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Fitted replacement front Skoda rubber mats to replace the worn out original carpet mats. I've also bought a boot liner (not an official one), just waiting for it to straightout (it was shipped rolled up) then I'll drop it in the boot.

I get quite attached to mine (except they aren't really mine as it's a company car), I do treat it as if I own it and look after it really well, the company buy them outright and sell them on when the time comes, there's usually several people at work queueing up to buy it, as despite the higher mileage they know how it's been treated. I spend so much time in it driving up and down the country for my work it becomes a good friend, I've had the Superb from new and now at just over 2 1/2 years old approaching 92k on it. I've had many new cars over the years and don't get the new car excitement any more so quite happy to keep it until I'm forced to part with it - not looking forward to that day. When I have to replace it I'm thinking of a mk4 Superb PHEV (although there may be newer Skoda models out before then so I'll see nearer the time).

0GC927711G / 0260550109 - Skoda...Common Faults: Poor gear change on a Skoda Superb (2017 – 2020) can be caused by a failure of the DQ381 (0GC) transmission un...No need for fitted parts from Germany and paid that price for refurbished mcu board, all you have to do is remove mcu from the car and send to company above, after repair it is plug and play game without programming, otherwise any other mcu new or repaired from Germany request programming which is extra cash waste. Contact the company for details and change both K sensors ( in your case K1 is fine, for now.. can pass away anytime ) Check "rebuild details" from link above!

Yes, airbag DTC’s always require clearing with an OBD tool. To prevent this, never disconnect an airbag plug without disconnecting the battery first.

@Colin170CR You're right. It's the car I've kept for the longest time compared to all others I've owned, and somehow it has become a little part of the family. When you think to past holidays somewhere, there is always an anecdote or a memory that brings you back to this car. And I understand your hesitation regarding what could be the next one. It took me something like 18-24 months to define what will be the next one. And even 2 weeks before I bought my Kodiaq Mk1, I was still hesitating for a Q5 Mk2. I wish all Superb Mk3 owners many safe and happy miles with their car ! Take care to all of you (and your Superb 😉). No worry, as said few posts above, I'll still be lurking here from time to time, though I've moved to the Kodiaq Mk1 forum next door. Cheers!

Hi, My Superb Mk3 Estate has gone this morning with its new owner after 136500km and 7.5 y.o. He's really happy and so am I, since he told me his new Mk3 will sleep in a garage, which I couldn't do.

My DAF XG , has ACC, But only passive lane assist I’ve turned off the distance on the ACC so it only works as a standard cruise control I would never trust ACC in a fully loaded truck

They will keep UK cars in line with EU rules as the UK automotive market is still part of the EU and given the polls... the UK is likely to rejoin the EU in some form or another. Besides, both industry and the Universities are demanding closer ties to the EU as well as being in lock step on many of the EU regulations. The problem of ACC was discussed at length in 2012-13 about harmonizing EU motoring laws because for ACC: what is the required distance between vehicles? I recall being on a panel at a conference where this came up (In Coventry, I think). You might need your ACC to change the gap in different countries. If you drive with a UK car to France, then into Belgium, Netherlands and Germany, that would be four possible changes to the legally required gap in one day. Possibly without stopping or restarting the car for three of them. You are going to say: "What legally required gap?" This comes down to the Highway Code, and equivalent in other countries, Stopping Distances, your insurance companies, and the risk, all of which will be expensively discussed in court. The automotive companies will reduce their risk of being sued by ensuring the gap is at least the minimum required thinking distance. Note: as this is a "driver aid" and the driver should be able to take over at all times should the aid fail. Therefore, it is not a Critical System (BTW the same applies to ABS and other driver aids) read the small print in the full details buried on a web page somewhere as indicated in your owner's manual. :-) 2o or so years ago I was working on an industry-wide project with one of the subbies who was also doing the R&D for forward-looking radar for acc and lane assist for a major car manufacturer and did some of the first trials in the UK. Many of the hypothetical (he said) problems were discussed over coffee and at lunch. These were the technical problems ever mind the legal, which came up a few years later when it was determined to be technically possible in mass production vehicles. My own Karoq has CC and I use it, but I would not have ACC or Lane Assist.

translation - OBDEleven - I successfully misprogrammed the Superb L&K Front light position. Could someone write or take a picture of the factory values for me? What was the original? Also, the question is that even though I activate the stripes in the front lights, they cannot be turned on. What could be the cause?

