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button but do not open a door or the boot
lid within the next 30 seconds. This
function is intended to prevent th e car being unlocked unintentionally.
In addition, when the car is unlocked, the power seats and exterior mirrors* move
into the position assigned to this key. The stored setting of driver seat and exterior
mirrors is retrieved.
Display of the locking
The turn signal lights flash once to co nfirm that the vehicle has been correctly
locked.
If the vehicle is locked by pressing the button and some doors or the boot lid are
not closed, the turn signal lights flash only after closing.
WARNING
If the vehicle is locked from the outside and the safe securing system is acti-
vated, 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 boot lid are closed
and you have visual contact with the vehicle.
•Once in the car, you must not press the lock button  of the radio remote
control before inserting the key into the igni tion lock in order to avoid the car being
inadvertently locked and, in addition, the anti-theft alarm system* being switched
on. Should this happen, press the unlock button
 of the radio remote control.
Synchonisation of the remote control
If the vehicle cannot be unlocked by actuatin g 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 butt ons on the radio-operated key are actu-
ated a number of times outside of the operative range of the equipment 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*
Description
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.
How is the alarm system activated?
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 radio remote control. It is
activated 30 seconds after closing the door.
How is the alarm system deactivated?
The anti-theft alarm system is deactivated if the vehicle is unlocked by only using
the radio 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 opening 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,
•Boot lid,
•Doors,
•Ignition lock,
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•Angle of the vehicle* ⇒page 52,
•Vehicle interior* ⇒page 52,
•A drop in voltage of the on-board power supply.
An alarm is immediately triggered if either of the two battery terminals is discon-
nected while the anti-theft alarm system is activated.
How is the alarm switched off?
You switch the alarm off if you unlock the 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 6 years. More detailed information is avail-
able from your Škoda Service Partner.
•Before leaving the car, check that al l 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 monitoring*
Switch off the interior monitor and towing protection monitoring
– Switch off the ignition.
– Open the driver door.
– Press the button
 at the centre c olumn o n the dr iver s ide ⇒fig. 50 ,
the symbol
 which lights up in the button changes from red to
orange.
– Lock the vehicle within 30 seconds.
The interior monitor and the towing protec tion monitoring are switched on again
automatically the next time the car is locked.
Note
•You can switch the interior monitor and th e towing protection monitoring off if
there is a possibility that movements from (e.g. children or animals) inside the
vehicle interior or if the vehicle must be tr ansported (e.g. by train or ship) or towed,
might trigger the alarm.
•The opened storage compartment for spectacles reduces the effectiveness of
the interior monitor. In order to ensure the function of the interior monitor to be
fully operational, always close the storage compartment for spectacles before
locking the vehicle.
Fig. 50 Button for interior
monitor and towing protec-
tion monitoring
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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 other-
wi se s uffe r s e ve re i njur ie s a s a re sul t of getting an arm, for example, jammed
in the window!
Window convenience operation
You can open and close the electrically powered windows as follows
when unlocking and locking the vehicle (just closing of the sliding roof).
Opening a window
– Turn the key in the lock of the driver door into the opening position or
press the opening button of the radio remote control until all the
windows are open.
Closing a window
– Turn the key in the lock of the driver door into the closing position or press the closing button of the radio remote control until all the
windows are closed.
You can interrupt the opening or closing operation of the windows immediately by
releasing the key or the closing button.
WARNING
The system is fitted with a force limiter ⇒page 54. The clos ing process will
be stop if an obstruction is detected and the window will open again. You
should then take particular care when closing the windows! You may other- wis e suf fe r se v e re inj uri es a s a re s ult of g e tt ing a n ar m , for e xa m ple , ja m m e d
in the window!
Note
•On vehicles fitted with anti-theft
alarm system the convenience window
opening is possible by means of the key in the lock only 45 seconds after deacti-
vating the warning system or after ac tivating the anti-theft alarm system.
Operational faults
Electrically operated power windows do not operate
If the battery of the car has been disconnected and then reconnected, the electri-
cally operated power windows do not operate. The system must be activated.
Proceed as follows in order to re-establish the function:
•Switch on the ignition.
•Press the relevant switch top and hold it pressed as long as necessary until the
window is closed.
•Release the switch.
•Press once again the relevant switch top and hold it pressed for approx. 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
Proceed as follows to close the window fully:
•Turn the key in the lock of the driver d oor into the closing position and hold it
there until all of the windows are closed.
•repeat this operation until the window stops.
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Closing
Sliding closed/closing the sliding/tilting roof
– Turn the switch to position ⇒page 56, fig. 53 .
Safety closing
The sliding/tilting roof is equipped with an overload protection system. If an
obstacle (e.g. ice) prevents closing, the sliding/tilting roof stops and opens
completely. You can close the sliding/tilting roof completely without overload
protection by pressing the switch to the position ⇒page 56, fig. 53 at the front
for as long as it takes for the sliding/tilting roof to shut completely ⇒.
