2009 SKODA OCTAVIA TOUR lock

Unlocking and locking
47
Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Note
•
If the battery has been disconnected and
reconnected, it is possible that the
sliding/tilting roof does not close fully. He
re 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 oper
ation (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 tiltingComfort position – Turn the switch to position
⇒
page 46, fig. 42
.
Opening 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. The sun screen is also opened automatica
lly when the roof slides open. You can
slide the sun screen into the opened or
closed position by hand when the
sliding/tilting roof is closed.
Caution
It may be necessary during winter to remo
ve any ice and snow in the area of the
sliding/tilting roof before opening it in order to prevent damaging the opening mechanism.
ClosingSliding closed/closing the sliding/tilting roof – Turn the switch to position
⇒
page 46, fig. 42
.
Safety closing The sliding/tilting roof is fitted with a force limiter. 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 force limiter by pressing the switch to the position
⇒page 46, fig. 42
at the front for as long as it takes for the sliding/tilting
roof to close completely
⇒
.
WARNING
Close the sliding/tilting roof carefully - risk of injury!Convenience operationYou can also close an open sliding/tilting roof from the outside. – Hold the key in the locking cylinder of the driver's door in the lock
position until the sliding/tilting roof is closed
⇒
.
The closing process stops when one releases the key.
WARNING
Close the sliding/tilting roof carefully -
risk of injury! The force limiter does
not operate with the
convenience closing.
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Emergency operationYou can close and/or open the sliding/ti
lting roof by hand if the system is
defect. – Position the flat blade of a screwdriver carefully against the rear edge
of the cover of the electrical drive.
–Pull the cover down
⇒
fig. 43
.
– Insert an Allen key, Group 4, up to the stop into the opening and close
and/or open the sliding/tilting roof.
– Press on the cover again by first of all inserting the plastic lugs and
then pushing the cover up.
– Have the fault rectified by a specialist workshop.
Note
It is necessary after each emergency op
eration (using Allen key) to move the
sliding/tilting roof into the basic position. Here you have to turn the control dial forward to the switch position
⇒page 46, fig. 42
and press for about 10
seconds.
Fig. 43 Detail of the head- liner: point for positioning screwdriverFig. 44 Detail of the head-liner: Emergency operation
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– On the version without reading lights press the switch to the right,
the symbol
O appears.
Door contact switching mechanism (front and rear* doors) – Press the switch to the right, the symbol

appears.
– On the version without reading lights press the switch into the
middle position

.
Reading lights* – Press on one of the switches in order to switch the right or left
reading light on or off.
Lighting of storage
compartment on the fr
ont passenger side*
– When opening the flap of the st
orage compartment on the front
passenger side the lighting in the storage compartment comes on.
– The light switches on automatically
when the parking light is switched
on and goes out when the flap is closed.
On vehicles with central locking, the interior light is switched on for about 20 seconds when the vehicle is unlocked, when a door is opened or after withdrawing the ignition key (if the switch of the relevant interior light is in the door contact posi-tion). The interior lighting goes off after about
60 minutes when a door has been left open
in order to avoid discharging the battery of the vehicle.
Note
We recommend having these bulbs re
placed by a specialist garage.
Rear interior lighting*The rear interior lighting
⇒fig. 52
is switched on and off
by pressing the glass on
the indented point. The same principles apply for
the interior lighting at the rear as for the for the inte-
rior lighting at the front
⇒page 53.
Note
We recommend having the bulb replaced by a specialist garage.Luggage compartment light*The light is located at the left top side
of the (right - Combi) luggage compartment.
The lighting comes on automatically when
the boot lid is opened. The luggage
compartment lighting will switch off agai
n automatically if the boot lid remains
open for more than about 30 minutes.
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Fig. 52 Rear light
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Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Switching windscreen wipers off – Move the lever back into its home position .The windscreen wipers and the windscreen washer system only operate if the igni- tion is switched on. The rain sensor* automatically regulates
the break between the individual wiper
strokes depending on the intensity of the rain. The windscreen washer nozzles are heated* when the ignition is switched on.Top up with wash liquid
⇒page 172.
