Skoda Fabia Owner's Manual page 48

Closing
Sliding closed/closing the sliding/tilting roof
– Turn the switch to position
Safety closing
The sliding/tilting roof is fitted with a force limiter. The sliding/tilting roof stops and
moves back several centimetres when it cannot be closed because there is something
in the way (e.g. ice). You can close the sliding/tilting roof completely without force
limiter by pressing the switch to the
long as it takes for the sliding/tilting roof to close completely 
WARNING
Close the sliding/tilting roof carefully - risk of injury!
Convenience operation
You can also close an open sliding/tilting roof from the outside.
– Hold the key in the locking cylinder of the driver's door in the lock position or press
the lock button of the remote control until the sliding/tilting roof is closed.
The closing operation stops when one releases the key or the lock button.
Note
The force limiter also operates for convenience closing.
Using the system Safety
A  page 46, fig.
34.
A
A  page 46, fig. 34
position at the front for as
A
.
Driving Tips
Emergency operation
Fig. 35 Detail of the headliner: Points for positioning screwdriver / opening for positioning
the key
You can close and/or open the sliding/tilting roof by hand if the system is defect.
– Position the flat blade of a screwdriver carefully against the rear edge of the cover
for the electrical drive at the points of the arrows
– Pull the cover down.
– Insert an Allen key, Group 4, up to the stop into the opening at the point of the
A
arrow and close and/or open the sliding/tilting roof
2
– Press on the cover again by first of all inserting the plastic lugs and then pushing the
cover up.
– Have the malfunction rectified by a specialist garage.
Note
It is necessary after each emergency operation (using Allen key) to move the
sliding/tilting roof into the basic position. Here you have to turn the control dial
A  page 46, fig. 34
forward to the switch position
A
General Maintenance Breakdown assistance
Unlocking and locking 47
A  fig. 35
on the left.
1
 fig. 35
on the right.
and press for about 10 seconds.
Technical Data