2011 SKODA FABIA child seat

WARNING (Continued)
● Children are exposed to an increased risk of injury in the event of an acci-
dent if they lean forward or adopt an incorrect seated position when the vehi-
cle is moving. This particularly applies to children who are transported on the
front passenger seat if the airbag system deploys in the event of an accident.
This can result in severe or even fatal injuries.
● It is important that the belt webbing is properly routed if the seat belts are
to offer their maximum protection ⇒ page 111, How are seat belts correctly fas-
tened?. Pay particular attention to the information provided by the manufac-
turer of the child safety seat regarding correct routing of the belt. Seat belts
which are not correctly adjusted can themselves cause injuries even in minor
accidents.
● Safety belts must be checked to ensure that they are running properly.
One should also ensure that the belt is not damaged by sharp-edged fittings.
● It is essential to always switch off the front passenger front airbag when
attaching a child safety seat to the front passenger seat where the child is
seated with its back facing in direction of travel ⇒ page 119. If this is not done,
there is a risk of the child suffering severe or even fatal injuries if the front
passenger front airbag is deployed. When transporting a child on the front
passenger seat, please comply with the appropriate national regulations re-
garding the use of child safety seats. 
Use of child safety seats on the front passenger seat Child safety seats should always be attached to the rear seats.
Fig. 110 Sticker on the centre column of
the body on the front passenger side.We recommend, for safety reasons, that you always mount a child restraint sys-
tems on the rear seats whenever possible. If you still decide, however, to use a
child safety seat on the front passenger seat then you must pay attention to the
following warnings in connection with the use of the airbag system on the front
passenger seat. WARNING
● Warning - particular hazard! Never use a child safety seat on the front pas-
senger seat in which the child is seated with its back facing the direction of
travel. This child safety seat is positioned in the deployment area of the front
passenger airbag. The airbag may cause the child severe, or even fatal injuries,
in the event of it being deployed.
● This is also clearly stated on the sticker which is located on the centre col-
umn of the body on the front passenger side ⇒ fig. 110. The sticker is visible
upon opening the front passenger door. For some countries, the sticker is also
affixed to the sun visor of the front passenger.
● It is essential to always switch off the front passenger front airbag when a
child safety seat is nevertheless attached to the front passenger seat where
the child is seated with its back facing in direction of travel ⇒ page 119
, Deacti-
vating airbags. If this is not done, there is a risk of the child suffering severe or
even fatal injuries if the front passenger front airbag is deployed. When trans-
porting a child on the front passenger seat, please comply with the appropri-
ate national regulations regarding the use of child safety seats.
● If the front passenger front airbag has been switched off by a specialist
garage using the vehicle system tester, the side and head passenger airbag
remains switched on. Please comply with any differing national legal regula-
tions regarding the use of child safety seats.
● If a child safety seat in which the child faces in the direction of travel is
used on the front passenger seat, the front passenger seat must be moved
back and to the top fully. Move the seat backrest into the vertical position.
● You should have the front passenger airbag (or airbags) reactivated just as
soon as you no longer use a child safety seat on the front passenger seat. 122
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Child safety and side airbag
Children must never be seated in the deployment area of the side
airbags and head airbags.
Fig. 111 Unprotected child/Child properly protected by safety seat
In the event of a side collision, the side airbags offer the vehicle occupants en-
hanced protection.
The side airbags are inflated in fractions of a second in order to be able to provide
this protection
⇒ page 116, Function of the side airbags
.
The airbag develops such a strong force that an occupant who has not adopted an
upright seated position may suffer injuries from the airbag or as a result of objects
which are located within the deployment area of the side airbag.
This applies particularly to children if they are not transported in accordance
with legal requirements.
The child is protected when seated in a child safety seat matching its age. Ade-
quate room is available between the child and the deployment area of the side
airbag and head airbag. The airbag offers optimal protection. WARNING
● It is essential to always switch off ⇒ page 119
the front passenger front air-
bag when attaching a child safety seat on the front passenger seat where the
child is seated with its back facing in direction of travel (in some countries also
when the child is facing the direction of travel). If this is not done, there is a
risk of the child suffering severe or even fatal injuries if the front passenger
front airbag is deployed. When transporting a child on the front passenger
seat, please comply with the appropriate national regulations regarding the
use of child safety seats.
● When transporting a child on the front passenger seat, please comply with
the appropriate national regulations regarding the use of child safety seats.
● Children must never be seated with their head in the deployment area of
the side airbag - risk of injury!
● Do not place any objects within the deployment area of the side airbag -
risk of injury! 
Child seat Classification of child seats into groups Only child safety seats which have an official approval and are suit-
able for the child, may be used.
ECE-R 44 standard applies to child safety seats. ECE-R means: Economic Commis-
sion for Europe - Regulation.
Child safety seats which have been tested for conformity to ECE-R 44 standard
have a non-detachable test seal (a large E within a circle and below this the test
number) attached to the seat.
Child safety seats are classified in 5 groups: Group Weight
0 0 - 10 kg ⇒ page 124
0+ up to 13 kg ⇒ page 124
1 9 - 18 kg ⇒ page 124
2 15 - 25 kg ⇒ 
page 125 3 22 - 36 kg ⇒ 
page 125 £ 123
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Children who are more than 1.50 m in height or who weigh more than 36 kg can
use normal seat belts without a seat bolster.