WARNING
Close the sliding/tilting roof carefully - risk of injury!
Convenience operation
You can also close an open sliding/tilting roof from the outside.
– Turn the key in the lock of the driver door into the closing position or
press the closing button of the remote control until the sliding/tilting
roof is closed ⇒.
The closing process stops when one releases the key or the closing button.
WARNING
Close the sliding/tilting roof carefully - risk of injury! The overload protec-
tion system does not function with the convenience closing.
Emergency operation
You can close and/or open the sliding/tilting roof by hand if the system is
defect.
– Position the flat blade of a screwdriver carefully against the rear edge
of the cover of th e electrical drive ⇒fig. 54 .
– Pull the cover down.
– Insert an Allen key, Group 4, up to the stop into the opening and close
and/or open the sliding/tilting roof ⇒fig. 55 .
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AAFig. 54 Detail of the head-
liner: point for positioning
screwdriver
Fig. 55 Detail of the head-
liner: Emergency operation
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sensor, the Coming Home Func tion is not switched on after switching off the igni-
tion.
Note
•If the Coming Home Function is switch ed on constantly, the battery will be
heavily discharged particularly in short-haul traffic.
•The switching on of the described lights should only be undertaken in accord-
ance with the legal requirements.
•You can change the illumination period for the Coming Home Function by
means of the information display*.
Leaving Home Function
This function makes it possible to switch on the lights when approaching
the vehicle.
Switching on Leaving Home Function
– Unlock the vehicle with the radio remote control - the lights come on.
Depending on equipment fitted the function Leaving Home switches on the
following lights:
•Parking lights,
•Low beam,
•Entry lighting in the exterior mirrors,
•Licence plate light.
Leaving Home Function
The function Leaving Home is controlled wi th the light sensor in the mount of the
interior rear mirror. If the light intensity is higher than the set value of the light
sensor, the Leaving Home Func tion is not switched on after unlocking the vehicle
with the radio remote control. After unlocking the vehicle with the radio remote control, the lights come on for 10
seconds. The Leaving Home Function is also switched off after the ignition is
switched on and after locking the vehicle.
If no door is opened within 30 seconds, th
e lights go out and the vehicle is locked
automatically.
Note
•If the Leaving Home Function is switch ed on constantly, the battery will be
heavily discharged particularly in short-haul traffic.
•The switching on of the described lights should only be undertaken in accord-
ance with the legal requirements.
•You can change the illumination period for the Leaving Home Function by
means of the information display*.
Fog lights* 
Switching on the fog lights
– First of all turn the light switch into position
 or  ⇒ fig. 58 .
– Pull the light switch into position .
Fig. 58 Dash panel: Light
switch
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Adjusting the right-hand exterior mirror
– Turn the rotary knob to position
. The movement of the mirror
surface is identical to the mo vement of the rotary knob.
Switching off operating control
– Turn the rotary knob to position
.
Folding in both exterior mirrors
– Turn the rotary knob to position
.
Lowerable exterior mirror* with the aid of the key for remote control
– If all the windows are closed, press the unlock button on the remote control ⇒page 50, fig. 49 for approx. 2 seconds.
Tilting surface of front pa ssenger exterior mirror*
When the rotary knob is in position
 ⇒ page 73, fig. 74 and the reverse gear is
engaged, the surface of the mirror tilts down slightly. This provides an aid in seeing
the kerb of the pavement when parking the car.
The mirror returns back into its initial po sition, after the rotary knob is moved out
of the position
 and put into another position or if the speed is more than 15 km/h.
Memory for exterior mirrors*
On vehicles fitted with a memory for the driver seat, the relevant setting of the exte-
rior mirror is also stored automatically when the seat position is stored ⇒page 77.
WARNING
•Convex (curved outward) or spherical (differently curved) exterior
mirrors increase the vision field. Th ey do, however, make objects appear
smaller in the mirror. These mirrors are only of limited use, therefore, for
estimating distances to the following vehicles.
•Use whenever possible the interior rear mirror, for estimating the
distances to the fo llowing vehicles.
Note
•If the exterior mirrors are folded in using the remote control* of the vehicle key,
these are folded back into the driving po sition after switching on the ignition.
•If the exterior mirrors are folded in using the rotary knob ⇒page 73, fig. 74 ,
they can only be folded back into th e driving position using the rotary knob.
•If the exterior mirrors were folded in using the remote control* of the vehicle
key and if the rotary knob was in the fold -in position before switching on the igni-
tion, the mirrors remain in the fold-in positi on the next time the ignition is switched
on. Folding back into the driving position is performed by actuating the rotary knob
in a different position from the fold-in position.
