2010 SKODA FABIA key

Unlocking and locking
39
Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data

All the doors and the boot lid are locked.

The switched on interior lights go out 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 driver door begins flashing.Note
The opened front doors cannot be unlocked. It
must be locked separately after closing
it.Button for the central locking system*If the vehicle was not locked from the outsid
e, you can also unlock and lock it with the
rocker switch without th
e ignition switched on.
Locking all doors and the boot lid– Press button
fig. 27
. The symbol
 in the button comes on.
Unlocking all doors and the boot lid– Press button
fig. 27
. 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, 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.
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 button for the central locking system do not operate if the safe securing system is activated.Emergency locking of the doorsAn emergency locking mechanism is located on
the rear side of the doors which have
no locking cylinder; it is only
visible after opening the door.
Fig. 27 Button for the central locking system
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Fig. 28 Emergency locking of the door
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40 Locking– Remove the panel
page 39, fig. 28
.
– Insert the key into the opening under the panel and press the stopping lever as
far as the stop toward the inside.
– Re-insert the panel. After 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 twice on
the door opening lever. If the child safety lock
is activated (only on the rear doors), first
of all it is necessary to pull once on the in
ner door handle and then open the door from
the outside.Boot lid*Fig. 29 Unlock the boot lid / handle of the boot lidOpening the boot lid–
On vehicles with central locking
unlock the boot lid by pressing the button on the
driver door
fig. 29
.
On vehicles with central locking
unlock the boot lid by pressing the hand grip above
the licence plate.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 1 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 6 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:
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Fig. 30 Emergency unlocking of the boot lid
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Unlocking and locking
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Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
– 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
page 40, fig. 30
and then unlock in the
direction of arrow .
– Open the boot lid from the outside.Remote control*DescriptionYou can use the remote control:
to unlock and lock the vehicle;

unlocking boot lid.
The transmitter with the battery is incorporat
ed in the handle of the master key. The
receiver is located in the interior of the car. The operating range of the remote control key is approx. 10 m. But this range can be reduced if the batteries are weak. The master 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 if the centra
l locking or anti-theft alarm system does
not react to the remote control at less th
an 3 metres away. We recommend having the
battery replaced by
a specialist garage.
Unlocking and locking the vehicleUnlocking the vehicle

– Press the button
fig. 31
for about 1 second.
Locking the vehicle

– Press button for about 1 second.Deactivating safe securing system– Press button twice in 2 seconds. Further information
page 37.
Boot lid remote release

– Press button for about 1 second
fig. 31
.
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.
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42The safe securing system along with the anti-theft alarm system* are, however, deac- tivated during these 30 seconds. When the vehicle is unlocked or locked, the interior lights in the door contact are auto- matically switched on or off. Display of the locking The turn signal lights flash once to confir
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 vehicle, you must not press the lock button
 of the master key before
inserting the key into the ignition lock in
order to avoid the vehicle being inadvertently
locked and the anti-theft alarm system* being switched on. Should this happen, press the unlock button
 of the master key.
Syncronisation 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 door 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
unlocked vehicle is
locked with the key inserted in the driver's
door or with the remote control key. 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 anti-theft alarm system is reactivated if the vehicle is not opened within 30 seconds after transmitting the radio signal. 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;

vehicle interior*
page 43;

Angle of the vehicle*
page 43;

Decoupling of the attached trailer;
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Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data

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. How is the alarm switched off? You switch the alarm off if you unlock the vehi
cle with the radio remote control or if you
switch the ignition on.
Note

The working life of the alarm siren is 5 years. More detailed information is available
by a specialist garage.
Before leaving the car, check that all the doors, windows and the electric
sliding/tilting roof* are properly closed in order to ensure that the anti-theft alarm system is fully operational.
Coding of the radio remote control and th
e receiver unit precludes the use of the
radio remote control from other vehicles.Interior monitor* and Towi
ng protection monitoring*
The interior monitor and the towing protection monitoring detect movements inside the vehicle interior and then trigger the alarm.The interior monitor and the towing protec
tion monitoring are operated with the
button

. You can switch the interior monitor
and the towing protection monitoring
off if there is a possibility that movements from (e.g. children or animals) inside the
vehicle interior or if the vehi
cle must be transported (e.g. by train or ship) or towed,
might trigger the alarm.Switch off the interior monitor and towing protection monitoring– Switch off the ignition. – Open the driver door.– Press the button

on the driver door
fig. 32
.
– Lock the vehicle within 30 seconds. The in
terior monitor and the towing protection
monitoring are switched off.
The interior monitor and the towing protec
tion monitoring are switched on again
automatically the next ti
me the car is locked.
Note

You can also switch off the interior moni
tor and the towing protection monitoring,
by deactivating the sa
fe securing system
page 38.

