Fuses And Light Bulbs; Electric Fuses - Skoda Octavia Owner's Manual

Fuses and light bulbs

Electric fuses

Replacing fuses in the dash panel
Defect fuses must be replaced.
Individual electrical circuits are protected by fuses. The fuses are located on the left
side of the dash panel behind the safety cover and under the cover in the engine
compartment on the left.
– Switch the ignition off and also the electrical component affected.
– Use a screwdriver to take off the fuse cover on the side of the dash panel
 fig. 188 or the fuse cover in the engine compartment  page 217.
– Find out which fuse belongs to the relevant component  page 219, "Fuse
assignment in the dash panel" or  page 218, "Fuse assignment in engine
compartment".
– Take the plastic clip out of its fixture in the fuse cover, insert it onto the respec-
tive fuse and pull out this fuse.
– Defect fuses can be detected by their melted metal strips. Replace the defect
fuse by a new fuse of the same ampere number.
– Fit on the fuse cover again.
We recommend that you always have the small box of replacement fuses in your
vehicle. You can obtain replacement fuses from the range of Škoda original parts or
from a specialist garage.
Using the system Safety
Fig. 188 Fuse cover: left side of the dash
panel
Driving Tips
Colour coding of fuses
Colour
light brown
brown
red
blue
yellow
white
green
orange
red
Caution
•
Never attempt to "repair" fuses and also do not replace them with a fuse of a
higher amperage - risk of fire! This may also cause damage at another part of the
electrical system.
•
Have the electrical system checked as quickly as possible by a specialist garage
if a newly inserted fuse blows again after a short time.
Fuse cover in engine compartment
General Maintenance Breakdown assistance
Fuses and light bulbs 217
Maximum amperage
5
7.5
10
15
20
25
30
40
50
Fig. 189 Fuse cover in engine compart-
ment
Technical data