Get Lighting, windscreen wipers and washers Guide for Skoda Fabia 4 Door Third Generation (2014-2020)

38 Lighting, windscreen wipers and washers › Exterior lighting

Close the storage compartment on the passenger's

side.

Turn on the ignition and check that the front pas-

senger airbag indicator lights are lit up.

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Lighting, windscreen wipers and

washers

Exterior lighting

functionality

Indicator lights

After switching on the igni-

tion, the two indicator lights

light up brieﬂy.

▶

Unless otherwise stated, the light works when the

ignition is switched on.

If the system is OK, the two

indicator lights go out.

One of the indicator lights then lights up again de-

pending on the position of the key switch.

Daylight running lights

The daytime running lights illuminate the area in

front of the vehicle.

▶

In vehicles for certain markets, this also provides

lighting for the rear area of the vehicle.

lights up - front passenger airbag switched

oﬀ

Functional conditions

✓

The light switch is in position or

.

lights up 65 secs after the ignition is

switched on – passenger front airbag

✓ The function is activated.

switched on

Automatically switch the low beam on/oﬀ

The low beam is automatically switched on or oﬀ de-

pending on the lighting conditions.

Troubleshooting

Functional conditions

Key switch for airbag deactivation is faulty

ﬂashes together with

The front passenger airbag will not be de-

ployed in the event of an accident!

✓

The light switch is in the

The automatic driving light switch is activated by the

symbol lighting up displayed in the light switch.

position.

Automatically switch the low beam on/oﬀ when it

rains

Functional conditions

Have the airbag system checked immediately by a

specialist company.

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✓

The light switch is in the

position.

✓ The function is activated.

✓ The windscreen wipers are switched on for lon-

ger than 15 seconds.

The automatic driving light switch is activated by the

symbol lighting up

displayed in the light switch.

CORNER function

The CORNER function is intended for turning or ma-

noeuvring (e.g. when parking).

The function illuminates the vicinity of the vehicle

front in the direction of travel.

Functional conditions

✓ The turn signal is switched on or the front wheels

are steered sharply.

✓ The low beam is switched on.

✓ The fog lights are not switched on.

✓ The driving speed is lower than 40 km/h.

Lighting, windscreen wipers and washers › Exterior lighting 39

Fog light

service

Positions for pulling out

the light switch

Switching oﬀ the

lights except the

daytime running

lights

Automatically switch

the low beam on/oﬀ

Switching on the

parking lights

Fog lights - the

1

warning light in the

instrument cluster il-

luminates

Rear fog light - the

warning light in the

instrument cluster il-

luminates

2

Switch on the low

beam

Turn the light switch to position

Pull the light switch into the appropriate position.

,

or

.

Use the position as the basic position of the light

switch

›

.

The rear fog light does not illuminate when an ac-

cessory is connected to the trailer socket.

Main beam

The high beam works when the low beam is on.

Hazard warning lights

Switch on the high

beam - the warning

light in the instru-

ment cluster illumi-

nates

Switch oﬀ the main

beam - the indicator

lamp in the instru-

/ Switch on the ﬂasher

A

Press the button to switch it on or oﬀ Press in

the middle part of the control panel.

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When the hazard warning system is on and the turn

signal is switched on, the hazard warning lights will

be switched oﬀ temporarily and only the turn signal

will ﬂash on the relevant side of the vehicle.

B

The hazard warning lights can be switched on auto-

matically in the event of a violent braking manoeu-

vre. The hazard warning lights are switched oﬀ auto-

matically when starting or accelerating.

ment cluster goes out

- the indicator lamp lights up

CAUTION

Risk of accident!

Parking light on one side

Do not dazzle other road users with the high beam.

▶

The one-sided parking light enables the illumination

of one side of the parked vehicle by switching on the

corresponding parking light.

