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Fuse assignment in the dash panel
Certain electrical components are only standard on certain vehicle model versions
or only suppliable as optional equipment for certain models.
No.Power consumerAmperes
1Diagnostic socket, Engine control unit, Electrical fuel
pump10
2Control unit for ABS, ESP5
3Airbag5
4Heating, Air conditioning system, Reversing lights5
5Control unit for headlamp beam adjustment5
6Instrument cluster, Control unit for automatic gearbox,
Control unit for electromec hanical power steering,
Parking aid; Haldex clutch5
7Not assigned
8Not assigned
9Not assigned
10Not assigned
11Not assigned
Fig. 239 Schematic repre-
sentation of the fuse carrier
in the dash panel
12Central locking control unit10
13Diagnostic socket, Light switch, Brake light10
14Control unit for automatic gearbox, Selector lever lock5
15Central control unit - interior lights5
16Climatronic10
17Not assigned
18Not assigned
19Control unit for trailer detection5
20Left side cornering lights10
21Right side cornering lights10
22Air blower for Climatronic40
23Front power window30
24Cigarette lighter25
25Rear window heater
Rear window heater, Auxiliar y heating (auxiliary heating
and ventilation)25
30
26Power socket in the luggage compartment20
27Fuel pump relay, Injection valves (diesel engine)15
28Not assigned
29Engine control unit, Cran kcase ventilation heater10
30Control unit for automatic gearbox20
31Vacuum pump20
32Rear power window30
33Electric sliding/tilting roof25
34Control unit for convenience functions20
35Anti-theft alarm system5
No.Power consumerAmperes
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Electrically adjustable seats are protected by automatic circuit breakers, which
switch on again automatically after a few seconds after the overload has been
eliminated.
Bulbs
Changing bulbs
The relevant lamp must always be switch ed off before a light bulb is replaced.
Defect light bulbs should only be replaced with light bulbs of the same type. The
designation is located on the light socket or the glass bulb.
Changing certain bulbs is not something wh ich you can do yourself, but requires to
be done by a specialist. Other parts of the vehicle must be removed in order to change the light bulbs. This applies, in particular, to bulbs which can only be
reached from the engine compartment.
We therefore recommend that you have any bulbs changed by a Škoda Service
Partner or, in exceptional cases, by ca
lling on other professional assistance.
Please note that the engine compartment is a hazardous area ⇒page 225,
“Working in the engine compartment”.
We recommend that you carry the set of light bulbs with you which was delivered
in your vehicle. Replacement light bulbs
23) are available at specialist garages.
The set of light bulbs can be stowed in the locable box in the spare wheel.
Fitted with a xenon headlight
Change of light bulbs on Xenon lights (low beam lights, parking lights and main
beam lights) should be undertaken by a specialist garage.
Overview of bulbs
36Headlight cleaning system20
37Front seat heating30
38Heated rear seats30
39Not assigned
40Air blower for heating and air conditioning40
41Rear window wiper15
42Not assigned
43To w i n g d e v i c e15
44To w i n g d e v i c e20
45To w i n g d e v i c e15
46Heated windscreen washer nozzles5
47Relay for auxiliary heating5
48Not assigned
49Light switch5
No.Power consumerAmperes
23)Replacement light bulbs are, on the other hand, part of the basic equipping of the vehicle in
some countries.
Front headlightHalogen headlightXenon headlight
Low beam H7D1S
Main beam lightH1
Parking lightsW5W/W5W BL
Daylight driving lights*PY21W SLL/LEDa)
a)Octavia RS
Tu r n s i g n a l sPY21W
Fog lightsH8/HB4a)
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WARNING
•Bulbs H7 and H1 are pressurised and may burst when changing the bulb
- risk of injury!
•It is recommended to wear gloves and eye protection when changing a
light bulb.
•Gas discharge bulbs* (xenon bulbs) op erate with a high voltage, profes-
sional knowledge is required - danger to life!
