2011 SKODA OCTAVIA ECO mode

General information
Owner's Manual This Owner's manual describes
all possible equipment variants without identify-
ing them as special equipment, model variants or market-dependent equipment.
Consequently, this vehicle does not need to contain all of the equipment compo-
nents described in this Owner's manual.
The scope of equipment for your vehicle is described in the sales documentation
you were given when purchasing the car. For more information, contact your local
ŠKODA retailer. Ð
Symbols in the text of the operating instructions Explanation of symbols
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Important information Safety instructions WARNING
● Concentrate fully at all times on your steering! As the driver you are fully
responsible for road safety. Only use the system so that you are in full control
of your vehicle in every traffic situation - risk of accident!
● Adjust the volume to ensure that acoustic signals from outside, e.g. sirens
from vehicles which have the right of way, such as police, ambulance and fire
brigade vehicles, can be heard at all time.
● High volumes can cause hearing damage.
● For safety further information see ⇒ page 31, Safety information regard-
ing the use of the navigation system . ÐWarranty The equipment warranty terms and conditions also apply for new vehicles.
After the expiration of the warranty, a piece of equipment in need of repair can be
replaced with a reconditioned, original item with spare part warranty. It is, howev-
er, a precondition that the housing has not been damaged and no unauthorised
attempts have been made to carry out repairs. Note
The warranty does not relate to:
● Damage and defects due to improper handling of the equipment,
● Damage and defects from unprofessional repair attempts,
● Devices with damage to the exterior. Ð
Screen cleaning CAUTION
● Do not use solvents such as turpentine or petrol as they may corrode the dis-
play surface.
● Carefully handle the display because dents and scratches can occur through
pressure of the finger or contact with sharp objects. Note
The display can be cleaned with a soft cloth and finger marks can be wiped away
with pure alcohol. Ð
Signal receipt Car parks, tunnels, tall buildings or mountains can disrupt the radio and GPS signal
even causing it to fail completely.
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General information

Anti-theft protection
The anti-theft coding of your navigation system prevents an operation of the sys-
tem after a voltage interruption, e.g. during a vehicle repair or after theft. After
disconnecting the battery, disconnecting the navigation system from the on-
board voltage of the vehicle and after a fuse failure, the code must be entered be-
fore the vehicle can be used again.
Enter code
– If a keypad appears after switching on with the command to enter the code,
the unit can be unlocked by entering the correct four-digit code number. The
number of the possible attempts is shown in the second touch-screen line.
– Press a digit from 0 to
9 on the digit block displayed on the screen. The digit
is accepted in the entry line.
– After a four-digit order has been entered, the group of digits will turn grey (in-
active) and no further digits can be accepted in the entry line.
– Press  on the touch-screen to erase the digits in the entry line from right to
left and thereby correct your input, if necessary.
– If the correct code is displayed in the entry line, press the function key OK .
Code number
The code number can only be called up
“online” via the ŠKODA system, as this
guarantees even more effective anti-theft protection. Please contact your author-
ized ŠKODA Service Partner, if necessary.
Incorrect code number
If an incorrect code is confirmed after entry of the code, the procedure can be re-
peated once again . The number of possible attempts is shown in the second line
on the touch-screen.
If the code is entered incorrectly a second time, the unit will be blocked for ap-
prox. one hour. It is possible to enter again the safety code after one hour has ex-
pired, when the unit and the ignition have been switched on.
If two invalid attempts are then made again, the navigation system will be
blocked again for an hour.
The cycle - two attempts, blocked for an hour - will continue to apply. Note
The code is normally stored in the instrument cluster. This ensures that it is auto-
matically decoded (convenience coding). Manual input of the code is normally not
necessary. Ð
Special functions Parking aid
If your vehicle is equipped with a

