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There is a lot of confusion here... A 2016 car can’t be a 1.5, they didn’t come out until the 2018 model. Front assist (where you have the radar on the front for emergency assistance) is a separate option to ACC, though all cars with ACC have it, many cars only have front assist. Front Assist is standard on the facelift SE-L and I believe the MY17 pre facelift SE-L but ACC never has been. The only specs that had ACC as standard were the FL SE-Tech and L&K. ACC isn’t a plug and play job and even though you have front assist you will still likely need a new ABS pump, rear ABS sensors, a new radar, stalks and ODIS-E activation as the MRR radar’s have FeC’s to deal with. If the car has 2 stalks it has regular cruise. If the car has 3 stalks it has ACC. Unfortunately the odds that your car does have ACC but has the wrong stalks is vanishingly slim. ACC settings are adjustable in the driver assistance menu in the radio and Maxidot. Far more likely the dealer who sold it to you thought that presence of the radar meant it did. You can check with a Skoda dealer who can check the cars PR codes and that’ll show if it has the PR for ACC. As for making an ACC equipped car behave like it has normal CC, (for the avoidance of doubt in case this option is considered) it cannot be done without swapping the radar back to an FA only radar, extensive recoding and even then you will likely be faced with an array of fault lights. ACC coding is present in at least 6 modules on the car.

Hi there folks. After spending a few days lurking about the place, and nearly 2 days alone on SashaGraces' build thread, I thought I should say my hellos and begin my participation on here. Bought a 2014 VRS Combi just before Christmas and the return of an inner-county travel ban over here. Came off a night shift, spent 4.5 hours on 2 trains to finally see my Wagon in the metal before driving 2 hours home - it was oh so worth it. It's already had some changes, and given i can never leave a vehicle alone it will no doubt see more changes in time. I hope to keep this for at least 3 years, which is a long time for me. The car is replacing an old E46 BMW 318Ci, and won out when I'd narrowed my choices down to a VRS or Mitsubishi Shogun. Anyway, enough waffle from me, here she is. Build thread to follow in time so I can keep a diary of progress. Immediate plans are reversing camera, wind deflectors and dash cam.

Should clear after driving a few yards/ metres.

Wow. Is this how not to do it. Looks a right mess

Today`s job.

Hello. Wino is correct, the Karoq takes both types of fuses. According to my Owner Manual (pg 291, 292) the cigar lighter (also called 12v socket in the Manual) is fuse #40 and looks to be one of the longer ones. Advise you check the Owner manual for your model just to make sure as things may be different to mine Hope this helps?

yep makes sense, so it's basically bull****.

One advantage of the torch over a phone is that it's magnetic so you can stick it to a metal surface and have both hands free. Handy if you have to fiddle with stuff under the bonnet.

Almost certainly coincidence. Get fault code read and go from there rather than guessing.

It could have been hooky oil in a Mannol container, that can happen with Oil bought on Ebay or anyplace in a Castrol , Mobile or any container, fraudsters are about.

Flashing spanner means your transmission control module logged some static or intermittent errors. Before making any conclusions you will need to read those TCM error codes either with VCDS or OBDeleven or any other solution capable to read vag's transmission modules. More likely you will see some hydraulic pressure related errors which will most likely lead to mechatronic unit replacement. dont ignore flashing spanner go to diagnostic asap

Howdy Gaz

I use the Carista app to tell me which bulb has failed. This is very small part of this app, which can do much more. Only the driver's side fog light is lit on VAG cars to avoid confusion with brake lights.

With a 1.2 performance is hardly a consideration either, his other thread is concerned about efficiency, wide tyres will increase drag substantially, reducing performance and efficiency even further as well as making wet grip a serious issue in such a lightweight car.

managed to get out with a couple mates who I met in the trail. very muddy and cold but ended up doing a quick 8 miles

Wheels and Lowering clearance - Skoda Fabia Mk I - BRISKODA

I have adjustable shocks. I want to get rid of sidewall flex in the cornering.

You can’t really compare them. VCDS is pretty user friendly, VCP isn’t. VCDS has free lifetime updates, VCP requires a yearly subscription (for updates). VCDS customer service is second to non, VCP is like pulling teeth. Yes you can do more with VCP, but I rarely use it (must get round to selling it TBH).

Mine is the BMS engine which the site suggested by Wino is 4.2 litres capacity. Ensure the oil is correct spec due to the DPF fitted to the Greenline.

Not all ABS pumps will take that change unfortunately. My vRS has a basic MK100 pump which will not accept the change for ACC even without follow to stop. Some people will get away without changing the pump, if you have self parking (PLA 3.0) for example you will likely have the right pump anyway but on the whole, it’s a gamble. Changing the pump on a petrol car is easy, on a diesel car it involves removing an engine mount.

The problem with our gearbox not engaging seems to have been due to a low voltage on the battery - good enough to start the engine but not enough to satisfy the electronics! I was surprised they were so sensitive but the gears worked OK when the battery was recharged. I am waiting for next time the battery loses power so that I can prove (or disprove) this theory.

I have already purchased this for 20$ with lifetime warranty.

