Skoda Octavia Owner's Manual page 141

Operation
Fig. 156 Button for selecting the driving mode / function key in Infotain-
ment display
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Read and observe and
We recommend that you activate the OFF ROAD mode for every trip on non-
paved roads.
Activation
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Press the symbol button  » Fig.
In the Infotainment display a running mode menu
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Press the function key Off-road in the Infotainment display.
Deactivation
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Press the symbol button  » Fig.
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In the Infotainment display select a driving mode other than Off-road.
So that an engagement of the OFF ROAD mode can take place, the following
conditions must be met.
The OFF ROAD mode is enabled.
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The vehicle is moving at a speed of less than 30 km/h.
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The warning light  illuminates in the instrument cluster.
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The following functions are integrated in the OFF ROAD mode.
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Downhill Drive Support » page
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ESC OFF ROAD » page 140.
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TCS OFF ROAD » page 140.
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EDL OFF ROAD » page 140.
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ABS OFF ROAD » page 140.
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» Fig. 156 appears.
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Note
If the engine stalls while driving and is started again within 30 seconds, then
OFF ROAD mode will be automatically activated.
Hill Descent Assistant
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Read and observe and
The hill descent assistant (hereinafter referred to as assist system), with its
automatic braking action on all wheels, ensures a constant speed is main-
tained on a steep slope when driving forwards and reversing.
During an intervention of the assistant, the warning light  flashes in the in-
strument cluster.
The assistant is automatically engaged under the following conditions.
The engine is running.
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For vehicles with Manual transmission the shift lever is in the neutral po-
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sition and or the 1st, 2nd, 3rd gear, or reverse gear is engaged.
On vehicles with an automatic transmission, the selector lever is in the R,
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N, D/S position or in the Tiptronic position.
The downhill gradient is at least 10 % (when driving over sleepers, the lim-
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it can briefly drop to 8 %).
Neither the accelerator nor the brake pedal is operated.
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Driving speed
Initiate the downhill decent at a reasonable speed up to 30 km / h the hill de-
scent assist maintains this speed when driving downhill constant.
The assistant can maintain constant speed of about 2 - 30 km / h.
If a forwards or reverse gear is engaged for vehicles with Manual transmis-
sion, the speed must be high enough to avoid stalling the engine.
By pressing the accelerator or brake pedal, the speed can be increased or re-
duced. This is true even if the shift lever is in the neutral position and the se-
lector lever in the N position. The engagement of the assistant is resumed af-
ter the pedal is released.
WARNING
For the correct operation of the assistant the road surface must be suffi-
ciently adherent. The assistant cannot properly fulfil its function on slushy
soil due to physical reasons (e.g. ice or mud). - there is a risk of an accident!
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Assist systems
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