2016 SKODA OCTAVIA width

›To
adjust the height , hold the locking button A and move the rest in the de-
sired direction » Fig. 71.
Setting the height of the rear headrests
Fig. 72
Setting the height of the back headrest
›
Grasp the headrest and move upwards in the direction of arrow
1
» Fig. 72 .
›
To move the headrest down, press the securing button
A
in the direction of
arrow
2
and hold it down while pressing the headrest in the direction of ar-
row
3
.
Removing/inserting the rear headrests
Fig. 73
Removing/inserting the rear headrests
Before removing/inserting the headrests, fold the corresponding seat backrest
slightly forward » page 79.
›
To remove the headrest, pull it out of the seat backrest up to the stop.
›Hold the locking button A in the direction of arrow 1, at the same time us-
ing a flat screwdriver with a max. width of 5 mm to press the locking button
in the opening B
in the direction of arrow
2
and pull out the rest in the di-
rection of arrow
3
» Fig. 73 .
›
To insert the headrest, push the headrest into the seat backrest in the direc-
tion of arrow
4
until the locking button clicks into place.
Seat heaters
Fig. 74
Buttons for heating the front seats/rear seats
The seat backrests and surfaces of the front seats and the outer rear seats
can be heated electrically.
Seat heating buttons » Fig. 74
Left seat heating
Right seat heating
›
To turn on the heating to max, press the key
 or
button.
By repeatedly pressing the button, the heat is turned down until it is com-
pletely switched off . The level of the seat heating is indicated by the number
of illuminated warning lights underneath / in the button.
The seat heating only operates when the engine is running.
When the ignition is switched off, the seat heating / ventilation is also switch-
ed off. if the engine is started again within 10 minutes, then the driver's seat
heating / ventilation is switched on again automatically according to the set-
ting before switching off the ignition. 
81Seats and head restraints

