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Well I decided not to bother replacing the 19" tyres. I have purchased a very nice set of 17" alloy wheels from an Audi Q2 Sport which fit perfectly and have just ordered a set of Goodyear Vectors for them. The price difference is huge, I bought the new 17" wheels and tyres for the same price as four 19" tyres. So if anyone is looking for set of 19" Crater wheels with part worn (9500 miles) Bridgestone tyres, then get in touch. They should be available next week.

Thanks The wheelsize.com link is useful. It seems to confirm that my plan should work, and that the tyre size was offered as standard. I have just bought a set of wheels at very reasonable money, with the offer that if they dont fit I get a full refund.

Does anyone know if Audi Q2 17" alloy wheels will fit straight onto a Karoq 1.0 SE-L please. The width is 7" the offset is 45mm, the PCD is 112mm x 5 stud, the bore is 57.1mm I am concerned about the clearance around the discs & calipers etc. Would be great if someone could clarify. Thanks Phil

Hi Guys. Thanks for all the input and suggestions. My car was three years old last October, and has literally just done 9000 miles this week. I only bought it two weeks ago and am going to try and eke a bit more out of the original Bridgestones by swapping them front to back. I think I am even more confused about what "All seasons" tyre size to go for when I do eventually replace the Bridgestones. My previous two cars have been Yeti's, a 1.8 TSI and a 1.2 TSI both petrol, I had the Goodyear Vectors on both of them and they were excellent tyres. I am now wondering about trying to get hold of a good set of Yeti 17" alloys which seem to go from around £250 a set, and then get the new Vector tyres fitted to those for around £500. Unless I have been misinformed the Yeti wheel is a good alternative for an original Karoq with the same offset and bolt pattern/hub diameter etc. ? The Yeti wheel option and new tyres would work out about the same as set of 19" Vector tyres. I could then hopefully sell the original 19" Craters and and be better off all round. Anyone got a nice clean set of 17" Yeti wheels ??

Next time I get some new tyres fitted to replace the original Bridgestones, I want to get Goodyear Vector All Seasons. I had these on my previous two Yeti's and was well pleased with them. My Karoq petrol 1.0 SE-L is on the very un-practical Crater 19" wheels and currently has standard 225 x 40 tyres fitted. My speedo is currently reading approx 10% higher than my Garmin "Sat Nav" speed when I tested it. My question is has anyone got any experience of fitting slightly deeper 225 x 45 tyres on this car ? Just for info the tyre comparison website says that these would be 3.4% larger circumference. I believe the Edition model had 225 x 45 as standard ?? Thanks Phil

Here you go....... https://www.garmin.com/en-GB/p/567282 https://www.garmin.com/en-GB/p/587564/pn/010-12530-03 https://www8.garmin.com/manuals/webhelp/dashcam45-55/EN-US/GUID-E61F9D8E-687F-4AFD-802D-9C920E1A8A58-homepage.html I have just removed it from my Yeti that I traded in against the karoq.

I know this has been done to death, but I am after a small piece of information about hard wiring a dash cam please. My dash cam is a Garmin 55 and has the parking mode wiring kit with it, I understand that fuse 47 is the best on to use for the switsched supply, but I also need a permanent supply for the park mode function, Can someone please advise which fuse I would need to piggy back for a permanant live. Thanks Phil

That sums it up perfectly. Thanks Phil

Thanks for the replies guys, it seems like normal operation then. I had assumed "Uphill Start Assist" was only active when the "Off Road" button is pressed, but having checked the manual (which I should have done first) it looks like it operates all the time. ------Quote:- The uphill start assist makes it easier to start off on steep hills. The system assists a start off by holding the brake pressure produced by the brake pedal actuation for approx. 2 seconds after releasing the brake pedal. The driver can therefore move his foot from the brake pedal to the accelerator pedal and start off on the slope, without having to actuate the handbrake. The brake pressure drops gradually the more you operate the accelerator pedal. If the vehicle does not start off within 2 seconds, it starts to roll back. The uphill start assist is active as of a 3% slope, if the driver door is closed. It is always active on slopes when in forward or reverse start off. When driving downhill, it is inactive. There is another function that is activated by the "Off Road Button" called "Start-Off Assist" which does something entirely different, I had incorrectly assumed it was the same thing. Thanks Phil