“parking aid” and after it is activated, the dis-
tance to the obstacle is shown in the display.
Climatronic
If you vehicle is equipped with Climatronic, information from Climatronic is shown
in the display. Ð
Equipment overview 
- Button
– for switching the equipment on and off (press)
– Volume adjustment for audio source currently being played
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RADIO - Radio operation
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MEDIA - MEDIA operation
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PHONE - Telephone operation
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TONE - tone and volume settings
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MAP - Map display
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NAV - Navigation operation
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TMC - Displaying TMC traffic alerts
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SETUP - Settings in the individual operating modes
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 and
 - buttons for moving forwards/backwards
– RADIO-Mode - for the selection of the stations from the preset
list.
– MEDIA-Mode - for the selection of the previous or following
track.
– TV-Mode - for the selection of the TV stations.
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Alternatively, you can move the sliding regulator on the touch-screen to the
bottom and top by touching the function keys  and
 .
– You can move the sliding regulator in the setting bar  by pressing the func-
tion key - or
+ e.g. with DVD mode settings.
If none of the function keys are displayed on the touch-screen when the unit is
switched on (e.g. when a DVD is playing), press briefly on the touch-screen so that
the currently available function keys are shown.
“
Sliding regulator”
The vertical bar at the edge of the display E ⇒ fig. 1
between the arrow keys and
 is referred to as the “sliding regulator”. It indicates that further menu en-
tries become visible if the sliding regulator is moved completely to the bottom.
“Pop-up window”
A function key with an arrow  behind another function key shows the presently
selected set-up, e.g. with Fav. TMC station:

Automatic
F
⇒
 fig. 1 .
If you press the function key 
... on the touch-screen, a so-called “pop-up win-
dow” will open in which all possible set-up options are displayed.
Briefly press the desired set-up option. The pop-up window will disappear and the
newly selected set-up option is displayed in the function key 
... . To close the
pop-up window without changing the set-up, press the function button in the
pop-up window  .
“Check box

”
Some functions can only be switched on or off.
There is a so-called “check-box” G ⇒ 
fig. 1 in front of a function which can only be
switched on or off. A tick in the check box  indicates that the function is switch-
ed on, an empty check box , indicates that it is switched off.
Briefly press the corresponding function key for switching on or off.
Example menu
Press the button ABC →
DEF - these buttons must be pressed one after the oth-
er.
■ XYZ - Description of a function key in the first menu level
■ XYZ - Description of a function key in the second menu level
■ XYZ - Description of a function key in the second menu level
■ XYZ - Description of a function key in the first menu level
ÐInput screen with keypad
Fig. 2 Example of an input screen with keypad/ input screen with numbers
The input screen appears for instance when entering a folder name for storing
MP3 data on the hard disk or when searching for the name of a special destina-
tion.
– Press OK to accept a character sequence offered by the system or press
 to
delete the characters in the entry line.
– When in the entry window, press on a character shown on the keypad block to
accept it into the entry line.
– You can also delete or change the character sequence in the entry line as well
as insert additional characters.
– Press OK to accept the indicated character sequence in the entry line. By
pressing  the input screen will be closed without the entries being accep-
ted.
Further input possibilities:   - Displaying the entries matching the selection. The function key moves to
the list of entries matching the selection.
 - returns from any menu point to the previous menu point
 - Displaying the entries matching the selection.
 - changes from upper case to lower case and vice versa.
 - switches to the input screen for numbers and special characters
A..Z - switches to the input screen for letters
- Enter a space
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General information

Voice control of the radio navigation system
General information
Introduction Thanks to this equipment, you can operate a few functions of your navigation sys-
tem via the microphone installed in the vehicle; a so-called “Speak what you see
on the touch-screen” system.
You can use the voice control in the operating modes RADIO, MEDIA, PHONE, MAP
and NAV .
You can adjust the volume during the call at any time by turning the control but-
ton 1 .
Switch on voice control (dialogue)
● Press the button  .
Switching off voice control (dialogue)
● After running the voice command, voice control switches off automatically.
● By pressing one of the buttons which are located on the side of the touch-
screen of the unit or by touching the touch-screen (if the button Fade out is not
pressed in the help display).
● By pronouncing the command “Cancel ”.
● If the system does not receive a command or does not recognise the command
while the dialogue is switched on, it answers with the question
“Pardon?” and
thus makes it possible to pronounce a new command. If the system does not re-
ceive a second voice command, you will be offered help. If the system does not
receive a third voice command, you receive the message “ Cancel” and the voice
control switches off.
Optimum understanding of the commands depends on several factors:
● Speak with a normal tone of voice without intonation and excessive pauses.
● Avoid a bad pronunciation.
● Do not use any abbreviations - always pronounce the full command.
● Do not speak, if the system makes an announcement. As long as the system
has not finished the announcement, it will not react to an additional command.
● Close the doors, windows and sliding roof, in order to avoid disturbing influen-
ces of the environment on the understanding of the commands. ●
We recommend to speak louder at higher speeds; but with a calm voice, so
that the increased surrounding noise does not drown out the command.
● During the dialogue limit additional noise in the vehicle, e.g. simultaneously
talking occupants.
● The microphone for voice control is directed to the driver as well as to the
front passenger. Therefore the driver and the front passenger can operate the
unit. Ð
Dialogue The period of time in which the system is ready to receive voice commands and to
carry them out is called a
dialogue. The system reacts with an audible feedback
and guides you through the individual functions.
Selecting long and short dialogue
The nature of the dialogue can be set by pressing the button  on the unit and
by pronouncing the command

