Skoda Octavia Owner's Manual page 78

Opening from the passenger compartment
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You can fold down the armrest at the loop
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Pull the handle upwards to the stop
Opening from the boot
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Push the unlock button » Fig. 81
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armrest) forwards.
Closing
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Fold the cover and armrest upwards to the stop - the lid must click into place.
Ensure that the armrest is always locked into place after closing. This is apparent
as the red field above the unlocking button
luggage compartment.
WARNING
The through-loading channel is only intended for transporting skis that are
placed in a properly secured, removable through-loading bag
Removable through-loading bag
Loading
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Open the boot lid.
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Fold the rear armrest and the cover in the seat backrest downwards
Seat backrest with through-loading channel.
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Place the empty, removable through-loading bag in such a way that the end of
the bag with the zip is in the boot.
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Push the skis into the removable through-loading bag from the boot
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Close the through-loading bag.
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Using the system
» page 60.
» Fig. 81 -  and fold the cover down.
-  down and fold the cover (including the
» Fig. 81 -  is not visible from the
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» page 76.
Fig. 82
Securing the through-loading
bag
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Securing
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Tighten the strap
A
ings » Fig. 82.
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Fold the seat backrest a little forward.
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Guide the securing strap
the upper part of the seat backrest.
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Then push the seat backrest back into the upright position until the unlocking
button clicks into place - check by pulling on the seat backrest.
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Insert the securing strap
On vehicles fitted with a luggage net partition, guide the securing strap
around the housing when the net partition is rolled up. After fixing the net parti-
tion in place, it is not longer possible to unroll the net partition.
WARNING
After placing skis into the through-loading bag, you must secure the bag
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with the securing strap
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The strap must hold the skis tight.
A
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Make sure that the strap
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to imprint on the removable through-loading bag).
The total weight of the skis which are transported must not exceed 17 kg.
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Note
The through-loading bag is foreseen for four pairs of skis.
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Place the skis and sticks in the removable through-loading bag with the tips
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facing to the rear.
If there are several pairs of skis in the removable through-loading bag, ensure
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that the bindings are positioned at the same height.
The removable through-loading bag must never be folded together or stowed
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when moist.
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on the free end around the skis in front of the bind-
through the opening in the seat backrest around
B
into the lock until it clicks into place.
B C
» Fig. 82.
B
holds the skis in front of the binding (also refer
A
B
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