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Thanks. The wheel well was dry yesterday but it has been dry recently so I'll keep an eye out for that

Check for water in the spare wheel well - may have been solved in the face lift, but on the older ones it was a dodgy seal around the light cluster let water in.

Thanks for your reply. I don’t know how do I check?

Thanks! The filter didn't help so I may try an ECU reset.

Thanks guys. Yes Facelift version. It's in good nick generally with not much picked up on the MOT history other than a misting rear shock absorber and tyres getting low. Service history is pretty good up until the last year or so when usage has been very low mileage due to the owner being at Uni then heading off to Oz. It's also got no rust around the fuel filler and drives well with no undue noises. The place I'm getting it from is actually a neighbour's S/H car dealer but I never knew until yesterday. They'll service it sort the tyres, MOT it and sort the shockers if needed. So we've pulled the trigger and put a deposit down. Will look to thoroughly underseal around the filler flap and sort arch liners when I get my hands on it, and I'm looking for a auto headlight sensor switch, mudflaps, a parcel shelf and a couple of other bits for it...

Loving the way these pics went together on my phone: Unexpected footwear for a pheasant!

A few from this evening.

Hi all. Back after a long period away. After 12 years with my Octavia VRS Tdi 184 Combi, it's time to change. I've been looking at the Kamiq and the Scala but find I'm drawn to the Scala a little more. Before I decide, any real world feedback on the Scala would be appreciated. Thank you.

evening all I'm having some issues with my ICE system when it is connected to iphone on car play it randomly stops playing the music and starts making a loud buzzing sound instead - I wonder if an update oin the firmware may fix?? is anyone able to help or at least tell me where I can get or send me a copy of the most recent update? DPN - 5Q0035874C Hardware - H41 Software - 0456 Thanks Gizz

After OTA software upgrade, my car started to show the SOS call limited error message. When checking with OBD11 it reported Battery Service Life Critical (I believe that is 5-year time based and a sneaky money making trick by VW group) and Battery Flat errors. Read widely online that this costs upwards of £400 for Skoda to fix. I brought the replacement battery 3G0 915 089. Did not trust AliExpress units enough, so paid £130 for the original. Skoda price is about £100, but out of stock. Instructions are exactly the same as many YouTube videos about doing it for VW ID4. Pull up rear bench seat by hand. Pull back carpet quite far. Pull out the communication unit. Slide it out of the plastic cover. As the connectors are rather fiddly I did not undo all of them (only the power and data). Replaced the battery and put it all back together. Then drove the car for 2 days to make sure the new battery was fully charged. Then used ODB11 to reset error messages, (in the OBD11 'Apps' menu, it is called 'Emergency Call Battery Reset'. This costs £29 it tokens. Error message is gone. About an hour of work.

many thanks to you for help 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

High beam assist seems to be on special offer at the moment. I've just purchased it for £125 instead of the usual £180. I have the option appearing correctly on the menu, but I haven't driven in the dark yet to try it out.

I have a 2018 Petrol Estate, with what I believe is the Bolero infotainment screen - no built-in satnav but happily accepted being plugged into my Samsung Galaxy Android phone. When I bought the car a couple of years ago and plugged in, that more or less set itself up. I've just swapped to a Nothing Phone 2a, also Android, largely because the connection/charging socket on the Samsung was getting less and less reliable, and sometimes dropped contact halfway round a roundabout. (It wasn't just in the car, nor with that cable, its contact was unreliable with other cables too in other places.) Sadly the Nothing phone, while it cheerfully says it's charging, so I guess the physical connection is good, doesn't appear to want to connect to the app for navigation. For some reason the screen now identifies something as "142" which it didn't offer before, but still below that offers me the green rectangles labelled with Android or Mirror connection. When it was in a good mood, just plugging the Samsung in was enough, once it had established what it was. Now I get a pause, then "connection failed". So - firstly - is anyone else using a "Nothing" phone successfully? Secondly - Any suggestions for how to get it talking as a satnav, seeing as that was a large point of buying it, would be most gratefully received, please. Note: DInosaur level tech jargon only, please ! Many thanks. Richard,

Facelift version? Rust around the fuel filler cap especially inside the wheel arch. Any Skoda service History? Thanks. AG Falco

OccyVRS, Can I politely beg you to go for the option, please. I think rear wipers should be mandatory and not optional anyway. Yes, you only need it occasionally, but when you do need it you really do need it. I recently bought a nearly-new L&K. The original owner spent £50k+ on the car, but didn't add the £150 option! And now I miss the wiper every time it rains. I guess I could get one retro-fitted, but that would probably cost more than I spent on the whole car 😁 On reliability ... I had my last Superb for over 10 years and the rear wiper never failed me. The washer did stop for a little while, but my local garage cleared that up at no charge so it could not have been a significant problem.

