2009 SKODA YETI start stop button

Instruments and Indicator/Warning Lights
35
Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
The warning light lights up permanently if there is a fault in the TCS system. The fact that the TCS system operates together with the ABS means that the TCS warning light will also come on if the ABS system is not operating properly. If the warning light
 comes on immediately after starting the engine, the TCS system
can be switched off for technical reasons. In this case, the TCS system can be switched on again by switching the ignition on and off. If the warning light goes out, the TCS system is fully functional again. Further information about the TCS
⇒page 165, “Traction control system (TCS)”.
Note
If the battery has been disconnected
and reconnected, the warning light
 comes on
after switching on the ignition. The warning light must go out after driving a short distance.Electronic stability programme (ESP)*

The warning light
 comes on for a few seconds when
the ignition is switched on.
When the ESP helps to stabilise the vehicle (for example when applying and releasing a braking force to an individual wheel), then the warning light
 flashes quickly in the
information display. The ESP system cannot be switched off, the
TCS system can only be switched off by
pressing the button
⇒page 163, fig. 154
, then the warning light flashes slowly
.
The warning light lights up permanently
if there is a fault in the ESP system.
The fact that the ESP system operates together with the ABS means that the ESP warning light will also come on if the ABS system is not operating properly. If the warning light
 comes on immediately after starting the engine, the ESP system
can be switched off for technical reasons. In this case, the ESP system can be switched on again by switching the ignition on and off. If the warning light goes out, the ESP system is fully functional again. Further information on the ESP
⇒page 163, “Electronic stability programme (ESP)*”.
Electronic Differential Lock (EDL)* The EDL is a part of the ESP. A fault in the
EDL is indicated by th
e ESP warning light in
the instrument cluster. Have the vehicle inspected immediately by your specialist garage. Further information on the EDL
⇒page 164, “Electronic Differential Lock
(EDL)*”.
Note
If the battery has been disconnected
and reconnected, the warning light
 comes on
after switching on the ignition. The warning light must go out after driving a short distance.Selector lever lock*

If the
green
warning light
 lights up, operate the brake pedal. This is necessary, in
order to be able to move the selector lever out of the position
P or N.
Further information about the selector lever lock
⇒page 123.
Tyre inflation pressure*

The warning light
 lights up, if there is a substantial drop in inflation pressure in one
of the tyres. Reduce the speed and check or
correct as soon as possible the inflation
pressure in the tyres
⇒page 215.
If the warning light flashes, there is a system fault. Visit the nearest specialist garage and have the fault rectified. Further information about tyre pressure-control system
⇒page 169.
WARNING
•
When the warning light
 lights up, immediately reduce the speed and
avoid sudden steering and brake manoeuvr
es. Please stop the vehicle without
delay at the nearest possible stop and in
spect the tyres and their inflation pres-
sures.•
Under certain circumstances (e.g. sporty style of driving, wintry or unpaved
roads) the warning light
 can be delayed or does not light up at all.
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Instruments and Indicator/Warning Lights
38If the warning light does not go out after
the engine has started, or comes on when
driving, drive to the nearest specialist garage. The vehicle battery will be discharged in this case so switch off all non-
essential electrical components.
Caution
If the warning light
 comes on when driving and in addition the warning light

(cooling system fault) also comes on in di
splay, you must then stop the car immedi-
ately and switch the engine off - risk of engine damage! Fuel reserve

The warning light
 comes on, if the fuel level is still below 10.5 litres.
An audible signal sounds as an additional warning signal.The following text will be displayed in the information display*:
Please refuel! Range...kmNote
The Text in the information display* goes out only after refuelling and driving a short distance.Downhill Drive Support*

The warning light
 comes on for a few seconds when
the ignition is switched on.
The warning light comes on when the speed of the car is less than 30 km/h and after pressing the Offroad button
⇒page 170.
