2014 SKODA OCTAVIA light

Touch screen
The unit is equipped with the so-called resistive (pressure / resistance) touch
screen.
The function keys on the screen can be operated by a light finger pressure to
the screen surface.
CAUTION
■ The screen can only be operated by a slight touch of a finger. With too much
pressure, the screen can be damaged.■
Do not use any objects to operate the screen, which could damage the
screen surface.
■
Solvent based cleaners can damage the screen surface.
■
Use a soft cloth and, if necessary, methylated spirits, to remove fingerprints
from the screen. When doing so, ensure that you do not cause damage to oth-
er parts of the interior.
Note
■ To protect the screen, a suitable protective film for touch screens can be
used.■
The brightness level can be set » page 13, Screen settings .
Switching the unit on/off
›
The unit is switched on or off by briefly pressing the on/off knob .
When the device is switched on, the audio source and operating mode that
were active before switching off the device will be restored.
If Telephone mode was active before you switched off the unit and the igni-
tion and Bluetooth ®
function is not switched on, the screen displays the mes-
sage » page 28 , Problems with the Telephone function . Switch on the igni-
tion or the Bluetooth ®
function » page 14 , Bluetooth ®
settings .
If the vehicle key is pulled out of the ignition lock while the unit is switched on,
the unit will switch off automatically. After switching on the ignition, the unit
is turned on automatically.
If the device was switched off using the 
knob, then the device will not
switch on automatically after switching on the ignition.
The unit will switch off automatically after the engine is switched off and the
door is opened if the vehicle is fitted with the KESSY system. If you open the
driver's door before switching off the engine, the device will also switch off.
When the ignition is switched off, the device switches off automatically after
approx. half an hour (discharge protection of the vehicle battery).
Adjusting volume
Increase the volume
›
Turn the  knob to the right.
Reduce the volume
›
Turn the  knob to the left.
Muting
›
Press the key  or turn the knob  to the left and set the volume to 0.
If something is being played over the media at the time of reducing the volume
with the adjustment knob 
to 0 then what is being played over the media is
paused.
CAUTION
■ High volumes can cause sound resonance and sound distortion in the vehi-
cle.■
The car speakers may be damaged if the volume is set too loud.
Note
■ The change in volume is displayed on the screen.■The following symbol appears in the display when the sound is muted : .■
The speakers in the vehicle are matched for the power output of the device.
6Introductory information

Some of the device's features are also displayed in the MAXI DOT display1)
.
Depending on the equipment they can be operated with the lever or the but-
tons / dials on the multifunction steering wheel.
Note
The buttons and wheels on the multifunction steering wheel will also be lit if
the ignition and the side light are switched on.
Operate with the control lever buttons
Fig. 5
Buttons on the control lever
The separate menus and menu items displayed in the MAXI DOT display can be operated as follows with the buttons on the control lever.
Functions of the buttons on the control leverBut- ton
» Fig. 5ActionFunction
APress and hold buttonDisplay main menuAPress brieflyswitch between menu items and menusBPress brieflyConfirm menu item or menuOperating the audio menu using the buttons / dials on the multifunction steering wheel
Fig. 6
Multifunction steering wheel - Audio menu
›In the main menu of the MAXI DOT display select the menu item
 Audio .
The information displayed in MAXI DOT display
■ Radio
■ current radio station frequency band.
■ currently playing station of receivable radio stations in the given frequency
band if less than 5 are receivable.
■ if more than 5 stations can be received, a list of receivable radio stations is
displayed with an option to choose one of them.
■ TP traffic announcements.
■ Media
■ Title. 1)
The display in the MAXI DOT is described in the
» Manual , chapter Information system .
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NoteThe buttons and wheels on the multifunction steering wheel will also be lit if
the ignition and the side light are switched on.Unit settings
Setup menu
 Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Main Menu
12
Sound settings
13
Screen settings
13
Time and date settings
14
Keyboard settings
14
Additional keypad language settings
14
Unit settings
14
Restore factory settings
14
Bluetooth ®
settings
14
System Information
15
First and foremost, pay attention to the safety instructions » page 4 , Impor-
tant notes .
This chapter covers the basic settings of the device.
Additional settings are described in the individual menus ■ Volume » page 6
■ Radio » page 19
■ Media » page 23
■ Telephone » page 28
■ Vehicle system settings » page 37
Main Menu
The basic parameters for the unit can be set from the Main menu.
Call up the main menu
›
Press the  button.
■ Sound - Sound setup » page 13
■ Screen - Screen settings » page 13 
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Vehicle systems
Vehicle settings
Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Selection of travel mode (Driving Mode Selection)
37
Vehicle data
38
Auxiliary heater and ventilation
39
ESC-and ASR systems
39
Tyre
39
Assistance systems
39
Parking and manoeuvring
40
Light
40
Mirrors and wiper
41
Opening and closing
41
Seats
41
Instrument cluster (multifunction display)
41
Time, date and unit setting
42
Service
42
Restore factory settings
42
Climatronic settings
42
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 .■For safety reasons, if any system functions are disabled, then some func-
tions, such as parts of the ESC system, are automatically enabled again after
switching the ignition off and on.Selection of travel mode (Driving Mode Selection)Fig. 20
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 lights up on
the button  or

