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my apologises about starting this new thread, few reasons to keep it separate: 1. Mk3 coding's thread is grown hugely and isn't easy search something in it. 2. FL codings has several differences. 3. coding procedure has been also changed - before do coding, must be opened bonnet and activated handbrake what have been tested on Mk3.FL MY23 280ps L&K 23.02.21 OK ** Scandinavian Daytime Running Lights 09 Central Electrics Access Code 31347 Adaptations -> Leuchte23SL HLC10: --> Lichtfunktion C 23: nicht aktiv -> Tagfahrlicht --> Dimmwert CD 23: 0 -> 100 --> Lichtfunktion C 24: nicht aktiv -> Tagfahrlicht --> Dimmwert CD 24: 0 -> 100 23.03.20 OK *- - Daytime Running Lights only with switch on ‘Auto’ *** Daytime Running Lights off with Handbrake *** Daytime Running Lights Setting available via Menu 09 Central Electrics Access Code 31347 Adaptation -> Aussenlicht_Front ---> Tagfahrlicht nur in Schalterstellung AUTO: not active -> active ---> Tagfahrlicht Dauerfahrlicht bei Handbremse abschalten: not active -> active ---> Tagfahrlicht Aktivierung durch BAP oder Bedienfolge moeglich: not active -> active 23.03.20 ok, Fogs added, headlights didn't gone *** Set Fogs Lights as Coming/Leaving Home Lights 09 Central Electrics Access Code 31347 Adaptation -> Aussenlicht_uebergreifend ---> Coming home Leuchten: Low beam -> Fog light ---> Coming-home Einschaltereignis: driver door -> ignition 23.03.20 OK ** High Beam Memory On 09 Central Electrics Access Code 31347 Adaptation -> Fernlicht_assistent ---> Fernlichtassistent Reset: active -> not active 23.03.20 NOK, + Foglight ERR - - Coding Eyelashes always on in the headlights 09 Central Electrics Access Code 31347 Adaptation -> Change (8)Leuchte17TFL R BLK ......... C17 to Daytime running lights -> Change (10)Leuchte17TFL R BLK ......... CD17 to 100 -> Change (8)Leuchte16BLK SLB ......... C16 to Daytime running lights -> Change (10)Leuchte16BLK SLB......... CD16 to 100 23.03.20 OK ** Comfort Blink Cycle 09 Central Electrics Access Code 31347 Adaptation -> Aussenlicht_Blinker ---> Komfortblinken Blinkzyklen: 3 -> 2 23.04.03 OK *** Tear Drop Wipe For Front Wipers 09 Central Electrics Subsystem: 48x LL 221122 Long coding 164DDD -> 1E4DFD -> Byte 0 Bit 3 "Adaptative Post/Tear Wiping Active" -> Byte 2 Bit 5 "Post/Tear Wiping Active" or Adaptation -> Front_wiper ---> Traenenwischen Front Status: not active -> active 23.03.20 OK ** Smoth Dimming / Brightening Internal Light 09 Central Electrics Access Code 31347 Adaptation -> Suchbeleuchtung_allgemein ---> KL58 Einschalten mit Rampe: not active -> active 23.05.09 OK * Dim Emergency Flasher Button on Dash 09 Central Electrics Adaptation -> Leuchte 35 LED Warnblinktaster C48 --> Dimmwert AB 15: 100 -> 55 23.03.28 OK *** Change Light threshold 09 Central Electrics Access Code 31347 Adaptation -> Light sensor ---> Helligkeitsgrenze_Licht_ausschalten: orig. 2200 lx -> 1200 lx ---> Daemmerungsgrenze_Hysterese_untergrenze: orig. 2200 lx -> 1200 lx ---> Helligkeitsgrenze_Licht__einschalten: orig. 1200 lx -> 800 lx ---> Daemmerungsgrenze, Hysterese_obergrenze: orig. 1200 lx -> 800 lx 23.05.09 OK *** Enable Autolock(based on speed) option in Car Settings 09 Central Electronics Access Code 31347 Adaptation -> Menuesteuerung ZV Autolock-Unlock: not active -> Adjustable 23.04.20 OK *** Enable Fob with Car Running 09 Central Electronics Access Code 31347 Adaptation -> ZV allgemein(Access control) ---> Funk bei Klemm 15 ein: not active -> Active 23.05.09 OK *** Enable passive lock/unlock via door handle sensors (KESSY) with ignition on B7 - Access Startsystem Interface Long Coding 0F20000723 -> 1F20000723 or -> Terminal 15 characteristics of passive entry exit function orig. value: Function only allowed for terminal 15 off new value: Function only allowed for terminal 15 on or off 23.03.20 OK ** Enable Fan Level display on Climatronic Auto 08 Air Conditioning Long coding 11010004004411011005100D00109136 -> 11010004004411011005104D00109136 or -> Blower