Leaderboard

Can be done via the steering wheel controls. On the right hand spoke the upper button gives access to the Assist Systems. Use the chrome wheel to scroll to Lane Assist then click that wheel to untick the box. After a few seconds the menu will close by itself. AFAIK it can’t be permanently disabled, so has to be done each journey. To turn off the vibration you need to go through the infotainment system. This setting persists.

Ventilation, there are membrane flap vents behind the bumper to expel air and for when you close a door.

the sensation of touching velour and velvet actually gives me the shivers, like nails on a blackboard and i mean genuinely, not just in the way people say that because of a memory of bad experiences, i mean my nervous system has a meltdown on contact

Not that I know of, it just tells the car you have a new battery, so should make it learn faster.

Well I've learnt something new today. Thanks SteveTheElder.

This is my Ctrl + Alt + Delete

Citroen C1 on OE tyres +7% Citroen C1 on larger 16" wheels +1% Audi RS4 on OE tyres +5% Skoda Octavia 1.4TSI Combi on OE 17" wheels +5% Skoda Octavia 1.8TSI Hatch on OE 18" wheels +4% All against Road Angel GPS

There are 2 main factors. 1) Specification and Options fitted. Some parts are in limited supply as didn't secure enough capacity from suppliers factories. The specs are also different in some countries, so if your country has a part as standard then more likely to be affected. 2) The quota system. Every country and dealer has sales targets for each model, and quotas exist to spread allocation and stop individual dealers ordering lots of production, and thus blocking others. Sales teams rarely tell you, but if they have reached their quota then your order probably won't be accepted by factory until they reach a month with open quota. The other main factor is iV hybrid models (now withdrawn from sale) are months behind (seems to be nearer 18-24 months) Leasing firms get their cars supplied through a dealer, and due to squeeze on production capacity, that dealer might only be getting say 2 cars a month, which isn't great if they took 15 lease orders. There are also rumours (not confirmed) that trying to deliver highest spec with most options as these are most profitable cars, which obviously clashes with shortage of expensive option parts. Leased cars are often for businesses so tend to be lower specifications

I've checked a number of my cars (3x Octy mk2, 1x Octy mk1, 2x Citroen Xantia) against Google[tm] maps (including the speed display before it was provided by maps) and have found around 10% over-read on the car speedos. I did have plans to set up a dash cam inside the car to record both speedo and satnav but the project died as I couldn't find anywhere non-destructive to mount the camera to see both displays. I'm sure there's an app out there somewhere that will do the magic on a smartphone ... BTW I did also carry out speedo checks pre-Google by holding a steady indicated speed on the motorway whilst my passenger used a stopwatch to time the mile marker posts. I can't find my notes from those experiments (some on two wheels) but IIRC the 10% figure was still about right.

@oldstan If any help my wife's Karoq has run perfectly in the 4 years we've had it and my new Kamiq has been perfect in the 4 months I've had it. These forums and similar generally just show the few issues folks are having, not the many who are quite happy with their cars

Mmmm all that velour 😂

I have largely done nothing to/with this car. The Fabia has sooked up any remaining time. In tha meantime, the car, which was already known to 'car spotters' (like myself) due to its rarity, has made it on the interweb courtesy of someone that isn't me! It looks better here, less grim, if you will.

The insurance market is not very honest. Your car will be auctioned off, repaired and back on the road. That is what happened to my son.

Is it available in 45 gallon drums for underside of that Yeti

Hi, My vRS 2WD estate, I generally travel long distances, eg yesterday North Yorkshire to Norwich, 70ish on the A1 and somewhat variable on the A17 and A47 204 miles 72mpg ,

I have a foot pump where the first aid kit should be and a warning triangle in the other strap. Cheers

I'm starting to think that the battery is the problem. The alarm just randomly came on now as well. The car will be parked up for the next week as I'm away so I disconnected the battery and will try a new one when I get back.

Update made today. Flawless. Thanks very much Varooom. 👌👍😉

One simple question... Have you told the insurance company that their write off settlement value is too low and does not reflect market value. If you cannot find a similar car to the written off one for the settlement value they have offered with similar spec and mileage then you need to do the above and show them examples of similar spec and mileage cars in sale for higher prices and tell them they need to match them in thier settlement. From past experience with my dad their first offer will always be far too low. You should not be running around talking to thier assessor etc. However if you've already accepted the low settlement offer your stuffed unfortunately and will need to put it down as a life lesson.

