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Radio - no auto power off setting Starter probably is power hungry Blower and lights don't seem to dim or turn off. Dash lights, backlight remain. Radio reboots after cranking but on a few occasions it did not. I told wife it defaults to standby sometimes so it wouldn't come back on. I've ordered radio loom to smooth out voltage drop. I'll report back.

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It may have all electric with the same pr code. I'm pretty sure I read when they changed from electrohydraulic to full electric they kept the same pr number 1n1 for standard steering and 1n3 for speed variable. Main worry would be that where is the fluid coming from. Does it look like engine/Gbox oil or maybe brake/clutch fluid. Alasdair

Yes. Typical problem is either FEC/SWaP corruption or EMMC failure. Pls go to service menu (long press MENU button) and check what are installed FEC/SWaP codes and if they are valid.

Hi all, Android Auto worked fine in my Fabia Mk3 until 7 November 2026, then stopped. I hadn’t made any changes. I’ve been through everything I can find and I’m stuck. Unit Skoda Fabia Mk III, Bolero (MIB2 Standard, Technisat) SW train: MST2_EU_SK_ZR_P0369T Symptom Android Auto on the phone detects the car and tells me to go to the head unit to continue. The head unit then abandons the connection and drops. The screen shows MirrorLink, then it disconnects. It then re-initiates the sync over and over and never gets anywhere. It’s the same across multiple phones and multiple cables. I’ve cycled through the cables. I suspect something at the protocol level. What fails Samsung S24 Ultra, wired, with several known-good cables Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), wired: Android Auto won’t initialise Two different plug-in Wi-Fi Android Auto dongles: each one attempts, sees the phone, then abandons iPhone (a passenger’s) over Bluetooth: it pairs, the car presents it and there’s a handshake of some sort, but audio and other functions won’t connect. The passenger tried several times without success. What I’ve done on the car MENU > SmartLink > Android Auto, selected manually SmartLink reset Factory settings > Restore factory settings (full reset); all settings cleared and everything re-paired from scratch Reflash of MST2_EU_SK_ZR_P0369T from SD (FAT32, files in root): the unit won’t accept it MST2_EU_SK_ZR_P0480T from SD: doesn’t work What I’ve done on the phone (S24 Ultra) Cleared the Android Auto cache and all settings Uninstalled and reinstalled Android Auto updates; phone fully updated USB data to a PC works, so the phone’s port is fine Tools: OBD2 reader only. Probably dead, a cheapo clone. No VCDS. Similar threads I’ve found pab567 on a Fabia Mk3 where Bluetooth suddenly stopped: the BT module is built into the glove-box unit and may be faulty. https://www.briskoda.net/forums/profile/112491-pab567/content/page/22/?type=forums_topic_post P0369T to P0480T refused with “dependencies of update not met”: https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/536550-cant-uppdate-from-p0369t-to-p0480t/ A P0369T reflash on a Fabia stuck in a Retry/Skip loop: https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/534939-infotainment-update/ My questions Has anyone had Android Auto, Wi-Fi dongles and Bluetooth all fail together on a Bolero, with the sync looping like this? What fixed it? Is there a way to force a reinstall of P0369T without VCDS? Does this point to a failed glove-box unit, or something at the protocol level? Thanks.

I have the same problem. The issue seems to be the InstallerVersion field in Data/fileCopy.ext-stationdb-sqlitedb-base/0/installer.txt. They have incorrectly changed it from 328.2.11 to 1.31.70 after computing the hashes for the files to match the old versioning scheme. As expected, this changes the hash and thus it no longer matches and the system refuses to accept the file. This seems to only affect "MIB3 OI" or "MOI3" units, others are fine. I've attached the corrected file for 1.31.70 where I changed the version back to 328.2.11 and the hash now matches again if someone wants to test, just drop it Data/fileCopy.ext-stationdb-sqlitedb-base/0/ on the SD card and you should be good to go. I also send an email to Phonostar with the details. Both, 1.31.66 and 1.31.70 are broken. 1.31.64 works fine. installer.txt

I had one of these as my first car. Excellent choice!