display in auto operation: Not activated -> activated 23.03.20 OK ** Retain Heated Seat Setting 08 Air Conditioning Long coding 11010004004411011005104D00109136 -> 11010004104411011005104D00109136 Adaptation or -> Retention of driver's seat heater level active for 10 minutes -> active -> Retention of frt.pass. seat heater level not active -> active 23.03.28 OK ** Heart-Beat light effect on Start Engine Button for Keyless B7 Access Startsystem Interface Access Code 20103 Adaptation -> DeveloperCoding: Search lights ---> ZAT_illumination_concept_mybeat_clamp58xt Not activated -> Activated ---> ZAT_illumination_modus_mybeat_clamp58xt Not activated -> Activated 23.02.21 OK *** add Simple Cruise Control 13 Adaptive Cruise Control Long Coding 32057FD25DFFC728949C812481400680000000000000000066 -> 32057FD25DFFC728949C812481400680000000000000000076 or -> Cruise Control Mode: --> Activated 23.03.27 OK *** Start-Stop prevent Engine start when Car in front moves 13 Adaptive Cruise Control Adaption --> Expanded restart function: On -> Off 23.03.27 OK *** Overtaking Right Prevention 13 Adaptive Cruise Control Long coding 32057FD25DFFC728949C812481400680000000000000000076 -> 32055FD25DFFC728949C812481400680000000000000000076 or -> Overtaking_right_prevention: activated -> Deactivated 23.04.19 ok, option added, but works only first of three *** add Tolerance for Predictive Adaptive Cruise Control 13 Adaptive Cruise Control Long coding 32055FD25DFFC728949C812481400680000000000000000076 -> 32055FD25DFFC728949D812481400680000000000000000076 -> 32055FD25DFFC728979D812481400680000000000000000076 -> 32055FD25DFFC728979D812481400680000000000010000076 or -> Tempolimitassistent_CarMenu: Not activated -> activated or -> zul_Regelabweichung_CarMenu: orig. Off Small (nothing) Medium (nothing) -> Large (off; low; medium; high) or -> pACC_Learning_drivers_offset: Deactivated -> activated 23.03.31 OK *** Minimize Lane Assist's Ping-Pong Effect A5 Driver Assistance Long coding 00020898116E4020089F10001030008001418000000000000000000000000000 -> 00020898116E4020889F18001030008001438000000000000000000000000000 or -> Point_of_intervention: early -> early_setting_over_menu -> HC_Warn_Intensity: No_Setting -> Setting_over_Menu -> Lane_assist_off_text: disabled -> enabled 23.04.11 OK *** Lane Assist automatic ON from 60kmh A5 Driver Assistance Long coding 00020898116E4020889F18001030008001438000000000000000000000000000 -> 00020898116E4020889F18001030008001238000000000000000000000000000 or -> Hc_variante: Variante_0 (? Off ?) -> Variante_1 (automatic, when 60kmh reached) orig. Variante_2 (manually, by button on Steering Wheel) Variante_3 - 7 (?????) 23.04.11 ? OK ? Emergency Assit mode, what is diff ? A5 Driver Assistance Long coding 00020898116E4020889F18001030008001238000000000000000000000000000 -> 00020898116E4020889F28001030008001238000000000000000000000000000 or -> Emergency_Assist: Not_coded orig. EA_Variant_1 (?????) -> EA_Variant_2 (?????) EA_Variant_3 (?????) EA_Variant_4 (?????) 23.05.20 OK *** Disable DSG coasting(sailing) function on Normal profile 19 Gateway module Long coding 0B0900047F285900AB1042DE980F00010001070000000000000000000000 -> 0B0900047F285900AB0042DE980F00010001070000000000000000000000 or -> FPA_function_freilauf_defaultON active -> not active ^^^ ? ok 13 Adaptive Cruise Control Long coding 32055FD25DFFC728979D812481400680000000000010000076 -> 32055FD25DFFC728979D816481400680000000000010000076 or -> Sailing_function: not active -> no_predictive_sailing 23.03.27 OK ** Change Parking Assist Switch Off Speed 76 Parking Assistance Adaptation -> Switch-off speed for parking assist 15 km/h -> 10 km/h 23.03.01 OK ** Easy Entry driver 36 Driver Seat Long coding 0010000000000500018280808080000000008181000000D440 -> 0010000200000500018280808080000000008181000000D440 -> 001000020000050001C280808080000000008181000000D440 -> 001000020000150001C280808080000000008181000000D440 or --> Easy_Entry_front: not active -> active --> Easy_Entry_front_over_MMI: not active -> active --> EasyEntry_Enable_Passenger_over_DriverMMI: not active -> active 23.03.20 OK ** Easy Entry passenger 06 Passenger Seat Long coding 0010000000000500018280808080000000008181000000D400 -> 0010000200001500018280808080000000008181000000D400 -> 001000020000150001C280808080000000008181000000D400 -> 0010000200001500018280808080000000008181000000D400 or -> Easy_Entry_front: not active -> active -> Easy_entry_front_over_MMI: not active -> active -> EasyEntry_Enable_Passenger_over_DriverMMI: not active -> active 23.03.01 OK * Easy Entry options in Car Settings 5F Multimedia Security Access 20103 Adaptations Vehicle menu operation menu_display_seat_configuration Not activated -> activated menu_display_seat_configuration_over_threshold_high Not activated -> activated Vehicle function list BAP driver_seat_0x10 Not activated -> activated driver_seat_0x10_msg_bus Not activated -> Comfort data bus 23.03.20 OK * Date format 17 Dashboard Long coding 05A5001AFF8C00080188634B1001000800600000 -> 05A5001AFF8C000A0188634B1001000800600000 or -> Date: dd_mm_yy -> yy_mm_dd 23.03.20 OK * Refuel Quantity 17 Dashboard Long coding 05A5001AFF8C000A0188634B1001000800600000 -> 05A5001AFF8C000A0188734B1001000800600000 or -> Byte 10 Enable bit 4 23.04.03 OK ** ICE Warning threshold 17 Dashboard Adaptation -> outside_temperature ---> p_ice_warning_entry_temperature: 4 °C -> 2 °C ---> p_ice_warning_exit_temperature: 6 °C -> 3 °C 23.04.11 NOK, but it deactivates Start-Stop - Efficiency assist. 17 Dashboard Long coding 05A5001AFF8C000A0188734B0001000800600000 -> 05A5001AFF8C000A0188734B0001080800600000 or -> Efficiency assist.: No -> Yes 23.04.11 OK 23.05.20 reverted * Disable Exit Warning 17 Dashboard Long coding 05A5001AFF8C000A0188734B1001000800600000 -> 05A5001AFF8C000A0188734B0001000800600000 revert -> 05A50019FF8C000A0189734B1001000800600001 or -> Exit warning: Yes -> No 23.05.09 NOK * Disable Ignition On Warning 17 Dashboard Adaptation -> Ignition active message, actuator Driver door(orig.) -> No display 23.05.09 OK * Dashboard Start Screen 17 Dashboard Long coding orig. 05A50019FF8C000A0188734B0001000800600001 05A50019FF8C000A0189734B0001000800600001 05A50019FF8C000A018A734B1001000800600001 05A50019FF8C000A018B734B1001000800600001 05A50019FF8C000A018C734B1001000800600001 -> 05A50019FF8C000A018D734B1001000800600001 05A50019FF8C000A018E734B1001000800600001 05A50019FF8C000A018F734B1001000800600001 or -> Start screen: orig. Version 1 L&K Version 2 vRS Green Version 3 vRS Red Version 4 Scout Version 5 Škoda -> Version 6 Sport Line Version 7 Škoda Version 8 Škoda 23.05.09 ok * ??? 17 Dashboard Adaptation -> Leaving_warning_delay - -> Leaving_warning_delay: orig. 1.6 s -> 3.0 s 23.06.08 ok * ??? 17 Dashboard Adaptation -> Tubes illustration orig. Version 0 -> Version 1 23.06.08 NOK, err msg on dashboard "Vehicle is not secured against rolling away" * ??? 17 Dashboard Adaptation -> Shift exit warning orig. Car exit warning -> Exit warning, VW commercial vehicles 23.06.14 ok * ??? 17 Dashboard Adaptation -> Acceleration display: orig. No -> Yes 23.04.15 OK ** Wheel circumference 1 17 Dashboard Long coding 05A5001AFF8C000A0188734B0001000800600000 -> 05A50019FF8C000A0188734B0001000800600000 or -> Wheel circ.: Version 3 -> Version 2 23.03.20 OK ** Wheel circumference 2 17 Dashboard Long coding 05A5001AFF8C00080188634B1001000800600000 -> 05A5001AFF8C000A0188634B1001000800600001 or -> Wheel circumference 2: Version 1 -> Version 2 Unit 17 Dashboard Speedometer value offset on 100 km/h Wheel circumference Tire 235/45r18 circumference +0% Tire 225/55r17 circumference +1.5% First Second 1 1 -2 ? 2 1 +2 ? orig. 3 1 +4 +3 3 2 +1 0 2 2 0 ? 23.07.05 OK OBDEleven App -> Tailgate Sound orig. ON -> OFF 23.07.05 ? ? OBDEleven App -> Steering Wheel Heating Auto Mode orig. Manual control via Button -> Auto wheel temperature Explanation of remarks before titles: Stars - how useful for me ? - i can't notice improvement or changes NOK - doesn't work or adds err codings were made by First Gen OBDEleven https://forum.obdeleven.com/