■Auto-save station logos- Automatic storage of the station logos
■DAB traffic announcements
- Switch on/off DAB traffic announcements
■
Other DAB messages
- Switch on/off other announcements (e.g., warnings, re-
gional weather, sports reports, financial news)
■
DAB - DAB station tracking
- Switch on/off automatic DAB station tracking on an-
other frequency or in other station groups
■
Automatic DAB - FM switching
- Switch on/off auto-switching from DAB to the FM
broadcasting range if the DAB signal is lost
■
Switch to a similar station
- Activate/deactivate automatic switching to another
station with similar content in the event of signal loss (applies to Infotain-
ment Columbus)
■
L-band
- Activate/deactivate the availability of the L-band
Automatic change from DAB to FM
In the event of bad DAB reception, the device tries to find an FM station.
The station name is followed by ( ) while the station is being received on the
FM band. When the corresponding DAB station is received again, the system
automatically switches from FM to DAB.
If a DAB station is also not available in the FM band due to poor reception, In-
fotainment will be switched to mute.
L-band
For the DAB radio reception in different countries, different broadcasting rang-
es are used. In some countries the DAB radio reception is only possible in the
what is known as the L-band.
If no L-band DAB radio reception is possible in the country then we recom-
mend turning off the L-band. The channel scan is therefore faster.
Media menu settings
›
Tap the function surface in the Media main menu
 .
■
Sound
- Sound settings
■
Manage jukebox
- Managing (record / delete) supported files (audio / video) in
the internal Infotainment memory (applies to Infotainment Columbus)
■
Mix/repeat including subfolders
- Switching the title display including subfolders
■
Bluetooth
- Settings for the Bluetooth ®
function
■
WLAN
- Wi-Fi settings (applies to Infotainment Columbus)
■
Video (DVD) settings
- Setting the parameters of the DVD video (applies to Info-
tainment Columbus)
■
Remove safely:
- Safe removal of the external device
■
Traffic program (TP)
- Switches traffic programme on/off
Image menu settings›
In the Images main menu, tap on the function surface 
.
■
Image view:
- Setting the image display
■
Full
- Display the maximum image size while retaining the aspect ratio
■
Automatic
- Full screen display
■
Display time:
- Set the display time for the slideshow
■
Repeat slideshow
- Switching on/off the slideshow repeat
Video DVD menu settings
Only valid for Infotainment Columbus.
›
In the Video DVD main menu, tap on the function surface
 .
Depending on the DVD, some of the following menu items are displayed.
■
Format
- Set the screen width/height ratio
■
Audio channel:
- Audio channel selection
■
Subtitles:
- Selecting subtitles
■
Enter/change PIN for parental settings
- Management of the PIN code for parental
control
■
Parental settings:
- Parental settings selection
Telephone menu settings
›
In the Telephone main menu, tap on the function surface
 .
■
Hands-free
- Switching a call to the phone / back to Infotainment (the menu
item is displayed during a call)
■
Select telephone
- Search for available telephones/list of paired telephones/se-
lect telephone
■
Bluetooth
- Bluetooth ®
settings
■
User profile
- User profile settings
■
Manage favourites
- Set the function surfaces for your favourite contacts
■
Mailbox number:
- Enter the phone number of the mailbox
■
Network selection:
- Select the service provider of the SIM card inserted in the
external module (applies to Infotainment Columbus with the SIM card slot
in the external module) 
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■Forward calls - Setting forwarding of incoming calls (valid for Infotainment Co-
lumbus with the SIM card slot in the external module) ■All calls
- Forward all incoming calls
■
If engaged
- Forwarding incoming calls during a telephone call
■
If not available
- Forwarding the incoming calls when the vehicle is outside
the reach of the telephone service provider signal
■
If no answer
- Redirecting incoming calls when the incoming call is not an-
swered
SmartLink menu settings
›
In the SmartLink main menu, tap on the function surface 
.
■
Activate data transfer for ŠKODA apps
- Turning data transfer on and off for ŠKODA
applications
■ MirrorLink® - Settings of the system MirrorLink ®
■
Screen orientation:
- Setting the screen orientation
■
Landscape
- Width display
■
Portrait
- Height display
■
Rotated 180 degrees
- Turn on / off the 180 ° inversion
■
Allow MirrorLink® notification to be shown
- Turn on / off the display of messages
of Mirror link ®
applications on the Infotainment screen
Navigation menu settings
Route options
›
In the Navigation main menu, tap on the function surface
 Tap on
→
routeoptions
.
■
Suggest 3 alternative routes
- Switch on/off the menu for alternative routes (eco-
nomical, fast, short)
■
Route:
- Setting the preferred route
■
Most frequent routes
- Show/hide the menu of the most frequent routes in the
split screen
■
Dynamic route
- Switch on/off dynamic route recalculation due to TMC traffic
reports
■ 
Avoid motorways
- Switch on/off the non-use of motorways in the route cal-
culation
■ 
Avoid ferries and motorail trains
- Switch on/off the non-use of ferries and mo-
torail trains in the route calculation
■ 
Avoid toll roads
- Switch on/off use of toll roads for route calculation
■ 
Avoid tunnels
- Switch on/off use of tunnels for route calculation
■
 Avoid routes requiring toll stickers - Switch use of routes requiring toll stickers
on/off for route calculation
■Show available toll stickers
- Selection of countries for which a valid toll sticker is
required (routes requiring toll stickers are used for route calculation)
■ 
Include trailer
- Turn on / off the setting to take a trailer into account for
route calculation » page 180
Map
›
In the Navigation main menu, tap on the function surface 
Tap on →
Map
.
■
Show road signs
- Switch on/off the display of traffic signs
■
Lane guidance
- Display of lane guidance on/off
■
Show favourites
- Switch on/off the display of favourites
■
Show POIs
- Switch on/off the display of POIs
■
Select categories for POIs
- Selection of the displayed category POIs
■
Show brands for POIs
- Switch on/off the company logos available for the POIs
shown
Manage memory
›
In the Navigation main menu, tap on the function surface

