Hi All. I was hoping for some advice.

I have a Skoda Fabia MK3 1.2 TSI with a 65 plate. The internal central locking button below the radio is no longer staying illuminated when the doors are locked. When I press the button the switch illuminated for a second, I can hear the doors lock, and then the light goes off again. Does anyone have any suggestions? I had a quick search on the forum but couldnt see anything.

Sorry I don't follow, I've never noticed the central locking button light under the radio illumination as we never use it.

What is it you are trying to do and want?

Do you want the doors locked when you are driving the car, when the engine (and ignition are off) and you are sitting in the car when it's stationary, when you have locked the car and leaving it parked?

I can have a look tonight as it's a fairly rare occasion of me driving the car.

Have you looked in the 'Owner's Manual' for the car?

1 hour ago, nta16 said:

Sorry I don't follow, I've never noticed the central locking button light under the radio illumination as we never use it.

What is it you are trying to do and want?

Do you want the doors locked when you are driving the car, when the engine (and ignition are off) and you are sitting in the car when it's stationary, when you have locked the car and leaving it parked?

I can have a look tonight as it's a fairly rare occasion of me driving the car.

Have you looked in the 'Owner's Manual' for the car?

Hi, thank you for the reply.

I am trying to lock the car when I am inside and driving. Previously I pressed the button under the radio to lock the doors and it would stay illuminated to indicate they are locked. The button still locks the doors but the button doesnt stay illuminated after being pressed. I had a quick look in the manual but couldnt see anything.

I had the the car resprayed recently so I'm not sure if they disconnected the battery or knocked a wire and that has caused the issue.

I'll test this out on my wife's car when I drive it tonight and see what the light does (I don't even like central locking or remotes, keyblades are good enough for me).

If they disconnected the battery this wouldn't be affected, some of the mileage and mpg figures would have been reset and the time of date clock would need manual resetting too but they might have reset the time of day clock, on my wife's car IIRC the clock is a second (or minute, I forget) out compared to the radio.

If you've not got a different answer I'll let you late tonight or tomorrow, I'm going to listen to vinyl and CDs on a friend's hi-fi system in his soundproofed room so it sometimes goes past the midnight hour.

11 minutes ago, nta16 said:

I'll test this out on my wife's car when I drive it tonight and see what the light does (I don't even like central locking or remotes, keyblades are good enough for me).

If they disconnected the battery this wouldn't be affected, some of the mileage and mpg figures would have been reset and the time of date clock would need manual resetting too but they might have reset the time of day clock, on my wife's car IIRC the clock is a second (or minute, I forget) out compared to the radio.

If you've not got a different answer I'll let you late tonight or tomorrow, I'm going to listen to vinyl and CDs on a friend's hi-fi system in his soundproofed room so it sometimes goes past the midnight hour.

Cheers Nigel, I didnt notice anything else had changed so maybe they didnt disconnect the battery. It could just be a coincidence.

That sounds like a good evening to me. what are you listening to?

No idea yet. He has his original LPs from the 1960s onwards and CDs and DVDs and might have his new amp arrived which would be interesting. I might take a few CDs for some tracks too. He's older and a little deaf (no surprise) and after getting tinnitus from the days I had my set up, in our small living room) I don't listen to music as loud as I used to and actually previously had to ask for a little less "volume" and on another night to turn it up a bit, some stuff needs a bit of gain or volume for the type of music or track. Some 60s vinyl is so well recorded that it gives great sounding music showing up later recordings regardless of format. 🙂

Tested tonight - orange/amber lock button light remains on.

Seems odd if you hear the locks shut, only way to test if the locks remain shut is to have someone outside try to open a door.

IIRC(?) you might be able to program locking when moving above a certain speed in the car menu on the infotainment screen but I don't see how that would effect the light for this.

Let us know how you get on.

@RonaldD1 Has your car never had Auto locking / Anti Hi-Jack enabled with the doors locking at 15 kmh, going forward or even in reverse?

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/517188-locking-issue

Edited 4 June, 20251 yr by Ootohere

7 hours ago, nta16 said:

Tested tonight - orange/amber lock button light remains on.

Seems odd if you hear the locks shut, only way to test if the locks remain shut is to have someone outside try to open a door.

IIRC(?) you might be able to program locking when moving above a certain speed in the car menu on the infotainment screen but I don't see how that would effect the light for this.

Let us know how you get on.

Thanks for checking. At least the driver's door is locked when I press the button as I can check that from inside with the window down. I'll get someone to check the other doors.

1 hour ago, Ootohere said:

@RonaldD1 Has your car never had Auto locking / Anti Hi-Jack enabled with the doors locking at 15 kmh, going forward or even in reverse?

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/517188-locking-issue

Hi No I have not had auto lockign on. There is no option as far as I can see in the settings either. The problem is similar to the one in the linked thread but slightly different.

If you are in the car and the passengers or no passengers in does it lock before you move off when you press the button, light come on and stay on?

So not when driving.

20 minutes ago, Ootohere said:

If you are in the car and the passengers or no passengers in does it lock before you move off when you press the button, light come on and stay on?

So not when driving.

Hi Yes it locks when I press the button before moving off / driving. The light flashes briefly when I press the button but doesnt stay on regardless of wheather I'm driving or not. .