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Please note that the engine compartment is a hazardous area
page 140, “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
9).
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 may 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 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.
9)The small box with replacement bulbs is part of th e basic equipping of the vehicle in some coun-
tries.Front headlight
Halogen headlight
Low beam light
H7
Main beam light
H1
Parking lights
W5W
Tu r n s i g n a l s
PY21W
Fog lights*
H8
Light unit (Octavia)
Bulb
Reversing light
P21W
Tu r n s i g n a l s
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
Tu r n s i g n a l s
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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Removing the headlightThe headlight must be removed in order to change 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 139.
– Unscrew the plastic nut fig. 147 .
– Pull the fuse in upward direction.
– Pull the locking lever of the headlight as fa r as the stop in the direction of arrow .
– Unplug the plug connector and carefully take 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.
Parking light at the frontFig. 148 Replacing the cover for the lamps of th e parking- and low-beam light / removing the
bulb for the parking lightChange the light bulb for the parking light– Switch the ignition and all lights off.
– Remove the headlight page 174.
– Press the wire clamps in the direction of arrow to the side and remove the cover
 fig. 148 - left.
– Press the contact studs in the direction of arrow and remove the holder with the
light bulb of the parking light fig. 148 - right.
– Take the faulty bulb out of the fixture and insert a new one.
Installation takes place in the reverse order.
Note
After installing the headlight, the headligh t setting must be checked by a specialist
garage.
Fig. 147 Removing the headlight
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Low beam lightFig. 149 Replacing the cover for the lamps of th e parking- and low-beam light / removing the
bulb for the low-beam lightRemoving the light bulb for the low beam light– Switch the ignition and all lights off.
– Remove the headlight page 174.
– Press the wire clamps in the direction of arrow to the side and remove the cover
 fig. 149 - left.
– Unplug plug .
– 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.
Main beam lightFig. 150 Protective cover for the bulb for the main beam light / removing the bulb for the
main beam lightRemoving the light bulb for the main beam light– Switch the ignition and all lights off.
– Remove the headlight page 174.
– Remove the protective cover from the rear par of the headlight fig. 150 - left.
– Unplug plug .
– 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.
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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 174.
– Turn the socket in the direction of arrow OPEN and take it out together with the
light bulb for the turn signal light fig. 151 .
– 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.
Light unit (Octavia)Fig. 152 Luggage compartment: Cover for th e lamp holder / removing lamp holdersChanging 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. 152 - left.
– Press the catches in the direction of arrow and take out the lamp holder fig. 152
- 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. 152 - left.
– Take the defective light bulb (arrow or ) out of the light housing and replace it with a new one of the same type.
– Close and lock the cover of the lamp holder.
Fig. 151 Removing the light bulb for the
turn signal light
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Rear light unit (Combi)Fig. 153 Luggage compartment: Cover for th e lamp holder / removing lamp holdersChanging light bulbs in the lamp holder– Switch the ignition and all lights off.
– Open the lamp holder cover fig. 153 - left.
– Take out the light bulbs from the parking light (arrow and ).
– Press the catches in the direction of arrow and take out the lamp holder fig. 153
- 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.
– Put the light bulbs from the park ing light (arrow and ) back in.
– Close the cover of the lamp holder.Change the light bulb for the parking light– Switch the ignition and all lights off.
– Open the lamp holder cover fig. 153 - left.
– Take the defective light bulb (arrow or ) out of the light housing and replace
it with a new one of the same type.
– Close the cover of the lamp holder.
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Index189
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Index
AAbroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Active driver-steering recommendation . . . . . . . 113
Adjusting seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 86
Adjusting the steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Air conditioning system Air outlet vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Climatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Recirculated air mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Head airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Alternator Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Antilock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Antilock brake system (ABS) Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Auto Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Automatic vehicle wash systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Automatic wiper/washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Avoiding damage to your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
BBattery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, 146
change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Inspecting the electrolyte level . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Operation in winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Before setting off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Belt Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 139 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Boot lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Brake Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Brake pads Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Bulbs
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Button for the central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Buttons on the driver's door Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
CCatalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Changing the engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Changing wheels around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Check engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Child safety seat on the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Classification into groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Use of child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Children and safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
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Front armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Diesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Saving energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Fuel reserve Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Full wheel trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
GGauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
General view Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Glow plug system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25HHandbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Hazard warning light system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Head airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Head restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Headlight flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Headlights Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Heated windscreen washer nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Recirculated air mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
IIgnition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Interior light Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Interior monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Intermittent wiping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108JJacking points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165, 166KKey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30LLashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Leather care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Lifting jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159, 164
Lighting of the interior of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Lights
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
converting/masking over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Range adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Lights and Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Lock Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
lock Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Locking and unlocking from inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Low beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Lugagge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 57 Folding hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Lashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Luggage rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
MMain beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42, 44 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Manual shifting of gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Memory for the on-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Motoring abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
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