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Hi all Does anyone know if it's possible to open just the sunroof from the key, without opening the windows? (When I say open, I mean only tilted open, not fully open) I regularly find myself wanting to open the sunroof without the windows just in case it would start raining, which usually involves me walking back to the car and climbing in to open the sunroof after parking. The ideal scenario would be hold for 3 seconds to open the sunroof, then hold again to open windows, but I'd happily settle for not being able to open the windows from the key if it allowed me to open just the sunroof. Thanks

Nope I pay absolutely no attention to the homologation / AO etc. markings. I simply look at reviews an find something that fits my requirements then buy it at a price that suits. Here in the UK next to the Pennines that has generally meant a tyre that prioritises wet-weather performance over dry grip and over the past few years given the need to deal with snow on a fairly regular basis through winter, has meant All Season Tyres.

Did you car come with tow prep and bar from the factory ?

I understand. Fortunately, the matter solved itself, leaving the car at rest - the problem had occurred after a trip/vacation of about 1200 km made in a week.

I didn't know. I'm from Hungary. 205/55 R16 91V 2,2 -2,3 bar So far, I’ve only tried the factory Goodyear, which is homologated, and the standard Toyo. I noticed that Nexen also has homologated tires. Do you guys take the AO marking into consideration when choosing tires?

Which country are you in? Would all-season tyres not suit you? How about saying what size tyres you have on, and what Speed & load rating they are, & are the XL (Reinforced) Also what tyre pressure you set at? There is a tyre / wheel section on Briskoda.

The new 0334 update solves the Updates issue and also solves Wireless Android Auto connection and audio drop issues and slow response in CarPlay

The dealership did something to it, but I don’t know exactly what because they didn’t tell me. It has been fine ever since, though.

The BYD truck is certainly better looking than the Tesla semi.

does anybody use different tire than goodyear? I find the factory Goodyear EfficientGrip too stiff — every road imperfection is felt very clearly through the car. It’s a homologated tire, marked AO, meaning Audi Original. Has anyone switched to a different type of tire? Which one worked well for you? I tried the Toyo Proxes Comfort. It was indeed more comfortable, but at higher speeds it caused a noticeable side-to-side vibration through the steering wheel, so I switched back to the Goodyears. However, they’re not very comfortable. Does anyone else find that road bumps and imperfections are felt this strongly with the Scala?

I bought an Octavia 3 FL with the following feature already coded (high beams also turn on with the fog lights). Could someone tell me how to code it so that the fog lights don’t turn on? P.S. I have LED headlights, not sure if it matters

I don't use the in-built sat-nav as I prefer Google Maps. However I've read the Karoq manual section on the sat-nav & there is no mention of being able to enter post codes. When I bought the car I tried the sat-nav & entered a post code because I was used to being able to do that on previous sat-nav systems I've used - as I expected it was accepted.

To answer my own question I actually found the part number attached to the tubing. Of course being part of the VW group things are never simple. You cannot buy just the tube as it comes with the wiring for the rear hatch attached to it so just the £150 when all that was required was a metre of tubing. 5mm clear rubber tube was purchased for a couple of quid and job done. Pity you have to remove 4 trim panels to be able to drop the roof lining enough to thread the new tube through.

BYD showing its new ETT electric 44 tonne, 1000 hp and charging at 1.5 MWs, truck to compete with the TESLA semi, only 40 tonne, being launched in to Europe and compete with Mercedes Electric trucks already on sale.

Gently insert fingers between the folds of the lower seal and run them back and forth along the length of the seal.

A bit of a journey, although not too far (I travelled further to see him) But I'd highly recommend giving @East_Yorkshire_Retrofits a shout. He can do everything we've talked about here, and much more.

Your 2022 Fabia should have been originally delivered with a fairly slim booklet-format Owner's Manual with an 'issue date' on the outside of its rear cover. The booklet Manual for my own 2024 UK-registered Fabia SE L car has the issue-date of 06.2023 on its rear cover and, when referring to the relevant online digital Manual, the 06.2023 reference allows me to choose the relevant file. For the Fabia, Skoda has used a 2-pronged approach for Owner's Manuals, with 'essential' advice being in the booklet and the same advice plus more complex information being in the digital Manual. When a particular subject is dealt with only in the digital Manual, this is stated in the booklet Manual. LANE ASSIST is covered in its entirety in the booklet Manual (Pages 108/109 in my car's booklet) and how to turn the steering-wheel vibrations ON/OFF is shown in the Settings section (Activating/deactivating the steering wheel vibrations). Turning the steering-wheel vibrations ON/OFF must be carried out using the car's infotainment display-screen's Lane Assist menu. This Skoda Fabia video is about Lane Assist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoktYazaDso It shows a car that has an Amundsen display-screen (as fitted to my own car) where the Lane Assist menu looks like this A green tick in the Steering wheel vibration 'box' indicates that vibration has been turned ON. Unticking the box will turn steering-wheel vibration OFF and the chosen setting (green tick=ON, no tick=OFF) is then saved until that setting is deliberately altered. Turning OFF the vibrations will not turn OFF Lane Assist, that will still enable automatically each time the car's ignition is switched on. I turn OFF Lane Assist before driving my Fabia, but, when I occasionally forget to do this, I can't say I find the system's corrective operation particularly intrusive or 'strong'. The Owner's Manual says "The system is designed primarily for driving on the motorway", but on twisty rural roads It's just an irritation that I don't want. (And I definitely don't want additional xxxxxx steering-wheel vibrations!!!)

Fitted the headlight with the new DRL parts. Looks much better now but is brighter than the other one, so I’m looking for a spare right headlight to do the same on that side.

Discs do not fail because they're lipped. Overall thickness, visible corrosion on disc surface, runout, cracking (and a few more reasons) are valid reasons to change - but your disc will start corroding at the edge the moment they're installed. 25K quite a low mileage for discs and pads but you may be an "energetic" driver or parked too close to the sea. Air-con service pretty pointless waste of money. If it works, it works; maybe worth an independent air-con specialist checking and refilling your system. They will certainly be better at it than the dealer. Strange gurglings or weak performance normal clues it needs looking at. If you survived this summer it's fine. If this is Carlisle I have had issues in the past with them. They do not ring back and there have been trust issues in the past with them. I even had the service manager ring up and apologise and state the technician in question had been "let go". Find a local independent! Full dealer service history not important as long as you have an invoice trail of work carried out. PS you are mistaken if you think VAG are that bothered about rolling out software updates for a 5 year old car.

eg http://autohausedinburgh.co.uk You need to check your own regions.

I'm in the wilds of West Cumbria.

@Tried5UserNames Where abouts are you based mate?

Have to say I am pretty disappointed to have to add all this additional stuff on this car to get it to do what other cars of similar power and size do without. I will be asking any vw / Skoda etc cars that tow about their experiences - wonder if all have had to bite the bullet if not factory towbar ordered?

Thankyou for your replies. I didn't know that the pump should run on opening the drivers door. I shall check at the weekend when I get home.