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We therefore recommend that you have an y bulbs changed by an authorised Škoda
Service Partner or, in exceptional cases, by calling on other professional assistance.
Please note that the engine compartment is a hazardous area page 197, “Working
in the engine compartment”.
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
21).
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
21)The small box with replacement bulbs is part of the basic equipping of the vehicle in some coun-
tries.Front headlight
Halogen headlight
Xenon headlight
Low beam light
H7
D1S
Main beam light
H1
Parking lights
W5W/W5W BL
Daylight driving lights*
PY21W SLL/LED
a)
a)Octavia RS, Octavia ScoutTu r n s i g n a l s
PY21W
Fog lights*
H8/HB4
a)
Light unit (Octavia)
Bulb
Reversing light
P21W
Turn signals
PY21W
Twin filament light bulb for th e 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
Entry lighting
W5W
front interior lighting
C10W
Reading lights
W5W
Rear interior lighting
C10W
Luggage compartment light
W5W
Door warning light
C5W
Lighting in storage compartment
C3W
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WARNING

Bulbs H7 and H1 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.

Gas discharge bulbs* (xenon bulbs) operate 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 light bulbs should be replaced by your
specialist garage.Front headlightPositions of the light bulbs in the front headlight fig. 189 .
- Front turn signal light
- parking lights and low beam
- main beam light
Removing the headlightThe headlight must be removed in order to ch ange the light bulb of the parking lights,
low beam lights and main beam lights as well as the turn signal lights.Removing the headlight– Switch the ignition and all lights off.
– Open the bonnet page 196.
– Unscrew the plastic nut fig. 190 .
– Pull the fuse in upward direction.
– Pull the locking lever of the headlight as far as the stop in the direction of arrow .
– Unplug the plug connector and carefully ta ke out the headlight in the direction of
arrow .
Installation takes place in the reverse order.
Note
After installing the headlight, the headligh t setting must be checked by a specialist
garage.
Fig. 189 Front headlight: Fitting posi-
tion of the bulbs
AAABAC
Fig. 190 Front headlight: Fitting posi-
tion of the bulbs
AA
AB
A1
A2
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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.
– Remove the headlight page 231.
– Turn the socket in the direction of arrow OPEN and take it out together with the
light bulb for the turn signal light fig. 191 .
– 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 socket with the changed light bulb into the headlight and secure it by turning in the direction of arrow CLOSE to the right.
Note
After installing the headlight, the headligh t setting must be checked by a specialist
garage.
Front parking lights and low beamRemoving the light bulb for the parking light– Switch the ignition and all lights off.
– Remove the headlight page 231.
– Remove the protective cap  page 231, fig. 189.
– Remove the socket fig. 192 .
– Take the faulty bulb out of the fixture and insert a new one.
– Insert the protective cap.Removing the light bulb for the low beam light– Switch the ignition and all lights off.
– Remove the headlight page 231.
– Remove the protective cap  page 231, fig. 189.
– Turn the connector with the light bulb up to the stop towards the left and
remove fig. 192 .
– Replace the lamp, insert the connector with the new lamp and turn to the right up to the stop.
– Insert the protective cap.
Fig. 191 Removing the light bulb for the
turn signal light
Fig. 192 Removing the bulbs for the
parking and low beam light
AB
AA
AB
AB
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Note

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.