170k could be the life of the dpf?

Weather certainly changing this evening - clouds are whizzing by! Lovely sunset too............

I was thinking that should be ok for a diesel too, I very rarely do short trips in the car as I know it's not great for a diesel engine and I like to take care of it as I love the car. 170,000 miles on the clock. Have had the car 4 years.

If you keep reading that link you will see the following paragraph: If anyone is looking to circumvent Skoda and go direct to the provider of Trafficmaster data, then I think this would be of interest: https://www.teletracnavman.co.uk/company/contact-us

Update. Just received this letter Dear Mr Bessell Speedometer requirements Department for Transport Great Minster House 33 Horseferry Road London SW1P 4DR Tel: 0300 330 3000 Web Site: www.gov.uk/dft Our Ref: 425483 Your Ref: 20 April 2023 Thank you for your email to the Department for Transport about speedometer requirements. Your enquiry has been passed to the International Vehicle Standards Division as we have responsibility for vehicle construction standards. All vehicles used on UK roads must meet the requirements laid down in the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986, as amended (“C&U”). As you have already noted, the provisions for speedometers are contain in regulation 35 of C&U which requires that the speedometer should be capable of indicating speed in both miles per hour and kilometres per hour. I have included a link to a version of regulation 35 for reference: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/1078/regulation/35/made I understand from the information you have provided, that you may have purchased a vehicle that has a faulty virtual cockpit display which cannot alter the units which the speed is displayed. If there are no means to provide the speed in kilometres per hour, either through a physical dial or digital display, then it is likely to be in contravention of C&U. It can be an offence to sell a vehicle that is in an unroadworthy condition under Section 75 of the Road Traffic Act 1988. If the garage who supplied you with the vehicle is unable to help you, then you may wish to consider contacting your local Trading Standards Office and explain the situation to them, and they may be able to assist. Yours sincerely International Vehicle Standards Hooray - the car is illegal after all.

@homelessdrop Change serial to 11 lots of 1 11111111111 Or 11111111112 for example

Worry not, someone has left me with Zetec cloth seats instead... bar the rear seat squab, which has some velour-y goodness.

I think you should be involving them already Graham. You're clearly not getting the accurate market value of your car, and as car values are unusual at the moment, so insurers may be following a playbook that does not reflect the current state of the market. If you feel you're going to be at a loss as a result of this accident, I don't think it's unreasonable to ask the Ombudsman, "Can you have a look at this, please?".

I'm wondering why the previous owner stopped there with the stuff. I mean there's plenty more rust they could have had a go at. https://neutrarust.co.uk/ The underside of that Yeti makes me think of a woman who's gone out having only crayoned on a pair of those daft big black eyebrows, and done nowt else to glam herself up.

Hello and welcome! Slightly random question, do you know the engine code for the engine you have in your vRS? Might be worth adding it to your profile info. 👍

yes most annoying thing on this car with the stupid start&stop (worse i ve ever seen on a car since he shut the moteur even the car is not totally stopped !) so with OBD11 i modded the lane assist to "last remembererd setting" so i don't have to desactived every time i start the car

Thank you Toot, I shall read the tea bag information from Gaz with intrigue, I've not come across this before. This is what I feared regarding service schedules; there would be different opinions. I was a main dealer VW/Audi mechanic for almost a decade back in the noughties, and the norm was either 4 or 5 years and 60k for toothed belt replacements. The service book for my 2012 octavia VRs however noted quite an astronomical distance in comparison. Haldex oil was every 20k and filter 40k, but has this changed to oil and filter every 30k now then? Have there been catastrophic results with vehicles missing this event? Brake fluid seems the same. Fuel and air filters used to be 40k/4yrs, so that hasn't changed much either, thanks.

I'm ocd too with buttons. Try holding down the voice button for 3 to 4 seconds when using android auto, same as on the steering wheel button,it works for me.

