2010 SKODA OCTAVIA TOUR boot

Instruments and warning lights
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The maximum distance indicated in both memories is 99 hours and 59 minutes. The
indicator is set back to null if this period is exceeded.Warning against excessive speeds*An acoustic warning signal will sound when the vehicle speed exceeds 120 kilometres
per hour. The acoustic warning signal will switch off again when the vehicle speed goes
below this speed limit.
This function is only valid for some export countries.Information display*Introduction
The information display provides you with information in a convenient way
concerning the current operating state of your vehicle . The information system also
provides you with data (depending on the equipment installed in the vehicle) relating
to the radio and multi-functional indicator.
Certain functions and operatin g conditions are always being checked on the vehicle
when the ignition is switched on and also while driving.
Functional faults, if required repair work and other information are indicated by red
symbols and yellow symbols.
Lighting up of these symbols is combined with an acoustic warning signal.
Information and text s giving warnings are also shown in the display page 25.
The display of text is possible in the following languages: Czech, English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese.
The desired language can be set by a specialist garage.
The following information can be shown in the display (depending on the equipment
installed on the vehicle):
Fig. 22 Instrument cluster: large
information display
Menu
 page 23
Door and boot lid warning
page 23
Displays of the multi-functional indicator
page 16
Fig. 23 Instrument cluster: small
information display
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Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Menu– You can activate the menu by pressing the rocker switch fig. 25 for more
than 1 second.
– You can select individual menu points by means of the rocker switch . The selected information is displayed after pr essing the button for a short time or
after releasing the rocker swit ch (after about 4 seconds). You can select the following information (d
epending on the equipment installed on
the vehicle):
After selecting the menu point DISPLAY OFF the display is switched off. Press the
rocker switch for more than 1 seco nd to switch the display on again.
The Information CAR STATUSflashes in the menu if there is something which is not in
proper order on the vehicle (e.g. warning of a low fuel level). The first warning will be
displayed after switching over to CAR STATUS. You can then display other operating
conditions afterwards using the switch-o ver function (such as water level low).
Door and boot lid warningThe door and boot lid warning lights up if at least one door or the boot lid is not closed.
The symbol displays the respective opened door and boot lid.
The symbol goes out as soon as the doors and the boot lid are completely closed.
As an additional warning signal, a 3 time peep sounds if the car is driven at a speed of
more than 6km/hour and if the door is open.Auto Check ControlCar stateThe Auto Check Control carries out a chec k of certain functions and vehicle compo-
nents. The check is performed constantly when the ignition is switched on, both when
the vehicle is stationary, as well as when driving.
Operational faults, urgent repairs, service work or other information appear in the
display of the instrument cluster. The disp lays are shown with a red or yellow light
symbol depending on the priority of the message.
Warning symbols or warning lights
 page 25
Displays of the Service Interval Display
page 18
Displays of the radio
Fig. 24 Information display:
MenuFig. 25 Information display:
Control elements
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TRIP COMPUTER (AUTO COMPUTER)
 page 19
CAR STATUS
page 23
DISPLAY OFF
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In this case have the engine inspected without delay by a specialist garage.
The following text will be displayed in the information display*:
OIL SENSOR WORKSHOP!
WARNING

If you must stop for technical reasons, then park the vehicle at a safe
distance from the traffic and switch off the engine and switch on the hazard
warning light system page 48.

The red oil pressure light

is not an oil level indicator! One should there-
fore check the oil level at regular inte rvals, preferably after every refueling
stop.
Open door*

The warning light
 comes on, if one or several doors are opened.
The warning light on vehicles fitted with information display comes on when switching
the ignition off. If a door or the boot lid is opened.
The warning light on vehicles fitted with information display goes out after switching
the ignition off.
Antilock brake system (ABS)*

The warning light
 shows the functionality of the ABS and the Electronic Differential
Lock (EDL)*.
The warning light comes on for a few seconds after the ignition has been switched on
or when starting the engine. The warning light goes out after an automatic check
sequence has been completed.
A fault in the ABS
The system is not functioning properly if the ABS warning light
 does not go out
within a few seconds after switching on the ignition, does not light up at all or lights up
while driving. The vehicle will only be br aked by the normal brake system. Visit a
specialist garage as quickly as possible and adjust your style of driving to take account of the fault in the meantime since you will no
t know the extent of the fault and in how
far the effect of the antilock brakes is affected.
Further information about ABS page 126, “Antilock brake system (ABS)*”.
A fault in the entire brake system
If the ABS warning light
 comes on together with the brake system warning light

(handbrake must be released), there is a fault not only in the ABS but also in another
part of the brake system .
Electronic Differential Lock (EDL)*
The EDL is a part of the ABS. A fault in the EDL is indicated by the lighting up of the ABS
warning light
 in the instrument cluster. Have the vehicle inspected immediately by
your nearest specialist garage.
Models fitted with ESP are equipped with electronic differential lock (EDL).
If a significant fault occurs in the ABS syst em, a warning signal sounds additionally (3
peeps).
Further information on the EDL page 124.
WARNING

If the brake system warning light
 comes on together with the ABS
warning light
 stop the vehicle immediately an d check the brake fluid level in
the reservoir page 154, “Brake fluid”. If the fluid level has dropped below the
MIN marking, do not drive any further - risk of accident! Obtain professional
assistance.

Pay attention to the following instruct ions before checking the brake fluid
level and opening the bonnet page 148, “Working in the engine compart-
ment”.

