headlamp SKODA OCTAVIA TOUR 2009 1.G / (1U) Owner's Manual

Cockpit
9
Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
CockpitOverviewThis overview will help you to quickly familiarise yourself with the displays and the control elements.
Electric exterior mirror adjustment* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air outlet vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lever for the multi-functional switch: − Turn signal light, headlight and parking light, headlight flasher − Cruise control system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instrument cluster: Instrum
ents and indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . .
Lever for the multi-functional switch: − Multi-functional indicator* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . − Windshield wiper and wash system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Switch for rear window heater Depending on equipment fitted: − Switch for the ESP* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . − Switch for the TCS* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Switch for hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Control dial for heating on the driver and front passenger seat* Open fuel filler cap from the inside* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Front passenger airbag* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Storage compartment in the front door Central locking switch and power windows* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonnet release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Light switch, headlamp beam adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Storage compartment below steering wheelSteering wheel: − with horn − with driver airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lever for adjusting the steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ashtrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gearshift lever (manual gearbox) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Depending on equipment fitted: − Operating controls for the heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . − Operating controls for the air conditioning system* . . . . . . . . − Operating controls for Climatronic* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Storage compartment in the midd
le part of the dash panel
Radio* Storage compartment on the front passenger side . . . . . . . . . . . . Note
•
Equipment which is marked * is only standard on certain vehicle model
versions or only suppliable as op
tional equipment for certain models.
•
Vehicles with factory-fitted radio, mobi
le phone etc, are supplied with separate
instructions for operating such equipment.•
The arrangement of the controls and swit
ches and the location of some items
on right-hand drive models may differ from that shown in
⇒page 8, fig. 1
. The
symbols on the controls and switches are the same as for left-hand drive models.
A1
58
A2
83
A3
52 98
A4
16
A5
1956
A6A7
131133
A8
52
A9
67
A10
156
A11
116
A12A13
40, 44
A14
159
A15
49, 51
A16A17
116
A18
93
A19
94
A20
77
A21
96
A22
97
A23
838589
A24A25A26
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Lights and Visibility
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Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Instrument lighting*

You can adjust the brightness of the instrument lighting.Instrument lighting – Switch on the light. – Turn the control dial
⇒
fig. 47
to the desired intensity of the instru-
ment lighting.
Headlamp range adjustment

Once the low beam is switched on
you can then adapt the range of
the headlights to the
load of the vehicle.
– Turn the control dial
⇒
fig. 48
until you have adjusted the low beam
so that oncoming traffic is not dazzled.
Settings The positions correspond approximat
ely to the following vehicle loads:
Front seats occupied, luggage compartment empty. All seats occupied, lugga
ge compartment empty.
All seats occupied, luggage compartment laden.Driver seat occupied, luggage compartment laden.Caution
Set the headlight beam adjustment in su
ch a way as to avoid dazzling oncoming
traffic.
Note
Headlights fitted with Xenon bulbs adapt au
tomatically to the load and driving state
of the vehicle (e.g. accelerating, braking) when the ignition is switched on and when driving.
Fig. 47 Dash panel: Instru- ment lighting
Fig. 48 Dash panel: Lights and Visibility
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