Hazard Warning Light System; Parking Lights; Driving Abroad; Fig. 58 - Skoda Octavia Operating Instructions Manual

CAUTION
Poorer visibility is evaluated by a motor mounted below the windscreen in
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the holder of the interior mirror sensor. Do not attach any stickers or similar
objects in front of the light sensor on the windscreen in order to avoid impair-
ing the function or its reliability.
If this option is always enabled, then the battery is heavily loaded.
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Hazard warning light system

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The hazard warning lights make other road users aware of your vehicle.
The function switches on all indicators.
Switching on/off
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Press the button » Fig. 58.
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When you turn it on the warning light
time the warning lights in the instrument cluster.
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The hazard warning light system can also be operated if the ignition is switch-
ed off.
If one of the airbags is deployed, the hazard warning light system will switch
on automatically.
The automatic activation of hazard warning lights can take place during a
heavy braking. After starting or accelerating the hazard warning system is au-
tomatically switched off.
When the hazard warning system is on and the indicator light is switched on
(e.g. when turning), the hazard warning lights are switched off temporarily and
only the turn signal flashes on the relevant side of the vehicle.

Fig. 58

Button for hazard warning light
system
flashes in the button and at the same
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Parking lights

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The side light is provided for lighting of the parked vehicle.
Switching on the side light  on one side
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Switch off the ignition.
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Press the control lever to position
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The parking lights on the right or left side of the vehicle are turned on.
Switching on the side light on both sides 
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With the ignition switched on turn the light switch to position .
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Switch off the ignition.
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Lock the vehicle.
After pulling out the ignition key and opening the driver's door, an audible
warning sounds.
After a few seconds or after closing the driver's door, the audible alarm is
turned off, but the parking lights will remain switched on.
CAUTION
Turning on the parking light means the battery is heavily loaded.
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The parking light cannot be turned off automatic due to the low battery
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charge level.
If the two-sided parking lights are switched on when the ignition is off, then
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there is no automatic switching off of the parking light.

Driving abroad

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Read and observe on page 67 first.
When driving in countries with opposing traffic system (traffic on the
left/right), your headlights may dazzle oncoming traffic. In order to avoid this,
the headlights must be adjusted at a specialist garage.
You can adjust the Xenon headlights yourself by setting the travel mode in In-
fotainment » Operating instructions Infotainment, chapter CAR - vehicle set-
tings.
or as far as the stop » Fig. 53
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Lights and visibility
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