Emergency Unlocking/Locking - Skoda Octavia Owner's Manual

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Flip out the key.
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Press off the battery cover » Fig. 206
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screwdriver in the region of the arrows
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Open the battery in the direction of the arrow
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Remove the discharged battery in the direction of arrow
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Insert the new battery.
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Insert the battery cover and press it down until it clicks audibly into place.
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Note
The key has to be synchronised if the vehicle cannot be unlocked or locked
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with the remote control key after replacing the battery
If a key has an affixed decorative cover, this will be destroyed when the bat-
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tery is replaced. A replacement cover can be purchased from a ŠKODA Partner.
Synchronising the remote control
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Read and observe on page 219 first.
If the vehicle does not unlock when pressing the remote control, the key may
not be synchronised. This can occur when the buttons on the remote control
key are actuated a number of times outside of the operative range of the
equipment or the battery in the remote control key has been replaced.
Synchronise the key as follows.
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Press any button on the remote control key.
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Pressing of the button means that the door will unlock with the key within 1
minute.
replace battery in the remote control the auxiliary heating
(auxiliary heating)
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Do-it-yourself
with your thumb or using a flat
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» page 220.
Fig. 207
Radio remote control: Battery
cover
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Read and observe on page 219 first.
The battery is located under a cover on the back of the radio remote con-
trol » Fig. 207.
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Insert a flat, blunt object, such as a coin, into the gap of the battery cover.
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Turn the cover against the direction of the arrow up to the mark to open the
cover.
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Replace the battery.
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Return the battery cover.
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Turn the cover in the direction of the arrow up to the initial marking, engage.

Emergency unlocking/locking

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Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Unlocking/locking the driver's door
Locking the door without a locking cylinder
Unlocking the tailgate
Selector lever-emergency unlocking
Unlocking/locking the driver's door
Fig. 208 Handle on the driver's door: covered locking cylinder/locking cyl-
inder with key
The driver's door can be unlocked or locked in an emergency.
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Pull on the handle.
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Insert the vehicle key into the slot on the bottom of the cover in the arrow
area » Fig. 208.
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