2010 SKODA FABIA light

Instruments and warning lights
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WARNING

If you do not pay attention to the warning light coming on and the corre-
sponding descriptions and warning notes, this may result in injuries or major vehicle damage.
Always adjust your speed to suit weather, road, region and traffic condi-
tions. The route indicated by the warning light must not tempt you to disregard the national regulations for road traffic.
Caution
As long as the warning light

lig hts up, one m us t ta ke i nto acco unt an i ncrea se d fue l
consumption and in certain circumstan
ces a power reduction of the engine.
Note
Further information about
diesel particle filter
page 143, “Diesel particle filter*
(diesel engine)”.Seat belt warning light*

The warning light
 comes on after the ignition is sw
itched on as a reminder for the
driver and front passenger to fasten the seat
belt. The warning light only goes out if the
driver or front passenger has fastened his seat belt. If the seat belt has not been fastened by
the driver or front passenger, a permanent
warning signal sounds at vehicle speeds greater than 20 km/h and simultaneously the warning light
 flashes.
If the seat belt is not fastened by the dr
iver or front passenger during the next 90
seconds, the warning signal is deactivated and the warning light
 lights up perma-
nently. In case of a load on the front passenger se
at e.g. a bag (this is not recommended for
safety reasons) the warning light
 indicates that the seat belt is not fastened.
Further information on the seat belts
page 117, “Why seat belts?”.
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Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Unlocking and lockingKeyDescriptionFig. 23 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
fig. 23
- left, or with radio
remote control*
fig. 23
- right.
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 an authorised Škoda Servic
e Partner if you lose a key since he can
obtain a new one for you.Changing the battery in the remote control keyFig. 24 Remote control key - remove cover / remove batteryEach remote control key contains a batt
ery which is housed under the cover
 fig. 24
. If the battery is discharged, the red in
dicator light does not light up after
pressing a button on the remote control
fig. 23
. 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. 24
.
– 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.
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Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Switching child safety lock on– On vehicles without central locking system,
turn the slot of the safety lock on the
left door to the left
page 36, fig. 25
, on the right door turn it to the right.
– On vehicles with central locking system, turn
the slot of the safety lock on the left
door to the right, on the right door turn it to the left
page 36, fig. 25
.
Switching child safety lock off– On vehicles without central locking system,
turn the slot of the safety lock on the
left door to the right, on the right door turn it to the left.
– On vehicles with central locking system, turn
the slot of the safety lock on the left
door to the left, on the right door turn it to the right.
So long as the child safety lock is switched
on it is not possible to open the door from
the inside with the door opening lever. In th
is case the door can be opened only from
the outside.Central locking system*DescriptionUnlocking or locking the vehicle causes
all doors to be unlocked or locked at the same
time by the central locking system. The boot lid is unlocked when opening. It can be opened by pressing the hand grip above the licence plate. Operation of the central locking system is possible:
from the outside using the vehicle key
page 38;

using the buttons for the
central locking system
page 39;

by using the remote control
page 41.
Indicator light in the driver's door 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 38 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 43. Visit a specialist garage to obtain assist-
ance. Convenience operation of the windows One can open and close the electrically
powered windows when unlocking and
locking the vehicle
page 45.
Opening a single door* This function makes it possible to only unlock the driver's door. The other doors remain locked and are only unlocked when
the command is repeated. The single door
opening function can be first activated by recoding the control unit of the central locking system. This work is undertaken by a specialist garage which can give you more information. 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. The driver
can also unlock the vehicle
by pressing the button
 of the central locking system.
If you wish, you can have a specialist gara
ge activate the automatic locking function.
WARNING
Locking the doors prevents involuntary op
ening 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 door which is fitted with
a locking cylinder can be unlocked and
locked using the key if the central locking sy
stem fails. You can operate the rear doors
manually.
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Emergency locking of the door
page 39.
 Emergency unlocking of the boot lid
page 40.
Safe securingThe central locking system is equipped with a
safe securing
5) system. Locking the
vehicle from the outside causes the door lo
cks to be automaticall
y blocked. The indi-
cator light in the driver's door flashes. It is
not possible to open the doors with the door
handle ei the r fro m the ins id e or from the outsi de. T hi s a cts as an ef fe cti ve dete rrent for attempts to break into your vehicle. You can deactivate the safe securing system by locking twice within 5 seconds.The safe securing system is again activated
the next time the vehicle is unlocked and
locked again. If the vehicle is locked and the safe securing
system is deactivated, you can open the
vehicle from the inside by pulling on the d
oor opening lever. The door is unlocked and
opened at the same time.
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 vehicle
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. 26
.
– Pull on the door handle and open the door.
All the doors 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.

The indicator light in the driver's door stops flashing if the vehicle is not fitted with
an anti-theft alarm system*
page 42.
Note
If the vehicle is equipped with an anti-theft alarm system*, you must insert the key into the ignition lock and switch the ignition on within 15 seconds after unlocking 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.
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. 26
.
5)The equipment is only valid for some countries.
Fig. 26 Turning the key for unlocking and locking the vehicle
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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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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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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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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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