Skoda Octavia III runlock system
The Octavia III is a familiar shape on patrol, its boot full of kit and its roof carrying a light bar. At a collision or a cordon the officer has to leave the car, and every piece of that equipment has to keep working. A dead battery at two in the morning helps nobody.
Scene work after dark
At night a stopped patrol car is doing three jobs together: warning lights protecting the scene, a radio and terminal for the officer, and often ANPR or cameras recording. All of it draws current, and some of it cannot be switched off while the road stays closed. That calls for an engine that keeps turning until the road reopens.
The key problem, literally
Leaving a key in the Skoda's barrel to keep it running means an unlocked, unattended car full of equipment at the roadside. Taking it means the battery fades on a long job. Fleet workshops have heard both stories more than once.
Fitted to the Octavia III, configured before dispatch
With CAN KONTROL RUNLOCK fitted, the officer can take the key along and the Octavia keeps going and can still be locked. The module draws its inputs from the Octavia's CAN bus, so it always knows the ignition position, road speed, handbrake and pedal status, and whether a door is open. Should anyone press a pedal, free the handbrake or open the officer's door while the configuration rules it out, runlock ends at once. More on this kind of work sits under emergency vehicle power.
| Vehicle | Skoda Octavia III, hatchback |
|---|---|
| Model years | Confirmed on enquiry |
| Variants | Octavia III generation |
| Part | CAN KONTROL RUNLOCK |
| CANM8 equivalent | Advanced Runlock range |
| Made in | Chorley, UK |
Runlock for the Skoda Octavia III
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Questions about the Skoda Octavia III
- We are fitting out a batch of Octavia III cars. Can every one be set up identically?
- Yes. Give us the model year and version for the batch and the kit each car runs, and matching configurations go on every unit before they leave.
- Does the officer need to do anything different to drive away?
- No. Back in the seat, the officer drops the handbrake or brakes, and the Octavia pulls away just as it normally would.
- What happens when a car is decommissioned?
- The unit can follow the car's successor, reprogrammed to suit, with no fee for the new setup.