Operating The Lights; Daylight Running Lights (Day Light) - Skoda Octavia Owner's Manual

Note
The headlights may mist up temporarily. When the driving lights are switched
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on, the light outlet surfaces are free from mist after a short period, although
the headlight lenses may still be misted up in the peripheral areas. This mist
has no influence on the life of the lighting system.
If the visibility is poor and the lights are not on (except daytime running light)
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the brightness of the instrument lighting reduces to alert the driver to switch
on the lights in due time.
The brightness of the instrument lighting with the lights on (except daytime
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running lights) can be set in the Infotainment
chapter CAR - Vehicle Settings.

Operating the lights

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Read and observe on page 67 first.
Switching lights on and off
Depending on the equipment configuration, the light switch
turned to one of the following positions.
Switching off lights (except daytime running lights)

Switching lights on/off automatically

Switching on the side light or parking light

Switching on the low beam

Headlight range control 
Turning the dial » Fig. 54 from the position  to  to gradually adjust the
B
headlight range control and shorten the light cone.
1) Does not apply to the position , as long as the conditions are met for the COMING HOME function
» page 73.
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Using the system
» Owner´s Manual Infotainment,
Fig. 54
Light switch and control dial for
the headlight beam range regu-
lation
» Fig. 54 can be
A
» page 70
» page 74
The positions of the width of illumination correspond approximately to the fol-
lowing car load.
Front seats occupied, boot empty

All seats occupied, boot empty

All seats occupied, boot loaded

Driver seat occupied, boot loaded

Xenon headlight
The Xenon bulbs adapt automatically to the load and driving state of the vehi-
cle when the ignition is switched on and when driving. Vehicles that are equip-
ped with Xenon headlights do not have a manual headlight range adjustment
control.
WARNING
Always adjust the headlight beam to meet the following conditions.
The vehicle does not dazzle other road users, especially oncoming vehi-
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cles.
The beam range is sufficient for safe driving.
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Note
The light switch is in position  or  and the ignition is turned off, the low
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beam is switched off automatically
switched off when the ignition key is removed, for vehicles with the KESSY
system after switching off the ignition and opening the driver's door.
If there is a fault in the light switch, the low beam comes on automatically.
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Daylight running lights (DAY LIGHT)

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Read and observe on page 67 first.
The daytime running light (hereinafter referred to as "function") lights the
front and rear vehicle area (only valid for some countries).
The lights are switched on automatically if the following conditions are met.
The light switch is in the position  or .
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The ignition is switched on.
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The function is activated.
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and the status light is lit. The side light is
1)
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