Sound of industrial size can of worms creaking open.

Just spotted this post. Sounds familiar.

Hi @Lucchese , good luck with the Volvo, its on my very very short list of possible marques to replace my octavia with. just remember, you can still visit Brisky, theres a lot of us that the skoda fold and stayed, and returned (or not) to ownership and stayed, so dont be a stranger 👍😁

Thank you again as always @OccyVRS 😊 That's a great summary, few need look elsewhere now on this rather niche topic. In answer to your question, my resonator is towards the back of my vehicle. It is the GPF that runs down the centre I believe - I have a posted a photo in another thread that you will have likely seen i.e. https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/531944-14-tsi-150bhp-modifications-improvements/page/2/#findComment-5942528

As mentioned earlier the speed of other vehicles may be giving what you are describing.

Did the second service today on 20k: Oil change All filters Haldex oil w/o filter cleaning, I’ll do it on the next service Brake fluid (maybe it was a bit early for this) And finally cleaned it inside and outside.

Android App -> Garage -> choose car -> History

Ohh yes as bap told, they should flash for sure but could be with engine start, sorry for fail info about lock/unlock my bad 🤣

The buyer got in touch to ask if I'd ever had the engine remapped for more power. Said it felt far more powerful than 130 hp. Certainly not by me and I doubt by the one previous owner as he was some sort of salesman and did 100k mainly motorway miles in his 2.5 years of ownership. I always thought it did pull really well but assumed that was just par for the course.

In case it's of any interest, I received 12 calls from 492 views on the Autotrader website. I suspect that I might have been able to hold out for a better price but never mind. A bird in the hand...

I've found it the rear wiper o ring where the motor meets the glass has been leaking in and running down the loom into the plugs cleaned up all ok now thanks for your offer of help

@Aldfort your money but that really seems to be an expense too far for a DSG with no Service Schedule.

@Breezy_Pete - That was the original alternator and failed at around 120K (car is now on 138K). The current unit is from Wigan Alternators, I can't remember the brand now but the part number was sourced from the VIN so I assume is correct. @Graham Butcher No, the system was not re coded. I was fully aware of this but decided the worse case is the battery is being over charged and therefore has a shorter life. I didn't think it would solve the issue I'm seeing. However, I have always charged/ jumped the car directly from the battery terminals, I was not aware that this is bad practice. For what it's worth, I don't think I've ever charged/ jumped the car prior to this issue, but it's been jumped plenty of times since :) As Pete has just posted (as i'm typing), I don't think mine has a BMM, since it's pre stop start. I'm not certain on that though.

Pre-stop/start and fancy batts and alts Graham, I think.

My laddo looking to get a Great Wall Motors Mini and the E version rather than the SE version so smaller battery but the acceleration is very similar between the E and SE ie 184 and 218 hp versions, torque us more similar than power and E has less weight of course. ZEPREF site test results gave the 184 hp E at 7.2 to 100 kph and the 218 hp SE version at 6.8 seconds so pretty close. Always the issue with Minis, even Chinese built ones, the adding of packs etc can make car more expensive than first expected. SE with Exclusive or Sport pack adding up to £35k retail. E can be had for just over £30k with Exclusive trim and non standard colour. I like the green but lad leaning towards blue. Range probably not great but he will have option of my Scenic or maybe an R5 if he needs more range than the 140 to 190 miles rated on the Mini E. Thought the E might be LFP but gather it us also NMC Lithium like bigger battery Minis.

If getting a car for Business use then renting an BEV makes total sense if you can also get cheaper public charging from Porsche / Ionity chargers or others. Just a tool of the trade for transportation and a prop for your work as far as making videos. If really a 911 Porsche is your wish & your desire then splashing the cash and getting one is just simply clever as you are a long time dead.

