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Heating and air conditioning system
116
– Set a temperature between +18 °C (64 °F) and +29 °C (86 °F).
Recirculated air mode in ECON mode
– Press the button .
– After this, press the button .
When the ECON mode is operating, ECON appears in the display. ECON
mode operates only within the control temperature range from +18 °C (64
°F) up to +29 °C (86 °F).
Once a temperature has been set, it is maintained constant fully automat-
ically. This is achieved by automatically varying the temperature of the
outflowing air, the blower stages and the air distribution. The system also
takes into account bright sunlight which eliminates the need to alter the
settings manually.
The ECON mode is switched off when pressing button , or .
Please note that, in the ECON mode, the interior temperature cannot be
lower than the outside temperature. The interior is not cooled and the air
is not dehumidified.
If you select the temperature below +18 °C (64 °F), LO appears in the
display. If you select a temperature higher than + 29 °C (86 °F), HI
appears in the display. In the position LO the recirculated air is not
warmed up. In the HI position, the system operates continuously with
maximum heating capacity.
Please refer to the information regarding recirculated air mode
⇒ page 116.
Recirculated air mode
In recirculated air mode air is sucked out of the interior of
the vehicle and then fed back into the interior.
Recirculated air mode prevents polluted air outside the vehicle
from getting into the vehicle, for example when driving through a
tunnel or when standing in a traffic jam.
Switching recirculated air mode on
– Press button , the symbol
 lights up on the display.
Switching recirculated air mode off
– Once again press the button or the button , the symbol
 goes out on the display.
WARNING
You should not leave recirculated air mode on over a longer period
of time, as “stale” air may result in fatigue in the driver and occu-
pants, divert your attention and al so cause the windows to mist up.
The risk of having an accident increases. Switch recirculated air
mode off as soon as the windows begin misting up.
Note
If the windscreen is misted up, first of all press the button and then
the button . After the windscreen has been demisted, once again press
the button .

ECON
AUTO

AUTO
AUTOAUTO
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Caution
After the car has come to a stop, always first of all apply the handbrake
firmly before then additionally engaging a gear (manual gearbox) or
moving the selector lever into position P (automatic gearbox).
Parking aid*
The parking aid provides a warning of obstacles behind
the vehicle.
The audible parking aid determines the distance between the rear bumper
and an obstacle located behind the vehicle with the aid of ultrasound
sensors. The sensors are integrated in the rear bumper. Range of sensors
The clearance warning begins at a distance of about 160 cm from the
obstacle (area
⇒fig. 119 ). The interval between the warning signals
becomes shorter as the clearance is reduced.
A continuous tone sounds from a clearance of just 30 cm (Bereich ) -
danger area. From this moment on do not continue driving in the
selected direction or the direction from where the obstacle is
reported!
Activating
The parking aid is activated automatically when reverse gear is engaged
and the ignition is turned on. This is confirmed by a brief acknowledge-
ment signal.
Deactivating
The parking aid is deactivated by removing the reverse gear.
WARNING
•The parking aid is not a substitute for the driver paying proper
attention and it is always the driver's responsibility to take care
when parking the vehicle or carrying out similar manoeuvres.
•You should therefore satisfy yourself, before reversing, that
there is no small obstacle, such as a rock, thin post, trailer drawbar
etc., behind your vehicle. Such an obstacle might not be within the
range detected by the sensors.
Note
•The parking aid does not operate if you are towing a trailer (applies to
models which feature a factory-fitted towing device*).
•If a warning signal sounds for about 3 seconds after switching the igni-
tion on and engaging reverse gear, and there is no obstacle close to your
Fig. 119 Parking aid:
Detection range of rear
sensors
AA
AB
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lights up in the button. The activation is confirmed by a brief acknowledge-
ment signal.
Deactivating
The parking aid is deactivated after pressing the button
 ⇒ page 127,
fig. 120 or at a speed of more than 15 km/h - the symbol  in the button
is no longer illuminated.
WARNING
•The parking aid is not a substitute for the driver paying proper
attention and it is always the driver's responsibility to take care
when reversing the vehicle or carrying out similar manoeuvres.
•You should therefore satisfy yourself, before reversing, that
there is no small obstacle, such as a rock, thin post, trailer drawbar
etc., in front or behind your vehicle. Such an obstacle might not be
within the range detected by the sensors.
Note
•Only the front parking aid operates if you are towing a trailer (applies
only to models which feature a factory-fitted towing device*).
•If a warning signal sounds for about 3 seconds after activating the
system and there is no obstacle close to your car, this indicates a system
fault. The fault is confirmed additionally when the symbol
 flashes in the
button ⇒page 127, fig. 120 . Have the fault rectified by a specialist work-
shop.
•The sensors must be kept clean and free of ice to enable the parking
aid to operate properly.
