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He is now officially an EVangalist ! Stopping at Newport Pagnell because he needed a break and didn’t even charge the car. Charged at Sheffield Porsche, then stopped twice more for his own personal needs with no car charge. Could have done it without stopping for charge if he’d had 100% at the start in London but he started with 59%.

My vehicle downloaded 1989 today!

Hi all Quick hello/newby post. I'm very excited because today I put a deposit on my first Skoda! It's a 2017 Superb L&K in Grey (I'm sure there's probably a fancy official name for the colour that makes it sound a bit sexier than just 'Grey', but I don't know what it is yet). It's the 2.0 petrol hatch (is it called a hatch? It doesn't look like a hatch but it definitely opens like a hatch) 220hp with the DSG, Beige leather interior. Goodness me it's plush! Only had a quick drive but it was so smooth and comfortable, I felt positively ambassadorial! 😂 Collecting it next week and I can't wait. Trading from a Focus ST so quite the change but I need more boot space and well, I don't think boots get any bigger than this do they? Estates aside obviously. I'm 52 so it's about time I grew up a little and had a car more befitting of my age, something more regal to help me embrace later life! But God I loved that Focus! Anyway, hello everyone and I'm looking forward to punishing you for information, tips and advice while hopefully having the odd laugh along the way.

Don't let the dealer fob you off if they're not in there. Get them to sort them for you 👍

I had read about the umbrellas in the doors but I forgot to look for them today, such a nice touch that! There's loads of nice touches that I like.

Some good deals on them though

And yet you were wittering on the other week about the 5 being too small for you to fit in...

I expect the 5p fuel duty cut will be ended early

ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) VAG Skodas have so far used offsets ranging from ET35 to ET54. So there are no Zero or Negative offsets for these cars, ie. all of the offsets are positive. However, the below diagram illustrates what Zero and Negative offsets look like...as well as positive offsets. The Yeti uses offsets between ET45 and ET50. Coming from the standard 17" Yeti wheel size, ie. 225/50R17 7Jx17 ET45, and going to 6Jx16 ET50 or 6.5Jx16 ET50 will move the centre of the wheel 5mm inwards. Increasing the offset from ET45 to ET50 will make the wheel look a little more sunken in the wheelarch. When going from ET45 to ET50, the front track and the rear track are both reduced by 10mm. ET means "Einpress Tiefe", which is German for offset...so ET45 means "offset is 45mm". The offset is usually stamped or cast into each rim in the format ETxx (or ET-xx when the offset is negative). Wheel offset diagram

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Hello New here just saying hi

Finaly ,find the module, with shipping from CN, about 21£, keep you posted about the progress.Wish me luck!, hope to not need to code or some sort of computer job.

Hmm why did you change the abs wiring loom and which one? You really need to get it scanned before chucking parts at it. Looks like wheel speed sensor issues as I’ve had that recently but a scan will show you whats up

Not released on the russian site yet

Can your OBD device view live data? If so, try to see whether the clutch pedal switch is operational. Don't suppose it has cruise control? That would stop working if the clutch switch failed.

You appear to be in denial that this is even a possibility, yes, it might well be only 3% of the fuel sales currently (makes a mockery of the industry claim thought about EV's flying out the showrooms, which we all know is not true, currently, if it was, then there would not be any grants for them). But, this figure, unless there is a massive relaxation or reversal of the net-zero push, that figure will steadily increase, and the fuel duty will begin to decline at a bigger rate, and it will hit the poor government's ability to balance the books. They have to be looking at how they can recoup that lost income, and the answer is right there, in the car, all EVs are recording the miles driven, and I dare say even the route taken especially if they have sat nav built in. Data is already carried along power lines, the technology for that has been around for many years. With the now digital VED, and the network of cameras across the UK and police cars, have ANPR capabilities. The phasing out of cash been underway for some time, the introduction of the digital ID system which we are supposed to be getting, bank accounts being scrutinised by government bodies, and will be linked to your digital ID. Payment can be deducted direct from your bank account, and your bank account could also be frozen if they so wished, (apparently this is already being done in places like China and Vietnam, for example), also with so many EVs now having over the air software updates and even diagnostics done the same way, they could also if payment was not being made due to lack of funds what ever in your account, disable your car while your charging overnight at home. All of these things are for a vehicle that must be plugged in to refuel, are or could be, a real possibility. True with the ANPR cameras they could attempt to do similar with ICE vehicles, but they would need far more cameras for that. When you stop and look at it like that, the book by George Orwell 1984, could become a reality. So the moral here is, never say never, because it just might.

100% wrong You want to Change something Over HMI

It seems to me that before every Budget there are "official" leaks to test the reaction to proposals being discussed, at least that's what "official sources" (said with a nod and a wink) by political reporters from the major media outlets suggest.

I splashed out £100 on bagging first dibs on a Twingo EV with the R-Pass.

Ordered a Renault 5 this morning, just the basic Evolution trim etc anymore the 40 kwh LFP battery. EV grant of course and a bit of discount and tapped in to 0% finance so can leave some money earning interest whilst paying sub £100 pm but largish 40% down. Only went for 8k miles a year as Scenic is the car for longer journeys and when carry more passengers. Disappointed with rear passenger space but front is nice and for a sub £22k car good quality i felt. Not as nice as son's Mini but quite acceptable. Gather Dacia Spring is getting 100 hp motor, it felt 'lively' with 65 hp, rolly and weird on those narrow small tyres. Hope they beef up the wheel and tyres. 18s on the '5'. Might have gone for PopGreen on the '5' but spec was not around so Pop Yellow it is, hate being billed for the non Green colour but it is striking. Glad it's LFP chemistry, forgot to ask if I get V2L adapter or if extra. Car already at Bristol Import Centre so should get early November when the much loved Zoe goes back to Renalt after 4 years of joy.

