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Update. Sure enough, 6 months and 10,000 (motorway) miles later the car is telling me it needs an oil service. This is the second dealer who has told me they've put it on variable servicing and not done so. A cynical person may think they do it on purpose 😐 Going to ditch the dealers and look for a good independent.

Thanks Binx

Best of luck keep us updated with the Kia

Hi, What is latest version for infotainment? I had updated to version: 2768, because of bug if you increase/decrese temperature and then change were air needs to blow it throw to main scree

Lower spec models tend to have smaller wheels and thicker tyre sidewalls conversely higher spec models have bigger wheels and thinner. That makes them very prone to damage from even low kerbs and ride comfort is reduced. Not sure about Sportline with DCC you would have to test drive and try the settings. One thing that does improve the ride comfort on all models is cross climate tyres.

I would guess the controls module gets hot and cuts out. Might need new control module

So, big changes! I have traded the Karoq SE-L 1.5Tsi DSG for a 7 month old Kia Sportage 1.6T GDI HEV GT-Line auto (6 speed torque convertor). A few others may remember tales of my new 2016 Sportage Edition which I hated and couldn't get rid fast enough, saying I will never buy another Kia... 🙄 fast forward 10 years...But we have now got a Kamiq also, as usual 1.5tsi SE L specced up with a few bits. My daughter had just bought exactly the same model Kia - I liked it- and in a moment of madness the Karoq has gone. I still prefer the understated look and equipment of the Skoda brand. I will miss storage and the clever useful bits. The Kia is full Hybrid and has most of the extras that I would normally specify. Pretty quick, strong mid range pull, about 1 inch wider (2 inch wider accounting for mirrors) and about 5inch longer. 19inch rims but 50 aspect ratio tyres and it does ride well, feels planted. Steering a little wooly compared to the Skodas but still OK. Seats are fine, I would prefer a lighter coloured headlining but thats just being picky. The Kia is 25% heavier than the Karoq but its supposed to be a little more frugal. Comparing the SE-L and mid spec Gt - Line when new there seems little difference in cost between the two cars. I may be wrong but it seems to me that Skoda may be loading the price of the Petrols to offset the cost of EV's. Insurance is more, no figures until my renewal in November. After 2 Karoqs spanning over 8 years I was recently thinking it is time for a change as the manufacturers warranty was coming to an end. Time will tell, for me the Karoq DSG is a hard act to follow. That said I have always had a slight preference for the smoothness and "creep" of the torque convertor autos. As the 1.5tsi and DSG mated well, it's the same with the Kia petrol/hybrid IMO. All very smooth. The 1.6T is slightly gruff when it kicks in, especially noticeable at low speeds but thats fine with me after 50 years of ICE. So it's not a complete goodbye as I will be a newbie on the Kamiq forum. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all. This was always a vibrant forum and I have learnt much and hopefully I have passed a bit back too!

The salesman who sold us our SEL grabbed us when we went to pick it up from its 3rd service recently and tried to get us to take one of the new Sportline Editions they had in stock, at a hefty discount as part of some Skoda promotion in June. I would say the one thing that put me off was the 19" wheels and 40 profile tyres, coupled with diamond cut wheels, which we had once and I vowed never to have again. The salesman did say DCC helps the ride - I'm not sure what the modes are called but I've read of owners who only ever drive in Comfort, have tried Normal, and never dared to even try Sport.

Tiny ickle toad on the terrace last night

Have had two MK2 octavia and no major electronic problems although they arent nearly as complicated electronic wise as the newer versions. Have an elderly mother in law that struggles to get out of the octavia but find the fabia my son has is easier for her. Folks had a fabia estate mk1 for years and they really liked it. It had more boot space than the scala but I think they stopped making it a few years back 2021 ??. Maybe take a trip to the dealers and try getting in an out etc. You could also look at VW golf estate if your looking for more boot space although I think they have just stopped that as well. Alasdair

