2009 SKODA OCTAVIA seat memory

Lights and Visibility
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Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Note
•
Automatic mirror dimming operates only pr
operly if the sun screen* for the rear
window in the housing on the luggage comp
artment cover is not in use or the light
striking the interior rear-view mirror is not affected by other objects.•
Do not affix any stickers in front of the light sensor, so that you do not impair the
automatic dimming function or put it out of operation.•
If you switch off the automatic dimming interior rear-view mirror, also the exte-
rior mirror dimming is switched off.Exterior mirror You can adjust the exterior mirrors electrically*.The exterior mirror heater only oper
ates when the engine is running and
up to an outside temperature of +20 °C. Heating of the external mirror – Turn the rotary knob to position
 ⇒
fig. 72
.
Adjusting left and right exterior mirrors simultaneously – Turn the rotary knob to position
. The movement of the mirror surface
is identical to the movement of the rotary knob.
Adjusting the right-hand exterior mirror – Turn the rotary knob to position
. The movement of the mirror
surface is identical to the movement 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 radio
remote control
⇒
page 50, fig. 47
for approx. 2 seconds.
Tilting surface of front pa
ssenger exterior mirror*
When the rotary knob is in position
 ⇒fig. 72
and the reverse gear is engaged, the
s ur fa ce o f t h e m i rro r t i l ts d o w n s l i g h t l y. T h i s p ro v i d e s a n a i d i n s e e i n g th e ke r b o f t h e pavement when parking the car. The mirror returns into its initial position, 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 automatica
lly when the seat position is stored
⇒page 76.
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 following vehicles.
Fig. 72 Inner part of door: Rotary knob
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Seats and Stowage
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Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Adjust the angle of the seat – Press the switch at the front
⇒
page 76, fig. 75
or at the back
⇒
page 76, fig. 75
.
Adjusting the seat backrest – Press the switch
⇒
page 76, fig. 74
in the direction of the desired
setting.
Adjusting lumbar support – Press the switch front
⇒
page 76, fig. 74
in order to enlarge the
curvature of the lumbar support.
– Press the switch rear in order to reduce the curvature of the lumbar
support.
– Press the switch top in order to adjust the curvature of the lumbar
support higher.
– Press the switch bottom in order to adjust the curvature of the
lumbar support lower.
Switch is operated in order to move the seat up/down and forward/back, while switch is operated in order to move the seat backrest forward or back.
WARNING
•
Only adjust the driver seat when the ve
hicle is stationary - risk of injury!
•
Caution when adjusting the seat! You ma
y suffer injuries or bruises as a
result of adjusting the seat without paying proper attention.•
In view of the fact that the seats can
also be adjusted when the ignition is
switched off (even when ignition key withdrawn), you should never leave children unattended in the vehicle.•
The seat backrests must not be angled too far back when driving other-
wise this will affect proper operation of the seat belts and of the airbag system - risk of injury!
Note
If the movement of the seat is inadverten
tly interrupted during an adjustment, once
again press the switch in th
e appropriate direction and
continue with the adjust-
ment of the seat to the end.Storing settingStoring seat and exterior mirror settings for driving forward – Switch on the ignition. – Adjust the seat
⇒
page 76.
– Adjust both exterior mirrors
⇒
page 73.
–Press button
SET

⇒
fig. 76
.
– Press one of the memory buttons within 10 seconds after pressing
the button
SET
- an acknowledgement signal confirms that the seat
setting is stored.
Storing exterior mirror setting for reversing* – Switch on the ignition. – Turn the exterior mirror control to position
 ⇒
page 73.
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– Engage the 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 77, fig. 76
, that is three in total. 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 78.
Emergency Off You can interrupt the setting operation at an
y 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 memory 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 settin
g of the exterior mirror on the passenger
side for reversing.Assigning remote control to the memory buttonsAfter storing the settings of the seat and exterior mirrors, you have 10 seconds in order to assign the radio remote control to the appropriate memory button. – Withdraw the ignition key. – Press the unlock button
⇒
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 radio remote control, you have
to assign the radio remote control to a
memory button in each case. If you wish, you can obtain an additional
remote control key from an authorised
Škoda Service partner and then assign the remote control key to another memory button.
Note
•
If the radio remote control had previous
ly been assigned to another memory
button, this setting is then erased by the new assignment.•
If you assign the radio remote contro
l to a memory button which has already
been assigned to a radio remote control,
the old assignment is also replaced by a
new assignment in this case.•
The assignment of the radio 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 77, fig. 76
. The seat and exterior mirror are moved
automatically into the stored positions (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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Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Retrieving settings with remote control – If the driver door is closed and the ignition is switched off, briefly press
the unlock button of the radio 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 into its initial position,
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 any time, if you operate any button of the driver seat.
Note
If in the stored position the inclination an
gle of the seat backrest is more than 102°
in relation to the seat cushion, the seat backrest remains in this position, after reaching this angle, when
retrieving the setting by briefly pressing the memory
button. In order to achieve the stored setting, it is necessary to press the memory button again and hold it pressed until the seat is in the stored position.
Head restraintsBest protection is achieved if the top edge of the head restraint is at the same level as the uppe
r 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. 77
.
– Move the head restraint downward
s if required by pressing and
holding the safety button with one hand
⇒
fig. 78
and by pressing
with the other hand the head restraint downwards.
Fig. 77 Adjusting head restraintFig. 78 Removing a head restraint
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Communication
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Inputs AUX-IN* and MDI*The input AUX-IN is located below the armr
est* of the front seats and is marked
with

.
The input MDI is located in the storage compartment on the front passenger side.The inputs AUX-IN and MDI connect the ex
ternal audio sources (e.g. iPod or mp3
player) and record music from these device
s via your radio* or navigation system*
installed in the factory. The description of the operation can be
found in the relevant Owner's Manual of
your radio* or your navigation*.
Note
•
The loudspeakers in the vehicle are matched to a power output of the radio and
navigation system of 4x 20°W.•
For the equipment sound system*, the loudspeakers are matched to a power
output of the amplifier of 4x40°W + 6x20 W.CD changer*The CD changer for the radio and navigation system is located in the right side compartment of the luggage compartment.
Loading a CD – Touch the button and guide the
CD (compact disc) into the CD-
case . The CD is automatically loaded onto the next free position in the CD-changer. The LED in the corresponding button stops flashing.
Load CDs – Hold the button pressed and guide the CDs one after the other
(maximum 6 CDs) into the CD case
. The LEDs in the buttons
are no longer flashing.
Loading a CD to one definite position – Touch button . The LEDs in the buttons light up at the memory
spaces, which are already assigned and flash in the case of free memory spaces.
– Touch the desired button and guide the CD into the CD-case . Ejecting a CD – Touch the button , in order to eject a CD. For assigned memory
spaces, now the LEDs light up in the buttons .
– Touch the corresponding button . The CD is ejected. Ejecting all CDs – Hold the button pressed for more th
an 2 seconds, in order to eject
the CDs. All CDs in the CD-changer are ejected consecutively. Note
•
Always guide the CD into the CD-cas
e with the printed side pointing
upwards.•
Never push the CD with force into the CD-case as the insertion is performed
automatically.
Fig. 166 The CD changer
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