Hi, this simple question I can't seem to find an answer to.

How do I get my Skoda Fabia Combi 1.6 tdi 2010 to turn on the headlights and instrumentlights on, when the car is running?

Preferably I leave the lightswitch in the Low-beam position, and the car just turns them off when I turn off my car. (just like My VW Touran does) But lights stays on when ignition is off. I have to manually turn off my lights and I kinda hate it. 

My country requires headlights on all the time, and Im tired of flipping the switch every time i start the car, and I don't like the dark dash. I want light in the dash when the ignition is on.  

Its 2023 and It must be possible to code this, or change the lightswitch.

How do I do it? I have VCDS

Hi,

 

You can make your own relay controlled auto on when the engine is running. I wired my daughter's fog lights on a FII from 2009 as DRL. The DRL goes off when she switches the side lights on.

 

On the old Fabias there is not much you can do with coding. They are still honest and straight forward cars. 

Start VCDS

Select control modules

Login to 09 "Cent Electrics"

Once logged in,

Click on coding

IMPORTANT  ********"COPY" the current long code into a text file just incase you make an error and need to re-enter this code*******

Then click "long coding helper"

Look through the options on each byte section, If DRL's is an option on your vehicle it will be there.

If its there, tick to enable, then save

logout and see if it worked.

 

NOTE :- this "guide" is with a GENUINE VCDS product, not a cheap copy / dummy interface of EBay........If you choose to do it with one of those, it is at your own risk.