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If you have an estate car it is probably a Mk III. This forum is for the Mk IV. Perhaps re-post on the Mk III forum! Good luck with your Sat Nav issue. By the way you can download a PDF version of the manual on the Skoda website - you need the VIN I think - see below. https://manual.skoda-auto.com/210/en-gb/Models

Hi Jesmond - welcome to the forum. I would advise posting this important query in the MkIII forum - there are many estate owners posting on there. (If you have an estate, it can’t be a MkIV as Skoda decided not to produce one).

Hi Ariton Where are you based? In the UK we don’t have a Style model. We have S, SE Comfort, SEL, Colour Edition and Monte Carlo. From SEL upwards auto dimming mirror is standard. As far as I can see it is not an option for S and SE Comfort models. You can easily tell on your own country’s configurator if the Style model has the feature you want - look at the interior picture, on the configurator Summary, of the rear view mirror. The one I have added shows that the little lever - circled in yellow - is there to operate the dimming manually on the SE Comfort. Let us know if you find the answer. Hope this helps! Out of interest, when did your dealer say the car would arrive?

I took the liberty of translating Pedro’s message: ”Sorry for my writing. Today I tried the new 95CV Fabia and I liked it a lot, I put photos of the car and I tell them that I bought the one they had in the exhibition, they will deliver it to me next Thursday, it is the same as the one in the photos but it will be with six speeds and 110CV.” We definitely have our first MK IV owner!

Hi Tim1631 - many thanks for your very supportive comment. I should point out that the £22000 is the price before the discounts I mentioned. Also I am not interested in a Karoq. I am comparing the Polo I have ordered to the Fabia I wanted to order which is well over £23000 with no support from Skoda yet on PCP. Are you suggesting that anyone looking at a small hatchback should really just go for a Karoq because you happened to get a good deal?

In fact Jamesmaher63 the Polo is less expensive! I have just ordered a Polo Life DSG (95 PS) in Smokey Grey metallic. I was pleasantly surprised by the standard spec of the car - includes folding mirrors, adaptive cruise, virtual cockpit, LED dipped beam, LED rear lights, paddles on steering wheel and travel assist. I just added heated seats, rear view camera and spare wheel. VW are giving £750 contribution and dealer chipped in £500 so good value on PCP. Total cost for the car is £22020. I would have preferred the 110 PS engine but this is only available on the R-line which is a pity. The R-line with its fake exhausts and significantly higher price did not appeal. (I was able to take a test drive with the 95 PS engine and was relieved that it had enough power for me). For once in my view VW UK have pitched their offering well. As you know I have been waiting for the new Fabia but this has proved very disappointing, more expensive and with fewer factory-fit options available, too many of which are in the form of ‘packs’. This shows, sad to say, that Skoda UK have simply got this launch wrong for customers who want to customise their order.

I agree Minigill! Having spent a bit of time looking over the brochure it works for the S and SE Comfort models where buyer will probably not bother with any extras. I am not impressed though for those of us looking to personalise their choice. I think I am now going to go for my 2nd choice - a Scala SE with quite a few extras. The Scala has the bigger boot I’m after, a £2250 deposit contribution and is an established model. Still have to bear the 6 to 9 month lead time. It will work out a fair bit cheaper for me as well. I wish I hadn’t waited for the Fabia to be honest.

As well as the options being scary there a few missing from what is offered elsewhere. I was keen to have folding mirrors, blind spot monitoring and a folding front passenger seat but as far as I can see they are not being offered. Also too many ‘Packages’. For instance you cant specify a variable boot floor on its own. Same with heated front seats. Overall this is a disappointing offering from Skoda UK. As SurreyJohn says there is quite a price penalty to pay here as well as poorer choice than on the continent.

Thanks for that Wiegott - sounds good! Can I clarify one thing? If you switch off Lane Assist (as I intend to do) does the Blind Spot Monitor still work okay? You seem to suggest they work together to stop you changing lanes if there is a car coming up too close behind? I just want the light to flash on the rear wing mirror if there is a car coming into my blind spot. Thanks.

I’m interested in ordering a new Scala SE and the salesman got the latest lead times on the Skoda System for the various Scala models - see below. He did add that these are estimates and could well be even longer.

My first post on the Scala forum! I have a 2019 Fabia hatch 110PS auto. I find the boot a bit small, especially when going on holiday. I think the Scala might suit me and I am looking at options. The one I am unsure about is the Blind Spot monitor. Does it work well? Is it worth having? I think I’ll go for the SE model to keep infotainment/air con straightforward.

I’ve been keeping an eye on brokers websites - they tend to be fed the specs of new cars first. The link below has details on the new Fabia: https://www.coast2coastcars.co.uk/car-quote/ They mention lots of Option Packs but no detail on what is in them! Not many options for SE Comfort and it only seems to have the Swing infotainment system. It looks like the SE Colour Edition will suit me - manual air con, Bolero infotainment and more options (I think). I enclose the price list they had on their website.

Great article e-Root! Thanks for posting. As I’ve said before I hope the SE Comfort’s infotainment (Bolero?) is a more user friendly, simpler system.

No, apparently orders will open on 28th September and first deliveries will arrive by the end of the year. I hope the brochure/price list is published soon to see what combinations are available. The prices seem reasonable - not a lot more than existing prices. I wont be ordering before a test drive though. See Skoda press release below. https://skodamedia.com/en-gb/releases/1245

I found the website below when looking for the new on-line Fabia instruction manual (unfortunately you need a VIN to download the manual). The link shows a group of videos explaining the infotainment features and is quite useful. https://www.skoda-auto.com/services/new-fabia-videos Edit: Strike the bit about needing a VIN! The link below gives you access to the new Fabia manual. The file is in sections. https://digital-manual.skoda-auto.com/w/en_GB/show/36490e6c91cd0909ac1445252fd5b3f4_1_en_GB?ct=36490e6c91cd0909ac1445252fd5b3f4_1_en_GB#titled84721607e745