steering SKODA YETI 2009 1.G / 5L Owner's Guide

Seats and Stowage
70 Adjusting lumbar support*– Pull on the lever until you have set th
e most comfortable curvature of the seat
upholstery in the area of your spine.
The driver's seat should be adjusted in such a way that the pedals can be fully pressed to the floor with slightly bent legs. The seat backrest on the driver's seat should
be adjusted in such a way that the upper
point of the steering wheel can be easi
ly reached with slightly bent arms.
WARNING
•
Only adjust the driver seat when the vehicle is stationary - risk of injury!
•
Take care when adjusting the seat! Adjusting the seat without care can lead
to bruises or injuries.•
The seat backrests must not be angled too far back when driving otherwise
this will affect proper operation of the se
at belts and of the airbag system - risk
of injury!Adjusting front seats electrically*Adjusting seatsFig. 63 Side view: Controls for adju
sting the seat / seat setting switch
Adopt the correct seated position before setting
⇒page 69.
Adjusting a seat in a forward/back direction– Press the switch
⇒fig. 63
forwards or backwards
⇒fig. 63
.
Set the height of the seat cushion– Press the switch
⇒fig. 63
upwards or downwards.
Adjust the angle of the seat cushion– Press the switch at the front
⇒fig. 63
or at the back
⇒fig. 63
.
Adjusting the seat backrest– Press the switch
⇒fig. 63
in the direction of the desired setting.
Adjusting lumbar support– Press the switch front
⇒fig. 63
in order to enlarge the curvature of the lumbar
support.
– Press the switch rear in order to reduce the curvature of the lumbar support. – Press the switch top in order to adjust the curvature of the lumbar support
higher.
– Press the switch bottom in order to adjust the curvature of the lumbar support
lower.
Switch is operated in order to move
the seat up/down and forward/back, while
switch is operated in order to move the backrest forward or back.
WARNING
•
Only adjust the driver seat when the ve
hicle is stationary - risk of injury!
•
Caution when adjusting the seat! You ma
y suffer injuries or bruises as a
result of adjusting the seat without paying proper attention.•
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switched off (even when ignition key withdrawn), you should never leave chil-dren unattended in the vehicle.
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Starting-off and DrivingSetting steering wheel positionFig. 113 Adjustable steering wheel: Lever below
steering column / safe
distance to steering
wheelYou can set the height and the forward/back
position of the steering wheel to the
desired position. – Adjust the driver seat
⇒page 12.
– Pull the lever below the steering column
⇒fig. 113
down
⇒
.
– Set the steering wheel to the desired position (concerning height and forward/back
position).
– Push the lever upwards as far as the stop.
WARNING
•
You must not adjust the steering wheel when the vehicle is moving!
•
The driver must maintain a distance of
at least 25 cm to
the steering wheel
⇒ fig. 113
. Not maintaining this minimum distance will mean that the airbag
system will not be able to properly protect you - hazard!•
For safety reasons the lever must always be firmly pushed up to avoid the
steering wheel altering its po
sition unintentionally when driving - risk of acci-
dent!
•
If you adjust the steering wheel furthe
r towards the head, you will reduce
the protection offered by the driver airbag in the event of an accident. Check that the steering wheel is
aligned to the chest.
•
When driving, hold the steering wheel
with both hands firmly on the outer
edge in the 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock po
sition. Never hold the steering wheel
firmly in the 12 o'clock position or in another way (e.g. in the middle of the steering wheel or at the inne
r steering wheel edge). In such
cases, injuries to the
arms, the hands and the head can occur
when the driver airbag is deployed.
Ignition lockPetrol engines - ignition switched off, engine
off, the steering can be locked
- ignition switched on - start engine Diesel engines - interruption of fuel supply, ignition swit
ched off, engine off, the steering can be
locked - heating glow plugs on, ignition switched onWARNING (continued)
Fig. 114 Ignition lock positions
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•
You should not switch on any major elec
trical components during the heating
period otherwise
the vehicle battery will
be drained unnecessarily.
- start engine Applies to all models: Position

