Gabbo

As a completely unscientific test, I will change my battery next week when it arrives & I'll keep an eye on how long it takes StopStart to work again. After charging my current battery with an AGM charger it took quite a long time even during the summer before StopStart was active again but this is perhaps because of the state of the old battery. Sitting on the driveway for months on end during the last 2 years weren't kind on it....

There are ~10CHf cheaper directly from Swissbatt.ch if you have a creditcard or postfinance card. Varta N60 Blue Dynamic EFB 560 500 064 Autobatterie 60Ah | swissbatt24.ch I used Galaxus as I already have an account & can pay by invoice/twint. They sell almost everything, they are the Swiss equivelant of Amazon (with much better website) & have expanded recently to Germany & Austria.

I found this thread look for a replacement battery for my Octavia VRS 2L diesel as the winter draws in as its not very good at holding charge if left for a few days. @Giff I am also in Switzerland but my car is fitted with 68Ah AGM battery. Seems like 68Ah is replaced by 70Ah as a standard now. I recommend Galaxus.ch to buy from. Very fast delivery & amazon quality customer service (available in English, German, French & Italian). Payment by invoice, twint, creditcard, postfinance etc. They have an AGM battery for 153CHF (from 3rd party swissbatt24) Varta Silver Dynamic AGM E39 (12 V, 70 Ah, 760 A) - kaufen bei Galaxus There is a filter on their website for Car Batteries where you can choose EFB type batteries: Fahrzeugbatterie · Autobatterie - kaufen bei Galaxus 60Ah Varta N60 Blue Dynamic (12 V, 60 Ah, 640 A) - kaufen bei Galaxus 110CHF 70Ah Varta N70 Blue Dynamic (12 V, 70 Ah, 760 A) - kaufen bei Galaxus 140CHF I have just ordered the Silver Dynamic for mine (AGM->AGM replacement). The garage wanted ~400CHF to change the battery & Im sure it would be a lesser brand than you can buy yourself..!!! Gabbo

I would just run the car as it is until your new one turns up. When mine failed it occurred once or twice & then started more frequently but every time it was a temporary overheating warning & within 30s of cruising the thermostat would pop open & then temperature would go back down for the rest of the journey. They diagnosed the known component fault but I had to wait around 2-3 weeks for the part to arrive so I drove like this for 3-4 months in total. If you get a goodwill payment from the dealer (not sure if Skoda are still offering this) they'll pay around half but its still more than a few hundred quid in repairs. The temperature is just below the red line, as coolant can still flow past the thermostat when its closed, so as long as it doesnt go into the red section it should be fine until your new car arrives.