Correct and safe -> Safe driving for Your Skoda Kodiaq SUV 2020

Correct and safe › Safe driving 21  
A child that has been incorrectly secured in the  
wrong sitting position - endangered by the side  
airbag  
Safe driving  
Introductory notes  
Pay attention when you are driving! As a driver, you  
The child should not be  
in the deployment area  
of the side airbag.  
are fully responsible for road safety.  
Always adjust driving speed to the road conditions  
as well as the traffic and weather conditions.  
Paying attention to warning signals  
The driver information system warns you with indi-  
cator lights and messages in the event of any faults.  
Failure to follow the warnings may increase the risk  
of accidents and injuries.  
If the vehicle issues a warning signal, then park the  
vehicle safely and follow the information in the in-  
strument cluster, and in this Owner's Manual.  
A child that has been properly secured in a child  
seat  
There must be enough  
room between the child  
and the exit area of the  
side airbag for the side  
airbag to offer the best  
possible protection.  
Using assistance systems in a clever way  
The assistance systems are only for support and do  
not absolve you from your responsibility for driving  
the vehicle.  
The assistance systems are subject to physical and  
technical limitations. Therefore, in certain situations,  
system reactions may be perceived as undesirable or  
delayed.  
Stay alert and be ready to intervene.  
Familiarise yourself with the assistance systems,  
their limitations and operating conditions.  
Transporting objects safely  
When moving heavy objects, there is a shift in em-  
phasis. Thus, the driving behaviour of the vehicle  
changes.  
Activate, deactivate and adjust the assistance sys-  
tems so that you have full control of the vehicle in  
any traffic situation.  
Adjust driving speed and driving style to this  
changed driving behaviour.  
Driving with a substitute spare wheel or emergen-  
cy wheel  
A substitute spare wheel or emergency wheel is only  
Unsecured or misplaced items may be thrown  
around in the event of an accident or sudden ma-  
noeuvre. There is a risk of serious injury and loss of  
control of the vehicle!  
used to reach the nearest specialist garage.  
Inflate the wheel with the max. prescribed inflation  
pressure.  
Follow the instructions on the warning label on the  
rim.  
In a rear-end collision at 50 km/h unsecured objects  
are thrown forward with up to 50 times their weight.  
A 1.5 litre water bottle is thrown with up to 75 kg.  
Do not cover the warning sign.  
Avoid full accelerations, strong braking and fast  
cornering.  
Transport objects securely.  
Stow objects so they do not hinder the driver.  
Keep the driver footwell clear.  
Do not drive with more than one mounted spare  
wheel.  
Avoid using snow chains on the temporary spare  
wheel.  
Stow small items in the storage compartments.  
Do not leave lockable storage compartments open.  
Do not let items protrude out of the slots. This  
note does not apply to bottles in bottle trays.  
Do not place any objects on the dash panel or on  
the luggage compartment cover.  
Do not exceed the maximum permissible load of  
fasteners and shelves.  
Distribute the load evenly in the luggage compart-  
ment and fasten it so it cannot slip.  
Place heavy objects in the luggage compartment  
as far forward as possible.  
Driving with a loaded roof rack  
When transporting objects on the roof rack, the ve-  
hicle’s driving behaviour changes.  
Adapt your speed and driving style to this.  
Towing a trailer  
The vehicle’s handling characteristics change with a  
trailer. The assistance systems may behave different-  
ly.  
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Drive more slowly, excessive speed can lead to loss  
of control of the vehicle.  
For vehicles with an automatic gearbox, put the se-  
lector lever in the position.  
Keep a larger distance from the vehicle in front.  
Do not exceed the max. vertical load and the per-  
missible trailer load.  
Turn off the engine.  
For vehicles with manual transmission, engage  
1st gear or reverse gear.  
Release the brake pedal.  
Driving through water  
There must be no water ingress into the vehicle sys-  
tems e.g. into the engine’s air intake system!  
Exiting the vehicle  
Do not leave children unattended in the vehicle!  
Therefore, determine the water depth before driv-  
ing through water. The water level must not ex-  
ceed the lower edge of the lower beam.  
Drive at max. walking speed. Otherwise, a wave  
may form in front of the vehicle, increasing the wa-  
ter level.  
Children may injure themselves when handling the  
seats, releasing the parking brake etc.  
In emergency situations, children are not able to  
leave the vehicle on their own or help themselves.  
At very high or very low temperatures, there is  
danger to life!  
When locking the vehicle, the SAFE function  
switches on. As a result, no doors or windows can  
be opened from the inside. Turn off the SAFE func-  
tion if people are left behind in the locked vehi-  
cle » page 26.  
Never stop in the water, do not drive backwards  
and never stop the engine.  
Vehicle operation in different weather conditions  
If you wish to run your vehicle in countries with dif-  
ferent weather conditions from those specified,  
please contact a ŠKODA partner. They will advise  
you if certain precautions need to be taken to ensure  
the full functioning of the vehicle or to prevent dam-  
age (e.g. coolant, battery replacement, etc.).  
Emergency call  
WARNING  
Is something wrong?  
Availability of a mobile network is indispensable for  
Pay attention to changes in vehicle handling.  
establishing a connection to the emergency number.  
If in doubt about safety, stop driving and seek the  
help of a specialist garage.  
WARNING  
This emergency service is only available in some  
Unusual vibrations or the vehicle ‘pulling’ to the  
side may indicate a puncture.  
If tyre pressure loss is very quick, try to stop the  
vehicle carefully without heavy steering or heavy  
braking.  
Immediately remove foreign bodies stuck in the  
tyre tread.  
Do not remove foreign objects that have penetra-  
ted into the tyre. Check the tyre pressure and seek  
the help of a specialised garage.  
countries.  
WARNING  
If the vehicle is located in an area without a function-  
ing emergency call system infrastructure, no vehicle  
data shall be transmitted to the emergency call cen-  
tre.  
After the start of the conversation, the emergency  
call centre also contains information as to the acci-  
dent location and the severity of the accident, the  
number of occupants with seatbelts on and the vehi-  
cle identification number (VIN).  
Immediately remove any objects jammed under  
the floor of the vehicle. These can damage the ve-  
hicle or ignite and cause a fire.  
Once the connection has been established, commu-  
nication with the emergency call centre takes place  
via the loudspeaker and microphone installed in the  
vehicle.  
Parking the vehicle safely  
A vehicle that has not been secured may roll away  
and cause accidents.  
Personal data  
For parking, look for a place with suitable ground.  
Do not park the vehicle on flammable materials  
such as dried leaves, spilt fuel. Hot vehicle parts  
can cause a fire.  
Personal customer data is collected, processed and  
used by ŠKODA AUTO in accordance with the provi-  
sions of the generally binding legal provisions in the  
area of personal data protection.  
Carry out the following activities in the specified or-  
der when parking.  
The current declaration on the protection of person-  
al data can be found on the following website:  
Stop the vehicle and keep the brake pedal de-  
pressed.  
Secure the vehicle with the parking brake.