Hi eveyone,

 

I have a Fabia 3 Estate (21 plate).  The horn remains live when the ignition is switched off.  First car I've had that does this, including my previous Fabia 2.  Should this be the case?

 

Thanks in advance!

Please note - I am not a mechanic or expert in anything.

 

Hi welcome.

 

On my wife's 2015 Mk3 the horn is live with the ignition off.  IIRC I've never had a car where the horn wasn't live but I am old and normally have had very old cars but even the brand new ones were the same, having put that the last new car I had was over 20 years ago.

 

I don't think this particular thing is in there, but if you've not already done so, if you fully read and when required refer to your 'Owner's Manual' then you'll know more about your car than many long term owners and some at garages.  There's also loads of info and help available here.

 

Cheers.

 

Edited 25 February, 20233 yr by nta16

Other VAG marques don't do things that way, so just Skoda within VAG marques, they also keep the 12V DC socket live at all times, again not something that Audi. VW or SEAT do.

 

That was just a casual comment not a criticism of either way of "doing things". 

Our Fabia has a live 12v socket but not our Citigo.