I keep finding these bizarre annoyances. Is it right that when I remotely unlock the car it takes 2 fob presses to unlock all the doors, and then if there's a delay before anyone actually opens a door, they all lock again? When dealing with passengers as decrepit as me, this is really frustrating, as it makes me look an idiot and completely destroys my veneer of sense and efficiency.

Can this thing be programmed so that the locks work like proper locks and follow my instructions, or is it just broken?

I keep finding these bizarre annoyances. Is it right that when I remotely unlock the car it takes 2 fob presses to unlock all the doors, and then if there's a delay before anyone actually opens a door, they all lock again? When dealing with passengers as decrepit as me, this is really frustrating, as it makes me look an idiot and completely destroys my veneer of sense and efficiency.

Can this thing be programmed so that the locks work like proper locks and follow my instructions, or is it just broken?

It can be changed so that only one button press unlocks all doors (if you have Maxidot you can make the change yourself).

The auto-relock is a security feature. The car assumes that if no one opens any of the doors after 30 seconds then it was an accidental unlock. Someone with VCDS may be able to change this (I don't know for certain), but 30 seconds should be enough to open a door...

The auto-relock is a security feature. The car assumes that if no one opens any of the doors after 30 seconds then it was an accidental unlock. Someone with VCDS may be able to change this (I don't know for certain), but 30 seconds should be enough to open a door...

Hmmm, 30 seconds is fine to open a door unless you let the two ladies leave the house first, unlock the car from behind them and then are too polite to push past the gabblefest to get a door open in time.

Oh well, at least it's not broken.

Hmmm, 30 seconds is fine to open a door unless you let the two ladies leave the house first, unlock the car from behind them and then are too polite to push past the gabblefest to get a door open in time.

Oh well, at least it's not broken.

So wait until the gabblefest is close to the car and then unlock from behind

Would re-locking after 30 seconds still happen if, say, you got out of your running car to de-ice the windscreen, for instance?

Having visions of being locked out on a freezing morning here.

it doesnt lock with the engine running

I also doesn't re lock if you've opened any door. I used to have a Yaris that had the same feature but it would re lock if you only opened the boot. I almost locked myself out of the car in the middle of nowhere an uncountable amount of times (ok; probably about 10 times but you know what I'm getting at - it was annoying!) Strange how many times I found myself putting my keys down in the boot! :wonder:

I also doesn't re lock if you've opened any door. I used to have a Yaris that had the same feature but it would re lock if you only opened the boot. I almost locked myself out of the car in the middle of nowhere an uncountable amount of times (ok; probably about 10 times but you know what I'm getting at - it was annoying!) Strange how many times I found myself putting my keys down in the boot! :wonder:

I think you will find that the doors will lock if you only open the boot.....................Having suffered the consequences of only opening the boot, and leaving keys in the boot whilst removing a box from the boot, closing the boot only to hear the clunk of the locks locking...............................120 miles from my home and the ruddy spare keys!!!

Also, I believe the locks auto lock if none of the doors are opened within 20 secs of blipping the remote...............not 30 secs.

I think you will find that the doors will lock if you only open the boot.....................Having suffered the consequences of only opening the boot, and leaving keys in the boot whilst removing a box from the boot, closing the boot only to hear the clunk of the locks locking...............................120 miles from my home and the ruddy spare keys!!!

Also, I believe the locks auto lock if none of the doors are opened within 20 secs of blipping the remote...............not 30 secs.

So, the question remains.... can a dealer program out this feature?

I've also remembered another "feature" that I don't understand - the way that if you hit the remote too many times, the windows all open. I've already had SWMBO, having opened the car with the spare keys to sit and wait for me, complain that this is the coldest car she has ever waited in.

I'm afraid that I find all this, plus the radio that doesn't light up when you switch it on while waiting in the dark (asked about previously), all a bit weird. I'm just a world weary simple man........

