2014 SKODA OCTAVIA ECO mode

During dynamic route guidance, the unit notifies the driver of traffic problems.
When a new route is being calculated due to traffic problems, the announce-
ment Calculating the route... . sounds.
Set the output volume of the navigation announcements or mute it during a
phone call » page 45.
Route
When there is a calculated route to the destination, the recommended route is
displayed.
›
In the Navigation main menu, press
 the button.
The following menu is displayed: ■ Stop route guidance - Stops route guidance
■ New dest./stopover - Enter a new destination or add a destination to the
calculated route » page 50 or » page 60
■ Route information - Display information about the destination and the calcu-
lated route (setup of information displayed » page 45)
■  - Arrival time at destination/stopover 1)
■  - Remaining travelling time to destination or stopover 1)
■  - Remaining travelling distance to destination or stopover
■ Store destination - Stores the destination on the input screen » page 8
■ Route list - Display the list of route sections
■ Congestion ahead - If you hear of a traffic problem (e.g. congestion), you can
enter this traffic problem manually. After entering, the device recalculates
and provides an alternative route. Get traffic queue information by touching
the scale, with /
 or by turning the menu button
2

» Fig. 1 on page 5 .
Lane guidanceFig. 42
Lane guidance
The screen can display lane recommendations on a split screen in guidance
mode at some intersections, highway junctions, multi-lane roads, or similar
A
» Fig. 42 .
This split screen with the lane recommendation will be displayed only if infor-
mation about the traffic area is available in the navigation data.
Switch function » page 45on/off.
Traffic reports

Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Operation
59
Switch dynamic route on/off
59
Detailed traffic reports
59
The road is getting busier. For this reason, information about the current road
and traffic conditions will gain in importance.
TMC traffic reports are used to optimise the route during route guidance when
there are traffic disruptions. 
1)
If the time of arrival or remaining travelling time is greater than 24 hours,
 is displayed inside the sym-
bol.
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Vehicle
Vehicle systems
Vehicle settings
Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Selection of travel mode (Driving Mode Selection)
62
Vehicle data
63
Auxiliary heater and ventilation
64
ESC-and ASR systems
64
Tires
64
Assistance systems
65
Parking and manoeuvring
65
Light
66
Mirrors and wiper
66
Opening and closing
66
Seats
66
Multifunction display
67
Service
67
Restore factory settings
67
Climatronic settings
67
First and foremost, pay attention to the safety instructions » page 4 , Impor-
tant 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.Selection of travel mode (Driving Mode Selection)Fig. 44
Button for selecting the driving mode Version 1/version 2
The menu for the selection of the driving mode allows you to select one of the
driving modes ( Normal, Sport , Eco , Individual ).
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
menus next to the icons 
» Fig. 49 on page 67 (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 - Information concerning the mode settings
■ Sport - Activate Sport mode
■ Cancel - Cancel the menu to select the driving mode
■ Information - Information concerning the mode settings
■ Eco - Activate fuel-saving mode
■ Cancel - Cancel the menu to select the driving mode
■ Information - Information concerning the mode settings
■ Individual - Activate the Individual mode
■ Cancel - Cancel the menu to select the driving mode
■ Setup - Individual setting
■ Steering: - Set the power steering characteristics
■ Normal - Normal
■ Sport - Sports 
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■Engine: - Set the engine (drive) characteristics
■ Normal - Normal
■ Sport - Sports
■ Eco - Economical
■ ACC: - Set the vehicle acceleration when adaptive cruise control is activa-
ted
■ Normal - Normal
■ Sport - Sports
■ Eco - Economical
■ Dynamic bend light.: - Set the characteristics of the adaptive headlights
■ Normal - Normal
■ Sport - Sports
■ Eco - Economical
■ Air conditioning: - Sets the Climatronic characteristics
■ Normal - Normal
■ Eco - Economical
■ Reset mode - Setting for all menu items in the Individual mode to Normal
■ Cancel - Keep the current settings
■ Reset - Set all menu items to Normal
Note
If you do not operate the unit for longer than approx. 10 seconds in the "Select
driving mode" menu, it will switch to the last selected menu or switch itself off.
Vehicle data
Fig. 45
Driving data / vehicle status
Fig. 46
TPMS - Display example: the sys-
tem indicates a tire pressure
change on the rear right
Explanation of graphic
Distance travelled
Driving time
Average speed
Average fuel consumption
Approximate range
Range (if the estimated range is less than 300 km, the vehicle starts to ap-
proach the symbol )
Vehicle representation (the zones of the vehicle are shown in different
colours, corresponding to any warning messages that occur. The warning
messages are displayed once you touch vehicle)
Call up the main menu
›
Press the button 
→
 .
■ Driving data - Display travel data
You can display one of three trip memories on the screen » Fig. 45.
■ Since start - Driving data for the individual trip
■ Long-term - Long-term driving data
■ Since refuelling - Data since last refuelling
Switching between the individual driving data storage locations can be done
by using the function keys 
 . 
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Assistance systems›
Press the button 
→ 
→ Driver assistance .
■ ACC (adaptive cruise control) - Sets the adaptive cruise control
■ Driving programme: - Set the vehicle acceleration when adaptive cruise
control is activated 1)
■ Normal - Normal
■ Sport - Sports
■ Eco - Economical
■ Last distance selected - Last selected distance on/off
■ Distance: - Set 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
■ Front Assist - Sets the assistant for monitoring the distance to the vehicles
ahead
■ Active - Activate/deactivate the assistant
■ Advance warning - Activate/deactivate advance warning
■ Display distance warning - Activate/deactivate distance warnings
■ Lane Assist - Settings for Lane Assist
■ Active - Activate/deactivate the assistant
■ Adaptive lane guidance - Activate/deactivate adaptive lane guidance
■ Driver Alert System - Activate/deactivate the driver alert system
■ Proactive passenger protection - Activate/deactivate proactive passenger
protection
Parking and manoeuvringFig. 48
Screen display of the visual parking system
Explanation of graphic Switching on/off the acoustic parking aid
Switching off the visual parking system
Message: Look! Safe to move?
Displays the lane depending on the steering angle
An obstacle in the lane which is currently outside of the collision area is
shown by the yellow segment
An obstacle appearing in the collision zone is shown as a red-coloured
segment Do not proceed!
An area without detected obstacles is shown as a transparent segment
An obstacle in the sensor range which lies outside of the collision area is
shown by the white segment
›
Press the button 
→

