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Might be a break in wire but I assume it would throw up an error code as before if the wiring was faulty. Try disconnecting battery for a while and reconnecting. It should reset the car. Also check the strip fuses in front of battery for hairline cracks. They are sometimes almost impossible to see. Alasdair

The fact that it has navigation database 21.2 and the nav button surely must mean it has nav, and it just needs enabling?

We are also very happy with it in almost every regard. The only thing I still haven't got used to, is that I have to push the gear select forwards to reverse, and pull back to go forwards. My brain thinks it should be the other way round. I searched and found an explanation which relates back to race cars with sequential gearboxes where the accelleration forces the driver backwards so making it easier to move the gear shift back to go faster, and decelleration makes it easier to push forwards when changing down. This was propogated into nearly all retail automatic cars and has remained ever since as the standard. I still have to look at the selector and think before setting off though, I sometimes wish I could prise the switch out and reverse it! The Kia e-niro we used to have bypassed the problem by having a rotary knob for gear selection. cw = forwards, acw = reverse, centre = park/neutral. My brain was happy with that.

This might help:

Before you start checking the wiring check that the sensor is working correctly as it may be just some thing as simpla as a bit of grease or dirt in the front drive shaft sender plate that the sensor picks up from on the CV joint clean that firstly then if you have a multi meter or can borrow one jack up the front side you think the problem might be and remove that wheel, put it out of gear so that the wheel can turn it's easier to do and get at the sensor connection, set the meter on the test setting so when the two probes are touched together they show a zero on the screen or the meter sounds a little bleep , put the probes into the disconnected sensor on the hub as if you were testing a cionnection for power and earth and then turn the hub the meter should if all is fine show zero then nothing zero nothing and so on that then tells you it's working ok , if the cables are faulty you need to then test again from the connection to where ever you can get at the connection the other end usually a multi connection but cannot help you here have always found the fault in the hub sensor or it's been rusty or dirty----------Sorry just noticed it was a rear wheel slightly different as the sensor is harder to get at as it's in the back of the hub you cannot get at the sensor ring on the rear without taking the hub off the spindle the sensor is it the rear undernesth the car i think it's held in by a 8mm otr 10mm bolt it's hard to get out if i remenmber the connections for these are in the middle of the rear beam up on the floor pan

That doggy is gonna love being on the roof 😂

It does seem strange. Previously our XC40 was the same so we sort of got used to it. On the theme of getting used to it, when we took the Elroq in the get the towbar fitted, they gave us a Seat Arona. It had a noisy, smelly engine thing in the front and an old fashioned DSG lever between the seats. It was a long journey home as most cars we couldn't catch and the one we did catch we daren't overtake as we didn't have 3 miles of clear road in front. To add insult to injury, we had to put petrol in it before taking it back. I guess the point I'm making is that some things are easier to get used to than others🤣🤣

I answered my own question guys. I wrongly re routed the drive belt like an idiot. So those two part numbers I've referenced are interchageable. Please see my crude drawing below - hope this helps anyone stuck in a similar pickle in future! Regards,

I clearly meant USB stick, not SD card...

If the load in the DPF has built up too high then no amount of driving will force a regen, in this case sometimes a regen can be forced with a diagnostic tool but in others a DPF clean (or replacement) is needed. After 150k miles you're past the assumed design life of a DPF, which is around 120k miles, so really all bets are off without the DPF load data from a diagnostic tool such as OBD11 or VCDS.

Right. So. Updated to 332. I was about to do a factory software reset, but this dialog popped up and I can't get past it, everything else is greyed out... I've done a few restarts locks unlocks etc and now I'm just leaving it a half hour to see if that helps.... I think a factory reset is probably the right thing to do...(?) i just need to be able to get to the menu! Thanks @travs for all your help. I have a big SD card arriving from Amazon for the maps.. so that'll come later. One step forward, one step back!

I originally asked if he could just fit an extended piece of flexi hose to replace the corroded piece but was firmly informed this would be a BAD IDEA. Reasons given were 1) too much flexi hose makes the brakes feel 'soggy', 2) flexi hose is much more prone to road debris damage, 3) he felt there could be a chafing issue with the flexi against the chassis and 4) wasn't sure if such a fix would be MoT-permissible. I don't know if the current MoT rules would argue against the cut-and-insert approach; hopefully someone on the forum with current MoT experience can comment. FYI my mk1 was an '03 also - YH53 GCK in magic black. Quite sorry to see it finally go. We shared a lot of good times around Lancashire and beyond - as also did our son-in-law. Note: I have an assortment of mk1 bits to pass on so keep an eye on the for sale/ for free sections over the next couple of months.

