seat memory SKODA OCTAVIA TOUR 2009 1.G / (1U) Owner's Manual

Seats and Storage
62
•
In view of the fact that the seats can
also be adjusted when the ignition is
switched off (even when ignition key withdrawn), you should never leave children unattended in the vehicle.•
The seat backrests must not be angl
ed too far back when driving other-
wise this will affect proper operation of the seat belts and of the airbag system - risk of injury!
Note
If the movement of the seat is inadverten
tly interrupted during an adjustment, once
again press the switch in the appropriate
direction and continue with the adjust-
ment of the seat to the end.Storing settingStoring seat and exterior mirror settings for driving forward – Switch on the ignition. – Adjust the seat
⇒
page 61.
– Adjust both exterior mirrors
⇒
page 58.
– Press one of the memory buttons and hold the button pressed for
about 3 seconds until an audible sign
al confirms that the setting has
been stored. The setting of this button was stored.
Storing exterior mirror setting for reversing* – Switch on the ignition. – Turn the exterior mirror control to position
 ⇒
page 58.
– Engage the reverse gear.– Move the right exterior mirror into the desired position
⇒
page 58.
– Press one of the memory buttons and hold the button pressed for
about 3 seconds until an audible sign
al confirms that the setting has
been stored. The setting of the selected button was stored.
The memory system can be
deactivated at any time with the button . The seat
and the exterior mirrors can also be manually operated. Memory buttons Memory for the seat offers the possibility to store the individual driver seat and external mirror position. An individual position can be allocated to each of the three memory buttons
⇒fig. 61
, that is three in total. By pressing the appropriate
memory button the seat and external mi
rror will automatica
lly move into the
position allocated to this button
⇒page 63.
Note
•
When storing settings with the memory buttons, we recommend that you begin
with the front button and assign a memory button to each additional driver.•
Each new setting stored with the same
button erases the previous setting.
•
Each time you store the seat and exterior mirror settings for driving forward you
also have to re-store the individual settin
g of the exterior mirror on the passenger
side for reversing.
WARNING (continued)
Fig. 61 Driver seat: Memory buttons and the button MEM OFF
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Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Assigning radio remote control* to the memory buttonsAfter storing the settings of the seat
and exterior mirrors, you have 10
seconds in order to assign the radio remote control to the appropriate memory button. – Withdraw the ignition key. – Press the release button
⇒
page 42 and hold it pressed for 1 second
until an audible signal confirms that the setting has been stored. The setting is stored with the memory button which you have selected.
If you wish to be able to retrieve the settings which are stored in the memory by also using the radio remote control, you have
to assign the radio remote control to a
memory button in each case. If you wish, you can obtain an additional re
mote control key from a specialist garage
and then assign the remote control key to another memory button.
Note
•
If the radio remote control had previous
ly been assigned to another memory
button, this setting is then erased by the new assignment.•
If you assign the radio remote control
to a memory button which has already
been assigned to a radio remote control,
the old assignment is also replaced by a
new assignment in this case.•
The assignment of the radio remote control to a memory button is retained,
however, after reassigning the seats and exterior mirrors.Retrieving seat and exterior mirror settings for driving forward You can retrieve the stored settings
either with the memory button
or also with the radio remote control*.
Retrieving the settings of the seat and mirrors can only be carried out when the ignition is switched off
for safety reasons. Retrieving the
settings can be carried out in two different ways:
Retrieving settings with memory buttons –
By pressing briefly:
with the door open, operate the desired memory
button
⇒
page 62, fig. 61
with one-touch. The seat and the exte-
rior mirrors now move automatically into the stored position.
–
By pressing for a long period of time:
with the driver door open or
closed, press and hold the desired memory button until the seat and the exterior mirrors have moved into the stored position.
Retrieving settings with remote control* – If the driver door is closed and the ignition is switched off, briefly press
the unlock button of the radio remote control
⇒
page 42 and then
open the driver door.
– The seat and exterior mirrors now
move automatically into the stored
positions.
Retrieving setting of exterior mirror for reversing* – Turn the rotary knob for the exterior mirror setting into the position

⇒
page 58 before engaging the reverse gear.
Emergency Off – Press any button on the driver seat.
Note
If the memory button is pressed once again
during the automatic setting of the seat
and the exterior mirrors, the setting operation is interrupted. After repeated pressing of the same button, the setting operation is continued to the end. If one of the two remaining memory buttons is pressed, the stored setting of this button is retrieved.
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Information concerning the off switch of the memory systemAfter pressing the off switch of the memory system
⇒page 62, fig. 61
, the
memory system is deactivated. You can only adjust the seat and the exterior mirrors manually. You can switch on the memory sy
stem again by once
again pressing the
off switch of the memory system. The setting is not carried out to the end if a retrieved setting operation is interrupted. We recommend that you switch off the memory system with the off switch if the vehicle is used for a short period by a driver and you do not wish to store any partic-ular settings of the seat and mirrors in this case.Head restraints
Best protection is achieved if the top
edge of the head restraint is at the
same level as the upper part of your head. Adjusting the height of a head restraint – Grasp the side of the head restraint with both hands and push it up or
down in direction of arrow
⇒
fig. 62
.
Adjusting the angle of a head restraint – The head restraint can be matched
to the head of the occupant by
adjusting the angle in the direction of the arrow
⇒
fig. 62
.
Adjusting the angle of the head re
straint provides enhanced comfort
for the user.
Removing and installing a head restraint – Pull the head restraint out of the
seat backrest as far as the stop.
– Press the locking button in the direction of arrow
⇒
fig. 63
and pull
the head restraint out.
– To re-insert the head restraint, push it down into the seat backrest far
enough until you hear the locking button engage.
The head restraints must be adjusted to
match the size of the seat occupant.
Correctly adjusted head restraints togeth
er with the seat belts offer effective
protection for the occupants
⇒page 104.
WARNING
•
The head restraints must be correctly adjusted in order to offer effective
protection for the occupants in the event of an accident.•
Do not drive under any circumstance with removed head restraints - risk
of injury!
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Fig. 62 Adjusting head restraintFig. 63 Removing a head restraint
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Index
218
Locking and unlocking from inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Low beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Lugagge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 68
Lashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Luggage compartment door
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Luggage rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75MMain beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49, 52
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Manual shifting of gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96Memory for the on-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101, 102 Motoring abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142Multi-functional indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19NNote holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77OOil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Onboard computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Open door
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Opening a single door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Operation in winter
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156De-icing windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Overview of the engine compartment . . . . . . . . . 161PPaint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Parking aid
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Parking light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Parking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Passive Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Petrol engines
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Button in the front passen
ger door and in the rear
doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Buttons on the driver's door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Operational faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
RRadiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Rear armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Rear window
heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Rear window heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Rear-view mirror
Exterior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Recharge battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Synchronisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Replacing fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Roof aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148Running in the car . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137SSafe securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Safety information
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Safety wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Saving electrical energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Seat belt height adjuster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111Seat belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108, 112
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
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