You are all assuming that it’s an internal failure caused by lack of servicing. Rather than the failure being ‘total failure’ I’d be asking what specifically has failed. Has a boulder came up and smashed the gearbox causing it to loose fluid, had a bearing failed, has the pump failed? There are these and so many more cause of failure and all the speculation without a true confirmed cause won’t help anyone. (Unless I’ve missed a stated reason for failure among all this)

It's funny. During day outs, I often joke to my wife that if I'm injured, she can't get home. Because after 1 year with Tesla, she still hasn't sat in the driver's seat. She's just not interested in driving. She always replies she can uber/taxi to nearest train station and get home. Not sure what my point is TBH. May be there's always options to not get stranded? I know AutoAid breakdown covers EV out-of-juice situations. Last time I had trouble rapid charging was a few years ago, I miscalculated and need a small top up in the Leaf. 1st was offline, 2nd single charger was occupied, 3rd wouldn't start. Since then, 1st location South Mimms now have 8 chargers installed, not including 12 Tesla ones. 2nd location was Shell garage down A1, now have 8 chargers. Third location, another Shell, has had charger removed. But a few min up the road there's Instavolt. The charging situation is improving at vast speed.

But nobody has to get an EV if they do not want one, which is the crux of the matter. We know it needs to be simple, because many people can only do simple. It is not like it has not been said for years now, so things are changing. Touch screen is pretty useless for many right handed people in right hand drive cars. And there are gear stick / shifters with buttons on lights to suit left hand drive cars. We have to worry about all these people that can not afford to visit London in non compliant cars and have not £12.50 or exemption, and will be broke if penalised. ........ MOTABILITY is trying to make it much easier for those leasing cars from them. drivers or passengers. Chargers need to be easier to use for the infirm, wheelchair bound etc. Planners / designers need to get in a wheel chair and try charging an EV. Or even fueling an ICE vehicle. http://pauatech.com

