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Cairus, Thanks - that's an entirely new rabbit hole for me! Avocet, Thanks for the very detailed answer, and I understand the complications. In summary, and this is subtly different (and I may have been less clear with the original question): If I can switch it off, and it stays switched off (unless I choose to switch it back on), then that's actually what matters to me. A 10 year old Octavia has some of this stuff - drowsiness alert for example - that was one of the first things I got rid of: it was uselessly inaccurate! The brake warning system (just a warning), despite the occasional false alarms, I judged to have more merit (it's possible to be temporarily distracted by something at just the wrong moment on a very busy road). But in each case it should be the driver's decision. On the older car, that is the case. What I can't tolerate is the idiocy of being forced to configure settings individually from scratch every time I get into the car. Could I (broadly) assume that both the Kodiaq and the Karoq prior to the facelifts (ie, Kodiaq Mk1, and Karoq up to 2022 or whatever the date was) are probably fine on both counts (remembering settings and SFD 2)? Or - to ask my question above differently (re the settings): Have people here using the Mk1 Kodiaq had problems themselves - or heard of problems - wrt user settings no longer being remembered? If not, then that presumably answers that question, at least here wrt the Kodiaq? The Certificate of Conformity - thanks again. Two elements here, a) what I initially narrow any search to, which is the above, and then b) DD once I see something I like. That Certificate looks like b) , ie something prior to buying. Along with physically checking... Ie, change some "driver aid" settings, switch off - come back and switch back on... Just now reading your reply to Lee01 - that's the crux of my question. Which versions have user settings that are remembered, and which more modern versions have now failed that test....

Thank you. That's the impression I got after a detailed discussion with a Skoda salesperson we spoke to on Wednesday. Bit off putting for me tbh.

No. Some of them cannot be disabled at all (Like Event Data Recorders). Others can be disabled by the driver, but must automatically re-enable themselves at every "key-on" (i.e. "startup"). Sadly, all the most irritating ones (Lane Keep Assist, Emergency Lane Keep Assist, Intelligent Speed Assist), are ones that have to be disabled on every startup.

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Beats me. Obviously not serious enough for a fail in my case so they just advising me. According to my indi garage the spring mounts are a corrosion failing point on many VAG group cars.

A lengthy and detailed reply. Thank you. Do you know if some or even all of them can be permanently disabled at the owners discretion and what the implications would be with zB insurance and the TüV?

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I can't fully answer this for GB cars, because it's really complicated. First of all, we had (in the EU), "General Safety Regulation 2", which incorporated a whole load of driver aids, some of them more helpful than others! Things like Advanced Emergency Braking systems for solid objects and other vehicles - that feature that randomly jabs the brakes when you least suspect it. From the 7th of July this year, all new vehicles first registered in the EU, need to have that system, but augmented to be able to detect pedestrians and cyclists. There are other features like Lane Keep Assist (mandatory from 2022) and Emergency Lane Keep Assist, and Intelligent Speed Assist, Driver Drowsiness and Attention Warning, Event Data Recorders...etc. I can get a complete list and the implementation dates if you want... There are two complications though. 1. Vehicles manufactured before the deadline but not registered before the deadline can, at the discretion of the EU Member State it is being registered in, apply for an "end-of-series derogation". This would give them an extra 12 months after the deadline to register those cars. That makes it really difficult to know which cars are likely to have which of those features, if only judging by the registration date. 2. The UK left the EU, (except Northern Ireland, in effect), so none of these measures are mandatory in GB yet. However, it is not illegal to fit them, and a lot of manufacturers can't be bothered making a different spec of car for GB alone, so they fit them anyway! The GB government does intend to align with the EU regulations and bring this in shortly, but hasn't done so yet. If you can get to see a Certificate of Conformity for any vehicle that you're interested in, Field 54 contains a load of acronyms and abbreviations of what driver aids that particular car is fitted with.

Make sure connected for audio as well as Bluetooth Handsfree ?