To lock the steering
, with the ignition key withdrawn, turn the steering wheel until the
steering locking pin is heard to
engage. You should always lock the steering as a general
rule if you leave your vehicle. This acts as
a deterrent against possible theft of your
vehicle
⇒
.
Position

Move the steering wheel back and forward a little if the ignition key cannot, or cannot easily be turned into this position, in order to release the steering lock. Position

The engine is started in this position. At the same time, major electrical components are switched off for short periods. The igni
tion key moves back into position when
one releases the key. The ignition key must be turned back into
position each time before starting the
engine again. The starter repeat lock in th
e ignition lock prevents the starter being
engaged when the engine is r
unning and thus getting damaged.
Ignition key withdrawal lock (automatic gearbox) You can only withdraw the ignition key after switching off the ignition if the selector lever is in position
P.
WARNING
•
When driving, the ignition key must always be in the position (ignition
switched on) without the engine running. This position is indicated by the warning lights coming on. If this is not the case, it could result in unexpected locking of the steering wh
eel - risk of accident!
•
Only remove the ignition key from the ignition lock when the vehicle has
come to a standstill (by applying the handbrake or moving the selector lever into the position P). The
steering lock can engage imme
diately - risk of acci-
dent!
•
Always withdraw the ignition key if yo
u are going to leave the vehicle, even
for a short time. This is particularly important if children are left in the vehicle. The children might otherwise start the engi
ne or switch on el
ectrical equipment
(e.g. power windows) - risk of accident or injury!Starting the engineGeneral You can only start the engine only using an original ignition key.•
Place the gearshift lever into neutral (or
place the selector lever to the position
P or
N in the case of an automatic gearbox) and put on the handbrake firmly before starting the engine.•
The clutch pedal should be fully depressed when starting the engine - the starter
then only has to crank the engine.•
Let go of the key as soon as the engine starts otherwise there may be damage to
the starter. The engine running noises may louder at first be louder for a short time after starting the cold engine until oil pressure can be
built up in the hydraulic valve clearance
compensation. This is quite normal and is not an operating problem. If the engine does not start ... You can use the battery of anothe
r vehicle as a jump-start aid
⇒page 229.
It is only possible to tow-start vehicles fi
tted with a manual gearbox. The tow-starting
distance must not be more than 50 metres
⇒page 231.
WARNING
•
Never run the engine in non ventilated
or enclosed areas. The exhaust gases
of the engine contain besides the odorless and colourless carbon monoxide a poisonous gas - hazard! Carbon mono
xide can cause unconsciousness and
death.
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set so that the play function volume decr
eases when activating the parking aid, see
Owner's Manual radio* or na
vigation system*. This impr
oves the audibility of the
parking aid. Activating The parking aid is activated when the
reverse gear
is engaged and the ignition is
turned on or by pressing the button
⇒page 114, fig. 118
- the symbol lights up in
the button. The activation is confirme
d by a brief acknowledgement signal.
Deactivating The parking aid is deactivated after pressing the button°
⇒page 114, fig. 118
or at
a speed of more than 10 km/h - the symbol
 in the button is no longer illuminated.
WARNING
•
The parking aid is not a substitute for the driver paying proper attention and
it is always the driver's responsibility to
take care when reversing the vehicle or
carrying out similar manoeuvres.•
You should therefore satisfy yourself, befo
re reversing, that there is no small
obstacle, such as a rock, thin post, trailer drawbar etc., in front or behind your vehicle. Such an obstacle might not be
within the range dete
cted by the sensors.
•
Under certain circumstances, surfaces
of certain objects and types of
clothing cannot reflect the signal of th
e parking aid. Thus, these objects or
people who wear such clothing are not re
cognised by the sensors of the parking
aid.
Note
•
Only the front parking aid operates if yo
u are towing a trailer (applies only to
models which feature a factory-fitted towing device*).•
If a warning signal sounds for about 3 seco
nds after activating the system and there
is no obstacle close to your
vehicle, this indicates a system fault. The fault is confirmed
additionally when the symbol flashes in the button
⇒page 114, fig. 118
. Have the
fault rectified by a specialist workshop.•
The sensors must be kept clean and free of ice to enable the parking aid to operate
properly.
•
If the parking aid is activated and the sele
ctor lever of the automatic gearbox is in
the position , warning signal indicates inte
rruption (vehicle can no longer move).
Park Assist*Description and important informationThe park assist assists you when parking in a suitable parallel parking space between two vehicles or
behind a vehicle.
The park assist automatically searches for
suitable parking spaces
after switching on
the ignition and when driving up to 30 km/h. During the parking procedure the park assist only takes over the steering movements, the pedals continue to be operated by the driver. Function of the system is based on:•
Length and depth measurement of the parking spaces when driving
•
Evaluation of the size of the parking space
•
Definition of the correct position of the vehicle for parking
•
Calculating the line on which the vehicle drives backwards into the parking space
•
Actuation of the steering force assistance, automatic spinning of the wheels of the
front axle when parking.
WARNING