I think the issue is the pre-auth amount per charging attempt and low charger reliability means sometimes multiple tries is required. Genie point with their low reliability is £35 pre-auth per attempt: https://www.speakev.com/threads/genie-point-pre-auth-price-increase.179332/ Instavolt seems to be £15 or £30: https://instavolt.co.uk/faqs/ Podpoint is also £30: https://pod-point.com/legal/public-charger-terms-of-use This is the story with BP I talked about earlier: https://www.speakev.com/threads/should-we-be-boycotting-bp-pulse-for-sharp-practices.167226/ I always use credit card and have high limit cards, so pre-auth isn't a worry for me personally. But i can see it being a problem for debit cards or people living on the limit.

OFF TOPIC WARNING The last time I was pulled over into one of these was on the A303 in the Wylye Valley - in 1998 while driving a motorhome. The advice they gave was ridiculous - move a heavy weight (electric scooter motor and gearbox assembly) from low down on the floor at the rear to over the cab in the luton - to reduce the rear axle weight by 30kg. That amount of weight nearly 7 feet up made the handling questionable to say the least... Back to the topic, I think this thread now contains too much personal points scoring and maybe has run it's course and that a halt (temporary or permanent) might be a good idea?

One youtube video recommended not suing pay at pump but going in to the shop to pay as then it is just treated as a normal transaction and no pre-authorising reserving up to £130 which is the UK maximum and some have reserved I gather. I use a company fuel card for most of my purchases and then oft go in to the TESCOs shop to buy a meal deal , or two, and use the TESCO points if we ae filling up the ETECH full hybrid but that is doing around 70 mpg so does not need filling very often but certainly pay at pump will be used much less as word gets around and people bank accounts get even more stretched as we go deeper in to the cost of living crisis due to mortgage and credit card debt. First charge up in the EV was a doddle with the Electoverse, one card to rule them all. Nip off a get the McDs, no smelly carcinogenic fuel handling, I never use to use the gloves, some places even do gloves for the EV charging leads, wonder what that it to guard against, horrible to think but perhaps I should have my own gloves ready.

Hi,Anyone else had a letter from skoda regarding airbag recall.My car is booked in on 4th october for work on replacing airbag.Was not expecting that on such a new car.Maybe just a certain batch??.Interesting to see how many are affected on this site.Cheers Andy

Good clouds and sunset from Beachy Head tonight: Gaz

Generating your own electricity is like producing your own home brew beer or cider or wine, or even using WVO to run a vehicle for private use. Excise duty is not easy to impose on these.

Ran into a few hiccups with the workshop where the work is being done and I decided to fork out for a supercharger on my RS4 so it's taken a backseat for a while but not much left to do before first fire up so hopefully in a few weeks there should be an update

And it needs to aid EV take up otherwise the plans might stall.

Angus Council had a sign up when building a new EV hub in Forfar and took it down before the place openned. I asked why no signs on the A90 to direct drivers to where the hub is since so many get lost. The Roads Convener told me he would contact the roads department. Nothing. All around Scotland it is the same, signs saying Services or Park & Ride, but as for directing to EV Chargers. Nothing. There are EU funded or partially funded hubs all around and no signs to show that.

agreed 100% toot .... planners /council jobs worth dont even go out to check road works were completed safely ... id back any move to get those apparently in charge to actually do just that ... spend a day understanding the hiccups wayfinding in every day life its not just signs and routes, its also seeing the real everyday life world with 'strangers eyes' tom

Sadly DSG,s and servicing is very much a mystery and no help for owners / drivers from Skoda / VW Dealerships who might well do up-selling but not let people know about important Servicing & Maintenance. Really because the Service desk or Sales staff know nothing about it. They sell Approved Used cars that have not been Serviced to the Manufacturers guidelines, recommendations or specification and have done for many years. It is not a sealed unit, and a DQ200 DSG with no service interval is not a sealed unit. That term is another Main Dealership issue. Used by those without a clue about cars or mechanics of cars. Your father might well have been told that 7 speed DSG,s do not require services / Oil changes. because that is told daily to owners at main dealerships by staff on a service desk.

