Emergency Locking Of The Doors; Boot Lid - Skoda Rapid Owner's Manual

Note
Switch off the interior monitor and the towing protection if there is a possibility
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of the alarm being triggered by movements from (e.g. children or animals) within
the vehicle interior or if the vehicle has to be transported (e.g. by train or ship) or
towed.
The opened glasses storage compartment reduces the effectiveness of the in-
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terior monitor. To ensure the full functionality of the interior monitor, the glasses
storage compartment must always be closed before locking the vehicle.

Emergency locking of the doors

An emergency locking mechanism is located on the face side of the doors which
have no locking cylinder, it is only visible after opening the door.
Locking
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Remove the panel » Fig. 14.
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Insert the key into the slot and turn it into the horizontal position in the di-
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rection of the arrow (mirror-inverted on the right doors).
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Replace the cover.
After closing the door, it no longer be opened from the outside. The door can be
unlocked from the inside by pulling on the door handle again, and then opened
from the outside.
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Using the system
Fig. 14
Rear door: Emergency locking of
the door

Boot lid

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Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Opening/closing
Automatic locking
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Emergency unlocking
WARNING
Ensure that the lock is properly engaged after closing the boot lid. Other-
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wise, the boot lid might open suddenly when driving even if the boot lid lock
was closed – risk of accident!
Never drive with the boot lid fully opened or slightly ajar otherwise exhaust
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gases may get into the interior of the vehicle – risk of poisoning!
Do not press on the rear window when closing the boot lid, it could crack –
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risk of injury!
Note
After closing the boot lid, it is automatically locked within 1 second and the
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anti-theft alarm system is activated. This applies only if the vehicle was locked
before closing the boot lid.
The function of the handle above the licence plate is deactivated when starting
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off or at a speed of 5 km/hour or more for vehicles with central locking. The func-
tion of the handle is activated again when the vehicle has stopped and a door is
opened.
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