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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

Garage has done compression test and block test and said oil cooler luckily

I think that was the opportunity to reject the vehicle, or at least get it recorded in the paperwork that they would either forward it on when found or get you another. Once you have accepted one key it is difficult to complain, unless there is something wrong with the car.

I realise 4wd versions use 45s but do you need to tell your insurance company of the change?

Certainly sounds like the head gasket, if you want to be sure you could try a cheap borescope and get the plugs out and see if any of the cylinders are wet, or look like they've been steam cleaned!

Yes, you've missed reading the first post, I only asked if anyone has done it?! 👍

Is your phone on silent? I’ve found that things like satnav announcements won’t come through if phone on silent.

MY17 Superb here - as already mentioned above, heating only available for the rear seats. only front seats get heating and cooling.

The A4 is longer - it’s only a bit longer than the Octavia in total length, but the wheelbase is a good 10cm longer. All of this aside, am I missing something? Why are we trying to fit OEM A4 sideskirts to a Skoda Octavia? There are options out there that are designed to fit the car. Sure, you can do it, but if you try hard enough, you can also fit 22” 11J Vossen wheels while you’re at it.

That's an excellent call Alasdair. I'd forgotten that so much is available from China. They produced a car that was a concoction of some VW group parts and used a long wheelbase body that was very similar to the Skoda Superb Mk1, hence a good source of parts at competitive prices.

What he said ^ You accepted the terms at the point of sale. I’m not saying you don’t have an argument, but I highly, highly doubt they’re going to take the car back because of a missing key. Have you contacted them? That’s probably what I would do. It’s easier for them to sort a problem when they know they have one to fix.

and flooring it* Also heard that I won't be able to feel the difference in wear based on the travel distance since it's a hydraulic, does this track?

A problem could arise if the contract was signed accepting one key only as part of the sale.

Hi all, I'm currently in France and since arriving from the UK my connect services haven't worked. They've always worked before in France. I've tried resetting the infotainment system and I have a connection to the emergency call button (green light is on). However, Skoda connect says no data connection. Anybody else had this issues and any fixes? Car is a 2018 Superb Sportline with 9.2 Columbus system. Thanks in advance for any help.