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Both front and rear 12 volt sockets are permanently live.

Hi Tien I'm assuming this is a DSG gearbox The error code may be a historic one due to the transmission controller having too low a voltage. Now that you have a new battery It would be best to clear this code before proceeding. The dashboard message shouldn't be taken too literally, I suspect the same message will be displayed for any gearbox related error. The most likely over-temperature condition is in the clutches rather than the transmission fluid, and this clearly isn't the case here with everything stone cold.

EVs have far more performance than many people are accustomed to or need, and accident figures are going to reflect this. I'm not sure why the emphasis has been on performance rather than range for so many of them, but then I suppose using strong acceleration to try and attract "petrolheads" to EVs makes sense. I'd be happier with a 0-60 time of under 7 seconds and a 500 mile range rather than something with a sub 5 second 0-60 time and a 300 mile range.

Battery coding is a joke! I've replaced my battery few months ago. The original coding had wrong battery manufacturer 3-letter code (JCB instead VAO) and code was 1111111111. The only thing which you have to pay attention to is : - Setting the right autonomy: 68Ah or 70Ah if you install a stronger one. - Changing the code. 1111111112 can be enough. It's just to warn the ECU, that battery is new for power management.

I enjoyed this registration on a couple of Kodiaqs, but I've returned to my old short plate. On retention certificate V778 in my name + address. Ready to transfer to another vehicle online with DVLA to the owner of another vehicle holding a V5C. The online transfer simply requires the 2 long serial numbers from the certs.. £350

Hi I don't think the clutches or anything else in the DSG gearbox is genuinely overheating, there simply isn't enough time for heat to build up before you get the message. It's possible Skoda have arranged for the overheat message to be shown when there is any gearbox related fault code stored, which is why I suggest clearing the present code before doing anything else.

Have you read about Nissan e-power? Petrol engine that powers electric motor: https://www.nissan.co.uk/range/e-power-cars.html All Tesla 3/Y after around 2021 are li-on 15v batteries. My MY has Li-on low voltage battery. Tesla S/X "raven" I think are li-on, raven powertrain cars are available in UK as RHD. The reason they have low voltage battery in EV is to function as ballast, ensuring there is minimum voltage swing. In micro electronics, think of them as the capacitor we'd put across power source. The DC-DC inverter stepping down from high voltage battery will do the heavy lifting powering stuff. Coasting will always be the most efficient way, same in EV where coasting doesn't cost anything in energy conversion. 90% is also what I've heard regarding regen braking. This means assuming no other losses, the 9 kWh you put into accelerating the car (with 10 kWh from battery), you'll get 8.1 kWh back into the battery. But there's always other losses, so in the real world, by the time we've put down 9 kWh, many of which would have been used to overcome rolling/air resistance, etc. How else am I going to get the purse string holder to allow me to buy a good performance car

Are you using the Stop/Start? Both my Karoq and Octavia tend to switch off the engine when almost stopped (1.5 tsi with DSG). Have you tried driving with Stop/Start disabled?

If the centre bore is too big, eg. 66.6mm instead of 57.1mm you would have to use spigot rings. Spigot rings are different from spacers, as shown in the photo below. If you don't use spigot rings with a rim that has a hub centre bore that is too big, you could get wheel vibration because the rim might not be centred on the hub. I don't like spigot rings so would never use rims with the wrong hub centre bore. Photo of spigot rings

The actual enemy of DPF / EGR is short trips and low revs driving all the time. My current MK3 is the 5th TDI at home over last 20 years. They've made something like 400000 km ++ in total. None of them had DPF or EGR issue. A 25-30 drive per tank, and sometimes full throttle at montorway entry helps keeping them healthy.

There are so many different EV,s and there are drivers out there that should be made to resit their tests. A few years ago the amount of Renault Zoe about without lights on in the dark was unreal. Then the MG EV,s from Motability, Peugoets etc with peole who do not indicate or even get pulled out at junctions. There are some really old codgers in the top price ev,s that should be off the road, and younger muppets as well. Same with PHEV,s. It is like New Drivers, or people that have not driven for years get a New EV, maybe a home charger and the world is their oyster.

Most first time Tesla drivers are recommended to use "chill" mode to have the "soft start" feel as you've mentioned. It dampens and delays the accelerator response profile. Feels very chilled driving in this mode, whereas standard mode feels nerves and dart-y. Similarly, there's the Eco mode for Leaf, which maps accelerator in an exponential profile rather than default logarithmic growth profile. I think most EV's with drive mode selection will have that kind of switch, as root alluded to. Improved EV high speed efficiency is indeed very important. Maintaining "70"mph uses up a lot more than driving at 70mph. This is how RSymons efficiency test are getting very good numbers, they drive "at speed limit" but often end up in traffic which drives at optimum ~65mph. Also correctly pointed out by 'Name, burst of acceleration doesn't kill range. It's maintaining the speed against rolling resistance and air that pushes back kills the range. The bigger frontal surface area and drag coefficient the worst it's going to get.

