Questions about Skoda Octavia

Snooping4Value

Hi all,

Ridiculously embarrassing questions but I need some answers. My company's hired a 11 reg plate Skoda Octavia and I have some problems with this car.

1. How do you raise the steering wheel? Its a bit cramped for me and I don't have the manual for the car.

2. And since I have embarrassed myself here, might as well do the ultimate... where's the button to open the fuel hatch so I can get to the fuel cap?

I much rather embarrass myself here than get stranded out nowhere. :beer:

I handle my car easy enough. This is new to me though.

Kilty_2

The fuel cap might be the kind that you push in and it pops out, providing the doors are unlocked.

Steering wheel height adjustment should be a handle under the steering column, as per any other car.

gould300

I've an Octavia (albeit 5 years old now but I doubt that much has changed in the facelifted model).

Snooping4Value wrote: »

1. How do you raise the steering wheel? Its a bit cramped for me and I don't have the manual for the car.

Feel under the steering wheel - slip your hand down the smooth plastic towards the pedals and you will come to a gap. In there is the lever to adjust the height/reach. Pull it down towards the floor (it's probably quite stiff) and you will be able to adjust height and reach by lifting up/down and pushing in/out respectively. Push the lever back up to lock the wheel in position.

Snooping4Value wrote: »

2. And since I have embarrassed myself here, might as well do the ultimate... where's the button to open the fuel hatch so I can get to the fuel cap?

The fuel hatch only opens if all doors are unlocked - my remote unlocks the driver door on the first blip and all doors on the second blip. Once all the doors are unlocked push the left-hand side of the fuel cover and it will pop out - it's hinged on the right-hand side of the cover. To close push it back in again until it clicks.

You can also unlock all four doors using the little lock/unlock button on the centre console. It probably has a picture of a key on it - one side locks the doors, the other unlocks.

This may help too -> http://new.skoda-auto.com/Com/Documents/Manuals/A5_Facelift/idxv.htm

Snooping4Value

The weblink was spot on. Thank you very much.

gould300 wrote: »

I've an Octavia (albeit 5 years old now but I doubt that much has changed in the facelifted model).



Feel under the steering wheel - slip your hand down the smooth plastic towards the pedals and you will come to a gap. In there is the lever to adjust the height/reach. Pull it down towards the floor (it's probably quite stiff) and you will be able to adjust height and reach by lifting up/down and pushing in/out respectively. Push the lever back up to lock the wheel in position.



The fuel hatch only opens if all doors are unlocked - my remote unlocks the driver door on the first blip and all doors on the second blip. Once all the doors are unlocked push the left-hand side of the fuel cover and it will pop out - it's hinged on the right-hand side of the cover. To close push it back in again until it clicks.

You can also unlock all four doors using the little lock/unlock button on the centre console. It probably has a picture of a key on it - one side locks the doors, the other unlocks.

This may help too -> http://new.skoda-auto.com/Com/Documents/Manuals/A5_Facelift/idxv.htm