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If the VCDS coding does not work then I'm 99% sure it is the fault of the VCDS itself. I had a VCDS (not official) which produced the same symptoms. I was able to set long coding with it only once but never again. Cracked versions of VCDS 14.xx are known to have this fault. Try to set the bit with a different VCDS or with another tool (OBDEleven, etc).

According to the scan you've posted you have a faulty cruise control switch. 1 Fault Found: 00895 - Cruise Control Switch (E45) 014 - Defective Try to check wiring or clean the stalk as described here: http://wiki.ross-tech.com/wiki/index.php/00895. Or replace the stalk. Upon replacement do buy an original VW/Skoda make. Chinese ones tend to become faulty.

I have to admit something regarding the steering wheel buttons which I just realized. Until now I didn't have any phone calls made or received in the car with the MFSW fitted. This is why I just realized that the receive/end buttons don't work :(. I don't really understand. Even the voice command buton work, as the video in my earlier post shows. But I cannot receive/end calls using the leftmost two buttons (having the phone pictograms on hem), I have to use the touch screen of the radio... I'll try to figure out why and share another post if I have any result.

Hi, I had the same problem, no PAS after changing the controller. I had two fault codes, exactly like you have: - 02546 - steering limit stop - no or incorrect basic settings/adaptation - 00778 - steering angle sensor - no or incorrect basic settings/adaptation I think the PAS functionality loss is because of the first one. Driving a longer distande plus doing the setting sequence with the 30 seconds gap did the trick for me. Plus I did the procedure described here to elliminate the second one: http://wiki.ross-tech.com/wiki/index.php/Skoda_Octavia_(1Z)_Steering_Assist#Basic_Setting. You can also do it because you have the mk70 ABS module based on your scan attached. I was also worried that I srewed up something and I have to revert the retrofit to get the PAS back but after ¬ 1 hour of trying the 30 second gap sequence and driving the longer distance (as I've mentioned) made the PAS to come back. Regards, /Olesz

The problem was resolved by changing the micro switch in the driver's door. I knew it was faulty but couldn't imagine that it could cause the problem. There is probably a newer SW version in 6Q0 959 433 E which lit up the warning light because of the faulty switch. Or I had some connectivity problems in the door and unplugging and the connectors made it disappear.

On the hand written diagram there is the "backtrace" of the kufatec loom. I did it with a multimeter before fitting it. It helped me to understand which wire goes where and for example to check if I need to swap wires between connectors and so on. I know I did not really explain the abbreviations. CM - climate/heating control module FB - fuse box GP - ground point ST C. PIN 1 - this needs to be conencted to the Central Electric Control Module connector C pin 1 BFS PIN2, BFS PIN1, BFS PIN10 - pins in the connector going to the left seat - these names are actually coming from the kufatec loom, the cables are labeled FS PIN2, FS PIN1, FS PIN7, LFS PIN10, FS PIN5, FS PIN3 - pins in the connector going to the right seat - these names are also coming from the kufatec loom (I think I swapped the left seat/right seat mar on the drawing) numbers in the circles - these were endings on the kufatec loom which were important 1 - self-explaining, ST C> PIN 1 2 - min fuse in the fuse box - switched +12V 3 - normal fuse in the fuse box - steady +12V 4 - feed from the mini fuse to the climate control module - switched +12V 5, 6 - wires for passanger/driver seats, coming from the climate control module, carrying signals to tell the seat heating relay to feed the pads with the appropriate current 7, 8, connectors for driver/passanger seat Anyway, even if it is no perfect, it helped me a lot. Sorry if it made a confusion. Unfortunately it seems that the loom ordered from cars-equipment is not the same as the kufatec one... I didn't know this when I wrote my post. With this on my mind I would advise to order the kufatec variant. That definitely worked for me (and for others as well).

