Hi, I have a Yeti with headlamps you can switch over for continental driving. The vehicle is fitted with two rear fog lights, but only one is wired in. Consequently when driving abroad the rear fog light is on the wrong side. I have wired the NS rear fog to the OS wiring but this causes a problem with the bulb failure device, Has anybody any suggestions please.

 

Robert

I'm guessing here, but as the Yeti is based upon the Octavia / Golf platform I suspect that it may be possible to activate both rear fog lights with VCDS.

No additional wiring is needed for this as the platform covers both LHD & RHD vehicles.

I shall await either a Yeti to try it on or someone who knows more than I do.

Moved to yeti section.

There have been threads on this in the past, and although there is a bulb in the holder there is no wiring to it, so it couldn't be coded by VCDS, and I seem to remember that simply adding an extra wire across the car brought up problems.

 

KB, just because it is based on the same chassis platform doesn't mean that the wiring system is also carried over.

Fair enough.

 

As I said, I don't have aYeti yet to try it out on, but there are various oddities about Skoda wiring and bulbs across most platforms.

No coding option available ... on the FL at least.

As Graham says, if the wiring is not there it's not going to work.

Wonder what the solution to the OP's issue is going to be...

ok a solution is to put a 2 way switch in the supply lead and one side feeds the uk n/s and the other feeds the uk o/s simple and it works!!

Had the same problem with my old 2005 Fabia VRS, (no wiring to nearside foglight bulb) so did what 'rsclarkeuk' done, just hot-wired with inline fuse.

It has not raised a bulb failure problem as of yet, but wiring set-up different to YETI.. being a much younger different wired model..

My rear bulbs are now in their 10th. year without any replacements, unlike the front bulbs..every year one fails..LOL

Had the same problem with my old 2005 Fabia VRS, so did what 'rsclarkeuk' done, just hot-wired with inline fuse.

It has not raised a bulb failure problem as of yet, but do check all lights every week.

These rear bulbs are now in their 10th. year without any replacements, unlike the front bulbs..every year one fails..LOL

 

Fine, but what happens with a 9 year old different model is not really applicable to a new Yeti. The OP states he has done that and if brings up a problem.

 

It appears that Tony has found a better way to do it.

Had the same problem with my old 2005 Fabia VRS, so did what 'rsclarkeuk' done, just hot-wired with inline fuse.

It has not raised a bulb failure problem as of yet, but do check all lights every week.

These rear bulbs are now in their 10th. year without any replacements, unlike the front bulbs..every year one fails..LOL

 

Thats because the MKI does not use CANBUS to monitor them.

 

To the OP, the foglight is not actually on the ‘wrong’ side, the car is a UK registered RHD car so it is on the correct side, this will not pose an issue abroad either (unless thou try to register it there.

The foglight is not actually on the ‘wrong’ side, the car is a UK registered RHD car so it is on the correct side, this will not pose an issue abroad either (unless thou try to register it there.

This is correct ad it's not something you should be worrying about!

Cheers

Rog

Hi Robert - It can be done. I have both my rear fog lamps working! - However:

Graham and some of the others are quite correct! There is no wiring to the nearside light cluster for the N/S fog lamp in the UK. Simply runing a "tap" wire from the off side will leed to an increased load on the O/S rear lamp controller. Something I was NOT willing to contemplate as it would more than likely overload that controller and burn it out (expensive!) and violate the waranty.

So if you need to get them both working, you need four things

(1) A new feed to the N/S cluster that connects to the fog lamp bulb.

(2) A transistor operated relay to activate that feed

(3) A connection to the O/S fog lamp that will provide a "trigger" to the transitor and turn on the relay.

(4) A suitably fused 12 volt supply

I did mine almost 4 years ago and is still working faultlessly. It took about an hour to do once I had built the transistor / relay. If you have some basic soldering skills and a soldering iron it is quite simple. Doing it this way avoids any additional load on a controller, and it is invisible to the CanBus system - so no errors /bulb warnings etc. as it only imposes a load about 1ma (1/1000 of an amp) on the O/S controll0per,

I am sure that I have the original circuit diagram somewhere to hand if you need it.

Hope this helps.................Tony

If you haven't Tony, I've got a copy.

Hi Robert - It can be done. I have both my rear fog lamps working! - However:

Graham and some of the others are quite correct! There is no wiring to the nearside light cluster for the N/S fog lamp in the UK. Simply runing a "tap" wire from the off side will leed to an increased load on the O/S rear lamp controller. Something I was NOT willing to contemplate as it would more than likely overload that controller and burn it out (expensive!) and violate the waranty.

So if you need to get them both working, you need four things

(1) A new feed to the N/S cluster that connects to the fog lamp bulb.

(2) A transistor operated relay to activate that feed

(3) A connection to the O/S fog lamp that will provide a "trigger" to the transitor and turn on the relay.