The park assist does not take away the responsability from the driver when parking.•
Pay particular attention to small children and animals as they would not be
recognised by the sensors of the parking aid.•
Under certain circumstances, surfaces of certain objects and types of
clothing cannot reflect the signal of the park assist or the parking aid. Thus, these objects or people who wear such clothing are not recognised by the sensors of the parking aid.
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Note
•
If the park assist is switched on, a yell
ow warning light lights up in the button.
•
The search for suitable parking spaces is
automatic after switching on the ignition
at speeds of more than 30 km/h. Searching for a parking space is performed at the same time on the driver and front passenger side.•
If the sensors find a suitable parking space, they store its parameters until another
suitable parking space has been found or until
a distance of 10 m had been driven after
finding the parking space. This is why it is
possible to switch on the park assist after
driving past the parking space, the information on whether this parking space is suit- able for parking appears in the information display*.Parking with the help of the park assist and concluding the parking procedureFig. 120 Information display: the determined pa
rking space with the information to drive on
and for engaging the reverse gear
Fig. 121 Information display: Information for
engaging the forward gear or the reverse
gear The time limit for the parking procedure with the help of the park assist lasts 180 seconds. – If the park assist has recognised a suitable parking space, it is shown in the infor-
mation display*
⇒fig. 120
.
– Drive on further until the display
⇒fig. 120
appears.
– Bring the vehicle to a stop for at least 1 second.– Engage the reverse gear or set the selector lever* in the position
R.
– As soon as the following message is shown in the information display*:
Steering
interv. active. Monitor area around veh.!
, let go of the steering wheel, the
steering will be taken over by the system.
– Observe the surroundings and drive backwards with a speed of maximum 7 km/h,
at the same time operate the pedal.
– In the event that the parking procedure cannot be carried out in one go, proceed
to parking in further stages. If the forward arrow flashes in the information display* ⇒ fig. 121
, engage the forward gear.
– Observe the surroundings and drive forw
ards with a speed of maximum 7 km/h.
–If the backward arrow
⇒fig. 121
flashes in the information display*, once again
engage the reverse gear or move the selector lever* into the position
R and care-
fully drive backwards. You can repeat these steps several times.
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– End the parking procedure from a distance on the basis of the information of the
system.
As soon as the parking procedure is comple
ted, an audible signal sounds and in the
information display* the following message appears:
Steering interv. finished.
Please take over steering!
.
Switch off park assist The park assist switches off during
one of the following occurences:
•
a speed of 30 km/h exceeded,
•
a speed of 7 km/h exceeded during the parking procedure,
•
a time limit of 180 seconds exceeded for the parking procedure,
•
the button pressed for the park assist,
•
parking aid activated,
•
intervention of the driver in the automatic steering procedure (stop the steering
wheel),•
Disengage reverse gear or take selector lever* out of the position
R when driving
backwards into the parking space. Further warning and information texts of the park assist in the information display*: Park Assist finished. The parking procedure has ended or after switching on the ignition, the vehicle has not been driven above 10 km/h. Park Assist: Speed too high! Reduce the speed below 30 km/h. Driver steering intervention!
Please take over steering!
The parking procedure is ended through driver intervention. Park Assist finished. ASR switched off The parking procedure cannot be carried ou
t because the TCS system is switched off.
ASR switched off. Please take over steering! The parking procedure was ended because the TCS system was switched off during the parking procedure. Park Assist finished. Trailer The parking procedure is not possible beca
use the trailer is hitched and a plug is
inserted in the socket of the towing device. Time limit exceeded. Please take over steering! The parking procedure was ended because a time limit of 180 seconds for parking was exceeded. System fault: Park Assist finished. The parking procedure is not possible becaus
e a fault exists on the vehicle. Have the
fault rectified by a specialist workshop. Park Assist defective. Workshop! The parking procedure is not possible because
a fault exists on the park assist. Have the
fault rectified by a specialist workshop. Steering interv. active. Mo
nitor area around veh.!
The park assist is active and takes over the steering movements. Observe the surroundings and carefully drive backward
s, at the same time operate the pedal.
Please take over steering!
Finish parking proc. manually
Take over the steering. End the parking procedure without using the park assist. Speed too high! Please take over steering! The parking procedure was ended while the speed was exceeded. Park Assist: ESP intervention! Intervention of the ESP system while searching for a suitable parking place. ESP intervention! Please take over steering! Parking procedure is ended through the intervention of the ESP system. Park Assist: Stationary time not sufficient. The stationary time of the ve
hicle was less than 1 second.
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CommunicationMultifunction steering wheel*Operate radio und navigation on the multifunction steering wheelThe driver can set the basic functions of th
e radio and navigation by simply operating
the buttons located on the steering wheel so
that he can concentrate on the traffic situ-
ation without being distracted as little as
