2012 SKODA OCTAVIA light

Table of Contents
General information
Vehicle equipment
3
Safety instructions
3
Warranty
3
Component protection
3
Unit overview and operation
4
Unit setup
Main menu
6
Sound setup
6
Radio setup
6
Media setup
7
Unit system setup
7
Radio
Main menu
9
Station finding
9
Traffic programme TP
10
Media
Main menu
11
Using buttons
11
Setting special functions
12
External audio sources
12Vehicle systems setup
Main menu14
Deactivating traction control (TCS)
14
Vehicle status
14
Auxiliary heater and ventilation
14
Driving assistant
15
Lights
15
Vision
16
Opening/closing
16
Seats
16
Driving data
16
Winter tyres limit
16
Service
16
Reset to factory settings
17
Other functions
Introductory information
18
Selecting driving mode
18
Setting Climatronic and auxiliary heater and ventilation
19
Index
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Vehicle systems setup
Main menu
First and foremost, pay attention to the safety instructions » page 3 , Safety in-
structions .
Select and confirm all functions as described at the beginning of this man- ual » page 4 , Unit overview and operation .
Accessing the main menu for vehicle systems setup
›
Press the button CAR.
■ Deactivate traction control (ASR) - Traction control (ASR) off » page 14
■ Vehicle status - Vehicle status » page 14
■ Auxiliary heater - Sets the auxiliary heater and ventilation » page 14
■ Assistants - Sets the driving assistants » page 15
■ Lights - Sets the lights » page 15
■ Vision - Adjusts the mirrors and windshield wipers » page 16
■ Opening/closing - Adjusts opening and closing » page 16
■ Seats - Adjusts the seats » page 16
■ Driving data - Display of data from the multi-function display on/off » page 16
■ Winter tyres limit - Sets the winter tyres limit » page 16
■ Service - Service interval display, VIN » page 16
■ Factory settings - Resets to factory settings » page 17
Note
■
The individual systems are described in the » Vehicle Owner's Manual .■If the functions of some systems are switched off, some functions, such as
parts of the ESC system » Vehicle Owner's Manual , are switched on again auto-
matically for security reasons, after switching the ignition off and on.
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Deactivating traction control (TCS)
›
Press the button CAR
→ Deactivate traction control (ASR) - Deactivation of
traction control (ASR) on/off
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Vehicle status›
Press the button CAR
→ Vehicle status .
■ Convenience consumers - Displays up to three consumers which have the larg-
est share of fuel consumption and displays the fuel consumption to run all con-
venience consumers » Vehicle Owner's Manual
■ Tyre pressure monitoring - Starts a new calibration process of the tyre pressure
monitor
■ Start-stop status - Displays information about the status of the START-STOP
system
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Auxiliary heater and ventilation
Fig. 6
Screen information and selection of the preset time
Next start: Day and time when the vehicle is to be ready for use
Set operating mode, set operating duration
Activated preset time - illuminated line
Press the button CAR

→ Auxiliary heater .
■ Timer - Select the preset times when the vehicle is to be ready for use
■ Timer 1 - Preset time 1
■ Timer 2 - Preset time 2
■ Timer 3 - Preset time 3
■ Mode - Sets the operating mode
■ Heating - Heating mode
■ Ventilation - Ventilation mode
■ Timer off - Turns off the preset time £
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■Settings - Sets the day and time when the vehicle is to be ready for use
■ Timer 1 - Sets the preset time 1
■ Timer 2 - Sets the preset time 2
■ Timer 3 - Sets the preset time 3
■ Set running time - Sets the time frame in which to run the device (10 - 60 mi-
nutes)
After setting the desired time, press the button BACK
to save the preset time.
Note
■
Only one preset time can be active. The activated preset time will be deactiva-
ted again after it has started automatically. For the next start, activate one of the preset times.■
In the selection of the day in the preset time, there is an option between Sun-
day and Monday without the specified day. If this setting is made, the vehicle will
be ready for use at the selected time, regardless of the current day.
