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My brother came to visit yesterday, so we went out to the garage, where I noticed the red led was no longer flashing. It still unlocked, but turning the ignition on it came up with a message about 12v battery low. We found the charger in a box and my brother pushed the car forward far enough to open the passenger door so we could pull the bonnet release. Brake disks are rusty so it sounded awful pushing it, lots of gentle braking to clean them up when I first go out I think! Charger now connected to battery and set to the right mode to keep it topped up after reading the manual. It was connected about 4pm yesterday, so should be fully charged by now almost a day later. Merry Christmas,

Nothing to worry about at all - any cars already on the road won't be affected, as these deadlines will only apply to the sale of new cars. If anything the residual value of used petrol cars will be better as the availability of new cars will diminish sharply over the coming years, depending on exactly how the government decides to adjust the phase-out plan. Bear in mind as well that 2030 is six years away, and by that time there will have been a mid-life revision of any cars that are currently being sold so I suspect Skoda will have revised the powertrain line-up in accordance with any new rules well in advance.

Hi! Couldn't find a topic about inspection reminders reset without diagnostic interface, and earlier today I was sitting in one of the new MK4 Octavias. So, here's a tutorial about the instrument cluster hidden menu and how to use it to reset oil and inspection service reminders:

I suspect door number one.

Was it too difficult or did you change your mind?

Ooooh...yep, I must be blind. I did not notice those extra icons on the bottom of the rotary knob at all. 🫣 I'll check on my way home 🧐😄 Thank you!

I made it 😎 100% works

Thanks for replying. I read that topic, but that doesn't work with skoda superb.

Hi and welcome

Hmm...Mark Four.... Never heard it like that Thanks! 🙂

Szia! Welcome I'm also new here in my attempt of trying to understand my brand new Fabia. It has way more technology than what my soon 10 year old tiny ford ka had!

Should start a treat. Just keep an eye on it over the new few days/weeks depending on how often you’ll drive it, but there’s a decent chance the battery will be fine. Happy Christmas!

Front crankshaft seal.

Does this 'whining' noise happen just as the clutch starts to engage - I.e. before the vehicle actually starts to move?

Yes, I described my progress in another topic about the retrofit of the HSW. Let me try to find it for you.

Can we confirm, this is a manual gearbox and conventional clutch (single or dual mass flywheel) and not some form of DSG? If so, I have a possible fault, which a decent mechanic should be able to confirm.

Just Googling this code brings up a vast amount of reading matter, and YT videos, across a wide range of VAG cars and vans. All on a generally similar theme: http://wiki.ross-tech.com/wiki/index.php/16400/P0016/000022 Which engine does your Superb have? Gaz

Thank you. I've got one dehumidifier pad like that, will get another. I cleaned the windscreen today with autoglym glass cleaner and synthetic chamois (I'd forgotten that was in the car).

Does it sound louder in the front, the back or no difference? It sound vaguely like a fuel pump to me (but what do I know?).

Must be true then 😃 I bet there were no verifiable details.

If it refuses to crank and can be persuaded to by pumping the clutch pedal it points to the pedal position sensor, start with checking the connector.

@travo Mine is 3712, fitted to a 280 Superb.

There are a lot of pros and cons for each. I do prefer the new car because it is faster and more economical, but it does have its irritations. The satnav is particularly bad, taking ages to boot up and it thinks everywhere in the uk is in Deutschland. But as I said, I use Waze with apple carplay so actually it doesn’t matter. Things that are better with the 2023 model: More torque and 7 speed box Much better motorway economy throttle mapping is better DSG sports mode is less rev-happy led matrix headlights are great ventilated seats Auxiliary electric heater (car warms up really quickly in winter) heated steering wheel washer for the reversing camera ACC stays armed longer in start/stop traffic warning lights for blind spot monitoring better placed and brighter Remote locking/unlocking via the app, honk and flash to find your car etc (but you have to pay to subscribe) Virtual cockpit is nice but as you say, by no means essential. Things that are worse with the 2023 model: DSG very reluctant to change down eg exiting bends drive mode defaults to normal on each start Satnav is poor Apple carplay volume is much lower than radio volume No knobs on the infotainment screen (old one had mechanical volume and select/zoom knobs) So overall I prefer the new one, it is just a bit spoilt by the DSG mapping. And L&K for both really makes them “Grand Tourers”. As far as “full service history” is concerned, there really isn’t a lot to service that is important, beyond engine oil and filter - and this is the easiest car to self-service I’ve ever owned, certainly to change the engine oil anyway. Haldex oil at 3 years and DSG oil at 40k miles. DQ381 DSG is nominally 80k miles but I think I will do mine sooner.

