Hi , my Fabia SL (2560 miles) battery went flat . Called te warranty breakdown who jump started the car. The EMLand airbag warning lights have remained on. The engineer said that these should go off after a long run. I've been for a 15 mile run but the lights remain on. Can I reset these lights myself or is it a dealer task. Is it OK to run the car with this situation?

Thanks in advance

15 miles isn't really a long run. Just trying to recharge by driving might take a long time and distance and not get the battery charged enough to retain much for long, much better in your case is to fully recharge the battery using an appropriate battery charger maintainer.

You would be best to fully recharge the battery, look in the Owner's Manual for your car for how to recharge using a battery charger and also consult the instructions for the charger maintainer. You would be best to recharge it using an appropriate charger maintainer and one with a low output say 2, 3 or 4-amps charger maintainer.

The recharging may take 24+ hours or longer depending on how low you have taken the battery. With a battery maintainer you could use the maintainer part to keep your battery topped up whilst it is parked up for long periods - or you use the alternative method mentioned in the Owner's Manual - or if you also do mostly short journeys.

VWŠkoda Owner's Manual site. - https://www.skoda-auto.com/apps/manuals/Models

As you have now found letting the battery get too low, even if the lights headlights seem bright enough and the engine starts easily the battery state of charge could be too low for the computers and they could throw up all sorts of warnings and give issues. So occasional preventative charging when required, particularly after periods of very cold and very hot weather, or longer term use of a maintainer will help to prevent these sort of problems.

Yes you can run the car with the warning lights on but there could be now or later also another or other issues than the low battery for these warning light to be on so you want them off really.

The airbag warning light particularly you want off of course.

Fully recharging the battery and then driving the car may get those lights off anyway (the airbag light I am curious about). After fully recharging the battery you could start the engine put the air-con on and headlights, then fully turn the steering wheel to both both sides and this will let the computer know for sure there's plenty of battery power to operate higher load electrical items. You can turn the air-con and headlights off ass required bfore on on your run.

The warning lights could be reset by clearing any error codes as described above or by use of an appropriate scan tool for your make, model and year or (VIN). The scan tool program for your make, model and year or (VIN) needs to have that program fully up to date before it is used and the car battery and if appropriate scan tool battery otherwise spurious reports and use may happen.

Some Briskoda members may be able to help you with a scan tool most for a beer token(s) at worse, some offer professional services so different renumerations. Have a look at the following list and map.- https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/262215-list-of-vcds-owners-previously-known-as-vag-com-vcp-owners/#comment-3091029

HTH.

2 hours ago, nta16 said:

15 miles isn't really a long run. Just trying to recharge by driving might take a long time and distance and not get the battery charged enough to retain much for long

its 14.5 miles longer than needed to recharge a discharged battery.

3 hours ago, Mal165 said:

Can I reset these lights myself or is it a dealer task.

It will need the equivalent of VCDS.