Skoda Rapid Owner's Manual page 29

Locking the vehicle with the key
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Turn the key in the locking cylinder of the driver's door in the opposite direction
of travel (lock position) B » Fig. 10.
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All the doors and the boot lid are locked.
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The switched on interior lights will switch off over the door contact.
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The safe securing system is immediately activated.
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The indicator light in the driver door begins flashing.
Note
If the driver's door has been opened, the vehicle cannot be locked.
Central locking button
If the vehicle was not locked from the outside, you can also unlock and lock it
with the button » Fig. 11 without the ignition switched on.
Locking all doors and the boot lid
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Press the button  » Fig. 11. The symbol  in the button comes on.
Unlocking all doors and the boot lid
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Press the button  » Fig. 11. The symbol  in the button is no longer illuminated.
The following applies if your vehicle has been locked using the central locking
button.
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It is not possible to open the doors or the boot lid from the outside (safety fea-
ture, e.g. when stopping at traffic lights etc.).
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Doors can be unlocked individually from the inside and opened by pulling the
door opening lever.
Fig. 11
Central locking system
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If at least one door has been opened, the vehicle cannot be locked.
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In the event of an accident in which the airbags are deployed, the locked doors
are automatically unlocked from the inside in order to enable rescuers to gain
access to the vehicle.
WARNING
The central locking system also operates if the ignition is switched off. Chil-
dren should never be left unattended in the vehicle since it is difficult to pro-
vide assistance from the outside when the doors are locked. Locked doors
make it difficult for rescuers to get into the vehicle in an emergency - hazard!
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Note
If the safe securing system is
central locking buttons do not operate.
Emergency locking of the doors
An emergency locking mechanism is located on the face side of the doors which
have no locking cylinder, it is only visible after opening the door.
Locking
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Remove the panel » Fig.
A
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Insert the key into the slot
rection of the arrow (mirror-inverted on the right doors).
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Replace the cover.
After closing the door, it no longer be opened from the outside. The door can be
unlocked from the inside by pulling on the door handle again, and then opened
from the outside.
activated» page 26, the door opening lever and the
Fig. 12
Rear door: Emergency locking of
the door
12.
and turn it into the horizontal position in the di-
B
Unlocking and locking
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