Interiors And Comfort.
Pull those doors and they open wide enough, even more so, shutting them with a loud thud provides a sense of security and build quality. Once all the doors are properly shut, there is a pin drop silence in the cabin and you can barely hear anything sound from outside. The front seats are comfortable with good lumbar and thigh support, which is adequate for long journeys, and the leather upholstery,which also includes steering wheel, gear knob and handbrake, is of top-notch quality too. Interior of Yeti have traditional Black & Beige colour combination, Its dashboard is very neatly designed and the fit and finish quality of all the buttons is upto the mark. Finding a comfortable driving position is relatively easy; thanks to the driver side height adjustment and the height and telescopic adjustable steering wheel. The steering wheel is lifted from the Skoda Superb and offers audio controls in the top-end variant. The Instrument console also looks good and provides information like Traveling time, Distance traveled, Average speed, Immediate consumption, Average consumption, Travel distance before refuelling, Service interval, Outside temperature, Gear shift indicator and Clock. Like all other European cars, the indicator stalks comes in the left side and wipers on the right side, even the bonnet release lever is also placed on the opposite side which makes absolutely inconvenient for the driver to reach to it. Both the sun visors come with vanity mirrors, but they are not illuminated. The front seats have a storage compartment beneath, which is useful to store CD's and other stuff.
The internally cooled glove box is illuminated, but is a bit small and can carry only some papers and maximum 1-liter bottle. The front and rear doors come with cup holders but again they are of medium size and can hold only 1-liter bottles. The centre armrest is adjustable in height and length. You also get cup holders in the centre console and a 12V power socket. The complete fascia of interiors is finished with wooden inserts. The legroom and headroom in the front seats are also impressive which can house six footers with ease. The power window buttons are provided on the doors typical of all Skoda's and all of them come with one-touch up and down function. The wiper quality is good and they come with automatic rain sensors as standard, The ORVM's comes with defogger with timer as standard that can be helpful while driving in rains. The ORVM'S though electrically adjustable but are not electrically retractable. Skoda Audio Infotainment system offers a 6.5-inch LCD touch screen interface. This touch screen feels nice and easy to operate and is well within the reach of the driver, no need to stretch to reach out the interface. It also comes with a 6-CD changer, an Aux-in port inside the centre armrest and an SD/MMC card reader facility. There are total eight speakers in the vehicle and the sound quality is good enough for a normal music-freak, however, an Audiophile may not be too happy with the overall sound quality. The touch screen interface also adds up as dual-zone climatronic as well as Parktronic display. No USB interface is provided like in other Skoda cars and Yeti is not GPS equipped either. The dual zone climatronic AC is quite effective in the front seats. The cabin cools up effectively in sometime. The dual zone AC can be quite useful as the passenger side facing the sun can set a lower temperature to have better cooling. Rear seats are also comfortable but only if two adults are sitting at the front. Considering a six-footer at front, rear passengers would definitely feel cramped. The person at the middle in the rear will feel little uncomfortable as the front centre armrest protrudes slightly backwards at the centre housing the rear AC vents. So taking position of the middle passenger in the rear seat is a bit difficult. The rear seats can be moved forward in case you need that extra luggage space.
Moving to the boot, with 416 litres of luggage compartment space available, it is decent enough and can gobble up luggage for a weekend trip. Skoda has used this Varioflex seating arrangement in Yeti in which the rear seats can be folded completely, and even removed when required. A good 1485 litres luggage space is available with the rear seats folded forward and it is expandable upto 1665 liters if the rear seats and parcel shelf are completely removed. Lift up the boot mat and you can find the spare wheel, necessary tools, and the hazard triangle. However, the spare wheel is not alloy (cost-cutting!). The Parktronic system is one of the best in Yeti; it is so accurate that it detects everything that is present in the front and the rear with perfect accuracy. Thanks to these accurate sensors, parking at tight spots in city can be a charm.
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