» Fig. 20 .
The currently selected driving mode is displayed in the info field in the main
menus 
» Fig. 21 on page 38 (top left).
Call up the main menu
›
Press the button  or

» Fig. 20 .
■ Normal - Activates Normal mode
■ Close - Cancel the menu to select the driving mode
■ Information - Information concerning the mode settings
■ Sport - Activates Sport mode
■ Close - Cancel the menu to select the driving mode
■ Information - Information concerning the mode settings
■ Eco - Activates the fuel-saving mode
■ Close - Cancel the menu to select the driving mode
■ Information - Information concerning the mode settings
■ Individual - Activates the Individual mode
■ Close - Cancel the menu to select the driving mode
■ Adjust - Individual settings
■ 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
■ Cornering light: - Set the characteristics of the adaptive headlights
■ Normal - Normal
■ Sport - Sports
■ Eco - Economical
■ Air conditioning - Sets the characteristics of Climatronic
■ 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. 21
Travel data / vehicle status
Fig. 22
Tyre Press. Loss Indicator - Dis-
play example: Check the right
rear tyre and its filling pressure
Call up the main menu
›
Press the button 
→
 .
Displaying vehicle data » Fig. 21
Distance travelled
Driving time
Average speed
Average fuel consumption
Approximate range 1)
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)
■ Driving data - Display travel data
You can display one of three trip memories on the screen » Fig. 21.
■ 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 
 . 
ABCDEFG1)
For vehicles with CNG drive the approximate range with gasoline and CNG is displayed separately.
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■ACC (adaptive cruise control) - Sets the adaptive cruise control
■ Driving program: - Set the vehicle acceleration when adaptive cruise con-
trol is activated 1)
■ Normal - Normal
■ Sport - Sports
■ Eco - Economical
■ Last distance selected - Switch 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 pass. protection - Activate/deactivate proactive passenger protec-
tion
Parking and manoeuvring
Fig. 24
Display of optical parking aid
Parking sensors - function keys and obstacle warning » Fig. 24
Change to rear-view camera display
Switch off the optical parking aid Enabling or disabling the audible parking aid
Message: Look! Safe to move?
An obstacle in the lane which is currently outside of the collision area is
shown by the yellow segment
a detected obstacle in the collision region is represented by the red seg-
ment 
Do not continue driving in the direction of an obstacle!
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
there is a system error (there is no indication of any obstacles)›
Press the button 
→

→ Parking and manoeuvring .
■ ParkPilot - Settings for the parking aid
■ Active - Activate/deactivate 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
■ Rear tone setting - Setting the pitch of the beeps for the rear obstacle de-
tection
■ Lower. entertain. - lowering the volume of the speakers (audio)
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 . 

