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You can change the illumination period
for the Coming Home Function by means
of the information display*.Leaving Home FunctionThis function makes it possible to switch
on the lights when approaching the vehicle.
Switching on Leaving Home Function– Unlock the vehicle with the radio remote control - the lights come on. Depending on equipment fitted
the function Leaving Home switches on the following
lights:•
Parking lights,
•
Low beam,
•
Entry lighting in the exterior mirrors,
•
Licence plate light.
Leaving Home Function The function Leaving Home is
controlled with the light sensor in the mount of the inte-
rior rear mirror. If the light intensity is higher than the set value of the light sensor, the Leaving Home Function is not switched on
after unlocking the vehicle with the radio
remote control. After unlocking the vehicle with the radio remote control, the lights come on for 10 seconds. The Leaving Home Function is also
switched off after the ignition is switched
on and after locking the vehicle. If no door is opened within 30 seconds, the lights go out and the vehicle is locked auto- matically.
Note
•
If the Leaving Home Function is switched
on constantly, the batt
ery will be heavily
discharged particularly
in short-haul traffic.
•
The switching on of the described lights
should only be undertaken in accordance
with the legal requirements.
•
You can change the illumination period
for the Leaving Home Function by means
of the information display*.Tourist light*Xenon headlight This mode makes it possible to drive in countries with opposing traffic system, driving on the left/right, without dazzling the oncoming vehicles. When the mode “tourist light” is active, the side to side swivel of the headlights is deactivated. The mode “tourist light” is activated / deactivated via the information display* in the menu: „
SETUP (Settings)
„
Tra v e l m o d e „
Off
„
On
Halogen headlight When using Halogen headlights, it is necessary to stick a sticker over a certain part of the headlights in order to prevent the dazzling of oncoming traffic. You can purchase headlight stickers from the range of the Škoda original accessories.Fog lights*
Fig. 46 Dash panel: Light switch
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Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Rear reading lightsSwitching the interior light on– Press the cover glass in the area of the symbol
⇒fig. 53
.
Switching the interior light off– Press the cover glass in the area of the symbol
O ⇒fig. 53
.
Door contact setting– Position the cover glass into middle position
.
Front door warning light*The warning light is located in the door trim panel below
⇒fig. 54
.
The warning light goes on every time the do
or is opened. The light goes out about 10
minutes after opening the door in order to
avoid discharging the battery of the vehicle.
There is a reflector installed on some vehicles instead of the warning light.Luggage compartment lightThe lighting comes on automatically when the boot lid is opened. The luggage compartment lighting will switch off again au
tomatically if the boot lid remains open
for more than about 30 minutes.Entry lighting*The lighting is positioned on the bottom edge of the exterior mirror. The light beam is directed towards
the entry area of the front door.
The light comes on after the doors have been
locked or on opening the boot lid. The
light goes out after switching on the ignition
or up to 30 seconds
after closing all the
doors, the bonnet and the boot lid. If a door, the bonnet or the boot lid remains open, the light goes out within 2 minutes if the ignition is switched off.
WARNING
If the entry light comes on, do not touch its cover - risk of burns!
Fig. 53 Detail of the headliner: Rear reading lightsFig. 54 Front door: Warning light
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62VisibilityRear window heater– You can switch the rear window heater
on or off by pressing the switch
⇒ fig. 55
- the indicator light in the switch comes on or goes out.
The rear window heater only operates when the engine is running. The rear wind
ow heater
switches
off automatically after 10 minutes.
For the sake of the environment
As soon as the window is de-iced or free from
mist, the heating should be switched off.
The reduced current consumption will have a favourable effect on fuel economy ⇒ page 177, “Saving electricity”.Note
•
The position and the shape of the swit
ch can differ depending on equipment
installed in the vehicle.•
If the on-board voltage drops, the rear window heater is switched off automatically,
in order to provide sufficient electrical energy for the engine control.
Sun visorsFig. 56 Sun visor: Swivelling out / double sun visor: Folding outYou can pull the sun visor for the driver or front passenger out of the fixture and swivel it toward the door in the direction of the arrow
⇒fig. 56
.
The vanity mirrors* in the sun visors are provided with covers. Push the cover in direc- tion of arrow . On vehicles which are equipped with double
sun visor*, you can also unfold the auxil-
iary visor in direction of arrow after swivelling the sun visor
⇒fig. 56
.
WARNING
The sun visors must not be swivelled to the side windows into the deployment area of the head airbags if any objects, su
ch as ball-point pens
etc. are attached
to them. This might result in injuries to the occupants if the head airbag is deployed.
Fig. 55 Switch for rear window heater
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66Wiper blades in proper
condition are essential 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 automa
tic vehicle wash systems. It is therefore
important to
degrease
the lips of the wi
per blades after every pass through an
auto-
matic vehicle wash system
.
WARNING
•
If the windscreen wipers are handled carelessly, there is a risk of damage to
the windscreen.•
You should clean the wiper blades regu
larly with a windscreen cleaner in
order to avoid any smears. Clean a wiper blad
e 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 on the rear window wiperTaking off the wiper blade– Fold windscreen wiper arm
away from the windscreen.
– Press the locking button, in order to unl
ock the wiper blade and pull off in the
direction of arrow
⇒fig. 59
.
