2007 SKODA FABIA ECU

Fuses and light bulbs211
Using the systemSafetyDriving TipsGeneral MaintenanceBreakdown assistanceTechnical Data
Switching on the low beam and main beam
– Open the bonnet.
– Remove the protective cap ⇒page 210, fig. 174.
– For headlights with module (halogen lamp H7) ⇒fig. 176 turn the
connector with the halogen lamp to the left up to the stop and
remove.
– For headlights with reflector (halogen lamp H4) pull off the connector
from the lamp, release the sprung wi re clamp and pull out the halogen
lamp towards the rear.
– Replace the halogen lamp H7, insert the connector with the new
halogen lamp and turn to the right up to the stop.
– Replace the halogen lamp H4, insert into the opening in the reflector
(with the fixing lugs in the recesses), secure with the sprung wire
clamp, position the protective cap and mount the connector.
– We recommend that you have the headlight setting checked by a
Skoda Service Partner after replacing the light bulb.
Turn signal light (at the front)
– Open the bonnet.
– Turn the lamp holder to the left ⇒page 210, fig. 174 and remove
the lamp holder with the light bulb.
– Replace the defective light bulb.
– Insert the lamp holder with light bulb into the headlight. Secure the
lamp holder by turning it to the right until it locks in place.
Parking light at the front
– Open the bonnet.
– Remove the protective cap ⇒page 210, fig. 174.
– Grasp the light bulb holder an d pull it out of the headlight.
– Replace the light bulb in the light bulb holder and re-insert into the
headlight.
Fog lights
Fig. 176 Removing the light bulb for the low beam and main beam light
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Fig. 177 Structure of the light bulb of the fog light
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– Remove the grille next to the fog ligh t (for turning light) or the grille
around the round fog light (for fog light) ⇒page 202.
– Release the screws ⇒page 211, fig. 177 and remove the fog light.
– Turn the connector with the light bulb up to the stop towards the left
and remove.
– Change the light bulb, put the connector back into the headlight and
secure by turning to the right.
– Put the fog light in place with the ca tch on the side opposite the grille
and then press in the opposite part. Applies to turning light, for round
fog light screw in the 3 screws.
– Screw in the screws ⇒page 211, fig. 177 and re-insert the grille
⇒ page 202.
Storage compartment lighting*
We recommend having the light bulb replaced by a Škoda Service Partner.
– Push in a knife or similar from the side between the light and the glove
compartment ⇒fig. 178. Lever out the light carefully.
– Disconnect the plug connector.
– Replace the defective light bulb.
– Recreate the plug connection.
– Press the light into the glove compartment from below.
Interior light and reading light*
– Pull the diffusion disk (see arrow) downwards from the housing
⇒ fig. 179.
– Take the faulty light bulb out of the interior light and insert a new one.
– Pull the light bulb out of its holder and insert the new one.
– Press the diffusion disk back into the housing until it clicks into place
(ensure that it is in the right position).Fig. 178 Remove lighting in storage compartment on front passenger side
Fig. 179 Remove interior light
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Index237
Recirculated air mode
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Synchronisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Replacing fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Roof aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Running in the car . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
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Safe securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Safety information
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Saving electrical energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Seat belt height adjuster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Seat belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
taking off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Service Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Service Interval Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Setting temperature
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Stability programme (ESP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Diesel engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Petrol engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Steering force assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Storage compartment
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Storage facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Switch in the driver door
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Switching lights on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Switching off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
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Tailgate
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Taking care of your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
TCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Temperature
outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
the first 1 500 kilometres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
The roof luggage rack system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Thickness of brake pads
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Towing eye
front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Towing protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
towing vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Tow-starting and towing vehicle
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Traction control system (TCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
General Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Transporting children safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Turn signal light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Turn signal system for vehicles towing a trailer
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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