Good to remember our hot hatch history. My First Golf Gti mk1 brings back some great memories . God it was a great car for the time.

Did the previous driver use a turntable to help them get onto the seat and then turn into the driving position? That could put unusual load/stress onto the seat base.

Could the wind deflectors for front windows maybe help? In my former car i experienced that the noise came from the A-Beams, but it might just as wall has been from the side windows. http://www.superskoda.com/Skoda/SUPERB-III/Superb-III-FRONT-wind-rain-deflector-set

If it helps, Mk1 Fabia vRS wheel specs were: 205/45R16 82V 6.5Jx16 ET45 5x100

I agree. However, my main goal is achieving better handling. Thick and narrow tyre (such as the one I have now) has a lot of flex in cornering. My current profile is 23.1 inch diameter total (rim + tyre). I have taken measurements and I can go to about 25 inch comfortably. So the thickness will be there, that's not the problem. My concern is whether wider wheel (7inch) with the same offset (35mm) as stock 5 inch wheel will fit on the brakes. I found that Fabia models also come with 6 inch ET 37 and ET43. I'm just not sure if it will fit 7 inch ET35 (because this will cause the rim to stick out by 1 inch). I am not concerned about the wrong speedometer reading due to overall diameter increase (however it will probably be precisely on point when I increase it).

I'd suggest asking them how they get round TD1 codes. I've heard the same thing that they can now avoid the ECU throwing codes from other tuners, including the guy who mapped my Golf and my Yeti but I'm not entirely convinced. https://forums.ross-tech.com/index.php?threads/18508/

Thanks, bought obdeleven with pro licence, now slowly collecting free points 😁. Just for anyone who wants reset to variable oil service with obd11: don't go through the aps, it will change to fixed interval and you will waste your credits. Reset oil service through coding and change oil quality to highest. This will reset service interval to variable. Happy christmas!

You can change the LED's and have a different colour, that is easy to do. I did it in my company car so I had blue light rather than white

Hi Nick, Those cheshire farm dogs I was welcomed by a wolf hound many years ago.... I was like 6 and it was odd looking up at a dog. I got back in the van PDQ. Sandbach was my old school Now as to scratches, umm, t-cut likewise only ever used on older solid colours, when they applied a decent thickness of paint too. I'm going to move this to styling/care as it's more likely to get a wiser pair of eyes than mine. Scratches after all are universal across all models.

new grips work

My New Superb 1.5 TSi 150 DSG SEL Estate in Petrol blue. It’s the 2nd Superb I’ve had, the previous one being an identical specification 2019 pre facelift Model in Candy White. I specified the following options- LED Ambient interior light pack Heated Steering wheel I did also Specify The Beige leather instead of black and also Traffic sign recognition but the Factory misbuilt it and these were not fitted! I didn’t want to wait months for another built so I accepted the car as it was. Does anyone know if the Traffic sign Recognition can be coded in with something like Carista or similar?...

Another job ticked off the list today, despite it being a track car, it is also used on the road and the distinct lack of a radio was getting irritating. There's only so many times you can listen to vroooom tschhhhhh before it gets a bit samey so I liberated my trusty Kenwood from the loft and now we have tunes Little bit of a faff to get it working as the standard radio wiring has been hacked about with and originally the car came with all the Bose kit so it ended up being easier to just run some new wires from the fuse board under the dash. Anyway, all up and running and journeys that are longer than just nipping down the shops are a bit less lonely now.

Finally got round to having the detachable tow bar and the ebaich 30mm springs fitted. I have to say car looks far better and more sport / factory look which is what I was hoping for as I never wanted something looking lowered into the rim etc. Before After along with a quick wash using anachem Articulate, snow foam, gleam and hybrid qd. It comes up great everytime since I machined it.