→
Manage memo-ry
.
■
Sort Contacts:
- Setting the arrangement of the phonebook
■
By surname
- Sorting by the contact surname
■
By first name
- Sorting by the contact first name
■
Define home address
- Enter the home address
■
Delete My POIs
- Deleting own POI categories (Personal POI)
■
Update My POIs (SD / USB)
- Import / update your own POI categories (Personal
POI)
■
Import destinations (SD/USB)
- Import destinations in vCard format
■
Delete user data
- Delete user data (by pressing the function surface
Delete
and
confirm the deletion) ■
Last destinations
- Delete the last destinations
■
Dest. memory
- Delete the stored destinations
■
Routes
- Delete saved routes
■
My points of interest (Personal POI)
- Delete the custom POIs
■
Entered cities
- Delete the history of places already entered via the address
■
Home address
- Delete the stored home address
■
Flagged destination
- Delete the flagged destination 
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OperationFig. 248
Installation location of the camera / scanned area behind the ve-
hicle
Read and observe
and on page 207 first.
The camera for capturing the area behind the vehicle is in the grip of the bootlid » Fig. 248 .
Area behind the vehicle » Fig. 248
Detection range of the camera
Area outside the detection range of the camera
The system can assist the driver when parking and manoeuvring under the fol-
lowing basic conditions.
The ignition is switched on.
The reverse gear is engaged. 1)
The luggage compartment lid is completely closed.
The vehicle is travelling at less than 15 km/h.
The area behind the vehicle is clearly visible.
The selected parking / manoeuvring area is clear and even.
Note
■ The screen display can be interrupted by pressing the symbol button 
» Fig. 246 on page 206 .■
After disengaging the reverse gear, automatic screen display of the parking
aid is carried out (variant 2, 3) » page 205.
ABGuidelines and function surfacesFig. 249
Infotainment screen: Orientation lines / function interfaces
Read and observe
and on page 207 first.
Orientation lines are shown along with the monitored area behind the vehicle
on the screen.
Distance of the orientation lines behind the vehicle » Fig. 249
The distance is about 40 cm (safety distance limit).
The distance is about 100 cm.
The distance is about 200 cm.
The distance may vary slightly depending on the load of the vehicle and the
road inclination.
The distance between the side lines corresponds approximately to the vehicle
width including mirrors.
Function surfaces » Fig. 249
Depending on the Infotainment model: Turns the display of the area
behind the vehicle off
Screen settings - brightness, contrast, colour Switching audible parking signals on/off
Enabling and reduced park assistance display
Change to park assistance display 
ABC
     1)
The area behind the vehicle can be displayed for a few seconds more after disengaging the reverse gear.
208Driving

The driver's hands are on the steering wheel.
The lane is more than 2.5 m in width.
If the turn signal is switched on (e.g. when turning), no steering intervention
takes place when the vehicle approaches the boundary line. The system re-
gards the situation as an intended lane change.
Warning lights in the instrument cluster The system is active, but not ready to intervene.
The system is active and ready to intervene or is currently intervening.
Adaptive lane assist
Adaptive tracking helps to keep the vehicle in the position between the boun-
dary lines selected by the driver, by means of steering intervention.
If the position within the lane is changed, the system quickly adapts and holds
the newly-selected position.
Steering wheel vibrations
In the following situations, it may occasionally be the case that due to the
steering wheel vibrations, the system indicates that a driver steering interven-
tion is required. ▶ The system is not able to keep the vehicle by a within the lane due to a
steering intervention.
▶ During an intense system-related steering intervention, the system suddenly
cannot recognize the boundary lines.WARNINGThe system function may be restricted if, for example there is danger due
to ruts on a downhill road or in a crosswind.
Activation / deactivation
Read and observe
and on page 224 first.
The activation/deactivation of the system can be carried out in one of two
ways. ▶ In the instrument cluster display » page 47, Menu item
Assist systems
.
▶ In infotainment » page 225, Settings in Infotainment .
Adaptive tracking can also be enabled or disabled In Infotainment.
After switching off and switching on the ignition, the system setting is re-
tained.
Malfunctions
Read and observe
and on page 224 first.
If, for some unknown reason, the system is not available, an appropriate mes-
sage appears in the display of the instrument cluster.
Sensor covered / dirty
If the windscreen is dirty, iced or misted up in the sensor area, a message ap-
pears indicating that there is no sensor view. Clean the windscreen or remove
the obstacles from the sensor area.
System unavailable
If the system is currently unavailable, a message concerning the unavailability
appears. Try to re-activate the machine. If the system still is not available, seek
the assistance of a specialist garage.
System fault
In the case of a system fault, an error message appears. Seek help from a spe-
cialist garage.
Request to take over steering
If the system detects that there are no hands are on the steering wheel, this
will not work properly. You will be prompted to take over steering. Place your
hands on the steering wheel.
Traffic sign recognition
 Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Settings in Infotainment
227
Operation
227
Additional display
228
Malfunctions and information messages
228
The road sign recognition system (hereinafter referred to as system) shows
certain road signs (e.g. Mandatory speed limits) on the instrument cluster dis-
play. 
226Driving

