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Note
•
Pay attention to the correct pola
rity when changing the battery.
•
The replacement battery must have the same specification as the original battery.
•
If it is still not be possible to unlock or
lock the vehicle with the remote control even
after replacing the battery this means that the system has to be synchronised ⇒ page 46.Electronic immobiliserThe electronic immobiliser prevents
the vehicle being operated by an
unauthorised person.An electronic chip is integrated in the head of the key. The immobiliser is deactivated with the aid of this chip when the key is in
serted in the ignition lock. The electronic
immobiliser is automatically activated when
you withdraw the ignition key from the
lock.
Note
It is only possible to start the engine of
your car with a Genuine Škoda key with the
matching code.Child safety lockThe child safety lock prevents the re
ar door from being opened from the
inside.
The rear doors are equipped with a child safe
ty lock. You can switch the child safety
lock on and off using the vehicle key.Switching child safety lock on– Use the vehicle key to turn the slit in the rear door to the left in the direction of the
arrow
⇒fig. 32
.
Switching child safety lock off– Use the vehicle key to turn the slit to the right against the direction of the arrow. So long as the child safety lock
is switched on it is not po
ssible to open the door from
the inside with the door opening lever. In this case the door can be opened only from the outside.Central locking systemDescriptionUnlocking or locking causes
all the doors and the fuel filler flap* to be unlocked or
locked at the same time by the central locking
system (as long as it is not set differently
in the menu
Setup (settings)
- Convenience
information display*). The boot lid is
unlocked when opening. It can be opened by pressing the hand grip above the licence plate
⇒page 44.
Operation of the central locking system is possible:•
from the outside using the vehicle key
⇒page 42,
•
using the button for the central locking system
⇒page 43,
•
by using the remote control
⇒page 45.
Indicator light in the driver's door on vehicles without anti-theft alarm system After the car is locked, the indica
tor light flashes after 2 seconds.
After the car is locked with the deactivate
d safe securing system, the indicator light
flashes only after 30 seconds.
Fig. 32 Child safety locks on the rear doors
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Indicator light in the driv
er's door on vehicles with anti-theft alarm system
After locking the vehicle the indicator light fl
ashes for 2 seconds fast, then more slowly.
If the vehicle is locked and the safe securing system
⇒page 41 is not operating, the
indicator light in the driver door flashes for
about 2 seconds fast, goes out and starts to
flash slowly after about 30 seconds. If the indicator light first of all flashes fast for about 2 seconds, afterwards lights up for about 30 seconds and then flashes slowly, there is a fault in the system of the central locking or the interior monitor*
⇒page 47. Visit a specialist garage to obtain assist-
ance. Convenience operation of windows One can open and close the electrically powered windows when unlocking and locking the vehicle
⇒page 49.
Opening a single door* This function makes it possible to only unlock the driver's door. The other doors and the fuel filler flap* remain locked and ar
e only unlocked after repetitive unlocking.
If you wish, you can have a sp
ecialist garage activate the function of the single door
opening mode or you can activate it yourself
in the menu of the information display*
⇒ page 24. Automatic locking* All the doors and the boot lid are locked au
tomatically once the car reaches a speed of
about 15 km/h. If the ignition key is withdrawn, the car is
then automatically unlocked again. In addi-
tion, it is possible for the driver to unlock
the car by pressing the central locking button
⇒page 40 or by pulling the door opening lever.
If you wish, you can have a sp
ecialist garage activate the function of the single door
opening mode or you can activate it yourself
in the menu of the information display*
⇒ page 24.
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 do
ors do, however, make it more 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 unlock ma
nually the other doors and the boot lid.
− Emergency locking of the door
⇒page 43.
− Emergency unlocking of the boot lid
⇒page 44.
Safe securingThe central locking system is equipped with a
safe securing
6) system. Locking the
vehicle from the outside causes
the door locks 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 attemp
ts to break into your vehicle.
You can deactivate the safe securing sy
stem by locking twice within 2°seconds.
If the safe securing system is not operating, the warning light in the driver door flashes for about 2 seconds fast, goes out and starts to flash slowly again after about 30°seconds. The safe securing system is again activate
d the next time the vehicle is unlocked and
locked again. If the vehicle is locked and the safe securi
ng system is deactiva
ted, you can open the
vehicle from the inside by pulling on the door opening lever. The door is unlocked and opened at the same time.6)Only valid for some countries.WARNING (continued)
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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 vehicl
e in an emergency,
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 in the direction of travel
(unlock position)
⇒fig. 33
.
– Pull on the door handle and open the door.•
All the doors (only the driver's door on ve
hicles with anti-theft alarm system) and
the fuel filler flap* 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 46.
