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Headlights with Xenon discharge
lamps
WARNING
Mortal high voltage, risk of injury and risk of pollution.
Observe use and safety instructions for gas discharge lamps
⇒ Electrical System – general notes; Rep. gr. 94 .
H1 bulbs are pressurized and can burst when changing the
bulb. It is recommended to wear gloves and safety glasses
when changing bulbs.
Note
♦
Do not touch the glass when installing the light bulb. Your fin‐
gers will leave traces of grease on the glass which then
evaporate when the bulb is switched on causing it to cloud.
♦
Pay attention to the correct fitting and undamaged seals on
the plastic covers as well as the correct positioning of the cov‐
er. Water ingress destroys the headlight.
♦
When handling a fault it is absolutely essential to know the
function and operation of the illumination system.
♦
Additional information:
⇒ Owner's manual Octavia II
⇒ Current flow diagrams, Electrical fault finding and Fitting loca‐
tions
⇒ “2.1 Fault recognition and fault display”, page 108
⇒ “2.2 Headlight with Xenon discharge lamps- vehicles up to MY
08”, page 109
⇒ “2.3 Headlights with Xenon discharge lamps and cornering light
- vehicles as of MY 09”, page 113
⇒ “2.4 Removing and installing control unit for headlight range
control J431 or cornering light and headlight range control unit
J745 ”, page 118
⇒ “2.5 Removing and installing vehicle level sensor G78 front left
or G76 rear left ”, page 118
⇒ “2.6 Contact assignment of plug connection for control unit for
headlight range control J431 or cornering light and headlight
range control unit J745 ”, page 119
2.1
Fault recognition and fault display
In case of malfunctions of the headlight range control or the AFS
system (Adaptive Frontlighting System) the warning light “light
failure” lights up.
The automatic headlight range control (vehicles as of MY 09) and
the onboard supply control unit are equipped with the self-diag‐
nosis that facilitates the fault finding of the headlights.
For fault finding use the ⇒ Vehicle diagnostic tester in the function
“Targeted fault finding”.
Octavia II 2004 ➤ , Octavia II 2010 ➤
Electrical system - Edition 12.2013
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Rep. gr.94 - Lights, bulbs, switches - exterior