The warning light flashes when the Downhill Drive Support actively intervenes.If your vehicle exceeds the speed of 30 km
/h, the Downhill Drive Support is deacti-
vated. The warning light goes out. If the sp
eed is subsequently reduced below 30 km/h,
the Downhill Drive Support is acti
vated. The warning light comes on.
The Downhill Drive Support is activated again when the engine is switched off and the car is restarted within 30 seconds. The Downhill Drive Support is deactivated after switching off the ignition.
In the event of a fault, the warning light does
not come on when the speed of the car is
less than 30 km/h and after pressing the Offroad button. Further information about the Offroad system
⇒page 170, “Off-road*”.
Temperature control of the automatic gearbox DSG*

The warning light
 lights up if the temperature of the clutches of the automatic
gearbox DSG is too high. An audible signal sounds as an additional warning signal.The following text will be displayed in the information display*:
Gearbox overheated: Stop! Owner's man.!Caution
In the event that the clutches of the automatic gearbox DSG overheat, the warning light  and a warning appear in the information di
splay*. In such a case bring the vehicle
to a stop and switch off the engine. You must wait until the warning light
 and the
warning go out - risk of gearbox damage! Yo
u can continue the trip as soon as the
warning light and the warning go out.
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Unlocking and locking
39
Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Unlocking and lockingKeyFig. 30 Set of keys without remote control / set of keys with remote control keyTwo keys are provided with the vehicle. Depending on the equipment, your vehicle can be equipped with keys without radio remote control or with radio remote control keys* ⇒ fig. 30
.WARNING
•
Always withdraw the key whenever you le
ave the vehicle - even if it is only
for a short time. This is particularly important if children are left in the vehicle. The children might otherwise start the en
gine or operate electrical equipment
(e.g. power windows) - risk of injury!•
Do not withdraw the ignition key from the ignition lock until the vehicle has
come to a stop. The steerin
g lock might otherwise enga
ge unintentionally - risk
of accident!
Caution
•
Each key contains electronic components; therefore protect them against moisture
and severe shocks.•
Keep the groove of the keys absolutely clean as impurities (textile fibres, dust etc.)
have a negative effect on the proper operation of the locking cylinder and the ignition lock.
Note
Please approach a specialist garage if you lose a key since he can obtain a new one for you.Changing the battery of the radio remote controlFig. 31 Remote control key - remove cover / remove batteryEach remote control key contains a batt
ery which is housed under the cover
⇒ fig. 31
. If the battery is discharged, the red in
dicator light does not light up after
pressing a button on the remote control
⇒fig. 30
. Change the battery as follows:
– Fold open the key. – Carefully press off the cover at the points of the arrows .– Remove the discharged battery from the key by pressing the battery downwards at
the point of the arrow
⇒fig. 31
.
– Insert the new battery. Ensure that the “+”
symbol on the battery is facing upwards.
The correct polarity is shown on the battery cover.
– Position the battery cover on the key and press on it until it is heard to lock in place.
For the sake of the environment
Dispose of an old battery in accord
ance with environmental regulations.
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Starting-off and Driving
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Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Releasing the handbrake– Pull the handbrake lever up slightly and
at the same time
press in the locking
button
⇒fig. 116
.
– Hold the button pressed and push the handbrake lever down fully
⇒
.
The handbrake warning light
 lights up when the handbrak
e is applied, provided the
ignition is on. A warning signal sounds and the following text
appears in the display* if you have inad-
vertently driven off with the handbrake applied:
Handbrake on
The handbrake warning is acti
vated if you drive at a speed of more than 6 km/h for
more than 3 seconds.
WARNING
•
Please note that the handbrake must be fully released. A handbrake which
is only partially released can result in the rear brakes overheating which will have a negative effect on the operation of
the brake system - risk of accident! In
addition this can result in premature wear of the rear brake pads.•
Never leave children unattended in the vehicle. The children might, for
example, release the handbrake or take
the vehicle out of gear. The vehicle
might then move off - risk of accident!