There's also (and perhaps for people in the UK most important) the Information Commissioner's Office which has the legal clout to enforce data misuse. Their complaints page is at https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/data-protection-complaints/ They say, In order to use this you will need: an email address for the organisation; a copy of the complaint you made to the organisation about how they have handled your personal information; and (if you are complaining for someone else) a letter of consent from the person the complaint is about. It's helpful if you can also provide: the organisation's address; a timeline of key events related to your complaint; any supporting information you have about the mishandling of your personal information eg a copy of an email where your information was shared, a copy of records with inaccurate information, an apology letter from the organisation, or other email exchanges.

As said the map in the app is for planning and sending data to the car sat nav. The sat nav in the car then handles the navigation. If you don't like it then enable Android Auto or Apple Carplay. If your maps are up to date the in car sat nav is pretty good. Better if you also have real time traffic.

Kia ora, my name is Nick and I live in Tauranga NZ. We own a 2019 Skoda Kodiaq RS in Moonwhite. Looking forwards to chat here. Nick

Lightweight 🤣🙄 Tauranga's quite a long way from Eastbourne, East Sussex 🤪 Welcome aboard Nick. Gaz

Apologies for the confusion. I should have said I'll be getting the Gearbox oil changed at 40,000 mile intervals or 4 years whichever comes first.

What coding tool did you use? Most have a log or history file to show any changes you've made.

In another thread, someone was asking about swapping an engine in his Karoq for a VWGolf or Audi..... "So i'm wondering if it is possible to swap out the 2 litre petrol engine to the one used in the golf R or even possibly Audi's 2.5 five cylinder." And most in the thread were saying "go for it" and the MoT and insurance won't be a problem....!!!

Welcome @Nicky3d For the Brits - Tauranga's quite a long way from Ngāmotu New Plymouth but I am up there sometimes visiting a good mate who lives there.

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@SzilvioHUN Can you please use a translation tool before posting, as it will greatly increase the help you get? its also the language specified in the forum rules, again to maximise the help we can give each other. thanks!

What fantastic news for The MacMaster. He can be done with his car that has brought so much grief and clicks and income.

I have the old model of lane assist which doesn't detect speed limits, bends etc., but I think you can switch off these more recent extra facilities, which is possibly a good thing (hopefully staying reset when you switch off the engine). I actually really like my older style ACC and wouldn't buy another car without it, but I do let it influence my driving style to a certain extent, to accommodate how it works. It can be annoying if you don't adapt, as it is a bit slow to unlock from a slower car in front, when pulling out too late on a motorway. It then puts on the brakes just at the worst time, as you note. Solution pull out in plenty of time, giving the system time to disengage. Thus it encourages anticipation, never a bad thing. That early pulling out can annoy motorists in the fast lane exceeding the speed limit, who might have been able to nip past otherwise, but sod those law breakers, why should I worry about them. As a last resort, if you do leave it too late when pulling out, put your foot on the throttle until the system sorts itself out. There's a little car symbol that comes on the screen in front of you, when ACC detects a car in front and conversely you know when it has disengaged when that symbol goes away. Another quirk - it is also slow to pick up a new car appearing in front of you, i.e. someone who cuts you up, so you do have to stay alert - again maybe no bad thing. You can adjust the sensitivity and some people like the fast setting - allows you to get closer to car in front, without the system recognising it (but then does brake faster) and accelerates faster once it unlocks from that car when overtaking. They say overall in practice, it does lead to less unnecessary braking. I did use it for a while and I recall I generally concurred, but it gets set to default at dealer servicing and these days I don't get round to resetting, maybe I should try that again. There are other useful things to note about how it operates, but I've already gone on too long. I find ACC makes long motorway journeys more relaxing and less tiring, yet keeps me more attentive of road conditions. It took a while for me to adjust, not using it at first on the busy M25, but no problem even there, now, I just go with the flow. It has malfunctioned twice in really heavy rain, simply turning itself off with some warnings, so it failed safe, but otherwise I find it totally dependable. However, you'll find quite a few here who much prefer simple cruise control, but I just don't agree, ACC is safer. Never tried lane assist (would like to), but more people criticize that than they do ACC.

