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I had the same DAB problem. After the Columbus was updated with later firmware, I think 0390, the problem has not reoccurred.

I thought the L&K came with the Columbus as standard? so changes to the Amunsden don't affect this trim level.

Other things they forgot to convert are the DSG lever, which moves away from the driver for manual mode on a RHD car, but at least we share the + and - being the wrong way round with LHD. Also, the knob used for operating the sunroof in the hatch is turned in the opposite direction to the roof but would be correct on LHD.

Columbus has similar quirks. Everytime the route goes across the Severn Bridge (M4) it wants to take me off the motorway at J22 (M49), over the roundabout and then re-join the motorway

Sounds like they're running the same stories as last year, so a dry winter with torential till June, I'm sure folk in Somerset hope not. I'll be sticking winter tyres/wheels on mine for a second year, difficult to gauge the performance in snow as I didn't encounter any. However, they were extremely effective driving through Kielder Forest in the slushy aftermarth of a snow shower in March. Just need to decide when to put them on, I want to run the summer Contis as close to the markers as possible and then get them replaced while the winters are on. If they don't go on this weekend then I won't get a chance to do it until early-December, unless I fancy changing them in the dark with a head torch for illumination

I hate the way auto lights come on when going under a bridge or a couple of trees for no good reason. Generally switch between 0 and Auto to prevent this unless they need to be manually overridden. Always know when the lights are on, I have the Columbus set to auto-switch to night mode with the lights.

Yes, it's on the mat. There are no markings on the lid of the compartment. Sounds like it has been fitted.

The Columbus doesn't need to use a Skoda SD card to perform the update. I was able to do it with a 64 Gb SDXC card, althougth only the first 32Gb was formatted because my reader only supported SDHC (back in November). Unfortunately mine updated first time with no errors so I can't help with the problem. Are the November 2013 maps already installed and no update is required?

Interesting thought, the navigation instructions on mine lock at the roundabout for British Car Auctions at Blackbushe on the A30. But I haven't had any problems driving round the M25 near Heathrow. Haven't tried since the updating the mapping data to November 2013 though to see whether it was a data issue.

Forward vision is not affected, city mode doesn't affect how far in front of the car the headlights shine (at least not on mine ).

The clutches disengage, and engine revs drop to idle, when the brake pedal is fully depressed so theoretically removing pressure from the brake pedal suddenly could allow the vehicle to roll back while the engine revs rise and clutches re-engage, although how far it would actually move I couldn't say as I only have experience of a DSG with hill hold. If the brake pedal is partially released the engine revs rise, the clutches re-engage and the car won't roll back when the brake pedal is fully released.

The regulations of Formula 1 don't allow 4wd making this a poor example. While we can only speculate on the mid-corner speed of an Formula 1 car with 4wd the ability to accelerate out of the corner may be improved. The last time a 2wd car won a World Rally Round was 1999, mainly because they were lighter and it was dry, since then 4wd has been faster on all surfaces. But back on topic... does Haldex not provide any 'lock up' during braking to aid stability or is this also the preserve of more complicated 4WD setups?

This is exactly how the headlights on my car work and is very useful for illuminating the otherside of the road. I think this is how the system is supposed to work.

It's different with a Columbus. Navigation runs from internal storage allowing both SD card slots to be used for media files without affecting the navigation.

As far as I am aware SDXC is the only format that supports > 32Gb, discovered my reader only supports SDHC when it could only see the first 32Gb of the card (which is the limit of SDHC).