ABCDE1)
This can be set in the menu on vehicles with a travel mode option » page 37, Selection of travel mode
(Driving Mode Selection) .
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■Background lighting - Sets the interior lighting
■ Instrument lighting - Set the brightness of the instrument/switch lighting
■ Footwell lighting - Sets the brightness of the footwell light
■ Light assistance - Setting of outdoor lighting
■ Light Assist - Switch on/off the head light assist
■ Switch-on time: - Set the sensibility of the light sensor against the change
in intensity of the ambient light ■ Early - High sensibility
■ Medium - Medium sensibility
■ Late - Low sensibility
■ Aut. headlight contr. (rain) - Activate/deactivate automatic headlight con-
trol in rain
■ Daytime running lights - Activate/deactivate daytime running lights
■ Comfort turn signal - Activate/deactivate lane change flashing
■ Travel mode: - Travel mode on/off
■ Left - For right-hand traffic
■ Right - For left-hand traffic
■ “Coming/leaving home ” - Setting the COMING HOME / LEAVING HOME-func-
tion ■ “Coming home funct. ” - Set the period that the lights remain on after you
leave the vehicle (0 - 30 seconds; 0 = function deactivated)
■ “Leaving home fnct. ” Set the period that the lights remain on after you un-
lock the vehicle (0 - 30 seconds; 0 = function deactivated)
Mirrors and wiper
›
Press the button 
→

→ Mirrors and wipers .
■ Mirrors - Adjusts the mirrors
■ Synchronous adjustment - Activate/deactivate synchronous mirror adjust-
ment
■ Lowering (reverse) - Activation / deactivation of the lowering of the pas-
senger's side mirror
■ Fold in (when parked) - Activate/deactivate folding the mirror via the re-
mote control key or by using the sensor in the handle (KESSY)
■ Wipers - Adjusts the windscreen wipers
■ Automatic wiping (rain) - Activate/deactivate automatic windscreen wiping
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. open.: - Set the convenience opening feature
■ All - All windows
■ Driver - Driver's window only
■ Off - Deactivates the convenience opening
■ Central locking - Settings for opening and closing of doors
■ Door unlock.: - Set the door unlocking feature
■ All - All doors
■ Single door - Driver's door or driver's or passenger door with KESSY sys-
tem
■ 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 .
■ Store seat position - Store 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
Instrument cluster (multifunction display)
›
Press the button 
→

→ Instrument cluster
In this menu it is possible to hide/show the appearance of the menu items in
the instrument cluster multifunction display and reset the trip 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 
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■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
■ Coolant temperature - Coolant temperature on/off
■ Reset Since start data - Reset the single-trip memory in the device screen
and in the display of the instrument cluster
■ Reset Long-term data - Reset the long-term memory in the device screen
and in the display of the instrument cluster
Time, date and unit setting
›
Press 
→ Time and date .
Description of the time and date settings » page 14 .
›
Press the button 
→ Units .
Description of unit settings » page 14.
Service
›
Press the button 
→

→ Service button.
■ VIN: ... - Display the vehicle identification number
■ Inspection: --- or --- - Number of km/days remaining until the next service
event
■ Oil change service: --- or --- - Number of km/days remaining until the next 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
■ All settings - Restoration of the settings all menu items
■ Individual settings
■ 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
■ Instrument cluster - Restoration of the instrument cluster menu
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. 25
Climatronic: Main menu
In the Climatronic menu the system displays the desired temperature for the
driver's side and front passenger side » Fig. 25.
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.
■ Profile: light - Low power operation of the air conditioning, quiet operation
■ Profile: medium - Basic operating performance of the air conditioning
■ Profile: strong - Intensive operating performance of the air conditioning
■ On /Off - Switches Climatronic on/off
■  - Set the auxiliary heater and ventilation
» page 39
■  - Settings for Climatronic
■ Air con. profile: - See climate profile (light, medium, intensive.)
■ Automatic air recirculation - Automatic re-circulated air mode on/off
■ Automatic auxiliary heater - Quick interior heating on/off
■ Autom. window heating - Activates/deactivates the automatic windscreen
heating 
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