Hi, I just did this a couple of days ago. I have a y2008 PreFL octavia, 1.6 MPI. I ordered the following parts: Stering wheel: 1. Steering wheel itself: 1Z0 419 091 R/S or 3U0 419 091 N/P 2. Buttons: - 1Z0 959 537 A - this is with the phone buttons and the vioce control for bluetooth - 1Z0 959 538 - this is for the volume and track controls 3. Control unit in the steering wheel: 1P0959542 4, Steering wheel airbag cable for MSFW: 3T0971584A I ordered these (1. to 4.) as a complete steering wheel off ebay, it was ~60EUR. MSFW control unit: 1K0953549CH I also ordered this off ebay, it was ~65GBP. The retrofit is not really complicated, Check out this video: After fitting the mechanical parts only the VCDS/Obdeleven coding was needed. I made a screenshot of my original MFSW control unit (1K0953549C) which turned out to be very useful since the 1K0953549CH has more coding options. My MSFW, since it had buttons for the bluetooth controller, needed to be coded as an MSFW with push-to-talk. I ended up having the long coding to be 0000334, where 0000x00 is Multi functional steering wheel without triptronic and with push to talk installed (if one has no voice control buttons on the wheel but the other ones with rewind/etc. then this is 1) 00000x0: Cruise control system with 4 positions via blinker stalk installed (without cruise control this is 0) 000000x: Rear wiper installed, board computer via wiper stalk installed Check out a picture of the result and also a video how the vioce control works in my car. Pic: Video:

In my previous post about the retrofitting, the part " the mechanical part which connects the air directing knob (windows/face/leg/etc.) and the actuator flap" is called flex shaft - part no. 1z1819287 or 1z2819287. Description about it can be found here: https://skoda.7zap.com/en/cz/octavia/oct/2008-419/8/819-819040/#4

Hi Eddie, I didn't know these were your pics and I'm happy that you don't mind posting them. They were very useful to me, I thought the can be useful to someone else as well! Regards, /Lajos

