Skoda Octavia Owner's Manual page 40

CAUTION
During the winter it may be necessary to remove any ice and snow in the vicinity
of the sliding/tilting roof before opening it to prevent any damage to the opening
mechanism and seal.
Convenience operation
An open sliding/tilting roof can also be closed from the outside.
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Press and hold the lock button
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the lock cylinder of the driver's door in the locked position
The closing operation stops immediately when you release the key or the lock
button.
WARNING
Close the sliding/tilting roof carefully - risk of injury! The force limiter does not
operate with the convenience closing.
Emergency operation
Fig. 21 Point for positioning screwdriver/opening for positioning the key
The sliding/tilting roof can be closed or opened manually if the system is faulty.
The emergency operation of the sliding roof is located underneath the glasses
storage box » page 73, Glasses storage box.
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Open the glasses storage box.
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Carefully insert an approximately 5 mm wide screwdriver into the slot in the po-
sitions shown by the arrows » Fig.
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Using the system
on the remote control key or keep the key in
» .
21.
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Carefully fold the glasses storage box downwards by gently pressing down and
turning the screwdriver.
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Insert an Allen key, SW 4, up to the stop into the opening
the sliding/tilting roof.
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Reinstall the glasses storage box by first inserting the plastic plugs and then
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pushing the entire part upwards.
Have the fault rectified by a ŠKODA specialist garage.
Note
It is necessary after each emergency operation (using the Allen key) to move the
sliding/tilting roof into the basic position. This is why the rotary switch must be
set to the switch position » Fig. 20
A
10 seconds.
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and close or open
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on page 37 and pressed forward for about
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