possible by operating the radio and naviga-
tion
⇒fig. 126
.
This applies only if your vehicl
e has been installed with radio
11) or navigation system
at the factory. You can of course operate th
e radio and navigation at the appliance. You
will find a description in the operating instructions of your radio. When the headlights are switched on, the steering wheel pushbuttons are then also illuminated. The buttons apply for the respective operating mode of the current radio or navigation system. By pressing the buttons, you can carry out the following functions:11)Does not apply for Radio Blues.
Fig. 126 Multifunction steering wheel: control buttons
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Mobile phones and tw
o-way radio systems
The installation of a mobile phone and two-way radio system in a vehicle should be carried out by a specialist garage. Mobile phones send and receive radio wave
s during a conversation as well as in
standby mode. Radio waves can be harmful
to the human body if their frequency
exceeds certain limit values. Škoda Auto permits the operation of mobile
phones and two-way radio systems with
a professionally installed external aerial and a maximum transmission power of up to 10 watts. It is essential that you inform yourself at
a specialist garage about the possibilites to
assemble and operate systems
which have a power output of more than 10 W. They
will inform you which technical possibilit
ies exist for retrofitting mobile phones.
When using a mobille phone inside the vehicl
e, which is not inserted into the phone
adapter, and thus has no connection to the
external aerial, the electromagnetic radia-
tion can exceed the current limit value. We therefore recommend to operate a mobile phone in the vehicle only when it is conne
cted to an external aerial via the phone
adapter. This improves the quality of the connection. Operation of mobile phones or two-way ra
dio systems may interfere with functioning
of the electronic systems of your vehicle. The reasons for this may be:•
no external aerial,
•
external aerial incorrectly installed,
•
transmission power greater than 10 watts.
WARNING
•
If a mobile phone or a two-way radio
system is operated in the vehicle
without using a special exte
rnal aerial or an extern
al aerial which has been
incorrectly installed, this can increase the strength of the electromagnetic field in the interior of the vehicle.•
Please concentrate fully at
all times on your driving!
•
You must not install two-way radio systems, mobile phones or mounts on
the covers of the airbags or within the immediate deployment range of airbags. This might result in injuries to the
occupants in the event of an accident.
•
Never leave a mobile phone on a seat, on
the dash panel or in another area,
from which it can be thrown during a sudden braking manoeuver, an accident or a collision. In this case, the occupants of the vehicle might be injured.
Note
Observe the country-specific regulations for the use of mobile phones in vehicles.Universal telephone preinstallation GSM II*IntroductionThe telephone preinstallation GSM ll is a complete and built-in “handsfree-system”, it provides a voice operated convenience mode via the multifunction steering wheel* or the touchscreen of the radio*
or the navigation system*.
All communication between a telephone and
the handsfree-system of your vehicle
can only be established with the help of the Bluetooth
® technology. The adapter*
serves only for charging the telephone and fo
r transmitting the signal to the external
aerial of the vehicle. To ensure an optimum signal transmission, always leave the telephone with the adapter* in the telephone mount. A phone phonebook is part of the mobile ph
one preinstallation with voice control. In
the phone phonebook there are 1 500 free me
mory locations available. This phone
phonebook is independent of the a
ppliance used for the mobile phone.
If the system answers with the voice response “
Telephone is not ready
”, please check
the operating state of the telephone as follows:
a)Only valid for the navigation system Columbus.
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in a jacket pocket, this can lead to diff
iculties when establishing the Bluetooth
®
connection with the handsfree-
system or the data transfer.
Inserting the mobile phone with the adapter* Inserting the mobile phone into the adapter ensures an optimal sending and receiving power and offers at the same time the advan- tage of the battery charging.Only one telephone mount* is factory-fitted. An adapter for the telephone can be purchased from the range of the Škoda original accessories.Inserting the mobile phone with the adapter– First of all push the adapter in the direction of arrow
⇒fig. 127
up to the stop
into the mount. Press the adapter slightly downwards, until it locks securely into position.
– Insert the mobile phone into the adapter (as specified in manufacturer's
instructions).
Removing the mobile phone with the adapter– Press simultaneouly the side locks of the mount and remove the mobile phone and
adapter
⇒fig. 127
.
Note
Please operate your mobile phone exclusively with a suitable adapter in order to keep a low radiation in the vehicle.Operation of the telephone on the multifunction steering wheel*The driver can set the basic functions of th
e telephone by simply operating the buttons
located on the steering wheel so that he can concentrate on the traffic situation without being distracted as little as
possible by operating the telephone
⇒fig. 128
.
This applies only if your vehicle has been equipped with the telephone preinstallation at the factory. If the side lights are switched on, the buttons on the multifunction steering wheel are illuminated. Overview of the different functions in contrast to the multifunction steering wheel without mobile phone operation
⇒page 126.
Fig. 127 Universal preparation for the phone
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Button
Action
Operation
press briefly
Activation/deactivation button for voice control
(button PTT)