•Do not touch the surfaces of the exterior mirrors if the exterior mirror heater is
switched on.
•You can set the exterior mirrors by hand, if the power setting function fails at any
time by pressing on the ed ge of the mirror surface.
•Contact your specialist garage if a fault exists with the power setting of the exte-
rior mirrors.
Automatic dimming exterior mirror*
The exterior mirrors are dimmed together with the interior mirror. If the automatic
dimming is switched on, the mirror dims automatically depending on the light
striking the mirror from the rear.
When the interior lights are switched on or the reverse gear is engaged, the mirror
always moves back into the basic position (not dimmed).
Note
•Automatic mirror dimming operates only properly if the sun screen* for the rear
window is not in use or the light striking the rear of the interior rear-view mirror is
not affected by other objects.
•Do not affix any stickers in front of the li ght sensor, so that you do not impair the
automatic dimming function or put it out of operation.
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– Engage reverse gear.
– Move the right exterior mirror into the desired position ⇒page 73.
– Take the vehicle out of gear. The set position of the exterior mirror is stored.
Memory buttons
Memory for the seat offers the possibility to store the individual driver seat and
external mirror position. An individual posi tion can be allocated to each of the three
memory buttons ⇒page 78, fig. 78 , that is three in tota l. After pressing the
corresponding memory button , the seat and the exterior mirror are automati-
cally moved into the positions which have been allocated to this button ⇒page 79.
Emergency Off
You can interrupt the setting operation at any time, if you operate any button of the
driver seat.
Note
•When storing settings with the memory buttons, we recommend that you begin
with the front button and assign a memo ry button to each additional driver.
•Each new setting stored with the same button erases the previous setting.
•Each time you store the seat and exterior mirror settings for driving forward you
also have to re-store the individual setting of the exterior mirror on the passenger
side for reversing.
Assigning remote control to the memory buttons
After storing the settings of the seat and exterior mirrors, you have 10
seconds in order to assign the remote control to the appropriate memory
button.
– Withdraw the ignition key.
– Press the button for unlocking the vehicle ⇒page 50. The setting is
stored with the memory button which you have selected.
If you wish to be able to retrieve the settings which are stored in the memory by also
using the remote control, you have to assign the remote control to a memory
button in each case.
If you wish, you can obtain an additional key with radio remote control from a
Škoda dealer and then assign the radio re mote control to another memory button.
Note
•If the remote control had previously been assigned to another memory button,
this setting is then erased by the new assignment.
•If you assign the remote control to a memory button which has already been
assigned to a remote control, the old assi gnment is also replaced by a new assign-
ment in this case.
•The assignment of the remote control to a memory button is retained, however,
after reassigning the seats and exterior mirrors.
Retrieving settings of the seat and mirrors
You can retrieve the stored settings either with the memory buttons
or with the remote control*.
Retrieving settings with memory buttons
– In order to retrieve the stored setting, you have two possibilities:
– One-touch automatic memory: Briefly press the desired memory
button ⇒page 78, fig. 78 . The seat and exterior mirror are moved
automatically into the stored position s (this applies only if the ignition
is switched on and the speed is less than 5 km/h).
– Memory keying : Press and hold the desired memory button
pressed long enough until the seat and the exterior mirror are moved
into the stored positions.
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Retrieving settings with remote control
– If the driver door is clos ed and the ignition is switched off, briefly press
the unlock button of the remote control ⇒page 50 and then open the
driver door.
– The seat and exterior mirrors now move automatically into the stored positions.
Retrieving setting of exterior mirror for reversing*
– Turn the rotary knob for the exterior mirror setting into the position

⇒ page 73 before engaging the reverse gear.
The mirror returns back into its initial po sition, after the rotary knob is moved out
of the position  and put into another position or if the speed is more than 15 km/h.
Emergency Off
You can interrupt the setting operation at an y time, if you operate any button of the
driver seat.
Head restraints
Best protection is achieved if the top edge of the head restraint is at the
same level as the upper part of your head.
Adjusting the height of a head restraint
– Grasp the side of the head restraint with both hands and push it in upward direction as desired ⇒fig. 79 .
– Move the head restraint downwards if required by pressing and holding the safety button with one hand ⇒fig. 80 and by pressing
with the other hand the head restraint downwards.
Removing and installing a head restraint
– Pull the head restraint up out of the backrest of the seat as far as the stop (on the rear head restraints fold forward the seat backrest).
– Press the locking button in the direction of arrow ⇒fig. 80 and pull
the head restraint out.
– To re-insert the head restraint, push it down into the backrest of the seat far enough until you hear the locking button engage.
The position of the front and rear outer head restraints is adjustable in height. The
middle rear head restraint is adjustable in two positions.
Fig. 79 Adjusting head
restraint
Fig. 80 Removing a head
restraint
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