2010 SKODA FABIA light

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Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
WARNING

Bulbs H7 and H4 are pressurised and
may burst when changing the bulb -
risk of injury!
It is recommended to wear gloves and
safety glasses when changing a bulb.
Note
This Owner's Manual only describes the replacement of bulbs where it is assumed that no major complications will
arise. Other light bulbs should be replaced by your
specialist garage.Front headlightFig. 167 Fitting position of the bulbs: Halo
gen headlights / halogen projector headlights
Positions of the light bulbs in the halogen headlights
fig. 167
on the left and in the
halogen projector headlights
fig. 167
on the right.
- low beam, main beam and side lights - front turn signal light - low beam light - main beam and side lights - front turn signal light
Low beam and main beam (halogen headlights)– Open the bonnet.– Remove the protective cap
fig. 167
.
– Pull off the connector from the lamp, rele
ase the sprung wire clamp and pull out
the lamp towards the rear
fig. 168
.
– Replace the lamp H4, insert into the opening in the reflector (with the fixing lugs in
the recesses), secure with the sprung wi
re clamp, mount the connector and posi-
tion the protective cap.
– We recommend that you have the headli
ght setting checked by a Skoda Service
Partner after replacing the light bulb.
Low beam (halogen projector headlights)– Open the bonnet.
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Fig. 168 Removing the light bulb for the low beam and main beam light
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Fig. 169 Removing the light bulb for the low beam light
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– Remove the protective cap
page 201, fig. 167
on the right.
– Turn the connector with the light bulb up to the stop towards the left
page 201,
fig. 169
and remove.
– Replace the halogen lamp H7, insert the connector with the new halogen lamp and
turn to the right up to the stop.
– Insert the protective cap.– We recommend that you have the headlight setting checked by a Skoda Service
Partner after replacing the light bulb.
Main beam (halogen projector headlights)– Open the bonnet. – Remove the protective cap
page 201, fig. 167
on the right.
– Turn the connector with the light bulb
up to the stop towards the left
fig. 170
and
remove.
– Replace the halogen lamp H7, insert the connector with the new halogen lamp and
turn to the right up to the stop.
– Insert the protective cap.– 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 socket (halogen headlight)
page 201, fig. 167
or the socket
(halogen projector headlight) to the left an
d take it out together with the light bulb
for the turn signal light.
– 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 (halogen headlight) or (halogen projector head-
light)
page 201, fig. 167
.
– Grasp the light bulb holder and pull it out of the headlight.– Replace the light bulb in the light bulb
holder and re-insert into the headlight.
Daylight driving lights and fog lightsFig. 171 Front bumper: Protective
grille / removing the fog light
– Switch the ignition and all lights off. – Grasp the grille at the points marked with the arrows
fig. 171
- left and take it out.
A1
Fig. 170 Removing the light bulb for the main beam light
A2
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A3
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A2
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Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
– Guide your hand into the opening in wh
ich the grille was located and press the
spring bolt
page 202, fig. 171
- right.
– Take out the fog light.– Turn the socket with the bulb for daylight driving light or the socket with the
bulb of the fog light to the left up to stop and take it out.
– Replace the lamp, insert the connector with
the new lamp and turn to the right up
to the stop.
– For the installation, first of all insert 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.– First of all put the grille with the latch
in place on the side opposite the marking.
– Press into place the protective grille onto the side facing the marking.Cover of fog lights - Fabia Scout, Fabia RSFig. 172 Front bumper: Fabia Scout / Fabia RSRemoving the cover - Fabia Scout– Switch the ignition and all lights off.– Guide the wire clamp from the vehicle tool
kit into the opening above the fog light
 fig. 172
- left and remove the cover.
Removing the cover - Fabia RS– Switch the ignition and all lights off. – Guide one finger into the opening next to the fog light
fig. 172
- right and
remove the cover.
– In order to reinstall the cover, first of all insert one part of the cover starting on the
side opposite the marking. Then press th
e cover closed on the side facing the
marking.
Fog lights Fabia Scout, Fabia RSFig. 173 Front bumper: Fog
lights / changing the bulb
Removing the fog light–Screw out the screws
fig. 173
- left with the aid of the screwdriver*, which is part
of the vehicle tool kit
16).
– Take out the fog light.Changing the bulb and installing the fog light– Press the locking button
fig. 173
of the plug and remove the plug from
the socket .
