Light S And Visibilit Y; Light S - Skoda YETI Owner's Manual

Light s and Visibilit y

Light s

Sw it ching light s on and off ￿
Sw it ching on side light s
– Turn t he light sw it ch ⇒ f ig. 24
Sw it ching on t he low beam and main beam
– Turn t he light sw it ch int o posit ion ￿ .
– Push t he main beam lever slight ly forward in t he spring-t ensioned posit ion in
order t o sw it ch on t he main beam
Sw it ching of f light s (except daylight driving light s)
– Turn t he light sw it ch int o posit ion.
The dipped beam cont inues t o shine w hile t he ignit ion is sw it ched on and t he
light swit ch is in t he posit ion ￿ or ￿ ￿ ￿ ￿ . Aft er swit ching off t he ignit ion, t he low
beam is sw it ched off aut omat ically and only t he side light s come on. The parking
light also goes out after t he ignit ion key is removed.
On models fit t ed wit h right -hand st eering t he posit ion of cert ain sw it ches differs
from t hat show n in ⇒ f ig. 24. The symbols which mark t he sw it ch posit ions are
ident ical, however.
Using t he syst em Saf et y
Fig. 24 Dash panel: Light swit ch
int o posit ion ￿ .
⇒ f ig. 30.
Driving Tips
WARNING
Never drive w it h only t he side light s on - risk of accident ! The side light s are
not bright enough t o light up t he road suf f icient ly in f ront of you or t o be seen
by ot her oncoming t raf f ic. In t his case, alw ays sw it ch on t he low beam w hen it
is dark or if visibilit y is poor.
Not e
● If t he light sw it ch is in t he posit ion ￿ , t he ignit ion key is removed and t he
driver's door is open, an acoust ic warning signal w ill sound. The acoust ic w arning
signal is sw it ched off over t he door cont act w hen t he driver's door is closed (igni-
t ion off). The vehicle can be parked wit h t he side light s on.
● If t he light sw it ch is in t he posit ion ￿ and t he ignit ion key is removed, t he
light s will go out .
● If t he car is parked for a lengt hy period, w e recommend swit ching off all light s,
or leaving only t he parking light s sw it ched on.
● The sw it ching on of t he described light s should only be undert aken in accord-
ance w it h t he legal requirement s.
● If a fault occurs in t he light sw it ch, t he low beam comes on aut omat ically
● In t he event of cool or humid weat her condit ions, t he headlight s can be mist ed
up from inside.
– The t emperature difference bet w een int erior and ext ernal area of t he head-
light lenses is decisive.
– When t he driving light s are sw it ched on, t he light out let surfaces are free
from mist aft er a short period. The headlight lenses can possibly mist up at t he
border areas.
– It also concerns reverse light and t urn signal light s.
– This mist has no influence on t he life of t he light ing syst em.
" DAY LIGHT"
Sw it ching on daylight driving light s
– Swit ch on t he ignit ion w it hout t urning t he light sw it ch out of t he posit ion 0 or
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