Skoda Octavia Owner's Manual page 36

Unlocking
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Grab the door handle of the front door or cover the sensor
whole palm of your hand » .
Locking
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Touch the sensor » Fig. 15 with your fingers.
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Unlocking the boot lid
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Press the handle of the boot lid » Fig. 19
Switching off the safelock system
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Use your fingers to touch the sensor
The vehicle can be unlocked when the key is in the unlocking zone.
Unlocking zones
Front door left
A
Front door right
B
Luggage compartment lid
C
If you cover the sensor at the same time as the sensor
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locking the vehicle, it is not unlocked.
If the vehicle is locked via the sensor
in the following 2 seconds via the sensor
On vehicles fitted with automatic gearbox, the selector lever must be moved into
the position P before unlocking.
The KESSY system can find the valid key, even if it was left in the front of the ve-
hicle's roof for example » Fig. 15. It is therefore not always necessary to know
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where the key is.
Always check to see whether the vehicle is locked.
CAUTION
After leaving the vehicle, it does not lock automatically, the procedure for lock-
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ing the vehicle must therefore be observed.
Do not use gloves or other objects which might prevent direct contact between
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the hand and the sensor.
Note
If the battery in the key is weak or discharged, the vehicle may not be unlocked
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or locked via the KESSY system. In this case, use the emergency unlocking or
emergency locking on the driver's door
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Using the system
» Fig. 15 with the
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on page 37.
twice within 2 seconds.
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» Fig. 15 when un-
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1 , it will not be possible to unlock it again
- prevents accidental unlocking.
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» page 36.
Protection against inadvertently locking the key in the vehicle
If the key which was used to lock the vehicle including the boot lid, remains in the
vehicle, the protection mechanism against inadvertently locking the key in the ve-
hicle is activated and the vehicle unlocks itself again
The turn signal lights flash four times as confirmation that the vehicle has been
unlocked again.
The following message is displayed in the information display or display of the in-
strument cluster: Key in vehicle. or KEY IN VEHICLE.
Additionally, on vehicles which are fitted with the anti-theft alarm system, an au-
dible signal sounds.
Information message
The functions of the KESSY system are monitored. In the presence of a fault, one
of the following messages may appear.
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Key not found.
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Key not detected. Owner's manual!
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NO KEY
This message is displayed if you leave the engine on and no key is detected in the
vehicle. The message is then displayed when the ignition is switched on or the
engine is running or when no key was found in the vehicle. This can occur if the
key is outside the vehicle, the battery in the key is discharged, the key is defec-
tive or the electromagnetic field is strongly disturbed. Some electronic devices,
e.g. mobile phones, can also cause faults.
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Keyless access system faulty.
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KEYLESS ACCESS SYSTEM FAULTY
Error in the KESSY system; seek help from a ŠKODA specialist garage.
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Change the key battery!
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KEY BATTERY PLEASE CHANGE
Low voltage of the remote control key battery, change the battery.
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» Fig. 15 on page 33.
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