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My wife has a bad back and as a consequence has always enjoyed the heated seats on our Yetis. She now feels that she wants an automatic and after trying an Arona and a T-Cross, she has decided on a Kamiq . We are struggling to find a second hand Kamiq with heated seats and the other required goodies, but have been told that a local auto electrics operation advertises "Retro fitted heated seats available for most vehicles". Has anyone fitted their own, or had fitted, heated seats? If so what was your experience and would you recommend? We live near Shrewsbury so if you have any recommendations for local fitters, that would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Sounds a good idea, does it work for a 13-pin socket/plug or just 7-pin?

Before seeing your message, I removed the 13-pin socket from the Yeti checked that no obvious loose wires (particularly Brown on 3) and just inserted and reinserted the light bar plug. On testing all good; no error messages on the maxidot. Same result on our horse trailer - Result. I have cancelled the specialist. Thanks for all your suggestions, it appears it was probably mild corrosion as the tow bar has not been used for at least 6 months

The Yeti saw the towbar specialist. His diagnostics did not identify any issues! I did not manage to speak with the person who did the checking. I checked it on 2 trailers, our caravan and a light bar. This time all lights and indicators worked except for the left sidelights on all but the Light bar where the right sidelights did not work. A quick investigation identified that on the lightbar the side lights had been wired to the wrong side i.e. brown wire to the left sidelight. So at least i have a consistent issue with the Black wire (left sidelights). Car booked in at specialist again, this time i am taking the light bar so that they can see the black wire (normally) left sidelight does not work.

Many thanks to everyone who has responded. I tried 2 additional trailers with similar results. What I also noted that when the indicators are on the caravan the side lights do not work on that side and if the indicators are put to the other side, the side light on that side goes off and works on the opposite side. Although the left turn error code does return each time a trailer/caravan/lightbar is attached, the indicator in the left mirror continues to operate. Though it dd not work when I tested it using VCDS! It is being seen by a well thought of local towbar fitter tomorrow. I will let you know how it goes. I would have liked to have checked the earth pin but the appointment has just been brought forward to 9am.

We have just bought a second-hand 2017 Yeti 4x4 replacing our 2010 version. This was not advertised as having a towbar. However, there was a detachable bar in the boot and it has dedicated wiring (VAG). We have now checked the towbar electrics using our and caravan although they respond correctly - lights, indicators and recognition of the trailer when reversing, the repeater click was very fast when indicating left indicator and a message "Trailer check left turn signal" was displayed. I then tried a trailer light bar and again the lights worked but neither of the indicators worked and the same message (I have checked that the light bar works, using my Superb with non-dedicated towbar wiring.) I ran a VCDS scan and the following errors were noted These could both be reset when the caravan was disconnected and did not recur until either the caravan or my trailer lightbar was attached. I have booked the car to go to a local towbar fitter to be checked (both detachable towbar and the electrics). Any thoughts regarding what the issue could be would be appreciated? Could it be a Coding issue? Many thanks

Many thanks. Will the showroom be ok if I take my laptop and VCDS and run a scan?

I am looking to swap my wife's Yeti for a 2018 Karoq and wondered whether the Ross-Tech Micro-CAN that I have will work with it? If so I also though I might run an Aut0-scan of the car before I buy it. It is at a car supermarket. Any thoughts?

Many thanks for the comments and suggestions.

We are just about to buy our 6th Skoda a 2018 Karoq with an electric folding towbar to replace my wife's 12 year old Yeti. My wife has been told horror stories re detachable towbars. Although this is not strictly a detachable towbar, are there any known issues with the factory fitted electric folding towbar? or anything that I should check in relation to this as well as the car in general? The car is SE l spec. Many thanks

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When examined, pins were clean and well lubricated. I cleaned the back of the pads and the shims they slide in and lubricated with copper grease. So we will see if the squeal stops.

Thanks. I will check and clean the pins and lubricate them with copper or silicone grease and see how it goes. I will let you know if it has the desired effect.

Three months ago every time I drove more than 30 miles or so my offside rear brake started to produce a high pitched squeal. If I actually applied the brakes the squeal stopped until brakes were released. When I examined the offside rear brake pads the pad against the cylinder was much more worn than the outside pad and its edges were all rounded. I replaced the pads and ensured that their edges were lubricated with silicone grease. The squeak disappeared for a couple of months but is now back it now comes on after only 5 or so miles. Bizarrely the squeal also stops if i turn left . The squeal stopping when going round a right bend seems to suggest a bearing problem but I have raised both rear wheels and there was no obvious play in the rear wheel bearings. Would i actually be able to feel the play? Any thoughts?

In the end I welded on a 1/2" drive onto the socket. This had been modified by welding a T piece on the end of it. Just used a large hammer to knock the t bar to remove. Many thanks for your help.