■
The running system deactivates after expiration of the operating period or can
be deactivated earlier by pressing the button for directly switching on/off  on
the Climatronic control unit or by using the radio remote control.
■
If a different time is set » page 7, Unit system setup , the activated preset time is
automatically deactivated. The preset time must be reactivated.
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Driving assistant
›
Press the button CAR
→ Assistants .
■ Front assist - Sets the assistant for distance monitoring to the vehicles ahead
■ Active - Assistant on/off
■ Advance warning - Advance warning on/off
■ Display distance warning - Distance display on/off
■ ACC (Adaptive Cruise Control) - Sets the adaptive cruise control
■ Distance - Sets the distance monitoring to the vehicles ahead
■ Very close - Very small distance
■ Close - Small distance
■ Medium - Medium distance
■ Far - Large distance
■ Very far - Very large distance
■ Last distance selected - Last selected distance on/off
■
Driving programme - Sets the vehicle acceleration when adaptive cruise con-
trol is active
■ Normal - Normal
■ Sport - Sports
■ Eco - Economical
■ Park Assist - Sets the park assist
■ Front volume - Adjusts the volume of the front sensors
■ Front tone setting - Adjusts the tone of the front sensors
■ Rear volume - Adjusts the volume of the rear sensors
■ Rear tone setting - Adjusts the tone of the rear sensors
■ Audio lowering - Lowers the volume
■ Off - No lowering of the volume
■ Weak - Weak lowering of the volume
■ Medium - Medium lowering of the volume
■ Strong - Strong lowering of the volume
■ ProActive passenger protection - Proactive passenger protection on/off
■ Fatigue detection - Fatigue detection on/offÐ
Lights
›
Press the button CAR
→ Lights .
■ Light Assist - Sets the light assist
■ Switch-on time - Sets the sensibility of the light sensor against the intensity
of the ambient light
■ Early - Low sensibility
■ Medium - Medium sensibility
■ Late - High sensibility
■ Head Light Assist - Automatic head light control on/off
■ Automatic headlight control (rain) - Automatic head light control in rain on/
off
■ Daytime running lights - Daytime running lights on/off
■ Lane change flash - Convenience flashing on/off
■ Travel mode - Travel mode on/off
■ Left-hand traffic - For left-hand traffic
■ Right-hand traffic - For right-hand traffic
■ Interior lighting - Sets the interior lighting
■ Instrument lighting - Sets the brightness of the instrument lighting
■ Footwell light - Sets the brightness of the footwell light
■ Coming home - COMING HOME function on/off, timer setting
■ Leaving home - LEAVING HOME function on/off, timer setting
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Reset to factory settings›
Press the button CAR
→ Factory settings .
■ All - Settings of all menu items
■ Assistants - Settings of menu items for Assistants
■ Vision - Settings of menu items for Vision
■ Lights - Settings of menu items for Lights
■ Opening/closing - Settings of menu items for Opening/closing
■ Seats - Settings of menu items for Seats
■ Diving data - Settings of menu items for Driving data
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Other functions
Introductory information
First and foremost, pay attention to the safety instructions » page 3 , Safety in-
structions .
Select and confirm all functions as described at the beginning of this man-
ual » page 4 , Unit overview and operation .
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Selecting driving mode
Fig. 7
Centre console: Button for se-
lecting the driving mode
The menu for selecting the driving mode allows you to set the vehicle to one of
the three preset driving profiles Normal, Sport and Eco, or to the driving profile Individual which allows individual settings.
When the Profile Sport, Eco or Individual are activated, the symbol 
lights up in
the button » Fig. 7.
Press the button 
.
