Downloading the Octavia 3 owners handbook I was a liittle surprised & disappointed to find no mention of the Scout's off-road driving mode. Is this available as s separate publication?

I found it mentioned in the manual within the android app. The Norwegian one is dated May 2015.

Still puzzled .. Loading onto an Iphone 6, no mention on p160 alongside the other driving mode descriptions and at p137 just mention of what to look out for when driving off-road.

Edited 15 May, 201610 yr by MikeM46

Not sure where or which version of the manual you are downloading but there is almost two pages specific to the Off-Road features in the online version of the manual found here.

 

From page 138...

 

http://www.skoda-auto.com/en/mini-apps/owners-manuals/pages/octavia.aspx

 

We recommend that you activate the OFF ROAD mode for every trip on non paved roads.

 

Activation › Press the symbol button  » Fig. 156. In the Infotainment display a running mode menu » Fig. 156 appears. › Press the function key Off-road in the Infotainment display. Deactivation › Press the symbol button  » Fig. 156. ›In the Infotainment display select a driving mode other than Off-road. So that an engagement of the OFF ROAD mode can take place, the following conditions must be met. The OFF ROAD mode is enabled. The vehicle is moving at a speed of less than 30 km/h. The warning light  illuminates in the instrument cluster. The following functions are integrated in the OFF ROAD mode. ▶Downhill Drive Support » page 139. ▶ESC OFF ROAD » page 140. ▶TCS OFF ROAD » page 140. ▶EDL OFF ROAD » page 140. ▶ABS OFF ROAD » page 140.     Note If the engine stalls while driving and is started again within 30 seconds, then OFF ROAD mode will be automatically activated. Hill Descent Assistant Read and observe and on page 138 first. The hill descent assistant (hereinafter referred to as assist system), with its automatic braking action on all wheels, ensures a constant speed is maintained on a steep slope when driving forwards and reversing. During an intervention of the assistant, the warning light  flashes in the instrument cluster. The assistant is automatically engaged under the following conditions. The engine is running. For vehicles with Manual transmission the shift lever is in the neutral position and or the 1st, 2nd, 3rd gear, or reverse gear is engaged. On vehicles with an automatic transmission, the selector lever is in the R, N, D/S position or in the Tiptronic position. The downhill gradient is at least 10 % (when driving over sleepers, the limit can briefly drop to 8 %). Neither the accelerator nor the brake pedal is operated. Driving speed Initiate the downhill decent at a reasonable speed up to 30 km / h the hill descent assist maintains this speed when driving downhill constant. The assistant can maintain constant speed of about 2 - 30 km / h. If a forwards or reverse gear is engaged for vehicles with Manual transmission, the speed must be high enough to avoid stalling the engine. By pressing the accelerator or brake pedal, the speed can be increased or reduced. This is true even if the shift lever is in the neutral position and the selector lever in the N position. The engagement of the assistant is resumed after the pedal is released. WARNING For the correct operation of the assistant the road surface must be sufficiently adherent. The assistant cannot properly fulfil its function on slushy soil due to physical reasons (e.g. ice or mud). - there is a risk of an accident!

Thanks Silver 1011

Can't recall how I got to it but this is the version I was looking at!

http://ws.skoda-auto.com/OwnersManualService/Data/en/Octavia_5E/11-2014/Manual/Octavia/A7_Octavia_OwnersManual.pdf

And now to read up!