Hi all, I’ve managed to install heated seats to my Octavia 1Z, year 2008 (no facelift). First of all I want to say thank you to Aston_Bodger, a user on this forum. He helped a lot with part numbers and also with some pics and good advices. Ordering the parts 1. Climate control module with seat heating scrolls In my car I have climatic not climatronic so I ordered an 1Z0 820 047F from ebay. 2. Wiring loom - From kufatec: https://www.kufatec.de/shop/en/skoda/octavia/1z/seat-heating-cable-set-skoda-octavia-1z (select with or without seat adjustment, I have no electric seat adjustment) - Or from cars-equipment: http://www.cars-equipment.com/en/shop/seat-heating-parts-comfort-6/wiring-for-front-seat-heating-retrofit/ - Or you can make it yourself if you want :). For the fitting I backtraced the kufatec wire. I attach a hand-drawn picture about it without pin and connector part numbers :). 3. Wire between the heating pads and the kufatec loom As far as I know for the leather and cloth seats there are different part numbers. The difference is the ending to which the heating pads are connected. I’ve bought used cables from a wrecked car dealership because it was cheaper. Those cables were for leather seats but I did not really care. What was important is that I needed to pick the correct heating pads with the correct ending. The part numbers I had for this cables: 1Z0 971 365 DN - passenger’s side, where there is no relay 1Z0 971 365 DL - driver’s side, where the relay is Both of these cables have a connector 3B0972732 at the end where the pads are connected. So make sure to order heating pads which has the counterpart connector - 1J0972722 Here is a russian site where the same cables were used in a VW Golf I presume: https://www.drive2.ru/l/7845944/. WIth google translate it gets pretty readable. 3. Heating relay I’ve bought a used one - 1K0 959 772C (there are relays with part numbers 1K0 959 772, 1K0 959 772B as well, don’t ask what is the difference between them) from the same wrecked car dealership from where I got the cables mentioned above. If you can buy a new one, the first used one was faulty for me, I had to replace it with the dealer. 4. Heating pads I used this web site to identify which pads needed: https://www.amcarparts.co.uk/octavia-oct-2008-1z-8-000-001-96300-seat-and-backrest-heated-1K0959772/skoda-oem-part-number-15153/ And then ordered the pads from my local Skoda dealer. I had to make sure that the pad on which I sit has the connector 1J0972722, which is the counterpart of the connector on the seat heating wire. I ordered the following pads: 2pcs of 1Z0963567D - backrest pad for seats with cloth 2pcs of 1Z0963556B - side pad 2pcs of 1Z0963555A - pad on which you sit on for cloth 5. Total cost: - Climate control module with buttons ~ 50 EUR - Kufatec loom: ~ 50 EUR - Wires between heating pads and kufatec loom ~ 16 EUR each (used) - Relay ~ 16 EUR (used) - Heating pads: - 2pcs of 1Z0963567D ~ 50 EUR each - 2pcs of 1Z0963556B ~ 50 EUR each - 2pcs of 1Z0963555A ~ 50 EUR each So the total cost is about 450 EUR. So be prepared! Fitting a universal heating is much more cheaper, however it cannot be operated from the OEM controls. The actual fitting Here is a quite good guide for a VW Golf MK5: http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=62645.0 It was shown by Aston_Bodger to me and turned out to be very useful because the climate control pins - where the kufatec cable needs to be connected - are the same for the Octavia and the MK5 golf. I also attach it as a PDF. Heated Seats RetroFit.pdf Be prepared that this is a huge amount of work! I needed 4-5 hours for each seats and another 7-8 hours to fit the kufatec loom. Of course I’m not a car mechanic but I do have mechanical background, my parents have agricultural business and I used to repair tractors and stuff. I assume that the above mentioned guide is followed for the fitting. I just add some extra notes about my experiences. When fitting the new climate control module, if climatic is fitted, when the old module is removed the mechanical part which connects the air directing knob (windows/face/leg/etc.) and the actuator flap flap gets disconnected from it's socket (for climatronic there is no mechanical part, air direction is done via actuator motors). To get this re-inserted the glove compartment needs to be removed. Be prepared! (sorry, I don’t have a picture about it) Dismantling the fuse box and getting the kufatec wire pins installed there is a real pain in the back. I was not able to dismantle the fuse box without cracking it here and there. Be prepared to have a screwdriver with a very thin ending to be able to “smoothly” unclick the two different plastic parts (black at the front and pink in the back). Removing the “C” connector from central electric module (just above the pedals) is also a pain in the back. - I needed to remove D connector to be able to remove C. - These connectors are fastened with extra plastic bulges at the end of the connectors. I used brute force and some squeezing/turning (along with pressing the release clip of course) to get them out of their sockets. But this was a big mistake. Fortunately I did break neither the connectors nor any wire but as I could figure out the correct method of disconnecting these would be to move the red securing element in the middle to get the extra plastic bulges out of the way. See attached pic! When doing the seat heating pad fitting, make sure to put the heating pads correctly into the “tunnels” where the seat cover parts go. As Aston_Bodger advised to me: “...the pads sit on the foam, there are "slots" in the foam, and the pad HAS to go into the slots otherwise it will break the wires inside the pads as soon as you sit on them, and you only have one chance to stick them to the foam too.” (pictures are from Aston_Bodger) When putting the seats together I used cable ties instead of re-using the used clips (which hold the seat cover on it's place). It was advised by some youtube videos to do so. I hope I will not regret this. Hope this guide helps! In case of any questions you know where to find me! Regards, /Lajos

Hi all, I have a Skoda Fabia MkI without remote keys. I wanted remote keys so I executed the procedure described here: Bought a used central convenience module 6Q0 959 433 E, replaced my old 6Q0 959 433 H with it, programmed the remote keys with VCDS adaptation and so on. Keys are working fine, locking, unlocking works but the warning light in the passanger door is always lit. When putting back the old convenience module the warning light works as it should be (when the car is unlocked it is not lit, when the car is locked it is blinking). Does anyone know why this is happening? Do I have a faulty central convenience module (I mean the new one, 6Q0 959 433 E)? I checked the fault codes with VCDS, there aren't any which sould indicate a fault like this. (there are some at the engine - system too rich and so on). Thanks in advance! Regards, /Lajos