Hi all,

 

Sorry, probably a daft question - but is there any valid reason why the little 'door open' light / warning wouldn't show when opening doors on an Octy Mk2? do they have one?? I haven't had a MK2 before, but my MK2 Fabia shows which door is open...apart from the driver door which doesn't do it as I guess the module is gone

 

I ask as I viewed one yesterday and it didn't come on with the driver or passenger doors open - but I don't know if I should be offput. Do the MK2s have the same daft issues with door control modules / microswitches etc as the MK1s did?

 

I don't know if it's pertinent, but the engine was running and the lights on, and the 'bulb gone' yellow bulb symbol was lit up as well

 

It was a 2012 Octavia Elegance 2.0tdi, nice tidy car with 100k miles and full skoda dealer SH

 

Cheers if you can advise, a google has not returned any sensible results!

 

Will

Door lock microswitch.

so they should illuminate, and as such, it's a fault?

When the door open symbol does not come on it is usually a faulty lock mechanism (often failed microswitch as said by J.R) or a broken wire in the tube that takes wires from the body to the door ( the elephant's trunk you see when you open the door.

 

A word of caution: when the drivers door open symbol is not showing, the car will auto lock after about ten minutes. Always carry the key with you.

 

 

2 minutes ago, pikpilot said:

When the door open symbol does not come on it is usually a faulty lock mechanism (often failed microswitch as said by J.R) or a broken wire in the tube that takes wires from the body to the door ( the elephant's trunk you see when you open the door.

 

A word of caution: when the drivers door open symbol is not showing, the car will auto lock after about ten minutes. Always carry the key with you.

 

 

thanks for the clarification pikpilot, yes I've lived with this through a MK1 Octavia and a current Mk2 Fabia 😆 so my routine is "open driver's side passenger door first" it's so annoying that it's only the driver's door that does it on my Fabia! and a new door lock mechanism didn't fix it either grr

 

**edited to say, nothing broken in the elephant's trunk either**

Edited 13 November, 20232 yr by hebdenwill
missed some info