23 .
The following applies if you have locked your vehicle using the button :
•It is not possible to open the doors or the boot lid from the outside
(safety feature, e.g. when stopping at traffic lights etc.).
ABFig. 23 Buttons for
central locking
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•You can unlock the doors individually from the inside and open them
by pulling the door opening lever.
•Once the driver door is opened it cannot be locked again (after oper-
ating the lock function in the switch for the central locking switch) in order
to avoid inadvertently being locked out of the vehicle. You then have to
lock a door separately after closing it.
•In the event of an accident in which the airbags are deployed, the
locked doors are automatically unlocked from the inside in order to enable
rescuers to gain access to the vehicle.
Note
•The door opening lever and the buttons for the central locking system
do not operate if the safe securing system is activated.
•Figure ⇒page 42, fig. 23 shows operation of vehicles which are fitted
⇒ page 47 with the window convenience operation*.
Luggage compartment door
Opening the boot lid for vehicles without central locking
Opening of the boot lid is achieved by pulling on the actuation lever next
to the driver's seat ⇒fig. 24 and opening it.
The boot lid is closed by slamming it closed.
Open the boot lid by pulling on the actuating lever if it is not completely
closed and lift the boot lid right up. Slam the boot lid slightly closed.
Opening the boot lid for vehicles with a central locking system
The boot lid can be opened by pressing the hand grip above the licence
plate after unlocking the vehicle using the key or the remote control*.
The boot lid can also be opened by pressing on the button on the remote
control with the ignition switched off. Here one should press on the button
for the remote control for over one second. The boot lid springs open and
the anti-theft alarm system* is deactivated. The anti-theft alarm system is
reactivated after the boot lid is closed.
The boot lid is closed by slamming it closed.
WARNING
The central locking system also operates if the ignition is switched
off. All the doors and the boot lid are locked. Children should never
be left unattended in the vehicle since it is difficult to provide
assistance from the outside when the doors are locked. Locked
doors make it difficult for rescuers to get into the vehicle in an
emergency - hazard!
Fig. 24 Lever for
unlocking the boot lid

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Open the boot lid by pulling on the actuating lever if it is not completely
closed and lift the boot lid right up. Slam the boot lid slightly closed.
Note
• If the vehicle has been locked, the boot lid locks automatically 5
seconds after clsong the boot lid and the anti-theft alarm system* is
activated. This applies only if the vehicle was locked previously.
•The function of the hand grip above the licence plate is deactivated
when starting off or at a speed of more than 5 km/hour for vehicles with
central locking. The function is activated again when the doors are
opened.
Remote control*
The radio-operated key differs according to the equipment
installed on the vehicle.
WARNING
Never drive with the boot lid slightly ajar or even fully opened
otherwise exhaust gases may get into the interior of the vehicle -
risk of poisoning!
Fig. 25 Radio-oper-
ated key
Fig. 26 Radio-oper-
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Unlocking the vehicle 
– Press button for about 1 second.
Locking the vehicle

– Press button for about 1 second.
– Press button twice in 2 seconds and the safe securing
system will be deactivated. Further information ⇒page 40.
Unlocking the boot lid

– Press button for about 1 second ⇒page 44, fig. 26 .
Further information ⇒page 43.
Folding out of the key
– Press button .
Folding up of the key
– Press button and collapse the key bit in the housing.
The remote control allows activation of the anti-theft alarm system*
⇒ page 46 and locking of the vehicle or dectivation of the anti-theft alarm
system and unlocking of the vehicle.
The turn signal lights flash twice as confirmation that the vehicle has been
unlocked. The vehicle will lock again automatically if you unlock the
vehicle using button but do not open a door or the boot lid within the
next 30 seconds. This function is intended to prevent the vehicle being
unlocked unintentionally.
The safe securing system along with the anti-theft alarm system* are,
however, deactivated during these 30 seconds.
When the vehicle is unlocked or locked, the interior lights in the door
contact are automatically switched on or off. The turn signal lights flash once to confirm that the vehicle has been
correctly locked.
Note
•Operate the radio remote control only when the doors and boot lid are
closed and you have visual contact with the vehicle.
•Once in the car, you must not press the lock button  of the master key
before inserting the key into the ignition lock in order to avoid the car being
inadvertently locked and, in addition, the anti-theft alarm system* being
switched on. Should this happen, press the unlock button
 of the master
key.
•The remote control is automatically deactivated when the ignition is
switched on.
•The operating range of the remote control is 10 metres but this range
can be reduced if the battery is weak.
Synchronisation of the vehicle key code
If the vehicle cannot be unlocked by actuating the remote control system
then it is possible that the code in the key and the control unit in the vehicle
are no longer synchronised. This can occur when the buttons on the radio-
A1
A2
A2
A4
A3
A3
A1
WARNING
If the vehicle is locked from the outside and the safe securing
system is activated, there must not be any person in the vehicle as
it is then not possible to open either a door or a window from the
inside. The locked doors make it more difficult for rescuers to get
into the vehicle in an emergency - hazard!