2013 SKODA OCTAVIA winter tyres

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.

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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■ProActive passenger protection - Activate/deactivate proactive passenger pro-
tection
■ Fatigue detection - Activate/deactivate the driver alert system
Deactivating traction control (ASR)
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 33.
›
Press the CAR button
→ ASR off - Switches deactivation of traction control
(ASR) on/off.

Stabilisation control (ESC)
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 33.
›
Press button CAR
→ Stabilisation control (ESC) 1)
.
■ Activated - Switch on all components of the ESC system
■ ASR off - Switch off the ASR system
■ ESC Sport - activation of ESC Sport
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Speed limit for winter tyres
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 33.
›
Press the button CAR
→ Winter tyres limit .
■ Winter tyres warning - Switches the winter tyres warning function on/off
■ Warning at: ... km/h - Sets the speed for the warning
Note
This function is, for example, used for winter tyres where the maximum permissi-
ble speed is lower than the maximum speed of the vehicle.
Lights
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 33.›
Press the button CAR
→ Lights .
■ Light Assist - Sets the light assist
■ Switch-on time - Sets the sensibility of the light sensor against the change in
intensity of the ambient light
■ Early - High sensibility
■ Medium - Medium sensibility
■ Late - Low sensibility
■ Head Light Assist - Switch on/off the head light assist
■ Automatic headlight control (rain) - Activate/deactivate automatic headlight
control in rain
■ Daytime running lights - Activate/deactivate daytime running lights
■ Lane change flash - Activate/deactivate lane change flashing
■ 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/switch lighting
■ Footwell light - Sets the brightness of the footwell light
■ Coming home - Activates/deactivates the function and sets the illumination pe-
riod after leaving the vehicle (5-30 seconds)
■ Leaving home - Activates/deactivates the function and sets the illumination pe-
riod after locking the vehicle (5-30 seconds)

Vision
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 33.
›
Press the button CAR
→ Vision . 

1)
Applies to vehicles with the function ESC sport.
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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 .

■
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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O
Operating lever
8
Operating the device5
Optical parking system (OPS)34
P
Pairing a telephone from the hands-free system
27
Pairing the telephone From the mobile telephone
28
Parking assistance34
Phone Enter phone number
29
Phonebox26
PI12
Proactive passenger protection34
PTY12
R
Radio
16
Radio station16
Select radio station17
Settings12
Symbols16
Traffic programme (TP)18
RDS12
Repeat21
S
Scan Media
21
Radio16
SD card22
SD memory card22
Seats Settings
36
Selecting driving mode33
Select radio station17
Select source19
Settings Device
11
device system13
Driving mode33
Media12
Radio12
Sound11
Telephone13
Volume6
Setup11
Sound Settings
11
Speed limit for winter tyres35
START-STOP37
Store radio station16
Switching the unit off6
Switching the unit on6
Synchronous adjustment of both mirrors35
System Settings
13
T
Telephone
24
Automatic connection29
Bluetooth profile26
Call list31
Call symbol31
Connecting from the mobile phone28
Connecting to the hands-free system26
Contact list30
Contact symbol30
Disconnection29
DTMF31
Error messages25
Fast connection28
Functions29
Multifunction steering wheel10
Pairing27, 28
Phonebox26
Redial31
Redial call31
Settings13
Symbols25
Telephone call31
Wireless connection to external aerial26
Telephone functions29
Tilting the mirror surface - lowering in reverse35
Time13
TP16, 18
Traffic programme18
Travel light - travel mode35
Tyre pressure monitor37
U
Unit operation
6
Units13
Unlocking doors36
USB23
V
Vehicle identification number
38
Vehicle settings33
Auxiliary heating and ventilation37
Climatronic36
Details of the multifunction display38
Driving assistants34
Lights35
Opening and closing36
Resetting to factory settings38
Seats36
Service38
Speed limit for winter tyres35
Stabilisation control (ESC)35
Traction control (ASR)35
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