Transporting children safely
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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.
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It is essential to always switch off the front passenger airbag when
attaching a child safety seat to the fr ont passenger seat where the child is
seated with its back facing in direction of travel page 96. If this is not done,
there is a risk of the child suffering severe or even fatal injuries if the front
passenger airbag is deployed. In certain countries national legal provisions also
require that the side and head airbags be deactivated. When transporting a child
on the front passenger seat, please comp ly with the appropriate national regu-
lations regarding 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.W e r e c o m m e n d , f o r s a f e t y r e a s o n s , t h a t you always mount a child restraint systems
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
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Warning - particular hazard! Never use a child safety seat on the front
passenger seat in which the child is seated with its back facing the direction of
travel. This child safety seat is position ed in the deployment area of the front
passenger airbag. The airbag may cause th e child severe, or even fatal injuries,
in the event of it being deployed.
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This is also clearly stated on the sticker which is located on the centre
column of the body on the front passenger side fig. 103 . The sticker is visible
upon opening the front passenger door. Fo r some countries, the sticker is also
affixed to the sun visor of the front passenger.
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However, if you still want to attach a child safety seat to the front passenger
seat where the child is seated with its back facing in direction of travel you must
switch off the front passenger airbag page 95, “Deactivating an airbag”. If
this is not done, there is a risk of the child suffering severe or even fatal injuries
if the front passenger 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.
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If the front passenger airbag has been switched off by a specialist garage
using the vehicle system tester, the si de and head passenger airbag* remains
switched on. In certain countries national legal provisions require that besides
the front passenger airbag also the side or head passenger airbags are deacti-
vated. Please comply with any differing national legal regulations regarding the
use of child safety seats.
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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 fully.
For vehicles with height adjustable fron t passenger seat, the seat must be put
in the highest position.
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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
deployed. Have the airbag (or ai rbags) deactivated if necessary page 95,
“Deactivating an airbag”.
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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.
WARNING (continued)
Fig. 103 Sticker on the centre column of
the body on the front passenger side.
WARNING (continued)
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Index
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Correct seated position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Counter for distance driven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Cup holder front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59DDaylight driving lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Deactivatingan airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Deactivating an airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Defrosting rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
De-icing the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Detachable towing device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Diesel engines Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Direction indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Distance driven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Door Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Driving economically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112EEDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Electric power-operated window Operational faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Electrically adjustable exterior mirror . . . . . . . . . . 48
Electronic Differential Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Electronic stability programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Electronic stability programme (ESP) Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Emergency wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Engine
starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Engine compartment Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Engine coolant temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Engine electronics Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
replenishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Engine oil level Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Engine revolutions counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Environmental compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112, 115
ESP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Exhaust gas Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Exhaust gas inspection Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Exterior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Exterior mirror heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
FFirst-aid box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Fixing net Combi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Octavia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Front armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Diesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Saving energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Fuel reserve Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Full wheel trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
GGauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
General view Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Glow plug system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24HHandbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Hazard warning light system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Head airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Head restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Headlight flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Headlights Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Heated windscreen washer nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Recirculated air mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9IIgnition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
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