@Graham Butcher You linked the article about what is going on at Porsche UK. Do you really expect anyone here to know more than that, or are there maybe members here that are employees of the DVSA or Porsche / VW UK? Absolutely vehicles that are under a Safety Critical Recall or should be should be kept off the roads. Ones that are with Dealerships but ones with keepers should be off the road. VW Group / Skoda are bad for messing owners about and sometimes accepting cars are unsafe and taking them in until fixed and leaving others out on the road with keepers and not providing courtesy cars or doing a buy back. Other manufacturer groups as well like Stellantis.

Discussion in Octavia fora suggests that most owners and software engineers consider this a breach of GDPR.

Errrrrr... depends if you have the central res (I would assume the 2.0 280 is a very different exhaust to your 1.4). It won't do much for performance, however it will change the sound - just maybe not in a significant way. Here is a video of a GPF car with a res delete, compared to the same GPF car, unmodified (starts at 9:20). Not much of a difference, really, and bear in mind these are tuned 2.0 cars with probably the most lairy MQB exhaust systems (tied with a Golf R). From my understanding, generally - Pre-GPF Resonator delete - nice Backbox delete - horrible Full catback exhaust - perfect Post-GPF Resonator delete - doesn't do much Backbox delete - ruins everything Full GPF-back exhaust - does more, but again, not as much as you think My vRS would sound a fair bit better with a £1600 Milltek system. The issue is, without doing the GPF (which is illegal, I may add, and will void your insurance), it just won't sound good enough to warrant the price tag. It's a tricky thing. When a £130,000, 540bhp twin turbo M4 CS with a GPF sounds like this, the rest of us don't have much hope.

Big Brother is watching I don’t mind the application in itself it is who has access to it that bothers me Even opting out of sharing the data being a cynic I don’t believe this data doesn’t find itself in the hands of corporations that could lead to its abuse …….affecting driving premiums for insurance and possibly invalidating warranty claims I agree that paying for the services only to find you can’t use them by being forced to change certain settings is not cricket

And I did just that! It's not a massive difference all things considered, but it's a step in the right direction nevertheless. I've once again been conversing with Pete about soundproofing and we discussed the idea of fitting a diesel undertray which is larger, and comes with a spongy type of soundproofing. The replacement ones online do not, so I'm going to do some research and development (read as trial and error) to see which fabrics would suit it best. That's a post-payday job as I've already ordered enough for this car off this month's payslip!

@Kevinmaj Hi, it is faulty clutch position sensor K2 ( even gears + R ), error p1736. K1 sensor is odd gears. Find someone who can fix it, way cheaper then new mcu board. You will need 6L of gearbox oil, new filter and sensors which can be orderd here: https://getriebeshop24.de/products/hydraulikdrucksensor-satz-kupplungspositionssensor-inkl-dichtun Or give them call since they are from UK Tiguan DQ381 Mechatronic faultTiguan DQ381 Mechatronic faultNo odd or even gears on Volkswagen Tiguan is often caused by a fault with the DQ381 (0GC) transmission control unit, our rebuild service will resolve these issues and comes with an unlimited mile L...

Hi, Battery reloaded over night. It's now 12.59V. No more error message upon cold start this morning. Great! Thank you guys. Delivery to new owner is planned for tomorrow morning. All good! 🙂

Tesla have officially reopened the Eurocentral supercharger, with 18 stalls.

I find tyre noise depends on road surface. I am just about to change my front tyres after 28000 miles. Pirelli P7. I had a rattle coming from the rear seat catch

found another feature "unlocked" as a result of the MIB2.5 conversion - Sports (Performance) Monitor!! woOot normally this only enabled on Sportline models.

I bought my GPF-equipped EA888 in July 2020 and have only put about 8K miles on it in the last three years. I have not had even a hint of a GPF problem, but I do take it for a run down one junction of the M42 at least once a week. I haven't heard of any GPF-related issues, other than it's thought they take the edge off performance a bit. If you have particulate filter worries, petrol is definitely the way to go IMO.

What a load of codswallop... We has spring assitors on the back or our mkii Octavia 4x4 Estate for 13 years with no problems and no broken springs. Tbey firmed the back end up nicely and made a big difference to stability and clearance when usi g a tow bar mounted bike rack with four bikes on it. For the money they cost they were great and I'd recommend them.