Turn signal

Switching on the

turn signal light on

the right - the warn-

ing light ﬂashes in

the instrument clus-

ter

Switching on the

turn signal light on

the left - the warn-

ing light ﬂashes in

the instrument clus-

A

Switch on the park-

ing light on the right

Switch on the park-

ing light on the left

A

B

Switch oﬀ the ignition.

Move the lever to the

appropriate position.

›

B

Lock the vehicle.

›

When the parking light is

switched on, an acoustic

ter

warning signal sounds and the driver's door is

opened. After a few seconds or after the driver's

door is closed, the warning signal will stop.

Turn signal - convenience signalling

Convenience signalling enables three ﬂashes of the

turn signal lights without having to move the lever

up or down.

Parking lights on both sides

The two-sided parking light allows the parked vehi-

cle to be illuminated through activation of the side-

lights.

Tap the control lever up or down.

›

The corresponding direction indicators ﬂash three

times.

Turn on the ignition.

›

Tap the lever in the opposite direction ahead of

time to stop signalling.

The light switch in position

Switch oﬀ the ignition.

Lock the vehicle.

rotate.

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40 Lighting, windscreen wipers and washers › Exterior lighting

The light may switch oﬀ automatically if the battery

is low. If the two-sided parking light is switched on

when the ignition is switched oﬀ, the light will not

switch oﬀ automatically.

Deactivate daytime running lights on vehicles with

the Blues Infotainment system or without Infotain-

ment

Switch oﬀ the ignition.

›

When the parking light is switched on, an acoustic

warning signal sounds after the ignition is switched

oﬀ and the driver's door is opened. After a few sec-

onds or after the driver's door is closed, the warning

signal will stop.

Pull the lever towards

the steering wheel,

›

push it downwards and

hold it in this position.

Turn on the ignition.

As soon as an acoustic

signal sounds, release

the lever.

›

Settings

Activate/deactivate automatic driving lights when

it rains

The function is activated or deactivated in the fol-

lowing menu in the Infotainment system.

Activate daytime running lights on vehicles with

Infotainment blues or without Infotainment

Switch oﬀ the ignition.

›

Pull the lever towards

›

the steering wheel,

push it upwards and

hold it in this position.

Activate/deactivate comfort ﬂashing

The function is activated or deactivated in the fol-

lowing menu in the Infotainment system.

Turn on the ignition.

As soon as an acoustic

signal sounds, release

the lever.

›

Headlight range adjustment of the halogen head-

lights

Select the position of the control according to the

vehicle's current load status.

›

Troubleshooting

Front seats occu-

pied, boot empty

All seats occupied,

Turn signal light defective

ﬂashes faster - right turn signal lamp failed

Check the right turn signal.

›

boot empty

All seats occupied,

luggage space loa-

ﬂashes faster - left turn signal lamp failed

Check the left turn signal.

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ded

Driver's seat occupied, boot loaded

does not ﬂash when the trailer is coupled -

trailer ﬂashing light has failed

For the Full LED headlights, the headlight range

control is adjusted automatically.

Check the trailer lighting.

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WARNING

Risk of accident!

An incorrectly set headlight range leads to inade-

quate road lighting or dazzling of other road users.

Adjust the headlight range correctly.

Light bulb or LED bulb is defective

illuminates together with

Information appears in the display regarding

the aﬀected lights.

▶

Replace the defective bulb.

In the event of a defective LED lamp, seek the help

of a specialist company.

›

Change LED headlights for the opposite direction

of traﬃc - driving abroad

Switch on travel mode in the Infotainment in the

following menu.

›

Headlights are fogged from the inside

Moisture can condense inside the headlights. This is

not a defect.

Deactivate / activate daytime running lights on ve-

hicles with the Amundsen and Swing Infotainment

systems

The function is deactivated or activated in the fol-

lowing Infotainment menu.

Malfunction of the automatic headlight circuit

Clean the windscreen in the area of the rain/light

sensor.

›

Beam of light in front of the vehicle has shortened

Headlights defective.

Get the help of a specialist company.

