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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 arm back onto the windscreen.
The wiper arms move back into the rest position - after switching on the ignition and
after changing the position of the window wiper lever or when driving at a speed
greater than 6°km/h.
Wiper 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 out from the windscreen and position the wiper blade
at right angles to the wiper arm fig. 52 .
– Hold the window wiper arm at the top end with one hand.
– With the other hand unlock the locking button and remove the wiper blade in
the direction of arrow .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.
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Seats and StowageFront seatsBasic informationThe front seats have a wide range of differ ent settings and can thus be matched to the
physical characteristics of the driver and front passenger. Correct adjustment of the
seats is particularly important for:
safely and quickly reaching the controls;
a relaxed, fatigue-free body position;
achieving the maximum protection offered by the seat belts and the airbag
system.
WARNING
Never transport more occupants than the maximum seating in the vehicle.
Each occupant must correctly fasten the seat belt belonging to the seat.
Children must be fastened page 156, “Transporting children safely” with a
suitable restraint system.
The front seats and the head restraints must always be adjusted to match
the body size of the seat occupant as well as the seat belts must always be
correctly fastened in order to provide an optimal protection for you and your
occupants.
Always keep your feet in the footwell when the vehicle is being driven -
never place your feet on the instrument panel, out of the window or on the
surfaces of the seats. This is particular ly important for the front seat passenger.
You will be exposed to increased risk of injury if it becomes necessary to apply
the brake or in the event of an accident. If an airbag is deployed, you may suffer
fatal injuries when adopting an incorrect seated position!
It is important for the driver and front passenger to maintain a distance of at
least 25 cm from the steering wheel or dash panel. Not maintaining this
minimum distance will mean that the airbag system will not be able to properly
protect you - hazard! The front seats and the head restraints must always also
be correctly adjusted to match the body size of the occupant.
Ensure that there are no objects in the footwell as any objects may get
behind the pedals during a driving or braking manoeuvre. You would then no
longer be able to operate the clutch, to brake or accelerate.
Do not transport any objects on the front passenger seat except those
provided for this purpose (e.g. child safety seat) - risk of accident!
Adjusting the front seatsAdjusting a seat in a forward/back direction–Pull the lever fig. 55 up and push the seat into the desired position.
– Release the lever and push the seat further until the lock is heard to engage.Adjusting height of seat– Lift the seat if required by pulling or pumping lever upwards.
– Lower the seat if required by pushing or pumping lever downwards.Adjust the angle of the seat backrest– Relieve any pressure on the seat backrest (do not lean on it) and turn the hand- wheel fig. 55 to adjust the desired angle of the backrest.
WARNING (continued)
Fig. 55 Controls at seat
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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. 57 .
– 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. 57, 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 the remote control key 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.
– Press the unlock button page 44, after the successful assignment an audible
signal will sound. The setting is stored with the memory button which you have
selected.
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Fig. 57 Driver seat: Memory buttons and
SET button
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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.
After the successful assignment, the turn si gnal lights flash and an audible signal
will sound as a confirmation. The setting is stored with the memory button which you
have selected.
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. 57 . 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 44 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. 58 Head restraint: Adjusting / 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. 58 .
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– Move the head restraint downwards if required by pressing the locking button with
one hand in direction of arrow page 72, fig. 58 and by pressing with the other
hand the head restraint downwards.
Removing and installing a head restraint– Pull the head restraint out of the seat backrest as far as the stop.
– Press the locking button in the direction of arrow page 72, fig. 58 and pull the
head restraint out.
– To re-insert the head restraint, push it down into the seat backrest far enough until you hear the locking button engage.
The position of the front and rear outer head restraints is adjustable in height. The
middle rear head restraint is adjustable in two positions.
The head restraints must be adjusted to ma tch the size of the seat occupant. Correctly
adjusted head restraints together with the seat belts offer effective protection for the
occupants page 138, “Correct seated position”.
WARNING
The head restraints must be correctly adjusted in order to offer effective
protection for the occupants in the event of an accident.
Do not drive under any circumstance with removed head restraints - risk of
injury!
If the rear seats are occupied, the rear head restraint must not be in the
lower position.
Middle rear head restraint*IIn certain countries national legal provisions also require the equipment of the rear
seat with fixing eyes for child seat using the “Top Tether” system page 162. For vehi-
cles, which are equipped with such fixing eyes, a deviating sequence for removing the
middle head restraint must be observed.Removing and installing the rear middle head restraint– Pull the head restraint out of the seat backrest as far as the stop.
– Press the locking button in the direction of arrow fig. 59 and pull the head
restraint out.
– To re-insert the head restraint, push it do wn into the seat backrest far enough until
you hear the locking button engage.
WARNING
The head restraints must be correctly adjusted in order to offer effective
protection for the occupants in the event of an accident.
Do not drive under any circumstance with removed head restraints - risk of
injury!
If the rear seats are occupied, the rear head restraint must not be in the
lower position.
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– Pull on the levers
page 74, fig. 61 and fold the seat backrests of the rear exterior
seats onto the seat cushion as far as the stop.
