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If they'd just driven a lap of the car park all those warnings would've gone out on their own, without all the faff.

Any fault in the park aid system would stop it working "imo" Need to get that sensor replaced.

Not possible as yet to display this way but could come with firmware updates. I’d also like it especially when driving more enthusiastically.

The Best example of the Worst of New Tech is demonstrated with the VW ID3. As reviewed by many Journalists. Lane Assist being the most common complaint. I drive right hand drive cars and being right handed have a problem using touch screens in the middle of the car and also at a stretch. I would give my right hand to ambidextrous.

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/volkswagen-id-4-sale-uk-£37800

Great advice. Systems just need to reset themselves and all will be well.

Blacked out all the badges and emblems today.

This. Or pull the horn fuse out. That's what I did. It flagged a single horn fault on vcds (which doesn't matter of course!)

If your car is over ten years old then simply replace all the standard shocks with new ones, yours will be tired and that makes for a poor ride.

its not sovmuch the power as it is the torque to get out of trouble if thats the safest escape route. staged licensing makes sense. cutting peoples power when it may be needed is dangerous, so if thats the route being chosen there needs to be an option for a temporary manual override for emergency use - have it set you only get a max 5 overrides per 2000km driven

I'm not sure bhp has a lot to do with it. I really don't feel safe in cars or bikes with low hp. If you consider the safety cross when driving, low power or in this case auto speed restriction, removes one direction of travel from me to esacape danger. I have absolutely accelerated out of danger and having a more powerful car has enabled me to do that. However, power is nothing without control, I'd support a motorcycle like license. i.e. you must be qualified to drive a car of a certain power (or power to weight to be pendantic). I'm sure many people can drive in a hideously unsafe way with 60hp and tbh I think the vast majority of stupid driving I've seen has been done in cars/vans of low to average performance.

Quick update on the car, its being prepped for primer then paint. Bumpers are in primer already. So long as they don't get an urgent insurance repair in it will be done for the end of Feb.

No.

Can't wait to see pictures!

So, on rechecking with the Tow Bar company, they were initially confident but digging deeper have established that, unless tow bar preparation was done during the build, it is not an easy job to install an after market tow bar. After going back to the dealer I bought the car from, we agreed on 3 options. Return the car, swap the car for one with either a tow bar or at least the preparation or they fit the tow bar at cost. They would do any of the 3, so in the end we plumped for option no. 3. They would fit the tow-bar. This included them picking up the car from my house some 134 miles away, leaving a courtesy car for 2 days, and then dropping the car back when completed. The price - £830 pounds - which is allegedly is below their cost price with no labour charge. Still out of pocket compered to after market, but at least the benefit of a dealer completed warranty. Why or Why has Skoda made it this difficult and expensive to get a simple job of a tow-bar fitted! Thanks to everyone for their comments / feedback. Invaluable in this instance.

Welcome. You do not say the cars age or mileage. There is no advantage of going to a Skoda Main Dealer over a VW Group Independent that will do the work and not just charge for doing it even if they do not. Personally i would not put my car to Kwik Fit even if they were paying me £100 to let them do the service.

Unless you get an error on the dash too or some other weird behaviour don't worry too much. OBDEleven will occasionally show "faults" that are not real, but rahter a temporary status of the module that sends out a false alarm.

I've still got problems with the Matrix LED lights! I think someone on another post said that Skoda we're still working on that for driving on the left hand side ... 😞

Cheers for the advice iv put a s2000 filter on and its been fine so far i purely did it just for the sound and the fact that it only cost me £14 but so far im loving the more deeper engine not.

As I posted previously, the car was in for the update and everything seems to be fixed apart from the KPH/MPH, customer services contacted me to say they were still working on a solution for that and they would contact the garage when it's available.

Heater resistor. This video shows the replacement on a VW Up, and is on a LHD car so you'll need to mirror some bits for RHD. The amount of trim removal necessary for access on a Citigo, and the method of such removal may well be different too, but the resistor will be in the same position between fan and pollen filter. How to Remove Heater Blower Motor Resistor VW UP - YouTube

@mac11irl @Lee01 @steved83 @chimaera @lol-lol @CJJE UPDATE - After 7 days the package has finally began to move. Lets see how long it takes now 🤞

My local Skoda Service Centre started at £600 for cambelt and water pump or £500 for just cambelt then offered to reduce by £50 if I arranged it by end of January. I pushed them on this a bit and they then agreed to £450 for cambelt and water pump. Seems a good price to me but not sure how you check to make sure they have actually done both when I get it back!

Sorry for your disappointment, I guess I've got that to come next week when ours goes in for the 3rd time to resolve these issues. It really is amazing that Skoda appear to adopt such a laissez-faire attitude to accepting and fixing these issues.