Caution
After the car has come to a stop, always firs
t of all apply the handbrake firmly before
then additionally engaging a gear (manual gearbox) or moving the selector lever into position
P (automatic gearbox).
Rear parking aid*The parking aid provides a warning
of obstacles behind the vehicle.
The audible parking aid determines the di
stance between the rear bumper and an
obstacle located behind the ve
hicle with the aid of ultras
ound sensors. The tones of
the parking aid can be adapted in th
e menu of the information display*
⇒page 27.
The sensors are integrated in the rear bumper. Range of sensors The clearance warning begins at a distance
of about 160 cm from the obstacle (area
⇒ fig. 117
). The interval between the warning signals becomes shorter as the clear-
ance is reduced. A continuous tone sounds from
a distance of approx. 30
cm (area ) - danger area.
You should not reverse any further after this signal sounds!
If the vehicle is
equipped with a factory-fitted
towing device*, the border of the danger area starts,
continuous tone, 5 cm furt
her behind the vehicle. Th
e vehicle can be extended
through an installed deta
chable towing device.
On vehicles equipped with a factory-fitted
radio* or navigation system*, the distance
to the obstruction is shown graphically in the display. On vehicles with a factory-fitted towing device, the sensors are deactivated when towing a trailer. The driver is informed about this by a graphic display (vehicle towing
a trailer) in the radio* or the navigation*
display. The radio* or navigation system*, which is factory-fitted, can be set so that the play function volume decreases when acti
vating the parking ai
d, see Owner's Manual
radio* or navigation system*. This impr
oves the audibility of the parking aid.
Fig. 117 Parking aid: Detection range of rear sensors
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•
The external sound source of the park
assist and the parking aid can be
disruptively influenced and under unfavourable conditions, objects or people cannot be recognised by the sensors of the parking aid.
Caution
•
If other vehicles are parked behind or on
the kurb, the park assist guides your
ve hicle be yond the kurb or onto it. Make s ure that the whee ls or the whe el rims of yo ur vehicle are not damaged and if necessary intervene in time.•
You should satisfy yourself before parking that there is no small obstacle, such as a
rock, thin post, trailer drawbar etc., in front
or behind your vehicle. Such an obstacle
might not be within the range detected by the sensors.•
Under certain circumstances, surfaces or st
ructures of certain objects such as wire
mesh fences, powder snow etc..., ca
nnot be recognised by the system.
•
The evaluation of the parking space and the parking procedure depends on the
circumference of the wheels. The system does not function correctly if your vehicle is mounted with wheels of non-permissible
size, snow chains or a temporary spare
wheel (in order to reach the nearest workshop). If the tyres other than those excepted by the manufacturer are mounted, the resulting position of the vehicle in the parking space can differ slightly. The parking assistant system automatically performs the correction of the wheel circumference when driving.•
The accuracy of the evaluation for the parking space can be influenced by the
incorrectly determined outside temperature if
the later is influenced by the thermal
radiation of the engine i.e for stop and go in a traffic jam.•
In order to avoid damaging th
e sensors while cleaning wi
th high-pressure cleaners
or steam jets, the sensors must only be
directly sprayed for short periods while a
minimum distance of 10 cm must be observed.
Note
•
A component of the park assist is the front and rear parking aid*.
•
The electronic stability programme (ESP*)
must always be switched on for the
parking procedure.
•
Only the front parking aid operates if yo
u are towing a trailer (applies only to
models which feature a factory-fitted towing de
vice*). This is why it is not possible to
park backwards with the help of the
park assist when towing a trailer.
•
The sensors must be kept clean and free of ice to enable the parking aid to operate
properly.Switch on display of the park a
ssist in the information display*
Fig. 119 Switching on the park assist / information display: Finding a suitable parking spaceSwitch on display of the park assist in the information display*– Press the button
⇒fig. 119
.