 turn upwards
Increase volume

 turn down- wards
Decrease volumeFig. 128 Multifunction steering wheel: Control buttons for the telephone
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The buttons operate the functions for the
operating mode of the current telephone.
Operate the telephone via the information display*The display of texts in the menu
Phone
is possible in the following languages:
Czech, English, German, French,
Italian, Spanish and Russian.
If you select the menu point
Phone
on the information display with the aid of the
handwheel , you can change to the following menus:„
Phone book
„
Last calls
„
Received calls
„
Missed calls
Phone book In the menu point
Phone book
is the list of the loaded
contacts from the telephone
memory and the SIM card of the mobile phone. In the phone phonebook there are 1 500 free memory locations available.Voice control of the telephoneIntroductionFig. 129 Illustration image: Single
-button adapter / two-button adapter
On vehicles which are factory-fitted with a na
vigation system with voice control*, it is
only possible to operate the voice control via the navigation system*. The description on how to operate the voice control can be fo
und in the operating instructions of your
navigation system*. The voice control of the telephone is
activated by pressing the button
 (button push
to talk) on the adapter*
⇒fig. 129
or by briefly pressing the button on the multi-
function steering wheel*
⇒page 131, fig. 128
.
Aside from the PTT button, the SOS butt
on can be found on certain adapters*
⇒ fig. 129
. This button is without function.
Note
The adapters illustrated
are only prime examples.

 press briefly
Accept call, terminate call,
entry in the main menu of the telephone

 press button for a long time
Reject call,
entry in the main menu of the telephone

 press briefly
Reach one level higher in the menu

 press button for a long time
Return in the main menu

press briefly
Confirm menu selection

press button for a long period of
time
Confirm menu selection,
the following initial letters in the telephone book

 turn upwards
Previous menu point

 turn down- wards
Next menu point
Button
Action
Operation
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