2013 SKODA OCTAVIA fuel

Vehicle systems
Vehicle settings
Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Selecting driving mode
33
Driving assistants
34
Deactivating traction control (ASR)
35
Stabilisation control (ESC)
35
Speed limit for winter tyres
35
Lights
35
Vision
35
Opening and closing
36
Seats
36
Setting Climatronic
36
Auxiliary heating and ventilation
37
Vehicle status
37
Details of the multifunction display
38
Service
38
Resetting to factory settings
38
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 .■For safety reasons, if any system functions are disabled, then some functions,
such as parts of the ESC system, are automatically enabled again after switching
the ignition off and on.
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Selecting driving modeFig. 14
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 33.
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 Individual driv-
ing mode, which allows customised settings to be applied.
If a driving mode other than Normal is selected, then the symbol 
or
 » Fig. 14 lights up on the button.
Call up the main menu
›
Press the button 
or 
» Fig. 14 .
■ Normal - Activates Normal mode
■ Info - Displays the mode settings
■ Sport - Activates Sport mode
■ Info - Displays the mode settings
■ Eco - Activates the fuel-saving mode
■ Info - Displays the mode settings
■ Individual - Activates the Individual mode
■ Settings - Individual settings
■ Steering action - Sets the power steering characteristics
■ Normal - Normal
■ Sport - Sports
■ Engine - Sets the engine (drive) characteristics
■ Normal - Normal
■ Sport - Sports
■ Eco - Economical 
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Note■The Climatronic Profile mode can be set by re-pressing the key 3 » Fig. 1 on
page 5.■
If the device is not operated for longer than 10 seconds in the Climatronic menu,
it will switch to the most recently selected menu or switch itself off.
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Auxiliary heating and ventilation
Fig. 17
Screen information and selection of the preset time
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 33.
Call up the main menu
›
Press on 
in the main Climatronic menu » page 36 or press the CAR button
→
Auxiliary heater for vehicles with manual air conditioning.
Explanation of graphic 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
■ 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 - Switches off the preset time
ABC■
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 system in operation switches off on expiration of the operating duration or
can be deactivated by pressing the direct on/off icon  or by using the radio re-
mote control.
■
If a different time is set » page 13, Device system settings , the activated preset
time is automatically deactivated. The preset time must be reactivated.
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Vehicle status
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 33.
›
Press the button CAR
→ Vehicle status .
■ Convenience consumers - Displays up to three devices which use the largest
share of fuel and displays the fuel consumption required to run all conv. con- sumers » Vehicle Owner's Manual , chapter Commercial driving and environmen-
tal compatibility
■ Tyre pressure monitoring - Starts a new calibration process for the tyre pres-
sure monitor
■ Start/stop status - Displays information about the status of the START-STOP
system
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Details of the multifunction displayFirst read and observe the introductory information given on page 33.›
Press the button CAR
→ Driving data .
■ Current consumption - Activates/deactivates the current fuel consumption dis-
play in the instrument cluster
■ Travelling time - Activates/deactivates the travelling time display in the instru-
ment cluster
■ Distance travelled - Activates/deactivates the distance travelled display in the
instrument cluster
■ Average speed - Activates/deactivates the average speed display in the instru-
ment cluster
■ Average consumption - Activates/deactivates the average consumption display
in the instrument cluster
■ Digital speed - Activates/deactivates the digital speed display in the instrument
cluster
■ Oil temperature - Activates/deactivates the oil temperature display in the in-
strument cluster
■ Winter tyres warning - Activates/deactivates the winter tyres warning display
in the instrument cluster
■ Coolant temperature - Activates/deactivates the coolant temperature display in
the instrument cluster
■ Refuel quantity - Activates/deactivates the refuel quantity display in the instru-
ment cluster
■ Eco tips - Activates/deactivates the display of tips for economical driving in the
instrument cluster
■ Convenience consumers - Activates/deactivates the consumption display for
convenience consumers in the instrument cluster
■ Reset Since start driving data - Resets the single-trip memory in the instru-
ment cluster display
■ Reset Long-term driving data - Resets the long-term memory in the instrument
cluster display
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Service
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 33.
›
Press the button CAR
→ Service .
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■
Oil change service - Overdue engine oil change
■ Oil change service due in … days / … km - Displays the days and distance trav-
elled until the next engine oil change
■ Inspection - Compulsory inspection
■ Inspection due in … days / … km - Displays the days and distance travelled un-
til the mandatory inspection
■ Vehicle ID - Displays the vehicle identification number
Resetting to factory settings
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 33.
›
Press the CAR button
→ Factory settings .
■ All - Resets settings for all menu items
■ Assistants - Resets the Assistants menu item settings
■ Vision - Resets the Vision menu item settings
■ Lights - Resets the Lights menu item settings
■ Opening/closing - Resets the Opening/closing menu item settings
■ Seats - Resets the Seats menu item settings
■ Driving data - Resets the Driving data menu item settings
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