Emergency Closing Or Opening - Skoda Rapid Owner's Manual

Emergency closing or opening

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Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Manually unlocking or locking the driver's door
Manually unlocking the front passenger door and rear doors
Emergency unlocking the selector lever lock
For example, if the radio signal from the vehicle key or the central locking system
fails, it is possible to lock and partially unlock the doors and the boot lid.
Additional information and warnings:
● Vehicle key set ⇒ p age 32
● Central locking system and closing system ⇒ p age 35
● Doors ⇒ p age 38
● Boot lid ⇒ p age 40
● In an emergency ⇒ p age 185
WARNING
Careless emergency closing or emergency opening can cause serious injuries.
● In a vehicle locked from the outside, it is not possible to open the doors
and windows from the inside.
● Never allow children or people requiring help alone in the vehicle. In an
emergency, they are unable to leave the vehicle alone or to help themselves.
● Depending on the season, very high or low temperatures may develop in a
closed vehicle, causing serious injuries and illness or death especially in young
children.
WARNING
The functional area ofthe doors and the boot lid is dangerous and can cause
injuries.
● Open or close the doors and boot lid only when no one is within the swivel-
ling range.
Vehicle overview Before driving
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When driving
NOTICE
When doing an emergency closing or emergency opening, remove the parts
carefully and reinstall them correctly to avoid vehicle damage.
Manually unlocking or locking the driver's door
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First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings on page 187.
When you lock the driver's door manually, usually all the doors are locked. When
you manually unlock the driver's door, only the driver's door is unlocked
⇒ p age 35.
● Flip out the key bit of the vehicle key ⇒ p age 32.
● Insert the key bit into the lock cylinder
Maintenance, cleaning, servic-
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Practical information
Fig. 101 Door handle on the
driver's door with lock cylin-
der.
⇒ f ig. 101
and unlock or lock the vehicle.
Do-it-yourself
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