Skoda Octavia Tour Owner's Manual page 79

78 Starting-off and Driving
WARNING
•
The cruise control system must not, for safety reasons, be used in dense
traffic or on unfavourable road surfaces (such as icy roads, slippery roads or
loose chippings) - risk of accident!
•
In order to prevent unintentional use of the cruise control system, always
switch off the system after use.
Note
•
Always depress the clutch pedal if you switch on the cruise control system when
the gearbox is in Neutral. Otherwise the engine can rev up unintentionally.
•
The cruise control system is not able to maintain a constant speed when driving
on steep downhill sections. The weight of the vehicle increases the speed at which
it travels. One should shift down in good time to a lower gear or slow the vehicle
down by applying the foot brake.
Storing a speed
The cruise control system is operated by means of the switch
in the left lever of the multi-functional switch.
B
– Press the switch  fig. 88
A
– After the desired speed has been reached, press the rocker button
SET position.
After you have released the rocker button
have just stored is maintained at a constant speed without having to depress the
accelerator.
Fig. 88 Operating lever: Rocker button
and switch of cruise control system
and rocker button
A
into the position ON.
out of the position SET, the speed you
B
You can increase the speed by depressing the accelerator. Releasing the acceler-
ator will cause the speed to drop again to the set speed.
This does not apply, however, if you drive at a speed which is more than 10 km/h
higher than the set speed for a period of longer than 5 minutes. The stored speed
will be cancelled in the memory. You have to re-store the desired speed.
One can reduce the speed in the usual manner. The system is switched off tempo-
rarily by actuating the brake or clutch pedal  page 79.
WARNING
First ensure that it is not too high for the traffic conditions which exist at that
moment before resuming the stored speed.
Changing a stored speed
You can also change the speed of the vehicle without depressing the
accelerator.
Faster
– You can increase the stored speed without depressing the accelerator, by
pressing the rocker button
– The speed of the vehicle will increase continuously if you hold the rocker button
pressed in the RES position. Once the vehicle has reached the desired speed,
release the rocker button. The set speed is then stored in the memory.
Slower
– You can decrease the stored speed by pressing the rocker button
position.
– Holding down the rocker button pressed in the SET position will cause the
speed of the vehicle to reduce continuously. Once the vehicle has reached the
desired speed, release the rocker button. The set speed is then stored in the
memory.
– If you release the rocker button when the vehicle is travelling at a speed of less
into the
B
than 30 km/h, the speed is not stored. The memory is erased. It is then neces-
sary to again store the speed with the rocker button
an increase in speed of the vehicle to more than 30 km/hour.
 fig. 88
in the RES position.
B
in the position SET after
B
in the SET
B