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Lighting, windscreen wipers and washers › COMING HOME, LEAVING HOME exterior lighting 41

Driving lights failed

If a message regarding the failed driving lights is dis-

played, the light will work in emergency mode.

service

turn on

Push the lever in the

direction of the arrow.

›

Continue driving with appropriate caution.

Get the help of a specialist company.

›

Lights up in the instru-

ment cluster

the isolation box.

from

COMING HOME, LEAVING HOME

exterior lighting

Functionality

Turn oﬀ

Manually switch the high beam on or oﬀ.

›

The COMING HOME function turns on the light after

turning oﬀ the ignition and opening the driver's door.

The light switches oﬀ automatically after the set

lighting time has elapsed.

Settings

Activation / deactivation

The function is activated or deactivated in the fol-

lowing menu in the Infotainment system.

The LEAVING HOME function switches on the light

when unlocking the vehicle with the wireless remote

control.

Functional conditions

Replace light bulbs

✓ Visibility has worsened.

✓

What you should be mindful of

The light switch is in the

position.

DIY replacement of the following bulbs is possible.

Have the remaining light sources replaced by a spe-

cialist garage.

Settings

This function is set in the following menu in the Info-

tainment system.

The new bulb must conform to the speciﬁcation of

the original light bulb. The name of the bulb is

marked on the bulb socket.

After changing a bulb in the low beam light, the main

beam or fog light, have the headlights adjusted by a

specialist garage.

Light Assist high-beam assist system

Functionality

CAUTION

Halogen lamps are pressurised and can burst during

replacement!

The high beam assist system automatically switches

the high beam on and oﬀ.

Wear gloves and safety goggles.

▶

WARNING

Risk of accident!

NOTICE

Contamination of the halogen lamp reduces the life

of the lamp!

If necessary, manually switch the high beam on or

▶

oﬀ.

Do not touch the glass of the light bulb with your

▶

bare ﬁngers.

Functional conditions

NOTICE

Danger of headlight damage due to the ingress of

water and dirt!

✓ The system is activated.

✓

The light switch is in the position

.

Always ﬁt the protective cap on the headlight cor-

▶

✓ The driving speed is higher than 60 km/h (for

rectly after changing a bulb.

some countries, higher than 40 km/h).

✓ The low beam is switched on.

Conditions for changing a bulb

✓ Ignition switched oﬀ.

✓ Light switched oﬀ.

42 Lighting, windscreen wipers and washers › Replace light bulbs

Press the socket with

the light bulb down-

wards and remove it.

Low beam and high beam

›

Before changing the light bulb for the high beam in

the right headlight

Disconnect the washer

ﬂuid reservoir from the

›

bracket.

Change the bulb in the

socket.

›

Insert the socket with

the new light bulb into

the headlight, so that

the ﬁxing lug A is

pointing up.

Insert the socket until

it clicks into place.

Fit the protective cap

›

on the headlight again.

After changing the light bulb for the low beam

light

Insert the cover in the wheel arch and lock into

place.

›

› ^{Insert one ﬁnger into the recess}A and lift the

latch B on the bracket.

After changing the light bulb for the high beam in

the right headlight

Remove the bracket.

›

Before changing the light bulb for the low beam

light

Reinstall the washer ﬂuid reservoir holder.

Insert the container nozzle back into the holder.

›

Adjust the front wheels so that the cover cap in

›

the wheel arch is accessible.

Front turn signal

Insert the bracket from

the tool kit into the re-

cess in the cover cap.

Remove the cover by

pulling on the bracket.

›

Before changing the bulb in the right headlight

Disconnect the washer

ﬂuid reservoir from the

bracket.

›

Replacing the light bulb

Protective caps on the

headlight:

Low beam

Main beam

A

B

Remove the associated

protective cap.

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Lighting, windscreen wipers and washers › Replace light bulbs 43

› ^{Insert one ﬁnger in the recess}A and lift B the

› ^Unscrewscrews A.

›

bracket latch.

Take out the lamp.

Remove the bracket.

