Get Doors, windows and boot lid Guide for Skoda Octavia 4 Door Fourth Generation (2021-2026)

Doors, windows and boot lid › Doors 27

Switching oﬀ the triggered alarm

Doors, windows and boot lid

Unlock the vehicle.

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Doors

Or:

Turn on the ignition.

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Opening/closing the door

Opening from the outside

Operating conditions

Unlock the vehicle and

pull on the door handle.

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For the correct functioning of the alarm system, all

windows must be closed.

A trailer is integrated into the alarm system under

the following conditions:

✓ The vehicle is factory-ﬁtted with a towing device.

✓ The trailer is electrically connected to the vehicle

via the trailer socket.

✓ The trailer is not equipped with LED taillights.

Opening from the inside

If the electrical connection to the trailer is interrup-

ted on a vehicle with an activated alarm system,

warning signals are triggered.

Pull the door opening

lever and push the

door away from you.

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Disable the alarm before connecting or discon-

necting a trailer.

Settings

The following functions of the alarm system can be

deactivated at the same time:

Interior monitoring

Towing protection

▶

Closing from the inside

Grasp the pull handle and close the door.

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Deactivation will also switch oﬀ the SAFE func-

tion » page 24, Functionality.

Child safety lock on the rear doors

Operation

Deactivation

By double locking within 2 seconds.

▶

Or:

The child lock prevents the rear doors from being

opened from the inside.

▶ In the Infotainment system, in the menu

Outside Opening and closing

Switching on and oﬀ

Remove the hook to disable the interior monitor-

ing.

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Or:

▶ In the Infotainment system, in the menu

Outside

By moving your ﬁnger sideways, choose the screen

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with the menu item Central locking

.

Select Central locking and deactivate the interior moni-

toring by moving the slider to the left.

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The deactivated functions are reactivated after the

vehicle is unlocked and locked again.

Turn the child lock with the vehicle key or a ﬂat-

head screwdriver.

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Deactivation is to be carried out if the vehicle is,

for example, towed or transported.

A Child lock switched oﬀ

B Child lock switched on

After switching oﬀ the engine, a menu is dis-

played on the Infotainment screen, showing where

the interior monitoring can be deactivated.

28 Doors, windows and boot lid › Window - with electrical operation

Electrically operated child lock

Overview of the operating buttons on the

driver's door

Press the left button to

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switch on/oﬀ the child

lock in the left rear

door.

Press the right button

to switch on/oﬀ the

child lock in the right

rear door.

The fact that the child

lock is switched on can

be seen by the illuminated displayed in the button.

After switching on the child lock the electric window

is also blocked in the respective door.

Depending upon vehicle equipment:

A

B

C

D

E

Front left window

Front right window

Rear left window

Rear right window

Window - with electrical operation

What you should be mindful of

Deactivation/activation of the buttons in the

rear doors

Force limiter

To reduce the risk of pinch injuries when closing the

windows, the vehicle has a force limiter.

F

Deactivation/activation of the key in the left rear

door (part of the child safety lock with electric

operation) » page 27, Operation

If there is an obstacle, the window closing process is

stopped and the pane retracts by several centime-

tres.

G

Deactivation/activation of the key in the right

back door (part of the child safety lock with

electric operation) » page 27, Operation

If the obstacle prevents it from being closed for the

next 10 seconds, the closing process is interrupted

once again and the window goes down by several

centimetres.

Operation

When the windows are open, irritating noises

If you attempt to close the window again within

10 seconds of the window being moved down for

the second time, even though the obstacle was not

yet been removed, the closing process is only stop-

ped. During this time, it is not possible to automati-

cally close the windows by pulling the button all the

way. The force limiter is, however, switched on.

may occur at certain speeds.

Opening

Press the corresponding button slightly down-

wards and hold it until the window has reached the

desired position.

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The force limiter is only not operational if you at-

tempt to close the window again within the next

10 seconds – the window will now close with full

force! If you wait longer than 10 seconds, the force

limiter is switched on again.

Or:

Press the corresponding button until it stops; the

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window opens automatically. Pressing the button

again will stop the opening process.

Closing

CAUTION

To close, pull gently upwards on the top edge of

the corresponding button and hold until the win-

dow has reached the desired position.

›

Risk of injury!

Close the windows carefully, even though they

have a force limiter.

▶

Or:

Pull the corresponding button until it stops; the

window closes automatically. By pressing the but-

ton again, the closing process is stopped.

›

After switching oﬀ the ignition, the windows can

still open and close for about 10 minutes so long as

none of the doors are opened.

Doors, windows and boot lid › Sliding/tilting roof 29

Open all of the windows at the same time

Sliding/tilting roof

Press and hold the button on the key.

