Locking And Unlocking The Vehicle With The Central Locking Button; Safe Securing System - Skoda Rapid Operating Instructions Manual

After locking the car, it is not possible to unlock within the next 2 seconds by
touching the door handle. This can be used to check whether the vehicle is
locked.
Protection against inadvertently locking the key in the vehicle
If the key with which the vehicle has been unlocked is left in the passenger
compartment, the vehicle is automatically unlocked. The turn signal lights
flash four times as confirmation that the vehicle has been unlocked again. If no
door is opened within approximately 45 seconds, the vehicle is automatically
locked again.
If the key with which the vehicle was locked remains in the luggage compart-
ment, the boot lid is released (partially opened). The turn signal lights flash
four times as an indication that the vehicle has been unlocked again. The lug-
gage compartment lid remains released(partially open). The other doors re-
main locked.
The following message is shown in the information cluster display.
Key in vehicle.
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KEY IN VEHICLE
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CAUTION
Some types of gloves can affect the unlocking or locking device in the door
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handle.
After leaving the car there is no automatic locking.
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Locking and unlocking the vehicle with the central locking button

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Read and observe and
When the vehicle has not been locked from outside and no door is open the
button  » Fig. 36 can be used to unlock or lock the vehicle.
The locking is shown by the illuminated symbol .
Fig. 36
Central locking button
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The central locking system also operates if the ignition is switched off.
The following applies after locking.
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Opening the doors and the boot lid from the outside is not possible.
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The doors can be unlocked and opened from the inside by a single pull on the
opening lever of the respective door.
WARNING
Doors locked from the inside make it difficult for rescuers to get into the
vehicle in an emergency – risk to life!

Safe securing system

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Read and observe and
As soon as the vehicle is locked from the outside, the safe lock prevents open-
ing the doors from the inside.
This function is pointed out by the following message on the display of the in-
strument cluster after switching out the ignition.
Check SAFELOCK! Owner's manual!
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CHECK DEADLOCK
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After locking the vehicle, the warning light in the driver's door flashes for
around 2 seconds in quick succession, afterwards it begins to flash evenly at
longer intervals.
Switching off
The safe lock can be switched off in one of the following ways.
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By locking twice within 2 seconds.
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By disabling the button for interior monitoring and anti-towing
The indicator light in the driver door flashes for about 2 seconds fast, goes out
and starts to flash at longer intervals after about 30 seconds.
If the vehicle is locked and the safe securing system is switched off, the door
can be opened separately from the inside by a single pull on opening lever.
The SafeLock switches on the next time the vehicle is locked.
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