robgraham

Ahh !! Maybe that I just assumed like in 'Auto' on the Mk 2 that the fan level showed up, and it being summer until now I've just never noticed it before. Funny because I thought it did show on the central heater dial. I'll need to go back and re-try my pevious experiment of turning up the heating demand temperature making sure the engine is properly warm and see if the fan does become more active. I'm not sure that the engine was properly warm when I tried that previously Questions - 1 What is VCDS and how do you use it to enable the lights? 2 How does one adjust the fan characteristics that Gregoir mentions ? Many thanks for your replies, guys. Rob

SE Technology TDI estate 67 plate. Problem - I've suddenly noticed that the the heater fan does not appear to be working on Auto; OK if I switch to manual so it's not the fan motor. Comment - I've had the car since June and I'm wondering if I am missing something or have pressed something that has turned the fan off in Auto. Any help appreciated Thanks Rob

Many thanks, guys. Looks as though there are several options that work - I like the VHB double sided tape I've come across that I suspect is the stuff for number plates. Rob

I found a thread on this topic back in 2012. Like mine the author found that the black paint on the back of the silvering had all just peeled off - fortunately there is enough warning when the glass begins to wobble to avoid loosing the mirror all together. The thread reported that the author had repainted the back of the mirror and used number plate double sided tape to stick it back on. Unfortunately he doesn't mention the type of paint which I would have thought might be something special for glass. It could also be that the paint isn't necessary. Any guidance please. Many thanks Rob (07 plate TDI estate)

Thanks Adamal - "Its a common problem, easily rectified,". I take encouragement from those few words - it's the 'easily rectified' that worries me though !!!! The ones on the right hand stem are occasionally a bit unwilling so I suspect now that's the same problem. Again thanks Rob

My apologies for jumping into this thread, but I suspect that maybe I've got something of a fault with this Column Controller too. Saturday driving to Perth from Edinburgh - cruise control to the Forth Bridge, switched off going over and then it failed to come back on afterwards. Two stops after that and it still wouldn't come on. Monday still not there, but this morning (Tuesday) it was back again and working fully. Glitch or something more sinister ? Rob

I did a search and found this thread on the first problem I've had with my 3 yr old 2nd user Octy. It may well be the wrong type of fluid I've used though what's been going in since the winter has been very dilute. Any way I'm all for following up the suggestion that this contributor made about cleaning the jets out, but how does one get them off the car; or equally someone suggests new jets aren't that expensive, but again .... how do you get them out? Thanks - Rob

It's the fact that it is so engine rpm specific that is puzzling. It lasts barely 50rpm and then it's gone only to re-appear just that bit further up the rev. range. It has changed slightly too in that at one point it was 1200 and then 1500revs, now the first appearance is 1000 revs. I've got just over a fortnight till the 3 months warranty is up and would like to get some idea before I go rattling cages. From the lack of response I'm now guessing that this isn't a Octy 2 'feature'. Rob

I've a 07 plate Elegance estate, 40k, and in my possession for 2 months. It has a whine which occurs for a brief rev range around 1000 revs and again around 1500 revs when the engine is cold - the amplitude isn't loud and is in the engine, not the drive train. It doesn't seem really possible to locate it under the bonnet. As the engine warms up the amplitude drops till it isn't apparent. But I only need to have the engine off for a small time for it to reappear when the car is run again. Any ideas ? Rob

I haven't been to enquire anywhere yet but I would like to have a towbar fitted to my 07 plate. The handbook shows a swan neck type fitting - is this the only type available ? I would prefer what I would call the old fashioned style of a separate ball fitting as I have two cycle carriers that will only work with that type of ball. Rob I don't know if it makes a difference, but it's the diesel estate version.

Having just recently moved up from a Mk1 estate to a pre FL Elegance estate(and how long did it take me find out what 'FL' stood for !!), one of the things I'm finding is that the rear door gets very much dirtier than the Mk1's did. Does this spoiler help that at all, or is purely cosmetic ? Rob

I got an '07 plate Elegance diesel estate just under 2 months ago and find that the fuel consumption is noticeably worse than the X registered Ambience estate diesel I traded in for it. This is worse on average by as much as 10%, and I haven't changed my driving style !! And yes I've checked the tyre pressures and I use 6th gear. Is this a measurement anomaly in that the Mk 1 was calculating high (typically 50mpg +, and approaching 60 on long runs) and the Mk2 displays low (at least 5mpg down on these figures), or is there possibly something wrong that I need to get looked at before the warranty runs out. There is nothing to indicate poor performance. Rob

Very Many Thanks, Silver1011 - that's one of those OOPS! moments, as I hadn't thought of looking in the Owner's Manual (actually the Radio Manual does indicate a CD Player Manual so I will claim that as an excuse!) ; in the end it would have been reasonably obvious, and trial and error would no doubt have prevailed, but not in the present cold. Thanks for the link to the Manual too as having access to it on line does give one an electronically searchable document. Thanks to all who helped as well. Rob

Having seen the CD query of a day or so ago, I am reminded that the 57 plate Elegance I recently bought has a CD Changer in the boot but there are no instruction in the folder of handbooks (the radio handbook does say there should be one!). I can't see any manufacturer's badge on the Changer so I have to assume that it is a factory fitted device - unlike the one in the Octy I had, this doesn't appear to have a carrier that one could load up in-doors which was such a good feature at this time of year !! Anyway does anyone know if the instructions are on line for loading CD's into this or can some one give me a brief summary please. Rob

Many thanks, guys, for all your help. Somewhere I found heated washer nozzles in the handbook last night - tonight of course I can't find the reference; similarly earlier this evening I found ASR in the book , but now can't !! But you've all helped and that's great. Raglitts and Eccleshill - thanks for the pointer to the label and the decode data; the label also appears in the front of the Service Schedule book by the way. I has told me that I have a CD changer which I didn't know and headlamp washers which might exist behind some sort of plate on the front bumper - further exploration tomorrow. Interesting the point about the wipers and the bonnet as I took a close look earlier at the possibility if the mangling mentioned and came to the conclusion it would only occur if someone folder the wipers out - if the bonnet was that close to the windscreen when up then any wind gust would blow it against the windscreen. I will assume for the moment that the pump is just frozen - with -12C here tonight that's pretty likely. by the way it took me a moment or two to get the play on words on HID - well spotted. Cheers, thanks and a good Christmas to you all. Rob