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The load of the occupants is cushioned when plunging into the fully inflated air-
bag and the risk of injury to the entire upper body (chest, stomach and pelvis) is
reduced on the side facing the door.

Important safety information on the side airbag Correct use of the airbag system considerably reduces the risk of
injury!
WARNING
● It is essential to always switch off ⇒ page 119, Deactivating airbags the
front passenger front airbag 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 in-
juries 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.
● Your head should never be positioned in the deployment area of the side
airbag. You might suffer severe injuries in the event of an accident. This ap-
plies in particular to children who are transported without using a suitable
child safety seat ⇒ page 123, Child safety and side airbag.
● If children adopt an incorrect seated position when travelling, they may be
exposed to an increased risk of injury in the event of an accident. This can re-
sult in serious injuries ⇒ page 121,

What you should know about transporting
children!.
● There must not be any further persons, animals as well as objects posi-
tioned between the occupants and the deployment area of the airbag. No ac-
cessories, such as a can holder, should be attached to the doors.
● Only hang light items of clothing on the clothes hooks to the vehicle. Nev-
er leave any heavy or sharp-edged objects in the pockets of the items of cloth-
ing.
● Ensure that there are no excessive forces, such as violent knocks, kicks
etc., impact on the backrests of the seats otherwise the system may be dam-
aged. The side airbags would not be deployed in such a case! WARNING (Continued)
● Any seat or protective covers which you fit to the driver or front passenger
seats must only be of the type expressly authorized by ŠKODA
. In view of the
fact that the airbag inflates out of the backrest of the seat, use of non-ap-
proved seat or protective covers would considerably impair the protective
function of the side airbag.
● Any damage to the original seat covers in the area of the side airbag mod-
ule must be repaired without delay by your specialist garage.
● The airbag modules in the front seats must not display any damage, cracks
or deep scratches. It is not permissible to use force in order to open the mod-
ules.
● Any work on the side airbag system including removing and installing sys-
tem components because of other repair work (e.g. removing seats) must only
be carried out by a specialist garage. 
Head airbags
Description of the head airbags The head airbag together with the side airbag offers enhanced oc-
cupant protection in the event of a side collision.
Fig. 107 Installation position of the
head airbags
The head airbags are positioned above the doors on both sides in the interior of
the car ⇒ fig. 107. The installation positions of the head airbags are each marked
with the “AIRBAG