Billaboard, I'm with you on that one, I previously posted a query asking how the locks work. Folk were kind and came back with clarification, but the bottom line is that I still don't understand so I have got into my own simple routine of plipping twice within 2 seconds to lock and doing likewise to open. I don't use the key in the door because I know I'll have go through the speedy manoeuvre of getting in and starting the car before the alarm goes off.

I've accidentally opened all windows using the fob on 3 occasions - each time I've had to close them using the door switches.

There must be lots of different permutations / functions on the fob which I will never understand let alone use...

If you push and hold the open button all the windows open .

If you push and hold the close button all the windows close .

Simple really, read the manual.

"It can be changed so that only one button press unlocks all doors (if you have Maxidot you can make the change yourself)."

Can anyone tell me how to do this please?

Cheers

Dave

"It can be changed so that only one button press unlocks all doors (if you have Maxidot you can make the change yourself)."

Can anyone tell me how to do this please?

Cheers

Dave

From Memory, so apologies if it's not quite right...

Setup --> Comfort --> Door Open

Then select Drivers or All

Hope this helps

If you push and hold the open button all the windows open .

If you push and hold the close button all the windows close .

Simple really, read the manual.

The words "simple" and "manual" sit uneasily together. In relation to how the locks work, the FL Octavia manual is the worst I have seen in over 25 years of driving. To encapsulate something as fundamental as opening and locking doors should take a couple of sentences instead of the multiple pages with cross-references.

Can anyone enlighten me as to the circumstances in which you would want to remotely open all windows? Is it for emergency evacuation?

Well, consider when you have taken advantage of the secure locking function sealing up the car on an excetionally hot day with all the pets, children and grandchildren a inside while you go off for a leisurely pub lunch. That is precisely when you may find it exceptionally helpfull to rapidly open all the windows and so reduce the mortality rate.

Can anyone enlighten me as to the circumstances in which you would want to remotely open all windows? Is it for emergency evacuation?

Edited 10 March, 201016 yr by gwing

Been very handy camping in France. When the car has been parked in full sun it is useful letting all the hot air out first.

Well, consider when you have taken advantage of the secure locking function sealing up the car on an excetionally hot day with all the pets, children and grandchildren a inside while you go off for a leisurely pub lunch. That is precisely when you may find it exceptionally helpfull to rapidly open all the windows and so reduce the mortality rate.

You rascal...

Been very handy camping in France. When the car has been parked in full sun it is useful letting all the hot air out first.

I suspected it would be something like that...not.

As a typical customer, how many times per year do you do that (for Skoda to have decided to incorporate it as a key fob function and confuse the blazes out of me?)

We won't even go down the anti hijack option then, if this is too difficult....

I suspected it would be something like that...not.

As a typical customer, how many times per year do you do that (for Skoda to have decided to incorporate it as a key fob function and confuse the blazes out of me?)

Perhaps as they'd already put the work in to allow the closing of windows it was easy to add opening of windows on too...

We won't even go down the anti hijack option then, if this is too difficult....

My anti-hijack option is a wheel brace under the driver's seat...

As a typical customer, how many times per year do you do that (for Skoda to have decided to incorporate it as a key fob function and confuse the blazes out of me?)

May or may not be of practical value (yet to have the car while it is hot...) but good for showing off to owners of lesser vehicles

Question: when you sit on your keys and accidentally unlock the car and open all the windows, do the windows automatically close again 30 seconds later when the car relocks itself (assuming no doors opened)?

May or may not be of practical value (yet to have the car while it is hot...) but good for showing off to owners of lesser vehicles

... except I'll need someone else to show it off for me.

OK, I was having a rant, but you have to remember that I came to my Octavia from a very low base, a Fiesta "Style" ...

one plip open ... one plip shut .... one plip open ... one plip shut. Those were the days. :'(

Question: when you sit on your keys and accidentally unlock the car and open all the windows, do the windows automatically close again 30 seconds later when the car relocks itself (assuming no doors opened)?

You do realise how many of us are going to try that now..?