Thanks @Danoid & @travs I bought a stiff bottomed overhang type with mesh sides like this originally https://amzn.eu/d/byPtTMw Unfortunately it is too small for our medium sized greyhound and doesn’t extend up to the front seats, legroom in the rear of the Superb as you’ll know is well above average. I agree that the Skoda back seat protection looks to unzip half and half but due to his size I hoped that I could arrange it to go two thirds of the way across but looks unlikely. I’m off on a tangent now and looking at making something sturdy with plywood and old travel cots, oh lord 🥴 Maybe I need to empty my wallet and buy the metal guards and roof bars and stop faffing around 😂

Did you miss me? Now on my third Octy Estate, brief (actually 6.5 years) flirtation with a Ford Focus before taking delivery of a new Octavia SE L DSG Estate. Why did I try Ford again? So far, loving the Octy. Graphite Grey, memory seats, light and view package. I'm home!

Helping prove me right again - they always come back! 🤣

Thank you Will try drain first Then will check the rest step by step

Thanks! All downloaded and ready to try! I'll report back 🙂

This has been said, but AEB issues are far from VAG unique. My work issued 2024 Courier has deployed anchors for no reason many times, and has fought with self between the anti collision steering and the lane departure assist.. which is why I take the 90seconds at the start of every (yup.. every… god.. damn… time...) journey to turn everything off except the blind spot indicators, they are handy..

Just a quick update to say that the faulty micro switch was replaced by a VW/Skoda dealer under warranty. Let's hope it doesn't go wrong again - the warranty finishes in September. edit: Forgot to mention in my original post that the most irritating thing about the fault is that the car refused to start, because it thought it wasn't in park (when it was). My wife had to wiggle the gear selector back and forth many times before it eventually let her start it. Irritating in the extreme.

In a (better) YouTuber test Mann FP 26 010 (Biofunctional, FreciousPlus) was third just behind Hengst Blue Care second and Mahle CareMetix just about first as he got it for a reasonable price. I go with Mann as their filters have always been good for me, well the models I've bought, but if a good quality Bosch (not all Bosch stuff is great), Hengst or Mahle (LX 3525 but do check for your model) is more available at same or lower price I would consider them, different suppliers seem to have different prices at different times.

New 25 Kodiaq 7 seater In 4 weeks of having car this sudden breaking system activated 4 times! This is an anti collision system as far as I'm aware....I was not in near collision 4 times! 2 in same place, small dip in the road (going thru a gate for work), apparently tech told me car sees the road when it dips forward and thinks I'm in a near collision. Another and more serious time I was at the top of a junction, drove out, no car in front of me and activated for no reason, car behind me nearly rear ended me. Kids in car. V frightening experience. All cars behind beeped me out of it for apparently breaking sharply for no reason. Got car towed, 3 weeks later Skoda still checking and saying nothing wrong with car

Thanks nta16. I have a 2007 diesel Fabia too (stil going after 170,000 miles), but the filter I want is for the 2017 Fabia. Great recommendations 😃

As per my earlier post, I've got to take my car back to the dealer as it needed Skoda technical department to find out what the problem is. Maybe you'll end up having to do the same if you go to the dealer? Mine's going back to Sinclairs of Swansea who've been very helpful, but it's just a nuisance that they're so far away and I did buy the car from them. It was a Skoda approved car, but it was the second one on their list that I chose. The first one was 4 months newer with slightly less mileage, but their inspection revealed it'd been in an accident and had been poorly repaired and so they rejected it. This car hasn't been registered for the road since October 2024, but it's just coming back for sale now at another dealer.

