2009 SKODA OCTAVIA TOUR boot

Instruments and Indicator/Warning Lights
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Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Information display*IntroductionThe information display provides you with information in a convenient way concerning the
current operating state of your vehicle
. The information system
also provides you with data (depending on the equipment installed in the vehicle) relating to the radio and multi-functional indicator. Certain functions and oper
ating conditions are always being checked on the
vehicle when the ignition is switched on and also while driving. Functional faults, if required
repair work and other information are indicated by red
symbols and yellow symbols.
Lighting up of these symbols is combined with an acoustic warning signal. Information and texts giving warnings
are also shown in the display
⇒page 27.
The display of text is possible in the following languages:
Czech, English, German, French,
Italian, Spanish, Portuguese.
The desired language can be
set by a specialist garage.
The following information can be shown in
the display (depending on the equip-
ment installed on the vehicle):Menu
Fig. 23 Instrument cluster: large information displayFig. 24 Instrument cluster: small information display
Menu
⇒ page 23
Door and boot lid warning
⇒page 24
Displays of the multi-functional indicator
⇒page 16
Warning symbols or warning lights
⇒page 27
Displays of the Service Interval Display
⇒page 18
Displays of the radio
Fig. 25 Information display: Menu
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– You can activate the menu by pressing the rocker switch
⇒
fig. 26

for more than 1 second.
– You can select individual menu poin
ts by means of the rocker switch
. The selected information is displayed after pressing the button
for a short time or after releasing the rocker switch (after about 4 seconds).
You can select the following information (d
epending on the equipment installed on
the vehicle): After selecting the menu point
DISPLAY OFF
the display is switched off. Press the
rocker switch for more than 1 seco
nd to switch the display on again.
The Information
CAR STATUS
flashes in the menu if there is something which is not
in proper order on the vehicle (e.g. warning
of a low fuel level). The first warning will
be displayed after switching over to
CAR STATUS
. You can then display other oper-
ating conditions afterwards using the switch-over function (such as water level low).
Door and boot lid warningThe door and boot lid warning lights up if
at least one door or the boot lid is not
closed. The symbol displays the respective
opened
door and boot lid
⇒fig. 27
.
The symbol goes out as soon as the doors and the boot lid are completely closed.As an additional warning signal, a 3 time pe
ep sounds if the car is driven at a speed
of more than 6km/hour and if the door is open.Radio displayThese displays
indicate
the common information from the display of the radio.
TRIP COMPUTER (AUTO COMPUTER)
⇒page 19
CAR STATUS
⇒page 25
DISPLAY OFF
Fig. 26 Information display: Control elements
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AB
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Fig. 27 Information display: Door warningFig. 28 Information display: Radio display
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Do not continue your journey
if for some reason it is not possible under the
conditions prevailing
to top up with oil.
Keep the engine switched off
and obtain
professional assistance from a specialist garage, otherwise it could lead to severe engine damage. Do not drive any further
if the warning light remains on even if the oil is at the
correct level. Do not run the engine not at
idling speed either. Contact the nearest
specialist garage to obtain professional assistance. The following text will be displayed in the information display*:
STOP! OIL PRESS. STOP MOTOR! SERVICE MANUAL
The warning light

lights up yellow* (oil quantity too low)
If the warning light lights up yellow, there is not the correct quantity of oil in the engine. Check as soon as possible the oil level or top up
⇒page 163 with engine
oil. A peep sounds as an additional warning signal.The following text will be displayed in the information display*:
CHECK OIL LEVEL
When opening the bonnet, the warning light
goes out. If no engine oil has been
replenished, the warning light will come on again after driving about 100 km. The warning light

flashes yellow* (engine oil level sensor faulty)
A fault on the engine oil level sensor is in
dicated additionally by
an audible signal
and the warning light coming on several times after the ignition has been switched on. In this case have the engine inspecte
d without delay by a specialist garage.
The following text will be displayed in the information display*:
OIL SENSOR WORKSHOP!
WARNING
•
If you must stop for technical reasons, then park the vehicle at a safe
distance from the traffic and switch off the engine and switch on the hazard warning light system
⇒page 52.
•
The red oil pressure light

is not an oil level indicator! One should
therefore check the oil level at regular
intervals, preferably after every refu-
eling stop.Open door*

The warning light
 comes on, if one or several doors are opened.
The warning light on vehicles fitted with information display comes on when switching the ignition off. If a door or the boot lid is opened. The warning light on vehicles fitted with information display goes out after switching the ignition off.Antilock brake system (ABS) *

