2010 SKODA OCTAVIA Main beam

Fuses and light bulbs233
Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Note
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In order to facilitate the removal of the socket with the bulb for the parking light, we
recommend to remove first of all the bulb for the low beam light.
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After installing the headlight, the headlight setting must be checked by a specialist
garage.
Main beam light– Switch the ignition and all lights off.
– Remove the headlight page 231.
– Remove the protective cap page 231, fig. 189 .
– Unplug plug  fig. 193.
– Press the wire clamps in the directio n 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
After installing the headlight, the headligh t setting must be checked by a specialist
garage.
Fog lights and daylight driving lights*Fig. 194 Front bumper: Protective grille / removing the fog lightPlug - bulb for daylight driving lights* fig. 194 . Plug - bulb for fog lights.Removing the cover– Switch the ignition and all lights off.
– Guide the fingers into the opening fig. 194 .
– 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 th e other side in the direction of arrow
and remove it.Removing the fog light– Guide your hand into the opening, in which the cover was located, and press the
spring bolt fig. 194 - right.
– 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.
– 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 on to the side facing the marking.
Fig. 193 Removing the light bulb for the
main beam light
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Index
266
Light
automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Lighting of the interior of the vehicle rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Lights converting/masking over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Range adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Liquid in reservoir for windshield washer system Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Lock Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
lock Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Locking and unlocking from inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Low beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Lugagge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42, 74 Folding double hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Folding hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Lashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Luggage compartment door Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Luggage net partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Luggage rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
MMain beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51, 57 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Manual shifting of gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Memory for the on-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125, 132 Connection to the hands-fr ee system . . . . . . 133
Connection with the hands-free system . . . . 126
Voice control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Motoring abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Multi-functional indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 AUX-IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
CD changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
MDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139NNote holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83OOil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Onboard computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Open door Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Opening a single door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Opening for skis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Operation in winter
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
De-icing windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Overview of the engine compartment . . . . . . . . . 198
PPaint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Parking aid rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
parking aid Front and rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Parking light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Parking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Passive Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Petrol engines Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Power window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Power windows Button in front passenger door and in rear doors 47
Buttons on the driver's door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
with central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
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