Short story: 235/45R17 fits nicely on my stock suspension Octavia 1.8T. Also looks nice and aggresive on Avus Audi S3 17" rims (wider and more offset than stock 17" spyder rims), my intention of keeping the car as a sleeper just went down the drain. Before/after pics below. Long story: So after running around the whole year incognito mode, steel 15" rims 195/65R15 w/o hubcaps, enjoying myself, and faces of unsuspecting BMW drivers - I've done the famous AUM stage 1 remap to 210 hp after which the tyres can't handle the acceleration in first two gears, and made the car almost impossible to accelerate/drive when raining so I had to do something about the grip. The idea was to get ANY cheapo/trash/dank - undamaged 17" rim to fit the standard 225/45R17, I really wanted some Fe rims (again, incognito-sleeper style), but they don't exist in 57,1 5x100 dimensions (there is a 5x100 17" steel rim, but it's for some huge Renault, and I think it's only for the spare wheel, making the rim witdh in range of lol-J). There is a lot to choose in 16" region, but 205 is just too small for the power the car makes, IMHO. I even looked into 215 combinations in 16" and not only there is no performance tyre in this dimension, it's ridiculously expensive. Mind you, I'm running standard setup on all four corners - Bilstein B4 shocks, Bilstein OEM springs - no lowering, I was a click away to order the heightened springs!! I'm never going to be a style-slave, laughing while just casually cruising over speedbumps whereas dropped GTI's/Type-R's/RS's have to do the diagonal idle+clutch maneuvers I also fancied the idea of fitting larger tyres on it, 235/45R17, my flow of thought was the following, pros/cons: + more grip ofcourse + more offset/scrub radius - more initial turn-in, responsiveness on the steering wheel + more accurate speedo + keeping comfort (decent sidewall) + less wear + overall height of car increased, again more comfort + tyre "attack angle" smaller, making it easier to run over obstacles (eg. curbs, speed-bumps), again, even more comfort (you probably noticed a pattern, I'm anti-style oriented, pro-sleeper/comfort style :)) + visually I always liked seeing fat-meaty tyres in the back + only slightly more expensive than 225/45R17 - very little experience on Octavia mk1 + that tyre combo, some say it fit's others say it doesn't - much heavier - slower acceleration - possible rubbing - worse fuel consumption (it's LPG-ed and it's dirt cheap here in Croatia) Anyway, I managed to snatch a great deal on original 17" Audi S3 "Avus" Alu rims (made by Ronal, Made in Germany), bonus points: they are 6 mm more offset and 0.5J wider than standard rims 17" Spyders, making way for wider tyre! All the calculations point to no rubbing with 235/45R17 ( https://www.wheel-size.com/calc/?wheel1=195-65-15X6ET38&wheel2=235-45-17X7.5ET32&fcl=50mm&scl=50mm&wcl=30mm&sr=0mm left is my standard setup, right is Avus). But a real life test is needed, I don't want to risk spending €€€'s and putting new summer 235's just to find out they don't fit/rub! So I also managed to snatch winter tyres dirt cheap (almost free), Hankook Winter iCept 235/45R17 DOT2016 halfway worn - perfect for testing out the setup - if it fits, great, if it doesn't I spent a few hours and a few bucks demistifying it. Putting on just the rim on the car was a shock, when lifted, viusally seems like ~2 cm more than outline of car, ouch - on the inside though, quite a lot of space; the guys at the wheel shop rolled they eyes constantly We fitted the tyre rim combo, dropped the car, did a run around the lot full lock..... Purrrrfect, no rubbing, and when car is sitting on it's own it's just right, slightly out of car outline, this will be a slight pain to homologate tho. Inital impressions after a few runs: +/- wheels are a stunner, so much for my incognito/sleeper preferences, honestly, looks much more aggressive than the RS... I guess I'll deal with it. + very soft and controlled wheelhop, car doesn't want to break apart when you loose grip + comfortable + better turn-in, much less wobbly car - awfully heavy, steel rims+tyre 16.6 kg, alu rims+tyre 22.4 kg, ouch, you can see the pictures below, but I'll write up for any google search guys to stumble upon this, I find it invaluable info: - 235/45R17 Hankook Winter iCept 1/2 worn: 10.5 kg - Audi S3 Ronal Alu 17" rims: 11.7 kg - 17" above tyre+rim combo: 22.4 kg - 15" stock steel rim + 195/65R15 Pirelli P7 combo: 16.6 kg - noticeably "slower", feeling is the inital throttle response is much lazier, not so agressive as on 15"; can't really blame it, the car couldn't even accelerate before Didn't try the twisties yet, but the idea is to run around a few weeks and notice how the car behaves and if there will be no rubbing in spring get the Goodyears F1 Assy 5 in 235/45R17. @Madket

Greenline 1.6 TDI

This thread would suggest that the worst thing about this executive sized car is that it is on the same common platform as the VW Golf. You can only do so much by varying spring & damper rates & if you look at the part numbers the same items are used across all the models, the two vehicles at the extreme ends of the range really should not be sharing the same suspension set up.

I spent 2 years faffing about trying to decide which car to buy, and in the end I settled on a car I liked, but I realise it's a trade-off compromise car and doesn't quite tick all the boxes I wanted a car to tick for me. Anything wrong with a car can be fixed. Test drive a few examples of the car and see if you like it. If you do, then base your decision on that. The VAG 2.0 TDI engine is excellent and is nice to drive in a vRS. There can be issues with the DPF if you don't give the car a good run regularly, as well as other potential faults, but that can be said for any vehicle. My advice is to do your due diligence, but don't over-think it. As for the whole emissions/power-loss fiasco, a remap can sort all that out. Find an nice example with a solid service history at a sensible price, buy, drive and enjoy. (My own tip is to look at the tyres: People who buy budget tyres normally skimp on servicing too.)

Had my car less than 2 weeks and i've kerbed the alloys already! I'm gutted. Its the Grey Gemini alloys on the VRS. Does anyone know the colour code for the grey?

yes my fabia also had them but now seems you get them other hooks that are a bit **** tbh

Looking at the online reviews, the one on the right seems to be for the tow bar release. I can't find one that shows the one on the left but could it be to disable the sensors if towing or something similar? I have the tow bar specced on mine so I'll feedback then but no delivery date yet.

Not only that but the 3-door has been dropped. 5-door only now.

Yeah thanks for that I'll see if they will take it there see yeah its been serviced through them just the last service which was done by independent Thank you classic