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Seats and StowageFront seatsBasic informationThe front seats have a wide range of differ ent settings and can thus be matched to
the physical characteristics of the driver and front passenger. Correct adjustment of
the seats is particularly important for:•
safely and quickly reaching the controls,
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a relaxed, fatigue-free body position,
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achieving the maximum protection offered by the seat belts and the airbag
system.
WARNING
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Never transport more occupants than the maximum seating in the vehicle.
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Each occupant must correctly fasten the seat belt belonging to the seat. Chil-
dren must be fastened  page 97, “Transporting children safely” with a suitable
restraint system.
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The front seats and the head restraints must always be adjusted to match
the body size of the seat occupant as well as the seat belts must always be
correctly fastened in order to provide an optimal protection for you and your
occupants.
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Keep your feet in the footwell at all ti mes while driving. Never place your feet
on the dash panel, out of the window or on the seats. This is particularly impor-
tant for the front seat passenger. You will be exposed to increased risk of injury
if it becomes necessary to apply the brak e or in the event of an accident. If an
airbag is deployed, you may suffer fata l injuries when adopting an incorrect
seated position!
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It is important for the driver and front passenger to maintain a distance of at
least 25 cm from the steering wheel or dash panel. Not maintaining this
minimum distance will mean that the airbag system will not be able to properly
protect you - hazard! The front seats and the head restraints must always also
be correctly adjusted to match the body size of the occupant.
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Ensure that there are no objects in the footwell as any objects may get
behind the pedals during a driving or braking manoeuvre. You would then no
longer be able to operate the clutch, to brake or accelerate.
Adjusting the front seatsAdjusting a seat in a forward/back direction–Pull the lever fig. 47 up and push the seat into the desired position.
– Release the lever and push the seat further until the lock is heard to engage.Adjusting height of seat*– Lift the seat if required by pulling or pumping lever upwards.
– Lower the seat if required by pushing or pumping lever downwards.Adjust the angle of the seat backrest– Relieve any pressure on the seat backrest (do not lean on it) and turn the hand-
wheel fig. 47 to adjust the desired angle of the backrest.Adjusting lumbar support*– Turn the wheel until you have set the most comfortable curvature of the seat
upholstery in the area of your spine.
The driver's seat should be adjusted in such a way that the pedals can be fully
pressed to the floor with slightly bent legs.
The seat backrest on the driver's seat sh ould be adjusted in such a way that the
upper point of the steering wheel can be easily reached with slightly bent arms.
Fig. 47 Controls at seat
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– Press the locking button in the direction of arrow , press simultaneously the
locking button into the opening using a flat screwdriver with a width of
maximum 5 mm and pull out the head restraint page 50, fig. 49 .
– To re-insert the head restraint, push it down into the seat backrest far enough
until you hear the locking button engage.
WARNING
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The head restraints must be correctly adjusted in order to offer effective
protection for the occupants in the event of an accident.
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Do not drive under any circumstance with removed head restraints - risk of
injury!
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If the rear seats are occupied, the rear head restraint must not be in the
lower position.
Rear seatsFolding the rear seats forwardsFig. 50 Fold the seat cushion forwards/unlock the seat backrestTo enlarge the luggage comp artment, the rear seats can be folded forwards, if
necessary remove the seat cushions. The rear seats can be folded forward individ-
ually on vehicles with divided rear seats*.Folding seats forwards– Before folding the rear seats forwards, you must adapt the position of the front seats in such a way that they are not damaged when the rear seats are folded
forwards. – Pull up the seat cushion in direction of
arrow and fold forwards in direction
of arrow  fig. 50.
– Press the unlocking knob and fo ld the seat backrest forwards.
If the front seats are too far back, we recommend that you have the rear head
restraints removed before the seat backrests are folded forward. Store the removed
head restraints in such a way that they cannot be damaged or soiled. Observe the
guidelines page 53, “luggage compartment”.
Move seats into the initial positionMove seats into the initial position– Install the head restraint in th e slightly lifted seat backrest.
– Place the rear lateral seat belt be hind the edge of the side trim panel
 fig. 51 .
– Then push the seat backrest back into the upright position until the securing knob clicks into place - check by pulling on the seat backrest.
– Make sure that the red pin is covered fig. 50 .
– Move the seat cushion into its original position.
WARNING
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The belts and the belt locks must be in their original position after folding
back the seat cushions and the seat ba ckrests - they must be ready to use.
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The seat backrests must be securely interlocked in position so that no
objects in the luggage co mpartment can slide forwar ds if there is sudden
braking - risk of injury!
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WARNING
If you or the passenger have a subdued pa in and/or temperature sensitivity, e.g.
through medication, paralysis or because of chronic illness (e.g. diabetes), we
recommend not to use the seat heating at al l. This can lead to burns on the back,
the posterior and the legs which are difficult to heal. If the seat heating is used,
we recommend to make regular breaks in your journey when driving long
distances, so that in specific cases as mentioned above the body can recuperate
from the stress of the journey. Please consult your doctor, who can evaluate
your specific condition.