I think if I'd thought of looking specifically for such a leak, I would've been able to see it via camera phone pics. I hadn't noticed any obvious wetness or staining below the pump, although some was evident looking from above once the old pump was out of the way. Finished for the day with new kit all on, and torqued up, with the 2 rotations of crank completed happily, both locking tools reinsertable afterwards. First attempt at getting new belt on went wrong somehow; luckily it was obviously wrong cos the three screws in the cam pulley were right at one end of their slots, and the tensioner had seemed too easy to set. Thanks for the interest and support everyone. Won't get back to it until Friday now, to put enough back on to try running it, then everything else, if it works.

That is the way to do it, but it’s a knack! I think it’s a case of touching and swiping at the same time, more like dragging. I know I’ve done it eventually!

I bought a 12month old SEL Karoq 1.5 DSL without a test drive (I had test driven one about a year ago and liked it, so bought this one on spec). Anyway, the day after picking up my new car, I had to drive to West Byfleet to see my son, a journey of approx 220miles. Aat the end of that journey my partner's back and my back ached so much we couldn't believe it - worst seat I have ever had in many, many cars over 45 years of driving. The return journey home was even worse! Apart from that, I loved everything else about the car, but as I drive a lot for work, I knew I wouldn't be able to compromise on my comfort, especially as I am now 63! It was on the return journey that I recalled that the Karoq I had test driven a year ago was a Sportline, not an SEL. Anyway, a couple of days later I went back to the Skoda dealer and rejected the SEL using their 7day return guarantee. Luckily, they were extremely cooperative about this and gave me a couple of options to consider. The next day I took a brand new Karoq Sportline for an extended test drive and could tell almost immediately that the seats were chalk and cheese compared with the SEL seats - infinitely better. Back as the dealers, the manager found me an 18month old Sportline with very low mileage and I was able to exchange cars with no upfront costs and ended up paying only £5 more per month for a car with not only way better seats but a way better spec. than the SEL! Roll on to approx. 3,000miles later I can confirm that the Sportline seats are amazingly comfortable and supportive. Shout out to D. M. Keith, Hull, who have put my faith back in car dealerships too!

My wife's 2015 Fabia gets this, first time I encountered it I couldn't believe how long it took to clear before I could safely drive off, Now the car has two Pingi dehumidifiers on the dash, I also use a damp synthetic chamois to clear the screen on the inside, tilt the sun visors towards the screen to reflect the blower air to screen rather than roof, booster on full (4), air-con on, ETA: non-recirculate mode [fresh air from outside the car], I may also put the front windows down. Now fighting against VWŠkoda back door leak but hopefully your Fabia is too young to have that yet, just two of the VWŠkoda Fabia's less desirable features.

I've published the full version several times, but the summary is "seats are personal and subjective".

I find your post interesting! My 2018 Karoq never had this problem, but my 2022 model suffers intermittent loud squeaks and squawks, probably triggered by reversing, then carries on for a while off and on, but especially when starting to brake. Similar to what has been written above, it starts during certain weather conditions only. I will probably not bother taking it in under warranty - far too many times in the past I have been told by dealerships No Fault Found on various cars I have owned. Sometimes with the problem reappearing on the drive home.

Welcome. They do not really creep but you touch the accelerator gently and they move. Touch the brake gently and they stop. Enable Autohold and if you press the brake pedal harder Autohold is holding the car with your foot off the brakes pedal, still in drive. Touch the accelerator to move.

If the damp traps dont collect moisture then there is not water leaking into the cabin, what has been described sounds like the film that can build up on glass after a car has been valeted for sale, there wont be condensation as in drips but a foggy haze that builds up as soon as you breathe in the car or if wearing damp clothing or if said clothing has been left in the car. A thorough solvent cleaning of all the glass will probably yield a marked improvement.

The observation about demisting issues is bang on. When we updated to a 2023 Fabia mc we thought that starting in the cold weather would be a much improved experience over our 22 year old old diesel. It has proved to be a considerable disappointment and I cursed that I never investigated this. There was nothing mentioned in the many reviews I looked at. I was expecting naively innovations like heated elements in the windscreen. Like most cars ours is left outside and initially, winter 2023 it could take me 15 minutes to feel safe about driving off. On a few occasions I'd reckon we were all set but find within about 100 metres that vision was again badly compromised and would have to pull in and wipe the windows again. Things that have helped : 1 A moisture absorbing pouch left in the Fabia towards the front of the dashboard. The ill conceived surface of the dashboard means it slides off in motion. However, we had considerable problems with setting up a sat nav which wouldn't attach to the dash. We bought a circular shaped Nav-mat which when turned 180 degrees provides a secure base for the bag. The car does mainly local trips but sat nav attachment problems were initially a major source of annoyance. 2 Immediately whacking up the temperature on the air con to around 27 degrees with boost on front and rear. 3 An extendable handle windscreen wipe pad with a swivel for the pad. This is invaluable because much of the windscreen and side windows is out of reach from the driver's seat. 4 A small Vileda squeegee to wipe the outside of the windows. Well worth the expense. 5 Patience. Trying to remember before leaving the house to allow for time lost before driving. It takes at least 5-10 minutes, depending on the conditions, before it's safe to leave. 6 Looking on this forum in hope of more ideas.