Cruise control system (CCS)*
Introduction
The cruise control system (CCS) maintains a constant speed, more than
30 km/h (20 mph), once it has been set, without you having to depress the
accelerator pedal. This is only possible within the range which is permitted
by the power output and braking power of the engine. The cruise control
system makes it possible - particularly on long journeys - for you to rest
your “accelerator foot”.
WARNING
•The cruise control system must not, for safety reasons, be used
in dense traffic or on unfavourable road surfaces (such as icy
roads, slippery roads or loose chippings) - risk of accident!
•In order to prevent unintentional use of the cruise control
system, always switch off the system after use.
Note
•Models fitted with a manual gearbox: Always depress the clutch pedal
if you switch on the cruise control system when the gearbox is in Neutral.
Otherwise the engine can rev up unintentionally.
•The cruise control system is not able to maintain a constant speed
when driving on steep downhill sections. The weight of the vehicle
increases the speed at which it travels. One should shift down in good time
to a lower gear or slow the vehicle down by applying the foot brake.
•It is not possible on vehicles fitted with an automatic gearbox to switch
on the cruise control system if the selector lever is in the position P, N , R
or 2.
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Dynamic shift programme
The automatic gearbox of your vehicle is controlled electronically. Shifting
up and down through the gears is performed automatically on the basis of
pre-defined driving programmes.
Adopting a moderate style of driving will cause the gearbox to select the
most economical driving programme. Shifting up into a higher gear as
soon as possible and shifting down as late as possible will have a favour-
able effect on your fuel consumption.
Adopting a faster style of driving with rapid movements of the acceler-
ator pedal combined with sharp acceleration and frequent changes in
speed, exploiting the top speed of the car or operating the kickdown func-
tion, will cause the gearbox to switch over to the sporty driving
programme. Shifting up later into a higher gear makes it possible to fully
exploit the power reserves of the engine. The gearbox also then shifts
down at higher engine speeds than is the case for the economy-oriented
programmes.
Selecting the most appropriate driving programme for the particular style
of driving is a continuous process. Irrespective of this it is, however,
possible to switch into a sporty driving programme by depressing the
accelerator rapidly. The gearbox shifts down into a lower gear matching
the speed of the car and this allows you to accelerate rapidly (e.g. when
overtaking) without having to depress the accelerator pedal fully into the
kickdown range. The original programme will be reactivated to match your
particular style of driving once the gearbox has shifted up again.
When driving in hilly regions, the gears are selected to match uphill and
downhill sections. This avoids the gearbox frequently shifting up and down
when negotiating an uphill stretch. Depressing the brake pedal while
driving downhill causes the gearbox to shift down into the next lower gear.
This makes it possible for you to exploit the engine braking power without
the need for shifting gears manually.
Tiptronic
The Tiptronic allows the driver to also shift gears manually.
Fig. 125 Selector
lever: Manual shifting
of gears
Fig. 126 Information
display: Manual
shifting of gears
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– If you release the button when the car is travelling at a speed of less than 30 km/h, the speed is not stored, the memory is
erased. It is then necessary to again store the speed with the
button in the position SET
 after an increase in speed of
the vehicle to more than 30 km/hour.
– You can increase the stored speed by pressing the button
in the position RES+. Pressing and holding down the slide
switch will cause the speed of the vehicle to be increased
continuously. Once the car has reached the desired speed,
release the button. The set speed is then stored in the
memory.
Switching off the cruise co ntrol system temporarily
– On the version not fitted with a mobile phone, the cruise control system is switched off temporarily with the button
⇒ page 137, fig. 127 in the position CANCEL, on the version
fitted with mobile phone, by pushing the switch into the
intermediate position ahead of the position OFF ⇒ page 130.
– You can resume the stored speed by pressing the button in the position RES+.
For further methods of temporarily switching off the cruise control system
⇒page 130.
Please refer to the following guidelines ⇒page 128.
WARNING
First ensure that it is not too high for the traffic conditions which
exist at that moment before resuming the stored speed.
Operating radio and CD player
The radio is operated with buttons and , but on the version
fitted with a mobile phone by buttons , and ⇒page 137,
fig. 127 .
Radio
– You can set the radio, cassette player, CD player and radio data system louder or softer by pressing button (positions
 and .
– You can search forward or back within the frequency search for different radio stations by pressing button (positions

and
).
Cassette player
– You can run the tape forward or back by pressing the button (positions
 and ).
CD-player
– You can select the titles forward or back by pressing the button (positions
 and ).
Radio data system (RDS)*
You can select the recorded radio traffic messages by moving forward or
back in stages by pressing the button (positions
 and ).
On the version fitted with mobile phone, you must press button in the
position MODE in order to switch over to the radio mode.
A1
A1
A2
AA
A1
A3A4
A2A3A4
A3
A4
A4
A4
A4
A2
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Operating mobile phone
– You can operate the mobile phone with buttons , and
⇒fig. 128 .