Use of child seats An overview of the usefulness of child seats on each of the seats according to the
ECE-R
44 standard: Child seat
of the group Front passenger
seat Rear seat
outside Rear seat
middle 0 U U

+
T U
0+ U U

+
T U
1 U U

+
T U
2 and 3 U U U
Universal category - seat is suitable for all approved types of child safety
seats.
The seat can be fitted with fixing eyes for the
“ISOFIX ”system.
The seat is equipped as standard with the fixing system
“Top Tether”.
Child seats of group 0/0+ Fig. 112 Child seats of group 0/0+
The optimal solution for babies of up to about 9 months old weighing up to 10 kg
or children up to about 18 months old weighing up to 13 kg is a child safety seat
which is fastened in the opposite direction of travel ⇒ 
fig. 112

.
U +
T Child seats in which the child is facing with its back towards the direction of
travel should not be used on the front passenger seat when the vehicle is fitted
with a front passenger airbag
⇒ 

page 122, Use of child safety seats on the front
passenger seat. WARNING
● It is essential to always switch off the front passenger front airbag at a
specialist garage or with the switch for front passenger airbag when attaching
in exceptional circumstances a child safety seat on the front passenger seat
where the child is seated with its back facing in direction of travel ⇒ page 120.
● Please comply with any differing national legal regulations regarding the
use of child safety seats.
● If this is not done, a child seated on the front passenger seat may suffer
severe or even fatal injuries if the front passenger airbag or airbags are de-
ployed.
● You should have the front passenger airbag (or airbags) reactivated just as
soon as you no longer use a child safety seat on the front passenger seat. 
Child safety seats in Group 1 Fig. 113 Child seat with padded table in
Group 1 installed on rear seat bench fac-
ing the direction of travel
Child seats in Group 1 are for babies and small children up to 4 years of age with a
weight of between 9 and 18 kilograms. It is best for children in the lower range of
this group, to use a child seat which allows the child to sit with its back to the di-
rection of travel. It is best for children in the upper range of the Group 0+, to use a
child seat which allows the child to sit ⇒ fig. 113 in the direction of travel. £124
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Child seats in which the child is facing with its back towards the direction of
travel should not be used on the front passenger seat when the vehicle is fitted
with a front passenger airbag
⇒ 
page 122, Use of child safety seats on the front
passenger seat. WARNING
● It is essential to always switch off the front passenger front airbag at a
specialist garage or with the switch for front passenger airbag when attaching
in exceptional circumstances a child safety seat on the front passenger seat
where the child is seated with its back facing in direction of travel ⇒ page 120.
● Please comply with any differing national legal regulations regarding the
use of child safety seats.
● If this is not done, a child seated on the front passenger seat may suffer
severe or even fatal injuries if the front passenger airbag or airbags are de-
ployed.
● You should have the front passenger airbag (or airbags) reactivated just as
soon as you no longer use a child safety seat on the front passenger seat. 
Child safety seats in Group 2 Fig. 114 Child seat in Group 2 installed
on the rear seat facing the direction of
travel
For children up to about 7 years of age weighing between 15 and 25 kg the opti-
mal solution is a child safety seat in combination with the three-point seat belt
⇒ fig. 114 . WARNING
● When transporting a child on the front passenger seat, please comply with
the appropriate national regulations regarding the use of child safety seats.
Switch off the front passenger airbag if necessary at a specialist garage or
switch it off with the switch for front passenger airbag ⇒ page 120.
● The shoulder part of the seat belt must run approximately across the mid-
dle of the shoulder and fit snugly against the chest. It must on no account run
across the neck. The lap part of the seat belt must run across the pelvis and
fits snugly; it must not run over the belly. Tighten the belt webbing over your
hip if necessary.
● Please comply with any differing national legal regulations regarding the
use of child safety seats. 
Child safety seats in Group 3 Fig. 115 Child seat in Group 3 installed
on the rear seat facing the direction of
travel
For children of about 7 years of age weighing between 22 and 36 kg and of a
height of less than 150 cm, the optimal solution is a child safety seat (seat bolster)
in combination with the three-point seat belt ⇒ fig. 115.
Children who are more than 1.50