” logo. £ 117
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WARNING (Continued)
● There must not be any other persons (e.g. children) or animals between
the car occupant and the deployment area of the head airbag. In addition,
none of the occupants should lean their head out of the window when driving,
or extend their arms and hands out of the window.
● The sun visors must not be swivelled to the side windows into the deploy-
ment area of the head airbags if any objects, such as ball-point pens etc. are
attached to them. This might result in injuries to the occupants if the head air-
bag is deployed.
● Installing impermissible accessories in the area of the head airbags may
considerably impair the protection offered by the head airbag in the event of it
being deployed. When the deployed head airbag is inflated, parts of the acces-
sories fitted may in certain circumstances be thrown into the interior of the
car and cause injuries to the occupants ⇒ page 169.
● Any work on the head airbag system including installing and removing sys-
tem components because of other repair work (e.g. removing headliner) must
only be carried out by a specialist garage. 
Deactivating airbags Deactivating airbags If any airbags have been deactivated, switch them on again as
soon as possible so that they are able to again provide their proper
protection.
There is the technical means installed within your vehicle to switch off the front,
side or head airbag (take out of commission).
This is why you should have the deactivation of the airbags carried out by a spe-
cialist garage.
On vehicles equipped with the switch for deactivation of the airbags, you can de-
activate the front passenger front airbag by means of this switch ⇒ page 120.Deactivation of airbags is envisaged only for particular instances, such as if:
●
You must in exceptional cases use a child seat on the front passenger seat
where the child is seated with its back to the direction of travel (in some countries
this must be in the direction of travel due to other legal regulations applying)
⇒ page 121, Important safety information regarding the use of child safety seats ;
● you are not able to maintain the distance of at least 25 cm between middle of
steering wheel and chest, despite the driver seat being correctly adjusted;
● special attachments are required in the area of the steering wheel because of
a physical disability;
● you have installed other seats (e.g. orthopaedic seats without side airbags).
Monitoring the airbag system
The functionality of the airbag system is also monitored electronically when one
airbag has been switched off.
If the airbag was switched off using diagnostic equipment:
● The airbag indicator light lights up for 3 seconds each time the ignition is
switched on and then flashes after that for about 12 seconds.
If the airbag was switched off using the airbag switch on the side of the dash
panel:
● the airbag indicator light in the instrument cluster comes on for about 3 sec-
onds each time the ignition is switched on;
● switching off the airbag is indicated by the lighting up of the indicator light in
the display       in the middle of the dash panel ⇒ fig. 109 - right. Note
Your authorised ŠKODA Service Partner will be able to advise you whether nation-
al legislation in your country allows airbags in your vehicle to be deactivated, and
which ones.  119
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Switch for the front passenger front airbag
Fig. 109 Switch for the front passenger airbag/indicator light for a switched off front seat
passenger airbag
Only the front passenger front airbag is deactivated with the switch.
Deactivating an airbag
– Switch off the ignition.
– Turn the slot of the airbag switch using the ignition key in the direction of the
arrow to the position OFF ⇒ fig. 109
- left.
– Check whether the airbag indicator light in the display       in
the middle of the dash panel lights up when the ignition is switched on
⇒  fig. 109 - right.
Switching on an airbag
– Switch off the ignition.
– Turn the slot of the airbag switch using the ignition key in the opposite direc-
tion of the arrow to the position ON ⇒ fig. 109 - left.
– Check whether the airbag indicator light in the display 
     in
the middle of the dash panel does not light up when the ignition is switched
on ⇒  fig. 109 - right.
The airbag should only be switched off under exceptional circumstances
⇒  page 119.
Indicator light in display 


  (airbag switched off)
The airbag indicator light is located in the middle of the dash panel ⇒ fig. 109 -
right. If the airbag is
switched on, the airbag indicator light comes on for a few seconds
after switching on the ignition.
In cases where the front passenger airbag is switched off the airbag indicator
light comes on for a few seconds after switching on the ignition, goes out for
about a second and then comes on again.
There is a system fault present in the airbag switch off ⇒  if the indicator light
flashes. WARNING
● The driver is responsible for whether the airbag is switched on or switched
off.
● Only switch off the airbag when the ignition is switched off! Otherwise a
fault can occur in the system for the airbag deactivation.
● If the warning light 
  (airbag switched off) flashes:
– Front passenger airbag is not deployed in the event of an accident!
– It is also important to have the system inspected without delay by a
specialist garage. 120
Airbag system

Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
replenishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Warning light
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Coolant level Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Coolant quantity Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Coolant temperature/coolant level Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Coolant temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Cornering light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Correct seated position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Counter for distance driven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Cruise control Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Cup holder front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
D
Dash panel insert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Daylight driving lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 189
De-icing the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Deactivating an airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Defrosting rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Diesel engines Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Diesel particle filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Direction indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Distance driven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Door
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Driving economically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Driving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
E EDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Electrically adjustable rear mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Electrical power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Electric sliding/tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Electronic Differential Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Electronic stability programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Electronic stability programme (ESP) Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Emergency locking of the door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Engine starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Engine compartment Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Engine electronics Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
replenishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Engine revolutions counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Environmental compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136, 139
ESP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Exhaust gas Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Exhaust gas inspection Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Exterior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Exterior mirror heater
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
F
Fastening elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
First-aid box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Fixing net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43, 189 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 22
Fog lights with the function CORNER . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Foldable luggage compartment cover . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Force limiter of the power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Front armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Front headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Diesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 136 Saving energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Fuel reserve Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Full wheel trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Fuse Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
G Gearbox mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
General view Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 209
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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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