I tested it and indeed the car starts to change lanes by itself when i trigger the corresponding indicator. I love it on the highway. One just needs to be careful for the temp markings(east europe)

What is it with MoT inspectors feeling obliged to mention / advise about little rear undercarriage rust these days.....?

Hi, Did you have a look on the upper face of your head lights ? If I remember well, bulb type is written on a sticker. 🤔 Giving the MY of your Superb, could help too… 😉

Somebody can help me please to know what the hell of bulb I need or driver module for my car ? I try to find what k8nd of bulb I need ,or driver module, because on left side the short and long beam stop to work and when I try to find what I need , TOTALY different answers : LED, XENON, on Halfords H7( illarios no way H7)...I attach a pic of my headlight, maybe somebody can help me, for sure is not MATRIX.There are 4 cavitys and I can't see any kind of bulb/led/xenon, the source of light is somewhere up inside those cavity, two for low beam, + 2 for long beam.Many thanks.

Or, if you fancy anything else, Kopacek. They are genuine badges, with various finishes to suit. They are a standard size for the Fabia, but not across all models, so you’ll need to make sure it’s for the Fabia. www.skoda-parts.com are very good - the UK representative, Jan, is extremely helpful, if you do need any assistance with finding the correct part.

Factory. It’s pretty crap to be honest - gets brittle and starts to peel. It’s worst on the jacking points if someone has ever used an emergency jack, or one with the incorrect pad. For the most part, it does the job well enough.

Ever since I got my new Octavia combi/estate "Scout" in September 2020 (last of the MkIII Facelift, manufactured April 2020, 2.0DSG-7 automatic Diesel, full LED headlights package, but standard 2013-era bulbs in the interior), one of the two cargo area lights has flickered. By "flicker" I mean, I open the cargo area rear hatch, and the right side light comes on and stays on solid, and the left side light tends to not come on, or to come on and off intermittently if I tap it or bump that side panel as I'm loading/unloading. If I tap the lens of the left-side light a couple of times until it turns on, it will stay on unless/until I happen to bump into it/ the left side panel again. The cause is pretty clearly a loose wire/connection behind the side panel, because I recently changed out the bulb from the factory original 5W halogen to a much brighter LED bulb, and it still does exactly the same thing. Since it doesn't seem to be the blocky connector of the lens-and-bulb assembly that snaps into a ~2cm wide x 6cm long rectangular cutout in the cargo area interior side panel, as I removed that and reconnected it as part of replacing the halogen lightbulb within the lens unit with the LED bulb, I assume it's the flimsy two-wire connector which provides the blocky connector to the lens, and then disappears behind the panel to somewhere I can't see. Any guidance on how to get at the other end of that flimsy 2-wire connector, to see what might be loose, and try to tighten or otherwise repair it? (I fear that I'll have to remove the interior left-side panel, and of course I don't want to break anything...) thanks, -Jay

Thanks for the replies. I have got and seen the Wheel / Tyre recommendation list for the Kamiq in the Skoda workshop manual. As googling on the www came up with the suggestion that it is possible to run low profile snow chains on 18" wheels I wanted to know if anyone here has done this. Tyre wise the all-season would enable snow driving. A second set of wheels is not an option because of space issues.

Snap. My 2016 280 L&K estate is at 76k & is also developing a few funny noises over rough surfaces, mainly from the back. I can't pin down where it's coming from yet but, like you, I suspect a few suspension items / bushes may need replacing soon. It's still on the original DCC shocks & springs although the springs have been advisories on the last 2 MOT's for corrosion. Best I get on a run is 36mpg & 26mpg for local stuff. Revo stage 1 software for 360bhp has not altered the mpg & I run it on 99RON all the time. I still love the car & it's probably time to give it bit more love & a decent detail valet & paint protection.

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Ideal. I'll have a little browse :)

H7 I believe. As for kits, no idea now it's been that long since I looked. Car was punted in early 2019. Probably best asking in the MkII forum. There's still a load of useful info there.

I can't remember if they are H4 or H7 now coming to think of it. You able to drop some kits that work? I hate driving at night at the moment lol