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Seats and StowageFront 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,
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a relaxed, fatigue-free body position,
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achieving the maximum protection offere
d by the seat belts and the airbag
system.
WARNING
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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 185, “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 footwell
when the car 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
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fig. 77
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. 77 Controls at seat
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Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
– Lower the seat if required by pushing or pumping lever down-
wards.
Adjust the angle of the seat backrest – Relieve any pressure on the seat backrest (do not lean on it) and turn
the handwheel
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page 78, fig. 77
to adjust the desired angle of the
backrest.
Adjusting lumbar support – Turn the lever until you have se
t the most comfortable curvature
of the seat upholstery in the area of your spine.
The driver's seat should be adjusted in
such a way that the pedals can be pressed
to the floor with slightly bent legs. The seat backrest on the driver's seat sh
ould be adjusted in such a way that the
upper point of the steering wheel can be
easily reached with slightly bent arms.
WARNING
•
Only adjust the driver seat when the ve
hicle is stationary - risk of injury!
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Take care when adjusting the seat! Adjusting the seat without care can
lead to bruises or injuries.•
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!
Adjusting front seats electrically*Adjusting seatsAdopt the correct seated position before setting
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page 78.
Adjusting a seat in a forward/back direction – Press the switch
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fig. 78
forwards or backwards
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fig. 79
.
Set the height of the seat – Press the switch
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fig. 78
upwards or downwards.
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Fig. 78 Side view: Controls for adjusting the seatFig. 79 Side view: Seat setting switch
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Adjust the angle of the seat – Press the switch at the front
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page 79, fig. 79
or at the back
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page 79, fig. 79
.
Adjusting the seat backrest – Press the switch
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page 79, fig. 78
in the direction of the desired
setting.
Adjusting lumbar support – Press the switch front
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page 79, fig. 78
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 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 car.•
The seat backrests must not be angl
ed 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 inadvertently interrupted during an adjustment, once again press the switch in the 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
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page 79.
– Adjust both exterior mirrors
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page 76.
– Press button
SET

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fig. 80
.
– 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
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page 76.
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Fig. 80 Driver seat: Memory buttons and SET button
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Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
– Engage reverse gear. – Move the right exterior mirror into the desired position
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page 76.
– 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 80, fig. 80
, 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 81.
Emergency Off You can interrupt the setting operation at any time, if you operate any button of the driver seat.
Note
•
For safety reasons, it is not possible to store this position if the inclination angle
of the seat backrest is more than 102° in relation to the seat cushion.•
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 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
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page 51, after the successful assignment
an audible signal will sound. 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 th
e 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 cont
rol 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
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page 80, fig. 80
. 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).
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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.
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 radio remote control
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page 51 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
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page 76 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 an
y time, if you operate any button of the
driver seat.
Head restraintsBest 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
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fig. 81
.
– Move the head restraint downwards if required by pressing and
holding the safety button with one hand
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fig. 82
and by pressing
with the other hand the head restraint downwards.
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Fig. 81 Adjusting head restraintFig. 82 Removing a head restraint
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Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Removing and installing a head restraint – Pull the head restraint up out of the seat backrest as far as the stop (on
the rear head restraints fold forward the seat backrest).
– Press the locking button in the direction of arrow
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page 82, fig. 82

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 position of the front and rear outer head
restraints is adjustable in height. The
middle rear head restraint is adjustable in two positions. The head restraints must be adjusted to
match the size of the seat occupant.
Correctly adjusted head restraints together with the seat belts offer effective protection for the occupants
⇒page 164, “Correct seated position”.
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!•
If the rear seats are occupied, the rear head restraint must not be in the
lower position.
Middle rear head restraintIIn certain countries national legal pr
ovisions also require the equipment
of the rear seat with fixing eyes for child seat using the “Top Tether” system ⇒
page 192, “Attaching child seat using the “Top Tether” system”. For
vehicles, which are equipped with such fixing eyes, a deviating sequence for removing the middle head restraint must be observed. Removing and installing the rear middle 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
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fig. 83
, press
simultaneously the locking button into the opening using a flat screwdriver with a width of maximum 5 mm and pull out the head restraint.
– To re-insert the head restraint, push it down into the seat backrest far
enough until you hear the locking button engage.
WARNING
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The head restraints must be correctly adjusted in order to offer effective
protection for the occupants in the event of an accident.
Fig. 83 Rear seats: middle head restraint
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•
Do not drive under any circumstance with removed head restraints - risk
of injury!•
If the rear seats are occupied, the rear head restraint must not be in the
lower position.Rear seatsFolding the seat backrest forwards
The luggage compartment can be increased in size by folding the seat backrests forward. Folding the seat backrests forward – Before folding the seat backrests forwards, you must adapt the posi-
tion of the front seats in such a way that they are not damaged by the folded seat backrests.
9)
– Unlock the seat backrest by pressing the unlocking handle
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fig. 84
and fold it completely forwards.
Put the seat backrests into the original position – Install the head restraint in th
e slightly lifted seat backrest.
– Place the rear lateral seat belt
behind the edge of the side trim
panel
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fig. 85
.
– Then push the seat backrest back into the upright position until the
securing knob clicks into place - check by pulling on the seat backrest.
– Make sure that the red pin is covered
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fig. 84
.
WARNING
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The belts and the belt locks must be in their original position after folding
back the seat backrests - they must be ready to use.•
The seat backrests must be securely interlocked in position so that no
objects in the luggage compartment ca
n slide into the passenger compart-
ment if there is sudden braking - risk of injury!•
Pay attention that the seat backrests are correctly interlocked. It is only
then that the three-point seat belt for the middle seat can reliably fulfil its function.
WARNING (continued)
Fig. 84 Unlock the seat back- restFig. 85 Lock the seat back-rest
9)If the front seats are too far back, we recommend that you have the rear head restraints re-moved before the seat backrests are folded forward. Store the removed head restraints insuch a way that they cannot be damaged or soiled. Please refer to the guidelines
⇒page 86.
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Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
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Before folding the seat backrest back into the secure position, place the
rear lateral seat belt behind the edge of the side trim panel. Take suitable measures to prevent that
the seat belt is jammed between the seat backrest
and the side trim panel and is thus damaged.Rear seat armrest– You can fold down the armrest to enhance occupant comfort
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fig. 86
.
Seat heaters*You can electrically heat the seat ba
ckrests and the surfaces of the front
seats and the two outer rear seats. – You can switch on and regulate the
seat heating of the driver or front
passenger seat by pressing the surfac
e of the regulator at the point at
which the symbol is located
 ⇒
fig. 87
.
– You can switch on and adjust the heat
ers of the left or right rear seats
by pressing the regulator
 ⇒
fig. 88
.
– With one press, you can switch the
heating to highest intensity which
is indicated by the lighting up of the three warning lights in the switch.
WARNING (continued)
Fig. 86 Rear seats: Armrest
Fig. 87 Dash panel: Regu- lator for front seat heatingFig. 88 Centre console at rear: Regulator for heating the rear seats
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