Get Unlocking and locking -> Central locking system Guide for Skoda Fabia 4 Door First Generation (1999-2006)

Locking/unlocking the vehicle without central locking

Emergency locking of the doors

Fig. 30

Rear door: Emergency locking of

the door

An emergency locking mechanism is located on the end face of the doors

which have no locking cylinder, it is only visible after the door is opened.

Fig. 29 Securing knob in the front door/rear door

The locking knob » Fig. 29 will move upwards or downwards when you lock or

unlock the door.

Locking

Remove the cover A » Fig. 30.

Insert the key into the slot B and turn it into the horizontal position in the

direction of the arrow (mirror-inverted on the right doors).

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Unlocking from the outside

Unlock the front door with the key » page 47.

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Replace the cover.

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Unlocking from the inside

After closing the door, it no longer be opened from the outside. The door can

be unlocked from the inside by pulling on the door handle again, and then

opened from the outside.

Pull on the door opening lever.

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Locking from the outside

Lock the front door with the key » page 47.

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Locking from the inside

Central locking system

Push the locking knob » Fig. 29 down.

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 Introduction

WARNING

This chapter contains information on the following subjects:

Locked doors prevent unwanted entry into the vehicle from outside, for ex-

ample at road crossings. Locked doors do, however, make it more difficult

for rescuers to get into the vehicle in an emergency – risk of death!

Individual settings

Safe securing

Unlocking the vehicle using the key

Locking the vehicle with the key

Vehicle locking/unlocking from the inside

Note

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Lock the opened rear doors and front passenger door by closing them and

pressing the securing knob.

It is not possible to lock the opened driver's door using the securing knob.

This prevents against inadvertently locking the key in the vehicle.

When using central locking or unlocking, all doors are locked or unlocked si-

multaneously. The boot lid is unlocked when opening. It can be opened by

pressing the handle above the licence plate » page 50, Opening/closing.

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Unlocking and locking

Warning light in the driver's door

After locking the vehicle, the warning light flashes for around 2 seconds in

quick succession, afterwards it begins to flash evenly at longer intervals.

If the ignition key is withdrawn, the car is then automatically unlocked again.

In addition, it is possible for the driver or front passenger to unlock the car by

pressing the central locking button  » page 47.

If the vehicle is locked and the safe securing system » page 46 is not operat-

ing, the warning light in the driver door flashes for about 2 seconds fast, goes

out and starts to flash evenly at longer intervals after about 30 seconds.

The doors can be unlocked and opened from the inside by a single pull on the

opening lever of the respective door.

Note

If the indicator light first flashes fast for about 2 seconds, then lights up for

about 30 seconds continuously and then flashes slowly, there is a fault in the

central locking system or in the interior monitor and in the towing protec-

tion » page 50. Seek help from a specialist garage.

Individual settings can be applied in a specialist workshop.

Safe securing

 Read and observe on page 46 first.

Convenience operation of windows

The windows can be opened and closed when unlocking and locking the vehi-

cle » page 53.

The central locking system is equipped with a safe securing system. The door

locks are blocked automatically if the vehicle is locked from the outside. It is

then not possible to open the doors with the door handle, either from the in-

side or from the outside.

CAUTION

If the safe securing system is activated» page 46, the door opening lever and

the central locking buttons do not operate.

You will be informed that the safe securing system is activated after the vehi-

cle is locked by the CHECK DEADLOCK message on the instrument cluster dis-

play. On vehicles equipped with the MAXI DOT display, the display shows

Check deadlock. Log book!

Note

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In the event of an accident in which the airbags are deployed, the locked

doors are automatically unlocked in order to enable rescuers to gain access to

the vehicle.

Switching off

Opening can take place in one of the following ways.

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Upon failure of the central locking system the key can only be used for lock-

ing and unlocking the driver's door. The other doors and the boot lid can be

manually locked or unlocked.

By locking twice within 2 seconds.

By disabling the interior monitoring » page 50, Interior monitor and towing

protection.

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Emergency locking of the door » page 45.

Emergency unlocking of the boot lid » page 51.

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If the vehicle is locked and the safe securing system is switched off, the door

can be opened separately from the inside by a single pull on the opening lever.

Individual settings

Switching on

 Read and observe on page 46 first.

The safelock switches on automatically the next time the vehicle is locked and

unlocked.

Opening a single door

This selection function makes it possible to only unlock the driver's door. The

Switch-on display

other doors remain locked and are only unlocked when the command is repea-

ted.

The warning light flashes for around 2 seconds in quick succession, afterwards

it begins to flash evenly at longer intervals.

Automatic locking and unlocking

Switch-off display

All the doors and the boot lid are locked automatically once the car reaches a

speed of about 15 km/h.

The indicator light in the driver door flashes for about 2 seconds fast, goes out

and starts to flash regularly at longer intervals after about 30 seconds.

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Using the system

All the doors and the boot lid are locked.

WARNING

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The switched on interior lights will switch off over the door contact.

The windows and the electric sliding/tilting roof close while the key is held in

the lock position.

The safe securing system is immediately activated.

The warning light in the driver door begins flashing.

If the car is locked from the outside and the safelock system is switched on,

no-one must be in the car, as it is then not possible to open either a door or

a window from the inside. The locked doors make it more difficult for rescu-

ers to get into the vehicle in an emergency – risk to life!

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Note

This function is only enabled in certain countries.

If the driver's door has been opened, the vehicle cannot be locked.

Vehicle locking/unlocking from the inside

Fig. 32

Unlocking the vehicle using the key

Fig. 31

Turning the key for unlocking

and locking the vehicle

Centre console: Central locking

button

 Read and observe on page 46 first.

Turn the key in the locking cylinder of the driver's door in the direction of

travel (unlocking position) A » Fig. 31.

Pull the door handle and open the door.

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If the vehicle was not locked from the outside, you can also unlock and lock it

with the rocker switch » Fig. 32 even if the ignition is not switched on.

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Locking all doors and the boot lid

All the doors (only the driver's door on vehicles with anti-theft alarm system)

are unlocked.

The boot lid is then unlocked.

The switched on interior lights come on over the door contact.

The safe securing system is deactivated.

The windows open while the key is held in the unlock position.

The warning light in the driver door stops flashing if the car is not fitted with

an anti-theft alarm system » page 49.

Press  on the button » Fig. 32. The symbol  in the button comes on.

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Unlocking all doors and the boot lid

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Press  on the button » Fig. 32. The symbol  in the button is no longer

illuminated.

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The following applies if your vehicle has been locked using the central locking

button.

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It is not possible to open the doors or the boot lid from the outside (safety

feature, e.g. when stopping at traffic lights etc.).

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Locking the vehicle with the key

The doors can be unlocked and opened from the inside by a single pull on the

opening lever of the respective door.

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 Read and observe on page 46 first.

Turn the key in the locking cylinder of the driver's door opposite to the direc-

tion of travel (locking position) B » Fig. 31 on page 47.

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Unlocking and locking

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