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What you should be mindful of

Or:

To reduce the risk of pinch injuries when closing the

tilt/slide sunroof, the vehicle has a force limiter.

Turn oﬀ the ignition, open the driver's door, and

hold down the driver's window button until it

stops.

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If the operation is activated in the closed direction

and the closing process is hindered by an obstacle,

the movement of the glass pane is stopped and the

pane moves back a few centimetres.

Close all of the windows at the same time

Press and hold the button on the key.

›

Or:

If the obstacle is not removed, the force limit is disa-

bled when you try to close again by moving and

holding a ﬁnger in the closed direction (if the time

span between the closing attempts is less than 5 s).

The sliding/tilting roof will then close with full force.

Turn oﬀ the ignition, open the driver's door, and

pull upwards on the driver's window button until it

stops.

›

Or:

For vehicles with a keyless locking system, hold

one ﬁnger on the sensor on the outside of the han-

dle on the front door.

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CAUTION

Risk of injury!

Close the sliding/tilting roof carefully, even though

there is a force limiter.

▶

NOTICE

Settings

During winter time, if necessary, remove any ice

and snow around the area of the sliding/tilting roof

before opening.

Always close the sliding/tilting roof before discon-

necting the 12 volt vehicle battery.

▶

The window operation is set in the following menu in

the Infotainment system:

Outside Menu item for window operation

Or:

Outside

Operating conditions

By moving your ﬁnger sideways, choose the screen

with the window operation menu item.

Select the menu item for window operation.

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✓ Ignition is switched on.

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✓ The outside temperature is higher than -20 °C

(applicable for the opening of the sliding/tilting

roof).

Troubleshooting

The window regulator has stopped working after

repeated opening and closing

The window regulator mechanism could have over-

heated.

Operation

Opening

Move backwards using

your ﬁnger.

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Allow the window regulator mechanism to cool

down.

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The window operation does not work after discon-

necting the 12 volt vehicle battery

Enable window operation » page 29.

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Activation after disconnecting the 12-volt

vehicle battery

Activate automatic window operation

Turn on the ignition.

Pull the corresponding button upwards and the

window closes.

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Release the button.

Pull up the respective button and hold for 1 sec-

ond.

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30 Doors, windows and boot lid › Sunblind - with electrical operation

Closing Closing

Move forwards using

your ﬁnger.

Move forwards using

your ﬁnger.

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Stop/restore the movement of the sliding/tilting

roof

Stop/restore the movement of the roller blind

To stop the movement of the roller blind, press

›

To stop the movement of the sliding/tilting roof,

.

›

press

.

To restore the movement of the roller blind, move

your ﬁnger in the desired direction.

›

To restore the movement of the sliding/tilting roof,

move your ﬁnger in the desired direction.

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Open/slide back the sliding/tilting roof

Sunblind for the rear window

Operation

To open or slide back the sliding/tilting roof, press

›

.

After switching oﬀ the ignition, the sliding / tilt-

ing roof can be operated for about 10 minutes as

long as none of the doors are opened.

Comfort operation of the tilting/sliding sunroof

The comfort operation makes it possible to lock the

sliding/tilting roof with the key if necessary.

Press and hold the button to turn it oﬀ.

Press and hold the button to close it.

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On vehicles with a keyless locking system, it is possi-

ble to close the sliding/tilting roof via the sensor in

the door handle of the front door.

Brightness protection

Pull out the sun protection blind by the handle and

hang it into the holders A .

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Hold one ﬁnger on the sensor on the outside of the

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handle on the front door » page 25.

Rolling up

Remove the sun protection blind from the holders

at the handle and let it roll in slowly.

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Sunblind - with electrical operation

Operation

Opening

Sun protection roller blinds for the rear

door panes

Move backwards using

your ﬁnger.

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Operation

Doors, windows and boot lid › Sun visors 31

Brightness protection

vated again after the vehicle has stopped and a door

is opened.

Pull out the sun protection blind by the handle and

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hang it into the holder A .

Closing

Rolling up

› ^{Grasp the ﬁxture}A

Remove the sun protection blind from the holder

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and pull the lid down.

at the handle and let it roll in slowly.

Sun visors

Folding up and folding down

CAUTION

Danger of opening the tailgate while driving!

Make sure that the latch engages after the ﬂap is

▶

closed.

Set a delayed lid lock

If the lid is unlocked with the

the lid is automatically locked again after closing.

button on the key,

1

2

Swivel the front visor towards the windscreen

Swivel the visor towards the door

The period after which the lid is locked automatically

can be extended by a specialist garage.

CAUTION

Objects attached to the sun visors can restrict the

view to the outside.

In the event of sudden braking or an impact, these

can also cause injuries.

