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If you can charge with the ignition on then the microswitch on the gear selector has failed. This will not let you charge because the car thinks it is not in the Park position and you should get a fault on the app saying the parking brake is not applied. The total unit replacement is 12E.713.025.G and is in the order of £700. However it is possible to get a similar microswitch for about £5.00 from RS components or similar. This will need modifying and soldering to the printed circuit board once you have dismantled everything. There is a video on the VW-UP web site https://www.upownersclub.co.uk/threads/car-wont-charge-yellow-flashing-light-selector-not-in-p.14359/?nested_view=1#replies and a link to a video on how to do it. I did mine about a month ago and it is still working! Best of luck and get in touch if you think you need more details.

Hello, long time lurker first time poster... I am looking for the software update for this. Could you help?

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Can be done, ie get WLTP range and more, only happens in exceptional circumstances ie battery over 15C and a driver who knows how to maximise regen. My son just drives our EVs, doesn't play with the regen paddles, draft that Transit van doing the 60 mph or so and that is fine but he's a smooth driver so get quite good milez per KWh. The Mini EV progressively throttles power and is better than the Renaults for the novice but I don't think it will go much beyond 0%. The Renaults will go more the 5% past 0% before even warning of performance restriction. It will then go another 2 or 3% before conking out so my little 5's range in summeris over 200 miles and the Scenic is over 275 miles in truth before Restriction warning pops up and one really should charge up. EVs BMS needs to be better and more consistent across the makes as the vary massively in how they inform and perform in the lower gentiles and negative of informed state of charge.

Do you actually calculate your fuel consumption - or do you use the fuel computer figures? I use an app to calculate actual fuel use and it always shows the Octavia's fuel computer MPG figures to read high by at least 2mpg - so your real mpg figure could actually be lower than you think.

TRW GDB1330 rear brake pads will fit all Scala models. They are currently available on Amazon.de for 23.80 Euros (about £20.45) which includes shipping to the UK and UK VAT. The rear brake calipers on the Scala are made by TRW, so it makes sense to go for TRW rear brake pads. TRW GDB1330 rear brake pads (for Scala) https://www.amazon.de/-/en/gp/product/B00DPIB6DO/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1

Ooh I wish it was either of those. And yes it's very nice if currently about 34 degrees which is a tad warm for me!

Sadly, the entire EV industry is guilty of misinformation, and it starts right at the top with the legislators pushing towards an idealistic goal long before we have all the answers, a pattern that I have witnessed before. I don't really think that we can lay the entire blame at the motor trade's feet when they themselves are staring down the barrel of punitive fines for noncompliance with an over-optimistic mandatory target. Also, sadly, the education system has been dumbed down so much that almost every school leaver qualifies to get a place at university, hence why we find graduates stacking shelves in supermarkets, as industry chiefs know that the qualifications gained in a lot of cases are inferior to those gained years ago.

Misleading people getting an EV into believing that a 50 kW battery car is going to go 250 miles or more is pure misselling. When 200 miles sometimes might be possible in the right conditions. Sadly people believe brochures and sales staff.

2016 1.2 TSI at 99K miles. Last tank 62.6 MPG Struggle to get below 50 MPG in the winter. I do do no town driving / short journeys though. Thanks. AG Falco

I’m ok with it. I know there’s no tension on the wires, it’s insulated and it’s reversible.

A lot of short trips just picking up grandkids and then dropping them of later probably a lot of 4 mile roundtrips but it does get a few long runs out and about, I was spoiled with my old ford diesel doing 60 to the gallon I suppose.

Why not do it properly at the control unit connector by building a Y-adapter? For me, this solution is unacceptable.

Electrics have always equated in a hydrodynamic way to help me understand. KWh is volume capacity, KW is flow rate like litre per hour or so. Congrats to Pierre Gasly taking poll at Monza, great for Alpine-Renault and Enstone Oxfordshire. Just need to convert to podium tomorrow, especially after being robbed of Monte Carlo podium.

Today’s task was to add LED lights to the back doors in place of the reflectors. Using information from this post. Lights - https://a.aliexpress.com/_EjjRwBg Wiring - https://a.aliexpress.com/_EzQJ6DU Small Posi taps - https://a.aliexpress.com/_EIUKgwe Large posi taps - https://amzn.eu/d/00FkY8MK Tapped into red and white/ brown and yellow wires using posi taps and tidied up with cloth tape. They project “Superb” onto the floor the same as the front ones. Will get a picture this evening in the dark. Note - it’s always worth having some spare door trim clips on hand as they seem to be a sacrificial part! https://vehicleclips.co.uk/products/door-card-trim-moulding-clip-with-rubber-seal-skoda-5j0867276

The real answer is trained sales staff and trained management. Motability sales people were specialists that had knowledge. The whole selling and leasing of EV,s is a farce with many places. Even at Arnold Clarks multi million EV sales establishments where they are supposedly Pure dead brilliant or GENIUS as their ads went. As to PARK,s the ever growing business in Scotland they excel in hopelessness. Autocar, Auto express, Which or just Motability need to get secret shoppers in to these establishments.

Today’s task was to add LED lights to the back doors in place of the reflectors. Using information from this post. Tapped into red and white/ brown and yellow wires using posi taps and tidied up with cloth tape. They project “Superb” onto the floor the same as the front ones. Will get a picture this evening in the dark. Note - it’s always worth having some spare door trim clips on hand as they seem to be a sacrificial part! https://vehicleclips.co.uk/products/door-card-trim-moulding-clip-with-rubber-seal-skoda-5j0867276

As with finance about a third of people just don't have the numbers and understanding of energy capacity, energy transfer rates etc. Not sure I know the answers, maybe PHEVs.

@Joel_S. Which country are you in or which country was it delivered to? Not that it matters but best to say IMO.

Welcome. It is a MK3 Fabia. Averaging 35 mpg is maybe alright depending where driven and how. If mostly short drives around town then does it ever get to 40 mpg plus? On runs at UK nsl,s does it ever show 50 mpg and plus? Has it a nice fresh clean air filter and spark plugs that were replaced sometime in the past 4 years, and are the tyre pressures ok?

Fuel economy is highly sensitive to driving style - my 1.4TSI Octavia shows a long-term average of about 42mpg, including a lot of short trips; SWMBOs 1.0TSI Fabia easily gets high 40s, also on short trips. I'd consider 35mpg average to very low - how short are most of your trips - does the engine usually get up to full temperature?

Was looking at a newer fabia for my son and read real world mpg figures are 45-55 on long smooth runs but 35-40 if journeys are short and lots of stop start city/heavy traffic Alasdair

I just meet a lovely couple with a brand new Suzuki Vitara EV. Supplied by a dealer 30 miles away and they live a further 12 miles from here. The have 60% charge in car, no home charger fitted yet and they came to charge. Parks salesperson explained nothing. Motability car and no Motability card for charging yet because nobody told them to get one ordered at time of car ordered. They know nothing about AC and slow chargers or AC and home charging. They know nothing about kWh,s or kW and charging speeds. They are now off to try the charger at the Farm Shop and using a credit card. I showed the lady Apps and tried explaining the various providers. I checked where they are and there is 1 AC charger a couple of miles from them and it is out of order. Real world EV,s and Dealership providing disabled people and EV.

Hi all, owned my 2016 Fabia 1.2tsi for a few months now and it's killing me on fuel, only averageing 35 to the gallon... is this right??? Thanks

Hi all, had my 2016 Fabia 1.2tsi a couple of months now and it's killing me on fuel, I'm getting 35 mpg average but to be honest most of it is shortish journeys, is this about right???? thanks