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I retain the gearing of Drive, but throttle response of Sport. VCDS: - 44 module (steering assist) Security access: 19249 Adaptations Select channel: 'Driving profile switchover' Change from 'Incremental: controlled over time' to 'Direct: controlled over threshold value' Note, I tried the "Audi mod" but that didn't make a blind bit of difference. However, ^^^ is way better.

seriously @shyVRS245, i know im very much in the "no need to panic just do what we should all do to stop the normal flu anyway" camp, but if youre thàt sick, you need to get checked..

Are you serious??? You are a classic candidate to catch this virus. Please phone 111 and get tested!! Self isolate until given the all clear. More reason to self isolate (inc your wife) and get tested.

+1 Thanks @g_tee, I'm going to try this. I like the throttle response in Sport mode, but I don't like the tall gearing, hence I flick the transmission to Manual. If this code change brings the same Sport mode throttle response to the Drive mode, without the tall gears, then this is brilliant!! Will make the code changes tonight n see. 🙂

Scanning temperatures at airports will detect anyone with a higher than normal temperature, it will not detect anyone carrying the virus that are not ill. Some people can carry and spread a virus without ever becoming ill.

Checked with Skoda UK my timing belt is not due until the car is 5 years old ,regardless of mileage

i've fitted the superskoda one to my karoq sportline they are expensive but i've never had a problem with them i order a lot from superskoda its all way very good stuff

Could have cropped the image a little mate😮🥺

Hi all, I have recently bought a Skoda Octavia 1.0 TSI estate/wagon 2017 - pre-facelift, at first I was turned off by the 1.0 TSI on paper and it getting mixed reviews from motoring journalists and people on forums - however after a 30 min test drive, it fulfilled my needs. We just got a beautiful little daughter and need more space. My question is, are there others considering the same car who would like me to write a review on this? If so, please let me know and I will try to write a review. I am not a motor-head by any means, but as my job requires extensive travel I have probably driven more than 100 different rental cars so I have acquires some feel for cars. Attaching some pictures of my Octavia 1.0TSI. I am also considering installing the pedal box, anyone tried?

Clockspring.

My vRS came with a space saver spare, which in my opinion is infinitely preferable to goop and a compressor, however I secured a full size 18” Gemini alloy from eBay and fitted a standard size 225/40 x 18 tyre, which fits in the boot, albeit by raising the boot floor a couple of mm. As for the polystyrene insert, rather than butchering the standard one, again eBay came to the rescue with one from a breakers, complete with tools. Over the past three years, I have suffered three punctures and every time have been thankful that a few minutes changing a wheel, has saved the inconvenience of waiting for the recovery services to attend and my journey has continued without travelling at reduced speed. Whilst I recognise that weight reduction is allegedly the reason for not fitting a spare wheel, along with the quest to fit ever larger rims to even the most mundane of vehicles, with nowhere to store them, to me a spare wheel is a necessity.

My mother, bless her, is pushing 80 - and last practised as a nurse probably about 35 years ago - has decided that she might be called up by the government as a 'recently retired health worker' to help deal with the crisis. Didn't have the heart to ask "are you serious?" 'cos I genuinely wasn't sure whether she was just fooling around or not...

That’s where it’s going on Wednesday.

Hi Colin, welcome to the forum The spec here would indicate the SE L still has the MFSW and the car should still have the separate ACC stalk, on the LH side below the main light/indicator stalk (unless there's a spec change that I'm completely unaware of) https://www.skoda.co.uk/new-cars/superb/hatch-se-l You can nudge the ACC stalk up/down which increases/reduces speed in 5mph increments. Pushing it forward disables ACC and pulling back engages ACC. Pushing the stalk forward till it 'locks' turns the system off. There's no buttons on the MFSW to control ACC. Pulling the stalk towards you will set ACC at the speed you're doing when you pull the stalk or you can nudge the whole stalk up/down in advance of pulling the stalk and that will give you the chance to pre-set the ACC speed (5mph increments) It might be worth getting this post on the Superb III board as you're more likely to get some info from a member with the same model year/spec. (I've flagged the post so the mods will hopefully move it to the S3 board) Apologies in advance if I've got my info wrong. I'm basing it on my own S3 and the linked spec sheet.

I just did. Collected my Citigo e iV last Friday. Candy White with black ceiling and black rear view mirrors. Has driven it approx. 95 miles and is very happy with it so far. Here's a small list of my impressions so far. Pros: Feel- and are much faster than the old Citigo we have. (except for top speed though) Extremely easy to drive in all situations. Very quiet. Spacious in the front seat. Don't feel like a small car when you drive it. Relatively good range, even in winter. The drive home from the car dealer was 42 miles and it took exactly 1/4 "tank". Electric heated front window. Rain sensor. (The old Citigon didn't even have adjustable interval mode) Cruise control. ACC. (Only AC in old Citigo) Relatively good full- and dipped beam. (Halogen though) Double floor in the luggage compartment. You can get a completely flat floor when folding the back seat. Cons: "Lane assist" instead of auto brake. Would much rather have had auto brake. Apps that work poorly. Skoda connect is available but works so so. "move and fun" does not yet exist but will come this week. Remains to be seen. Compact rear seat. But it's probably no worse than others on the market of the same size and no worse than our old Citigo. No interior lighting in the rear seat. No lighting in the boot. What I miss most: Electric heated steering wheel would have been nice to have.