›

Replacing the light bulb

Release the connector

and remove it from the

bulb.

›

Protective cap: Halogen headlights/LED headlights

Remove the protective cap from the headlight.

›

Turn and remove the

›

socket with the bulb.

Turn the light bulb and

take it out.

›

Push the new light bulb

›

into the light so that

the guide lugs on the

light bulb and the asso-

ciated openings in the

light are in alignment.

Change the bulb in the

socket.

Insert the socket with

the light bulb into the

headlight and turn it

clockwise to secure.

Reinstall the protective

cap on the headlight.

›

Turn the bulb clock-

wise to secure.

Attach the connector to the bulb, ensuring it clicks

into place.

Reinstall the lamp and screw it on.

›

Replace the cover and push it in until it clicks into

place.

›

After changing the

bulb in the right head-

light, reuse the bracket

›

Taillight

for the wash water container nozzle .

Loosen and remove the lamp

› ^Unscrewthe screws A .

Fog lights

Insert the bracket from

the tool kit into the re-

cess in the light.

›

Release the cover with

the bracket from the

tool kit and remove it.

›

On the left-hand lamp,

the eyelet of the

bracket must point

downwards, and up-

wards on the right

lamp.

Remove the lamp with the bracket.

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44 Lighting, windscreen wipers and washers › Replace light bulbs

Change the bulb in the

socket.

› ^Pullthe lock A some-

›

what out of the plug.

Push the base with the

new light bulb into the

luminaire so that the

guide lugs on the base

and the associated

openings in the lumin-

aire are ﬂush.

Press the safety button

›

and pull out the plug.

Turn the socket clock-

wise to secure.

›

Change bulb - Variant 1 (light with LED light sour-

ces)

Change the bulb in the

inner part of the lamp.

Unlock and remove the

›

lamp holder the lock A .

Unlock and remove the

lamp holder A .

›

Turn the defective light

bulb and take it out of

the holder.

›

Turn the defective light

bulb and take it out of

the holder.

›

Insert a new light bulb

›

into the socket and se-

cure the light bulb by

turning it in the direc-

Insert a new light bulb

›

into the socket and se-

cure the light bulb by

turning it in the direc-

tion of

.

tion of

Check that the con-

nector the lock A is se-

.

Insert the bulb holder

into the light and snap

into place.

›

curely connected.

Insert and ﬁx the lamp

Insert the bulb holder into the light and snap into

place.

›

Insert the connector into the light until it clicks into

place.

›

Press in the slightly pulled out latch on the connec-

tor.

›

NOTICE

Risk of damage to the electrical system!

Make sure that no cables are trapped when insert-

ing the holder into the lamp.

▶

Change bulb - Variant 2 (light only with light bulbs)

Change the bulb in the

outer part of the lamp.

Turn and remove the

socket with the bulb.

›

› ^{Stick The lamp with the openings}A on the bolts

B in the body.

NOTICE

Risk of damage to the electrical system due to water

ingress!

Make sure that the seal is used correctly when in-

▶

stalling the lamp C .

Lighting, windscreen wipers and washers › Interior lighting 45

Operating conditions of the windscreen washer

system

NOTICE

Risk of damage to the electrical system!

✓ Engine compartment lid closed.

✓ Luggage compartment lid closed.

Make sure that the lines between the lamp and the

body are not pinched when the lamp is inserted.

▶

Screw on the lamp.

›

service

Interior lighting

service

WARNING

Risk of accident!

At low temperatures, windscreen washer ﬂuid can

freeze on the windscreen and restrict visibility.

Only use the windscreen washer when the wind-

screen is warm.

Operation of the lighting

turn on

▶

Turn oﬀ

Reading lights

Automatic switching on and oﬀ

Wipe and wash the front screen

Automatic switch on

The light switches on when one of the following

events occurs.

The vehicle is unlocked.

One of the doors is opened.

The ignition key is removed (vehicle without start-

er button).

