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Child safety and side airbags*
Children must never be seated in the deployment area of
side airbags.Side airbags* offer the vehicle occupants enhanced protection in the
event of a collision from the side.
The side airbags are inflated in fractions of a second in order to be able to
provide this protection ⇒page 142, “Function of the side airbags”.
An airbag inflating develops such a strong force that an occupant who has
not adopted a correct seated position may suffer injuries. Also exposed
objects which are located within the area of the side airbag can cause inju-
ries.
This applies particularly to children if they are not transported in
accordance with legal requirements.
The child is protected when seated in a child safety seat matching its age.
Adequate room is available between the child and the deployment area of
the side airbag and head airbag. The airbag offers optimal protection.
WARNING
•It is essential to always switch off ⇒page 144 the front
passenger airbag when attaching a child safety seat on the front
passenger seat where the child is seated with its back facing in
direction of travel (in some countri es also when the child is facing
the direction of travel). If this is not done, there is a risk of the child
suffering severe or even fatal injuries if the front passenger airbag
is deployed. In certain countries national legal provisions also
require that the side passenger airbags be deactivated. When
transporting a child on the front passenger seat, please comply
with the appropriate national regulations regarding the use of child
safety seats.
•When transporting a child on the front passenger seat, please
comply with the appropriate national regulations regarding the use
of child safety seats.
•Children must never be seated with their head in the deploy-
ment area of the side airbag - risk of injury!
Fig. 122 Seated posi-
tion of an unprotected
child at risk from side
airbag
Fig. 123 Child properly
protected by safety
seat
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•Do not place any objects within th e deployment area of the side
airbag - risk of injury!
Child seat
Classification of child seats into groups
Only child safety seats which have an official approval and
are suitable for the child, may be used.
ECE-R 44 standard applies to child safety seats. ECE-R means:
Economic Commission of Europe - Regulation.
Child safety seats which have been tested for conformity with ECE-R 44
have a non-detachable test seal (a large E within a circle and below this
the test number) attached to the seat.
Child safety seats are classified in 5 groups:
Children of more than 150 cm in height may use the seat belts fitted to the
vehicle without a seat bolster.
Use of child seats
An overview of the usefulness of child seats on each of the seats
according to the EG guidelines 77/541 and ECE 44 standard:
Universal category - seat is suitable for all approved types of child
safety seats.
The seat can be fitted with fixing eyes for the “ ISOFIX”system*.
GroupWeight
00 - 10 kg⇒ page 152
0+up to 13 kg⇒page 152
19 - 18 kg⇒page 152
215 - 25 kg⇒page 153
322 - 36 kg⇒page 154
WARNING (continued)
Child seat
according to groupFront passenger
seatRear seat outsideRear seat middle
0
0+
1
2 and 3
AUAUA+AU
AUAUA+AU
AUAUA+AU
AUAUAU
AU
A+
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Child seats of group 0/0+
The optimal solution for babies of up to about 9 months old weighing up
to 10 kg or babies up to about 18 months old weighing up to 13 kg is a
child safety seat which can be adjusted into the reclining position
⇒ fig. 124 .
Child seats in which th e child is facing with its back towards the
direction of travel should not be used on the front passenger seat
when the vehicle is fitted with a front passenger airbag ⇒ page 149,
“Use of child safety seats on the front passenger seat”.
WARNING
² It is essential to always switch off ⇒page 145 the front
passenger airbag (airbags) at a specialist garage or with the switch
for front passenger airbag(s)* when attaching in exceptional
circumstances a child safety seat on the front passenger seat
where the child is seated with its back facing in direction of travel (in some countries also when the child is facing the direction of
travel).
•The national legal provisions in certain countries require that
both the front and side passenger airbags be deactivated. Please
comply with any differing national legal regulations regarding the
use of child safety seats.
•If this is not done, a child seated on the front passenger seat
may suffer severe or even fatal injuries if the front passenger airbag
or airbags are deployed.
•You should have the front passenger airbag (or airbags) reacti-
vated by your Škoda dealer just as soon as you no longer use a
child safety seat on the front passenger seat.
Child safety seats in Group 1
Fig. 124 Child seats of
group 0/0+
WARNING (continued)
Fig. 125 Child seat
with padded table in
Group 1 installed on
rear seat bench facing
the direction of travel
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Child seats in Group 1 are for babies and small children up to 4 years of
age with a weight of between 9 and 18 kilograms. It is best for children in
the lower range of this group, to use a child seat which allows the child to
sit with its back to the direction of travel. It is best for children in the upper
range of the Group 0+, to use a child seat which allows the child to sit
⇒
fig. 125 in the direction of travel.
Child seats in which the child is facing with its back towards the
direction of travel should not be used on the front passenger seat
when the vehicle is fitted with a front passenger airbag ⇒ page 149,
“Use of child safety seats on the front passenger seat”.