“long dialogue ” or “short dialogue ”.
The nature of the dialogue can also be set manually in the operating mode SETUP
→ Voice control →
Dialogue style →
Long or
Short .
If you select the short dialogue, the system shortens some messages or replaces
them by an audible signal (gong), thus the operation is accelerated.
If you select the long dialogue, the system gives the whole message without
shortening it.
The entered voice commands are the same for the long and short dialogue.
Interrupt messages
The message just given can be ended by briefly pressing the button  on the
unit. Thus, it is possible to pronounce an additional voice command sooner. Ð
Voice commands The voice control is only possible in the following languages:
Czech, English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Italian .8
Voice control of the radio navigation system

Due to the large number of possible voice commands, we give here only a few ex-
amples. Therefore, please observe the system guidelines when entering voice
commands.
The system only recognises 30 000 entries (i.e, it will only recognise 30 000 of
the largest cities for the selected country, for example, in the operating mode
NAV
. If the desired city is not included in the 30 000 entries, it cannot be pro-
nounced normally, but it must be entered by spelling it out.
Call up the general information for the voice control by briefly pressing the button  on the unit and by pronouncing the command “Instructions”. Then you hear a
message that the instructions are divided into seven parts. If you want more de-
tailed information about individual parts of the instructions, pronounce for exam-
ple the command
“Manual part 2”.
Call up the general help for individual operating modes by briefly pressing the but-
ton  on the unit and by pronouncing the command “Help short commands”

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Changing between the operating modes
If you wish to change between the operating modes after switching on the voice
control, always pronounce the name of the operating mode in which you wish to
change. This means, if you are in the operating mode RADIO and you wish to
change into the operating mode MEDIA pronounce the command “Media”. Always
pronounce the names of the operating modes PHONE, MAP, NAV as “Telephone,
map, navigation ”.
In each operating mode, you can also use the voice commands for other operating
modes - the device automatically switches between the different operating
modes.
Voice command “Help”
Help can be called up by pronouncing the command “ Help”. Depending on the op-
erating mode in which you are, the help given will offer different possibilities. If
the possibilities offered are not sufficient, pronounce the command “further op-
tions”.
If you pronounce the command “Help”, you can hear a message on how the com-
mand should be correctly pronounced (e.g. “auto Zoom ”).
Help display
If you want the help to be displayed on the touch-screen of the unit, you must on-
ly activate it (then deactive it) manually in the operating modes SETUP → Voice control →
Visual help . The help display can be set separately for each operating mode in the system (this
means, if you only set the help display for the operating mode
MAP, it is only dis-
played in this operating mode).
The range of these commands is indicated in the pop-up window Possible com-
mands are:
If you do not wish the help display to be shown when the dialogue is switched on,
pronounce the command

“Fade out” while you are in the help display or press the
function key Fade out . The help display is shown again after repeatedly switching
on the dialogue.
Voice recording
In the operating modes PHONE, NAV and RADIO a short voice recording can be set
up; after pronouncing the recorded term the desired command is carried out (e.g.
in the operating mode PHONE, a voice recording can be set up besides a tele-
phone contact and after pronouncing it the system carries out the selection pro-
cedure. Ð
Further voice commands If you wish to scroll through the lists in the operating modes
MEDIA, PHONE, NAV,
RADIO (e.g. in the operating mode RADIO in the list of the radio station), you must
pronounce the command