The warning light
 shows the functionality of the ABS and the Electronic Differ-
ential Lock (EDL)*. The warning light comes on for a few seconds after the ignition has been switched on or when starting the engine. The warnin
g light goes out after an automatic check
sequence has been completed. A fault in the ABS The system is not functioning properly if the ABS warning light
 does not go out
within a few seconds after switching on the ig
nition, does not light up at all or lights
up while driving. The vehicle
will only be braked by th
e normal brake system. Visit
a specialist garage as quickly as possible and adjust your style of driving to take account of the fault in the meantime since
you will not know the extent of the fault
and in how far the effect of the antilock brakes is affected. Further information about ABS
⇒page 135, “Antilock brake system (ABS)*”.
WARNING (continued)
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Central locking system*DescriptionUnlocking or locking the vehicle causes
all doors to be unlocked or locked at the
same time by the central locking system. The boot lid is unlocked when opening. It can be opened by pressing the hand grip above the licence plate
⇒page 41, fig. 39
.
Operation of the central locking system is possible:•
from the outside using the vehicle key
⇒page 39,
•
using the button for the central locking system
⇒page 40,
•
by using the remote control
⇒page 42.
•
with the securing knobs in the doors
⇒page 40, fig. 38
- only for vehicles which
are not fitted with electrically operated power windows (only for locking). Warning light and securing knobs in the doors All the securing knob
s move upwards when
unlocking
.
The driver door must be closed when
locking
. Other doors can also be closed after
locking. All the securing knobs move downwards when
locking
. If this is not the case, the
relevant door must be opened
once again and properly closed.
The
warning light
flashes in the driver door, next to the securing knob, to confirm
that the vehicle has been correctly locked.
The warning light will not flash if the safe
securing system is deactivated
⇒page 38.
This is not the case, however, for vehicles
with an anti-theft alarm system* since the
indicator light is showing that the system is active. Convenience operation of windows One can open and close the electrically
powered windows when unlocking and
locking the vehicle
⇒page 45, “Window convenience operation”.
Opening a single door* This function makes it possible to only unlock the driver's door. The other doors remain locked and are only unlock
ed when the command is repeated.
If you wish, you can have a specialist garage
activate the function of the single door
opening mode.
WARNING
Locking the doors prevents involuntary
opening in an exceptional situation
(an accident). Locked doors prevent unwanted entry into the vehicle from outside, for example at road crossings. Locked doors do, however, make it m ore difficult for rescuers to get into
the vehicle in an emergency - danger to
life!
Note
•
In the event of an accident in which the airbags are deployed, the locked doors
are automatically unlocked in order to enable
rescuers to gain access to the vehicle.
•
Only the front doors can be unlocked and locked using the key if the central
locking system fails. You can lock or unlo
ck manually the other doors and the boot
lid.•
Emergency locking of the door
⇒page 40.
•
After locking the vehicle via the central locking system, optically check if all the
doors have been locked - posi
tion of the securing knobs.
Safe securingThe central locking system is equipped with a
safe securing
system. Locking the
vehicle from the outside causes the door lock
s to be automatically
blocked. It is not
possible to open the doors with the door ha
ndle either from the inside or from the
outside. This acts as an effective deterrent for attempts to break into your vehicle. If you lock the vehicle with a key or a remo
te control key, you can deactivate the safe
securing system by locking
two times within 2 seconds.
The warning light in the driver door will not
flash if the safe securing system is deac-
tivated. This is not the case, however,
for vehicles with an anti-theft alarm system* since the
indicator light is showing that the system is active.
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Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
The safe securing system is again activated
the next time the vehicle is unlocked and
locked again. The doors can be opened from the inside
if the vehicle is lo
cked and the safe
securing system is deactivated:•
the door is unlocked by actu
ating the door-opening lever;
•
The door opens upon actuating the door-opening lever again.
WARNING
If the vehicle is locked from the outside and the safe securing system is acti- vated, there must not be any person and
animals 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 emer- gency - hazard!
Note
The anti-theft alarm system* is also activated with the deactivated safe securing system when locking the vehicle. The interior monitor* is however not activated.Unlocking the vehicle using the key
– Turn the key in the locking cylinder of
the driver's door to the left in the
unlock position
⇒
fig. 37
.
– Pull on the door handle and open the door.•
All the doors are unlocked.
•
The boot lid is then unlocked.
•
The switched on interior lights
come on over the door contact.
•
The safe securing system is deactivated.
•
The windows open provided the key
is held
in the unlock position*. On vehicles
fitted with anti-theft alarm system the window operation is only possible 45 seconds after deactivation of the warning system.•
The indicator light in the driver's door stops flashing if the vehicle is not fitted
with an anti-theft alarm system*
⇒page 43.
Note
If the vehicle is equipped with an anti-theft alarm system*, you must 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 unlocking the
door. The
alarm will be triggered
if you do
not switch on
the ignition within 15
seconds.Locking the vehicle with the key– Turn the key in the locking cylinder of
the driver's door to the right in
the lock position
⇒
fig. 37
.
•
All the doors and the boot lid are locked.
•
The switched on interior lights will
switch off over the door contact.
•
The windows and the electric sliding/tilting roof* close provided the key is
held