– Drive past the parking row up to maximum 30 km/h and with a distance of 0.5 m to
1.5 m
⇒fig. 119
.
Operate the turn signal for the driver's side if
you wish to park on this side of the road.
In the information display* the search area
for the parking space is indicated on the
driver's side. If you press the button at a speed greate
r than 30 km/h and less than 50 km/h, the
message indicating that the speed for detecting the space is exceeded will be displayed in the information display of the in
strument cluster. If the speed drops below
30 km/h, the condition of the parking assistant is automatically displayed in the infor-mation display of the instrument cluster. When exceeding the speed of 50 km/h, it is required to activate the displa
y again by pressing the button
⇒fig. 119
.
WARNING (continued)
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Starting-off and Driving
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Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Note
•
If the park assist is switched on, a yell
ow warning light lights up in the button.
•
The search for suitable parking spaces is
automatic after switching on the ignition
at speeds of more than 30 km/h. Searching for a parking space is performed at the same time on the driver and front passenger side.•
If the sensors find a suitable parking space, they store its parameters until another
suitable parking space has been found or until
a distance of 10 m had been driven after
finding the parking space. This is why it is
possible to switch on the park assist after
driving past the parking space, the information on whether this parking space is suit- able for parking appears in the information display*.Parking with the help of the park assist and concluding the parking procedureFig. 120 Information display: the determined pa
rking space with the information to drive on
and for engaging the reverse gear
Fig. 121 Information display: Information for
engaging the forward gear or the reverse
gear The time limit for the parking procedure with the help of the park assist lasts 180 seconds. – If the park assist has recognised a suitable parking space, it is shown in the infor-
mation display*
⇒fig. 120
.
– Drive on further until the display
⇒fig. 120
appears.
– Bring the vehicle to a stop for at least 1 second.– Engage the reverse gear or set the selector lever* in the position
R.
– As soon as the following message is shown in the information display*:
Steering
interv. active. Monitor area around veh.!
, let go of the steering wheel, the
steering will be taken over by the system.
– Observe the surroundings and drive backwards with a speed of maximum 7 km/h,
at the same time operate the pedal.
– In the event that the parking procedure cannot be carried out in one go, proceed
to parking in further stages. If the forward arrow flashes in the information display* ⇒ fig. 121
, engage the forward gear.
– Observe the surroundings and drive forw
ards with a speed of maximum 7 km/h.
–If the backward arrow
⇒fig. 121
flashes in the information display*, once again
engage the reverse gear or move the selector lever* into the position
R and care-
fully drive backwards. You can repeat these steps several times.
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– End the parking procedure from a distance on the basis of the information of the
system.
As soon as the parking procedure is comple
ted, an audible signal sounds and in the
information display* the following message appears:
Steering interv. finished.
Please take over steering!
.
Switch off park assist The park assist switches off during
one of the following occurences:
•
a speed of 30 km/h exceeded,
•
a speed of 7 km/h exceeded during the parking procedure,
•
a time limit of 180 seconds exceeded for the parking procedure,
•
the button pressed for the park assist,
•
parking aid activated,
•
intervention of the driver in the automatic steering procedure (stop the steering
wheel),•
Disengage reverse gear or take selector lever* out of the position
R when driving
backwards into the parking space. Further warning and information texts of the park assist in the information display*: Park Assist finished. The parking procedure has ended or after switching on the ignition, the vehicle has not been driven above 10 km/h. Park Assist: Speed too high! Reduce the speed below 30 km/h. Driver steering intervention!
Please take over steering!
The parking procedure is ended through driver intervention. Park Assist finished. ASR switched off The parking procedure cannot be carried ou
t because the TCS system is switched off.