Hi I've not disconnected battery at all, I've not coded radio in coz i don't know how to, Radio all working except when put in reverse it used to come up on radio now it doesn't. Just done another scan and its say left park sensor faulty would that stop it working though radio. Here's the last scan i did Address 01: Engine Labels: 038-906-019-AXR.lbl Part No: 038 906 019 NS Component: 1,9l R4 EDC G000SG 0984 Coding: 00102 Shop #: WSC 13765 VCID: 75E1075F4F34EDB6B75-4A9C TMBDG65J2A3143050 SKZ7Z0I5672697 No fault code found. Readiness: 0 0 1 1 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 03: ABS Brakes Labels: 6R0-907-37x-ABS80.lbl Part No SW: 6R0 907 379 J HW: 6R0 907 379 J Component: ABS 8.0 front H06 0003 Revision: 00000000 Serial number: 00000000000000 Coding: 0002193 Shop #: WSC 13765 790 00000 VCID: 4581B79F0F543D36E75-5000 No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 08: Auto HVAC Labels: Redir Fail! Part No: 5J0 907 044 A Component: CLIMAtronic SK25 0608 Shop #: WSC 00000 000 00000 VCID: 285F1E2B9806C05EFC3-50E6 No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 09: Cent. Elect. Labels: 6Qx-937-049-C.lbl Part No: 6Q1 937 049 F Component: 0000 BN-SG. 2S36 Coding: 25742 Shop #: WSC 13765 VCID: 3E73D8733A826EEEA6F-5000 2 Faults Found: 01300 - Control Module for Navigation with CD-Rom (J401) 49-00 - No Communications 01304 - Radio 49-00 - No Communications ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 15: Airbags Labels: 6Q0-909-605-VW5.lbl Part No: 1C0 909 605 F Component: QA AIRBAG VW61 Q5Q6 0004 Coding: 20801 Shop #: WSC 13765 VCID: 275D1D17C518CF26F59-5000 No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 17: Instruments Labels: 5J0-920-xxx-17.clb Part No: 5J0 920 941 C Component: KOMBIINSTR. V2802506 Coding: 18404 Shop #: WSC 13765 VCID: 2B55E127D9F0EB46111-5072 No Faults Found or DTCs not supported by controller or a communication error occurred ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 19: CAN Gateway Labels: 6N0-909-901-19.lbl Part No: 6N0 909 901 Component: 000J GATEWAY CAN 2S36 Coding: 00014 Shop #: WSC 13765 VCID: F0EFB64BB056489EE43-5000 2 Faults Found: 01300 - Control Module for Navigation with CD-Rom (J401) 49-00 - No Communications 01304 - Radio 49-00 - No Communications ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 25: Immobilizer Labels: 5J0-920-xxx-25.clb Part No: 5J0 920 941 C Component: IMMOBILIZER V2802506 Coding: 18404 Shop #: WSC 13765 VCID: 2B55E127D9F0EB46111-50E6 TMBDG65J2A3143050 SKZ7Z0I5672697 No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 44: Steering Assist Labels: 6Q0-423-156.clb Part No: 6R0 423 156 A Component: LenkhilfeTRW V275 Coding: 10110 Shop #: WSC 13765 VCID: 2E53E833EAE29E6E36F-5000 No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 46: Central Conv. Labels: 6Q0-959-433.lbl Part No: 5J0 959 433 A Component: 05 Komfortgerát 0001 Coding: 00018 Shop #: WSC 13765 VCID: 3169F34FFBDC81962BD-4A3A No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 56: Radio (J503) Labels: 5M0-035-1xx-56.clb Part No SW: 5J0 035 161 A HW: 5J0 035 161 A Component: Radio 007 0014 Revision: R0007000 Serial number: SKZAZ4I0077824 Coding: 05000400000600 Shop #: WSC 13765 790 00000 VCID: 204F060B3036381EB43-5000 No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 76: Park Assist Labels: 5J0-919-283.lbl Part No: 5J0 919 283 A Component: Einparkhilfe 0001 Revision: 00012000 Serial number: 09112237230974 Coding: 0001110 Shop #: WSC 13765 790 00000 VCID: 306FF64BA0D6889E243-50E6 1 Fault Found: 01545 - Sensor for Parking Aid; Rear Left (G203) 003 - Mechanical Failure - Intermittent End ---------------------------------------------------------------------

So I've received the car back and it doesn't appear to have fixed anything. I've let the garage know that they need to get in touch with a firm plan on when to fix or else get started with a like-for-like replacement or refund. The aftersales manager has been in touch to say he's looking into it.