– Fold the middle rear seat backrest forwards in the same way, then pull once more on the lever page 74, fig. 61 and press the seat backre st downwards until it is
heard to lock into a lower position.
– Pull the lever page 74, fig. 62 up and then fold the seat fully forwards.
– Secure the folded forward seat with the aid of the fixing belt to a guide rod of the head restraint for the front seat page 74, fig. 62 .
WARNING
Immediately secure the folded forward seat with the aid of the fixing belt to
a guide rod of the head restraint for the front seat - there is a risk of injury as
soon as the vehicle starts off.
If the seat is not in the rear end position, damage can occur to the locking
bolts if the seat is unlocked.Caution
Make sure that the storage compartment, th e ashtray and the cup holder in the rear
part of the centre console are closed (o therwise these could get damaged) before
folding forward the rear middle seat.
Note
Please refer to the following guidelines page 138, “Correct seated position for the
driver”.
Removing seatsFig. 63 Unlocking the folded forward seat / carrying handles on the seat cushionUnlocking and removing seats– Unlock the folded forward seat by pressin g the seat locks in direction of arrow
fig. 63 .
– Remove the seat by way of the carrying handles on the seat cushion fig. 63
and .
Note
The outer seats are not replaceable alternatively. In the rear area the left seat is marked
with the letter L and the right seat with the letter R.
Note
Please refer to the following guidelines page 139, “Correct seated position for the
occupants on the rear seats”.
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Adjusting seats in crosswise directionMoving seats in crosswise direction– Remove the middle seat page 75.
– Fold the outer seat forwards page 74 and lock it page 75, fig. 63 .
– Move the folded forward and unlocked seat on the guide towards the middle of the vehicle up to the stop.
– Lock the seat at the end of the guide fig. 64 .Move seats into the initial positionLocking seats and folding back into position– If the seat is removed, first of all position it on the guide and lock the seat fig. 64 .
Check for yourself that the seat is correctly locked by pulling it up. – Fold the seat into the horizontal position until it is heard to lock. Check for yourself
that the seat can no longer be lifted by pulling it up.
– Push the lever fig. 65 and fold the backrest back in to position. Check for yourself
that the seat backrest is engaged.
– Take the belt tongue out of the safety holder.
– Close the guide loop of the seat belt on the side of the outer seats until it is heard to lock.
WARNING
The belt locks and the belts must be in their original position after folding
back the seat cushions and the seat backrests - they must be ready to use.
The seat backrests must be securely interlocked in position so that no
objects in the luggage compartment can slide into the passenger compartment
if there is sudden braking - risk of injury!
When folding the seat backrest always make sure that it has safely locked
into position, this is confirmed by the position and a visible marking on the
cover of the lever.Note
The seat belts of the outer seats must always be guided through the guide loops next
to the head restraints. Otherwise the seat belts can slip behind the seat.Folding table on the middle seat backrest*
Fig. 64 Locking the seatFig. 65 Folding the seat backrest back
into position
Fig. 66 Rear seats: Armrest
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– The middle seat backrest can be folded
page 74, “Folding rear seats forwards”
forwards and used as armres t or table with cup holder page 76, fig. 66 .
– You can place two cups or beverage cans into the recesses.
Note
If the middle rear seat backrest should be folded forward for lengthy periods, then
make sure that the belt locks are not located below it - this can result in permanent
damage to the upholstery.Seat heating of the front seats*You can electrically heat the seat cushions and the seat backrests of the front seats.Front seats– You can switch on and regulate the seat heating of the driver or front passenger
seat by pressing the surface of the regulator at the point at which the symbol is
located
fig. 67 .
– With one press, you can switch the heating to highest intensity which is indicated by the lighting up of the three warning lights in the switch.
– With repeated pressing of the switch, the intensity of the heating is down-regulated up to the switch-off. The intensity of the heating is indicated by the number of illu-
minated warning lights in the switch.
WARNING
If, as an occupant, you have a subdued pain and/or temperature sensitivity, e.g.
through medication, paralysis or because of chronic illness (e.g. diabetes), we
recommend not to use the seat heating. This can lead to burns on the back, the
posterior and the legs which are difficult to heal. If the seat heating is used, we
recommend to make regular breaks in your journey when driving long
distances, so that in specific cases as mentioned above the body can recuperate
from the stress of the journey. Please consult your doctor, who can evaluate
your specific condition.
Caution
You should not kneel on the seats or otherwise apply pressure at specific points in
order to avoid damaging the heating elements of the seat heaters.
Do not use the seat heating if the seats ar e not occupied by persons or if objects
are fastened or stored on them, for example a child seat, a bag etc. A fault of the heating
elements in the seat heating can occur.
Do not clean the seats moist page 197.Note
The seat heating should only be switched on when the engine is running. This has
a significant effect of saving on the battery capacity.
If the on-board voltage drops, the seat heating is switched off automatically, in
order to provide sufficient electrical energy for the engine control.
PedalsConcerning a secure depressing of the peda l, you should use only footmats from the
Škoda genuine accessories.
Operation of the pedals must not be hindered!
WARNING
Greater pedal distances may be needed when there is a fault in the brake
system.
Fig. 67 Dash panel: Regulator for front
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