Sounds like the car is damp. After the sunroof was left open one rainy night, I had water in the bottom of the footwells of a previous car. I ran a dehumidifier in the car to remove it. Thanks. AG Falco

Why only 3 new tyres? You should always have new tyres per axle (both fronts or both rears) I suspect due to different rolling resistance the computer is getting confused

Evening all Many of you will have seen adverts all over social media of late promoting these 10-inch widescreen CarPlay/Android Auto display screens that are being marketed as a low-cost and neat way of adding modern connectivity to an older car, or to a car where it's difficult (or where you simply don't want to) replace the factory-fitted head unit. Well, I bought one. After shopping around, I actually found one on Amazon that in the end only ended up costing me £50, and it even doubles as a dash cam. Backstory: The Fabia II Combi I now have (which I inherited from my mum when she passed away earlier this year) originally came with a Swing radio. I retrofitted an Admumdsen+ to it (having already done the same retrofit on the Rapid Spaceback I owned at the time) not long after mum bought it, as this not only added nav, but also Bluetooth (I also retrofitted the genuine mic into the roof courtesy light cluster). Mostly because it's my mum's car and I don't want to do anything that might dmagae it or that can't be reversed later, I was reluctant to buy an aftermarket Android headunit. I was tempted by the RCD330, but trying to find a reasonably priced real one (there's a lot of crap clones out there) was proving to be too much ard work. So I decided to go down a different route. The CarPlay display comes with a choice of stick-on or windscreen mounts. I used the stick on mount, which very securely stuck to the top of the dash directly above the centre air vents (I cleaned the surface with an IPA wipe first and allowed to air dry). It's powered via a USB-C port, and a USB-C to 12v power cable is supplied. It does draw up to 3amps, so doesn't seem to play well with using a USB-C cable and a 12v accessory socket USB adapter (as these tend to only output up to 2.4amps per port). I've wired in a hidden 12v accessory socket behind the dashboard, piggybacking off the rear wiper fuse, with the power cable running straight out the back of the display and down the back of the dash below the windscreen. I've secured the hidden 12v socket and the excess cable in the void space at the end of the dashboard on the drivers side, next to the fuse box. The amount of visible cable is minimal (just over a foot coming from the back of the display and heading straiught to the gap between the end of the dash and the windscreen before disappearing from view). I also did one loop around the stand, to act as a stress support so that any pulling on the cable while I was pushing it down the back fo the dash (it's beyond the windscreen vents so not blocking or interfering with those) wouldn't tug on the display. Connection to the phone is very simple. After doing the initial connection via Bluetooth, the screen then sets up the CarPlay connection using Wi-Fi. Audio options are to either use the built in speakers on the CarPlay display (I wouldn't), connect the CarPlay display to the 3.5mm input socket on the Amundsen using the supplied 3.5mm to 3.5mm cable (too messy, can't hide the cable) or - and this is the option I went for - allow your phone to connect to the car's own bluetooth as normal, and connect to the CarPlay screen for display only. This works really well. While you still get full CarPlay control on the new display (including calls control), all the sound, as well as track data and caller data, goes to the Amundsen. You can see in the pic above that I've got Waze running on the CarPlay display, but the audio (and track info) from Apple Music are going via the Amundsen (but controllable from both the CarPlay screen as well as the Amundsen screen. And as mentioned earlier, on the back of the display is a 4k Dashcam (whether it really is 4K remains to be proven, but the camera output is clear and sharp, and copes well with low light. The height and angle of the camera can be adjusted independently of the angle of the screen. It also came supplied with a 64GB MicroSD card. A 1080P wired rear/reversing camera is also included. I decided not to fit this, but have kept it in case I change my mind in the future. Anyway - all in all - I highly recommend these screens if you want to add modern CarPlay/Android Auto capabilities to your Fabia, but don't want to do a full head unit replacement. The one I purchased (https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DHSDG63B) has now gone back up to £90 (£130 with a £40 discount voucher on the page. Worth keeping an eye on it (or shopping around on Amazon, eBay, AliExpress etc. for alternative models) in case it comes down again, as things often do on Amazon.

The 'Ignore' button works ok though.

I'd be more concerned about where the coolant was going. I not only endorse Warrior193's suggestion that if it says 'Mit Silicat' replace it but go further and say do it NOW.