In vehicles with tyre pressure monitoring, save the tyre pressure values in the
system » page 229 .WARNING■
Never drive with more than one temporary spare wheel mounted!■Avoid full throttle acceleration, sharp braking and fast cornering when
driving with the temporary spare wheel.■
Do not use snow chains on the temporary spare wheel.
■
Observe instructions on the warning sign of the emergency wheel.
Tyre marking
Explanation of tyre markings - e.g. 195/65 R 15 91 T
195Tyre width in mm65Height/width ratio in %RCode letter for the type of tyre – Radial15Diameter of wheel in inches91Load indexTSpeed symbol
Load index - indicates the maximum permissible load for each individual tyre
Load index8889909192939495Load
(In kg)560580600615630650670690
Speed symbol - indicates the maximum permissible speed for a vehicle fitted
with tyres in a given category
Speed
symbolSTUHVWYMaximum speed
(in km/h)180190200210240270300WARNINGNever exceed the maximum permissible load bearing capacity and speed
for the tyres fitted – risk of accident.
Operating in winter conditions
All-year (or “winter”) tyres
All-year or “winter” tyres (indicated by an M+S or a mountain peak/snowflake
symbol ) to improve the performance of the vehicle in winter conditions.
To get the best possible driving characteristics, all-year or “winter” tyres, with a minimum tread depth of 4 mm on all four wheels, should be fitted.
If “winter” tyres are mounted, summer tyres should be fitted again in good
time as they provide better handling properties, a shorter braking distance,
less tyre noise and reduced tyre wear on roads which are free of snow and ice
as well as at temperatures above 7 °C.
Speed symbol
All-year or “winter” tyres (marked with M+S and a peak/snowflake symbol
)
of a lower speed category than listed in the vehicle’s technical documentation
can be used provided that the maximum permissible speed for these tyres is
not exceeded even if the maximum possible speed of the vehicle is higher.
The speed limit for all-season or “Winter” tires can be adjusted in the infotain-
ment menu 

→

→
Tyres
.
If the vehicle has all-season or “winter” tires of a lower speed category then
the specified maximum speed of the vehicle (referring to tyres that have not
been delivered by the factory, a warning label with the maximum value of the
speed category provided for the mounted tyres must be fixed in the interior of
the vehicle in a constantly visible place in the driver’s field of vision. The warn-
ing label (sticker) can be replaced by setting the maximum value of the speed
category supplied for the mounted tyres in Infotainment 1)
. This specification
defines the maximum vehicle speed with mounted all-season or “winter”tyres
that may not be exceeded.
Snow chains
The snow chains improve handling in wintry road conditions. 
1)
Valid in certain countries.
263Wheels

Dimensions - OctaviaFig. 343
Vehicle dimensions
Vehicle dimensions for operating weight without driver (in mm)
» Fig. 343SpecificationOctaviaOctavia 4x4Octavia RSAHeight146114601449BFront track » page 294CWidth181418141814DRear track » page 294EWidth including exterior mirrors201720172017FClearance140138128G
Wheelbase
Basic dimension268626802680Vehicles with 1.8 l/132 kW TSI engine2680--G-TEC vehicles2680--HLength465946594685292Technical data

Dimensions - Octavia estateFig. 344
Vehicle dimensions
Vehicle dimensions for operating weight without driver (in mm)
» Fig. 344SpecificationOctavia EstateOCTAVIA Estate 4x4OCTAVIA Estate RSOctavia CombiScoutAHeight1465146514521531BFront track » page 294CWidth1814181418141814DRear track » page 294EWidth including exterior mirrors2017201720172017FClearance140139127171G
Wheelbase
Basic dimension2686268026802679Vehicles with 1.8 l/132 kW TSI engine2680---G-TEC vehicles2680---HLength4659465946854685293Technical data