Electronic Immobiliser; Child Safety Lock; Central Locking System - Skoda YETI - 11-2009 Owner's Manual

40 Unlocking and locking
Note
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Pay attention to the correct polarity when changing the battery.
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The replacement battery must have the same specification as the original battery.
•
If it is still not be possible to unlock or lock the vehicle with the remote control even
after replacing the battery this means that the system has to be synchronised
⇒ page 46.

Electronic immobiliser

The electronic immobiliser prevents the vehicle being operated by an
unauthorised person.
An electronic chip is integrated in the head of the key. The immobiliser is deactivated
with the aid of this chip when the key is inserted in the ignition lock. The electronic
immobiliser is automatically activated when you withdraw the ignition key from the
lock.
Note
It is only possible to start the engine of your car with a Genuine Škoda key with the
matching code.

Child safety lock

The child safety lock prevents the rear door from being opened from the
inside.
Fig. 32 Child safety locks on the rear
doors
The rear doors are equipped with a child safety lock. You can switch the child safety
lock on and off using the vehicle key.
Switching child safety lock on
– Use the vehicle key to turn the slit in the rear door to the left in the direction of the
⇒ fig.
arrow 32.
Switching child safety lock off
– Use the vehicle key to turn the slit to the right against the direction of the arrow.
So long as the child safety lock is switched on it is not possible to open the door from
the inside with the door opening lever. In this case the door can be opened only from
the outside.

Central locking system

Description
Unlocking or locking causes all the doors and the fuel filler flap* to be unlocked or
locked at the same time by the central locking system (as long as it is not set differently
in the menu Setup (settings) - Convenience information display*). The boot lid is
unlocked when opening. It can be opened by pressing the hand grip above the licence
plate ⇒ page 44.
Operation of the central locking system is possible:
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from the outside using the vehicle key ⇒ page 42,
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using the button for the central locking system ⇒ page 43,
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by using the remote control ⇒ page 45.
Indicator light in the driver's door on vehicles without anti-theft alarm system
After the car is locked, the indicator light flashes after 2 seconds.
After the car is locked with the deactivated safe securing system, the indicator light
flashes only after 30 seconds.