“next page” or “previous page”.
If you are in a list in which the details are shown (e.g. in the operating modes NAV,
New dest. ,
Last destinations ), pronounce the command “Options for entry
” and then
select a number by pronouncing the command
“Options for entry 3” or “Info for
entry 3 ”.
Certain voice commands in the operating mode RADIO
If you pronounce the command “Read station list ”, the system reads the list of
the radio stations. The desired selected radio station can be selected by briefly
pressing the button  on the unit during the message, then the system offers
selection possibilities for the selected entry.
If you directly pronounce a station name, the system switches over to the desired
station.
Examples for voice commands in order to operate buttons on the touch-screen of
the unit:
● “next station ”  ●
“previous station”  9
Voice control of the radio navigation system

Certain voice commands in the operating mode MEDIA
Examples for voice commands in order to operate buttons on the touch-screen of
the unit or examples for voice commands for which no help display is indicated:
● “Back”  - return one step back and end the dialogue (function key
 can
also occur in other operating modes),
● “Up ”  ,
● “Next title ”  ,
● “Previous title ”  ,
● “Pause”  ,
● “Play ”
 ,
● “Bluetooth audio ”  .
Certain voice commands in the operating mode PHONE
The digits zero to nine are permitted. The system detects no continuous digit
combinations such as twenty-three, but only individually spoken digits (two,
three).
You can enter the telephone number as a continuous row, as individually spoken
digits (the whole number at once) or in the form of digital blocks (separated by
short pauses). After each digital block (separated by a short pause) the system re-
peats the detected digits.
Before entering the digits, you can enter additionally a symbol
“Plus (+)” for inter-
national calls.
If you pronounce the command “Read out telephone book ”, the system reads out
the telephone book. The desired telephone contact can be selected by briefly
pressing the button  on the unit during the message, then the system offers
selection possibilities for the selected entry.
Certain voice commands in the operating mode MAP
Examples for voice commands in order to operate buttons on the touch-screen of
the unit or examples for voice commands for which no help display is indicated:
● “Driving direction ”  and “Direction North ” - changes the orientation of the
map,
● “Move map ”
- moves the map, then pronounce the command “ to the left”, “to
the right”, “up”, “down”,
● “Position map ” or “Reset display” - if the display of the current position  on
the map has moved with the complete map from the centred position to both
sides, to the top or to the bottom, the map is again centred. ●
“Orientation zoom ”
, “Rocket zoom”  - briefly switches the map display to the
overview display (small scale). It returns again to the last display (large scale) after
a few seconds,
● “Zoom in” + or “zoom out”
- - enlarges or reduces the map scale.
● “Show info ” - shows info (e.g GPS coordinates) of the entry which was dis-
played in the map.
● “Save ”
 - if you wish to save for example the selected route in the operating
mode NAV .
Certain voice commands in the operating mode NAV
If you pronounce the name of the desired city and the system is not sure about
the entry made or the name of the city is identical to other cities, it offers a list of
cites with the utmost probability. You can scroll through the commands
“next
page” or “ previous page” in the list, then chose the desired city by pronouncing
the command e.g. “Number 1 ” or “1”.
While in the operating mode NAV, the system does not allow you to enter post co-
des. Ð10
Voice control of the radio navigation system

■
 Show VIP destination symbols - displays destinations saved as favourites in the
map with the symbol from the selected favourite category
■  Show speed limitation - the current speed limitation for the current road section
is displayed in the screen Ð
Setup Navigation Press the button
SETUP and then the function key
Navigation .
■  Suggest 3 alternative routes - suggests 3 alternative routes for the destination
⇒  page 34, Function key