@Winston_WoofThey are a good car and people that have good ones are holding on to them. Like your good ladies car, keepers. As to EV performance. Lots of people seem to know all about the acceleration and appear to have not driven the cars. They are not all power all the time. There are BEV,s with modes and some have heavy accelerator pedals in some modes and are not like a hair trigger. Some do shoot of like a scolded cat. But not in default mode when started.

@Tien Welcome. Not related to your question which might well have been a fault code from the battery issue. ? But has your car got a Recall on the DQ200 DSG.? They have done a 3rd or 4th one and now up to 2016 on some in Australia. Best check if yours is part of it.

not enough coffee is my only excuse

Ask for pad thickness measurements, not a percentage. If they can't tell you then probably haven't measured them so is up selling waffle. I once had a garage (Seat ex Audi in Twickenham) pull the 80% worn stunt on me, did nothing, following year a different garage said just over half worn. So either they lied, or pads somehow grew back over following year. But mileage is poor indicator of brake use, if live in very hilly area or with lots of traffic lights going to use brakes lot more than someone cruising many miles at constant speed on good road.

Something very very wrong with your diesel if you can notice the difference at all between a journey with a regen and without. The amount of diesel a regen consumes is a lot less than the normal variables of driving e.g wind/wet road surface/temperature etc.

I have an L&K tdi manual 52k miles from new. Lives on my driveway in all weathers. Not a drip, ever. Regularly cleaned all over with a Karcher. Roof opened and closed regularly in the summer. Last couple of years, I've started to wash through the front drains with a jug of warm water every few months, just in case of any algae starting to gum up the pipes. Not all L&Ks are bad or even will-be-bad in the future. People are more likely to post bad news rather than good. Good luck with your onward search for an SEL but if you do find a dry L&K, it's a very good car (and I've read elsewhere that helicopter tape and fuses out does work).

Octopus introducing the "Power Pack" https://octopus.energy/power-pack/ Basically: give Octopus control of your car for at least 12 hours a day every couple of days. You receive free charging up to 333 kWh (~1000 miles) per month totally free. Current only compatible with Leaf and Wallbox V2G charger. As I've been saying, batteries in BEV are part of solution to enable adoption of more unpredictable renweables. We are starting to see the technology trickling to early adopters while EV enter mainstream.

I think so, however they don't seem to be replacing the SOS modules anymore and are applying new firmware to them that have made them stable. I had SOS firmware updated in November 2023 which sorted out the SOS module constantly crashing and then another newer firmware update applied to it only this week for complete stability. The OP should hopefully still be within the manufacturers 3 year warranty so my advise is get the car booked in at the dealership ASAP and get in the Infotainment updated to version 1941 and also get the SOS module firmware updated to the latest version. Once this is done the difference is night and day, I went from the Infotainment / SOS system being terrible to it being pretty much rock solid.

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/

Nope that's perfectly normal. It's a vacuum reservoir.

Mine has CR2032

@nta16 The point really was that the Polo has / had 150 ps and for some reasons could be less to insure than tuning a Fabia or Ibiza and then could be tuned at a later time. But then for some a Fabia vRS Twincharger cost less than a Fabia Monte Carlo with 105 ps, but then you had the lottery of a duff twincharger. Maybe these days are over. or maybe you still can have a Suzuki Swift that handles and is nippy and cheaper than a Fabia that needs a remap..

Well according to this video from "Just Get a Tesla" the model Y has 15V Lithium-ion battery rather than a 12V lead acid battery and that battery is supposed to be a "Life Time" battery that costs, wait for it, £2,000.

I intend to sell my 2017 SEL Drive 1.2 Tsi DSG with Smart link, electric memory drivers seat and adjustable boot floor, Satnav in Onyx grey and main dealer serviced since new. Unmarked with Gobi sand leather interior, Goodyear Vector All season tyres (215/60 R16), 51,000 trouble free miles averaging 44 MPG on a brim full to brim full basis. Currently valued at between £11,500 and £12,500 by on-line companies. Values vary by mileage, age and condition. This one's an excellent one!! Interested? PS Avoid a sunroof for your peace of mind!

The bitter taste patch on Duracell to stop babies/ toddlers swallowing them should not be removed and work fine in both of my Kodiaq fobs.

