Skoda Octavia 2014 Owner's Manual page 145

Towing a trailer
On vehicles equipped with a factory-fitted towing device, only the areas
and » Fig. 138 of the system are active when operating a trailer, there is no
B
road display.
Note
If not all fields around vehicles with Version 3 are shown after the system is
■
activated, the vehicle will need to be moved a few metres forwards or back-
wards.
The signal tones for front obstacle recognition are factory-set to be higher
■
than for rear obstacle recognition.
Activation/deactivation

Read and observe and
The system is automatically activated by selecting reverse gear or pressing
the symbol button  » Fig. 138 on page 141 .
This is confirmed by a short acoustic signal (the symbol  in the button lights
up).
On vehicles with Version 1, the system can be deactivated by moving out of re-
verse gear.
For vehicles with Version 2 and 3, the system is deactivated by pressing the
symbol button or automatically at a speed over 10 km/h (the symbol  in
the button goes out).
Fault display
If a warning signal sounds for about 3 seconds after activating the system and
there is no obstacle close to your car, this indicates a system fault. The fault is
also indicated by the symbol  flashing in the button. Seek help from a spe-
cialist garage.
Note
The system can only be activated via the symbol button  at a speed of be-
■
low 10 km/hr.
By means of the key  in the infotainment display
■
the display can be switched to the camera image
Assistant (rear view camera) .
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Driving
on page 141 first.
» Fig. 140 on page 142
» page 143, Optical Parking
Road display
A

Read and observe
The display of the upcoming road changes depending on the steering angle
» Fig. 140.
A
Obstacles that are located on the road are represented by the following col-
ours.
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Red – the distance to the obstacle is less than about 30 cm.
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Yellow – the distance to the obstacle is more than about 30 cm.
Obstacles that are not located on the road are represented by the following
colours.
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Red – the distance to the obstacle is less than about 30 cm.
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White – the distance to the obstacle is more than about 30 cm.
The road ahead is displayed when a forward gear or Neutral is engaged or the
selector lever is in mode D/S or position N is set.
The road behind the vehicle is displayed when reverse gear is engaged or the
selector lever is in mode R.
Fig. 140
Infotainment display: Road dis-
play
and on page 141 first.