– Turn the socket with the bulb to the left up to the stop and take it out.– Change the bulb, insert again the socket wi
th the new bulb and turn it to the right
up to the stop.
AA
AB
16)Valid for Fabia Scout and Fabia RS.
A1
AA
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AB
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– Connect the plug to the socket . – Screw in the screws again and insert the cover. The cover must engage firmly.Licence plate light– Open the boot lid and unscrew the light glass
fig. 174
.
– Take the defective bulb out of the holder and insert a new one.– Insert the glass cover of the light again and
press it down to the stop - ensure that
the sealing rubber is
correctly seated.
– Screw on the light glass slightly.Rear light unitFig. 175 Remove the rear light unit / install the rear light unit
– Open the boot lid.– Hold tight the rear light unit with one hand and unscrew the plastic nut with the
other hand
fig. 175
- left.
– Grip the rear light unit and remove it carefully with loosening movements at an
angle to the rear. Do not pull the gro
mmet with the cables out of the body.
– Replace the defective light bulb
page 204.
– When re-installing, first insert the rear light unit with the screw into the opening
of the body
fig. 175
.
– Carefully press the rear light unit into
the body in such a way that the pins
engage into the supports of the body.
– Hold the rear light unit tight with one hand, screw on the nut with the other hand
and tighten it
fig. 175
.
Caution
When removing and installing the rear ligh
t unit make sure not to damage the paint-
work of the vehicle and the rear light unit.
Note
For slackening and tightening the plastic nut use a coin.Changing light bulbs in the rear light unit
AA
AB
Fig. 174 Remove the licence plate light
AA
AB
Fig. 176 Rear light un
it: Fitting position
of the bulbs
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Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
– To replace a light bulb, turn the bulb connector of the light bulb to the left (in the
direction of the arrows on the hous
ing) and take it out of the housing.
– Replace the light bulb, put the bulb connect
or back into the housing and turn it to
the right up to the stop (in the opposite
direction of the arrows on the housing).
Fitting position of the light
bulbs in the rear light unit
page 204, fig. 176
.
- Rear fog light / Reversing light - Turn signal lights - Brake lights - Parking lightsLuggage compartment light– Open the boot lid.– Insert a screwdriver into the slot below the light
fig. 177
. Lever out the light care-
fully.
– Disconnect the plug connector. – Replace the defective light bulb.– Recreate the plug connection.– Position the light first of all on the side
of the plug connection and then press it in
on the other side up to the stop.
A1A2A3A4
Fig. 177 Remove the luggage compart- ment light
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Index235
Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Index
AAbroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Adjusting seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59, 114
Adjusting the steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Head airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Alternator
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Antilock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Antilock brake system (ABS)
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Assistance systems
Start-stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Auto Check Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Auto Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Emergency programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Selector lever-emergency unlocking . . . . . . . 103
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Automatic vehicle wash systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Automatic wiper/washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
AUX-IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Avoiding damage to your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
BBattery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, 172
change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Inspecting the electrolyte level . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Operation in winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Before setting off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Belt tensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Bicycle holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 165
Boot lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Brake
Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171Brake system
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Button on the driver's door
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Electrical power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
CCar state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Changing wheels around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Check engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Child safety seat
on the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Classification into groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
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Children and safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Chrome parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Climatronic
Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Setting temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Climatronic (automatic air conditioning) . . . . . . . . 86
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Clothes hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Cockpit
General view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Convenience operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Converting/masking over headlights . . . . . . . . . . 150
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
replenishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Coolant level
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Coolant quantity
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Coolant temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Coolant temperature/coolant level
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Cornering light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Correct seated position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Counter for distance driven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Cup holder
front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
DDash panel insert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Daylight driving lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48, 202
Deactivating an airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Defrosting rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
De-icing the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Diesel engines
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Diesel particle filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Direction indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Distance driven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Door
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Driving economically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Driving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20EEDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Electric power-operated window
Operational faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Electric sliding/tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Electrical power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Electrically adjustable rear mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Electronic Differential Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Electronic Differential Lock (EDL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Electronic stability programme (ESP) . . . . . . . . . . 137
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Emergency locking of the door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Engine
starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Engine compartment
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Engine electronics
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
replenishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Engine revolutions counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Environmental compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146, 149
ESP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Exhaust gas
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Exhaust gas inspection
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
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