→ Parking and manoeuvring .
■ ParkPilot - Settings for the parking aid
■ Activate automatically - Activate/deactivate the compact parking aid dis-
play (when driving forward)
■ Front volume - Adjust the volume of the beeps for obstacle detection in
front
■ Front tone setting - Setting the pitch of the beeps for obstacle detection in
front
■ Rear volume - Set the volume level of the beeps for the rear obstacle de-
tection 
ABCDEFGH1)
This can be set in the menu on vehicles with travel mode selection option
» page 62, Selection of travel
mode (Driving Mode Selection) .
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■Rear tone setting - Setting the pitch of the beeps for the rear obstacle de-
tection
■ Audio lowering: - lowering the volume of the speakers (audio)
■ Off - No volume reduction of the sound from speakers
■ Weak - weak volume attenuation of sound from speakers
■ Medium - medium volume attenuation of sound from speakers
■ Strong - Strong volume attenuation of sound from speakers
Note
The compact display of the parking aid can be switched to a full screen view by
touching the screen within the display.
Light
›
Press the button 
→

→ Light .
■ Light assistance - Setting of outdoor lighting
■ Dynamic Light Assist - Switch on/off the head light assist function
■ Switch-on time: - Set the sensibility of the light sensor against the change
in intensity of the ambient light ■ Early - High sensitivity
■ Medium - Medium sensitivity
■ Late - Low sensitivity
■ Automatic headlight control in rain - Activate/deactivate automatic head-
light control in rain
■ Daytime running lights - Activate/deactivate daytime driving lights
■ Lane change flash - Activate/deactivate lane change flashing
■ Travel mode: - Travel mode on/off
■ R-hand traffic - For right-hand traffic
■ L-hand traffic - For left-hand traffic
■ Interior lighting - Sets the interior lighting
■ Instrument/switch lighting - Set the brightness of the instrument/switch
lighting
■ Footwell lighting - Sets the brightness of the footwell light
■ Coming/Leaving Home function - Set the COMING HOME/LEAVING HOME
function
■ Coming Home function - Sets the period that the lights remain on after you
leave the vehicle (0 - 30 seconds; 0 = function deactivated)
■ Leaving Home function - Sets the period that the lights remain on after
you unlock the vehicle (0 - 30 seconds; 0 = function deactivated)
Mirrors and wiper›
Press the button 
→ 
→ Mirrors and wipers .
■ Mirrors - Adjust the mirrors
■ Synchronous adjustment - Activate/deactivate synchronous mirror adjust-
ment
■ Lower while reversing - Activate/deactivate the lowering of the front pas-
senger mirror
■ Fold in when parked - Activate/deactivate folding the mirror via the remote
control key or by using the sensor in the handle (KESSY)
■ Wipers - Adjust the windscreen wipers
■ Automatic wiping in rain - Activate/deactivate automatic windscreen wip-
ing in rain
■ Automatic rear wiper - Activate/deactivate automatic rear window wiping
Opening and closing
›
Press the button 
→

→ Opening and closing .
■ Window operation - Window operation settings
■ Conven. opening: - Set the convenience opening feature
■ All windows - All windows
■ Driver window - Driver's window only
■ Off - Deactivate intelligent opening
■ Central locking - Settings for opening and closing of doors
■ Door unlocking: - Set the door unlocking feature
■ All doors - All doors
■ Single door - Driver's door or driver's or passenger door with KESSY sys-
tem
■ Vehicle side - Doors on the driver's side or on the driver's or passenger's
side with KESSY system
■ Automatic locking - Activate/deactivate automatic locking when starting
off
■ Acoustic confirmation - Activate/deactivate acoustic signals when locking/
unlocking the vehicle with an anti-theft alarm system
Seats
›
Press the button 
→