You have software version 324. I never spent any time on it. Basically since 2021 its been: 278 (awful and nothing worked) - 306 - 308 - 324 - 330 - 332. 308 was needed to update after (i.e. you couldn't go from 306 to 330) but you could skip after that. I went 306 - 308 - 330. Painlessly done. Go to this link: Travs' mega.nz site and there is v332 in there. Its safe (there are a couple on here) its just a free ftp site for file downloads. Download and unpack v332 into the root of a usb drive and extract it - there should be 2 folders, DATA and META (I think from memory but don't worry if I've got that wrong). The files will be about 4 or 5Gb so an 8gb stick it fine. Plug it into the car, turn the ignition on, after the MIB has turned on, press and hold Menu button until the MIB reboots into Engineering mode (black screen, red writing) and there should be options there to update - all touch screen still. Some options need a 2nd touch (1 to select, 1 to confirm) and then it should just go through the update itself. Navigation: I see you also have 22.6 navigation data which is old (2022 Month 6 I think is the date format). Go to this thread: here and you should have a link to 2025.02 (25.2). This is where you'll need a 64Gb usb stick as the data is marginally too big to fit on a 32Gb. For this, you just plug it in and leave it to update when the car is on; don't sit there and wait for it as there is no progress bar or procedure. It will take a while to update (its a lot of data) and will pick up where it leaves off as you use the car or park up. Personally, I'd suggest whichever USB port you don't use, get a stick for that and then plug it and leave it. Periodically look back at the software page to see if the version has changed and that's when you know you're done. This is the procedure as they are usually subscription based OTA (over the airwaves) updates which happen silently in the background. Ok I think that's everything - report back if you have any problems...or if its sorted! Oh - radio database don't bother with. Its the thumbnails pics for all the radio statiosn. I've tried everything and nothing seems to work. Save your time on that one.

Belinda, you've not updated your car details but I think the same filter goes in all/most(?), you can check with the links and "Vehicles / Application" drop-down menu. I'm a fan of Mann filters as that's that's what I use on my wife's Fabia Mk3. They also include fitting instructions with photos but the cabin filter, for a VW designed and built car, is, very unusually, very simple and easy to install (note which way the flow arrow is). ETA: shop around prices vary greatly for the same product Mann CU 26 010 (Particulate) - https://www.mann-filter.com/uk-en/catalogue/search-results/product.html/cu26010_mann-filter.html Mann CUK 26 010 (Activated carbon) - https://www.mann-filter.com/uk-en/catalogue/search-results/product.html/cuk26010_mann-filter.html Mann FP 26 010 (Biofunctional, FreciousPlus) - https://www.mann-filter.com/uk-en/catalogue/search-results/product.html/fp26010_mann-filter.html HTH.

Hi Airbag errors are perm and can not be deleted. All this issue (as I discovered yesterday) is made by aircon drain. All fotwell is wet , under the seat are 3 plugs and wires( all wet ) Am I right can this be a main issue water and electricity ? Now first I sort out the aircon drain Dry out this wet spot Check for rust in plugs And then will see what's next That's my plan 😌

The technology SE doesn't appear to have that setting. It's on the SE L with the matrix lights, but not on mine. I'm thinking a bit of gaffa tape so at least it looks like I tried 😄

Same username.

No need for those nasty stickers on headlights

Morning, Hope you find any answers you need, And check out the social areas too!

More likely to be low gas in the A/C system. Might be wort getting it checked

Depending on what you want/expect from a cabin filter, from the Mann website, there should be 3 options for the same size/shape of pollen/cabin filter, for years now I've been fitting the Frecious version in our cars. At one stage or time, cars with manual AC were factory fitted with basic filters, cars with auto AC were fitted with carbon coated filters, but it is up to you if a basic one is good enough for you, or you want the carbon coated option to try to kill some of the incoming air smells or even the Frecious version that adds in supposedly capturing even more things that might annoy you. As well as Mann, there is Valeo who provide the same options as Mann. If your car has a VW Group filter and it is a Mann one, as well as the VW Group identifications on it, there will be the Mann model number.

Most likely. I've had it happen on a few of my cars. Always an intermittent thing and usually nothing to worry about. Something like what your fridge sounds like when it switches off sometimes.

Thanks. I've checked the glove box and there aren't any SD Card slots. Someone I spoke to at a garage says that this model doesn't come with Sat Nav apparently.

I would agree with Tilt we had Xenon headlights on our Yeti but the LED headlights on our Karoq are much better for driving

Do you have buttons on your steering wheel? They probably wanted your total mileage. Thanks. AG Falco

Air in the Air Con system……?

It is a small country, 1h for us is far :D

We've had our Elroq since 28th March (great timing to avoid the expensive car RFL supplement) We've done about 4000 miles around the South West of Scotland and I think we've seen three, although I think one we've seen twice as it's local. The local one is Race Blue and the other one we saw was Timiano Green. I fancied Timiano when we ordered ours but daren't risk it as I hadn't seen it, so went for Velvet Red instead. Timiano's quite nice when you see it in the flesh. Our's went in to the dealers this week to have the towbar fitted. Not sure why I didn't order it with the car. Must have been a senior moment. The towbar is exactly the same as the factory fitted option, except that its about £400 more expensive. The good news is that, after 4000 miles, I still can't find anything bad about it.