Caution
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You should not kneel on the seats or otherwise apply pressure at specific points
in order to avoid damaging the heating elements of the seat heaters.
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Do not use the seat heating if the seats are not occupied by persons or if objects
are fastened or stored on them, for example a child seat, a bag etc. A fault of the
heating elements in the seat heating can occur.
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Do not clean the seats moist page 125.Note
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The seat heating should only be switched on when the engine is running. This
has a significant effect of saving on the battery capacity.
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If the on-board voltage drops, the seat heating is switched off automatically, in
order to provide sufficient electrical energy for the engine control.
PedalsConcerning a secure depressing of the peda l, you should use only footmats from the
Škoda genuine accessories.
Operation of the pedals must not be hindered!
WARNING
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Greater pedal distances may be needed when there is a fault in the brake
system.
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Do not place any footmats or other additional floor coverings in the area of
the pedals in order to ensure that all the pedals can be fully depressed and are
able to return unobstructed to their initial position - risk of accident!
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There must be no objects on the floor which could roll under the pedals. You
would then no longer be able to apply the brakes, operate the clutch or acceler-
ator - risk of accident!
luggage compartmentLoading the luggage compartmentPlease observe the following in the interest of having good handling characteristics
of your vehicle:
– Distribute the items of luggage as evenly as possible.
– Place heavy objects as far forward as possible.
– Attach the items of luggage to the lashing eyes or the fixing net* page 54.
In the event of an accident, there is such a high kinetic energy which is produced by
small and light objects that they can cause severe injuries. The magnitude of the
kinetic energy depends on the speed at which the vehicle is travelling and on the
weight of the object. The speed at which the vehicle is travelling is in this case the
more significant factor.
Example: In the event of a frontal collis ion at a speed of 50 km/h, an unsecured
object with a weight of 4.5 kg produces an energy, which corresponds to 20 times
its own weight. This means that it results in a weight of approx. 90 kg. You can
imagine the injuries that can occur, if this “bullet” is flying through the interior
compartment and hits an occupant.
WARNING
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Stow the objects in the luggage compartment and attach them to the lashing
eyes.
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Loose objects in the passenger compar tment can be thrown forward during
a sudden manoeuvre or in case of an ac cident and can injure the occupants or
other oncoming traffic. This risk is still increased, if the objects which are flying
around are hit by a deployed airbag. In this case, the objects which are thrown
back can injure th e occupants - hazard.
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Please note that the handling properti es of your vehicle may be affected
when transporting heavy objects as a result of the displacement of the centre of
gravity. The speed and style of driv ing must be adjusted accordingly.WARNING (continued)
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WARNING
The whole strength of the net makes it possible to load the pocket with objects
of up to 1.5 kg in weight. Heavy objects ar e not secured sufficiently - risk of injury
and net damage!
Caution
Do not place any objects with sharp edges in the nets - risk of net damage.Fixing nets - Ne t programme Combi*Fig. 57 Fixing net: Vertical pocket /division of the luggage compartmentFixing examples of the fixing net as pocket fig. 57 - left and as division of the
luggage compartment fig. 57 -right.
The floor fixing net is stowed under the floor covering of the luggage compartment.
WARNING
The whole strength of the net makes it possible to load the pocket with objects
of up to 1.5 kg in weight. Heavy objects ar e not secured sufficiently - risk of injury
and net damage!
Caution
Do not place any objects with sharp edges in the nets - risk of net damage.
Folding hooks (Combi)Folding hooks for attaching small items of lu ggage, such as bags etc., are provided
on both sides of the luggage compartment fig. 58 .
An item of luggage weighing up to 10 kg can be attached to the hook.Fixing floor covering of the luggage compartmentFig. 59 Luggage compartment: Fixing of the floor covering Octavia/CombiThere is a loop (Octavia) or there are hook s (Combi) located on the floor covering of
the luggage compartment. You can fix the raised floor cover with a hook to the
luggage compartment cover (Octavia)  fig. 59 - left, as if one needs to reach the
spare wheel or to the frame of the boot lid (Combi)  fig. 59 - right.
Fig. 58 Luggage compartment: folding
hooks
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Net partition* (Combi)Use the net partition be hind the rear seatsFig. 62 Folding down the storage compartment cover/pulling out the net partitionPulling out– Fold down the storage compartmen t cover behind the rear seats fig. 62 - left.
– Pull the net partition at the bracket out of the housing in direction of the holders .
– Insert the cross rod into one of the mo unts and push the cross rod forwards.
– In the same way, fix the cross rod to the other side of the vehicle, mount .
– Fold the storage compartment cover downwards.Folding– Fold down the storage compartmen t cover behind the rear seats fig. 62 .
– Pull the cross rod back slightly, first on the one side then on the other side and
take the cross rod out of the mounts .
– Hold the cross rod in such a way that the net partition can roll up slowly and
without damage into housing .
– Fold the storage compartment cover downwards.
If you wish to use the entire luggage compartment, you can remove the luggage
compartment cover page 56, fig. 61 .
WARNING
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First check for yourself that the cross road is inserted into the mounts in
the front position!
