2010 SKODA OCTAVIA TOUR ignition

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Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
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 ho lder 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 headlight 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.
– Close the sprung wire clamp over the ligh t 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 specia list garage after replacing the light bulb.
Fig. 176 Change light bulbs for
main beam lights and low beam
lights
AB
AA
AB
A1
Fig. 177 Change light bulbs for
fog lights
ABAA
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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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Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
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. 180 and remove 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 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 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.
Fig. 180 Luggage compartment:
Light bulb holder
Fig. 181 Licence plate light:
Replacing light bulb
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Index201
Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Front armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Diesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Saving energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Fuel reserve Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Full wheel trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
GGearbox mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
General view Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Glow plug system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27HHandbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Hazard warning light system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Head restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Headlamp range adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Headlight flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Headlights
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Heated windscreen washer nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Air outlet vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Recirculated air mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
IIgnition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Instrument lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Interior light Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Interior lighting front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Intermittent wiping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121JJacking points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
KKey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33LLashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Leather care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Lifting jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167, 172
Light Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Lighting of the interior of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Lights converting/masking over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Range adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Liquid in reservoir for windshield washer system Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Lock Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
lock Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 35 Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Locking and unlocking from inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Low beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Lugagge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 63 Lashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
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