Note
If the vehicle is equipped with an anti-the
ft 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 opening 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 in the opposite direction of
travel (lock position)
⇒fig. 33
.
•
The doors, the boot lid and the fuel filler flap* 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 dr
iver door begins flashing.
Note
The opened driver door cannot be locked. It
must be locked separately after closing
it.
Fig. 33 Turning the key for unlocking and locking the vehicle
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Button for the central locking systemIf the vehicle was not locked from outside,
you can also unlock and lock it with the
rocker switch on the centre consol
e without the ignition switched on.
Locking all doors and the boot lid– Press button
⇒page 43, fig. 34
. The symbol
in the button comes on.
Unlocking all doors and the boot lid– Press button
⇒page 43, fig. 34
. The symbol
goes out in the button.
The following applies if
you have locked 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.•
As long as one door is opened
7), the doors cannot be locked in order to avoid inad-
vertently locking the key in the vehicle.•
In the event of an accident in which the airbags are deployed, the locked doors are
automatically unlocked from the inside in orde
r to enable rescuers to gain access to
the vehicle. By pressing and holding the button or ,
you can conveniently close or open the
windows
⇒page 49.
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 prov
ide 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 doorsAll the other doors without locking cylinder
have an emergency locking which is only
visible once the door is opened. The emergenc
y locking must be used in particular if
the vehicle battery fails.Locking– Remove the panel
⇒fig. 35
.
– Insert the key into the slot and turn it
into the horizontal position in the direc-
tion of the arrow (mirror-inverted on the right doors).
– Re-insert the panel.
7)Is not valid for the boot lid.
Fig. 34 Centre console: Buttons for central locking
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A1
A1
A2
Fig. 35 Rear door: Emergency locking of the door
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44After closing the door, you can no
longer open it from outsid
e. If the child safety lock
is not switched on, it is possible to open
the door from the inside by pulling once on
the door handle. If the child safety lock is activated (only on the rear doors), first of all it is necessary to pull once on the inner door
handle and then open the door from the
outside.Boot lidOpen the boot lid by pressing the hand grip above the licence plate after unlocking the vehicle using the key or the radio remote control.Opening the boot lid–Press on the handle
⇒fig. 36
and at the same time raise the boot lid.
Closing the boot lid– Pull the boot lid down and cl
ose it with a slight swing
⇒
.
A handle which makes the closing 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 when driving even
if the boot lid lock is
closed - risk of accident!
•
Never drive with the boot lid fully open
ed 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 lid, it could crack -
risk of injury!
Note
•
After closing the boot lid, it is automatically locked within 2 seconds and the
anti-theft alarm system* is activated.
This applies only if
the vehicle was locked
before closing the boot lid.•
The function of the hand grip above the li
cence plate is deactivated when starting
off or as of a speed of more than 5 km/hour
for vehicles with central locking. The func-
tion of the hand grip is activated again
when the vehicle has stopped and a door is
opened.Emergency unlocking of the boot lidIf there is a fault in the central locking, you can open the boot lid as follows: – Fold one of the outer rear seats forwards. – Move the operating lever with the aid of a
narrow object, e.g. a screwdriver, up to
the stop in the direction of arrow and then unlock the boot lid in the direction of arrow .
– Open the boot lid/luggage compartment door from outside.
Fig. 36 Handle of boot lid
WARNING (continued)
Fig. 37 Emergency unlocking of the boot lid
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Remote control*DescriptionYou can use the remote control:•
to unlock and lock the car,
•
unlocking boot lid,
•
electrically open and close the windows.
The transmitter with the battery is incorporated in the handle of the remote control key. The receiver is located in the interior of the 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 remote control key has a fold-open key
bit which 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 receiver unit has been repaired or a new unit installed, it is then necessary for a specialist garage to adapt the system. Only after this is it possible to again use the remote control.
Note
•
The remote control is automatically deactivated when the ignition is switched on.
•
The operation of the remote control may temporarily be affected by interference
from transmitters close to th
e 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.•
If the driver door is opened, the vehi
cle cannot be locked using the remote
control.
Unlocking and locking carUnlocking the vehicle
– Press the button
⇒fig. 38
for about 1 second.
Locking the vehicle
– Press button for about 1 second.Deactivating safe securing system– Press button twice in 2seconds. Further information
⇒page 41.
Boot lid remote release
– Press button for about 2 second. Further information
⇒page 44.
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 confir
mation that the vehicl
e has been unlocked.
The vehicle will lock again automatically if
you unlock the vehicle using button but
do not open a door or the boot lid within th
e next 30 seconds. This
function is intended
to prevent the car being unlocked unintentionally.