Indeed. The independent said they don't deal with auto gearboxes and he would have made that clear to my dad, but I guess he must have been preoccupied caring for my mum and he didn't get round to doing it. Out of character for him as he knew his cars and knew what needed to be done. It's a good point though about awareness around the proper servicing. I understand this is a sealed unit, but also acknowledge that the gearbox hasn't been serviced as per recommendation, but I would have hoped and still hope to get many more miles out of this car. It feels knew or at least did before the gearbox went.

That's frustrating. Maybe worth having a word with the garage your father used? As a bare minimum it may bring them to the conclusion that these boxes need servicing. There's been many discussions on here about what the term "full dealer service history" means. Many believe it to have covered everything that a car requires. Unfortunately you have discovered this not to be the case. Even more frustrating is independents (sounds like your father used one?) are usually more clued up about this sort of thing.

Solved!.. So happy 😁 The OEM sensor never made a difference, it was not the crankshaft sensor at all but loose wires on an electronic water pump at the front of the car, it shares the same earth as the crankshaft sensor, it was probably moved a bit with each oil change and the wires were bare and touching, once the car was up to high temperature it went into limp mode as the pump kicked in, the best diagnostics garage in the area (usually 3 weeks wait) found it straight away..

It won't overheat, if that's what you're afraid of. There are fans on the radiator for a few reasons, additional heat transfer while stationary, and to pull air through the condenser 😃

Also VW say no filter change. There are failures before ones have done anything like 40,000 miles so no the 80,000 oil change interval will not be the cause with those. Maybe those 40,000-80,000 could be said to be because of the service regime. Time will tell. it will come out in the wash. Maybe VW Group will change the Service Intervals, in Europe or Globally. Vorsprung Durch Technik.

I am peed off with Aberdeen and charging £1 to connect and getting no connection or charge. Charge Place Scotland are saying not their problem talk to Aberdeen council. I have told them it is very much their problem, they invoice and take the money and VAT for a service not provided. While this goes on i have charged twice at chargers in Aberdeenshire (That is not Aberdeen) and no charge of 47 pence a kWh or the £1 connections has been made, or on my account. So i will let it go this time. Well maybe, because they can miss taking money if that is how crap their infrastructure is but they are not getting paid for having faulty chargers that they never bother having fixed right in Aberdeen. *I have had hundreds of quids of free charging where there should be tariff charged because CPS, BP Polar /SWARCO who run things and now SWARCO are so useless.* Which is nice. With PodPoint i have my credit & have never had any loss of phone reception or unable to use the app. I do use a credit card. BP Pulse has my Credit, and now i have my Subscription finally. I will seemingly get a £9 voucher for 5 months. That is all i will use them for to use that £9, and then where i have to use BP Pulse Chargers with CPS in Edinburgh. Now 55 pence a kWh. I have the Motability Go Charge card now that has the payments all in one place for the partners with them. I have my Tesla account now, my Evyve account, my MFG Connect so pretty much sorted. Never used the LiFe ev card or app but used the charger and tapped my card. Never used Electroverse, EV Charging or some others that are all on my phone & have been for 3 years. Some sent key fob cards.

Don't worry, they all do it. It's just the car managing it temperature.

I couldn't resist Kopacek's recent 22% of sale, so i added some "aero fins" to Gandalf's rear end....diffusser. Removed the diffuser so i could paint it gloss black, then the aero fins glued on as a single piece. As a result, my drag coefficient has dropped now and my fuel consumption has improved remarkably!! ....yeah, and pigs fly too!!!

I initially learned to drive at a slightly non-legal age in my Dad's 1934 Riley 9 Kestrel. I remember it had column change preselector gears (useful as I had to slide off the seat to hit the clutch) and those awful wipers - although there was also a handy lever on the wiper motor so one's 'assistant' could help the poor things along. Also thinking about it the wiper motor was electric, not vacuum driven, but it was the slowing down as the revs dropped that made me think of it. The Kestrel was a classic car but it never did much for me in battleship grey. The piccy isn't my Dad's - his was LV 7667.

Best ever car for maintenance (Spitfire equally) flip up bonnet giving full access to everything on engine and also steering and suspension, you could also sit on the front wheel while servicing it! Gearbox removed from within the vehicle also.