If the brake fluid is at the correct leve l, the ABS control function has failed.
The rear wheels may then block very rapi dly when braking. In certain circum-
stances, this can result in the rear end of the car breaking away - risk of skid-
ding! Drive carefully to the nearest sp ecialist garage and have the fault
rectified.
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Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Locking from outside
The securing knob will move upwards or downwards in the door when
unlocking or
locking.
Locking from inside
All closed vehicle doors are locked by pressi ng in the securing knobs from the inside.
The doors cannot be opened from the outs ide when the securing knobs have been
pressed in. The vehicle doors can be opened from the inside as follows:

the door is unlocked by actu ating the door-opening lever;

The door opens upon actuating the door-opening lever again.Note

The opened door cannot be locked with the securing knob. This prevents the
possibility of forgetting the key in the locked vehicle.

The opened side doors at the rear and the front passenger door are locked by
pressing in the securing knob and slamming the door closed.

Please refer to the safety guidelines page 35.
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. 31 .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 possible 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 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 page 38, fig. 34 .
Operation of the central locking system is possible:
from the outside using the vehicle key page 37,

using the button for the central locking system page 37,

by using the remote control page 39.

with the securing knobs in the doors page 37, fig. 33 - only for vehicles which
are not fitted with electrically operated power windows (only for locking).
Warning light and securing knobs in the doors
All the securing knobs move upwards when unlocking.
The driver door must be closed when locking. Other doors can also be closed after
locking.
Fig. 31 Child safety locks on the
rear doors
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All the securing knobs move downwards when locking. If this is not the case, the rele-
vant door must be opened on ce again and properly closed.
The warning light flashes in the driver door, next to the securing knob, to confirm that
the vehicle has been correctly locked. The warning light will not flash if the safe
securing system is deactivated page 36.
This is not the case, however, for vehicles with an anti-theft alarm system* since the
indicator light is showing that the system is active.
Convenience operatio n of the windows
One can open and close the electrically powered windows when unlocking and
locking the vehicle page 43, “Window convenience operation”.
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.
If you wish, you can have a sp ecialist garage activate the function of the single door
opening mode.
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 doors 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 38.

After locking the vehicle via the central lo cking system, optically check if all the
doors have been locked - posi tion of the securing knobs.
Safe securingThe central locking system is equipped with a safe securing 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 handle either from the inside or from the
outside. This acts as an effective deterrent for attemp ts to break into your vehicle.
If you lock the vehicle with a key or a remo te control key, you can deactivate the safe
securing system by locking two times within 2 seconds.
The warning light in the driver door will not flash if the safe securing system is deacti-
vated.
This is not the case, however, for vehicles with an anti-theft alarm system* since the
indicator light is showing that the system is active.
The safe securing system is again activated the next time the vehicle is unlocked and
locked again.
The doors can be opened from the inside if the vehicle is locked and the safe securing
system is deactivated:
the door is unlocked by actuating the door-opening lever;

The door opens upon actuating the door-opening lever again.
WARNING
If the vehicle is locked from the outsid e 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 inte rior monitor* is however not activated.
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Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Unlocking the vehicle using the key– Turn the key in the locking cylinder of th e driver's door to the left in the unlock
position fig. 32 .
– 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 posi tion. On vehicles
fitted with anti-theft alarm system the wi ndow operation is only possible 45 seconds
after deactivation of the warning system.

The indicator light in the driver's door stop s flashing if the vehicle is not fitted with
an anti-theft alarm system* page 40.Note
If the vehicle is equippe d 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 to the right in the lock posi-
tion fig. 32 .
All the doors and the boot lid are locked.

The switched on interior lights will switch off over the door contact.

The windows and the electric sliding/ti lting 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.Button for the central locking systemIf the vehicle is not locked from outside, you can unlock an d lock the vehicle with the
button in the driver door.Locking all doors and the boot lid– Press button fig. 33 . The symbol
 in the button comes on.
Fig. 32 Turning the key for
unlocking and locking the
vehicle
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Fig. 33 Button for the central
locking system
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Unlocking all doors and the boot lid
– Press button page 37, fig. 33. 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.

If the driver door is opened, it cannot be locked; in order to avoid inadvertently
locking the vehicle. You then have to lock the door separately after closing them.

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 buttons for the central locking system do not operate
if the safe securing system is activated.Emergency locking of the doorsUse the securing knobs in the doors fo r an emergency locking of the doors page 37,
fig. 33 .
After closing the door, you can no longer open it from outside. 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 switched on, it is necesary to also open
the door from outside besides pulling twice on the inner door handle.
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. On vehicles with central locking*, the
boot lid is automatically unlocked and locked with the other locks.Opening the boot lid– Press on the handle fig. 34 and at the same time raise the boot lid.Closing the boot lid– Pull the boot lid down and close 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 opened 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!
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Fig. 34 Handle of boot lid
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Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Remote control*DescriptionThe vehicle can be unlocked and lock ed using the radio remote control.
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, 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.
Unlocking and locking car
Unlocking the vehicle

– Press button 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 36.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 vehicle 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.
The safe securing system along with the anti-theft alarm system are, however, deacti-
vated during these 30 seconds.
In addition, when the car is unlocked, the electrically adjustable seats and exterior
mirrors* move into the position assigned to this key. The stored setting of driver seat
and exterior mirrors is retrieved.
The turn signal lights flash once to confir m that the vehicle has been correctly locked.
If the turn signal lights do not flash, ch eck the doors, bonnet and boot lid again to
ensure that they are closed. If the doors, the bonnet or the boot lid remain open when
the anti-theft alarm system is activated, the turn signal lights do not flash until after
they have been closed.
When the vehicle is unlocked or locked, the interior lights in the door contact are auto-
matically switched on or off.
Fig. 35 Folding key with radio
remote control
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