WARNING
•It is essential to always switch off the front passenger airbag
(airbags) at a specialist garage or with the switch for front
passenger airbag(s)* when attaching in exceptional circumstances
a child safety seat on the front passenger seat where the child is
seated with its back facing in direction of travel (in some countries
also when the child is facing the direction of travel) ⇒page 145.
•The national legal provisions in certain countries require that
both the front and side passenger airbags be deactivated. Please
comply with any differing national legal regulations regarding the
use of child safety seats.
•If this is not done, a child seated on the front passenger seat
may suffer severe or even fatal injuries if the front passenger airbag
or airbags are deployed.
•You should have the front passenger airbag (or airbags) reacti-
vated by your Škoda dealer just as soon as you no longer use a
child safety seat on the front passenger seat.
Child safety seats in Group 2
For children up to about 7 years of age weighing between 15 and 25 kg
the optimal solution is a child safety seat in combination with the three-
point seat belt ⇒fig. 126 .
WARNING
•When transporting a child on the front passenger seat, please
comply with the appropriate national regulations regarding the use
of child safety seats. Switch off the front passenger airbag if neces-
sary at a specialist garage or switch it off with the switch for front
passenger airbag(s)* ⇒page 145.
•The shoulder part of the seat belt must run approximately
across the middle of the shoulder and fit snugly against the chest.
It must on no account run across the neck. The lap part of the seat
belt must run across the pelvis and fits snugly; it must not run over
the belly. Tighten the belt webbing over your hip if necessary.
Fig. 126 Child seat in
Group 2 installed on
the rear seat facing the
direction of travel
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•Please comply with any differ ing national legal regulations
regarding the use of child safety seats.
Child safety seats in Group 3
For children of about 7 years of age weighing between 22 and 36 kg and
of a height of less than 150 cm, the optimal solution is a child safety seat
(seat bolster) in combination with the three-point seat belt ⇒fig. 127 .
Children of more than 150 cm in height may use the seat belts fitted to the
vehicle without a seat bolster.
WARNING
•When transporting a child on the front passenger seat, please
comply with the appropriate national regulations regarding the use of child safety seats. Switch off the front passenger airbag if neces-
sary at a specialist garage or switch it off with the switch front front
passenger airbag(s)*
⇒page 145.
•The shoulder part of the seat belt must run approximately
across the middle of the shoulder and fit snugly against the chest.
It must on no account run across the neck. The lap part of the seat
belt must run across the pelvis and fits snugly; it must not run over
the belly. Tighten the belt webbing over your hip if necessary.
•Please comply with any differ ing national legal regulations
regarding the use of child safety seats.
WARNING (continued)
Fig. 127 Child seat in
Group 3 installed on
the rear seat facing the
direction of travel
WARNING (continued)
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Index
A
Abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Adjusting seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 125
Adjusting the steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Air outlet vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
An overview Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Antilock Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Antilock brake system - ABS Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Auto Check Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Auto Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Emergency programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Automatic vehicle wash systems . . . . . . . . . 178
Avoiding damage to your vehicle . . . . . . . . . 171
B
Before setting off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Boot lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Brake Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Brake pads Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Brake system Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Button on the driver's door
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
C
Car jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Changing the engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Changing wheels around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Chassis number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Child safety locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Child safety seats ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Classification into groups . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
on the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . 149
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Children and safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Chrome parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
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Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Clothes hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Cockpit
An overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Convenience operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Converting/masking over headlights . . . . . . 171
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 replenishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Coolant level Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Coolant temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Coolant temperature/coolant level Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Correct seated position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Counter for distance driven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
D
Deactivating an airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Defrosting rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94, 98
De-icing the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Detachable towing device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Diesel engines
Starting engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Direction indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Distance driven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Door Child safety locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Door open Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Drinks can holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Driving economically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Driving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Dynamo Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
E
EDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Electric sliding/tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Electrically adjustable rear mirror . . . . . . . . . 66
Electronic Differential Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Electronic Differential Lock (EDL) . . . . . . . . 159
Electronic immobiliser Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Electronic stability programme (ESP) . . . . . 157
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Emergency locking of the door . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Engine Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
switch off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Engine compartment Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Engine electronics Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
replenishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Engine revolutions counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Environmental compatibility . . . . . . . . . 166, 170
ESP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Exhaust gas inspection Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Exhaust gases Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
F
First-aid box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
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Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
For the first 1 500 kilometres . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 166 Saving energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Fuel reserve Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Full wheel trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Fuse Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
G
Gearbox Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Glow plug system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
H
Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Hazard warning light system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Hazard warning lights system . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Head restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Headlight cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Headlight flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Headlights Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Headlight cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Heated windscreen washer nozzles . . . . . . . 63
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Heating of the external mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Heating the front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
I
Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Inspecting the engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Instrument lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Interior light Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Interior lighting at the front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
at the rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Intermittent wipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
J
Jacking points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226, 227
K
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
L
Lashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Leather care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Lighting of the interior of the vehicle
at the front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Lights Converting/masking over . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Range adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
switching them on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Lights and Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Liquid in reservoir for windscreen washer system Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 41 Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
locking Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Locking and unlocking from inside . . . . . . . . . 44
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