– You can switch over from the radio mode to the phone mode (or back again) by pressing the button in the position
MODE .
– You can accept or end a telephone call or select from the phonebook by briefly pressing the button in the position
.
– You can refuse a telephone call by pressing the button in the position
 for more than 2 seconds.
– You can make the volume of the telephone call louder or softer by pressing the button in the position
 or 
– You call scroll through the telephone memory for names by briefly pressing the button in the position
 or . – You can scroll alphabetically upwa
rd (A to Z) or downward (Z
to A) within the telephone memory by pressing for some
considerable time the button in the position
 and .
If you switch over with the button MODE on the multifunction steering
wheel ⇒fig. 128 to phone mode and the mobile phone is not in the
adapter, INSERT PHONE appears in the display. After inserting the
mobile phone, PHONE IN appears on the display.
Afterwards PHONE STARTUP appears on the display and the system
transmits the data from the mobile phone to the information display. The
following is shown one after the other on the display:
•DIALED CALLS LOADING: xxx
•RCVD CALLS LOADING: xxx
•MISSED CALLS LOADING: xxx
•PHONEBOOK LOADING
One cannot scroll through the phonebook during data transfer out of the
mobile phone. After the data transfer has ended, the first name out of the
phonebook is shown on the display
You can scroll through the individual menus by pressing the button in
the position
 or  ⇒ fig. 128 .
Select the entry you want by pressing the button in the position
.
You will reach one level higher in the menu by pressing the button in
the position MODE.
In the main menu you can select the following entries:
•PHONEBOOK
•SETUP
•LAST CALLS
•RECEIVED CALLS
•MISSED CALLS
Fig. 128 Multifunction
steering wheel: control
buttons
A2A3A4
A2
A2
A2
A3
A4
A4
A4
A2
A2
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In the menu SETUP you can select the following entries:
•LANGUAGE - Here you can set in which language the messages
should be displayed. You can select one of the following languages:
Czech, English, German, Italian, French, Spanish. The set language is
displayed inversely.
•MEMORY - Here you can set which telephone memory should be
transmitted into the information display after inserting the mobile phone in
the adapter. You can choose between the phonebook PHONE
PHONEBOOK and the memory of the SIM card SIM PHONEBOOK The
set memory is displayed inversely.
•Certain mobile phones do not have any phone phonebook, but only a
phonebook in the memory of the SIM card.
•Overview of the next possible functions and read outs:
Note
•If the setting of the memory is changed, you must take the mobile
phone out of the adapter and insert it again in order to transmit the data
from the newly set memory into the information display.
•If you do not operate the mobile phone (do not scroll in the memory, do
no call, etc.) it switches automatically over to radio mode after 60 seconds.
•If you switch the ignition off and leave the mobile phone inserted in the
adapter, the system switches off automatically the mobile phone after 30
minutes.
•If you have stored in the phonebook names with special characters
(ticks, lines etc.), the special characters will not always be correctly
displayed on the information display.
•The function of the convenience operating feature with the buttons on
the multifunction steering wheel is not available on all mobile phones and
adapters. Please contact your Škoda Service Partner, who will tell you
which adapter and which mobile phone you can use.
ActivityRead out in display
Selected call numberCALLING name
or
CALLING number
accepted callCALL name or
CALL number or
CALL
Call rejectedCALL REJECTED
Call terminatedEND OF CALL
Number engagedLINE ENGAGED
No service foundNO SERVICE
Enter PIN codeENTER PIN CODE
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Shifting gears and saving energy
Shifting up early saves on fuel.
Manual gearbox
– Drive no more than about one length of your vehicle in first
gear. Always shift up into the next higher gear at approx. 2 000
to 2 500 revs.
Automatic gearbox
– Depress the accelerator pedal slowly. Do not depress it
beyond the kickdown position, however.
An effective way of achieving good fuel economy is to shift up early. You
will consume more fuel if you drive at unnecessarily high revolutions in
any given gear. The
⇒fig. 166 shows the ratio of fuel consumption to the speed of your
vehicle for the individual gears. Fuel consumption in 1st gear is the
highest, while that in 5th or the 6th gear is the lowest.
Only depress the accelerator pedal slowly if your vehicle is fitted with an
automatic gearbox in order to automatically select an economic driving
programme. You will achieve good fuel economy by shifting up early and
shifting down late. This applies in particular if you make use of the manual
mode (Tiptronic) for shifting gears.
Note
Also use the information supplied by the multi-functional indicator
⇒ page 18.
Avoiding full throttle
Driving more slowly means saving fuel.
Fig. 166 Fuel
consumption in
litres/100 km. and
speed in km/h.
Fig. 167 Fuel
consumption in
litres/100 km. and
speed in km/h.
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