Caution
Do not take hold of the glass bulb with naked fingers (even the smallest amount of
dirt reduces the working life of the light bu lb). Use a clean cloth, serviette or some-
thing similar.
Note
This Owner's Manual only describes the replacement of bulbs where it is assumed
that no major complications wi ll arise. Other light bulbs should be changed by your
specialist garage.
Front headlight
Light unit (Octavia)Bulb
Reversing lightP21W
Tu r n s i g n a l sPY21W
Twin filament light bulb for the brake lights and tail
lightsP21/4W
Twin filament light bulb for the rear fog lights and tail
lightsP21/4W
Parking lightsW3W
Rear light unit (estate car)Bulb
Reversing light, brake lights, tail lights and rear fog
lightP21W
Tu r n s i g n a l sPY21W
Parking lightsW3W
OthersBulb
Side turn signal lightsLED
Licence plate lightC5W
3. Brake lightLED
Entry lightingW5W
front interior lightingC10W
Reading lightsW5W
Rear interior lightingC10W
Luggage compartment lightW5W
Door warning lightC5W
Lighting in storage compar tment on front passenger
sideC3WFig. 240 Front headlight:
Installing the light bulbs
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Positions of the light bulbs in the front headlight ⇒page 263, fig. 240 .
- Front turn signal light
- parking lights and low beam
- main beam light
Removing the headlight
The headlight must be removed in order to change the light bulb of the
parking lights, low beam lights and main beam lights as well as the turn
signal lights.
Removing the headlight
– Switch the ignition and all lights off.
– Open the bonnet ⇒ page 224.
– Unscrew the plastic nut ⇒fig. 241 .
– Pull the fuse in upward direction.
– Pull the locking lever of the headlight as far as the stop in the direction of arrow . – Unplug the plug connector and carefully take out the headlight in the
direction of arrow .
Installation takes place in the reverse order.
Note
We recommend that you have the headlight setting checked by a specialist garage
after installing the headlight.
Turn signal light (at the front)
Changing light bulb for turn signal light (at the front)
– Switch the ignition and all lights off.
– Remove the headlight ⇒page 264.
– Turn the socket in the direction of arrow OPEN (open) and take it out
together with the light bulb for the turn signal light ⇒fig. 242 .
– Press the defective light bulb into the socket, turn to the left and remove.
– Press a new light bulb into the socket and turn the light bulb to the right as far as the stop.
AA
AB
AC
Fig. 241 Front headlight:
Installing the light bulbs
AA
AB
A1
A2
Fig. 242 Removing the light
bulb for the turn signal light
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– Insert the socket with the changed light bulb into the headlight and
secure it by turning in the direction of arrow CLOSE (close) to the
right.
Note
We recommend that you have the headlight setting checked by a specialist garage
after installing the headlight.
Front parking lights and low beam
Removing the light bulb for the parking light
– Switch the ignition and all lights off.
– Remove the headlight ⇒page 264.
– Remove the protective cap ⇒page 263, fig. 240 .
– Remove the socket ⇒fig. 243 .
– Take the faulty bulb out of the fixture and insert a new one.
– Insert the protective cap. Removing the light bulb for the low beam light
– Switch the ignition and all lights off.
– Remove the headlight ⇒
page 264.
– Remove the protective cap ⇒page 263, fig. 240 .
– Turn the connector with the light bulb up to the stop towards the left and remove ⇒fig. 243.
– Replace the lamp, insert the connector with the new lamp and turn to the right up to the stop.
– Insert the protective cap.
Note
•In order to facilitate the removal of th e bulb for the parking lights, we recom-
mend to remove first of all the bulb for the low beam light.
•We recommend that you have the headli ght setting checked by a specialist
garage after installing the headlight.
Main beam light
– Switch the ignition and all lights off.