hi, I just picked up my "used" Karoq on Friday (1.5 TSI SEL DSG) and I mentioned this to the salesman. He said he'd never heard of it before. I told him that I was not going to part with over £20K unless it is sorted. He went into a panic and talked to the service department. They confirmed that the issue did affect my engine and apparently they applied the "new ECU update" (that was only released 2 weeks ago) during the pre-sales checks. Obviously being a DSG and having never driven the car previously there is no way for me to know if the update made any difference but it is driving fine 🙂 . No way for me to prove that the fix was applied I am guessing and no paperwork was supplied to show it had been done either. Talking it on trust that it was done. Just came from an old Tiguan 2.0Tdi 4motion Auto (over 10 years old) and the only issue I have is that the gearchange is so bloody smooth in the Karoq I never know what gear I'm in. It is also a bit lively off a standing start so I am learning to feather the throttle a bit on launch. The old Tig was literally point it and floor it 4wd (haldex) with old style auto box) and it was so sloppy it never span a wheel in its life. The gearbox in it was horrible when taking off as the haldex introduced what can only be described as a phantom gear while it went from 50:50 to 80:20 while moving off in 2nd. So glad to be rid of that. the Karoq is 2wd. I will miss being able to plug it around on wet muddy grass though. I can see myself getting stuck otherwise. I am ordering a tow rope to go in the boot just in case 🙂 Loving the Karoq! I feel so sorry for people having this issue though. My old Tig had a horrid set of issues from new and I just learned to adapt and live with it for 10 years. I cannot count the number of times it went in due to loss of RPM at idle when in the warm up phase. If i was at 4000 rpm and took my foot off the accelerator the revs would drop to 900rpm. It did this until he engine had warmed up. My theory is that it was part of the "defeat" software for the emissions scandal. I never did get the I took videos to show the service dept and "it is a normal characteristic" was the response. I feel for you all!!

The joys of a Scottish winter! Great name by the way ....... weebawbag 😆

Funnily enough last time I had to wait in the car I watched Sky on the iPad with the case flipped over the steering wheel to hold it up. The TV Tuner doesn’t do on-demand 😂 I was at the vets, our 10yr old cockapoo is having chemo at the mo and it’s an hour away from home so I dropped him off, went for lunch and a walk with my frenchie and then came back to wait in the car... he wanted his bro back lol

Frozen beads thanks to turtle wax ceramic shine and the icy weather

@g_tee PedalBox.

Another Excessive Oil User that does the rounds. http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/478062-1ltr-of-oil-consumed-every-week

How wrong is it that I feel like a pandemic that wipes out a chunk of the human population isn't such a bad thing, really?

This is a little eye-opening. It's from a TED talk in 2014 entitled '8 ways the world could suddenly end'. It's not to be taken as "absolute" of course, but it was mentioned 6 years ago exactly this thing might unfold as it has done.

With global travel, your wife could have passed someone from an infected country in Kenya.

If your old battery was knackered, then yes, a new one could make the steering feel lighter.

I would be inclined to replace them as a pair. Even if the new bulb has the same colour temp as the original, they do change over time, so you may well have a bit of a mismatch.

After waiting for a couple of weeks for the dealer to get a reply from the extended warranty company. (Apparently it’s different to the manufacturers warranty????). My car went in last Friday for diagnostics. They removed the fog light and stated they pressure tested it. I’m not entirely sure of the outcome of the test. But the fog light was replaced free of charge.

I know Llanigraham ... I was generally asking if anyone knew how to use the search function as this question keeps getting asked ... suggesting in this case the OP didn't know how to use the function, or couldn't be bothered! 🙂

I have a genuine Skoda Fabia Monte Carlo alloy which is brand new never been on the road but it has a 215/40R17 tyre fitted because we had it as a spare in the boot of our 2015 Rapid Spaceback but it has been sitting in my garage for 2 years now. The finish is Gunmetal Grey and the wheel and tyre cost me over £300 but yours for £100 if your interested. Would drive a reasonable distance if you are not too far away from the Midlands.

I'm assuming you have tried Autohaus in Loanhead. https://autohausedinburgh.co.uk/ They seemed to be very clued in; I'm going to take my Scout to them to be serviced once the 20k service is performed.

The sinking feeling when you realise that a large number of the emails are actionable and not just junk.

