Help with boot light's

[R.N.S]

hey there got a 55 plate octavia estate and neither of the boot lights work. i tested the bulbs and they are ok, i tested the live cable and thats got 12v coming thru but on the black earth cable there seems to be nothing on both sides. anyone got any idea why ?

i would not mind but i am a taxi driver who works nights so lights in the boot would be a massive help.

[moley]

Could be the switch which should make the circuit when you open the tailgate. I have no idea where the switch is located.

[sebulbus]

I'd tell you to check the switch, but I don't know where it is. I suspect somewhere around the lock's latch.

[fireblade]

could the switch be located in the latch itself?

[tezza72uk]

hey there got a 55 plate octavia estate and neither of the boot lights work. i tested the bulbs and they are ok, i tested the live cable and thats got 12v coming thru but on the black earth cable there seems to be nothing on both sides. anyone got any idea why ?

i would not mind but i am a taxi driver who works nights so lights in the boot would be a massive help.

Quote from my manual :-

The switch for the luggage compartment lighting is located in the tailgate lock and cannot be replaced individually.

Sounds exspensive!

[sebulbus]

Yeh, they make you go to the dealer's for every tiny job. If an owner could find a service manual published for the general public, s/he could take care of a lot of things personally.

Not saying this is the case with the Octi, as it never required anything except a dipped beam bulb a couple weeks ago, but my other car needed 3 trips to the dealer this year for the tiniest of jobs.

[R.N.S]

i looked all over for the switch the Red light does out on the Dash telling u the boot is shut.

so it must have another switch somewhere.As i really could do with the lights working i think its another trip to the skoda dealer and 8 millon pound a hour labour charge. lol

[IanVW]

The switch for the light is actually behind the latch on the boot door, u can press it with our finger. First thing i wud chech is, pull off the plastic panel on the boot door and pull off the plug going to this switch, the plug is probably corroded:)

[spearmg]

I've had this and it seems to be an electronics issue that clears itself. On one occasion i pressed the interior locking switch which seemed to clear it.