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And the near-side in the adjusted position. Hopefully that gives everyone a better idea of what you are looking for :-)

This is the near-side in the UK position...

And this is the off-side in the adjusted position.

Sorry guys, this is the off-side in the UK position...

Hi guys, Prior to driving to France in my Fabia Mk III I naturally wanted to adjust the dipped beam to comply with regulations. As the Monte Carlo is fitted with the projector style lamp then I knew that by regulation they must have a manual adjustor fitted. As expected the manual just states that you need to go to a ‘specialist’ i.e. Skoda, but after questioning a good friend at Skoda he was unable to provide any help as they never do them! A search of the forum didn’t reveal anything either so I tackled it myself! And with that I thought I’d give you guys some help in case anyone finds themselves in the same situation. Whilst the regulations require these to be manually adjustable they do not state that there has to be the room available to do it, so ideally the lamp units need removing. However, if you have small enough hands and a flat head driver you should be able to manage this. With the lamps on the car this is quite a fiddly job. As you will be going in blind, so that you know you have the right part, the lever is aluminium and will make a ‘ting’ sound if you flick it. This was the only way I knew that I was correctly on the lever. I would also advise taking before and after pictures so that you know you have moved the lever. The pictures shown here are the view looking straight in from the back of the lamp. There is only room on the inside of the bulb so you can’t go wrong. 1. Remove the rubber cap to gain access to the dipped bulb. 2. For the off-side: As you can see in the picture there is a metal lever which simply needs to be pushed down. This is located on the inside of the lamp (right side as you are looking from the front, reverse this if you remove the lamp and can look at it straight on). I could put my finger on it but couldn’t get enough purchase to actually move it. However, if you carefully manoeuvre a flat head driver you in there will be able to gently push the lever down. 3. For the near-side I would advise releasing the battery (but leaving it connected) and sliding it over to gain access to the lamp. The leaver is on the inside of the lamp again (left as you look from the front) and functions up rather than down. Again I have attached a picture to demonstrate the positions. 4. Once you have done this pop the rubber covers back on and that’s it, all done! 5. Upon return to the country the levers then just needs sliding back to the original position. Repeat the process but this time: Off-side needs to return to the up position Near-side needs to return to the down position The lever simply operates a flap to cut off the beam pattern. Most establishments will probably offer you a sticker to put on the front of the lamp, but with this style of lamp it is almost impossible to cut off the pattern (and believe me, I had the country’s leading optics specialist investigate whether he could tape this up manually!). Hope this helps J

Thanks for the above link, much appreciated :-)

Has anyone come across the thread which detailed the fitting of the Leon splitter? Trying to find out how big the job is.

Hi, had the same problem with mine. I am ashamed to say that it too me a long time to sort! Finally got to the bottom of it, broken wire. There is a small black box just in front of the gearbox (best accessed from below the engine), this box has connections for the compressor and the rad fan. It is common for the rad fan connectors to break here but is not unheard of for the compressor power supply to be interrupted here too. Replaced the connector and short wire and its as good as new. If it helps the fault code was 0382 and said 'Triggering of air cond. compressor open circuit/positive short. Ideally get it hooked up to a diag machine which is good enough to read the codes as this code will otherwise be missed. Hope that helps.

I think most have covered the main areas already. Had the same problem with mine. Ran sealant round the metal door carriers on the rears and that has completely sorted those. Done the same to the front doors but will be removing the speakers to re-seal those too. I have had door panels off for a while so I can see what is going on; I would advise to keep a close eye on areas such as the speakers as they don't lend to leak immediately. Usually takes a while from a heavy down-poor to really get in. Obviously not ruling out a leak from else where but just make sure these are fully sealed before driving yourself crazy with pulling everything else apart! And as said above, when it leaks in the front it tends to run to the back foot well too.

Cool cheers guys, ill see what i can sort then.

Chris it seems that i'm in the same boat as you! pressure is ok, changed the pressure switch too and still no joy Mine has been like this for a while now and getting rather annoying, specially with the current weather! Is there an easy way to check the compressor and or condenser?

Thanks for the link guys, struggled to get a hard copy previously from Skoda.

Thanks, trying to find my feet with what's what on here. But ordered a little forum sticker today so hopefully I can fit in ;-)

Hi guys, I've just joined. Found out about the forum a little while ago and finally decided to get involved :-) I look forward to some informing conversations with you all.