90% of what specific energy? How do you get 90% back of the energy used to raise the mass when 25% of it was lost in doing so and another 25ù of the remaining 75% will again be lost? I am not trying to score points, I genuinely would like to know the approx figures, justified ones and not marketing claims, I used to think that coasting downhill was (tyre, transmission, air resistance losses notwithstanding) was cancelling out the extra fuel used on a hilly return journey compared to a flat one but someone on here rightfully pointed out the thermal efficiency of my IC engine and that most of the energy went to heat and not locomotion. I understand that electrical to locomotive (or is it motive?) power transmission is much more efficient, I would like to know what the real savings through regenerative braking etc really are.

It constantly surprises me the low level of knowledge. The LED lights that Renault have been using for some years now using about a quarter of the power that the 55/60 watt bulbs car use to use. The traction battery in the XE50 Zoe has (52x60x60) ie 187 M joules of energy. The headlamps are probably taking around 30W. If my maths is correct the traction battery could keep those headlights running for 5 years continuously. Having the headlights on and, or charging your phone in the car aint going to make any real difference to the range. The various dash systems probably take more power than this ie the TFT screens, 9 inch Google maps system could easily be a 100W I suppose but one is still talking small beer. EV's tend to have great displays and when I can cruising along on the Zoe ZE50 the sort of figure I like to see for the motive power usage is 10 to 13 kWh so I know I have about 4 to 5 hours running at that power output perhaps just skimming around the double nickel 55 mph or so and that power usage is 13,000 joules (ie watts) per second to shove the 1.75 tonnes of me through the air, overcome hysteresis tyre rolling resistance (thought to be about a quarter of losses on an EV compared to only a fifth on an ICE cars due to EV's extra weight) and the up hill down dale but I get 90% of that energy back via regen. I think heating is the only major draw, even on a Heat Pump fitted car like the Zoe one might be using 500W or so on a really cold day. Heated seats are very efficient I think. Mine did not get fitted ones as it was a victim of the part shortage so I got a couple of pair of heated seat covers sent over from China, £12 each including freight costs via Amazon, even on low ie sub 30W do not need them to have the cabin set at more than 20C so climate control is only using a few hundred watts at most. Lights set on auto, charging phones etc iva the 4 USB ports it has front and back. Looking forward to the Renault 5 launch in a few days but the Zoe is a hard at to follow, except maybe on looks where the 5 kills it of course.

Water pump is new car, it’s a slightly grubby oil filler cap which needs new engine.

one car I was considering as a replacement for my Ceed (until I started looking at Superbs) was an Ampera/Volt with a REX powertrain. A car that was ahead of it's time but suffers now from spares availability(in the UK) and didn't sell here in great volumes.

Thank you, Rooted. I have read many useful posts here but have never posted before. Thank you for welcoming me. I did checked my car's VIN number on the Skoda website, and it wasn't involved in any recalls related to the DSG gearbox.

I mean this is nice. It has the 6 speed rather than 7 speed DSG (which If I've read correctly is the wet clutch model) and only 2 owners from new with Full Skoda Service History. MOT history is also good with the vast majority of advisories being consumable tyre/brake related Just the small matter of 240k miles, sky high road tax and thirst for fuel to consider lol

He wrote "back box", by the way.🙂

I've had an Octavia diesel for 10 years (240k km) so far without issues. Never had any problems with the DPF although I do drive quite high mileage. As long as you drive enough to get the engine warm and then maybe 15 minutes more at least once during each tank of diesel its enough to allow a normal regeneration. During the pandemic when I wasn't going to work I've had a message once to say the car cannot regenerate and to see owners handbook (I.e. drive in the highway) and after 5 minutes the warning had gone and didn't come back. SCR adds another level of complexity to newer diesels but is relatively more simple technology than the DPF. You will also find that many new petrol cars will come with SCR to meet every tightening emissions rules.

A 2007 Octavia and 2019 Superb are completely different electrically as they are based on different platforms... Take a look at the adaption channels in 09 on your Superb: ENG141656-ENG116604-Außenlicht_uebergreifend-Coming-home Einschaltereignis,Driver door That seems to be the 'activation' reason for coming home so maybe see what options you have

With SCR / Adblue you can still get clogged DPF,s and regens and messing about with cold start / short trips. and then the issue some have with AdBlue and the systems. Many might have no issues, but the problem is when you get them. Costs / repairs,. just the PITA really.

I read that the Swiss department of AXA are behind the report on the 50% figure. I read the Law Firms and Insurers in America using this report. & in an EU report. ? Is it global figures, EU / Europe only, and what are the Statistics from insurers for the UK on this. Are there lots of Americans crashing EV,s with minor or major damage or lots of Europeans? EDIT.

