Gabbo

No matter what procedure you use to drive off, the engine should not stall. There must be a problem like the brakes sticking or a problem with the mechanism for the EPB..

Can you see if the brake lights are still active when the engine doesn't increase in RPM? Maybe you have a sticky brake pedal switch?

@Shugmo what did you decide in the end for your winter tyres?

You were correct, it doesn't activate the feature without ACC being activated. The TA mode is remembered between driving cycles (TA active or ACC only) but you must enable ACC for it to work... It's my first car with this feature, however in the last Mercedes we had you couldn't really turn of lane assist (or ACC) which I guess is what you both want here on the superb. The Mercedes lane assist was very aggressive however & the Skoda seems much more subtle & precise

I tried TA on my car this morning on the way to work. It seems on my car it remembers the last setting & it was already enabled after my experimenting before Xmas. I will confirm this on my drive home tonight. The icon on the virtual dashboard changes when TA is enable (orange lines with a slalom symbol in the middle) & the lane assist works much better. It's really smooth & keeps the car centred without intervention from the driver & didn't require heavy input on my previous Volvo which made its use tiring on long journeys. I didn't make any modifications except for activating it with the button on the wheel *I only tried it with ACC Active, I will test without today.

With so many issues and so many parts replaced in the last 6 months, I would stop sinking money into this car, get what you can selling it "as seen", to a scrapdealer or as a trade-in for another. I would also look for a different garage with the new car or take a service agreement/ extended warranty to cover any problems...

Theres a parrot bluetooth update you can download from the Skoda update portal. Not sure it's related to the TPI you mention but something you can try yourself.

What temperature was it with your delayed start? On my Octavia TDI I had a few years where I thought there was a software problem because the engine would take 2-10s to start on occasions. My battery eventually died & after replacing it, there's been no problems starting since. Did you have problems with the glow plugs that lead you to change them or just poor starting performance?

Is the coolant temperature & oil temperature working as normal? Glow plugs obviously help with starting when cold but will also run while the engine is warming up for a short time after starting. I find it difficult to understand how they could impact fuel economy so much. It would be more likely something else was disturbed during the change. Why were they changed in the first place? What is your "tank to tank" economy and has it really change? You could just have been unlucky that the last trip you recorded included a regen? It would be better to monitor over a tank or two as long as you don't have any warning lights.

Ah you're right! Thanks

I've always bought Bosch wiper replacements in the past but they're not available for delivery to Switzerland by amazon at the moment. Fronts: A860S Aerotwin Rears: A331H I've seen there are several other brands now available from Conti & Valeo. Does anyone have any recommendations or alternative Bosch models that would still fit the Octavia Combi?

I have the full subscriptions at the moment as I have a new vehicle but at the current rate, I don't see any reason why anyone would pay in the future. The only thing vaguely useful is live traffic information & navigation update but as long as I can download them manually like my Octavia MIB1 is enough. Remote unlocking is very slow when it works but often didn't seem to have a signal to connect with the car. I will try android auto in the new year.

In the MySkoda App it mentions the ability to "honk & flash". However the only function the app seems to offer for my 2023 Superb is remote locking/unlocking. I can't change the lights or open the boot remotely (or configure any settings, send a navigation destination etc.) I was expecting a bit more in 2023 despite the mk3 being an older model.

Do you have a facelift or original Superb? The reason there are 2 posts is the coding and some security details are different between the original and facelift superb

Did you check the 2 pinned posts at the top of the forum for the standard and facelift versions?

The tyre size and spec you have chosen match the official Superb 16" sizes. The only part that doesn't match is the wheel offset ET50 instead of ET41. The difference is 9mm so relatively small. If I've got this right in my head, this will mean it sits further inside the wheel arch and will look like it's sunken a bit because is 6.5J instead of 8j or 8.5j. However because is a thinner wheel, the overall clearance will be slightly more. I think they might look a bit strange & sunken into the wheel arches, but I've no experience if ~2cm overall narrower wheelbase would have any effect on the general handling, I'd assume none a normal driver would notice.

Can you not select the style and circle content thought the navigation menu for "virtual cockpit"? There is usually some limited choice via the right hand side series on the steering wheel.

Merry Christmas to all...!

If it's just for a one-off trip, have you considered just fitting "all season" tyres to your existing wheels? Or asking a garage if they have some used winter/season tyres? You can then keep them for a few years and refit you existing tyres when they need replacing? Are the Audi wheels especially cheap? Otherwise, all of the tyre websites will provide wheels & tyres fitted and delivered to a garage with the fitting included. The cheapest 17" wheels should start from £60ish and maybe around £70-80 for mid range winter tyres. In the end, from my point of view, the wheels you are considering will fit and the speedo should over read which is ok, so as long as you don't drive like Colin McRae or hit the German autobahn they will be ok. However, please consider the advice from the others too though and make your own decision. In the end, If you are buying wheels and tyres, it's probably better to buy something correct for the car that you can use again even if it costs slightly more.

The suspension is particular bouncy in my 2023 sportline. It's great for normal driving but feels like a bouncy castle going over large speed bumps. I've come from an Octavia vRS where I thought the suspension was really great for day to day driving & didn't expect the sportline to be so bouncy. We have great roads over here in Switzerland though

@Shugmo assuming you are going skiing somewhere or that has mandatory "winter/snow" tyre regulations?

Going by the results, the speedo would over read by 4.24% so they would be on the safe side when driving. 62.5kph instead of 60kph.

Thanks @komoornik, I've been for a drive today & found the right button I'd assumed that it was to switch between ACC & Speed Limiter because when is pressed it before it showed the message "ACC Active". On a second press it then shows "Travel assist active". Due to the last day of work traffic, I didn't want to venture into the highway but I'm pretty sure it will work exactly as you both describe Looking forward to driving with travel assist on my way back to work in January. Thanks all!

What's shown in the "results" will tell you whether there is a circumference difference with the tyres you are selecting & the offset won't interfere when turning. The tyres you selected are not standard OEM dimensions. They are as below for the 17": 215/55 R17 ET41 6.5j 215/55 R17 ET40 7J XL stands for Extra Load and I guess isn't really important. The base tyre rating in the Superb is 94H and the XL tyres seem only available on the higher speed rating. The offset differnce is only 4mm which is not much. I think the rule of thumb is less than 5% circumference difference is ok to keep the speedo within tolerance but in sure some others can confirm.

This is the safest way to do it anyway (thumbsup)