Arh - now this one I DO know (exact same thing happened in my first Scout) I had an exhaust leak from the top of the exhaust in the engine bay. Not immediately a problem, but you do need to get it fixed, because the exhaust gases will escape into the air-intake for the air-conditioning system and start giving you headaches. Meant to say "exhaust Mannifold" - that is where the gasket leak will be

... and they left the "green"where the rally was held a muddy mess. I hope Bristol Council send Greta the bill to reseed /returf it 🤨

It's pretty easy to spot missing fuses, there will be metal contacts at both ends

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/features/used-ev-guide-how-buy-second-hand-electric-car

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/148501/ferrari-2020-engine-not-as-strong-against-rivals ...admits Binotto. No 5h1t... replies everyone else

Recipe from a magazine OH saw... Braised Chicken casserole with Apples, smoked Streaky Bacon wrapped around the bonelessChicken thighs, wholegrain Mustard and Creme Freche sauce, Tatties and Green Beans. Tad salty from the streaky, un smoked next time

New Month, New Binky. Now working on the thing we've all forgotten about. The Engine!

There have been several occasions in the hybrid era where cars have been excluded from race meetings for even momentarily exceeding the fuel flow limit (Renault most recently I think) but one team appears to have deliberately done it, gained a huge performance advantage from it, and not been punished at all. For me this is at least the equivalent of "Spygate" where McLaren were chucked out of the constructors championship and fined $100 million. Just hoping the Pink Panthers stuff Ferrari in Melbourne. Perez was seen to back out of hot laps repeatedly in sector 3 over the last few weeks. I cant wait to see how quick that car really is.

Just joined the club today. Went from a 2002 Citroen saxo this this. Blown away to say the least!

No I didn't know that, I assumed he was of a younger generation, because as I said above, it tends to be a younger generation who are disrespectful to their elders. Having assumed that Surreyjohn was of a younger generation, I find their general attitude towards older folks disrespectful. There was a particular person on another channel who was extremely good at being disrespectful to the older generation and I find it really grates. Apologies to Surreyjohn if he's on an older generation, he's welcome to his opinion and apologies for straying off topic a little. Perhaps you shouldn't have dibbed in in the first place 😉

Just set to dual control, set your side to 21° ( mine is set to 19° ) and your wife’s to whatever she wants. Select auto and ac on and leave 24/7 365 as I have for the past 15 years or so that I’ve had a car with climate The only time you need to alter anything is to press the demist button on a cold morning, then back to auto, but with my previous Yeti and current Kodiaq having the heated windscreen I don’t even need to do that.

I always run with the aircon permanently on. In the summer it's cool, in the winter it aids demisting as well as keeping the seals good. tom

So tonight I was travelling back from a long days work and had only eaten a bowl of soup all day. I rang Pizza Hut, which although not my first choice in Pizza, is conveniently on my way home. "Can I have a Super Supreme please?" "A Chicken Supreme?" "No a Super Supreme please" "A chicken Supreme?" "No a Super Supreme, with the extra Super, not chicken" "We only do a regular Supreme" "OK one of those please" "What size?" "The next one up from a small please" - it had been a long day "OK that'll be £24 for a large" "WHAT!!!!!! I wanted to eat a pizza not buy the franchise" "Sorry" "Is there a not deal?" "Yes I can do you a big bottle of pop and two sides and it will be £6 cheaper" " !! " "Yes, it's a good deal" "What the hell do I do with all that food?" "It saves you money" " But although I'm paying a lot less I'm also gaining a flagon of Pepsi, a box of chicken parts and something called cheesy bitey bites? Loads and loads more food.....that's nuts. Just charge me less and I won't be forced to chuck a pile of food in the bin" "Yes but it saves you money" "Does David Attenborough know? Have you run it past the Thunberg girl?" "No........but it saves you money" The result of this is I am now sitting in my dressing gown as I can no longer wear clothes designed for humans. I have 2.5 meters of uneaten crust, chicken wing sticky stuff all over my face and my sofa, and I am generally perplexed at what Cheesy Bitey Bites actually are. They taste a bit like garlic bread that's gone wrong and have been rolled up into a small ball in order to throw a great distance thanks to improved density.

The same cars are going around and around the trade, into auction, sold to a dealer, punted to WBAC and on and on. This one was got shot of by the previous person because it was gubbed.

Whenever I've had my car serviced & they suggest my AC needs re-gassing as it loses gas, my response usually goes along the lines of, "Do you get someone in to re-gas your home refrigerator & freezer every couple of years or so because they lose gas?". That is usually enough to stop them pushing that extra service expense. If they persist I point out that amongst other things, I work with refrigeration systems & they are spouting a load of bull5h*t.

Hello from England family from tipp car looks amazing. Good choice. I have a mk 2 and 3 love them both such great fun.

Sittingbull, Sounds like you've been through the mill on your Fabia. I don't know what to suggest other than keep on keeping on......good luck !

Along with David Attenborough, David Bellamy was a massive figure in my young life. His programs were must watch for me and definitely gave me a lifelong interest in science and nature. IT was a shame that he was sidelined because he was sceptical about human causes of global warming, he was still a massive advocate for environmentalism in general. As Gadgetman says he was an absolute legend to those of us who grew up in the 80s. RIP

Think my owners manual says it's the other way around in the Rapid, deadlocks are set by default but you have to press lock twice if you don't want it to be on. I think it disables the internal PIR for the alarm system as well. Page 33 of the online manual