2009 SKODA OCTAVIA TOUR ignition

Fuses and light bulbs
198
Main beam light and low beam lightChange light bulb for main beam light and low beam light – Switch the ignition and all lights off. – Open the bonnet. – Remove the cover of the headlight.– Hold the sprung wire clamp and disconnect the plug . – Unhook the sprung wire clamp by
pressing in direction of the light
bulb and fold it in direction of arrow.
– 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.
– Fold the sprung wire clamp over the
lamp holder and press it until it
locks into the holder.
–Plug in plug. – Insert the cover of the headlight.
Note
Get the headlight setting checked by a specialist garage after replacing the light bulb.Fog lights*Change light bulbs for fog lights – Switch the ignition and all lights off. – Open the bonnet.– Turn the plastic cover of the head
light towards the middle of the
vehicle and remove it.
– Disconnect the plug connector . – Unhook the sprung wire clamp out of the slots of the lamp housing
and fold it down.
– Remove the halogen lamp with cable. Insert the new halogen lamp in
such a way that the fixing lugs on
the reflector lie in the corresponding
recesses in the light socket.
Fig. 182 Change light bulbs for main beam lights and low beam lights
AB
AA
AB
A1
Fig. 183 Change light bulbs for fog lights
ABAA
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Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
– Close the sprung wire clamp over the light socket. Press together the
sprung wire clamp and lock together again.
–Plug in plug. – Insert the plastic cover.
Note
Get the headlight setting checked by a specialist garage after replacing the light bulb.Turn signal light at the frontChanging light bulb for turn signal light (at the front) – Switch the ignition and all lights off. – Open the bonnet.– Unscrew the screw . – Push the lamp out in direction of arrow
⇒
fig. 184
.
– Turn the holder with the light bu
lb to the left and pull it out.
– 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 holder with the light bulb
into the housing of the turn signal
light and turn it to the right up to the stop.
– Push the housing of the turn signal light back in such a way that the
guide lugs lock into the circlips of the main headlight.
– Screw in the screw .Light unit (Octavia)Changing light bulbs in the lamp holder – Switch the ignition and all lights off. – Open the boot lid. – Raise the floor covering.– Press off the catches in the direction of arrow
⇒
fig. 185
and take out
the lamp holder.
Fig. 184 Removing the light bulb for the turn signal light
A1
A1
Fig. 185 Luggage compart-ment: Light bulb holder
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– Press the defective light bulb into the socket, turn to the left and
remove.
– Insert the new light bulb and turn it to the right up to the stop. – Insert the light bulb holder again, the flexible tongues must lock in
place.
– Push the cover back into place.Rear light unit (Combi)Changing light bulbs in the lamp holder – Switch the ignition and all lights off. – Open the boot lid. – Open the relevant storage compar
tment in the luggage compartment.
– Press off the flexible tongue in direction of arrow
⇒
fig. 186
and
remove the lamp holder.
– Press the defective light bulb into the socket, turn to the left and
remove.
– Insert the new light bulb and turn it to the right up to the stop.
– Insert the light bulb holder again,
the plastic tongue must lock in
place.
Licence plate lightChanging light bulbs of licence plate light – Switch the ignition and all lights off. – Open the boot lid and unscrew the light glass. – Take the faulty bulb out of the holder and insert a new one. – Insert the glass cover of the light ag
ain and press it down to the stop -
ensure that the sealing ru
bber is correctly seated.
– Screw on the light glass slightly.
Fig. 186 Luggage compart- ment: Light bulb holder
Fig. 187 Licence plate light: Replacing light bulb
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Index
217
Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Fixing net
Combi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70Octavia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Front armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Diesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Saving energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Fuel reserve
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Full wheel trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192GGauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Gearbox
mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
General view
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Glow plug system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
HHandbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Hazard warning light system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Head restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Headlight flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Headlights
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Heated windscreen washer nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Air outlet vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84Recirculated air mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9IIgnition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Instrument lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Interior light
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Interior lighting
front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Intermittent wiping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
JJacking points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188, 189KKey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35LLashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68Leather care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Lifting jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182, 187 Light
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Lighting of the interior of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 53
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Lights
converting/masking over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142Range adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Lights and Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Liquid in reservoir for windshield washer system
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Lock
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
lock
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37, 38
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
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