■ Normal - Activates Normal mode
■ Info - Displays the defaults
■ Sport - Activates Sport mode
■ Info - Displays the defaults
■ Eco - Activates the fuel-saving mode
■ Info - Displays the defaults
■
Individual - Activates the Individual mode
■ Settings - Individual settings
■ Steering action - Sets the power steering characteristics
■ Normal - Normal
■ Sport - Sports
■ Engine - Sets the engine characteristics
■ Normal - Normal
■ Sport - Sports
■ Eco - Economical
■ ACC driving programme - Sets the vehicle acceleration when adaptive cruise
control is activated ■ Normal - Normal
■ Sport - Sports
■ Eco - Economical
■ Front lighting - Sets the characteristics of the adaptive headlights
■ Normal - Normal
■ Sport - Sports
■ Eco - Economical
■ Reset - Sets the profile NormalÐ
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Setting Climatronic and auxiliary heater andventilationFig. 8
Main menu Climatronic/Auxiliary heater and ventilation: Screen infor-
mation and selection of the preset time
Main menu Climatronic » Fig. 8
Function On - illuminated line
Function off - greyed-out line
Set interior temperature on driver's side
Set interior temperature on front passenger's side Set airflow direction
Auxiliary heating and ventilation » Fig. 8
Next start: Day and time when the vehicle is to be ready for use
Set operating mode, set operating duration
Activated preset time - illuminated line
ABCDEFGHPress the button SETUP on the Climatronic control panel.
■ Profile - Sets the Climatronic operating mode
■ Light - Low power, quiet operation
■ Medium - Base power
■ Strong - High power
■  - Automatic recirculated air mode on/off
■  - Quick interior heating on/off
■  - Set the auxiliary heater and ventilation
■ Timer - Select the preset times when the vehicle is to be ready for use
■ Timer 1 - Preset time 1
■ Timer 2 - Preset time 2
■ Timer 3 - Preset time 3
■ Mode - Sets the operating mode
■ Heating - Heating mode
■ Ventilation - Ventilation mode
■ Timer off - Turns off the preset time
■ Settings - Sets the day and time when the vehicle is to be ready for use
■ Timer 1 - Sets the preset time 1
■ Timer 2 - Sets the preset time 2
■ Timer 3 - Sets the preset time 3
■ Set running time - Sets the time frame in which to run the device (10 - 60
minutes)
After setting the desired time, press the button BACK
to save the preset time.
Note
■
Set the Climatronic mode (Profile) by pressing the function key 3 again.■Only one preset time can be active. The activated preset time will be deactiva-
ted again after it has started automatically. For the next start, activate one of the preset times.■
In the selection of the day in the preset time, there is an option between Sun-
day and Monday without the specified day. If this setting is made, the vehicle will
be ready for use at the selected time, regardless of the current day.
■
The running system deactivates after expiration of the operating period or can
be deactivated earlier by pressing the button for directly switching on/off  on
the Climatronic control unit or by using the radio remote control.
■
If a different time is set » page 7, Unit system setup , the activated preset time is
automatically deactivated. The preset time must be reactivated.
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19Other functions

Index
A
Anti-theft protection
3
AUX7, 12
Auxiliary heater and ventilation14, 19
C
Climatronic
19
Component protection3
D
Driving mode
18
E
External input AUX
12
USB12
G
General information
3
M
Main menu Media
11
Radio9
Unit setup6
Vehicle systems setup14
Media Main menu
11
Setup7
Mode Media
11
Radio9
Unit setup6
Vehicle systems setup14
R
Radio Main menu
9
Setup6
Traffic programme (TP)10
S
Selecting driving mode
18
Setting vehicle systems Lights
15
Winter tyres limit16
Setup Media
7
Radio6
Sound6
Unit6
Unit system7
Sound6
Switching the unit off4
Switching the unit on4
T
TP (traffic programme)
10
Traffic programme (TP)10
U
Unit overview
4
USB12
V
Vehicle systems
14
Vehicle systems setup Auxiliary heater and ventilation
14, 19
Climatronic19
Driving assistants15
Driving data16
Main menu14
Opening/closing16
Reset to factory settings17
Seats16
Service16
Traction control (ASR)14
Vehicle status14
Vision16
W
Warranty
3
20Index