My dad has a 1.5 Karoq SE, I love driving that but struggled to fit 2 large suitcases in it along with hand luggage cases (I may well have been loading them wrong, it was 4am!) Locally I average about 35mpg in that but as it's not mine I don't exactly baby it, I have to test out the acceleration every now and again haha. That's a 2020 plate also so will be pretty similar to yours apart from the trim level. I have considered the Karoq but personally would prefer an estate car, even though the Karoq is classed as one at our Skoda dealer, as I'm trying to plan ahead for the future as well as now. Whatever car I decide to get I'll be keeping until it dies unless I'm lucky enough to win the lottery then it might have to go! Thanks for your reply.

My prediction is that the VAT on electric will go rise across the board so everyone be paying more regardless of if you have an EV or not, VED will be applied, and it will be a hefty one as well. Road charging will take over from clean air zones and the charges will be based on 1/ the time of day, 2/ types of roads driven, 3/ number of people in your car and finally, 4/ distance travelled. Finally cyclists and e-scooters will have to be registered and carry number plates and they too will be charged to use roads in the same fashion, all collected by digital currency on the day of usage.

With World EV day coming up on this Saturday like to wish all other enlightened EV drivers a happy cheap, quite and fun accelerating day for 9th of the 9th 2023. A Youtube from ZAP map on the growth of public chargers in the last dozen years to feed our EVs on those trips.....

Turn off the stop/start option so the engine remains running and see if it gives you an extended 'standby' time. On mine doing this increases the time the ACC remains active while stationary.

You’ll have to go under the car also. The fluid needs draining from the bottom also.

Try here 🙂

I think I will keep my setup the flexible low tech way and it is just what to add to my Allpowers and Bluetti setup. Bjorn Nyland loves his Ecoflow and Ecoflow extra battery when he does his drive an EV until it dies then get the Ecoflows out of the boot, connects the Granny cable and tries to revive the EV but these "solar Generator/ battery/ inverter" thing-me-a-bobs can go by ones large consumption devices at home or in the boot of the car and certainly will come with me when I move to my castle in Wales when I go in to survivor mode. Question is what box to get next. Looking at around 3 kwh, 3 kw DC to AC inverter and circa 1 kW solar controller and to pay less well than 50p per Wh/W battery/inverter ie about a grand or thereabouts.

You'll find that the built in manuals aren't there at the moment, they'll be downloaded soon (If you use them), then probably another 3 or 4, I've had 4 downloads in total

Good work. Looking at the photos, I was going to suggest checking the oilfilter housing and bracket and oil cooler connected to it, as they are in pretty close proximity to the alternator and drive belt and higher up (so oil can drop down). You know how oil splatters once it gets near a drive belt, it can be hard to locate source without cleaning up and monitoring. Anyhow, may help the responder asking how you got on, I'd their problem is not the crank pulley seal.

Thank you. Its a 2017 (6 year-old) and is the DQ381 7-speed gearbox. Turns out the oil was not changed at 80k so I'm not holding my breath with Skoda. Best case now is that I get a reconditioned unit and also get the MCU fixed which I understand has also been affected. Some places I spoke to only said they would be able to deal with the mechanical part of the gearbox. If anyone out there including your contacts @toot could help me source a good reconditioned DSG, I would be most grateful. Thank you

Did u have a look at @MartiniB link above? He has put together a lot of Codings for the facelift Superb. It's great.

@Lee I'm not sure what you are trying say, I get it that the Germany TUV might be tougher, but are quibbling over the inclusion of the word "strict" in my post or are you saying that each tester/inspector makes their own rules up on what comprises a pass or a fail, I'm confused. Having worked alongside many DOT inspectors for a number of years and I mean worked closely with them when they came to the bus garage to carry out the annual inspections on the fleet, I can assure you that the tests are extremely through and there was no such thing as that will be near enough, they have strict benchmarks that have to be met, even if the brakes were just 1% below the performance levels required for a pass on their brake meters, it was an automatic fail, likewise on emissions, yes they had emission tests years ago, and it was a clear-cut pass/fail test, no corners were given. So using my experience and seeing my local Skoda test centre carry out MOT's it still seems to be pretty strict to me, even down to I have to remove the TomTom satnav from the car as it is mounted low on the dash as I'm very tall and can clearly see over the top of it, the MOT tester is short and always insists it is removed prior to the test.