m in height or who weigh more than 36 kg can
use normal seat belts without a seat bolster. £ 125
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WARNING
● When transporting a child on the front passenger seat, please comply with
the appropriate national regulations regarding the use of child safety seats.
Switch off the front passenger airbag if necessary at a specialist garage or
switch it off with the switch for front passenger airbag ⇒ page 120.
● The shoulder part of the seat belt must run approximately across the mid-
dle of the shoulder and fit snugly against the chest. It must on no account run
across the neck. The lap part of the seat belt must run across the pelvis and
fits snugly; it must not run over the belly. Tighten the belt webbing over your
hip if necessary.
● Please comply with any differing national legal regulations regarding the
use of child safety seats. 
Attaching a child seat using the “ISOFIX” system Fig. 116 Push locking eyes (ISOFIX system)/ISOFIX child seat into the installed mounting fun-
nels
There are two locking eyes between the rear exterior seat backrest and the sur-
face of the seat itself on both sides for fixing the “
ISOFIX” system child seat in
place.
– Insert the mounting funnels A onto the locking eyes
B between the seat
backrest and the seat cushion ⇒ fig. 116 .
– Push the notched arms of the child seat into the locking eyes until they are
heard to lock in place ⇒ fig. 116 .
– Pull on both sides of the child seat! One can mount a child safety seat using the

“ISOFIX” system quickly, easily and
reliably. Please pay close attention to instructions from the manufacturer of the
child safety seat when installing and removing the seat.
Child seats fitted with the “ISOFIX

” system can only be mounted and fixed in a ve-
hicle fitted with an “ISOFIX” system when these child seats have been released
for this type of vehicle according to the ECE-R 44 standard.
Child safety seats with the fixing system “ISOFIX” can be obtained from ŠKODA
Original Accessories.
Complete installation instructions are enclosed with the child safety seat. WARNING
● The locking eyes have just been developed for child safety seats which use
the “

ISOFIX” system. You should therefore never attach other child safety
seats, seat belts or objects to the locking eyes - hazard!
● Before using a child seat with an “ISOFIX” system that you bought for an-
other vehicle, it is recommended that you consult an authorised ŠKODA