Fig. 38 Remote control key
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m that the vehicle has been correctly locked.
If the vehicle is locked by pr
essing the button and some doors or the boot lid are
not closed, the turn signal lights flash only after closing.
WARNING
If the vehicle is locked from the outside 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 th
e vehicle in an emergency - hazard!
Note
•
Operate the radio remote control only when
the doors and boot lid are closed and
you have visual contact 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 inadvert- ently locked and the alarm system* 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 co
ntrol unit in the vehicle are no longer
synchronised. This can occur when the buttons on the radio-operated key are actuated a number of times outside of the operative
range of the equipment or the battery on
the remote control was replaced. This means it is necessary to
synchronise the code as follows:
•
Press any button on the remote control.
•
pressing of the button means that the d
oor will unlock with the key within 1
minute.
Anti-theft alarm system*DescriptionThe anti-theft alarm system increases the level of protection against people seeking to break into the vehicle. The system triggers audible and visual warning signals if an attempt is made to break into the vehicle. How is the alarm
system activated?
The anti-theft alarm system is activated au
tomatically when the vehicle is locked with
the key on the closed driver's door or by us
ing the radio remote control. It is activated
30 seconds after locking the door. How is the alarm system deactivated? The anti-theft alarm system is deactivated if
the vehicle is unlocked by only using the
radio remote control. The vehicle is automati
cally locked again if the vehicle is not
opened within 30 seconds after reactivating the anti-theft alarm system. Once you unlock the vehicle by inserting the ke
y into the driver door you then have to
insert the key into the ignition lock and sw
itch the ignition on within 15 seconds after
opening the door in order to deactivate the anti-theft alarm system. The
alarm will be
triggered
if you do
not switch on
the ignition within 15 seconds.
When is the alarm triggered? The following security areas of
the locked vehicle are monitored:
•
Bonnet,
•
Boot lid,
•
Doors,
•
Ignition lock,
•
Angle of the vehicle*
⇒page 47,
•
Vehicle interior*
⇒page 47,
•
A drop in voltage of the on-board power supply.
An alarm is immediately triggered if either of the two battery terminals is disconnected while the anti-theft alarm system is activated.
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– Additionally you can open the window automatically (fully opened) by pressing the
button
down
up to the stop. Renewed pressing
of the button causes the window
to stop immediately.
Closing a window– Lightly press the appropriate button
up and hold it until the window has moved
into the desired position.
– Additionally you can close the window auto
matically (fully clos
ed) by pressing the
button
up up to the stop. Renewe
d pressing of the button causes the window to
stop immediately.
WARNING
The system is fitted with a force limiter
⇒page 49. If there is an obstacle, the
closing process is stopped and the window
goes down by several centimeters.
You should then take particular care when closing the windows! You may otherwise suffer severe injuries as a re
sult of getting an arm, for example,
jammed in the window!
Note
•
After switching the ignition off, it is still possible to open or close the windows for a
further 10 minutes. The automatic closin
g and opening functions will not operate
during this time. The power windows are sw
itched off completely once you open the
driver or front passenger door.Force limiter of the power windowsThe electrically operated power windows are fitted with a force limiter. It reduces the risk of bruises or injuries when closing the windows. If there is an obstacle, the closing process is stopped and the window goes down by several centimeters. If the obstacle prevents the window from being closed during the next 10 seconds, the closing process is interrupted once agai
n and the window goes down by several
centimeters.
You must try to close the window once ag
ain within 10 seconds after the window has
gone down twice, even if the obstacle wa
s not yet removed, the closing process is
stopped. During this time it
is not possible to automa
tically close the window. The
force limiter is still switched on. The force limiter is only switched off, if you attempt to close the window within the next 10 seconds -
the window closes now with full strength!
If you wait longer than 10 seconds, th
e force limiter is switched on again.
WARNING
You should take particular care when closing the windows! You may otherwise suffer severe injuries as a result of get
ting an arm, for example, jammed in the
window!Window convenience operationYou can open and close the electrically powered windows as follows when unlocking and locking the vehicle (only close the sliding/tilting roof).Opening a window– Hold the key in the locking cylinder of the
driver's door in the
unlock position or
press the unlock button of the radio re
mote control until all the windows are
opened.
Closing a window– Hold the key in the locking cylinder of the driver's door in the lock position or press
the lock button of the radio remote co
ntrol until all the windows are closed.
You can interrupt the opening or closing
operation of the windows immediately by
releasing the key or the lock button.
WARNING
The system is fitted with a force limiter
⇒page 49. If there is an obstacle, the
closing process is stopped and the window goes down by several centimeters. You should then take particular care when closing the windows! You may
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