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Careful when messing around with the sensor and wiring near the wheel hub as when I was investigating I accidentally damaged the brake bleed nipple..

My daughter had a Abs fault on RNS wheel. Turned out to be the wire from the wheel which goes down the nearside trim to somewhere around the Front nearside door opening. There is a replacement for this piece of wiring you can purchase. It is Skoda Part number 6Q0927904H, in 2019 it was £45 including Vat from main dealer. I didn't replace it myself though.

My daughter's Hatchback had the same problem which, when I couldn't find the leak, I drilled a hole in the lowest part of the spare wheel well. It solved the problem as any incoming water drains away.. Not ideal I know but no longer get any lakes in the boot!

The original brake foot pedal switch I took off has a VW mark on it and is part number 6Q0945511. My local dealer hadn't got one in stock and I desperately needed to get the car back on the road so sourced a switch made by Intermotor (Standard Motor Products Europe Ltd) with a main number on the box label 51616. Where is the second switch located?

Thanks for all your updates on this thread..I cannot say that the switch was definitely faulty but thought it strange that both bulbs blew which with my very minor amount of technical knowledge lead me to suspect a faulty switch causing them to blow . I got a discount on the switch and thought it would be a cheap enough option to change the switch and bulbs in case the switch problem was intermittent as the EPC light and power loss happened a few months previously but seemed to clear itself. I bow to everyone's greater technical knowledge and the suggestion to re-fit the old switch, but if that switch is intermittently faulty it may well work and I suspect I may have already saved well over £100 by not going to a dealer to find and fix the fault so I'm quite happy not to mess with it again.

Had the same issue with a 1.2 petrol 2010. There was a replacement section of wiring that goes from the sensor to somewhere around the front passenger doorwell. I bought the genuine part and got an auto electrician to fit it and it cured the problem. Obviously depends on your skill level whether to attempt such a job yourself.

The EPC light on my daughter's 1.2 , 2010 Fabia recently illuminated and she lost power. She managed to get going again but it happened repeatedly especially after trying to pull away from red lights. We limped the car home and I set to work on trying to find the issue. A quick diagnostics check with a cheap reader showed no codes. I cleaned all the plugs and connectors but the car still lacked power. After some research I checked the brake lights and saw that both the nearside and offside were not working although the one above the tailgate was. I decided to change the brake light switch, which is situated on top of the brake pedal in case it was faulty and had caused a surge resulting in blown bulbs and the EPC light. Both brake light bulbs had indeed blown so I changed these. As soon as I switched the ignition on the EPC light went out and the car is back to full 1.2 power! Cost of parts, under £20.00. The brake light switch is easy to change. Turn it anti clockwise slightly to take it from it's mount. press the two side clips in to remove the wires and change it over with fitting being the reversal . Leave the brake pedal in it's resting position as you re-fit..Less than two minutes to change. I have posted this in the hope it may help other baffled owners save time and money.

Followed the guidance on this thread and managed to replace my resistor and saved ££££s. Thanks to all who added information and pictures.

Gave it a go and managed to change the resistor. was quoted £148 plus VAT at a garage but managed to do it for price of the new resistor £21. Hardest bit was getting the pen holder/cover off.. Tried strips of plastic ut in the end managed to 'spring' the retaining clips with a hacksaw blade about half inch wide which was quite flexible and more sturdy than the plastic..another tip is that I cut a strip of cardboard just over an inch wide and curved the sides so I could put it underneath each Torx bolt in case I dropped it taking it out..Also used tiny bit of blue tack on the end of the Torx socket to ensure the torx bolt came away with the socket. This was also handy when replacing the bolts to ensure I didnt drop them into the gubbings of the heater as you will never find them again! After removing torx bolts I used a long file just over half an inch wide..put the end under the middle torx bracket and twisted it about 90 degrees to force the air bag up enough to start pushing each clip in one by one. l Taking the resistor out itself and replacing with new only took me a few minutes and not such a struggle as others seem to have had..Job not as daunting as you think ..worth a few swear words along the way to save all that money!

Just found a thread under this topic title. ' Changing Heater Resistor In Mk2 Fabia Without Gloveboxes Help Please! The information and pictures on this thread are really helpful

Really Helpful Thread. I have been looking for this information so will give it a go. Quoted £148 at a garage!

Thanks for your post. Yes there is a passenger airbag fitted which makes me think that this cover is the access to the airbag bolts. The other posts on this subject seem to deal with models with full glove boxes.

I need to change the blower resistor on the basic model 1.2 Fabia. It has no glove box just a tray with what appears to be an access cover. (see pics) I believe I need to take this cover off to get access to the air bag to remove it etc. I have tried to take the cover off without luck as it feels like I may damage it if I force it. Could someone advise please.