Fuses And Light Bulbs; Fuses - Skoda Octavia Operating Instructions Manual

Fuses and light bulbs

Fuses

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Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Fuses in the dash panel – LHD
Fuses in the dash panel – RHD
Assignment of the fuses in the dash panel
Fuses in the engine compartment
Assignment of fuses in the engine compartment
Individual electrical circuits are protected by fuses.
Switch off the ignition and the corresponding power consuming device before
replacing a fuse.
Find out which fuse belongs to the component that is not operating
» page 224, Assignment of the fuses in the dash panel or
ment of fuses in the engine compartment.
Electrically adjustable seats are protected by automatic circuit breakers, which
switch on again automatically after a few seconds after the overload has been
eliminated.
Colour coding of fuses
Fuse colour
light brown
dark brown
red
blue
yellow/blue
white
green/pink
orange/green
red
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224
224
225
226
» page 226, Assign-
Maximum amperage
5
7.5
10
15
20
25
30
40
50
WARNING
Always read and observe the warnings before completing any work in the
engine compartment » page 190.
CAUTION
"Never repair" fuses, and do not replace them with fuses of a higher amper-
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age – risk of fire! This may also cause damage at other points in the electrical
system.
If a newly inserted fuse blows again after a short time, have the electrical
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system checked as quickly as possible by a specialist garage.
A blown fuses is recognisable by the molten metal strip. Replace the faulty
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fuse with a new one of the same amperage.
Note
We recommend always carrying replacement fuses in the vehicle. A box of
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replacement fuses can be purchased from ŠKODA Original Accessories.
There can be several power consuming devices for one fuse.
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Multiple fuses may exist for a single power consuming device.
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Fuses in the dash panel – LHD
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Read and observe and
On left-hand drive vehicles, the fuse box is located behind the storage com-
partment in the left-hand section of the dash panel.
Replacing fuses
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Open the storage compartment
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Grab hold of the storage compartment in the area of the arrows
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Fold out the storage compartment by pulling in the direction of arrow
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Remove the plastic clip under the cover of the fuse box in the engine room
» Fig. 235 on page 226 .
Fig. 231
Storage compartment on the
driver's side: LHD
on page 223 first.
» page 90.
Fuses and light bulbs
» Fig. 231.
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