Electronic Stability Control (Esc) - Skoda Fabia Owner's Manual

An audible signal sounds as a warning tone.
The following is displayed in the information display:
Check coolant! Owner's manual!
Stop the vehicle, switch off the engine, check the level of the coolant
and refill the coolant if necessary » page
If the coolant is within the specified range, the increased temperature may be
caused by an operating problem at the radiator fan. Check the fuse for the radia-
tor fan, replace if necessary » page
Do not continue driving if the warning light
coolant level is correct and the fuse for the fan is in working order!
Seek help from a ŠKODA specialist garage.
WARNING
If you have to stop for technical reasons, then park the vehicle at a safe dis-
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tance from the traffic, switch off the engine and activate the hazard warning
light system » page 42.
Carefully open the coolant expansion bottle. If the engine is hot, the cooling
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system is pressurized - risk of scalding! It is therefore best to allow the engine
to cool down before removing the cap.
Do not touch the radiator fan. The radiator fan may switch itself on auto-
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matically even if the ignition is off.
Electrohydraulic power steering
The warning light comes on for a few seconds when the ignition is switched
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on.
If the warning light after switching on the ignition or when driving lights up con-
tinuously, a fault exists in the electrohydraulic power steering. The power steer-
ing operates with reduced steering assist or does not function at all.
Seek help from a ŠKODA specialist garage.
Further information » page 80.
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Using the system
» page
143.
170, Fuses in the engine compartment.
does not go off even though the
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Note
If the yellow warning light
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for a short distance, it is not necessary to visit a ŠKODA specialist garage.
If the vehicle battery has been disconnected and reconnected, the yellow warn-
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143,
ing light comes on after switching on the ignition. The warning light should go
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out after driving a short distance.
There is no power-assisted steering support when the vehicle is being towed
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without the engine running or when the power-assisted steering is defect. The
vehicle is fully steerable however. There is however increased force required to
turn the steering wheel.

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

The warning light flashes
If the warning light comes on immediately after you start the engine, the ESC
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might be switched off due to technical reasons. Switch the ignition off and on
again. If the warning light does not light up after you switch the engine back on,
the ESR is fully functional again.
If the warning light lights up, there is a fault in the ESC.
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The following is displayed in the information display:
Error: Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
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Seek help from a ŠKODA specialist garage.
The ESC cannot be switched off, the button
TCS system and the warning light
As the ESC operates in conjunction with the ABS, the ESP indicator light will also
come on if the ABS system fails.
Further information » page
Note
If the vehicle's battery has been disconnected and reconnected, the warning light
comes on after switching on the ignition. The warning light should go out after
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driving a short distance.
goes out when you restart the engine and drive
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to show that the ESC is currently operating.
» page 84 only deactivates the
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in the instrument cluster lights up.
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83, Stabilisation control (ESC).
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