Skoda Octavia Owner's Manual page 31

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The windows open while the key is held in the unlock position.
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The warning light in the driver door stops flashing if the car is not fitted with an
anti-theft alarm system » page 31.
Note
If the vehicle is equipped with an anti-theft alarm system, you must insert the key
into the ignition lock and switch the ignition on within 15 seconds after unlocking
the door in order to deactivate the anti-theft alarm system. The alarm is trig-
gered if the ignition is not switched on within 15 seconds.
Locking the vehicle with the key
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Turn the key in the locking cylinder of the driver's door in the opposite direction
of travel (lock position) » Fig. 11
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The doors, the boot lid and the fuel filler flap are locked.
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The switched on interior lights will switch off over the door contact.
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The windows and the electric sliding/tilting roof close while the key is held in
the lock position.
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The safe securing system is immediately activated.
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The warning light in the driver door begins flashing.
Note
If the driver's door has been opened, the vehicle cannot be locked.
Vehicle locking/unlocking from the inside
If the vehicle was not locked from the outside, you can also unlock and lock it
with the rocker switch » Fig. 12 without the ignition switched on.
on page 28.
Fig. 12
Centre console: Central locking
button
Locking all doors and the boot lid
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Press the button in the area 
Unlocking all doors and the boot lid
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Press the button in the area 
illuminated.
The following applies if your vehicle has been locked using the central locking
button.
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It is not possible to open the doors or the boot lid from the outside (safety fea-
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ture, e.g. when stopping at traffic lights etc.).
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The doors can be unlocked and opened from the inside by pulling on the open-
ing lever of the respective door. By the first pull on the opening lever, the door
is unlocked. By the second pull on the opening lever, the door is opened.
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If at least one door has been opened, the vehicle cannot be locked.
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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.
The central locking button can be used to control the convenience opening and
closing of the windows » page
WARNING
The central locking system also operates if the ignition is switched off. Chil-
dren should never be left unattended in the vehicle since it is difficult to pro-
vide assistance from the outside when the doors are locked. Locked doors
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make it difficult for rescuers to get into the vehicle in an emergency - hazard!
Note
If the safe securing system is
central locking buttons do not operate.
» Fig. 12. The symbol  in the button comes on.
» Fig. 12. The symbol  in the button is no longer
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activated» page 28, the door opening lever and the
Unlocking and locking
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