Jeez, you could have done that before you posted. 🤣

See what happens if you can get revision 1900. That's what mine is on, it has already done several updates, but I don't know what they are but the car has settled down nicely and no faults so far. 🤞

Ive had the infotainment system do that a couple of times and then an update dropped in and nothing since, the only thing I see occasionally is the clock saying 00:00 instead of the correct time. But it soon corrects itself.

That's a suspension arm, they're cheap enough, I'd be more bothered about the bit it's bolted on to.

It could be a sign of damaged wire(s) between the tailgate and the main body of the car, I would carefully pull off the rubber boot from the body and check for damage.It could be a sign of damaged wire(s) between the tailgate and the main body of the car, I would carefully pull off the rubber boot from the body and check for damage.

Easy to open the airbox and see the condition of the airfilter and if the Main Dealer Servicing is worth it and do they actually check stuff like the Air Filter if not scheduled for a change because of Main Dealer Servicing. Or as it should be known, lack of much done at services. ? Does an airfilter show on an invoice?

Welcome. You will see lots of posts in the Octavia Mk3 section re Cambelt. Skoda UK / Main Dealers will say Cambelt & Water Pump at 5 years. Read the threads on the 'Tea Bag' in the coolant bottle and people removing that if they have a car with that. The Haldex service is at 3 years / 30,000 miles and needs done properly, not just an oil change. So due the 2nd service of it on a 2017 car. Brake fluid changed @ 3 years then each 2. So done at least once is really how it should show as. Fuel Filter @ 5 years. etc etc. Expect these sort of costs now. Cheaper maybe at an Independent.

Bought the Octavia. Couldn't justify the extra cost (Initial and running) of the Superb and the Octavia ticks all the boxes. Collect on the 29th. Undecided whether to get an inspection done at my local Skoda or my current VAG specialist (Who I trust) Unit20 in Neston. Pretty sure I'm going to go with the 'All In' deal as well as at £840, it looks good value although I would rather get my servicing done at Unit20 than a dealer ultimately.

The car comes from the factory with the Steering Assistance they have to suit the 205/40 R17's. You can reset to Disabled / more assistance, Sportier, different age vRS different option, numbers or name. Maybe in winter on winter tyres you want less assistance as well. Same with XDS setting, or brake assist. These things have been discussed often over the past 12 years, try the search function. eg http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/294303-vcds-steering-assist-polo-gti-setting http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/318138-vcds-steering-settings http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/227295-who-needs-a-lsd

Dude, these cars are so old now a lot of the information you're sweating about was written in latin on wax tablets.

Finally lives again. New carb kit arrived. All it needed was the gasket really. Put it all together, slapped it on, fresh fuel in the tank and a bit into the fuel bowl. And... First try and it fired right up. New backbox is silent aswell Running pretty rough, High idle and lots of revhang but it IS running and does idle. Did take it out for a few runs of the farm ofcourse. And it pulled superb considering. Obligatory photos. Doesn't look it but it's covered in an inch of dust from sitting up. Got it on the weighbridge and according to that it weighs 740kg without a driver. So now it's back starting, steering and stopping. So nct is in its very near future indeed.

Being a bit risk averse, I was thinking "concerning"! Though maybe it was to make sure that VW USA workshops know that G12evo has not replaced all coolants, just coolant in internal combustion cars. It would be handy to know what exactly it meant though.

So after 21 months of waiting, finally it's here. The car was ordered in august of 21.

I bought these they fit fine although the sticky pads are rubbish so I used some 3M pads. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004375973988.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.47.4b141802pon5NC

Still cannot believe that it is true, but it is! Delivery date: 2023/04/07 (order date 2021/09/13)

I would just do what the manual says: keep it in D/S.

What a drama or crisis over nothing. RTFM! There is 'Autohold' there is Stop / Start and there is use common sense. Anyone knows if they are sitting foot on brake pedal, roasting hot discs, roasting hot weather and boiling the DSG oil or the clutch packs getting tortured. 'Just say no to stupidity'. Drive and use your Semi-Automatic Dual Clutch gearbox sensibly.

Just fitted the koni fsd (special active) and wow what a difference.. no wallowing round corners no bouncing after bumps and no crashing though potholes and minor bumps.. really sure footed now.. I am also lowered on H&R with 12mm spacers. It’s properly spot on and very highly recommended mid for the price