2004 SKODA OCTAVIA TOUR lock

26CONTROLS AND EQUIPMENTFolding rear seat back
First of all, insert head restraints into the
backrest.

Then, fold back rear seat backrest until
it locks in position - pull as a check. Fold
back seat into its original position.
Note
After folding back the seat cushion and the
rear seat backrests, the seat belt buckles
and the lap belt should be in their original
position - they should be ready for use.
Warning
The backrests of the rear seat should
be properly locked to ensure that no
objects can slip forward out of the
luggage compartment into the inte-
rior of the car during a sudden appli-
cation of the brakes.
Luggage compartment coverWarning
No objects should be carried on the
luggage compartment cover. These
may result in injuries to occupants
in the event of a sudden application
of the brakes or an accident.
In addition, the heater elements of the rear
window may be damaged by objects rub-
bing against them.
The luggage compartment cover is auto-
matically raised when opening the tailgate.
The cover can be removed in order to trans-
port bulky items:

Unhook retaining cords from the tailgate.

Pull the cover back out of the side re-
tainers (see arrows).
The cover can then be stowed behind the
rear seat backrests.

When installing, slide the cover forward
into the side retainers and hook the retain-
ing cords onto tailgate.

32CONTROLS AND EQUIPMENTLuggage compartment cover
(Estate)
Pull the luggage compartment cover in
the direction of the arrow into the recesses
on the sides of the luggage compartment.

The cover can be removed for transpor-
ting bulky items. Press on the side of the
transverse bars in direction of arrow 1. Take
out the cover in the direction of arrow 2.
Warning
No objects should be carried on the
luggage compartment cover. The
occupants of the car are at risk in the
event of a sudden application of the
brakes or an accident.
In addition, the heating elements of the rear
window could be damaged by objects rub-
bing against them.
Raised luggage area*
(Estate)The raised luggage area makes it easier
to put in and remove large items. This can
be removed by adopting the following pro-
cedure:

Release the luggage area by turning the
locking pins A about 90° to the left.

Raise the luggage area in direction of
arrow and take out.

Release the supporting bars B by turn-
ing the plug-in rings C about 90° to the right
and take out.

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CONTROLS AND EQUIPMENT
The luggage area is installed in the reverse
order:

Insert the supporting bars B into the
original position. Attach in the rings of the
body by turning the plug-in rings C about
90° to the left.

Place the still folded luggage area onto
the supporting bars B. Then pull luggage
area apart.

Secure luggage area by turning the lock-
ing pins A about 90° to the right.
Warning
When installing luggage area, ensure
that the supporting bars and the
raised luggage area are correctly at-
tached. Otherwise, the occupants of
the car may be at risk of injury.
Lining luggage compartment with
increased load areaThe luggage compartment can be lined with
an increased load area.

Raise part of the load area with hooks
and secure it by inserting into the slots
-arrows-.
Net partition Estate*The net partition can be used either behind
the rear seats or behind the front seats.
Remove the luggage compartment cover
before installing the net partition - refer to
page 32 of the Owner’s Manual.Use of net partition behind rear
seatsUnrolling
Grasp the net partition at plate A and pull it
out of housing B at an angle of about 45°
in the direction of the tailgate. Place the one
end of the top cross rod into the mount C
in the roof member. Now push the cross rod
forward slightly and fit the other end of the
rod into mount C of the other roof member.

36CONTROLS AND EQUIPMENT
HandbrakePull the lever up firmly in order to apply the
handbrake. In addition, on a steep hill, also
engage 1st gear (or position P on cars with
an automatic gearbox). The handbrake le-
ver should therefore always be applied
firmly to avoid driving off inadvertently with-
out releasing the handbrake. The hand-
brake warning light comes on when the
handbrake is applied and the ignition is
switched on, see also page 61.
To release handbrake, pull lever up slightly,
press locking knob in and push lever fully
down.
Armrest*Front armrestTo fold down the armrest, press the button
A on the front end of the armrest. Fold down
armrest and release button again.
The movement of your arm may be re-
stricted if the armrest is folded down. It is
therefore recommended not to drive in
towns with the armrest folded down.
A stowage compartment is provided in the
armrest. Press button B to open the stow-
age compartment and raise lid.
Rear armrest*The armrest at the rear can be folded down
by pulling on the strap in the direction of
the arrow.

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CONTROLS AND EQUIPMENT
A stowage compartment is provided in the
armrest. To open the stowage compart-
ment, press button in direction 1 and raise
lid in direction 2.
Mobile phone,
hands-free system*The mounting for a portable cellphone is
supplied with the car. The mounting is at-
tached in the middle of the dash panel.
Adapter (Cullmann) and mobile phone are
not supplied with the car.

Insert cellphone (as specified in manu-
facturer’s instructions) into adapter A.

Plug the adapter cable into the socket
for the cellphone. The socket is located in
the bottom of the mounting. Your Škoda
dealer can provide you with more detailed
information.
Press the button C, in order to take the
telephone with the adapter out of the fix-
ture .
Refer to the information on p. 159.
Placing adapter and cellphone into
the holder
Place the adapter and cellphone into the
holder B, first of all in direction of arrow 1
until the adapter is resting against the stop.
Push the adapter slightly in direction of ar-
row 2 until it locks in place.
This enables you to make use of the ad-
vantages of the commercially available
cellphone („hands-free system“) with the
microphone integrated in the car, which
offers a higher quality of interference-free
transmission with an external aerial. At the
same time, the cellphone battery remains
constantly charged.