in the lock position.•
The safe securing system is activated immediately.
•
The indicator light in the driver door begins flashing.
Fig. 37 Turning the key for unlocking and locking the vehicle
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Note
The opened driver door cannot be locked. It
must be locked sepa
rately after closing
it.Button for the central locking systemIf the vehicle is not locked from outside, you can unlock and lock the vehicle with the button in the driver door. Locking all doors and the boot lid – Press button
⇒
fig. 38
. The symbol
 in the button comes on.
Unlocking all doors and the boot lid – Press button
⇒
fig. 38
. The symbol
 goes out in the button.
The following applies if you have lo
cked your vehicle using the button :
•
It is not possible to open the doors or the boot lid from the outside (safety
feature, e.g. when stopping at traffic lights etc.).•
You can unlock the doors individually from the inside and open them by pulling
the door opening lever.
•
If the driver door is opened, it cannot
be locked; in order to avoid inadvertently
locking the vehicle. You then have to lock
the door separately
after closing them.
•
In the event of an accident in which the airbags are deployed, the locked doors
are automatically unlocked from the inside in order to enable rescuers to gain access to the vehicle.
WARNING
The central locking system al
so operates if the ignition is switched off. All the
doors and the boot lid are locked. Children should never be left unattended in the vehicle since it is difficult to
provide assistance from the outside when
the doors are locked. Locked doors make it difficult for rescuers to get into the vehicle in an emergency - hazard!
Note
The door opening lever and the buttons for the central locking system do not operate if the safe securing system is activated.Emergency locking of the doorsUse the securing knobs in the doors for an emergency locking of the doors
⇒
fig. 38
.
After closing the door, you can no longer open it from outside. If the child safety lock is not switched on, it is possible to
open the door from the inside by pulling
twice on the door handle. If the child safety lock is switched on, it is necesary to also open the door from outside besides pu
lling twice on the inner door handle.
Fig. 38 Button for the central locking system
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Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Boot lidOpen the boot lid by pressing the ha
nd grip above the licence plate after
unlocking the vehicle using the key or the radio remote control. On vehi-cles with central locking*, the boot
lid is automatically unlocked and
locked with the other locks. Opening the boot lid – Press on the handle
⇒
fig. 39
and at the same time raise the boot lid.
Closing the boot lid – Pull the boot lid down and close it with a slight swing
⇒
.
A handle which makes the clos
ing easier is located on
the inner paneling of the
boot lid.
WARNING
•
Ensure that the lock is properly enga
ged after closing the boot lid. Other-
wise, the boot lid might open suddenly wh
en driving even if the boot lid lock
is closed - risk of accident!•
Never drive with the boot lid fully opened or slightly ajar otherwise
exhaust gases may get into the interior of the vehicle - risk of poisoning!
•
Do not press on the rear window when
closing the boot li
d, it could crack
- risk of injury!Remote control*DescriptionThe vehicle can be unlocked and locked using the radio remote control. The transmitter with the battery is housed
in the handle of the master key. The
receiver is located in the interior of th
e car. The operating range of the remote
control is approx. 10 m. But this range of
the remote control can be reduced if the
batteries are weak. The master key has a fold-open key bit whic
h can be used for unlocking and locking
the car manually and also for starting the engine. If a lost key is replaced or if the receiv
er unit has been repaired or a new unit
installed, it is then necessary for a specia
list garage to adapt the system. Only after
this is it possible to again use the remote control.
Note
•
The remote control is automatically deac
tivated when the ignition is switched
on.•
The operation of the remote control may temporarily be affected by interfer-
ence from transmitters close to the car and which operate in the same frequency range (e.g. mobile phone, TV transmitter).•
The battery must be replaced, ideally by a specialist garage, if the central locking
or anti-theft alarm system does react to
the remote control at less than 3 metres
away.
Fig. 39 Handle of boot lid
WARNING (continued)
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Unlocking and locking carUnlocking the vehicle

– Press button for about 1 second. Locking the vehicle

– Press button for about 1 second.Deactivating safe securing system – Press button twice in 2 seconds. Further information
⇒
page 38.
Folding out of the key – Press button . Folding up of the key – Press button and collapse the key bit in the housing.The turn signal lights flash twice as
confirmation that the vehicle has been
unlocked. The vehicle will lock again auto
matically if you unlock the vehicle using
button but do not open a door or the
boot lid within the next 30 seconds. This
function is intended to prevent the car being unlocked unintentionally.
The safe securing system along with the anti-theft alarm system are, however, deactivated during these 30 seconds. In addition, when the car is unlocked, the el
ectrically adjustable seats and exterior
mirrors* move into the position assigned to this key. The stored setting of driver seat and exterior mirrors is retrieved. The turn signal lights flash once to co
nfirm that the vehicle has been correctly
locked. If the turn signal lights do not fl
ash, check the doors, bonnet and boot lid
again to ensure that they are closed. If th
e doors, the bonnet or the boot lid remain
open when the anti-theft alarm system is activated, the turn signal lights do not flash until after they have been closed. When the vehicle is unlocked or locked, the
interior lights in the door contact are
automatically switched on or off.
WARNING
If the vehicle is locked from the outsid
e 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 co
ntact 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 ignition lock in order to avoid the car being inadvertently locked and the alarm syst
em* being switched on. Should this
happen, press the unlock button
 of the radio remote control.
Synchonisation of the remote controlIf 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 buttons on the radio-operated key are actu-
Fig. 40 Folding key with radio remote control
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