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Seat s and St ow age
CAUTION
● You should not kneel on t he seat s or ot herwise apply pressure at specific
point s in order t o avoid damaging t he heat ing element s of t he seat heat ers.
● Do not use t he seat heat ing if t he seat s are not occupied by persons or if ob-
ject s are fast ened or st ored on t hem, for example a child seat , a bag et c. A fault of
t he heat ing element s in t he seat heat ing can occur.
● Do not clean t he seat s moist ⇒ p age 184.
Not e
● The seat heat ing should only be swit ched on when t he engine is running. This
has a significant effect of saving on t he bat t ery capacit y.
● If t he on-board volt age drops, t he seat heat ing is sw it ched off aut omat ically,
in order t o provide sufficient elect rical energy for t he engine cont rol.
Pedals
Concerning a secure depressing of t he pedal, you should use only foot mat s from
t he ŠKODA Original Accessories.
Operat ion of t he pedals must not be hindered!
WARNING
● Great er pedal dist ances may be needed w hen t here is a f ault in t he brake
syst em.
● Do not place any f oot mat s or ot her addit ional f loor coverings in t he area of
t he pedals in order t o ensure t hat all t he pedals can be f ully depressed and are
able t o ret urn unobst ruct ed t o t heir init ial posit ion - risk of accident !
● There must be no object s on t he f loor w hich could roll under t he pedals.
You w ould t hen no longer be able t o apply t he brakes, operat e t he clut ch or
accelerat or - risk of accident !
luggage compart ment
Loading t he luggage compart ment
Please observe t he following in t he int erest of having good handling charact eris-
t ics of your vehicle:
– Dist ribut e t he it ems of luggage as evenly as possible.
– Place heavy object s as far forward as possible.
– At t ach t he it ems of luggage t o t he lashing eyes or t he fixing net ⇒ p age 71.
In t he event of an accident , t here is such a high kinet ic energy w hich is produced
by small and light object s t hat t hey can cause severe injuries. The magnit ude of
t he kinet ic energy depends on t he speed at w hich t he vehicle is t ravelling and on
t he w eight of t he object . The speed at w hich t he vehicle is t ravelling is in t his case
t he more significant fact or.
Example: In t he event of a front al collision at a speed of 50 km/ h, an unsecured
object wit h a weight of 4.5 kg produces an energy, which corresponds t o 20 t imes
it s ow n weight . This means t hat it result s in a weight of approx. 90 kg. You can
imagine t he injuries t hat can occur, if t his "bullet " is flying t hrough t he int erior
compart ment and hit s an occupant .
WARNING
● St ore t he object s in t he luggage compart ment and at t ach t hem t o t he
lashing eyes.
● Loose object s in t he passenger compart ment can be t hrow n f orw ard dur-
ing a sudden manoeuvre or in case of an accident and can injure t he occupant s
or ot her oncoming t raf f ic. This risk is st ill increased, if t he object s w hich are
flying around are hit by a deployed airbag. In t his case, t he object s w hich are
t hrow n back can injure t he occupant s - hazard.
● Please not e t hat t he handling propert ies of your vehicle may be af f ect ed
when t ransport ing heavy object s as a result of t he displacement of t he cent re
of gravit y. The speed and st yle of driving must be adjust ed accordingly.
● The it ems carried in t he luggage compart ment should be st ored in such a
way t hat no object s are able t o slip f orw ard if t here are any sudden driving or
braking manoeuvres undert aken - risk of injury!
● Never drive w it h t he boot lid f ully opened or slight ly ajar ot herw ise ex-
haust gases may get int o t he int erior of t he vehicle - risk of poisoning!
● On no account exceed t he permissible axle loads and t he permissible gross
weight of t he vehicle - risk of accident !
● Never t ransport occupant s in t he luggage compart ment !
CAUTION
Please ensure t hat t he heat ing element s of t he rear w indow heater are not dam-
aged as a result of object s sliding in t his area.
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