Since we got our Elroq at the end of May and driven 2000 miles around the south and northwest, I haven't seen another on the road or any adverts on TV! Several people have asked me what it is or mistaken it for an Enyaq. This week I guess the supply must be improving and another boatload must have arrived recently as I've seen two (1x85 and one Sportline) on roads near us, and seen three TV adverts for 'Skoda Electric' about a family having an electric charger fitted and then moving into a house which actually features a Skoda Elroq if you freeze it and look at the car.

Messing with the wiring in a car is never a smart idea. It takes all of a second to press the stop/start button after starting the engine and the stop start is properly disabled.

Morning All, 2025 March registered Kodiaq Sportline PHEV 5 Seat. Just back from a family vacation where I put the Kodiaq PHEV to the test. 2nd July Trip from Glasgow to Newhaven Port England. 2 adults and 3 kids (12, 6 and 3 year old) Roof box filled with clothes at shoes (480l) and the boot filled with all we need for 3 weeks at 2x Eurocamp sites. (4 litre airfryer included for my kids who only eat yellow food) 1/2 tank of fuel + 2x stops to 50kW DC charge. (1st stop Tebay farm shop, 2nd stop M40 South Services) Got to Newhaven and topped up the tank at the local Sainsburys, no local DC fast charges, seems like a loss of revenue for them. Overnight ferry to Dieppe, drove to nearest Total Energies station and fast charged, then on to Eurocamp, east of Paris (Le Chene Gris). Drove in and out of Paris 3 times (Disney). Filled tank before leaving the next day, no local fast charger. Left Paris and headed towards the Vendee for our site at Chateau La Foret, stopped once to fast charge. Only drove small amount at the 2nd site to the local Super U. Filled car and fast charged for journey home. Filled once more in South England and charged twice more on route back to glasgow. Total Distance. 1932 miles Avg Fuel Consumption. 53.7 mpg Avg Energy Consumption. 13.1 m/kWh Space. Comfortable for 5 with all the kids needs in the back seats while still giving us adults plenty of space upfront, I didn't change my driving position, wife stretch out with chair slightly reclined. 5/5 Stars. Purchased the sport seat media holders, expensive for what they are but thankful i bought them, well used. For my last two holidays we have used a VW T6 SWB Transporter Kombi, I was a little worried about fitting it all in the Kodiaq, we did cut back on extras, however not by much and with the added roof box we had no issues. Instead of suitcases we used clear packing cudes, 6 fitted in the box (5 clothes, 1 linnen with towels and trainers in the gaps). We used 2 plastic boxes, 1 for food the other for cleaning products, my wee boy took his balance bike (front wheel removed) and my middle took her foldable skooter, everything was packed around these (including the airfryer) As much as I love french wine, i also love bourbon, so packed 2x 2ltr bottles of Jim Bean and in the "lower boot" under the flap I filled this with pepsi max (48 cans), wife loves gin so remainder space was filled with tonic, kids colouring books and the required 5x hi-vis vests. We also managed on the route home to bring back 57 bottles of wine. All packed so i could still see out of the rear of the car. This is a company car, I chose this (and the tax burden) over another kombi as I missed driving cars. I've got it for 2 years handing it back March 2027 before the tax burden near doubles for PHEV's on my P11D. This car never missed a beat, 1.5l engine is ore than capable, keep it hybrid and charged and it'll run supper efficient, yes it's noisey when pushed hard, but why push it hard, it isn't a SQ5. ACC all the way to France and back, no issues. Used inbuit sat nav over google maps. Happy to answer any questions people may have as I've probably missed something important. Also French charge 0.59 euro per kWh, the English charge 0.89 pounds per kWh. 50kW charge to around 80% then drops down to around 10kW for final 20%. average charge time 45min to full. Salut, David.

Had it a month now

Pull them off and see what you think …. I have put mine in a bin bag in the loft! I think much better without them (and easier to clean too!)

You don't say... My car is currently in the garage fixing the damage from being rear ended... Because the car thought it needed to brake. It didn't...

If he physically couldn’t stop, then he’s too close. Simples.