Skoda OCTAVIA - 05-2010 Owner's Manual page 42

Button for the central locking system
If the vehicle was not locked from outside, you can also unlock and lock it with the
rocker switch on the centre console without the ignition switched on.
Locking all doors and the boot lid
A  page 41, fig.
– Press button
1
Unlocking all doors and the boot lid
A  page 41, fig.
– Press button
2
The following applies if you have locked your vehicle using the button

It is not possible to open the doors or the boot lid from the outside (safety feature,
e.g. when stopping at traffic lights etc.).

You can unlock the doors individually from the inside and open them by pulling the
door opening lever.

As long as one door is opened
inadvertently locking the key in the vehicle.

In the event of an accident in which the airbags are deployed, the locked doors are
automatically unlocked from the inside in order to enable rescuers to gain access to
the vehicle.
By pressing and holding the button
windows  page 48.
8)
Is not valid for the boot lid.
Using the system Safety
Fig. 26 Centre console: Buttons for
central locking

26. The symbol in the button comes on.
26. The symbol  goes out in the button.
A
8)
, the vehicle cannot be locked in order to avoid
A A
or , you can conveniently close or open the
1 2
Driving Tips
WARNING
The central locking system also operates if the ignition is switched off. All the
doors and the boot lid are locked. Children should never be left unattended in
the vehicle since it is difficult to provide assistance from the outside when the
doors are locked. Locked doors make it difficult for rescuers to get into the
vehicle in an emergency - hazard!
Note
The door opening lever and the buttons for the central locking system do not operate
if the safe securing system is activated.
Emergency locking of the doors
:
1
An emergency locking mechanism is located on the rear side of the doors which have
no locking cylinder; it is only visible after opening the door.
Locking
– Remove the panel
– Insert the key into the opening under the panel and press the stopping lever
far as the stop toward the inside.
– Re-insert the panel.
After closing the door, you can no longer open it from outside. If the child safety lock
is not switched on, it is possible to open the door from the inside by pulling twice on
General Maintenance
Unlocking and locking
Fig. 27 Rear door: Emergency locking of
the door
A  fig.
27.
A
Breakdown assistance
41
A
as
B
Technical Data