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    VCDS Adaptations. How do I ..........

    in Diagnostics & VCDS

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    How do I silence the seatbelt(s) warning bong? (CANBUS cars with longcoding)

    go to 09 - Cent. Elect and click on “Coding - 07”

     

    Apologies if this is a noob query - I've only had my vcds for a few days. I've managed to make all the changes I was after to My Mk3 vRS wagon (boot closing via the key/button with no beeps, disabling mirror dip on reverse, hide AM, etc). But I haven't been able to sort out getting rid of the seatbelt warning bongs. I'm not able to find anything relating to seatbelt warning bongs in 09 - Cent. Elect -> Coding - 07. Any help appreciated! Cheers

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    Bike carriers

    in Skoda Octavia Mk III (2013 - 2020)

    Posted · Edited by kitset

    Towbar and rack is probably the best way but also the most expensive and means you need a towbar every time you change cars. I've been using the same Thule setup that you currently use for the roof with the proride 591. Have used it on various cars mk1 leon cupra r, audi a4 avant, seat toledo, mk2 octavia vrs and now on my mk3 leon estate without any issues. Perfectly secure (and tested upto 140mph!) and best value for money imho. Would have thought bikes will get dirtier being behind the car and also need to be careful parking due to the extra length of bikes/carrier. Both systems have their plus/minus points.

     

    I'm in the same camp - I have the same set up as the OP and yourself. This is the third type of bike carrying device I've used over the last 10 years. The other two being; a traditional towbar mounted clamp rack, and a rack that attached to the boot (similar to the one in the link from the OP, but nowhere near as fancy!). The roof system is definitely my favourite. Boot mounted is a pain for accessing the boot and takes a bit of faffing to set up (although that Thule one looks much more simple than the one I had). I also got some pretty bad "buffing" on the paint where the padding and clips touched the car. Tow bar mounted can be a pain to get into the boot (if you have a hatch/estate). For both I was always paranoid about pedals banging into the car - particularly with more than one bike.

     

    I will admit to being a little worried about being forgetful one day and driving into a car park (or my garage at home...) with the bike on the roof.  As neil_f says, pluses and minuses for any system. My bike also has an annoying whistle between 80 - 110km/h - so I just stay under 80km/h all the time  :rofl:

     

    PS. I probably would have gone tow bar mounted this time (as I already had a rack) but the tow bar was a $2,000 add-on I couldn't justify. I'm really happy I saved the money and spent $600 on the Thule system.

    Vrs, Normal / Sport mode

    in Skoda Octavia Mk III (2013 - 2020)

    Posted

    Apologies, yes, I'd forgotten about the steering. It is definitely the most noticeable change to me. Having driven a DSG vRS for a week while I was waiting for my car, the mode change definitely seemed to do "more" to the car. The combo of small changes to steering and throttle response, paired with significant changes to automatic shifting and the sound generator made the changes really apparent.

    With my manual and no sound generator the changes are much more subtle. Not that I have a problem with that!

    Vrs, Normal / Sport mode

    in Skoda Octavia Mk III (2013 - 2020)

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    Is your vrs a manual or auto? If manual there isn't (to me anyway) a particularly noticeable difference in the modes - normal vs sport anyway. Throttle response is faster in sport, but you really have to plant your hoof to notice.

    If you're staying under 2500rpm (which probably indicates you have a manual) then the sound generator may not have kicked in - it increases in noise as revs increase. If you're creeping it won't be noticeable.

    More vRS coding tweaks found

    in Skoda Octavia Mk III (2013 - 2020)

    Posted

    Because driving to work in bright sunlight (so bright I need my sunglasses) and the headlights are on - messes with my OCD

    It should be

    DRL = Lights in the daytime

    Headlights = lights at dusk / night time

    Unfortunately it doesn't seem to work like that - if it did I would leave it on Auto

     

    That's how it works for me! I've never had a problem. My 04 Audi was the other end of the spectrum - lights wouldn't come on with Auto till well after I thought they should be on. But the vRS has been bang on to date.

     

    Maybe your light sensor is faulty...?

    Vrs, Normal / Sport mode

    in Skoda Octavia Mk III (2013 - 2020)

    Posted

    I wonder if most of the people whom do not like the noise generator have petrol rather than diesel engines?

    I like it as it tends to muffle the low rev 'diesel rattle' that is sometimes evident on take off.

     

    Indeed, I'm petrol and think it's terrible. I'm happy for my two litre turbo to sound like a two litre turbo - not what ever the hell that sound generator pumps out. I agree with SC03OTT, sounds like a transit van with a leaky manifold!

     

    I'm coming from the 4.2L V8 Audi S4 (2004) so if engine sound was most important I would have stuck with that! Fuel bill and repair costs are considerably more important though...

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    Vrs, Normal / Sport mode

    in Skoda Octavia Mk III (2013 - 2020)

    Posted

    Personally I think the *real* engine noise in sport mode when you hoof it is far nicer anyway, and now when cruising in sport mode the car dooesn't sound like someone is shaking a tin of bolts under the bonnet. Refined *and* fast - much nicer :D

    Yup, agreed. I got the sound generator set to 0% volume at the dealers the day I picked it up. I shake my head at that addition to the car, but even more at not being able to turn it down or off via the infotainment.

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