Locking/Unlocking; Child Safety Lock - Skoda 2011 Praktik Owner's Manual

34 Unlocking and locking
For the sake of the environment
Dispose of a used battery in accordance with environmental regulations.
Note

Pay attention to the correct polarity when changing the battery.

The replacement battery must have the same specification as the original
battery.

If it is still not be possible to unlock or lock the vehicle with the remote control
key even after replacing the battery, this means that the system has to be synchro-
nised  page 39.
Electronic immobiliser
The electronic immobiliser prevents the vehicle being operated by an
unauthorised person.
An electronic chip is integrated in the head of the key. The immobiliser is deacti-
vated with the aid of this chip when the key is inserted in the ignition lock. The elec-
tronic immobiliser is automatically activated when you withdraw the ignition key
from the lock.
Note
It is only possible to start the engine of your car with a Genuine Škoda key with the
matching code.

Locking/Unlocking

Valid for vehicles without a central locking system:
Locking from outside
The securing knob will move upwards or downwards in the door when unlocking or
locking.
Locking from inside
All closed vehicle doors are locked by pressing the securing knobs from the inside.
The doors cannot be opened from the outside when the securing knobs have been
pressed. The vehicle doors can be opened from the inside as follows:

the door is unlocked by actuating the door-opening lever;

The door opens upon actuating the door-opening lever again.
Note

The opened door cannot be locked with the securing knob. This prevents the
possibility of forgetting the key in the locked vehicle.

The opened doors at the rear and the front passenger door are locked by
pressing the securing knob and slamming the door closed.

Please refer to the safety guidelines 

Child safety lock

The child safety lock prevents the rear door from being opened from
the inside.
The rear doors are equipped with a child safety lock. You can switch the child safety
lock on and off using the vehicle key.
Switching child safety lock on
– Use the vehicle key to turn the slit in the rear door to the left in the direction of
 fig.
the arrow 24.
Switching child safety lock off
– Use the vehicle key to turn the slit to the right against the direction of the arrow.
So long as the child safety lock is switched on it is not possible to open the door
from the inside with the door opening lever. In this case the door can be opened
only from the outside.
in "Description" on page 35.
Fig. 24 Child safety locks on the rear
doors