So my fog lights just stopped working the tell tail doesn’t even show when u pull the switch out the rear works ok but the front dogs aren’t working all fuses are ok any idea ?

Could you have a partially duff lighting switch by any chance? It's almost as if it doesn't make any connection at all.

1 hour ago, Jordan171 said:

but the front dogs aren’t working

 

Maybe give them some Pedigree Chum?

@Jordan171I might be suggesting what you already know but in case you're not familiar with it, have a look at the Owner's Manual for turning front and rear fog lights and when the tell-tale bulb is lit.  Seems like a two stage pull on the light switch but I don't quite follow it because as usual it seems to have been written by a student German engineering, then translated to Chinese and then from Chinese to English.

 

My wife's previous car I couldn't find how to turn the interior lights on, read the book and it was pull the headlight switch, I'd have never thought of that.

 

16 minutes ago, nta16 said:

Seems like a two stage pull on the light switch

 

It is; pull once for front fogs, pull again for rear fogs.

1 hour ago, AnnoyingPentium said:

 

It is; pull once for front fogs, pull again for rear fogs.

Yes but in the book, unless it's a typo or I've misread it (always likely) there something about a tell-tale bulb being lit or not lit depending on the fog lights lit, or wind direction.  There used to be a Plain English Society and places where large and small companies could have there documents checked to make sure they were in plain English, particularly important for contracts (like warranties) and the many exclusions some contain.

 

Perhaps some one gave them one of my posts to try to put in plain English and they all just gave up all together.

 

Edited 16 January, 20224 yr by nta16
wrong word

The circuit is very simple. Light switch to fuse 65, then to bulbs and telltale input to clocks.

With lights on and switch pulled out one click (or two) check for 12V at both ends of the fuse 65 slot. If you have power at neither it's the switch, if you do have 12V there, it's the fuse or the wiring onward towards lights.

Haven't had the front bumper off recently and forgotten to plug them back in again when refitting?

 

17 minutes ago, nta16 said:

Yes but in the book, unless it's a typo or I've misread it (always likely) there something about a tell-tale bulb being lit or not lit depending on the fog lights lit, or wind direction.

 

A tell-tale will always be illuminated on the dashboard. Otherwise there's a fault somewhere in the circuit. There's also a possibility that the wrong lighting switch is installed, such as one from a model where foglights were not equipped.

 

Here is one from a Fabia with fogs fitted.

 

 

Here is one from a Fabia without fog-lights equipped.

 

 

As you'll see, one is missing the graphic to indicate that the front fog-lights can be used.

 

I think this is what you meant, and if so, I hope it helps.

Edited 16 January, 20224 yr by AnnoyingPentium
Made the photographs smaller.

Sorry it was the German to Chinese to English typo and me getting lost and not seeing the next typo.

21 hours ago, Jordan171 said:

So my fog lights just stopped working the tell tail doesn’t even show when u pull the switch out the rear works ok but the front dogs aren’t working all fuses are ok any idea ?

 

8 hours ago, nta16 said:

@Jordan171I might be suggesting what you already know but in case you're not familiar with it, have a look at the Owner's Manual for turning front and rear fog lights and when the tell-tale bulb is lit.

 

 

8 hours ago, AnnoyingPentium said:

 

It is; pull once for front fogs, pull again for rear fogs.

 The clue is in the original post - "stopped working" - which indicates they did work so the OP must know how to work a switch.

7 minutes ago, KeithCheetham said:

The clue is in the original post - "stopped working" - which indicates they did work so the OP must know how to work a switch.

 

I must have missed that, thank you for pointing that out though, as I wouldn't have noticed otherwise. However, you will also see that I have also suggested a faulty lighting switch, such as a component level failure which may be the cause of the OP's problem.

 

I merely explained how the switch worked to @nta16as he wasn't sure.

Edited 16 January, 20224 yr by AnnoyingPentium
Correcting idiocy.

22 hours ago, Jordan171 said:

the tell tail doesn’t even show when u pull the switch out the rear works ok

That confuses me (not difficult I know).

 

 

32 minutes ago, KeithCheetham said:

so the OP must know how to work a switch.

Not necessarily but it was covered by - 

9 hours ago, nta16 said:

@Jordan171I might be suggesting what you already know but in case you're not familiar with it,

 

20 hours ago, Wino said:

The circuit is very simple. Light switch to fuse 65, then to bulbs and telltale input to clocks.

With lights on and switch pulled out one click (or two) check for 12V at both ends of the fuse 65 slot. If you have power at neither it's the switch, if you do have 12V there, it's the fuse or the wiring onward towards lights.

Haven't had the front bumper off recently and forgotten to plug them back in again when refitting?

 

Had the bumper off but all plugs are back on just found it strange why the tell tale on dash doesn’t even light up I’ll look in to it more toninght thanks 

20 hours ago, AnnoyingPentium said:

 

A tell-tale will always be illuminated on the dashboard. Otherwise there's a fault somewhere in the circuit. There's also a possibility that the wrong lighting switch is installed, such as one from a model where foglights were not equipped.

 

Here is one from a Fabia with fogs fitted.

 

 

Here is one from a Fabia without fog-lights equipped.

 

 

As you'll see, one is missing the graphic to indicate that the front fog-lights can be used.

 

I think this is what you meant, and if so, I hope it helps.

It’s definitely the right switch 

5 minutes ago, Jordan171 said:

It’s definitely the right switch 

 

Thank you for clarifying. This leads me to think about breaks in circuits, from my electronics "hobby" standpoint. Have you got a spare switch you could use to test the rest of the circuit?

10 minutes ago, AnnoyingPentium said:

 

Thank you for clarifying. This leads me to think about breaks in circuits, from my electronics "hobby" standpoint. Have you got a spare switch you could use to test the rest of the circuit?

The switch that I had mucked up so I swapped it with another known working switch and still nothing