There are companies out there, who remove the internals of the DPF, clear the software, etc and charge around the price of a forced regen... I am NOT suggesting you do this but if done properly, it is almost impossible to detect and as long as the car is serviced well and you use a good quality product such as Cataclean just prior to a fresh MOT, it won't cause an MOT fail. I am in NO WAY suggesting you do this, just giving you some information!

Damn, that's unlucky!

Carlston is correct in saying the Greenline is lowered although I believe it was by 20mm. It was a part go their efforts to lower drag and increase MPG. They also had different size, lower resistance tyres, a larger under tray and a few with cutting details, along with different gear ratios. I would stick to the proper lowered size suspension, if I were you and needed to replace it. After that, you may well want to go down the "Sound deadening" Route with those kits or sticky mats that are available as by cutting sound, you will find the drive less fatiguing, particularly if you drive long distances or for extended periods. Generally, I find the car to be reasonably comfortable with the biggest gripe perhaps as it being a bit harsh if you hit speed bumps/potholes etc too fast/hard. This is more down to observations and driving style, which only you can improve! Plusher, quality shocks will help though, if you have the budget but if driving poorly, they will also become horrible in a short space of time. Standard shocks on most street cars are a compromise between comfort and durability, and of course, cost!

@StuH78, can please describe in more detail what you actually did with your panoramic roof in spring last year? I mean did you removed panoramic roof entirely from the car and opened/cleaned joints with new sealant or butyl tape? Or did you added glue, when panoramic roof was attached to the car? My Captain Tollys Cure fix still works, but I´m preparing myself to tear down.

I will be having the car fixed at a garage, it looks too fiddly for my temper...lol

There was a post today re the new Skoda Kamiq Monte Carlo trim, and Autocar were not impressed in one regard "but manual HVAC knobs on a near-£28,000 small Skoda seem a bit mean to us." Err no. Proper heater controls are much easier to use! To my mind they should have written "even though it costs any eyewatering £28k for a relatively small car, at least its got proper heater controls and a real handbrake!" Sadly, they have done away with real dials and installed a small ipad instead. I have just had a look on Skoda UK website, and apparently all Octavia now have a whole host of technical gubbins fitted. Even the base model has: Virtual Cockpit with 10.25" display, Hill start assist, Light and rain sensor, Rear parking sensors with manoeuvre assist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7dhp2crYzc DAB digital radio Bluetooth Wireless SmartLink for Apple Car Play only (wired for Android Auto and mirrorlink) Electronic parking brake eCall https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/2015/nineteen-eighty-four-by-george-orwell.html OK. So, now I realise the current Octi is not for me as it has far too much tech fitted. How about the lovely Fabia? Surely, even in my favoured boggo/poverty spec steel wheel trim version will be free of all this unwanted junk fitted right? 'Front assist' fitted as standard! Even the most basic car now brakes for me. A quick search of Briskoda and the net confirms that these are not without their problems. Oh dear. Hey it's just a forum, and my opinion. Some will argue for the safety benefit of Autonomous Emergency Braking, questionable.

Oh God... Ranger Wildtrack

Exactly Some people reported that update takes more that one our. But interface is awful. While update you cant understand is it in process or not. You just need to keep head unit on for some time (you can continue using car). And after some time you'll se new map version in system info. At least that's how it works for us in Russia. But we don't have Skoda Connect. Maybe if you have it, update from flash drive is disabled (but I'm pretty sure that it's not).

The Diamond cut is alloy with a Lacquer coating. Look for a matching silver on a paint rack in halfords or motor factors, or get some Silver Nail Varnish and do an invisible repair. You can even use clear nail varnish as a quick protective coat. Choices of nail varnishes can be very good for getting colour matches for quick repairs to stop corrosion until you do permanent repairs of wheels, paint chips etc. You can get a few colours at a £1 a pop and then removing to use prepare and use paint is dead easy.

I have had multiple cars with DSG, and now have the 1 litre +DSG in one car (not a Fabia). Your driving is very much like mine was (in outer London suburbs during rush hour, prior to lockdown) Normally just left it in D, once I did look at the gear indicator and counted and realised it did about 120 gear changes during each journey due to traffic lights. There were a couple of 3 way and 4 way lights where I would put it into N (as I knew it would be about 80-100 seconds before lights went green) Never needed S mode in busy rush hour traffic (and London commuters are heavy footed away from lights). I only ever use S mode on country roads if I need to overtake as it gives quicker acceleration. (Just flick gearstick back to change between D and S) You can move gearstick to side and use manual mode, but having tried it, never bothered again Fuel consumption varies due to traffic, I used to get about 42-43mpg typically during rush hour, but same route off peak would get 50-53mpg. On one occasion was accident, took twice as long and only got 34mpg. Out in the country on open roads can easily get 52+ mpg, although does fall a bit if you do 75+mph I normally use premium unleaded as the 1.0 tsi pulls better at low revs with it, the mpg seems to be about 10-13% better with it (so if extra price is less than 10% more, then you save overall). I leave a/c on all year, as the dryer helps with clearing screen even when heating on.

