2009 SKODA OCTAVIA TOUR height adjustment

Seats and Storage
60
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
A1
A1
A2
s2g8.b.book Page 60 Tuesday, April 7, 2009 8:53 AM

Index
219
Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109taking off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Seat heaters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Service Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Service Interval Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Setting temperature
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Stability system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
after fuel tank has run empty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96Diesel engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95Petrol engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Storage compartment
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79Storage facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Switching lights on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Switching off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
TTaking care of your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147TCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Temperature
outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
the first 1 500 kilometres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137The roof luggage rack system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Thickness of brake pads
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Towing device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146towing vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Traction Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133Traction control system (TCS)
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
General Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Transporting children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Two-way radio systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102Tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Tyres
Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
UUnderbody protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
VVanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55WWarning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Warning symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
with a high-pressure cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147Washing vehicle by hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Wax treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Wheel
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Wheel trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173, 185 Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
de-icing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Windscreen washer nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Windshield washer fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
s2g8.b.book Page 219 Tuesday, April 7, 2009 8:53 AM