WARNING
•
Properly maintained windscreen wiper
blades are essential for clear visi-
bility and safe driving
⇒page 57, “Replacing wiper blades for the wind-
screen wipers”.•
Do not use the windscreen washer sy
stem at low temperatures, without
heating the windscreen beforehand. Otherwise the window cleaner could freeze on the windscreen and re
strict the view to the front.
•
The rain sensor only operates as a
support. The driver is not released
from the responsibility to set the function of the windscreen wipers manu- ally depending on the visibility conditions.
Caution
In frosty weather, please first of all check whether the windscreen wiper blades are not frozen to the windscreen before swit
ching them on. Switching on windscreen
wipers when the blades are frozen to the windscreen may result in damage both to the blades and the motor of the windscreen wipers!
Replacing wiper blades for the windscreen wipersTaking off the wiper blade – Fold windscreen wiper arm out from
the windscreen and position the
wiper blade at right angles to the wiper arm
⇒
.
– Press the securing spring in the direction of arrow and press the
wiper blade at the same time to th
e windscreen - Warning, danger
of breaking the windscreen.
⇒
fig. 56
⇒
.
Attaching a wiper blade – Clip the securing spring until it is
heard to lock in the windscreen wiper
arm.
– Check whether the wiper blade is correctly attached.Wiper blades in proper condition are esse
ntial to obtain good visibility. Wiper
blades should not be allowed to become
dirtied by dust, insect remains and
preserving wax. Juddering or smearing of the wiper blades
could then be due to wax residues left
on the windscreen by vehicle washing in
automatic vehicle wash systems. It is
therefore important to
degrease
the lips of the wiper blades after every pass
through an
automatic vehicle wash system
.
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Fig. 56 Wiper blade for the windscreen wiper
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WARNING
•
If the windscreen wipers are handled carelessly, there is a risk of damage
to the windscreen.•
You should clean the wiper blades regularly with a windscreen cleaner in
order to avoid any smears. Clean a wiper bl
ade with a sponge or cloth if it is
very dirty, for example
from insect residues.
•
Replace the wiper blades once or twice a year for safety reasons. The
wiper blades are available from specialist garages.Replacing the wiper blade for rear window (Octavia)*Taking off the wiper blade – Fold the window wiper arm away
⇒
fig. 57
.
– Hold the window wiper arm at the top end with one hand.– Take hold of the wiper blade in the middle with the other hand and
take off the wiper blade by mo
ving in direction of arrow .
Attaching a wiper blade – Interlock the wiper blade into the window wiper arm - see arrow .
– Check whether the wiper blade is correctly attached.The same remarks apply here as for
⇒page 57, “Replacing wi
per blades for the
windscreen wipers”.Rear-view mirrorManual dimming interior rear-view mirrorAdjust the rear mirror before commencin
g to drive so that there is a clear
view to the rear. Basic setting – Pull the lever on the bottom edge of the mirror forward. Dimming mirror – Pull the lever on the bottom edge of the mirror back.Exterior mirror
Fig. 57 Wiper blade for rear window
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Fig. 58 Inner part of door: Rotary knob
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Seats and Storage
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Seats and StorageFront seatsBasic informationThe front seats have a wide range of different settings and can thus be matched to the physical characteristics of the driver and front passenger. Correct adjustment of the seats is particularly important for:•
safely and quickly reaching the controls;
•
a relaxed, fatigue-free body position;
•
achieving the maximum protection offere
d by the seat belts and the airbag
system.
WARNING
•
Never transport more occupants than the maximum seating in the
vehicle.•
Each occupant must correctly fasten
the seat belt belonging to the seat.
