I thought I would ask whether members have had any problems with their headlight dipping system. While driving along a pitch black country road the other night I dipped the lights for an oncoming car only to find the headlights went out altogether. Thereafter I could only use mainbeam, much to the annoyance of oncoming traffic and my embarrassment, not to mention the safety aspect. When I called the RAC, the problem refused to manifest itself, yet on both occasions when I have driven the car at night this week, the fault persists. Has anyone else suffered this or are there any useful suggestions please?

Seems odd as, as far as I have read, the same bulb beam is used, just a mirror/reflector or lens of some sort "Adjusts" the angle of the beam, making it higher or lower and showing more or less of the light... The bulb is just a single filament.

Perhaps, again, Skoda have used more than one system here as I have mentioned on another post that they use different headlights on some Fabia's, I think with lower pec models having a lower spec, plainer looking light(!)

Perhaps this light takes duel filament bulbs(?)

If you have a single filament bulb, it sounds like the wiring circuit or the light stalk may be faulty. Again, just a guess! :wonder:

It's a Fabia 3 Elegance model combi first registered in May 2010. Therefore, it's top spec. You're probably right about it being the wiring circuit or light stalk. I just thought that maybe other members had had this problem. Shall talk to the dealers tomorrow and see what they come up with. Thanks for your input and interest. Best wishes, David