▶

The ignition is switched oﬀ (vehicle with starter

▶

button).

Quick wipe

Automatic switch oﬀ

The light switches oﬀ when one of the following

events occurs.

Slow wiping

Depending on the equipment:

The vehicle is locked.

The ignition is switched on.

About 30 seconds after all the doors have been

closed.

▶

Intermittent wiping

Automatic wiping controlled by the rain sensor

▶

Turn oﬀ

Tip wiping (sprung position)

If a door remains open and the ignition is switch-

ed oﬀ, the lights will turn oﬀ automatically after 10

minutes.

A

Setting the wiping speed for the position

Washing and wiping (sprung position)

The windscreen washer nozzles on the windscreen

are automatically heated together with the exterior

mirrors.

Settings

Storage compartment in the centre console

The brightness level of the storage compartment

lighting is set in the Infotainment in the following

menu when the low beam or parking light is switch-

ed on.

Clean headlights

Headlights that are switched on are cleaned the ﬁrst

time and after every tenth wash of the windscreen.

The cleaning interval can be set by a specialist com-

pany.

Menu item for interior lighting

Windscreen wipers and washers

Functional conditions

Operating conditions of the wipers

✓ Engine compartment lid closed.

✓ Luggage compartment lid closed.

✓ Ignition is switched on.

46 Lighting, windscreen wipers and washers › Windscreen wipers and washers

Wipe and wash the rear window

The windscreen washer tank is located in the engine

compartment » page 11.

The container can hold a volume of 3.5 litres and 5.4

litres for vehicles with a headlight cleaning system.

For some countries, the volume is 5.4 litres for both

variants.

Open the bonnet » page 119 .

Carefully open the upper area of the lid.

Reﬁll the windshield washer ﬂuid.

›

Washing and wiping the window (sprung posi-

tion)

Washing the rear view camera (sprung position)

Troubleshooting

Windscreen washer ﬂuid level too low

illuminates together with

Wipe

Reﬁll the windshield washer ﬂuid.

›

Turn oﬀ

Frozen wipers

Automatic rear window wiping

Carefully remove frozen windscreen wipers from

›

When the windscreen wipers are switched on, the

rear window is automatically wiped when the re-

verse gear is engaged.

the windscreen before switching on the ignition

and free them from snow and ice.

Fold down the wiper arms and replace the

wiper blades

Settings

Activate/deactivate automatic wiping

The functions for automatic rear window wiping and

automatic wiping in the rain can be activated and de-

activated in the following menu in the Infotainment

system.

To fold the windscreen wipers oﬀ the windscreen,

the windscreen wiper arms must ﬁrst be set to the

fold-down position.

NOTICE

Risk of damage to the windscreen wipers and the

engine compartment lid!

Or:

Close the bonnet before lowering the wiper arms

from the window.

▶

Do not turn on the ignition when the windscreen

wiper arms are folded away.

▶

Add windshield washer ﬂuid

Set the wiper arms to the fold-down position

Switch the ignition on and oﬀ again.

WARNING

Risk of accident!

›

Within 10 seconds,

›

Use a suitable windshield washer ﬂuid according to

▶

press the control lever

down and hold for

about 2 seconds.

the weather conditions.

NOTICE

Risk of damage to the windscreen washer system!

The windshield wiper

arms assume the fol-

ded position.

When reﬁlling the washer ﬂuid, do not remove the

▶

strainer from the neck of the container.

NOTICE

Risk of damage to the headlights!

Only use washer ﬂuid that does not attack polycar-

▶

bonates.

Replace the windscreen wiper blade

NOTICE

CAUTION

Risk of accident!

Change the windscreen wiper blades once or twice

a year.

Risk of damage to the parts of the engine compart-

ment!

Close the container after reﬁlling the windscreen

washer ﬂuid.

▶

Fold the windscreen wiper arm away from the

windscreen.

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Lighting, windscreen wipers and washers for Your Skoda Fabia 4 Door Third Generation (2014-2020)

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