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•The door is unlocked by actuating the door-opening lever.
•The door opens upon actuating the door-opening lever again.
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!
Unlocking the vehicle using the key
– Turn the key in the lock of the dr iver's door to the left into the
opening position ⇒fig. 22.
– Pull on the door handle and open the door.
•All the doors are unlocked.
•The tailgate 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 position.
•The indicator light in the driver's door stops flashing if the vehicle is not fitted with an anti-theft alarm system* ⇒page 48.
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 th e ignition on within 15 seconds after unlocking 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 dr iver door to the right into the
closing position ⇒fig. 22.
•All the doors and the tailgate are locked.
•The switched on interior lights go out 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.
Fig. 22 Turning the key for unlocking and locking the vehicle
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Emergency locking of the doors
An emergency locking mechanism which is visible only after opening
the door is located on the face end of the rear doors (applies only for
vehicles with central locking).
Locking
– Remove the panel ⇒fig. 24.
– Insert the key into the opening under the panel and press the stop-
ping lever as far as the stop toward the inside.
–Re-insert the panel.
After closing the door, you can no longer op en it from outside. If the child safety lock i s not swi tche d on, it i s poss ible to open the d oor f rom the ins ide by pulli ng twice on the door handle. If the child safety lock is switched on, it is necesary to also open the door from outside besi des pulling twice on the inner door handle.
Ta i l g a t e
Opening the tailgate
– Press on the hand grip above th e licence plate and at the same
time raise the tailgate.
Closing the tailgate
– Pull the tailgate down and close it with a slight swing ⇒.
On vehicles with central locking unlock the tailgate by pressing the button on the driver door ⇒fig. 25.
On vehicles with central locking unlock the tailgate by pressing the hand grip above the licence plate.
A handle which makes the closing easier is located on the inner paneling of the tailgate.
Fig. 24 Emergency locking of the door
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Fig. 25 Unlock tailgate
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Remote control*
Description
You can use the remote control:
•to unlock and lock the car,
•unlock the tailgate.
The transmitter with the battery is housed in the handle of the master key. The receiver is located in the interior of th e car. The operating range of the remote control is 10 metres but this range can be reduced if the batteries are weak.
The master key has a fold-open key bit which can be used for unlocking and locking the car manually and al so for starting the engine.
If a lost key is replaced or if the rece iver unit has been repaired or a new unit installed, it is then necessary for a Škoda Service Partner to initialise the system. Only after this is it possible to again use the remote control.
Note
•The remote control is automatically deactivated when the ignition is switched on.
•The operation of the remote control may temporarily be affected by inter- ference from transmitters close to th e car and which operate in the same frequency range (e.g. mobile phone, TV transmitter).
•The battery must be replaced if the central locking or anti-theft alarm system does react to the remote control at less than 3 metres away. We recom- mend having the battery replaced by a Škoda Service Partner.
Unlocking and locking car
The radio-operated key differs according to the equipment installed
on the vehicle.
Unlocking the vehicle 
– Press button for about 1 second.
Locking the vehicle 
– Press button for about 1 second.
Deactivating safe securing system
– Press button twice in 2 seconds. Further information
⇒ page 41.
Tailgate release 
– Press button for about 1 second ⇒fig. 27.
Fig. 27 Radio-operated key
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Folding out of the key
– Press button .
Folding up of the key
– Press button and collapse the key bit in the housing.
The turn signal lights flash twice as confirmation that the vehicle has been unlocked. The vehicle will lock again au tomatically if you unlock the vehicle using button but do not open a door or the tailgate within the next 30 seconds. This function is intended to prevent the car being unlocked uninten- tionally.
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, th e interior lights in the door contact are automatically switched on or off.
The turn signal lights flas h once to confirm that the vehicle has been correctly locked.
If the turn signal lights do not flash, check the doors, bonnet and tailgate again to ensure that they are closed. If the doors, the bonnet or the tailgate remain open when the anti-theft alarm system* is activated, the turn signal lights do not flash until after th ey have been closed.
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!
Note
•Operate the radio remote control only when the doors and tailgate 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 happe n, press the unlock button  of the master key.
Synchonisation of the remote control
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-operated key are actuated a number of times outsid e of the operative range of the equip- ment or the battery on the remote control was replaced.
This means it is necessary to synchronise the code as follows:
•Press any button on the remote control.
•pressing of the button means that the door will unlock with the key within 1 minute.
Anti-theft alarm system*
The anti-theft alarm system increases the level of protection against people seeking to break into the vehicle. The system triggers audible and visual warning signals if an attempt is made to break into the vehicle.
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How is the alarm system switched on?
The anti-theft alarm system is activated automatically when the vehicle is locked with the key on the closed driver's door or by using the remote control. It is activated 30 seconds after closing the door.
How is the alarm sy stem switched off?
The anti-theft alarm system is switched off if the vehicle is unlocked by only using the remote control. The vehicle is automatically locked again if the vehicle is not opened within 30 seconds after reactivating the anti-theft alarm system.
Once you 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 unlocking the door in order to deactivate the anti-theft alarm system. The alarm will be triggered if you do not switch on the ignition within 15 seconds.
When is the alarm triggered?
