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WARNING
•Bulbs H7 and H4 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.
Note
This Owner's Manual only describes the repl acement of bulbs where it is assumed that no major complications will arise. Ot her light bulbs should be changed by your specialist garage.
Front headlight
– Open the bonnet.
– For a vehicle with petrol engine remove the activated charcoal filter
system before replacing the bulb in the right front headlight
⇒ fig. 185.
Positions of the light bulbs in the front headlight ⇒fig. 184.
- low beam and main beam
- parking lights
- Turn signal light (at the front)
OthersBulb
Side turn signal lightsWY5W
Licence plate lightC5W
3. Brake lightLED
Interior lighting front / rearC10W
Reading lightsW5W
Luggage compartment lightW5W
Storage compartment light - front passen- ger sideW5WFig. 184 Front headlight: Installing the light bulbs
Fig. 185 Removing the activated charcoal filter system
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Using the systemSafetyDriving TipsGeneral MaintenanceBreakdown assistancePraktikTechnical Data
Switching on the low beam and main beam
– Open the bonnet.
– Remove the protective cap ⇒page 212, fig. 184.
– For headlights with module (halogen lamp H7) ⇒fig. 186 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 212, fig. 184 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 212, fig. 184.
– 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. 186 Removing the light bulb for the low beam and main beam light
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Fig. 187 Structure of the light bulb of the fog light
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Changing light bulbs in the rear light unit
– To gain access to the light bulbs, unscrew the middle part of the rear
light unit and push away the catch ⇒fig. 193.
– Replace the defective light bulb.
– To replace the light bulb of the parking light, turn the bulb connector
of the light bulb to the left up to the stop (in the direction of the
arrows on the housing) and take it out of the housing ⇒fig. 194.
– Replace the light bulb, put the bulb connector back into the housing
and turn it to the right up to the stop (in the opposite direction of the
arrows on the housing).
– Screw the middle part of the rear light unit onto the housing
⇒ fig. 193.
– Connect the plug connection an d re-insert the rear light unit.
– Screw the rear light unit tight ⇒page 215, fig. 191.
Fitting position of the light bulbs in the rear light unit ⇒fig. 194
1 - Brake light
2 - Turn signal light
3 - Reversing lights
4 - Rear fog light
5 - Parking lights
Luggage compartment light
– Open the boot lid/luggage compartment door.
– Insert a screwdriver into the slot below the light ⇒fig. 195. Lever out
the light carefully.
– Disconnect the plug connector.
– Replace the defective light bulb.
Fig. 193 Removing the middle part of the rear light unit
Fig. 194 Rear light unit: Installing the light bulbs
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Fig. 195 Remove the luggage compartment light
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