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Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
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 specialist garage or,
in exceptional cases, by calling on other professional assistance.
Please note that the engine compartment is a hazardous area page 148.
We recommend that you always have a small box of replacement bulbs in your vehicle.
You can obtain replacement bulbs from Škoda original accessories or from a specialist
garage
8).
A stowage place for the bulbs is located in the box in the spare wheel*.
Fitted with a xenon headlight
Change of bulbs on vehicles with Xenon lights (low beam lights, parking lights and
main beam lights) should be und ertaken by a specialist garage.
Bulb - Overview
WARNING
Light bulbs H4 and H1 are pressurise d and may burst when changing the
bulb - risk of injury!
It is recommended to wear gloves and safety glasses when changing a 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 bulb). Use a clean cloth, serviette or something
similar.
Note
This Owner's Manual only describes the replacement of bulbs where it is assumed that
no major complications will arise. Other li ght bulbs should be replaced by your
specialist garage.
8)The small box with replacement bulbs is part of th e basic equipping of the vehicle in some coun-
tries.Front headlight
Halogen headlight
Xenon headlight
Low beam light
H4
D2S
Main beam light
H4
H1
Parking lights
W5W
Tu r n s i g n a l s
PY21W
Fog lights
H3
Rear light unit
Bulb (Octavia)
Bulb (Combi)
Reversing light
P21W
P21W
Tu r n s i g n a l s
PY21W
PY21W
Brake lights
P21W
P21/5W
Parking lights
P21/4W
P21/5W
Fog lights
P21/4W
P21W
Others
Bulb (Octavia)
Bulb (Combi)
Side turn signal lights
WY5W
WY5W
Licence plate light
W5W
W5W
3. Brake light
W2, 3W
LED
Interior lighting
C10W
C10W
Reading light
W5W
W5W
Luggage compartment light
C5W
C10W
Storage compartment light -
front passenger side
C3W
C3W
Interior mirror light
W2, 3W
W2, 3W
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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. 178 .
– Turn the holder with the light bulb 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 th e housing of the turn signal light and turn
it to the right up to the stop.
– Push the housing of the turn signal light ba ck 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. 179 and take out the lamp
holder.
– Press the defective light bulb into th e 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, th e flexible tongues must lock in place.
– Push the cover back into place.
Fig. 178 Removing the light bulb
for the turn signal light
A1A1
Fig. 179 Luggage compartment:
Light bulb holder
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Index203
Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Service Interval Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Setting temperature
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Stability system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 after fuel tank has run empty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Diesel engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Petrol engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Storage compartment Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Storage facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Switching lights on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Switching off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
TTaking care of your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
TCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Temperature outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
the first 1 500 kilometres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 The roof luggage rack system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Thickness of brake pads
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Towing device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
towing vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Traction control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Traction control system (TCS) Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 General Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Transporting children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Two-way radio systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Tyres Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
UUnderbody protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39VVanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
WWarning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Warning symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
with a high-pressure cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Washing vehicle by hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Wax treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Wheel Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Wheel trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160, 170
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 de-icing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Windscreen washer nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Windshield washer fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Windshield wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Wiper blades Replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53XXenon headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
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