I had this problem and it took months to figure. Strangely, it turned out to be the window control unit. I initially replaced the door lock, the wiring loom, then found some interesting posts and lots of help from Pete pointing to the window control unit. For some reason it interfaces with the door lock/alarm and caused my alarm to go off randomly in the middle of the night.

Manually installed via USB, no issues, just be patient. I always factory reset the system afterwards and re-set up users. Confirmed it's official (why wouldn't it be?) as the software version was listed on a recent Service Invoice from my local dealership as installed (they hadn't), followed by a note that it's an OTA update for the end user (which never seems to arrive).

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Difficult to know whether issue stems from car or phone. It might be worth calling Apple support to see if they have any ideas; if it’s an update issue you will not be the only one. In my experience they are willing to help even if warranty/Apple care is way out of date. 🤞

Thank you @spacelord . I swapped (down) from an MY2020 A6 C8 where the standard system was loads better. I wanted to try and get the same type of options which i sent off with my Audi and i opted to go for the MY2022 L&K Superb IV with the Canton audio "upgrade". Severely disappointed in the audio, but otherwise happy with the car (aside from the comfort and normal suspension setting that has WAY too much rebound on the front). Started to look around for 3rd party solutions and these would run into the 1000's for what i wanted to reflect the former A6 experience. Just by due diligence, i stumbled on this post from a YT video (which i will link below). It really is weird that Canton/Skoda recalled the original owners for this obvious factory mistake of the pinning of the plug. Anyway, a huge thank you to Spacelord yet again and now that the bass is so present in the cabin, i need to do some research in soundproofing the doors as now there is boat loads of reverberation and resonance thru the doorpanels and the boot covers. Superb IV hybrid Canton sound system fix

Just one out, but it's a real odo!

I finally worked out, it's you! Corsa-e, then mini, now MG 5. Stop changing names 😅 Let's have a think, how does that happen exactly? All current smart AC charge points don't even have the capability to read anything from the car. Not even battery SoC. There's 2 pins for confirming amp rating, one for charge point and one for cable: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAE_J1772#Signaling So how can they report mileage? Then go have a read ISO 15118, this is the international standard communication protocol between car and DC charger or V2G/V2H. Mileage reporting is still not one of the data being exchanged. Me thinks social media sound-bytes are getting repeated without a thought/fact check.

Not only an hour of free lecky this evening but 3 (three) hours tomorrow ie between noon and 3 pm, thank the sun and the air..... When is it time to go green ? Now..

So I tried to solve this this morning. If you press the right hand scroll button on the steering wheel you can answer a call however, it does not allow you to end the call so you'll have to wait for the person at the other end to hang up!

the cross over has been done!!! woOot switched ECU and TCU tunes from APR to Galano so i could satisfy my downpipe itch. Gandalf is now running Galano Stage 2, producing 241 kw 516 Nm (at the wheels) on the dyno. comparison of dyno numbers below. torque is down but that's because i had the "Hi-torque" version of the APR tune before. APR stopped doing Stage 2 many many years ago, which meant no APR downpipe options. hence my switch to Galano so i could get the IE downpipe. its only Day 1, so i haven't had a chance to properly test it out, but initial thoughts r:- car throttle response is a lot more eager, likely due to the IE downpipe with less restriction. the take-off/launch is much much better thanks to Galano's "boost-by-gear" trickery for FWD cars like mine. car keeps giving more power as i go up the rev range the exhaust note, thanks to the addition of the IE downpipe with the RPM resonator delete pipe, is much better now on idle and sounds really nice when giving it the beans!! will try get a sound clip soon. compared to the APR TCU tune, the Galano TCU tune holds the gears a bit longer. i'll need to get used to this. gear changes r still smooth, upshifting or downshifting. Dyno lines explained..... Green - factory setup with Racing Line Intake and Turbo Inlet Pipe - 178 kw / 380 Nm Blue - APR Stg 1 ECU (Hi-torque) + TCU tunes with Racing Line Intake and Turbo Inlet Pipe - 221 kw / 519 Nm Purple - APR Stg 1 ECU (Hi-torque) + TCU tunes with Racing Line Intake, Turbo Inlet Pipe, IE Intercooler and downpipe - 234 kw / 503 Nm Red - Galano Stg 2 ECU + TCU tunes with Racing Line Intake, Turbo Inlet Pipe, IE Intercooler and downpipe - 241 kw / 515 Nm with 1 & 2, u can see Gandalf running out of puff much earlier, compared to 3 & 4 where it is holding for longer, thanks to the intercooler. NOTE: these r "at the wheels" power reading, not the engine.

I don't see any options in long coding, maybe this line but I can't change it : the other options is via LIN instead via PWM

A very very small group of people talk about Budget measures, a handful of politians abd a handful of civil servants from Revenue Directorate and none of them would talk as it would be the end of their careers. Pure speculation and pay per mile and charging higher VAT are none starters as taxes gave to be efficiently collectable which is why Excise Duty on disel and petrol are just so easy to collect as well as environmentally sound. 3% of fuel ie less than inflation sounds like sensible policy.