→ Seats . 
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■Store seat position - Save the driver's seat position and exterior mirror posi-
tion in the remote control key when locking the vehicle ■ Vehicle key activated - Activate/deactivate storing the driver's seat posi-
tion and exterior mirror position when locking the vehicle
Multifunction display
›
Press the button 
→ 
→ Multifunction display .
In this menu it is possible to hide/show the appearance of the menu items in
the instrument cluster multifunction display and reset the driving data.
■ Current consumption - Display of current fuel consumption on/off
■ Average consumption - Display of average fuel consumption on/off
■ Refuel quantity - Display of refuel quantity on/off
■ Convenience consumers - Display of fuel consumption of convenience con-
sumers on/off
■ Eco tips - Display of tips for economical driving on/off
■ Travelling time - Display of travelling time on/off
■ Distance - Display of distance travelled on/off
■ Average speed - Display of average speed on/off
■ Digital speed display - Display of current speed on/off
■ Speed warning - Winter tyres warning on/off
■ Oil temperature - Oil temperature on/off
■ 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
›
Press the button 
→

→ Service .
■ Vehicle no.: - Display of 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 en-
gine oil change
Restore factory settings
›
Press the button 
→

→ Factory settings .
In this menu you have the possibility to reset the menu items in the settings of
the vehicle systems to factory settings.
■ All settings - Restoration of the settings all menu items
■ Driver assistance - Restoration of the driver assistance menus
■ Parking and manoeuvring - Restoration of the Parking and manoeuvring
menu items
■ Light - Restoration of the light menus
■ Mirrors and wipers - Restoration of the Mirrors and wipers menu
■ Opening and closing - Restoration of the Opening/closing menu items
■ Multifunction display - Restoration of the Multifunction display menus
If one of the above menu items is selected, the system will ask you whether
you really want to restore the settings.
■ Cancel - Return to higher-level menu
■ Reset - Restore the settings
Climatronic settings
Fig. 49
Climatronic: Main menu
In the Climatronic menu the system displays the desired temperature for the
driver's side and front passenger side » Fig. 49.
Depending on the desired temperature, 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, the lettering AUTO is shown on
the screen.
Call up the main menu
›
Press the button  on the Climatronic control panel.
■ Air con. profile: ... - Set the Climatronic operating mode
■ ON /OFF - Switches Climatronic on/off
■  - Set the auxiliary heater and ventilation
» page 64
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■ - Settings for Climatronic
■ Air con. profile: - Set the Climatronic operating mode
■ Light - Low power, quiet operation
■ Medium - Base power
■ Strong - High power
■ Automatic air recirculation - Automatic recirculated air mode on/off
■ Automatic supplementary heater - Quick interior heating on/off
■ Automatic windscreen heating - Activates/deactivates the automatic
windscreen heating
Note
■ If you do not operate the unit for longer than 10 seconds in the "Climatronic"
menu and Climatronic was not switched on before the Climatronic menu was
opened, the unit will switch itself off.■
If you switch off the automatic mode of Climatronic by increasing or reducing
the fan speed, the coloured display of the airflow from the air outlets will not
be displayed.
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Index
A
ACC
65
Additional keyboard languages18
Address50
Adjusting Volume
6
Adjust vehicle systems ESC system
64
Advanced settings45
AM21
Anti-theft protection4
Apple device31
ASR64
Audio21
Media26
Radio21
Automatic distance control65
Automatic front window wipers in rain66
Automatic headlight in rain66
Automatic locking66
Automatic rear window wipers66
Automatic station search22
AUX30
Auxiliary heater and ventilation Settings
64
B
Bluetooth Connect device to phone
36
Settings19
Switch on/off19
Visibility19
Bluetooth audio29
Bluetooth player29
C
CD
29
Climatronic automatic air recirculation
67
Automatic operation67
mode67
COMING HOME66
Communication33
Phonebox35
Component protection4
Control lever9
Convenience consumer63
D
DAB
21
Settings25
Station information,24
Data Convenience consumer
63
Travel63
Vehicle status63
Date18
Daytime running lights66
Declaration of conformity4
Description of the device5
Destination details60
Destination entry50
Address50
From the list52
Home address52
Map51
Options50
Own destination53
POI53
Destination import53
Destination management60
Destination details60
Stopover60
Device operation Control lever9
MAXI DOT display8
Multifunction steering wheel9, 11, 12
Device pairing37
device screen important notes
5
keyboard8
numerical keyboard8
Digital radio reception Settings
25
display5
Display7
Door release66
Driving mode62
Driving Mode Selection62
Dynamic route Switch on/off
59
E
Eco tips
67
Enter in map51
ESC sport64
External input AUX
30
MEDIA IN31
USB31
Extra window47
Audio48
Compass48
Menus47
Switch on/off47
F
Factory settings
19 , 67
Fatigue detection65
File formats28
Requirements and restrictions28
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