38CONTROLS AND EQUIPMENT
Manual gearboxShift pattern 5-speed manual gear-
boxReverse gear must not be engaged unless
the car is stationary. When the engine is
running, depress the clutch pedal fully and
wait a few seconds before engaging a gear
in order to achieve a smooth gearshift.
When reverse gear is engaged with igni-
tion on, the reversing lights come on.
Shift pattern 6-speed manual gear-
boxNote
Depress the clutch pedal fully when chang-
ing gears, in order to avoid unnecessary
wear and damage.
When driving, you should not rest your
hand on the gear lever. The pressure of
your hand is transmitted to the selector
forks in the gearbox and can cause prema-
ture wear on the forks.
Adapter initialisation
In order to ensure an error-free function of
your cellphone during cellphone operation,
the following measures for the adapter ini-
tialisation must be carried out before con-
necting the adapter cable:


Pull the ignition key out of the ignition
lock.

Place the adapter into the holder (no
cellphone must be placed into the adapter).

Plug the cable into the socket for the
cellphone.

Switch on the ignition

Wait 20 seconds then switch off the ig-
nition and pull the ignition key out of the
ignition lock.

Place the cellphone into the adapter (re-
fer to manufacturer’s instructions) and
switch on the ignition.
The initialisation has to be carried out, if:
- the adapter is connected for the first time,
- the battery is disconnected and con- nected again,
- the adapter cable was pulled out of the cellphone socket.

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CONTROLS AND EQUIPMENT
Automatic gearbox*Selector lever positionsThe selector lever position engaged (re-
fer to illustration) is indicated in the dis-
play panel*.
P - Park lock
The driven wheels are mechanically blocked.Warning
The Park lock must not be engaged
unless the vehicle is stationary other-
wise the Park lock might be damaged.
Before moving the selector lever into or out
of position „P“, the lock button in the se-
lector lever handle has to be pressed. In
addition, the brake pedal has to be de-
pressed first of all before moving out of this
position with the ignition switched on. R - Reverse gear
Reverse gear must only be engaged if the
vehicle is stationary and the engine is idling.
Before moving selector lever into position
„R“
from positions „P“ or „N“ , the brake pedal
has to be depressed and the lock button in
the selector lever handle pressed in.
When the selector lever is moved into po-
sition „R“ and the ignition is on, the revers-
ing lights come on.
N - Neutral
To move the selector lever out of „N“ at a
speed of less than 5 km/h (3 mph) and also
when vehicle is stationary and the ignition
on, depress brake pedal and press in lock
button in selector lever handle (if the se-
lector lever remains in this position for more
than 2 seconds). D - Continuous position for driving for-
ward
In this position, the four forward gears are
shifted up and down automatically in line
with engine load, the speed of the car and
your style of driving.
To shift out of position „D“ into „3“, the lock
button in the selector lever handle must first
of all be pressed in.
3 - Position for hilly sections
This selector lever position is recommen-
ded if holding the position „D“ would re-
sult in frequent gear changes in certain driv-
ing conditions.
1st, 2nd and 3rd gears are automatically
shifted up and down in line with engine load,
the speed of the car and your style of dri-
ving. 4th gear cannot be engaged. This
ensures increased engine braking power
when the accelerator is released.
The shiftlock button must not be pressed
in the grip of the selector lever in order to
shift from position „3“ into „2“.

40CONTROLS AND EQUIPMENT2 - Position for mountainous sections
This selector lever position is suitable for
long mountainous stretches.
1st and 2nd gears are automatically shif-
ted up and down in line with engine load,
the speed of the car and your style of dri-
ving. 3rd and 4th gears cannot be enga-
ged in order to avoid the gearbox shifting
up unnecessarily. This increases the engi-
ne braking power.
To shift out of position „2“ into „1“, the lock
button in the selector lever handle has to
be pressed in. 1-
Position for steep mountainous stret-
ches
This selector lever position is recommen-
ded for extreme downhill stretches.
The car runs only in 1st gear. 2nd, 3rd and
4th cannot be engaged. This ensures that
the maximum possible engine braking
power is available.
Note
When shifting down manually, it is possi-
ble to engage selector lever positions
„3“,
„2“ and „1“, although the automatic gear-
box does not shift down until there is no
longer any risk of the engine overrevving.
Selector lever lockThe selector lever is locked in the positions
„P“ and „N“ when the ignition is switched
on. The warning light on the cover panel
next to the selector lever comes on and
remains on until the brake pedal is de-
pressed. The brake pedal has first of all to
be depressed and at the same time the lock
button in the selector lever handle pressed
in to shift the selector lever out of these
positions. This is intended to ensure that it
is not possible to inadvertently engage a
gear and for the car to move off unexpect-
edly.
A time delay element ensures that the se-
lector lever is not blocked if it is shifted rap-
idly through position „N“ (e.g. from „R“ to
„D“ ). This makes it possible, for example,
to „rock“ the car free if it is stuck in mud or
snow. The selector lever lock does not en-
gage unless the lever is held for more than
2 seconds in position „N“ without the brake
pedal being depressed.
The selector lever lock is switched off au-
tomatically in the position „N“ and speeds
of more than 5 km/h.