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Thanks for trying boydeee.

Thanks Bap33. I actually found the diagram you show but not the associated description table. I couldn’t see above the brake lever pivot point in my car to the indicated location. I’m still not clear what function this securing ring performs. The bolt screws into the the ‘panel nut threaded insert’ so what is the ‘securing ring’ securing? It’s seemingly not even managing to secure itself never mind anything else in quite a few instances. I’m confused.

Thanks boydee for offering to see if you can see where this part lives, appreciated. Unclerichly, I nearly did myself an injury trying to see above and behind the pedals. One really needs a small boy for such tasks but, alas, I only have a pair of 6 year old daughters. If I put them in the footwell they’d firstly have a fight and then rip out all the wiring that lives up there. And then say it wasn’t them. Probably.

Thanks for this Silver1011; my bad (as the youngsters say) for not searching before posting. I did consider searching (honest) but wasn’t sure what to search for (white plastic thingy fell off?). I’ve read all the posts you kindly list above and am relieved to find that it’s apparently nothing serious. But no one seems to know what this part actually does. It’s apparently a loose fit and pretty much free to fall out. This begs the question as to why it’s threaded with what look like spanner flats on it. Or maybe it’s not actually threaded (I haven’t got the part to hand to check at the mo.) just ribbed (ooh er) to, presumably unsuccessfully, improve the friction fit. I’m half minded to phone the dealer and ask. I note that a poster above did just that and was told not to worry about it and to throw the part away. Hmm. On a completely different note, driving my 280 today for the first time since March I was struck by: a) How quick it is. It sets off from a standstill like a scalded cat (if you want it to) without even a hint of wheel spin. b) On an undulating country road at speed you almost feel sea sick. It’s a right barge! The suspension (no DCC on mine although it is the Sportline version with a slightly lower ride height I believe) is so soft with seemingly bags of travel. It doesn’t seem to roll much in corners though so it’s not all bad. Plus my wife thinks it’s delightfully comfortable when it’s being driven sedately.

Whilst driving my 2017 280 hatch for the first time since lockdown earlier today, I felt a slight tap on the top of my right foot. The item below (marked with VAG part no. 5Q2721431) had fallen onto my foot and I subsequently recovered it from the driver’s footwell. Googling, it transpires that this part is a “Securing Ring”. Hmm, doesn’t really help me. I’ve been on my hands and knees looking around the pedals but I can’t see where it’s come from. Is anyone out there in Briskoda-land au fait with this part? How important is it? Can I put it in the glove box and then forget about it?

Thanks again xman for a really helpful reply. Appreciated.

Thanks TWM. I did unclip the plastic as you suggest (and a similar clip on the other side) but to no avail. I’m reluctant to really pull on it as, of course, if anything went wrong we don’t have Skoda dealer backup at the moment. BigEjit, thanks for this. I’ll go and have a look shortly to see if I can see electrolyte. Yes, I think Citigo unlikely to have AGM especially as my Superb 280 definitely doesn’t. just seen your edit re. charge eye. Fantastic! Many thanks.

The Superb’s battery is now fully charged so I’ve moved onto our Citigo. Problem: I can’t identify the battery type because there’s all sorts of electrical gubbins on top of the battery which I’m reluctant to remove (see photo). I’ve even RTFM to no avail. So, I’ve elected to charge it as though it is EFB, reasoning that this is less likely to result in an overcharge than if I select AGM and the battery is in fact EFB. I note that final float voltage on my CTEK charger is given as 13.6 V for both normal (FB & EFB) and AGM batteries so I’m wondering what the ramifications of charging an AGM as though it’s a EFB really are? I’ll stop now as I’m confusing myself! But any advice on this (hello XMan) would be gratefully received.

Again, many thanks XMan for providing this useful info. I now know that my charger is almost certainly performing to spec. The CTEK manual states that temp. compensation is incorporated in the unit but, unfortunately, goes into no further details.

I’ve finally managed to connect my charger to the Superb. After a few hours I’m at stage 4, absorption. As battery is EFB I've used the normal program. Couldn’t resist checking voltage; meter reads 14.6V, manual states 14.4V. I wonder if this is the temperature compensation feature coming into play or whether my unit is slightly out of spec? Ambient temp here is 13 deg C. Does this sound about right to those in the know?

Interesting. An acquaintance of mine lost an eye many years ago whilst attempting to jump start an old banger. And as bigejit intimates above, it’s not just hydrogen that may be produced but oxygen too. Great eh? Thanks Digifish for reassuring me that these battery management systems are resilient and pretty user proof. Purely as a matter of interest, does anyone know if any run of the mill production cars now use Lithium Ion batteries as a starter battery for their ic engine (I’m not referring to either hybrid or electric vehicles)?

Thanks too BigEjit, great stuff!

Thanks Tilt for your speedy response. I’ll read the Yuasa info with interest. I think settings mentioned were for a different brand of charger? But I’ll give it a go with the CTEK, now that I know I’m not going to confuse the BMS.

Many thanks for all the useful posts above and especially to Xman and digifish. My wife has a 2018 Citigo SE L 75 I have a 2017 Superb Sportline 280 hatch. Both cars still have the OE batteries fitted and both have start/stop. I also have a CTEK MXS 5.0 Charger... Until reading the above posts , I’ve been reluctant to use the charger on either car because I knew that the cars both have battery management systems which, amongst other things, measure battery charge/discharge current continuously and therefore, I reasoned, me connecting a charger, no matter how smart the charger was, was likely to confuse the battery management gubbins as it would have no way of sensing the amount of charge current over time being taken by the battery. But now all is clear, thanks to XMan! btw the CTEK manual seems to make no mention of this important fact. My charger only has settings for ‘normal’ and AGM. Does anyone know the type(s) of battery fitted to my Skodas? And if they turn out to be EFB what do I set my charger to? I can’t pop out and have a look as I’m presently hiding from my 5 year old twins, er, correction, self-isolating! Final thought (at last you say), reading the latest Honest John Q and A’s a reader enquires about trickle charging his Seat Arona FR. HJ contacts Seat UK and is told that this vehicle is equipped with a Lithium-ion battery and therefore the correct type of charger must be used. I know that mistreating lithium batteries can result in Very Bad Things Happening. I presume that our Skodas are lead-acid? I sort of took it for granted that lead acid was still the only appropriate choice for car batteries due to its extremely low internal resistance. But, hey, maybe I’m behind the times on this, as well as with so many other things!

Hi My wife bought a new 75 hp 5dr SE L at the end of last month. It has ivory trim and the steering wheel has buttons on it (hence designated multifunction?) on the LHS (see photo below). The car was from dealer stock, still with its protective white film in place when we first saw it but I'm not sure when it was actually made. HTH Note that you'll have to make your own arrangements for illuminating the door mounted switches as Skoda don't deign to provide back lighting here: We are both really pleased with this car, here you see it ahead of my 280: