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Good idea that I don't think has any chance of happening officially. Anyone can do it by choice though, obviously.

Ditto. My late dad was a heart transplant patient. The transplant gave him over 20 years of happy & active life he wouldn't have had. Just thought I'd mention it out of interest as I can relate to heart stuff as we went through a lot with him.

On my Kodiaq it’s on the fuel flap..

All together now... "You may sayyy I'm a dreamer, But I'm no the only one"... 😁

It sounds like the ABS is kicking in unnecessarily, possible causes can include an intermittently failing wheel speed sensor, uneven tyre wear or even a dodgy wheel bearing, different sized tyres can also do it.

and after all the hard work - MOT passed 😀 couple of advisories to deal with, o/s/f brake binding slightly, n/s/r spring corroded, "corrosion to underbody components" and repairs covered in underseal (understandably) - time to enjoy some top down fun, then onto sorting the external bodywork out (lots of small dents and stonechips plus a new n/s/r outer arch)

Really going to rub salt into the wounds of those waiting a long time. Just picked up Kodaiq number 2, after the error with the first one. First one collected (with the wrong colour interior) mid Jan. Pick up its replacement today so 16 weeks between the two.

It's always seems to be the luck of the draw with batteries. Mine is 9 yrs old and I've always used start/stop.

I've changed both sides and posted on MK1 Fabia about the place I bought mine from( DEPO ONES). I'm trying to find the post /remember the firm ,but their price was a lot less than Carparts4 less. TMB might remember the post as he helped me finding the right ones and a few others liked the price. ( post was circa OCT last year as I changed both for MOT) . ETA - before removing /replacing bottom bolt ( the one close to bumper) I found it usefull to tie a bit of string round the bolt ,as it's only too easy to drop it . And playing with the plastic spacer thing on same bolt makes it easier to fit bolt a space is limited. ( saves messing around with bumper fixings.

Not really; using start/stop seems very likely to shorten a battery's life compared to not doing so.

@Pete_Ex-Wino of you are right. Does seem to be an issue that gremlins occur with a depleted battery. However that doesn't remove the need for proper diagnosis (and repair) of source issues. I was merely passing on what I had seen from other users. For what it's worth I disabled stop/start on my Octavia for much of the 3½ years I had it and was still working fine when I re-enabled it before sale. It was over 6 years old at the time so goes against my battery age theory.

I normally drive between 50 and 60 on dual carriageways locally and the consumption gets in to the mid 50s and even higher on a run. I am old enough to remember the oil crisis in the 70s when we all drove at 50mph to save money and fuel. Today I am passed by faster drivers who hammer along without any care about the cost and I wonder how they spend the five minutes they save after reaching their destination.

Also assume it's a typo with 2005? Should it be 2015? If so at 7 years old it could easily be end of life for the battery. I'm sure the consensus on here is roughly 5 years for these modern stop/start batteries.

Depending on the market, Skoda offers (well they used to back in 2017.....) up to 3 suspension grades:- 1. Standard suspension (std shocks, std springs) 2. Sports suspension (std shocks, 10mm lower springs) 3. Adaptive suspension (DCC shocks, 10mm lower springs) With Sportline models (if equipped with DCC), we've been able to confirm that it's the same DCC shocks, based on part numbers. Not sure if the DCC software parameters differs for Sportline variants. Haven't been able to confirm if springs physically differ.

The thing is though you have a theoretical car on order that you’ve waited for over a year and odds are you will wait another year for. It might never arrive. If I was you, I’d forget the fact you got an amazing deal, because an amazing deal on a car that is never coming or comes two years later isn’t much of an amazing deal. I’d go elsewhere or find something else. Or stick with what I had. Because the deal is not a deal without a car. You don’t seem particularly fussed on a Kodiaq either. There is no way I’d wait over a year, still have no build date and not cancel and so something else. And I am genuinely excited for a Kodiaq, but still in your shoes I’d be walking immediately.

Big changes in the world of my little Fabia... First on the list... rust... I was pressure washing the car, went to do the sill and all the paint came off at a million miles an hour. I was gutted at first. I do see a benefit here as it allowed me to drown that area in Hammerite's Kurust and then slap a dollop of Flamenco Red touch-up pen paint on it. In terms of s***e paintwork, I've also developed another bout of lacquer peel under the other headlight. Again, could get it done properly, or I'll wait till the bumper is really bad then swap it for another one. Aye, it's effing hideous, but it should keep that little bit at bay, or make me feel better about it. I've said that if it gets to 20 years old then I'll look at getting it sorted professionally since it'll be a "classic" by then, allegedly. That's quite a daunting thought... It definitely deserves a bit more love as I'd hate to see it turn into a right rotten banger, so more on that much, much later. Next thing that was on my list was to finally pull a finger out my backside and sort the air conditioning out because it didn't work. At all. Which is bad in summer. DAMHIK. So in it went to Auld Arnie Shark today (since my Mum gets staff discount) to get the air conditioning serviced and re-gassed. Believe me, it's like a bloody fridge now. Never want to leave the car anymore! I'm very pleased, they've also cleaned it inside and out along with I reckon they've been spraying some lubricant on the console bushes or something as they're not as bad as they were when I dropped the car off. It doesn't feel as much like a rickety auld shed now, it feels a lot newer, like a nearly 62,000 mile car should, instead of feeling like a rolling death trap. Finally, I'll bring this post to a close with another modification that I've completed, as what else could I be doing at 19:30 at night?! I've always preferred the pre-facelift rear lights for the Fabia and ever since one of my rear lights got a right nasty scratch then I thought it was worth my while to swap both lights for some pre-facelift lights in a decent condition. So I present to you all, the car as it is now, with the pre-facelift lights. I'm still trying to hunt down a decent condition parcel shelf with the netting underneath, the little pop-out DIN cubby from the Elegance, and some other bits and bobs. I must make a list again of the bits I'd like.

Finally installed😁😁😁😁😁 Man You can hear it

Hi All Not sure if this will be of use to anyone, but I have copied this courtesy of Mr-Fix on Youtube. Below are the current model numbers of the various Infotainment units in the VW group. Admins please remove if I have duplicated a previous post, but it might be useful to have a pinned post updated as new models are released. 3G0 035 021 - MIB2 VW Discover Pro 3G0 035 043 - MIB2 VW Discover Pro 3G0 035 045 - MIB2 VW Discover Pro 3Q0 035 043 - MIB2 VW Discover Pro 3Q0 035 824 C - MIB2 VW Composition Media 3Q0 035 819 - MIB2 VW Composition Media 3Q0 035 846 - MIB2 VW Discover Media (MQB) 3Q0 035 864 - MIB2.5 VW Discover Media (MQB) 3Q0 035 874 - MIB2 VW Discover Media (MQB) 3V0 035 020 - MIB2 Skoda Columbus 3V0 035 021 - MIB2 Skoda Columbus 3V0 035 043 - MIB2 Skoda Columbus 3V0 035 045 - MIB2 Skoda Columbus 3V0 035 046 - MIB2 Skoda Columbus 5C0 035 680 - MIB2 VW Discover Media (PQ) 5E0 035 020 - MIB1 Skoda Columbus 5G0 035 020 - MIB1 VW Discover Pro (Golf MK7) 5G0 035 043 - MIB1 VW Discover Pro (Golf MK7) 5G0 035 819 - MIB1 VW Composition Media (Golf MK7) 5G0 035 844 - MIB1 VW Composition Media (Golf MK7) 5G0 035 846 - MIB1 VW Discover Media (Golf MK7) 5G0 035 858 - MIB1 VW Discover Media (Golf MK7) 5G0 035 864 - MIB1 VW Discover Media (Golf MK7) 5NA 035 022 - MIB2.5 VW Discover Pro 5NA 035 043 - MIB2.5 VW Discover Pro 5Q0 035 874 - MIB2 Skoda Amundsen 5Q0 035 864 - MIB2 Skoda Amundsen

Yes that extension is fine and will fit that socket set as they are both 1/4'' drive.

I'm unable to help either of you with your delusions, but wish you both well.

I've got a boxful of memory modules too, anyone needs anything for old machines its available for postage. Anyone interested I'll spread it out and post a pic.

Wow, blast from the past there. Used to use those when i worked for ICL, back in the mid 90's. Just around the time they started rolling in the FujitsuICL Pentiums.

was that enough to make the light turn off?

Sounds like a very common door wiring loom issue. Try a search as there are plenty of threads already. Sorry, I'm on my mobile and the search options are not as good

same boat order with nationwide early october just get the regurgitated email that order is with the factory but hasnt been accepted yet and they will continue to chase up the order. was qouted may for delivery also leaving the order going for now and on the look out for something else but same problems across the board and demand is higher than supply some the deals for leasing are crazy price wise. so going to buy a shed insure and tax for the year and leave the kodiaq order going and keep eye out for other deals. best of luck with everyone's orders

You'll need a code reader that has more to it than the usual cheap ones used for just reading codes. Usual options suggested on here are VCDS or OBDeleven. Former needs some sort of computer (laptop) and is more expensive to start with. Latter is cheaper and wireless via a phone app. Arguably not as powerful but able to do 99% of what a home timkererererer needs. Unless you can find a local to do the coding you might want to wait till you have access to the required coding equipment before fitting the battery. May not make a difference but I wouldn't want to be doing too many journeys like that in fear of damaging the new unit. Edit: there is a section on this forum of people who have vcds and are willing to share the love usually for a beer or 2. Cheaper than a garage and you get to nerd out with a fellow car nut.

AVIVA renewal popped up for Auto renewal on my van late last night. A crazy 30% more than last year. I went onto a comparison site, Lloyds cover was cheaper than Aviva was this year by 10%. Signed up and paid even though it is 30 days before start date. Went on to AVIVA site and stopped Auto Renewal and said completing this year and then leaving. So today a email thanking me for renewing. Long time holding on, lots of rubbish from the call handler about me renewing and the issue if I cancel. She was told to get on her bike. No need she is working from home. So now nice Emails and easy to access Documents from Lloyds and crappy survey ones from AVIVA. They were so good to deal with in the past. Covid can not excuse everything.

It's also written on the tyre sidewall.

That old OBD reader likely isn't compatible with the CAN bus only diagnostics of the Octavia III. If you do fit a new battery then don't forget to code the battery management system so it knows you have fitted a new battery, otherwise it will still assume the old battery is fitted and still be likely to turn off some systems. If the battery is the same capacity and type all you need to do is change one digit in the serial number field.

Thank you to all for the valuable input. Again, I am ashamed and sorry for the typos (yes, the car 2015 not 2005). Too bad that I am not able to edit the post...Anyway, should probably have waited til after first coffee until typing....🙄 I have a simple and some years old OBD-reader which is supposed to be for VAG vehicles. Used on a Fabia with success earlier but never never on this Octavia. I connected it and despite several attempts, it was not able to communicate with the car. The assumption that the battery is toast after 7 years seems reasonable. While the car was earlier used almost daily, during the pandemic it stood for weeks on end also in winter which hardly did the battery much good. Even if there might be other issues (which I don't hope), putting in a new battery might be a good idea anyway. I do not think there is a parasitic drain. Over Easter the car was parked for 7 days and when I started it at about 5 degC ambient, all went well.

@BigEjit tells us that the design life is ten years on AGMs not sure if same applies to EFBs. That precludes any 'usage accidents' such as letting the battery into a deep discharge state for whatever reason. Would it be fair to say yours has avoided such accidents thus far @ords? What's your usage pattern like (annual mileage, journey types) if you don't mind me asking out of sheer curiosity?

A preview of the new VW MEB software shipping "soon" to existing models. For those that don't know, VW have announced a service campaign to replace the 12V battery with an improved one, upgrade firmware in several hardware modules to make the software updateable over the air (OTA) and install software version 2.4 into the cars. After this, software version 3.0 will arrive via an OTA later in the year.

On a dry clutch DSG DQ200 there should be no creep with a firm brake pedal press as the clutches should be clear. As the brake pedal is lifted the engine rpm should increase slightly from idle and the clutches should move to bite point and you should get creep. If hill hold is activated you will have to wait until it releases. For Wet Clutch models creep more significant but the basic principle is the same. My DQ200 history isn't promising. Fabia 1.2TSi. Replaced clutch pack under warranty due to Judder. Yeti 1.2TSi. Replaced clutch pack under warranty due to Slip. Yeti 1.2TSi. Clutches slipping but returned on lease before repair Octavia 1.6TDi. Clutch Pack, Flywheel, Mechatronic and gear lever replaced under warranty. Our current Fabia 1.0TSi is OK for now. Over the last 15 years I've also owned four wet clutch models. (3x DQ250 and DL501) over 250k miles and not a single issue.

That's good to know, as it always surprises me how much gunk ends up in there. We did a trek over from Scarborough to Denby Dale yesterday. I'd filled up with V Power at home before we set off and as always on a longer run I try to take it steady as there's no point in trying to rush in holiday traffic. Anyway, here's yet another photo (taken by the Mrs) to show the trip computer as we were getting to the journey's end. The car also said we'd averaged 49mpg as we rolled into Denby Dale. Admittedly, I'm being a bit obsessive about this at times but it's good entertainment on a longer journey to see what MPG I can get. There was the occasional use of the right foot to get into traffic or to relieve the boredom otherwise I might as well have taken the diesel van but on the whole the journey was calm and efficient. I remember reading an article a few years back on hypermiling. I think it was Evo mag and they'd entered a competition with a VXR8 alongside people with a Prius and other eco cars. They fared really well in the overall rankings with somewhere in the 30s mpg as percentage wise it was a massive hike over the official Vauxhall figures. The other cars achieved amazing figures, way above the Vauxhall, but didn't rank as well as their official figures were pretty high in the first place. I guess that's why I'm on a quest to see what can be done when on a longer run. Rest assured though, my average mpg is way lower as I try to enjoy the car as much as possible. The Fuelly figures below are more of a true reflection of how I use the car.

Yeah, it's the exact symptoms mine had with a failing ABS wheel sensor.

This seems to be the case (and there are similar examples in Octavia thread), where Skoda have realised they cannot fulfill all the orders. They basically have a choice of building a car for someone waiting ages at an old low price, or building a car for someone who ordered more recently after prices went up. Obviously they will get more profit on latter so even if morally wrong have little financial incentive to complete the old order at current time. Like others, I am now of the opinion that these supposed good price deals from a year ago are fantasy, they have no penalty clauses for being late, so doesn’t matter to Skoda if 2 or 3 or 4 years late. It even seems cancellation without penalty is now acceptable and they are rather hoping the customer eventually opts to do this. Of course if someone has waited 12 months, and watched delivery dates drift into the future, they might think they are close, but will they still be saying same thing in another 6 months. My other reason for suspecting these old good deals will never happen is that costs to build have probably gone up about 10% due to inflation, and if Skoda make about 10% profit on average, they might even make a loss if they try and build them now.

My standard answer is to ask what the rectification fee will be, this usually gets a blank look. So then I ask what is the point of having a fault diagnosed if it is not rectified. Then I suggest give me a price to fix the car, and if I don’t like it I will take my business elsewhere. Sadly unlike the old smaller Skoda dealerships when the person on the service desk would know a price (without a diagnostic fee) they now always seem to need to consult someone, such is progress. It annoys me that some dealerships seem to assume every customer is a gullible idiot who doesn’t care how much it costs.

