Vehicle
Vehicle systems
Vehicle settings
Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Selecting driving mode
67
Vehicle data
68
Auxiliary heater and ventilation
69
ESC system
70
Tires
70
Driver assistance
70
Parking and manoeuvring
71
Light
71
Mirrors and wiper
72
Opening and closing
72
Seats
72
Multifunction display
72
Service
73
Restore factory settings
73
Climatronic settings
73
First and foremost, pay attention to the safety instructions
» page 4 , Important
notes .
Settings relating to the vehicle systems can only be made when the ignition is
switched on.
Note
■ The individual systems are described in the » Vehicle Owner's Manual .■If the functions of some systems are disabled, some functions, such as parts of
the ESC system, are switched on again automatically for security reasons, after
switching the ignition off and on.■
When you press the button CAR, the last displayed menu from
is displayed.
Selecting driving modeFig. 44
Button for selecting the driving mode Octavia, Octavia Combi / Octa-
via RS, Octavia Combi RS
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 67.
The menu for selecting the driving mode allows you to set the vehicle to one of
the three preset driving modes Normal, Sport and Eco, or to the driving mode In-
dividual , which allows individual settings.
If a driving mode other than Normal is selected, then the symbol
or
» Fig. 44 lights up in the button.
The currently selected driving mode is displayed in the info field in the main me-
nus for the operating modes
» Fig. 49 on page 73(top left).
Call up the main menu
›
Press the button
or
» Fig. 44 .
■ Normal - Activate Normal mode
■ Cancel - Cancel the menu to select the driving mode
■ Information - Display the mode settings
■ Sport - Activate Sport mode
■ Cancel - Cancel the menu to select the driving mode
■ Information - Display the mode settings
■ Eco - Activate fuel-saving mode
■ Cancel - Cancel the menu to select the driving mode
■ Information - Display the mode settings
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■Distance - Switch on/off the display of distance travelled in the display of the
instrument cluster
■ Average speed - Switch on/off the display of average speed in the display of
the instrument cluster
■ Digital speed display - Switch on/off the display of current speed in the display
of the instrument cluster
■ Speed warning - Switch on/off the display of speed warning in the display of
the instrument cluster
■ Oil temperature - Switch on/off the display of oil temperature in the display of
the instrument cluster
■ Coolant temperature - Switch on/off the display of coolant temperature in the
display of the instrument cluster
■ Reset Since start driving data - Reset the trip memory in the device screen and
in the display of the instrument cluster
■ Reset Long-term driving data - Reset the long-term memory in the device
screen and in the display of the instrument cluster
Service
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 67.
›
Press the CAR button
→
→ Service .
■ Vehicle no.: - Display the vehicle identification number
■ Inspection: --- / --- - Number of km/days remaining until the next service event
■ Oil change service: --- / --- - Number of km/days remaining until the next oil
change
Restore factory settings
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 67.
›
Press the CAR button
→
→ Factory settings .
■ All settings - All menu items
■ Driver assistance - Menu Driver assistance
■ Parking and manoeuvring - Menu Parking and manoeuvring
■ Light - Menu Light
■ Mirrors and wipers - Menu Mirrors and wipers
■
Opening and closing - Menu Opening and closing
■ Multifunction display - Menu Multifunction display
If one of the above menu items is selected, the system will ask you whether you
really want to reset the settings.
■ Cancel - Return to higher-level menu
■ Reset - Reset the settings
Climatronic settings
Fig. 49
Climatronic: Main menu
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 67.
If Climatronic is switched on, the system displays the desired temperature for the
driver's side and front passenger side » Fig. 49. Depending on the desired temper-
ature, the airflow from the air outlet vents is shown in blue (temperature under
22 °C) or red (temperature above 22.5 °C).
When using Climatronic in automatic mode, AUTO is shown on the screen.
Call up the main menu
›
Press the button SETUP on the Climatronic control panel.
■ Air con. profile: ... - Set the Climatronic operating mode
■ ON /OFF - Switches Climatronic on/off
■ - Access the auxiliary heater and ventilation settings » page 69
■ - Settings for Climatronic
■ Air con. profile: - Set the Climatronic operating mode
■ Light - Low power, quiet operation
■ Medium - Base power
■ Strong - High power
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