Children must be fastened
⇒page 123, “Transporting children safely” with
a suitable restraint system.•
The front seats and the head restraints must always be adjusted to match
the body size of the seat occupant as well as the seat belts must always be correctly fastened in order to provide an optimal protection for you and your occupants.•
Always keep your feet in the footwel
l when the vehicle is being driven -
never place your feet on the instrument panel, out of the window or on the surfaces of the seats. This is particularly important for the front seat passenger. You will be exposed to increased risk of injury if it becomes necessary to apply the brake or in the event of an accident. If an airbag is deployed, you may suffer fatal injuries
when adopting an incorrect seated
position!•
It is important for the driver and front passenger to maintain a distance
of at least 25 cm from the steering wheel
or dash panel. Not maintaining this
minimum distance will mean that the airbag system will not be able to prop- erly protect you - hazard! The front
seats and the head restraints must
always also be correctly adjusted to match the body size of the occupant.•
Ensure that there are no objects in
the footwell as any objects may get
behind the pedals during a driving or
braking manoeuvre. You would then
no longer be able to operate the clutch, to brake or accelerate.Adjusting the front seatsAdjusting a seat in a forward/back direction – Pull the lever
⇒
fig. 59
up and push the seat into the desired posi-
tion.
– Release the lever and push the seat further until the lock is heard
to engage.
Adjusting height of seat* – Lift the seat if required by pulling or pumping lever upwards.
WARNING (continued)
Fig. 59 Controls at seat
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Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Assigning radio 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 release button
⇒
page 42 and hold it pressed for 1 second
until an audible signal confirms that the setting has been stored. 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 re
mote control key from a specialist garage
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 control
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 seat and exterior mirror settings for driving forward You can retrieve the stored settings
either with the memory button
or also with the radio remote control*.
Retrieving the settings of the seat and mirrors can only be carried out when the ignition is switched off
for safety reasons. Retrieving the
settings can be carried out in two different ways:
Retrieving settings with memory buttons –
By pressing briefly:
with the door open, operate the desired memory
button
⇒
page 62, fig. 61
with one-touch. The seat and the exte-
rior mirrors now move automatically into the stored position.
–
By pressing for a long period of time:
with the driver door open or
closed, press and hold the desired memory button until the seat and the exterior mirrors have moved into the stored position.
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 42 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 58 before engaging the reverse gear.
Emergency Off – Press any button on the driver seat.
Note
If the memory button is pressed once again
during the automatic setting of the seat
and the exterior mirrors, the setting operation is interrupted. After repeated pressing of the same button, the setting operation is continued to the end. If one of the two remaining memory buttons is pressed, the stored setting of this button is retrieved.
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Information concerning the off switch of the memory systemAfter pressing the off switch of the memory system
⇒page 62, fig. 61
, the
memory system is deactivated. You can only adjust the seat and the exterior mirrors manually. You can switch on the memory sy
stem again by once
again pressing the
off switch of the memory system. The setting is not carried out to the end if a retrieved setting operation is interrupted. We recommend that you switch off the memory system with the off switch if the vehicle is used for a short period by a driver and you do not wish to store any partic-ular settings of the seat and mirrors in this case.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 up or
down in direction of arrow
⇒
fig. 62
.
Adjusting the angle of a head restraint – The head restraint can be matched
to the head of the occupant by
adjusting the angle in the direction of the arrow
⇒
fig. 62
.
Adjusting the angle of the head re
straint provides enhanced comfort
for the user.
Removing and installing a head restraint – Pull the head restraint out of the
seat backrest as far as the stop.
– Press the locking button in the direction of arrow
⇒
fig. 63
and pull
the head restraint out.
– To re-insert the head restraint, push it down into the seat backrest far
enough until you hear the locking button engage.
The head restraints must be adjusted to
match the size of the seat occupant.
Correctly adjusted head restraints togeth
er with the seat belts offer effective
protection for the occupants
⇒page 104.
WARNING
•
The head restraints must be correctly adjusted in order to offer effective
protection for the occupants in the event of an accident.•
Do not drive under any circumstance with removed head restraints - risk
of injury!
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Fig. 62 Adjusting head restraintFig. 63 Removing a head restraint
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