2011 SKODA OCTAVIA TOUR emergency towing

Unlocking and locking37
Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
The interior monitor and the towing protec
tion monitoring are switched on again
automatically the next time the car is locked.
Note
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You can switch the interior monitor and the towing protection monitoring off if
there is a possibility that movements from (e.g. children or animals) inside the
vehicle interior or if the vehicle must be tr ansported (e.g. by train or ship) or towed,
might trigger the alarm.
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The opened storage compartment for spectacles reduces the effectiveness of
the interior monitor. In orde r to ensure the function of the interior monitor to be
fully operational, always close the storage compartment for spectacles before
locking the vehicle.
Power windows*Buttons on the driver's doorThe power windows operate only when ignition is switched on.Opening a window – A window is opened by pressing lightly on the respective button in the door. The process stops when one releases the button.
– Additionally you can open the window automatically (fully opened) by pressing the button up to the stop. Renewed pres sing of the button causes the window
to stop immediately.
Closing a window– A window is closed through pulling lightl y on the respective button in the door.
The closing process stops wh en one releases the button.
– Additionally you can close the window automatically (fully closed) by pulling the button up to the stop. Renewed pulling of the button causes the window to stop
immediately.
The buttons for the individual windows are located in the armrest of the driver's
door fig. 32 , front passenger door and in the rear doors* page 38.
Buttons for the power windows in the armrest for the driver Button for the power window in the driver's door
Button for the power window in the front passenger's door
Button for the power window in the rear door on the right*
Button for the power window in the rear door on the left*
Safety pushbutton*
Safety pushbutton*
You can deactivate the buttons for power windows at rear doors by pressing the
safety pushbutton fig. 32 . The buttons for power windows at rear doors are
activated again by pressing the safety pushbutton again.
If the buttons for the rear doors ar e deactivated, the indicator light
 in the safety
switch lights up.
WARNING
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If you lock the vehicle from the outs ide, do not leave any person in the
vehicle since it is no longer possible to open the windows from the inside in an
emergency.
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The system is fitted with a force limiter page 38. If there is an obstacle,
the closing process is stopped and the window goes down by several centime-
tres. You should then take particular care when closing the windows! You may
otherwise suffer severe injuries as a result of getting an arm, for example,
jammed in the window!
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It is recommended to deactivate the el ectrically operated power windows in
the rear doors (safety pushbutton)  fig. 32 when children are being trans-
ported on the rear seats.
Fig. 32 Buttons on the driver's door
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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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