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
AC
AA
ABAC
AB
AC
AAA1
A2
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– In order to reinstall the cover, first of all insert one part of the cover starting on the
side facing the marking. Then press the cove r closed on the side facing the fog light.
The cover must engage firmly.Cover of fog lights Octavia RS, Octavia ScoutFig. 195 Front bumper: Octavia RS / Octavia ScoutRemoving the cover - Octavia RS– Switch the ignition and all lights off.
– Guide one finger into the opening fig. 195 and remove the cover.Removing the cover - Octavia Scout– Switch the ignition and all lights off.
– Guide the wire clamp from the vehicle tool kit into the opening above the fog
light and remove the cover.
Fog lights Octavia RS, Octavia ScoutFig. 196 Front bumper: Fog lights / fog lights: Replacing light bulbRemoving the fog light–Screw out the screws fig. 196 - left with the aid of the screwdriver*, which is part
of the vehicle tool kit
22).
– Take out the fog light.
Changing the bulb and installing the fog light– Press the locking button 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.
– Connect the plug to the socket .
– Screw in the screws again and insert the cover. The cover must engage firmly.
A1
A2
22)Valid for Octavia RS and Octavia Scout.
A1
AA
AB
ABAA
AB
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Light unit (Octavia)Fig. 197 Luggage compartment: Cover for th e lamp holder / removing the lamp holderChanging light bulbs in the lamp holder– Switch the ignition and all lights off.
– Unlock the locking button and open the cover of the lamp holder fig. 197 - left.
– Press the catches in the direction of arrow and take out the lamp holder fig. 197
- right.
– Press the defective light bulb into th e 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 lamp holder in such a way that the catches lock in place in the housing.
– Close and lock the cover of the lamp holder.Change the light bulb for the parking light– Switch the ignition and all lights off.
– Unlock the locking button and open the cover of the lamp holder fig. 197 - left.
– Take the defective light bulb (arrow or ) out of the housing and replace it with
a new one.
– Close and lock the cover of the lamp holder.
Rear light unit (Combi)Fig. 198 Luggage compartment: Side co mpartment / removing the lamp holderChanging light bulbs in the lamp holder– Switch the ignition and all lights off.
– Remove the side compartment cover by turning the locks in the direction of arrow
fig. 198 - left.
– Take out the cover of the lamp holder on the luggage compartment side.
– Take out the light bulbs of the tail light (arrow and ).
– Press the catches in the direction of arrow and take out the lamp holder.
– Press the defective light bulb into th e 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.Change the light bulb for the parking light– Switch the ignition and all lights off.
– Remove the side compartment cover by turning the locks in the direction of arrow fig. 198 - left.
– Take out the cover of the lamp holder on the luggage compartment side.
– Take the defective light bulb (arrow or fig. 198 ) out of the housing and
replace it with a new one.
A1
A2
A1
A2
A1
A2
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– Remove the lamp holder cover on the luggage compartment side and close the
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ESP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Exhaust gas Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Exhaust gas inspection Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Exterior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Exterior mirror heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
FFirst-aid box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Fixing net Combi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Octavia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Fog lights with the function CORNER . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Front armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Diesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Saving energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Fuel reserve Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Full wheel trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
GGearbox mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
General view Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Glow plug system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
GSM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125, 132HHandbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Hazard warning light system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Head airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Head restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Headlamp range adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Headlight cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Headlight flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Headlights Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Headlight cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Heated windscreen washer nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Auxiliary heating (auxiliary heating) . . . . . . . . 104
Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Recirculated air mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
IIgnition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Instrument lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Interior light Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Interior monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Intermittent wiping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164JJacking points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221, 222KKey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37LLashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Leather care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Lifting jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216, 220
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RRadiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Rear armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 90
Rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Rear window heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Rear window heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Rear-view mirror Exterior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Recharge battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Recommendation for changing gears . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Synchronisation process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Replacing fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Roof aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Running in the car . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175SSafe securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Safety information Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Safety wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Saving electrical energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Seat belt height adjuster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Seat belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145, 148
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
taking off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Seat heaters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Selector lever lock Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Selector lever-emergency unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Service Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Service Interval Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Setting temperature Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Stability system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 after fuel tank has run empty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Diesel engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Petrol engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Steering active driver-steering recommendation . . . . 169 Steering force assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Storage compartment
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Storage facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Sun screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Switching lights on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Switching off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
TTaking care of your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
TCS Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125, 132
Temperature outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Temporary spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
the first 1 500 kilometres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
The roof luggage rack system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Thickness of brake pads Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Top Tether . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Towing device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
towing vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
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