Interior Monitor And Towing Protection; Emergency Unlocking/Locking - Skoda Octavia Owner's Manual

Interior monitor and towing protection

The interior monitor detects movements inside the car or the inclination of the
vehicle and then triggers the alarm.
Switching off
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Switch off the ignition.
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Open the driver door.
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Press the button » Fig. 16 on the centre column on the driver side, the sym-
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bol that lights up in the button changes from red to orange.
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Lock the vehicle within 30 seconds.
The interior monitor and the towing protection are activated automatically after
the vehicle is locked.
The anti-theft alarm system is activated when the vehicle is locked when the
safelock system is activated. The interior monitor is however not activated.
Deactivate the interior monitor and the towing protection if there is a possibility
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.
CAUTION
The opened glasses storage compartment reduces the effectiveness of the interi-
or monitor. To ensure the full functionality of the interior monitor, the glasses
storage compartment must always be closed before locking the vehicle.
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Using the system
Fig. 16
Button for interior monitor and
towing protection

Emergency unlocking/locking

Unlocking/locking the driver's door
Fig. 17 Handle on the driver's door: covered locking cylinder/locking cylinder
with key
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Pull on the handle.
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Push the vehicle key into the recess on the bottom side of the cover in the area
of the arrow and fold upwards
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Put the vehicle key (the symbols face upwards) into the locking cylinder and
lock/unlock the vehicle .
CAUTION
Make sure you do not damage the paint when performing an emergency locking/
unlocking.
Locking a door
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» Fig. 17
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Fig. 18
Rear door: Emergency locking
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