2011 SKODA OCTAVIA TOUR fog light bulb

Instruments and Indicator/Warning Lights
22
WARNING
•
If you do not pay attention to the wa rning lights coming on and the corre-
sponding descriptions and warning notes, th is may result in severe body injuries
or major vehicle damage.
•
The engine compartment of your car is a hazardous area. There is a risk of
injuries, scalding, accidents and fire wh en working in the engine compartment,
e.g. inspecting and replenis hing oil and other fluids. It is also essential to
observe all warnings page 131, “Working in the engine compartment”.

Turn signal lights (to the left) page 23

Turn signal lights (to the right) page 23

Fog lights* page 23

Main beam light page 23

Low beam light page 23

Rear fog light page 23

Cruise control system* page 23

Failure of the light bulbs page 23

Airbag system page 23

Control system for exhaust page 24


Electromechanical power steering page 24

Engine oil pressure page 24

EPC fault light (petrol engine) page 24

Glow plug system (diesel engine) page 24

Coolant temperature/coolant level page 25

Traction control system (TCS) page 25

Electronic stability programme (ESP)* page 25

Switch off the Traction control system (TCS); page 25

Tyre pressure* page 26

Antilock brake system (ABS) page 26

Bonnet page 26

Seat belt warning light page 27

Brake pad wear* page 27

Boot lid page 27

Open door page 27

Brake system page 27

Dynamo page 27

Engine oil level page 28

Fuel reserve page 28
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Instruments and Indicator/Warning Lights23
Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Note
•
The arrangement of the indicator lights depends on the model version. The
symbols shown in the following functional description are to be found as indicator
lights in the instrument cluster.
•
Operational faults are shown in the instrument cluster as red symbols (priority 1
- danger) or yellow symbols (priority 2 - warning).
Turn signal system

Either the left
 or right
 indicator light flashes depending on the position of the
turn signal lever.
The indicator light flashes at twice its normal rate if a turn signal light fails.
Switching off the hazard warning light system is switched on will cause all of the
turn signal lights as well as both indicator lights to flash.
Further information about the turn signal system page 42.
Fog lights*

The warning light
 comes on when the fog lights are operating page 41.
Main beam

The indicator light
 comes on when the main beam is selected or also when the
headlight flasher is operated.
Further information about the main beam page 42.
Low beam

The warning light
 comes on when low beam is selected page 40.
Rear fog light

The warning light
 comes on when the rear fog lights are operating page 41.
Cruise control system*

The warning light
 lights up, when operating the speed regulating system.
Bulb failure

The warning light
 comes on if a bulb is faulty:
•
up to 2 seconds after the ignition is switched on,
•
when switching on the defective light bulb.
The rear side lights and the licence plate lighting require several light bulbs. The
indicator light
 only lights up if all light bulbs of the licence plate lighting or the
parking light (in one rear light unit) are defective. Check regularly the function of the
light bulbs.
Airbag system

Monitoring the airbag system
The warning light
 comes on for a few seconds when the ignition is switched on.
There is a fault in the system if the warning light does not go out or flashes while
driving . This also applies if the warning light does not come on when the igni-
tion is switched on.
The functionality of the airbag system is also monitored electronically when one
airbag has been switched off.
Front, side and head airbags or belt te nsioner which have been switched off using
the vehicle system tester:
•
The warning light
 lights up for 4 seconds after switching on the ignition and
then flashes again for 12 seco nds in intervals of 2 seconds.
Front passenger airbags switched off using the switch for front passenger
airbags* in storage compartment on the front passenger side:
•
the warning light
 comes on for 4 seconds after the ignition has been
switched on,
•
switching off the airbag is indicated in the middle of the dash panel by the
lighting up of the indicator light

 (airbag switched off)  page 96.
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Fuses and light bulbs
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A stowage place for the bulbs is located in the box in the spare wheel.
Bulb - Overview
WARNING
•
Bulbs H7 and H1 are pressurised and ma y burst when changing the bulb - risk
of injury!
•
It is recommended to wear gloves and safety glasses when changing a bulb.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 bu lb). Use a clean cloth, serviette or some-
thing similar.
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.
9)The small box with replacement bulbs is part of the basic equipping of the vehicle in some
countries.Front headlight
Halogen headlight
Low beam light
H7
Main beam light
H1
Parking lights
W5W
Turn signals
PY21W
Fog lights*
H8
Light unit (Octavia)
Bulb
Reversing light
P21W
Turn signals
PY21W
Twin filament light bulb for the brake lights and tail
lights
P21/4W
Twin filament light bulb for the rear fog lights and tail
lights
P21/4W
Parking lights
W3W
Rear light unit (Combi)
Bulb
Reversing lights, brake lights, tail lights and rear fog
light
P21W
Turn signals
PY21W
Parking lights
W3W
Others
Bulb
Side turn signal lights
LED
Licence plate light
C5W
3. Brake light
LED
Interior lighting
C10W
Reading lights
W5W
Luggage compartment light
W5W
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Index177
Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Interior light
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Interior monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Intermittent wiping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
JJacking points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153KKey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29LLashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Leather care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Lifting jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147, 152
Lighting of the interior of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 43
Lights Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
converting/masking over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Range adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Lights and Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Lock Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
lock Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Locking and unlocking from inside . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Low beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Lugagge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 53 Folding hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Lashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Luggage rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
MMain beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 42 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Manual shifting of gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Memory for the on-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Motoring abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Multi-functional indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18NNet partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Note holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60OOil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Onboard computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Open door Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Opening a single door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Opening for skis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Operation in winter Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
De-icing windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Overview of the engine compartment . . . . . . . . . 131
PPaint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Parking aid rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Parking light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Parking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Passive Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Petrol engines Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Power window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Power windows Button in front passenger door and in rear doors
38
Buttons on the driver's door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39RRadiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Rear armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 64
Rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Rear window heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Rear window heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Rear-view mirror Exterior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Recharge battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Recommended gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Synchronisation process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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