Emergency Unlocking/Locking - Skoda 2013 Octavia A7 Owner's Manual

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Flip out the key.
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Press off the battery cover with your thumb or using a flat screwdriver in the
region of the arrows .
1
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Remove the discharged battery from the key by pressing the battery down in
the region of the arrow .
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Insert the new battery.
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Place the battery cover on the key and press it down until it clicks into place.
Note
The key has to be synchronised if the vehicle cannot be unlocked or locked with
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the remote control key after replacing the battery
If a key has an affixed decorative cover, this will be destroyed when the battery
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is replaced. A replacement cover can be purchased from a ŠKODA Partner.
Synchronising the remote control
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First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings on page 238.
If the vehicle does not unlock when pressing the remote control, the key may not
be synchronised. This can occur when the buttons on the remote control key are
actuated a number of times outside of the operative range of the equipment or
the battery in the remote control key was replaced.
Synchronise the key as follows.
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Press any button on the remote control key.
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Pressing of the button means that the door will unlock with the key within 1 mi-
nute.
» page 239.
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Replacing the battery in the auxiliary heater remote control
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First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings on page 238.
The battery is located under a cover on the back of the radio remote con-
trol » Fig. 206.
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Insert a flat, blunt object, such as a coin, into the gap of the battery cover.
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Turn the cover against the direction of the arrow up to the mark to open the
cover.
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Replace the battery.
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Return the battery cover.
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Turn the cover in the direction of the arrow up to the initial marking, engage.

Emergency unlocking/locking

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Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Unlocking/locking the driver's door
Locking a door
Unlocking the tailgate
Selector lever-emergency unlocking
Fig. 206
Radio remote control: Battery
cover
Emergency equipment, and self-help
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