2011 SKODA FABIA fold seats

Secure the stability of the bicycles with a strap
Fig. 59 Securing the bicycles with clamps/securing the bicycles with a strap
– To slacken the rubber part of the clamp, push both parts against each other
and open the clamp.
– Position the clamp with the rubber part to the front (in direction of travel) as
far as possible below the saddle support and close the clamp ⇒ fig. 59.
– When transporting two bicycles tension the strap ⇒ fig. 59
between the sad-
dles, by pushing the bicycles apart.
– Hang the carabines at the ends of the strap into the lashing eyes behind the
rear seats.
– Pull the strap through the tensioning clasp, first of all on the one side and
then on the other side.
– If it is necessary, the position of the bicycles in the vehicle can be additionally
rectified. WARNING
● When transporting passengers and objects, which require the seats to be
folded forwards, ensure the safety of the passengers being transported.
● Place the bicycles in the bicycle carrier in such a position that no collision
between the steering arm and the rear window can occur. Roof rack
General information CAUTION
● Only use roof racks approved by ŠKODA.
● If you use other roof rack systems or if the roof bars are not properly fitted,
then any damage which may result to your car is not covered by the warranty
agreements. It is therefore essential to pay attention to the fitting instructions
supplied with the roof luggage rack system.
● On models fitted with a power sliding/tilting roof, ensure that the opened slid-
ing/tilting roof does not strike any items of luggage transported on the roof.
● Ensure that the opened boot lid does not collide with the roof load. For the sake of the environment
The increased aerodynamic drag results in a higher fuel consumption. Note
If the vehicle (Estate) is not factory-equipped with a roof rack, it can be purchased
from the ŠKODA Original Accessories 
Attachment points for base roof carrier Fig. 60 Attachment points for base roof
carrier
Install
– Insert the attachment points of the roof rack into the mounts of the body so
that the pins of the attachment points grasp into the holes of the body. £ 65
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Storage compartments on the front passenger side ⇒ 
page 69 Storage compartment on the driver's side ⇒ page 70
Stowage compartment for spectacles ⇒ page 70
Stowage compartment in centre console ⇒ page 70
Storage compartment in the front seat ⇒ page 70
Front seat armrest with stowage compartment ⇒ page 71
Storage compartment in the front doors ⇒ page 71
Storage compartments in the luggage compartment ⇒ page 71
Flexible storage compartment ⇒ page 72
Clothes hooks ⇒ page 72
WARNING
● Please do not place anything on top of the dash panel. Such objects might
slide or fall down when driving (when accelerating or cornering) and may dis-
tract you from concentrating on the traffic situation - risk of accident!
● Ensure that when driving no objects from the centre console of from other
storage possibilities may get into the footwell of the driver. You would then
no longer be able to apply the brakes, operate the clutch or accelerator - risk
of accident! 
Storage compartments on the front passenger side Fig. 67 Dash panel: Storage compart-
ments on the front passenger side
On some vehicles, the storage compartments are not equipped with lids.
Opening and closing the storage compartments on the front passenger side
– Pull the handle of the lid in direction of arrow ⇒ 
fig. 67 and fold it open.–
Swivel the flap until it is heard to lock.
A pin holder is located inside the lower flap. WARNING
The storage compartments must always be closed when driving for safety rea-
sons. 
Cooling of storage compartment on front passenger side Fig. 68 Storage compartment: Using
cooling system
– You can switch the cooling system on or off using the control dial ⇒ fig. 68.
Opening the air inlet when the air conditioning system is on causes fresh or interi-
or air to flow into the storage compartment.
We recommend that you switch off the cooling if it is operating in the heating
mode or if you are not using the cooling system for the storage compartment.  69
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Front seat armrest with storage compartment
Fig. 73 Armrest: Storage compartment/open storage compartment
Fold the armrest
–
Press the bottom button on the face end of the armrest ⇒ fig. 73 on the left.
Fold the armrest forwards and release the button.
Opening stowage compartment
– Press the top button and fold up the cover of the storage compartment
⇒ fig. 73 on the right. Note
The moving space of the arms can be restricted if the armrest is folded down. In
city traffic the armrest should not be folded down. 
Storage compartment in the front doors Fig. 74 Stowage compartment in door
panelA bottle holder is located in the area
B of the storage compartment for the front
doors. WARNING
Use the area A ⇒ fig. 74
of the storage compartment only for storing objects
which do not project so that the effectiveness of the side airbag is not im-
paired. 
Removeable storage compartments in the luggage compartment Fig. 75 Removeable storage compart-
ments
A storage box is located on both sides in the side trim panel of the luggage com-
partment. ⇒ fig. 75 CAUTION
The removeable storage boxes are intended for storing small objects of up to
2.5 kg in weight.  71
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Glow plug system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
GSM
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
H
Halogen projector headlights with cornering light function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Hazard warning light system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Head airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Headlight cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Headlight flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Headlights Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Headlight cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Head restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Heated windscreen washer nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Recirculated air mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Heating the front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
I
Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Iinterior lighting Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Interior light Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Interior lighting Version 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Version 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Interior monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
36
Intermittent wiping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
JJacking points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
L
Lashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Leather care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Lights converting/masking over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Range adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Lights and Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Liquid in reservoir for windscreen washer system Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Lock Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 30 Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Locking and unlocking from inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Locking of the door in an emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Low beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 188 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Folding hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Lashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Luggage compartment - variable loading floor . . . 60
Luggage compartment cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58, 59
Luggage compartment door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Luggage net partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 M
Main beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
41, 45, 188
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Manual shifting of gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
MDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Memory for the on-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Connection with the hands-free system . . . . . . 99
Motoring abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Multi-functional indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
N New tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
O Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Oil change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Onboard computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Opening a single door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Opening the door Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Operation in winter Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
De-icing windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Overview of the engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . 154
PPaint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 210
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