“Options”
■ Nav. announcements - sets up navigation announcements
■ Off - switches off
■ Dynamic - spoken driving recommendations are only provided when you
have left the calculated route, for example on the basis of announced traf-
fic problems.
■ On - switches on
■ Time display - setup the time display in the lower part of the map
■ Time of arrival - displays time of arrival
■ Remaining time - displays remaining driving time
■ My points of interest - import your own points of interest from the memory card
■ Define home address - edit “Home address”
⇒
 page 35, Function key “  Home”
■ Destination entry - displays screen for entering the destination
⇒  page 34,
Function key “  Address”
■ Current position - saves the current position as a home address
■ Delete - Delete numbers
■ Edit - edits home address
■ Set current position - saves the current position as a home address
■ Advanced navigation settings - advanced navigation settings
■  Demo mode - start a virtual route guidance
■ Enter start location - enter start location for the demo mode
■ Av. speed for time calc. - the time of arrival or the journey time is calculated in
the demo mode based on the configured average speed
■ Fast - high speed
■ Medium - medium speed
■ Low - low speed
ÐSetup Traffic information Press the button
SETUP and then the function key
Traffic information .
■ Favourite TMC station - set your preferred TMC station
■ Automatic - automatic TMC station finding
■ select favourite TMC station from a list
■ TMC filter - setup display of the traffic reports
■ All - displays all current traffic reports
■ On Route - only display traffic annoncements which relate to the route be-
ing driven
■ Traffic programme (TP) - switches traffic programme on/off
⇒ page 15, Traffic
Program TP Ð
Setup Voice control Press the button
SETUP and then the function key
Voice control .
■ Dialogue style - sets up dialogue style
⇒ page 8, Dialogue
■ Visual voice command help - Visual voice command help displays an overview of
the most important commands in a pop-up. The visual voice command help
can be set separately for each operating mode in the system (this means, if
you only set the

“help display” for the operating mode MAP, it is only displayed
in this operating mode).
■ Delete voice tags - deletes your voice entries
■ All - deletes all stored entries
■ Telephone book - phonebook
■ Radio memory - radio memory
■ Navigation memory - navigation memory
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Setup Video Press the button
SETUP and then the function key
Video .
■ Audio language - sets up the language of the voice output
■ Menu language - sets the language for the DVD menu
■ Subtitles - subtitles
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SETUP

RADIO mode
Main menu RADIO Fig. 4 Main menu RADIO
– Press the button RADIO - main menu
RADIO
Function key Band■
FM - Frequency band FM
■ AM - Frequency band AM
The frequency band can also be changed by repeated pressing of the RADIO but-
ton.
Function key Station list●
Opens the list of all FM stations which are currently in range. If one of the sta-
tions in the station list is already saved, the number of the preselection is dis-
played.
Function key Presets■
Presets 1...6 - displays preset keys 1 - 6
■ Presets 7...12 - displays preset keys 7 - 12
■ Presets 13...18 - displays preset keys 13 - 18
■ Presets 19...24 - displays preset keys 19 - 24
Toggle between radio station presets with the buttons  or
 - using the Set-
tings
“arrow keys” ( Presets appears on the display) or aall FM stations which are
currently in range ⇒ page 11, Setup Radio.
Save radio stations in the station list - set the required radio station and keep
the function key 1 to
24 pressed until you here the signal tone. Function keys
Extras ■
Scan - auto--play all stations in the current frequency band, each station for
around five seconds. Press the set button 15 or function key

Scan again to
end the automatic play of the currently heard radio station.
■ TP - switches traffic programme on/off
⇒
 page 15, Traffic Program TP
■ Switch off display - it is possible to switch the display to energy saving mode-
the display goes black and the current information about the audio source is
shown in the bottom row. The display can be switched on again by touching
the touch-screen or by pressing any button, except the control button.
Function key Man. Radio stations can be set manually by turning the button
15 or with the function
keys 
 in the display row at the bottom.
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Traffic Program TP Press the button
RADIO and then the button
Extras →
TP - switches on/off the
traffic programme alerts.
The display “TP ” in combination with a station name (e.g. in the station or preset
list), indicates a traffic programme station.
Irrespective of which radio station is heard, an additional receiver part in the unit
ensures that a traffic programme station can always be received as long as the
traffic programme function is switched on.
The availability of traffic programme alerts is identified by the letters “TP ” at the
top right of the display.
If no traffic programme station can be received because, for example, radio recep-
tion is interrupted in general,

“ No TP ” will be displayed instead of “TP ”.Ð 15
RADIO mode