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SKODA OCTAVIA 2012 3.G / (5E) Owners Manual Button/adjust- ment
wheel
ActionRadio, traffic report, TVAudio, Video, DVD, DVD menuNavigation
2Turn upwardsIncrease volume2Turn downwardsDecrease volume3
Press brieflyChanging to the next stored radi

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SKODA OCTAVIA 2012 3.G / (5E) Owners Manual Safety
Passive Safety
General information
Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Safety equipment
138
Before setting off
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What influences the driving safety?
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SKODA OCTAVIA 2012 3.G / (5E) Owners Manual Correct seated position for the driverFig. 125 
Correct seated position for the driver/correct head restraint posi-
tion
First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-ings 
 on p

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SKODA OCTAVIA 2012 3.G / (5E) Owners Manual Airbag system
Description of the airbag system
Introductory information
The airbags inflate in fractions of a second and at a high speed to offer additional protection in the event of an accident.
The

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SKODA OCTAVIA 2012 3.G / (5E) Owners Manual during the collision remains below the prescribed reference values specified in
the control unit, the airbags are not deployed although the vehicle may well suf-
fer severe damage to the bodywork as a

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SKODA OCTAVIA 2012 3.G / (5E) Owners Manual Side airbagsFig. 134 
Installation location of the side airbags front/rear
Fig. 135 
Inflated side airbags
In the event of severe side collisions, the side airbag system provides additional
protection

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SKODA OCTAVIA 2012 3.G / (5E) Owners Manual WARNING (Continued)■Any seat or protective covers which you fit to the driver or front passenger
seats must only be of the type expressly authorized by ŠKODA. In view of the
fact that the airbag in

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SKODA OCTAVIA 2012 3.G / (5E) Owners Manual Deactivating airbags
Deactivating airbags
Deactivation of airbags is envisaged only for particular instances, such as if:
› using a child seat on the front passenger seat, in which the child has its