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You need a co-driver.... well Cornwall you'd get sent down some silly roads where you co-driver navigator comes with devices on the lap switching between them. Google has farm tracks on their maps which is ridiculous and you can't get them to remove them either. If their car could passes a potholed route that's good e enough for them even if its shown as not a through road and the tarmac finishes. Their concept of off road. I see fantasy Waze maps on production live maps. User input you get fantasy maps. A proper mapping company validates user input. In Googles case their own staff enter rubbish.

I got Kodiaq 2017 and trully happy that is not connected to manufacturer server 24/7, not going to cry for lack of TMC, there is always solution 😅. But was funny when I drove last weekend and see huge traffic on the way to Cornwall, was wondering why is that, now I know 😂

Wow, my 2025 IV kodiaq does not have lane change assist. It has regular lane assist which will steer, but not switch lanes. I guess it must be a country-specific thing

Or last out to connected services in your next car. You get the firmware updates without paying for connected services. They come free. Radio logos can get updated after a firmware update so Im told. But to save waiting you can use MartiniBs links. Satnav updates come over the air if you pay or use the links. Just leaves traffic reports which is subscription via connected services to the head. I'd probably cough up and do incremental updates on the rest where I found they were not being done. Android Automotive has that market place to add a new dimension of subscription services for where you need to subscribe. Listening to streamed services on the move I reckon is problematic but some do. I suppose that one advantage of the closure of TMC is you don't get "your route is changing" as you turn into Lidl. Always Lidl.😂

Apologies. I sent a dm with link to my google drive with manuals in. I don’t want to share that too publically. But here is the info: The wiring diagrams list where components are in the car. The controller is referred to as J605 The internal body manual shows how to remove trims.

This isnt helpfully for the forum. I too would like this info.

I put in Skoda octavia mk1 vrs breaking and it came up with this. Hope link works ok https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=skoda+octavia+mk1+vrs+breaking&_sacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p3711649.m570.l1313 Alasdair

I drove in Germany two years ago while on holiday and must admit their TMC is probably the best in whole Europe. While using factory fitted sat nav with latest maps in Mondeo 2015 at this time it route divertion from traffic on autobhan better than google, where google pushed into the middle of traffic ,factory sat nav with TMC provided much better route and allows to bypass whole traffic (no connection to online services). I never had that accurate situation in UK while TMC was still on, but was better to have something than nothing. Looks like Waze time and android auto.

The industry found a way to make us have to pay subscriptions? No such thing as a free lunch?

It is a crying shame that so many motorists have the technology, but nobody has an obligation to provide the service as intended. I've just spent good money updating maps, figuring that the Traffic aspect would make it worth paying good money for, only to learn that it doesn't. In theory (a half-baked idea), it sounds like there could be a market for a product not far altered from my BT/FM Transmitter, which I find so useful for hands-free. The device would need to be fed a traffic stream (from a phone app) via BT, and then FM Transfer to the Head. It would however, tie you to having the Head tuned to an FM channel that might be less satisfying than regular FM broadcasts, unless you could organise bursts of data transfer, perhaps when alerted to there being queued data.

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As long as they suit the circumstances the buyer has to address. Created by AI? and the link starts at the list but the whole thing is an interesting and pretty accurate reflection of the market. Particularly the bit where depreciation is addressed relative to the actual prices paid for new vehicles.

Any sign of water in the sump? Rising oil level? I'd be a bit suspiscious of the diagnosis if you have white smoke coming out of the exhaust.

Thanks for your further thoughts. I inflated the tyre to 40psi and then dropped it to my usual 33psi and all seemed well for a couple of short runs. Then I had to make a longer trip along the A27 between Havant and Chichester, the direct route but for about 8 miles it has no junctions. About half way along the tyre noise ominously changed and by the time I was able to get safely out of the carriageway the pressure had dropped to just over 20psi. Took the wheel to Kwik-Fit for a repair only to be told it wasn't repairable; in this case I had unknowingly run the tyre flat for about 100m when I drove out of the drive and back in on that first day so I can believe that the sidewalls had been damaged although I'm surprised how these days so many punctures "can't be fixed" and you have to have a new tyre. More regulation than in the old days perhaps? Not the end of the world, the rear tyres had both been picked up at MOT in May as advisory because of a deep cut through the tread but not to the cords and I was down to around 3mm of tread so I'm changing them both tomorrow. What did surprise me was the range of prices quoted - for me Halfords were nearly £100 cheaper than Kwik-Fit although my wallet will still be £350 lighter by tomorrow night. (A couple of other sites were very close to the Halfords price so Kwik-Fit were very much the outlier). The bill would have been higher if I had 17" rather than the "special" 16" wheels as the larger tyre comes in £25-£30 dearer per tyre. So thank you those early members on this forum that let me joining the 16" Special Wheels Club back in 2013.

Hi, I would message directly, do you offer diagnostics for repairs? Bluetooth works Nav does not Every few minutes the screen has a small white flash/stripe through the centre of screen lasting less than a second. This happens when engine is on, ignition on, ignition off, key out and even when the car is locked. Drain battery. So having to jump it each time. Thanks Thank Alex

No, I haven’t got it or found it online, but I heard that they have released another update.

Thank you all for your contribution. You clearified the subject for me. Now i have another question. Can i buy sensors from a skoda service, that is to say will it fit to my car. And if it is possibe what is the part number which i shoud look for.

@Alasdair1 can u send me links on that ebay u find ? i would love to chcek it,cant find em

Ok thanks. Sounds similar to the behaviour of the aftermarket kit. Will have a go at installing aftermarket and see how well it works. If it works ok I’ll order the OEM lights and mount them into the mirrors.

thnaks for your help but it will be rough battle,cant find nothing anywhere

Vehicle is 2019 Octavia Combi SE. It is fitted with a 5Q0035842C infotainment unit which I think is a "Bolero". The unit reports it is an H41 hardware unit with 0475 software revision installed. Can anyone tell me what the latest software revision is for that unit or a link where I can find out ?

Guten Morgen. OEM kann man die Helligkeit einstellen. In dieser Einstellung Leuchten diese konstant, ausgenommen es ist eine Gefahren Situation bei Spurwechsel. Dort ist die LED immer am hellsten und blinkt extrem schnell. Wenn ein Fahrzeug erkannt wird, leuchtet die LED in der gewählten Helligkeit auf, solange wie es eben das Steuergerät sagt. Codierung ist ein wenig was. Good morning. With the OEM settings, you can adjust the brightness. In this setting, they illuminate constantly, except in a dangerous situation such as a lane change. In that case, the LED is always at its brightest and flashes extremely rapidly. When a vehicle is detected, the LED illuminates at the selected brightness for as long as the control unit specifies. Coding is a bit involved.

Thanks guys that clears that up then thought it was me having a blank moment lol 😂 and its a 2016 Superb L&K typo by me

Just make sure you order the correct one for the drivers door. Have had a few bits and pieces and so far so good. I tend to use a bank account I hardly use for payment just in case. Alasdair