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Pay attention that the rear seat backrest is correctly interlocked. It is only
then that the three-point seat belt for the middle seat can reliably fulfil its
function.
Using the net partition behind the front seatsPulling out– Fold the rear seats forwards page 51
– Pull the net partition net at the plate out of the housing fig. 63 .
– Insert the cross rod into the mount first on the one side and push the cross rod forwards.
– In the same way, fix the cross rod to the other side of the vehicle, mount .Folding–Pull the cross rod back slightly, first on the one side then on the other side and
take the cross rod out of the mounts fig. 63 .
– Hold the cross rod in such a way that th e net partition can roll up slowly and
without damage into housing .
– Fold the rear seats back into their original position.
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Lashing points (Octavia)Perform the assembly and the disassembly according to the attached instructions.
Note
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If you have any questions, please contact a specialist garage.
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The figure is not valid for an estate car.
Roof loadDistribute weight evenly over the roof luggage rack system. The maximum permis-
sible roof load (including roof rack system) of 75 kg and the maximum permissible
total weight of the vehicle should not be exceeded.
You cannot make full use of the permissible roof load if you use a roof luggage rack
system with a lower load carrying capaci ty. The load transported on the roof
luggage rack system must not exceed the we ight limit which is stated in the fitting
instructions.
WARNING
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The items which you transport on the roof bar system must be reliably
attached - risk of accident!
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You must on no account exceed the pe rmissible roof load, the permissible
axle loads and the permissible gross weight of your vehicle - risk of accident!
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Please note that the handling properties of your vehicle change when you
transport heavy or bulky items on the roof bar system as a result of the displace-
ment of the centre of gravity and the incr eased wind attack area - risk of acci- dent! You must absolutely
adapt your style of driving and the speed of the
vehicle to the specific circumstances.
Cup holderCup holder in front centre consoleYou can place two cups or beverage cans into the recesses fig. 66 .
WARNING
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Do not place any hot beverages into the cup holder. If the vehicle moves, the
hot beverages may spill - risk of scalding!
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Do not use any cups or beakers which are made of brittle material (e.g. glass,
porcelain). You might be injured by them in the event of an accident.Caution
Do not open the beverages in the cup holder while driving. They may spill when
braking and while doing so damage the vehicle.
Fig. 65 Attachment points for base roof
carrier
WARNING (continued)
Fig. 66 Front centre console: Cup holder
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WARNING
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Take care when using the cigarette lighter! Not paying proper attention or
incorrect use the cigarette lighter in an uncontrolled manner may result in burns.
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The cigarette lighter and the power socket also operates when the ignition
is switched off or the ignition key withdrawn. You should therefore never leave
children unattended in the vehicle.Caution
Always use matching plugs to avoid damaging the power socket.
Note
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Connecting electrical components when the engine is not running will drain
the battery of the vehicle - risk of battery draining!
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Further information page 146, “Accessories, changing and replacing parts”.
Power socket in the luggage compartment (Combi)– Open the cover of the power socket fig. 70.
– Connect the plug of the electrical appliance to the socket.
You can only use the power socket for the connection of approved electrical acces-
sories with a power uptake up to 120 watts. The vehicle battery will be discharged
in the process if the engine is stationary.
The same remarks apply here as for page 60, “Cigarette lighter*, power sockets”.
Further information page 146, “Accessories, changing and replacing parts”.
Storage compartmentsOverviewYou will find the following storage facilities in your vehicle:
WARNING
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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
distract you from concentrating on the traffic situation - risk of accident!
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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 th e brakes, operate the clutch or accelerator - risk of
accident!
Fig. 70 Luggage compartment: Power
socket
Storage compartment on the front passenger side
 page 62
Storage compartment on the driver's side
page 62
Storage compartment on the dash panel
page 62
Storage compartment in front centre console*
 page 63
Storage compartment in the front doors
page 63
Front seat armrest with storage compartment*
page 63
Rear armrest with storage compartment*
page 64
Storage compartment in rear centre console*
page 64
Seat backrest with opening for skis*
page 64
Clothes hooks*
page 65
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Storage compartment in front centre console*– Press on the bottom part of the storage compartment in the area fig. 73 -
the lid opens.
WARNING
The storage compartment is not a substitu te for the ashtray and must also not
be used for such purposes - risk of fire!Storage compartment in the front doorsA bottle holder is located in the area of the storage compartment for the front
doors.
WARNING
Use the area fig. 74 of the storage compartment only for storing objects
which do not project so that the effe ctiveness of the side airbag is not
impaired.Front seat armrest with storage compartment*Fig. 75 Armrest: Storage compartm ent/cooling of storage compartmentThe armrest is adjustable for height and length.Opening storage compartment– Open the lid of the armrest in the direction of arrow fig. 75 - left.Closing storage compartment– Open the lid up to the stop, then you can fold it downwards.Setting height– First of all fold the lid to the bottom and lift it in the direction of arrow into one
of the 4 fixed positions.Adjusting in forward/back direction– Push the lid into the desired position.Opening air inlet– Pull the lock in upward direction.
Fig. 73 Front centre console: Storage
compartment
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front doors
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