Although the sat nav doesnt remember your home or other saved settings , i find it better than Google for showing traffic jams and alerting me to traffic. I hope my new Tucson does the same .

I once pushed mine - in ideal weather and road conditions - for a short time to 190 km/h. Felt nice and stable.

I don't understand why motoring groups and others aren't fighting the "luxury car tax" tooth and nail. The threshold hasn't increased in the 5 years since it was introduced and it now catches many pretty mainstream, ordinary cars. It's a blatant ripoff

Hi Diljit, As the others have said, be happy you are here to tell the tale. It is a testament to modern car design and Euro NCAP pushing the manufacturers to improve passenger cell survivability that we have to thank for that, as well as the boys and girls back at the Skoda factory for putting the car together so well. I've dealt with some horrific RTCs in my time, seen wreckage that you couldn't believe anyone could possibly survive from, and yet they've often walked away with barely a scratch! I once had the embarrasing situation of attending an RTC on a dual carriageway, a car versus a lorry, and called it in as a "Smart Car", then my buddy walked over and said "Er, it was actually a Peugeot 406 big man!". So yes, be very thankful that you and your passengers were protected by your baby. I used to find at RTCs that people got so irate about their car being smashed, of course it was partly the shock of the incident, but the easiest way to put things in perspective was to say to them "Yes, but the car did the job it was designed to do: protect you and your passengers. And bear in mind, it can be replaced, you and your passengers cannot be replaced". That usually gave them food for thought. As far as replacing it, well, I'm biased, I've been a Skoda owner since 2001, so only 21 years, and they are beginning to grow on me! 😆 Try and get a vRS if you can, the 2013-on model is definitely the pinnacle, especially if you can find one with a host of extras! Good luck with whatever you go for, professional curiousity makes me want to ask how the incident happened, but it's probably better for you just to let it lie. The one thing I would say is get behind the wheel as quick as you can, a prang like that can sometimes dent your confidence. Take care, stay safe.

as Pete said, pop the original bulb types back in. putting leds into a headlight unit not designed for the way the light is delivered (multiple sources instead of one centred halogen point) causes the light to be reflected out badly, causing scatter - so poorly lit areas of road for you the driver, and also glare for on coming drivers. i could explain the sciency bit about parabolas and focal points but im pretty sure its been covered 100+ times previously

Easy solution; put the correct bulbs back in.

This is a brand new one, made by Depo. I have used them, as has @TMB and others. https://www.carparts4less.co.uk/p/depo-headlamp-471780101

Surely it shouldn't STILL be happening though on the new cars??? 🙄 (Sorry I should know better before I said that 😆) I've just read that its been affecting them since 2018, thought they'd have sorted it by now?

I don't think that would work. I'm not 100% sure but I think the NIP exists so that goods going from NI to the UK aren't smuggled in without customs duties/ tariffs being paid. NI is, in effect, still in the Single Market whereas the UK left all that jolly nice stuff. You might find help here > https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/eu-exit-and-northern-ireland-protocol

Hello everyone, I've just bought my first ever Skoda, an Octavia TSi vRS 230 in black. Mostly for the massive boot as my wife doesn't like estate cars and virtually no other hatchback can compete. I genuinely no nothing of skodas other than they just to be the butt of playground jokes when I was a kid, but I'm very happy with my new ride and it makes me smile wherever i drive it.

They'll be an old set for a Golf or an A3 that you can't buy any more.

My brand New led tail lights made in Turkey, Istanbul

Bit late reply, but I had this on a Seat Leon (same handbrake type) and I didn't want to pay for a new handbrake so I fixed it with a bowl washer to hold the spring in place, should be able to get these from any DIY store for a few quid. The button can then be put back over the end, glued on if you want to but I left mine loose and it hasn't fallen off.