Since my car is the 2017-2020 design era, fortunately for my current interests I don't have to worry about the most recent models' enhanced security that breaks much of the capability of OBD-II consumer-grade stuff. The VCDS price is at least $199 (for USB-wired, apparently to-Windows-only?) or over $400 (for wireless, which really shouldn't be so much more expensive) more than OBDeleven's v3 device (€85). Does the VCDS software provide capability so much greater than the OBDeleven mobile/Android app to justify this cost difference? .. particularly considering that my specific use case is to record and graph live data over the course of maybe as much as a few tens of minutes? Or, because as I understand it, OBDeleven stuff is all custom (you have to use their software with their devices), is the functionality of e.g. an OBDLink MX+ (€139) at least as good as OBDeleven's (and, it has the flexibility to work with other software), so would that be a better/more-than-adequate intermediate between OBDeleven and VCDS? (I chose the OBDLink MX+ in my question above on the strength of the Carscanner app author's recommendations of that being the best option he's aware of). thanks,

Hello, I would like to know whether it is possible to use VAG-COM/VCDS to make the daytime running lights and the parking lights on a Škoda Octavia 4 illuminate in amber, similar to how they are on American cars.

I’ve had two Fabia estates and now have a 2019 Scala that I’ve had from new. Apart from one electrical meltdown a few years ago the Scala has been a good car. I’m thinking about its replacement. My wife is disabled so we have to have a car with a low easily accessible seat. Not an SUV. We also need a large boot for a wheelchair and other bits and pieces. I think that I might stick with what I know and get another Scala. But I am tempted by the Octavia and its bigger boot. Also if I decide to have an auto gearbox this time the Octavia has autohold which from the reading I’ve done makes driving easier. However, I’ve been following this forum for a long time now and I’m being put off the Octavia by the horror stories that some of you have endured with infotainment and electronics problems. Having to dismantle screens and volume sliders to get them to work! So, are there any happy Octavia owners with recent cars? Have Skoda sorted out the problems on newly built cars? I would be most grateful for your opinions. I’m getting on a bit now and this may be the last car I buy so I don’t want to make a mistake. We looked at the Corolla estate but the distance between the sill and the seat edge is larger than the Scala and my wife's disabilities made it hard for her to safely access the seat. The choice of cars that suit our needs is limited. Moderators. So sorry, I’ve put this post in the wrong forum. Could you move it to the Octavia one please. Thank you.

Hi, The car is a 2005 Skoda Fabia Mk1, 1.4 TDI, 75 hp. I found this 2-pin connector/component underneath my car while it was on a lift, but I don't know what it is. It appears to have a 2-pin electrical connector, but currently: One pin has a wire connected to it. The second pin is completely empty/broken. There is also a separate loose wire, marked with the green circle in image, which is not connected to anything. I'm wondering if this loose wire is supposed to connect to the empty second pin of the blue-marked component. Does anyone know exactly what this component is and what the two wires/pins are for? Thanks!

For a while, just in case any of the new ones decide to fail.

I put this into ChatGPT

You will keep the original coilpacks as spares, right? Seems wrong to throw away functional items.

I'm thinking about a new or nearly new Karoq 1.5 and would like to make sure I get the best ride comfort available. Would this be with an SE l or the Sportline with DCC on its softest setting? Any comparisons or comments on either model would be appreciated

Bit moist today, but changed the PCV valve as the original one had a blow on it. Whilst I was there and had two coil packs out I figured I may as well replace them all as they're the original ones from 2018 and the plugs at the same time as I think they were last done 30-40k ago. Aftermarket coil packs as they were cheaper than OEM and being red they'll easily add 10hp each 😂

Hi folks, I have a 2016 Skoda Octavia with Amundsen MIB2: Device part number: 5Q0035874A Hardware: H25 Software: 0245 Current software: MST2_EU_SK_ZR_P0245T Does anyone have the correct MST2_EU_SK_ZR_P0253T firmware? And is that the route I should go down? Or is there an extra/different process that would get me something more up to date? I have an Android phone, so it would be handy to get it to the point where it could do Android Auto. Many thanks! Adam

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As above.. it's telling you that the seat backrest isn't locked into position properly so have another go with a bit more force

Ahh sorry I missed that part, I thought that he is about to grease the spark plug threads 🙂

It is the coils getting greased to make removing easier.

Just to add to this, albeit my knowledge is minimal, I've used Car Scanner and Carista quite happily to change settings using a basic ELMe27 dongle on my 2018 Kodiaq but it won't do the same on a 2017 Citigo. Which seems strange but there you go.