Took my Octavia in for a service on Monday and when i collected it, they had printed out a complete service history for me including any additional work or inspections that had been done, so I am sure your dealer could supply a print out if requested?

I've now had three Skodas with DSG, an Octavia Estate, a Yeti (both 2L diesels) and currently a Fabia MC 1.2 Tsi. Simply put, the DSG does everything for you, so select D and go. No, don't slip into N when in a traffic crawl unless you know you're going to be stationary for a tedious longtime. If it's slow moving, just take your foot off the brake and let it pull itself away, only use the accelerator if you need to go faster. If you get to a really busy junction and need to be quick off the mark, select sports mode, otherwise there's little to do except select D, N, R or P. Realistic consumption is low 40s for town driving and low 50s on a run. It really depends on how spirited you drive, of course: we're all different! I never turn off the aircon: it conditions the air, so why turn it off! I turn the lights on at lighting up time because the Fabia has led daytime driving lights that light up automatically when you turn on the ignition.

See if these links help. https://eshop.skoda-auto.cz/en_CZ/alloy-wheel-antia-16-for-fabia-iii-rapid/p/5JA071496C+FL8 http://www.oemepc.com/skoda/part_single/catalog/sk/markt/CZ/modell/FAB/year/2016/drive_standart/797/hg_ug/601/subcategory/601060/part_id/2543668/lang/e The OEM part number is cast into the back of the alloy rim. It will look something like 5JA071496C FL8 The last three digits is the colour code. So in the example above, FL8 is the colour code. FL8 is metallic black. All the possible colour codes might be cast into the back of the alloy rim. This is so that the manufacturer only has to make one casting.

For the Fabia MK2 1.4TDi, the standard front springs have OEM part number 6Q0411105AK and the standard rear springs have OEM part number 6Q0511115K Standard Front Springs with OEM part number 6Q0411105AK Kilen 23108 Lesjofors 4085709 Standard Rear Springs with OEM part number 6Q0511115K Kilen 63106 Lesjofors 4285707 These two makes are available on ebay for about £20 each. There are other big name brands, but often they will be about £30 each. Kilen and Lesjofors are actually the same springs, just different brand names. They are both made in the same factory in Sweden.

The Greenline models have sports suspension. This is 15mm lower than standard and makes for a harder ride. You could change the springs to standard and keep the shock absorbers that are on the car, or change to both standard springs and shock absorbers. What OEM part numbers do your front and rear springs have? Or attach a photo of your car's build codes and someone could look the OEM part numbers up. Choice of tyre size makes a big difference to ride comfort. What size tyres have you got fitted? If you have 15" tyres, then changing down to 14" will make a big difference. If you are have 16" tyres, then changing down to 14" or 15" will make a big difference. What tyre pressures are you using? According to wheel-size.com the Fabia MK2 1.4TDi was fitted with 165/70R14 or 185/60R14 tyres as standard. Skoda Fabia 2008 1.4TDI – Generation: Mk2 5J [2007 .. 2014] [EUDM] – Power: 79 hp | 59 kW | 80 PS – Engine: BNV, I4, Diesel – Center Bore: 57.1 mm – Wheel Fasteners: Lug bolts – Thread Size: M14 x 1.5 – Trim Production: [2007 .. 2010] Tire Rim PCD 165/70R14 85T 5Jx14 ET35 5x100 2.2 / 2.1 185/60R14 82T 6Jx14 ET37 5x100 2.2 / 2.1 185/55R15 82T 6Jx15 ET43 5x100 2.1 195/55R15 85H 6Jx15 ET43 5x100 2.1 195/50R15 82H 6Jx15 ET43 5x100 2 / 2.1 205/45R16 83V 6.5Jx16 ET43 5x100 2 / 2.1 https://www.wheel-size.com/size/skoda/fabia/2008/

4 times on the same car !?! Wow! Aren't you a kind of 'black cat' ?

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/489549-speed-i-items-to-be-fitted-to-all-new-cars-by-2022

Still £180, near Worcester.

These gizmos put me off buying a new car. My Roomster is the last of the 'dumb' models and I am keeping it

this is going to be soooo cool

@Eddie-NL knows his stuff. I'd call him a master tech when it comes to electronic modules. Good result for you someone was able to check what they should of done in the first place!