I'm an idiot.

[IllusionEntity]

Ok. I was installing some new DRLs today and I left the sidelights on while doing so as they are wired to the DRLs. The sidelight flickered on the side I was working on and went out. I presumed the bulb had blown but now the car won't start. I was working on it for around 30 minutes with the sidelights on so I'm hoping it's just a flat battery. Got it on charge now. If that doesn't work what else could I have done?

Thanks in advanced.

[IllusionEntity]

Now all it does is make a clicking noise when I try and start it?

[Phil-J]

Got jump leads?

[sepulchrave]

Has the battery really fully charged that quickly? Try jumping it.

 

Edit: If you have a standard 44Ah battery and a 4 Amp charger then it will take ELEVEN hours to charge it fully.

Edited 25 February, 2014 by sepulchrave

[mannyo]

Really needs to be on charge for 12 hours at least, especially from flat. The clicking suggests there is still not enough charge yet, leave it on for as long as you can.

[posterboy]

DRL on a Fabia .... Why?

[sepulchrave]

DRL on a Fabia .... Why?

 

Is this a trick question?

[mogwye]

DRL on a Fabia .... Why?

 

Why not ?

 

DB.

[mattvrestate]

DRL on a Fabia .... Why?

i was going to ask the same thing

[@Lee]

DRL's were a dealer option on the MkI.

[vRS19TD]

DRL's were a dealer option on the MkI.

Were they?? I don't remember seeing them when i got mine but i know you have/had an old brochure.

[@Lee]

Were they?? I don't remember seeing them when i got mine but i know you have/had an old brochure.

Just double checked, the brochure is in English but the prices in Czech Krona. No reason why UK dealers couldn't have done it.

 

The PDF's in the Fabia Options codes topic

[mattvrestate]

DRLs were not an english dealer option

[@Lee]

DRLs were not an english dealer option

Yeah, probably easy enough to do though, just make sure the sidelights are off first

[vRS19TD]

It does seem like more options are available to the EU market but not the UK market as i remember seeing somewhere that rear electric windows were an option on the vRS in Europe but not here.

[@Lee]

It does seem like more options are available to the EU market but not the UK market as i remember seeing somewhere that rear electric windows were an option on the vRS in Europe but not here.

It's the same now, no Yeti 140 2 wheel drive here, only 4x4. Many other things I expect :( If the customer doesn't push the dealers for it when buying new,,,,,, kind of an 'if you don't ask, you don't get' kind of thing :(

[IllusionEntity]

Ok, got the car up and running but now I have a rear bulb out and a sidelight at the front both on the right side. What fuse would that be?

[IllusionEntity]

Ok, got the car up and running but now I have a rear bulb out and a sidelight at the front both on the right side. What fuse would that be?

[Iann-]

Have a gander at the pics on this link, shows what all the fuses are. I saved the images, put them on 1 page and keep a printed page in the glovebox, handy to have when you break stuff yourself  .

http://www.norton42.org.uk/389-broken-windscreen-wipers-on-a-skoda-fabia.html