2004 SKODA FABIA bonnet

Fuses and light bulbs
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Main beam
– Open the bonnet.
– Remove the protective cover at the rear of the headlight
⇒page 229, fig. 165.
– Disconnect the plug connector .
– Press together the sprung wire clamp on the lamp holder and swing down.
– Remove the halogen lamp with cable. Insert the new halogen lamp in such a way that the fixing lug on the reflector lies in the
corresponding recess in the lamp plate.
– Close the sprung wire clamp over the plate. Press together the sprung wire clamp and lock together again.
– Plug into the plug connector ⇒fig. 167. – We recommend that you have the headlight setting checked
by a Skoda dealer after replacing the light bulb.
Parking light at the front
– Open the bonnet.
– Remove the protective cover at the rear of the headlight ⇒page 229, fig. 165 .
– Pull the lamp holder with light bulb for the parking light out of the headlight ⇒fig. 168.
– Pull the defect light bulb out of the lamp holder.
– Insert the new light bulb.
Fig. 167 Structure of
the light bulb of the
main beam light
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Fig. 168 Structure of
the light bulb of the
parking light

Fuses and light bulbs231
Using the systemSafetyDriving TipsGeneral MaintenanceBreakdown assistanceTechnical Data
– Insert the lamp holder with new light bulb into of the
headlight.
Low beam
– Open the bonnet.
– Remove the protective cover at the rear of the headlight ⇒page 229, fig. 165.
– Unplug plug .
– Unlock the sprung wire clamp downwards and swing to the side.
– Remove the light bulb and insert the new light bulb in such a way that the fixing lug on the reflector lies in the corre-
sponding recess in the lamp plate. – Close the sprung wire clamp over the plate and engage it
again.
– Plug in plug ⇒fig. 169 .
– We recommend that you have the headlight setting checked by a Skoda dealer after replacing the light bulb.
Turn signal light (at the front)
– Open the bonnet.
– Screw out the lamp holder and light bulb by turning it anti-clockwise ⇒fig. 170 .
– Press the defect light bulb in to the holder, turn anti-clockwise and remove.
Fig. 169 Structure of
the light bulb of the low
beam light
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Fig. 170 Structure of
the light bulb of the
turn signal light

Index239
Index
A
Abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Adjusting seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67, 119
Adjusting the steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Air outlet vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
An overview Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Antilock Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Antilock brake system - ABS Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Auto Check Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Auto Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Emergency programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Automatic vehicle wash systems . . . . . . . . . 170
Avoiding damage to your vehicle . . . . . . . . . 164
B
Before setting off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Boot lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Brake Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Brake pads Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Brake system Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Button on the driver's door
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
C
Car jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Changing the engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Changing wheels around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Chassis number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Child safety locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Child safety seats ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Classification into groups . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
on the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . 142
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Children and safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Chrome parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84