lock SKODA OCTAVIA 2010 2.G / (1Z) Technical Change
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Introduction1
IntroductionThis supplement replaces the Owner's manual OCTAVIA Edition 05.10 referred to in 
the following as the Owner's manual.
The information given in this supplement takes preference over the information in the 
Owner's manual.
Special equipment is marked with the symbol *.
We wish you a good journey 
Škoda Auto a.s.Safelock
Note
When activating the Safelock function  after you lock the vehicle, the message  CHECK 
SAFELOCK  will appear in the display of the inst rument cluster. In vehicles equipped 
with a MAXIDOT info display*, the message  Check deadlock!  Owner's manual! 
(Observe SAFE locking! Car documentation!)  appears. Windscreen wipersThe washing nozzles of the windscreen washer system are heated during engine 
running and when the outdoor temperature is less than +10 °C * .
Seat heaters*Fig. 1  Dash panel: Regulator for front seat heating front/rear– Press the button 
  fig. 1  - right to activate and regulate the heating for the 
left/right rear seat.
If you regulate the rear seat heating at full  power - level 3, this will automatically switch 
back to level 2 after 10 minutes (2 wa rning lights in the switch light up).
“START - STOP”*The “START-STOP” system helps you to save  fuel while at the same time reducing 
harmful exhaust emissions and CO
2 emissions.
The function is automatically activated ea ch time the ignition is switched on.
Fig. 2  Dash panel: START-STOP System 
button 
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Tyre repair kit*7
– Unscrew the valve cap.
– Use the screwdriver   to remove the va lve core and place it down on a clean 
surface.Seal and inflate tyresSealing tyres– Forcefully shake the tyre inflator bottle    page 6, fig. 5  several times.
– Firmly screw inflation hose   onto the tyre inflator bottle in a clockwise direction  . The film on the cap is  pierced automatically.
– Remove the plug from the inflation hose   and plug the open end fully into the  tyre valve.
– Hold the bottle   with the floor facing up wards and fill the whole sealing agent in 
the tyre inflator bottle into the tyres.
– Remove the empty tyre inflator bottle from the valve.
– Screw the valve core back into the  tyre valve using the valve remover  .Pumping up the tyres– Screw the tyre inflation hose   page 6, fig. 5  of the air compressor firmly onto 
the tyre valve.
– Check whether the air release valve   is closed.
– Start the engine and run it in idle.
– Plug the cable connector   into the 12 Vo lt socket in the vehicle, see Owner's 
manual.
– Switch on the air compressor with the ON and OFF switch  .
– Allow the air compressor to run until reac hing a pressure of 2.0 - 2.5 bars for a 
maximum of 8 minutes ! 
– Switch off the air compressor. – If you cannot reach an air pressure of 2.0 – 2.5 bar, unscrew the tyre inflation hose 
 from the tyre valve.
– Drive the vehicle 10 metres forwards or  backwards to allow the sealing agent to 
distribute in the tyre.
– Screw the tyre inflation hose of the air  compressor  firmly back onto the tyre 
valve and repeat the inflation procedure.
– If you cannot reach the required tyre inflation pressure here either, this means the  tyre has sustained too much damage. You cannot seal with tyre with the break-
down kit  .
– Switch off the air compressor.
– Remove the tyre inflation hose   from the tyre valve.
If you reached a tyre inflation pressure of  2.0 – 2.5 bar, resume driving at a maximum 
speed of 80 km/h (50 mph).
Check the tyre inflation pressure after driving 10 minutes  page 8, “Check after 
driving for 10 minutes”.
WARNING
•
During inflation, the tyre inflation hose and air compressor may get hot- 
risk of injury!
•
Do not place hot tyre inflation hoses or hot air compressors on flammable 
materials - risk of fire!
•
If you cannot inflate the tyre to at least 2.0 bar, this means the damage 
sustained was too serious. The sealing agen t cannot be used to seal the tyre. Do 
not drive the vehicle. Get professional assistance.Caution
Switch off the air compressor after running  8 minutes at the latest - danger of over-
heating! Allow the air compressor to cool a few moments before switching it on 
again.
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