Attaching a wiper blade– Push the wiper blade until it locks up to the stop. – Check whether the wiper blade is correctly attached. – Fold the windscreen wiper ar
m back onto the windscreen.
The same remarks apply here as for
⇒page 65.
Rear-view mirrorManual dimming interior rear-view mirrorBasic 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.Automatic dimming interior rear-view mirror*Switching on the automatic dimming– Press the button - the warning light lights up
⇒fig. 60
.
Fig. 59 Wiper blade for rear window
Fig. 60 Automatic dimming interior rear-view mirror
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Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Switching off the automatic dimming– Press again the button - the warning light goes out . If the automatic dimming is switched on, the mirror dims
automatically
depending on
the light striking the mirror from the rear.
The mirror has no lever on the bottom edge
of the mirror. When the interior lights are sw
itched on or the reverse gear is engaged,
the mirror always moves back
into the basic position.
Note
•
Do not affix any stickers in front of the light sensor, so that you do not impair the
automatic dimming function or put it out of operation.•
If you switch off the automatic dimming inte
rior rear-view mirror, also the exterior
mirror dimming is switched off.Exterior mirror You can adjust the exterior mirrors electrically.The exterior mirror he
ater* only operates when the en
gine is running and up to an
outside temperature of +20°C.Heating of the external mirror*– Turn the rotary knob to position
⇒fig. 61
.
Adjusting left and right exterior mirrors simultaneously– Turn the rotary knob to position
. The movement of the mirror surface is identical
to the movement of the rotary knob.
Adjusting the right-hand exterior mirror– Turn the rotary knob to position
. The movement of the mirror surface is identical
to the movement of the rotary knob.
Switching off operating control– Turn the rotary knob to position
.
Tilting surface of front pa
ssenger exterior mirror*
When the rotary knob is in position
⇒fig. 61
and the reverse gear is engaged, the
surface of the mirror tilts down slightly. This provides an aid in seeing the kerb of the pavement when parking the car. 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.
Memory for exterior mirrors* On vehicles fitted with a memory for the driver seat, the relevant setting of the exterior mirror is also stored
automatically when the se
at position is stored
⇒page 70.
WARNING
•
Convex (curved outward) or spherical (differently curved) exterior mirrors
increase the vision field. They do, however, make objects appear smaller in the mirror. These mirrors are only of limited
use, therefore, for estimating distances
to the following vehicles.•
Use whenever possible the interior rear
mirror, for estimating the distances
to the following vehicles.
Note
•
Do not touch the surfaces of the exterior
mirrors if the exterior
mirror heater is
switched on.
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You can set the exterior mirrors by hand, if
the power setting function fails at any
time by pressing on the edge of the mirror surface.•
Contact your specialist garage if a fault ex
ists with the power setting of the exterior
mirrors.Automatic dimming exterior mirror*The exterior mirrors are dimmed together with the interior mirror. If the automatic dimming is switched on, the mirror dims
automatically
depending on the light
striking the mirror from the rear. When the interior lights are switched on or the reverse gear is engaged, the mirror always moves back into the
basic position (not dimmed).
Note
•
Automatic mirror dimming operates only properly if the sun screen* for the rear
window is not in use or the light striking the rear of the interior rear-view mirror is not affected by other objects.•
Do not affix any stickers in front of the light sensor, so that you do not impair the
automatic dimming function or put it out of operation.•
If you switch off the automatic dimming interior rear-view mirror, also the exterior
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71
Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
•
The seat backrests must not be angled too far back when driving otherwise
this will affect proper operation of the se
at belts and of the airbag system - risk
of injury!
Note
If the movement of the seat is inadverten
tly interrupted during an adjustment, once
again press the switch in the appropriate di
rection and continue with the adjustment
of the seat to the end.Storing settingStoring seat and exterior mirror settings for driving forward– Switch on the ignition. – Adjust the seat
⇒page 70.
– Adjust both exterior mirrors
⇒page 67.
– Press button
SET
⇒fig. 64
.
– Press one of the memory buttons with
in 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
⇒page 67.
– Engage the reverse gear. – Move the right exterior mirror
into the desired position
⇒page 67.
– Take the vehicle out of gear. The set posi
tion 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
⇒fig. 64
, that is three in total. Af
ter pressing the corresponding
memory button , the seat and the exterior
mirror are automatically moved into the
positions which have been allocated to this button
⇒page 71.
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 memory 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.
WARNING (continued)
Fig. 64 Driver seat: Memory buttons and SET button
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72– Press the unlock button
⇒page 45, 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 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 ol
d assignment is also replaced by a new
assignment in this case.•
The assignment of the radio remote co
ntrol 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: –
By pressing briefly:
briefly press the desired memory button
⇒page 71,
fig. 64
. The seat and exterior mirror are move
d automatically into the stored posi-
tions (this applies only if the ignition is switched on and the speed is less than 5 km/h).
–
By pressing for a long period of time:
press and hold the desired memory button
pressed long enough until the seat and the exterior mirrors are moved into the stored positions.
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 45 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 67
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 any time, if you operate any button of the driver seat.Head restraintsFig. 65 Adjusting head restraint / pulling outBest 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 the head restraint up
or down in direction of arrow
⇒fig. 65
.
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