I like it - it gives the car a completely different feel. They didn't the settings quite right being far too soft naturally, which the DCC Slider Mod resolves, but it really adds to the character of the different profiles. Comfort really soaks up rough road, while Sport makes it much firmer and it responds really well. But if a great car came up and it didn't have it, it wouldn't be a gamechanger. Its nice to have variety but we ultimately tend to hone to what we like and leave it at that. Try with and without and see what you think.

As I asked in another post, I'm looking how to enable GEM, I need it to try enable Android Auto.. I've no cable, is there any way to do it via SD?

Hello, can anybody provide me MST2_EU_SK_ZR_P0253T? Thank you so much!

Hi Guys, just bought myself/my lad a 2006 Mk1, 1.2HTP, 12V Fabia. Needs plenty of work, but hope to keep you all updated as we work to get it into good mechanical condition for his 17th birthday. Look forward to chatting, Rick.

seat cupra heated seat fit It was a while ago that I did this retrofit myself, I pulled together a bunch of useful links, one of which I noted for coding, it may be of use. It is off a seat cupra forum but should work:

Found it, scroll to 4 mins 50 ish

I agree on the diesel or small petrol engines.. Incidentally if you turn the heater to full hot and keep revs below 1500 they dont overheat when stuck so you can get it to a workshop. I was looking at a EA 888 Gen3 B, The pump is on the gearbox side and run from a rubber belt. The plastic housings crack (bit like something they were smoking when it was designed) causing minor leaks initially, then easily spotted pink crystal formation from the Evo coolant. You need a flexible inspection camera to see them without stripping parts off in the early stages. Look at BAZ Merideths YouTube channel where he did a pump on an L&K in the last year or so, shows the housing cracking up close.

I see I dont have obd eleven I want activate on VCDS

Dont suppose theres an auto power off setting or something similar in radio. The radio may have reset to default if battery was disconnected so isnt rebooting after ignition? Alasdair

I need this doing and have been quoted £1600 by a local indy specialist.... do you mind sharing details of your garage?

I would not have specified DCC, but it came on the dealer's demonstrator that I ended up buying. I find it quite useful and versatile.

It's not straightforward at all, Fabia block had been modified quite substantialy to fit the larger crankshaft. From my memory, a centimeter or so has to be taken off the counterweights to fit into 1.3 block, the axial bearing is on a different main bearing, the timing chain sprocket is different and flywheel has 6 holes instead of 4.

Thanks for the info, I guess I will have to 'suck it and see'. Worst case I suppose I could create an alternative fixing arrangement for the cover with clips or screws but will need to see it on the ground after the pads have gone in. I've ordered the pads although despite showing stock on ebay he has advised that none are available and they are 'In manufacture'. I'm not desperate but may have to look elsewhere at some point if there is no sign of dispatch.

When we collected and drove our new Kodiaq PHEV home the other day we noted that the wife's phone case stopped her phone from sitting flush in against the surface in the wireless charger, but she could not be bothered to remove it from the case to see if the charging would improve from the apparent very slow rate. The blurb for our car says that the wireless chargers are cooled. Will probably experiment with all that when we go on a long trip in just over a week.

I can't find any help about enabling via SD GEM mode. Any help about that?

DCC is amazing if u ask me. It controls both compression and rebound of the shocks, electronically. Multiple levels of shock control - Comfort, Normal & Sport. With the DCC Slider Mod, this increases to 15 levels of shock control. In addition, DCC is also linked to Steering, Braking and Headlights. Mine is still behaving after almost 10 yrs now, despite being lowered for 7+ yrs.

Ive never had DCC, on my second superb and Quite happy with it without. A nice to have from my perspective but I dont know any different! Costs wise its much cheaper to replace struts for standard suspension if anything fails.

I wondered if maybe there was a noise (electrical) suppression component missing from this starter. Can buy clip on ferrite cable filters very cheaply, might be worth trying on radio power wiring, if there's space.