(4) A suitably fused 12 volt supply

I did mine almost 4 years ago and is still working faultlessly. It took about an hour to do once I had built the transistor / relay. If you have some basic soldering skills and a soldering iron it is quite simple. Doing it this way avoids any additional load on a controller, and it is invisible to the CanBus system - so no errors /bulb warnings etc. as it only imposes a load about 1ma (1/1000 of an amp) on the O/S controll0per,

I am sure that I have the original circuit diagram somewhere to hand if you need it.

Hope this helps.................Tony

Thanks 'GreatYeti'..

Thats great news, so generally hot-wired (as I did) BUT, with the exception being, the live feed was from the battery (not mentioned, so I assume) with no interference/ monitoring of CanBus..

I did mine some 7 years+ ago, with no problem/s..

 

NO!!!

 

Read what GreatYeti has said. You need a specialist piece of circuitry, that cannot be bought. Hot wiring it, even through a normal relay does not work, causes the bulb failure system to come on and could potentially seriously damage the expensive lighting ECU. And that damage would not be covered by the Warranty as you have meddled with the circuitry.

 

What you did 7 years ago bears not relation to a modern car with CanBus electronics. They are totally different.

 

If you want a simple way to do, but still only having one light lit, look at the way Frenchtone has done his.

 

As has also been pointed out, unless you are trying to register your car abroad, then it is perfectly legal as it is now, whilst still on UK plates.

Hi Robert - It can be done. I have both my rear fog lamps working! - However:

Graham and some of the others are quite correct! There is no wiring to the nearside light cluster for the N/S fog lamp in the UK. Simply runing a "tap" wire from the off side will leed to an increased load on the O/S rear lamp controller. Something I was NOT willing to contemplate as it would more than likely overload that controller and burn it out (expensive!) and violate the waranty.

So if you need to get them both working, you need four things

(1) A new feed to the N/S cluster that connects to the fog lamp bulb.

(2) A transistor operated relay to activate that feed

(3) A connection to the O/S fog lamp that will provide a "trigger" to the transitor and turn on the relay.

(4) A suitably fused 12 volt supply

I did mine almost 4 years ago and is still working faultlessly. It took about an hour to do once I had built the transistor / relay. If you have some basic soldering skills and a soldering iron it is quite simple. Doing it this way avoids any additional load on a controller, and it is invisible to the CanBus system - so no errors /bulb warnings etc. as it only imposes a load about 1ma (1/1000 of an amp) on the O/S controll0per,

I am sure that I have the original circuit diagram somewhere to hand if you need it.

Hope this helps.................Tony

It would be great if you have a wiring diagram. I would like to get the problem soled as I wish to register the vehicle in France.

 

Thanks

Robert (if you need a email address let me know)

the 2 way switch solves your problem, greater probs unfold when trying to reg a la frog, speedo change, headlights etc - don't think the xenon reset is acceptable here

I have a kitcar here and the hoops were sort of unattainable without recourse to the European court to reg it here- france does not adhere to eu regs(like with most non French origin rules) re cars etc

It would be great if you have a wiring diagram. I would like to get the problem soled as I wish to register the vehicle in France.

 

Thanks

Robert (if you need a email address let me know)

 

Hi Robert - No problem. Just PM me with an email address and I will send it ASAP.    

Regards..........Tony

 

PS Thank you for the offer Graham, but I have managed to find it  

No problem.

Hi Robert - No problem. Just PM me with an email address and I will send it ASAP.    

Regards..........Tony

 

PS Thank you for the offer Graham, but I have managed to find it  

Tony

Did you ever complete your mirror heater indicator project?

 

Fred

Hi, I have a Yeti with headlamps you can switch over for continental driving. The vehicle is fitted with two rear fog lights, but only one is wired in. Consequently when driving abroad the rear fog light is on the wrong side. I have wired the NS rear fog to the OS wiring but this causes a problem with the bulb failure device, Has anybody any suggestions please.

 

Robert

How do you get the headlights to switch for continental driving?

How do you get the headlights to switch for continental driving?

Maxidot has a box to tick( think its called travel mode), not on poverty spec Yetis though only those with HID lights.

if xenons in mfd it just changes the beam however in France Drire et Les mines would not accept that solution for a permanent change of reg country, its acceptable for visitors to use that solution - not possible with halogens!

Tony

Did you ever complete your mirror heater indicator project?

 

Fred

 

Hi Fred - Everything is prepared    and has been for some considerable time. BUT! I cannot for the life of me get the exterior mirror glass off   . Try as I may, it absolutely refuses to budge!   

 

I keep meaning to ask our dealership when I am in sometime, to take the mirror off for me. But I keep forgetting / or am far to busy to make a concerted effort. I did do a "How To" for the technical guides section but never posted it as I could not "prove it" due to not having installed it - Simple really, and anyone could do it, even me! If only I could get the blasted thing off without doing some damage!

 

Regards...........Tony