Falladaboy

Thanks, RB79 - that's an interesting thought - fuses. Why do Skoda fit sensors that routinely fail (as you suggest)? And do they really expect customers to shell out the thick end of £600 for a whole new mirror assembly - plus extortionate labour charges of £100 an hour to fit the thing and set it up? Expletives deleted. The whole thing is maddening and depressing in equal parts. I'm happy - for that kind of money - to dip my own headlights manually, but I'll struggle to live with a rear view mirror that can't be dipped. What was wrong with the old-fashioned finger tab on the bottom edge, like all cars used to have? It was simple, it worked, and there were no crap sensors or electronics to go wrong. A classic example of smart-arse technology that only makes life worse .... I've looked in my (comprehensive) owner manual, and they do give details of the fuses - tables listing which ones do what. But while I can find mention of the rear view mirror, I can't find any reference to the Light Assist function in the tables. So I don't know where to go from here; but your suggestion sounded promising!

Thanks for that. But where do I start to get my car scanned? I used to do my own work on cars many years ago, before they went all electronic and computerized; now I am clueless. Is it a case of finding an independent garage equipped to do the scanning? I really don't have a clue where to start with this.

Does anyone have any idea what might be the cause of these failures - Light Assist doesn't work, and I get a "Light Assist Fault" message when I try to turn it on; and my rear view mirror, which is supposed to be auto-dipping, is also defunct; no green light comes on when I press the ON button, and the mirror is patently NOT dipping, so I am dazzled by all the headlights behind me. As both systems presumably rely on light sensors, I wonder if the two faults are related. My local Skoda dealer wants £100 an hour just to look at the problem - and I can't say their technical expertise is very impressive to start with. Anyone had these issues, and found an affordable solution?