Serv-
ice Partner whether the child seat is suitable for your vehicle.
● Certain child seats which use the “ISOFIX” system can be attached with
standard three-point seat belts. Please pay close attention to instructions
from the manufacturer of the child safety seat when installing and removing
the seat. Note
● Child seats which use the “
ISOFIX” system are currently available for children
weighing up to about 18 kg. This corresponds to an age range up to 4 years.
● The child seats can also be fitted with the “Top Tether” system ⇒  page 127
.126
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Attaching child seat using the “Top Tether” system
Fig. 117 Rear seat: Top Tether
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
⇒ 
fig. 117.
Always perform the installation and removal of the child seat using the “Top Teth-
er” system as stated in the instructions from the manufacturer of the child seat. WARNING
● Attach the child seats with the “Top Tether” system only to the points pro-
vided for this purpose
⇒ fig. 117.
● On no account should you equip your vehicle, e.g. mount screws or other
anchorage points.
● Pay attention to the important safety information regarding the use of
child seats ⇒ page 121. Note
Store the remaining part of the belt for the “Top Tether” system in a textile pock-
et, which is located at the child seat.  127
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Accessories, changes and replacement of parts
General ŠKODA vehicles have been built according to the latest discoveries in safety engi-
neering. Thus one should not change the condition in which the vehicle was deliv-
ered from the manufacturer without some thought.
If you want to retrofit the vehicle with accessories, if a vehicle part is to be re-
placed with a new one, or when technical changes are to be made, the following
instructions must be observed:
●
Advise should always be obtained from an authorised ŠKODA Service Partner
before buying any accessories or parts and before making any technical changes
⇒  .
● The guidelines and instructions issued by ŠKODA must be observed when
making technical changes.
Adhering to the prescribed procedures will prevent any kind of damage to the ve-
hicle, and its travelling and operating safety will be maintained. The vehicle also
complies with German road transport regulations (StVZO). More information is
available from an authorised ŠKODA
Service Partner who can also perform the
necessary work properly.
Interference on the electronic components and their software can lead to opera-
tional faults. This interference can also impair systems that are not directly affec-
ted because the electronic components are networked. In other words, the vehi-
cle's road-worthiness may be put at risk and increased wear on parts may arise.
Any damage caused by technical changes made without consent by ŠKODA is ex-
cluded from the warranty – see the warranty certificate. WARNING
● Work or modifications on your vehicle, which have been carried out unpro-
fessionally, can cause operational faults - risk of accident!
● We advise you, in your own interest, to only use ŠKODA Original Accesso-
ries and ŠKODA Original Parts which have been expressly approved for use on
your vehicle. Reliability, safety and suitability have been established for
ŠKODA Original Accessories and ŠKODA Original Parts.
● Although we constantly monitor the market, we are not able to assess or
warrant the parts even though in some instances such parts may have a type
approval or may have been approved by a nationally recognised testing labo-
ratory. Note
● ŠKODA Original Accessories and ŠKODA
Original Parts can be bought from au-
thorised ŠKODA Service Partners who also professionally undertake the assembly
of parts which were purchased there.
● We recommend having all work undertaken by an authorised ŠKODA Service
Partner.
● All ŠKODA Original Accessories and Original Parts from the Original Accessories
catalogue, such as a towing device, child seats, etc. are authorised.
● We recommend that you also buy car stereos, aerials or other electrical acces-
sories from an authorised ŠKODA Service Partner, who should also carry out the
installation.  169
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Index
A
Abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
ABS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Adjusting seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 106
Adjusting the steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Head airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Recirculated air mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Alternator Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Antilock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Antilock brake system (ABS) Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Assistance systems Start-stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Auto Check Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Auto Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Emergency programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Selector lever-emergency unlocking . . . . . . . . . . 96
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Automatic vehicle wash systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Automatic wiper/washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 AUX-IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Avoiding damage to your vehicle
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
140
B
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 159 change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Operation in winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Before setting off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Belt tensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Bicycle holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Boot lid Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Brake Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Brake system Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Button on the driver's door Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Electrical power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
C Car jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170, 174
Car state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
unlock
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Changing wheels around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Check engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Children and safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Child safety seat on the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Classification into groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Chrome parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Climatronic Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Recirculated air mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Setting temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Climatronic (automatic air conditioning) . . . . . . . . . 79
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Clothes hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Cockpit General view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Convenience operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Converting/masking over headlights . . . . . . . . . . 140 208
Index