Boot Lid With Manual Operation - Skoda octavia Owner's Manual

Interior monitor and towing protection
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The interior monitor detects movements inside the locked vehicle and then
triggers the alarm.
The anti-towing detects tilts in the locked vehicle and then triggers the alarm.
Both systems should be deactivated if there is a possibility that the alarm will
be triggered by movements (e.g. by people or animals) within the vehicle inte-
rior or if the vehicle has to be transported (e.g. by train or ship) or towed.
Deactivation
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Switch off the ignition and open the driver's door.
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Press the button on the centre column on the driver
symbol illuminates in the button.
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Lock the vehicle within 30 seconds.
Disabling the two systems switches off SafeLock.
CAUTION
The opened glasses storage compartment reduces the effectiveness of the in-
terior monitor. To ensure the full functionality of the interior monitor, the
glasses storage compartment must always be closed before locking the vehi-
cle.
Fig. 35
Button for interior monitor and
towing protection
side» fig. 35,the

Boot lid with manual operation

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Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Open/close boot lid
Delayed locking of the boot lid
WARNING
Never drive with the luggage compartment lid fully opened or slightly ajar
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otherwise exhaust gases may get into the interior of the vehicle – risk of
poisoning!
Ensure that the lock is properly engaged after closing the lid. Otherwise,
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the lid might open suddenly while the vehicle is moving, even if the lid was
locked – There is a risk of an accident!
Make sure that when closing the boot lid, no body parts are crushed -
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there is danger of injury!
Do not press on the rear window when closing the luggage compartment
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lid, it could crack – There is a risk of injury!
Open/close boot lid
Fig. 36 Opening / closing luggage compartment lid
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To open the lid, press button
A
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Raise the lid in the direction of the arrow
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To close, grab the mount and pull in the direction of arrow
B
in the direction of arrow » fig.
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2
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3
Unlocking and opening
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