I have noticed on my 1.8Tsi 4x4 Yeti that when coming to a stop on a slight uphill incline using the footbrake and then applying the handbrake a strange thing happens. Once the foot brake pedal has been released after a couple of seconds the car settles slightly and feels as if the brakes have been released for a split second, the first time I noticed this I thought the handbrake had released somehow, but it had not and was still holding the car stationary. I am now wondering if there is some electronic wizardry happening, and what I am feeling is the front brakes being released after a slight delay, mine has the uphill start assist feature that holds the brakes on for two seconds on a hill start, I wonder if this is somehow linked in with the brakes when coming to a stop as well, I have checked and the "off road button" is not pressed when this happens. Any ideas anyone please. Thanks Phil

I have only just had a chance to "test" my 4X4 on a snow covered icy road last night. There is a single track road not far from me that they dont bother to grit, and it is a 1:5 hill approx half a mile long with a 90° bend half way up. I went up it with the Yeti in various modes, ie "off road" and "ESP" switched on and off etc, I kept stopping an re-starting to see how it copes, and to be honest it just took off like it was a dry road most of the time. When I got to the bend I kept power on and forced it to step out at the back a bit, but still no real drama. All the time I am thinking is this all because I have Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons tyres or is the 4X4 doing its job, or both. Well I always worry more about going down steep hills in the snow than up, so we turned round and set off back down, the "off road" system held us back with no problems at all, I even tried that system in neutral, now that is weird when you press the throttle and the car speeds up when in neutral, very clever. When we got back down to the sharp bend, you could clearly see two sets of tyre marks where all four wheels had been spinning as I broadsided it round on the way up. So although it was difficult to detect the 4X4 working from within the car, it most certainly was. Phil

My dad once told me a story about the days he used to run a 1954 R Type Bentley. It would have been in the 1970's and he was following a Mini up a hill on the outskirts of Harrogate. The mini started indicating for a left turn at an upcoming crossroads and was slowing down and keeping well to the left, so dad not wanting to lose momentum up the hill started to move over to the right a bit ready to pass the Mini as it turned left, at the critical moment dad pressed the throttle enough to "make it go" (they used to call it kick down then) it drops a gear and picks its skirts up a bit. Trouble was the old geezer in the mini was actually turning right, not left !! The Bentley pushed it sidewards for about twenty yards square across the front bumper. Luckily no-one was hurt and both cars drove away from it. It was a funny story when dad told it, but I bet the old guy was having kittens. Phil

I use an Ultragauge, once it has been calibrated to the vehicle it gives the same speed readout as my Garmin hand held GPS. The actual speed is about 5 mph less than the Skoda speedo or digital readout is telling me. Also the mpg readings are over optimistic on the Maxidot, but the Ultragauge is pretty accurate when I compare it to the "brim to brim" calculation. This is on a 1.8 TSi 4x4, I have had it five weeks and three fill ups now, on mainly six mile runs to and from work it has averaged 31.5 mpg so far. Phil

We had a bit of snow over the tops of the hills last night, so I made it my business to go and have a play on my way to work. By the time I set off the slushy road had started to freeze over, despite my best efforts at trying to lose grip I couldn't make it spin at all. I got no impression at all that the fronts were losing grip and Haldex was kicking in ( which is what I was hoping to test to make sure it actually works), so it must be down to the Goodyear 4 Seasons tyres. On a different point, my old RAV 4 which was permanent mechanical 4x4 was very good downhill as well as uphill in the snow, that did give four wheel engine braking and was very controllable downhill if kept in a low gear and steady speed. The main thing to remember was not to touch the brakes at all, and let the engine take you down. I am talking 1 in 5 hills on single track moorland roads with dry stone walls either side by the way, so one slip and your into a wall. The car had OEM Bridgstone summer tyres fitted and would go anywhere you pointed it. I am now waiting for a bit more serious snow to see how the Yeti "off road" hill decent system copes in similar situations. I have been told to switch the traction control off in snow, has anyone got first hand experience of what to do regarding "off road" and "traction control" switching in the snow ?? Phil