Nope, I agree but other google references to do use the term strict, but it doesn't alter that there are pass marks and fail marks set out in the test sheets that MOT testers and also department of transport roadside inspectors used to decide whether your vehicle complies to the standard or not i.e., pass or fail or indeed receives an immediate prohibition order, it is not down to the person at the time decide their own pass or fail ratings.

It was a joke years back, "have you heard about the new Ford Pubic? - It's made out of old Corsairs! (course hairs).

I'm unfollowing this thread as the bickering and off topic posts are polluting my inbox. I'm on holiday now so not going to be replying anyway 😁 One final point that is the truth about electric cars. Mine has been faultless on the drive to the south of France from North Wales. 4.0 miles per kWh average and its a piece of cake.

Before & after pictures. Barely noticeable drop which is exactly what I hoped for.

That's just one of several possibilities. I would measure the battery voltage under several conditions before jumping to conclusions: - first thing in the morning before ignition on or starting - immediately after starting - whilst driving if possible - when getting home in the evening I found this useful for monitoring battery voltage.

Hi, I managed to sort the majority of my issue by replacing the crankshaft oil seal as described above. Followed a YouTube tutorial and replaced the seal. Took a good few hours due to getting the wrong seal initially. I purchased a crank shaft pulley tool from ebay and cut the handle down to size as I was working on axel stands. The official vw tool is somewhat expensive and managed to find a 3rd party equivalent for around £20. I'm approx 2000miles in after doing the work and all seems to be OK from the oil seal at the moment. I still have a very minor leak but I suspect that's from elsewhere. If I were to do it again, I would replace the pulley while I'm at it for peace of mind.

Bilstein 36-241583 is sold to replace both 1K0411105AQ and 1K0411105HJ, so might match 1K0411105HJ rather than 1K0411105AQ. The reason that I suggest that it might match 1K0411105HJ rather than 1K0411105AQ, is because 1K0411105HJ is a heavier duty spring, and usually an aftermarket brand won't sell a softer spring (or shorter spring) than the actual spring that it is being sold to replace. This makes sense, because it could be dangerous to fit springs that are too weak for your car. There are plenty of aftermarket springs that are sold to replace only 1K0411105AQ from brands such as Kilen, Lesjofors, KYB, Sachs, and many others. So there really was no need to compromise with a one size fits all Bilstein 36-241583 spring. It would appear that the 1K0411105AQ should have a wire diameter of 11.75mm. If you measure the wire diameter of Bilstein 36-241583 you might find that it has a thicker wire diameter than this, perhaps 12.25mm. You could also weigh the Bilstein 36-241583. It would appear that the 1K0411105AQ should weigh about 1.65kg, but the Bilstein might weigh about 1.85kg. Which again, would indicate that the Bilstein 36-241583 is not a 1K0411105AQ spring. Bilstein 36-241583 front spring (sold to replace both 1K0411105AQ and 1K0411105HJ) https://www.autodoc.co.uk/bilstein/7617653

Hi, It must be a couple of years ago since I visited Rufforth Auto Jumble near York the only distance covered in the meantime had been to hospitals. Apart from the usual 50mph stretch on the M1 it was mostly 70mph both ways with cruise control engaged; what an absolutely delightful car our Yeti is to own & drive. I didn't want anything but I returned home about £60 less in the pocket with a load of goodies; I always end up buying urgent items I didn't know I needed. Here's to many more years of Yeti enjoyment. Kind regards, Colin.

I have this on mine, which it had done from new. My noise comes from the handbrake, and is not there if I put gear in Park (auto) and leave handbrake off. I would try parking with car in gear (if manual), but with handbrake off, to see if still creaks.

I changed my oil with a 5ltr Manol and a Bosch filter for about £30 then reset it. the sump plug is plastic, the filter is super accessible, very easy DIY job.