The following security areas of the locked vehicle are monitored:
•Bonnet,
•Tailgate,
•Doors,
•Ignition lock,
•Vehicle interior* ⇒page 49,
•Angle of the vehicle*,
•A drop in voltage of the on-board power supply.
An alarm is immediately triggered if either of the two battery terminals is disconnected while the anti-theft alarm system is activated.
How is the alarm switched off?
You switch the alarm off if you unlock th e car with the radio remote control in the key or if you switch the ignition on.
Note
•The working life of the alarm siren is 5 years. More detailed information is available from your Škoda Service Partner.
•Before leaving the car, check that all the doors, windows and the electric sliding/tilting roof* are properly closed in order to ensure that the anti-theft alarm system is fully operational.
•Coding of the radio remote control and the receptor part precludes the use of the radio remote control from other vehicles.
Interior monitor* and Towing
protection*
The interior monitor and the to wing protection detect move-
ments inside the vehicle interi or and then trigger the alarm.
Fig. 28 Interior monitor pushbutton
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The interior monitor and the towing protection are operated with the
button . You can switch the interior monitor and the towing
protection off if there is a possibility that movements from (e.g. chil-
dren or animals) inside the vehicle interior or if the vehicle must be
transported (e.g. by train or ship) or towed, might trigger the alarm.
Switch off the interior monitor and towing protection
– Switch off the ignition.
– Press the button  on the driver door ⇒page 49, fig. 28.
– Lock the vehicle within 30 seconds. The interior monitor and the
towing protection are switched off.
The interior monitor and the towing protection are switched on again automat- ically the next time the car is locked.
Note
•You can also switch off the interior monitor and the towing protection, by deactivating the safe securing system ⇒page 42.
•When the ignition key is removed or a door is opened, the symbol in the button lights up red.
•Lighting up of the symbol in the button does not confirm that the interior monitor and the towing protection are switched on.
Power windows*
Switch for power windows
Fig. 29 Buttons on the driver's door
Fig. 30 Switch in the rear door
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Force limiter of the power windows
The electrically operated power windows are fitted with a force limiter. It reduces the risk of bruises or in juries when closing the windows.
If there is an obstacle, the closing process is stopped and the window goes down by several centimeters.
You must try to close the window again wi thin 10 seconds, even if the obstacle was not yet removed, the closing process is stopped. During this time it is not possible to automatically close the window. The force limiter is still switched on.
The force limiter is only switched off, if you attempt to close the window within the next 10 seconds - the window closes now with full strength!
If you wait longer than 10 seconds, the force limiter is switched on again.
WARNING
You should take particular care when closing the windows! You may otherwise suffer severe injuries as a re sult of getting an arm, for example, jammed in the window!
Window convenience operation
You can open and close the window with power windows as follows
when unlocking and locking the vehicle.
Opening windows with the key
– Turn the key in the lock of the driver door into the opening position
and hold it until all the windows are open.
Closing windows with the key
– Turn the key in the lock of the driv er door into the closing position
and hold it there until all of the windows are closed.
You can interrupt the opening or closin g operation of the windows immediately by releasing the key.
WARNING
•Obstruction protection is not active during the convenience oper-ating feature ⇒ in “Switch for power windows” on page 50.
•You should take particular care when closing the windows! You may otherwise suffer severe injuries as a re sult of getting an arm, for example, jammed in the window!
Operational faults
Electrically operated power windows do not operate
If the battery of the car has been disconnected and then reconnected, the elec- trically operated power windows do not operate. The system must be activated. Proceed as follows in order to re-establish the function:
•turn the key in the lock of the driver door into the closing position and hold it there until all of the windows are closed,
•release the key,
•Once again insert the key and turn it into the closing position for about 3 seconds.
Operation in winter
Ice accumulating on the surface of the wi ndows during the winter may result in a greater resistance when closing the windows and the window may stop and move back several centimetres
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Proceed as follows to close the window fully:
•turn the key in the lock of the driver door into the closing position and hold it there until all of the windows are closed,
•repeat this operation until the window stops.
WARNING
•Obstruction protection is not active during the closing of the windows ⇒ in “Switch for power windows” on page 50.
•You should take particular care when closing the windows! You may otherwise suffer severe injuries as a re sult of getting an arm, for example, jammed in the window!
Electric sliding/tilting roof*
Description
The sliding/tilting roof is operated by means of the control dial ⇒fig. 31 and only functions when the ignition is switched on. The control dial has a number of fixed positions.
After switching the ignition off, it is still possible to open or close the sliding/tilting roof for a further 10 minutes. It is no longer possible to operate the sliding/tilting roof after opening or closing one of the front doors, however.
Note
•If the battery has been disconnected and reconnected, it is possible that the sliding/tilting roof does not close fully. Here you have to set the control dial to the switch position and press it forward for about 10 seconds.
•It is necessary after each emergency op eration (using crank handle) to move the sliding/tilting roof into the basic position. Here you have to set the control dial to the switch position and press it forward for about 10 seconds.
Opening and tilting
Comfort position
– Turn the switch to position ⇒fig. 31.
Opening roof fully
– Turn the switch to position and hold it in this position (spring-
tensioned position).
Tilting roof
– Turn the switch to position .
The wind noise in the comfort position is less than when the roof is fully opened.Fig. 31 Control dial for the power sliding/tilting roof
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