When the ignition key is removed or a door is opened, the symbol in the button
lights up red.
Lighting up of the symbol in the button
does not confirm that the interior monitor
and the towing protection mo
nitoring are switched on.
Fig. 32 Interior monitor pushbutton
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Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data

After switching the ignition off, it is still possible to open or close the windows for a
further 10 minutes. The power windows are
switched off completely once you open
the driver or front passenger door.
When driving always use the existing he
ating, air conditioning and ventilation
system for ventilating the interior of the vehicle. If the windows are opened, dust as well as other dirt can get into the vehicle
and in addition the wind noise is more at
certain speeds.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 agai
n within 10 seconds after the window has
gone down twice, even if the obstacle was not yet removed, the closing process is stopped. During this time it is not poss
ible to automatically
close the window. The
force limiter is still switched on. The force limiter is only switched off, if yo
u attempt to close the window within the next
10 seconds -
the window closes now with full strength!
If you wait longer than 10 seconds, the 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 getting an arm, for example, jammed in the window!Window convenience operationYou can open and close the electrically po
wered 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 45. 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!Operational faultsElectrically operated powe
r windows do not operate
If the battery of the car has been disconnect
ed and then reconnected, the electrically
operated power windows do not operate. Th
e system must be activated. Proceed as
follows in order to re-establish the function:
Switch on the ignition,

slightly pull on the upper edge of the rele
vant button and hold it until the window
is closed,
release the switch,

you must pull the respective switch again in upward direction for approx. 3
seconds.
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Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
ClosingSliding closed/closing the sliding/tilting roof– Turn the switch to position
page 46, fig. 34
.
Safety closing The sliding/tilting roof is fitted with a force limiter. The sliding/tilting roof stops and moves back several centimetres when it ca
nnot be closed because there is something
in the way (e.g. ice). You can close the sliding/tilting roof completely without force limiter by pressing the sw
itch to the position
page 46, fig. 34
at the front for as
long as it takes for the sliding/
tilting roof to close completely

.
WARNING
Close the sliding/tilting roof carefully - risk of injury!Convenience operationYou can also close an open sliding/tilting roof from the outside. – Hold the key in the locking cylinder of the dr
iver's door in the lo
ck position or press
the lock button of the remote control unt
il the sliding/tilting roof is closed.
The closing operation stops when one re
leases the key or the lock button.
Note
The force limiter also operates for convenience closing.
Emergency operationFig. 35 Detail of the headliner: Points for
positioning screwdriver / opening for positioning
the keyYou can close and/or open the sliding/tiltin
g roof by hand if the system is defect.
– Position the flat blade of a screwdriver carefully against the rear edge of the cover
for the electrical drive at the points of the arrows
fig. 35
on the left.
–Pull the cover down.– Insert an Allen key, Group 4, up to the stop into the opening at the point of the
arrow and close and/or open
the sliding/tilting roof
fig. 35
on the right.
– Press on the cover again by first of all in
serting the plastic lugs and then pushing the
cover up.
– Have the malfunction rectified by a specialist garage.
Note
It is necessary after each emergency op
eration (using Allen key) to move the
sliding/tilting roof into the basic position
. Here you have to tu
rn the control dial
forward to the switch position
page 46, fig. 34
and press for about 10 seconds.
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48Lights and VisibilityLightsSwitching lights on and off

Fig. 36 Dash panel: Light switch / fuse box: Switch for daylight driving lightsSwitching on side lights– Turn the light switch
fig. 36
- left into position
.
Switching on the low beam and main beam– Turn the light switch into position
.
– Press the main beam lever forward in order to switch on the main beam
 page 52, fig. 40
.
Switching off lights (except daylight driving lights)– Turn the light switch into position O. During the engine start, the low beam
lights are switched off automatically.
On vehicles fitted with
right-hand steering
* the position of the switches differs to
some extent from the position shown on
fig. 36
. The symbols which mark the switch
positions are identical, however.
WARNING
Never drive with side lights on - risk of accident! The side lights are not bright enough to light up the road sufficiently in front of you or to be seen by other oncoming traffic. In this case, always switch on the low beam when it is dark or if visibility is poor.
Note

O n R S v e h i c l e s w i t h s e p a ra t e l i g h t s * f o r d a
ylight driving lights (in the bumper below
the main headlights) these lights also serve as side lights.
An audible warning will sound if you wi
thdraw the ignition key and open the
driver's door when the vehicle lights are still on.
The acoustic warning signal is switched off over the door contact when the driver's
door is closed (ignition off). The vehicle
can be parked with
the side lights on.

If the car is parked for a lengthy period,
we recommend switching off all lights, or
leaving only the parking lights switched on.
The switching on of the described lights
should only be undertaken in accordance
with the legal requirements.
In the event of cool or humid
weather conditions
, the headlights can be misted up
from inside.
 The temperature difference between interior and external area of the headlight lenses is decisive.  When the driving lights are switched on,
the light outlet surfaces are free from
mist after a short period. The headlight lens
es can possibly mist up at the border
areas.  It also concerns reverse light and turn signal lights.  This mist has no influence on th
e life of the lighting system.
“DAY LIGHT” *Activating daylight driving lights*– Remove the cover of the fuse box on
the left side of the dash panel
page 195.
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