ASR switched off. Please take over steering! The parking procedure was ended because the TCS system was switched off during the parking procedure. Park Assist finished. Trailer The parking procedure is not possible beca
use the trailer is hitched and a plug is
inserted in the socket of the towing device. Time limit exceeded. Please take over steering! The parking procedure was ended because a time limit of 180 seconds for parking was exceeded. System fault: Park Assist finished. The parking procedure is not possible becaus
e a fault exists on the vehicle. Have the
fault rectified by a specialist workshop. Park Assist defective. Workshop! The parking procedure is not possible because
a fault exists on the park assist. Have the
fault rectified by a specialist workshop. Steering interv. active. Mo
nitor area around veh.!
The park assist is active and takes over the steering movements. Observe the surroundings and carefully drive backward
s, at the same time operate the pedal.
Please take over steering!
Finish parking proc. manually
Take over the steering. End the parking procedure without using the park assist. Speed too high! Please take over steering! The parking procedure was ended while the speed was exceeded. Park Assist: ESP intervention! Intervention of the ESP system while searching for a suitable parking place. ESP intervention! Please take over steering! Parking procedure is ended through the intervention of the ESP system. Park Assist: Stationary time not sufficient. The stationary time of the ve
hicle was less than 1 second.
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Automatic gearbox DSG*
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Automatic gearbox DSG*Automatic gearbox DSG*IntroductionYour car is equipped with an automatic
gearbox DSG. The abbreviation DSG means
Direct shift gearbox (Direct shift gearbox). Two independent clutches are needed for the power transmission between the engine and the gearbox. These replace the torque converter of the conventional automatic gearbox. Their shifting is matched in such a
way that there are no jerks when shifting
the gear and the power transmission of the engine to the front wheels is not interrupted.Information for driving with the automatic gearbox DSG Shifting up and down through the gears is performed automatically.You can also, however, switch the gearbox over into the
Tiptronic mode
. This mode
makes it possible for you to also shift gears manually
⇒page 124.
Starting-off and Driving– Depress the brake pedal fully and keep it depressed. – Press the Shiftlock button (button in ha
ndle of the selector lever), move the
selector lever into the
desired position, e.g.
D ⇒page 122, and then release the
Shiftlock button.
– Release the brake pedal and depress the accelerator
⇒
.
Stopping for a short time– The selector lever position
N does not have to be selected when stopping just for
a short time, such as at a cross roads. It
is sufficient to hold
the vehicle stationary
using the foot brake. The engine can, however, be allowed just to idle.
Parking– Depress the brake pedal and hold it depressed.
– Apply the handbrake firmly. – Press and Shiftlock button in the selector lever, move the selector lever to
P and
then release the Shiftlock button.
The engine can only be
started
when the selector lever is in position
P or N
⇒ page 110. At temperatures below -10 °C the engine can only be started in the selector lever position
P.
It is sufficient to engage selector lever position
P when parking on a flat surface. When
parking on a slope you should first apply
the handbrake firmly and then move the
selector lever into position
P. This is to ensure that there is no excessive pressure acting
on the lock mechanism and that it is easier to subsequently move the selector lever out of position
P.
If the selector lever position
N is selected by accident while driving it is first necessary
to release pressure on the accelerator pedal and wait for idling speed of the engine to be reached before engaging a driv
e position in the selector lever.
WARNING
•
Do not depress the accelerator when changing the position of the selector
lever if the car is stationary and the engine is running - risk of accident!•
Never move the selector lever into position R or P when driving - risk of an
accident!•
If you are stopping at a hill (downhill section), never try to hold the car
stationary with the gear engaged by mean
s of the “accelerator”, this means by
letting the clutch slip. This can lead to ov
erheating of the clutch
. If there is a risk
of overheating of the clutch due to overlo
ad, the clutch is op
ened automatically
and the vehicle rolls backward - risk of accident!•
If yo u m us t s to p a t a sl ope , d e pre s s a nd ho ld t he b ra ke pe d a l , s o t ha t y ou c a n
prevent the vehicle from rolling back.
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