2 passengers from the Tesla are deceased. https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/inverness/6375998/a96-crash-two-named/ Leaving that sad news to one side is the fact they were in a Tesla really of any significance or is it like the Luton airport carpark fire? And then having written that this is interesting Electric cars are involved in 50% more traffic accidents than their petrol and diesel counterparts, according to a study by insurer Axa. The high number of accidents has actually nothing to do with the technology, but everything to do with the driving behaviour of the drivers. It is mainly the fast and sharp acceleration that surprises drivers, especially those new to the cars, and leads to accidents. https://www.brusselstimes.com/287315/electric-cars-involved-in-more-accidents-than-regular-vehicles-study-shows

Look at the first line of your post, you put 2033, so i posted 2023? We need to assume it is the Annual Service coming up after 9,400 miles or 372 days if it was reset at the last service. But if it was on Variable 2 years ago and not reset 12 months ago then it could be coming up for in 21 days. If the stuff above was done a year ago then it is a Oil & Inspection service needed. Oil & Filter, maybe the pollen filter if not changed last year. The spark plugs are every 4 years or 40,000 miles so not needing done again. The brake fluid every 2 years if it needs changed, it can be tested. The Cam Belt interval is no longer at 5 years or 50,000 miles. more like at @180,000miles, and many many years. You just need a simple Oil & Filter Service and inspection and do not get ripped off and the Service Indicator set to Fixed Service Intervals. Look at the Air Filter and see if clean / fresh, it might need replacing.

DQ381 with revo software for the box and a pedal box. Makes the car a bit more likely to be in the correct gear, but my usual lazy mode driving still causes the box to be too high when needed on the odd occasion. A lot better than the factory settings, and I can actually use sport instead of extra throttle to be in the correct gear for boost without a heavier throttle causing the sudden lift your speaking of. it’s not perfect, but it’s better than the fuel economy chasing settings the OEM software runs, where I constantly found myself in 7th at 30 and a bit mph with a box that was reluctant to change down on a light throttle input for say, a slight incline.

Er, that's what it's there for! As @varaderoguy says, with the added note that I use a keyboard vacuum powered by 2xAA cells (also for cleaning keyboards, PC vent grilles...)

Not I but it could well have something in there all the same. Might try taking it out and cleaning it. Thanks for commenting.

Personally i would just give a 1.5 TSI DSG a swerve. Unless an amazing low price which it is not. Double lottery, 1.5 TSI ACT & a DQ200 DSG. See what that FSSH actually is showing as being done since it is the Full History. Oil& Filter changes how often,was it the Pollen Filter in 2021 and again in 2023? Brake Fluid @ 3 years, 2022, or any time. Spark plugs @40,000,80,000& 120,000 miles or when? As to the Cam Belt that did show as being @ 50,000 miles /5 years until last July when that was changed to over the 135,000 miles has done now. The Water Pump was not required as part of the schedule. The cost without Water pump could be as much as from £650- £1,100 or even more. You want to see who did the work and the parts and prices. Are the brakes, tyres, windscreen etc all fine.

It's time for some music uograde😊😊😊. We've spent whole two day just sound proofing the car. Front and rear Doors in 5 layers, 3 on door itself and 2 on pannels, two layers on hood and 4 layers on 5 door-2 on door,and 2 on pannels Trunk and roof are insulated in 2 layers and floor im one layers. We've used CTK for all and some STP sponge. We fitted Hertz Mille Legend 1650.3 two way system 300w (,EISA 2915/16 award) in front doors-woofers, tweeters are to be mounted in cnc'ed alu pods on A pillar,and rear where OEM woofers were also in alu pods OEM speakers are all removed, rear woofwes will be in rear shell fixed with Musway MSR-VO2 16,5cm alu adapter rings, and JBL sub hub 800w design award 2018 in spare tyre and Helix M four DSP amplifier with all four crossowers in back of spare tyre. Phoenix gold TX series amplifier install kit. Audiotec Fischer Conductor one touch remote control EISA award best pepduct 2021/22. Complete pictures and video follow up to come when finished. Can't wait, after all the upgrades it was time for some deep basses to come. We Will put also cable for Alpine Halo 11" unit and reverse Alpine HDCR camera, untill that upgrade Denissin BT,USB micro sdhc reader for Symphony MP3 player,hehehe, stay Times😇💪

I’ll just leave this here. Amazing vehicle, does everything I ask it for. Epic colour. And loads of scope to tune if and when you get the urge. And it bloody quick

Put the car in reverse, select L or R (depending if lhd or rhd), then adjust the mirror until it looks good to you, now the car will remember that setting when you reverse and have the mirror on R/L

This happened to me when I replaced the batteries in both keys fobs not long after purchase. I had to synchronise both key fobs one by one. From p57 of the manual: Synchronising the remote control If the buttons on the remote control key have been operated several times beyond the effective range of the system or the battery in the remote control key has been replaced and the vehicle cannot be unlocked using the remote control, the key must be synchronised. › Press any button on the remote control key. › Unlock the door with the key in the lock cylinder within 1 minute of pressing the button.