2007 SKODA OCTAVIA TOUR Owner's Manual

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.

34CONTROLS AND EQUIPMENTRolling upPull the top cross rod back slightly, first on
the one side, then on the other side, and take
the rod out of the appropriate mount C.Guide the net partition down by hand at an
angle of about 45° in the direction of the
tailgate as it moves into housing B. Do not
allow it to snap down!
Use behind the front seatsRemove the head restraints and fold the
front seats forward. Grasp the plate A and
pull the net partition out of housing B. In-
sert the one end of the top cross rod into
the front mount C. Now, press the cross rod
forward slightly and fit the other side of the
rod into the mount C on the other side. Rolling up
Pull the top cross rod back slightly, first on
the one side, then on the other side, and re-
move the rod from the appropriate mount
C.Guide the net partition by hand as it
moves down into the housing B. Do not
allow to snap down!

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Removing complete net partitionRemove the head restraints and fold the
rear seats forward.
Open the rear right door.
Then, push housing B in the direction of
arrow 1 as far as the stop and take it out of
the mounts of the rear seat backrests in the
direction of arrow 2.
Installing complete net partitionPosition housing into the mounts of the rear
seat backrest.
Then, push the housing in the opposite di-
rection of arrow 1 as far as the stop.
Fold rear seats back.
PedalsProper operation of the pedals must not be
obstructed by any objects!
For this reason, do not put articles in the
footwell which could roll or slide underneath
the pedals.
There should not be any foot mats or other
additional floor coverings around the pedal
area.

Greater pedal travel may be necessary
if there is a fault in the brake system.

It should always be possible to depress
the clutch and accelerator pedals fully.

All the pedals must be able to return,
unhindered, to their rest positions.
For these reasons, only fit foot mats which
leave the pedal area completely free and
which have a non-slip surface.

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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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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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“.