Fig. 243 Removing the bulbs
for the parking and low beam
light
AB
AA
AB
AB
Fig. 244 Removing the light
bulb for the main beam light
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– Remove the headlight ⇒page 264.
– Remove the protective cap ⇒page 263, fig. 240 .
– Unplug plug ⇒page 265, fig. 244 .
– Press the wire clamps in the direction of the headlight and then unhook them to the side.
– Remove the light bulb and insert the new light bulb in such a way that the fixing lugs of the light bulb socket fit into the recesses at the
reflector.
Installation takes place in the reverse order.
Note
We recommend that you have the headlight setting checked by a specialist garage
after installing the headlight.
Fog lights and daylight driving lights*
Connector - bulb for daylight driving lights* ⇒fig. 246. Connector
- bulb for fog lights.
Removing the cover
– Switch the ignition and all lights off.
– Insert the fingers in the opening ⇒fig. 245 .
– By pulling in the direction of arrow , first of all slacken the cover in the upper area on the side to the fog lights.
– Afterwards, also slacken the cover on the other side in the direction of arrow and remove it.
Removing the fog light
– Guide your hand into the openin g which has become available and
press the interlock ⇒fig. 246.
– Take out the fog light.
– Turn the connector with the light bulb up to the stop towards the left
and remove.
– Replace the lamp, insert the connector with the new lamp and turn to the right up to the stop.
AC
AA
AB
AC
Fig. 245 Front bumper:
Protective grille
Fig. 246 Removing the front
bumper
AAAB
AA
A1
A2
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– For the installation, first of all inse rt the fog light with the interlock to
the side far away from the marking of the vehicle.
– Press into place the headlight onto the side facing the marking.
– In order to reinstall the cover, first of all insert one part of the cover starting on the side of the marking. Then press the cover closed on the
side to the fog lights. The cover must engage firmly.
Light unit (Octavia)
Changing light bulbs in the lamp holder
– Switch the ignition and all lights off.
– Unlock the locking button and open the cover of the lamp holder ⇒fig. 247 .
– Press the catches in the direction of arrow and take out the lamp holder ⇒fig. 248 .
– Press the defective light bulb into the socket, turn to the left and remove.
– Press a new light bulb into the socket and turn the light bulb to the right as far as the stop.
– Insert the lamp holder in such a wa y that the catches lock in place in
the housing.
– Close and lock the cover of the lamp holder.
Changing light bulb for tail light
– Switch the ignition and all lights off.
– Unlock the locking button and open the cover of the lamp holder ⇒fig. 247 .
– Take the defective light bulb (arrow or ⇒fig. 248 ) out of the
housing and replace it with a new one.
– Close and lock the cover of the lamp holder.
Fig. 247 Luggage compart-
ment: Cover for the lamp
holder
Fig. 248 Removing the lamp
holder
A1A2
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Rear light unit (estate car)
Changing light bulbs in the lamp holder
– Switch the ignition and all lights off.
– Remove the side compartment cover by turning the locks in the direc-
tion of arrow ⇒ fig. 249.
– Take out the cover of the lamp holder on the luggage compartment side.
– Take out the light bulbs of the tail light (arrow and ) ⇒fig. 250 .– Press the catches in the direction of arrow and take out the lamp
holder.
– Press the defective light bulb into the socket, turn to the left and remove.
– Press a new light bulb into the socket and turn the light bulb to the right as far as the stop.
Changing light bulb for tail light
– Switch the ignition and all lights off.
– Remove the side compartment cover by turning the locks in the direc- tion of arrow ⇒fig. 249 .
– Take out the cover of the lamp holder on the luggage compartment side.
– Take the defective light bulb (arrow or ⇒page 267, fig. 248 ) out
of the housing and replace it with a new one.
– Remove the lamp holder cover on the luggage compartment side and close the side compartment.
Fig. 249 Luggage compart-
ment: Side compartment
Fig. 250 Removing the lamp
holder
A1A2
A1A2
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