I want to do the same steps! Did you manage to update according to what you wrote? Can you share the update files? Thanks,

I want to do the same steps! Did you manage to update according to what you wrote? Can you share the update files? Thanks,

Yes, but the same message appeared.

Hi everyone, I’m reaching out for help with some issues regarding my Skoda Octavia 2021 2.0TDI DSG 106HP. The first problem is that I can hear and feel the gear shifts through the accelerator pedal, but only when the car is cold right after I start driving; this issue appeared quite recently. The second problem which I’ve searched for all over the internet is that the engine revs up on its own. When I lift my foot off the accelerator and move it to the brake pedal (without actually pressing the brake), the engine revs up slightly, going from 1,000 to 2,000–2,500 RPM. It’s a strange issue, and I can't find any other way to describe it. Another issue is that a metallic rattling sound is heard when shifting from 3rd to 4th gear; I haven't been able to figure out what it is, either. And the last problem is a metallic sound I hear when reversing with the steering wheel turned all the way. Based on my research, I suspect it might be the brake pads. Thank you for your time, and I hope you can help me.

Hello! It has probably been discussed before, but an update of the information is welcome... My problem was as follows: - recently, I had a problem with the MIB III, a defect appeared on the motherboard (diagnosed at the SKODA service representative) which led to the fact that the image of the reversing camera disappeared; - the conclusion of the SKODA service representative was the need to replace the MIB III; - the price offered by the SKODA service representative was exorbitant; - the defective MIB III had the following characteristics: PN 5E3035816H Hardware H56 Software 1985 (from USB) What I did: - I bought a MIB III from a dismantling center - I went to a dedicated center and replaced the MIB III unit - the components were transferred ONLINE via ODIS and other software applications Result: - the old MIB III successfully replaced - the components work correctly - the new MIB III has the following characteristics: PN 5E3035816F Hardware H56 Software 1810 Now, to bring the new MIB III unit to a software version that is as current as possible, can I do a gradual update? If so, what would be the safe steps and possibly some links for those updates, that would be welcome! Thanks in advanced!

Daughter had the vw UP with the 1litre mpi and it was a great little car. Ideal for around town and surprisingly nippy and gave her no real problems apart from a flexi exhaust failing. Check its got a reasonable service history and also have a look on MOT history to see if its failed on anything and if underbody corrosion is mentioned. We were looking for a car for my son a few years back and its amazing the amount of cars that looked good but had failed previously with things like tyres down to canvas, brake pads worn out ,no handbrake, One even had dangerous fault due to subframe loose which I reckon points to a car that;s not been looked after or serviced regularly. We went for a mk1 1.2 fabia with very low miles. Alasdair

I don't know. Now at the mercy of the garage☹️ Just count myself lucky this is the first time its had to go into the garage with a problem.

Not sure on the suberb but on my octavia the handbrake mechanism on caliper was stiff and making it difficult to pull handbrake on. No sticking calipers but only one side was working properly. It could also be a failing handbrake cable thats got corosion inside and seizing. Get someone to pull handbrake and make sure the rear calipers mechanism and cables are moving and returning freely. You can adjust the handbrake to take up stretching etc but doubt it would help with the stiffness. Alasdair

2Q0 Camera? TSR have SwaP Protection

Hi everyone, I have a 2021 Škoda Kodiaq with a working camera (I have Lane Assist) but it has PR code QR8 (no Traffic Sign Recognition). Because it's a 2021 model with an MIB3 system and SFD protection, a standard VCDS tweak won't cut it. I need someone with VCP or ODIS who can flash the correct camera dataset onto the A5 Front Camera Module to enable TSR. Is there anyone near Thatcham, Newbury, or Reading who has the kit to do this? Happy to travel and cover cost for your time!