Boot lid - with electrical control

What you should be mindful of

NOTICE

Do not attach anything to the sun visor.

▶

Do not attach a bike rack to the tailgate.

▶

Boot lid - with manual operation

What you should be mindful of

NOTICE

Operation

CAUTION

Risk of injury!

Do not attach a bike rack to the tailgate.

▶

Only operate the tailgate when there is nobody or

no objects in the swivel area.

▶

Operation

Opening

CAUTION

Danger of opening the tailgate while driving!

Make sure that the latch engages after the ﬂap is

closed.

▶

Press the handle and

lift the lid.

›

NOTICE

Do not manually close the tailgate when moving.

▶

Before operating the tailgate, check that there are

no objects in the swivel area that could damage the

tailgate. Also check that there are no objects with-

in the immediate vicinity of the vehicle that could

damage the vehicle interior and the transported

objects.

If the tailgate hits an obstacle when closing, it

stops and an audible signal sounds.

The option to open by pressing the handle is deacti-

vated once a speed of 5 km/h is reached. This is acti-

32 Doors, windows and boot lid › Electrically operated contactless boot lid

When automatically closing the tailgate, e.g. un-

der the weight of snow, a broken beep sounds.

The tailgate can also be closed by pulling it brieﬂy

downwards.

The rear parking light ﬂashing twice indicates

that the ﬂap is closed.

Settings

Handle in the tailgate

Set the uppermost position of the tailgate and

store it

It makes sense to set the top position of the tailgate,

e.g. setting for the opening of the tailgate in a limited

space due to the garage height.

Press the handle to

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open, close or stop the

movement of the tail-

gate.

The option to open by

pressing the handle is

deactivated once a

Stop the tailgate in the desired position.

›

Press the

button and hold down on the lower

edge of the tailgate until an audible signal sounds.

speed of 5 km/h is

reached. This is activated

again after the vehicle

has stopped and a door

is opened.

Re-adjusting the top starting position of the tail-

gate

Carefully raise the tailgate manually to the limit.

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Press the

button and hold down on the lower

edge of the tailgate until an audible signal sounds.

Button in the tailgate

Press the button to

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open, close or stop the

movement of the tail-

gate.

Troubleshooting

The tailgate does not react to the opening signal

There is a possible obstacle, e.g. snow; remove it.

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Or:

Press the handle in the tailgate and lift the lid.

›

Or:

Mechanically unlock the ﬂap » page 33.

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Button in the door

The tailgate does not react to the closing signal

To open the tailgate,

Close the tailgate manually.

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pull and hold the but-

ton until the tailgate

starts to open.

NOTICE

Close the tailgate slowly, push down the tailgate

and push in the lock on the centre of the rear edge

of the tailgate.

▶

To close the tailgate,

›

pull and hold the but-

ton until the tailgate is

fully closed.

Electrically operated contactless boot lid

Operating conditions

To stop the movement

›

of the tailgate, pull or

release the button.

✓ Ignition oﬀ.

✓ You have the vehicle key with you.

✓ No trailer or other accessory is connected to the

Button on the key

Press the

button to

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trailer socket.

open, close or stop the

movement of the tail-

gate.

The option to lock exists

only on vehicles with a

keyless locking system.

The key must not be in

the vehicle and must be

at a distance of max. 2 m

from the tailgate.

Doors, windows and boot lid › Unlocking the boot lid 33

Operation

Unlocking the boot lid

Release

Opening/closing the lid

If the boot lid does not open, it can be unlocked

manually by the following procedure.

Stand in the middle behind the bumper.

Move one foot quickly under the bumper and re-

move it again.

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Insert a screwdriver into the opening in the panel.

Release the tailgate by moving it in the direction of

the arrow.

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If the lid doesn’t move, wait a few seconds and re-

peat the swing motion.

Display of the opening/ closing process

The rear turn signal lights light up when the lid is

opened and closed. When you close the lid, audible

signals are additionally sounded.

Stopping/ restoring lid movement

The lid movement can be stopped by a rapid swing-

ing motion with your foot. Lid movement is restored

by a subsequent swinging motion with your foot.

Restriction

The system function may be restricted in the follow-

ing cases:

Downpour

Dirty rear bumper

▶

Settings

Activating and deactivating

In Infotainment, select the following menu:

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Outside “Easy Open”

Or:

Outside

By moving your ﬁnger sideways, choose the screen

›

with the menu item “Easy Open”

.

Select “Easy Open”

.

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We recommend that the function is deactivated in

the following cases:

Installation of a roof rack

Coupling a trailer or another accessory to the hitch

Car wash

Maintenance and repair work in the back of the ve-

hicle

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Doors, windows and boot lid for Your Skoda Octavia 4 Door Fourth Generation (2021-2026)

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