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Not so far - no its the original. But thanks Dave.

For information in case it helps someone else. Throughout the (7 year) ownership of my Octavia VRS it occasionally displays the crash warning symbol on the Maxidot display. Big red Car on squiggly lines if you have not seen it. The other day I was accelerating under full power onto a roundabout directly toward to disappearing tail of a leaving driver. Up comes the warning. Only this time (after the car had consumed a stiff whiskey), an "ACC error" fault appeared and would not clear. I phoned the dealer to be told that the car would be required for a three day diagnostic and they had a slot in three weeks. I then phoned by local independent and he slotted me in that lunchtime. The purpose of the post is to say that we discovered (he and I) that there are 20 crash warning position counts available in the register and once these are consumed the code decides there must be a fault and will disable the ACC. Only the proper VAG software can clear this condition, not Ross Tech (he said). and it cost me £30+ VAT for the annoying German bungle. I dread to think what **** and bull the main dealer would have spun (radar realignment etc) for the three days and the cost. So it is worth having a rough mental note of how many times you have encountered the crash symbol and having a plan to clear it for a reasonable cost. My irritation comes from the lack of testing in real world conditions of the code behind the ACC crash detection. As a programmer myself I write allot of test code to test my release code, clearly VAG never tested anything with parameters which approximate UK south east driving conditions / congestion !

I did, still far too aggressive for my taste.

This is probably a long shot. I find the rain sensing way too aggressive. It just beats the wipers and the motor to death on a nearly dry window. I disabled it a while back and reverted to the five position intermittent settings. I am wondering if there could be any software values to slide the entire drop count values to a higher numbers?

Mine is crap when going uphill round a corner and the motor is cold. Have to poke it too hard, in my view. Fine when warm though.

To wind this up from my side: I phoned the Vendor of the car and an extreenely helpful (Yeovill Skoda, nice to have something nice to say) lady on the service disk: 1. Double checked that the oil they have used for the last few years has allways been LL Castrol 5w30 - so it has to have that in it. 2. Was pleased to learn the using the dash buttons resets the car to QI4 service interval as this solved a mystery for her. 3. Said there would be no issue with placing my car back onto QI6 so that I can reach the inspection month on the current oil in the motor. 4. Said get the dealer to ring her if there was any issue as it should have been left on QI6 when it left them. I've been phoning round for a price on the service... - talk about variable answers.. Fish Brothers in Swindon = £214 all in - and they will do it while I wait. Marshalls in Reading = £280 need the car all day. Marshalls in Whitney = £270 will do it while I wait. Listers in Banbury - would not give a price without a registration number as "they all vary" Garland in Blackwater = £239 £214 is still alot of money for 45 mins work and £70 worth (retail, they won't be paying that) of parts. I am reminded now, of the reason why I have spent all the hours I have servicing and maintaining my own cars. With the exception of very specialised items which have gone to specialists and they were always done properly, but had a four figure bill to match!

OK - what about the Electronic Service Record updating features ?

Yes I didn't express myself very well. I think so far as the software and computer side of things go, a concentration of skill and access to that skill, may help in rum4mo's case. That in no way negates the other elements required though. This is the problem with forum posts you can never really get a sense across accurately in a post except by typing out something akin to the EU constitution!

Its a workforce issue. Someone with what you cite as the technical capability (or even the organisation skills in your example) is unlikely to want to work in a cold garage on cars, under the clock all day to make money. Its a chicken and egg really. Customer pocket and available workforce cost / skill. Perhaps the answer would be 'the cloud'. The garage plugs it in and software at skoda, tells the technician what to do. Your removing the recruitment training and currency issue from the dealer and placing it in a technical center. I guess that way the skills can be concentrated and maintained. The issue then becomes the interface for the dealers into the serice center and not making it the 'offshore call centre' experience for them.

Great! It is something that looks very useful and with the range of price points worth considering. I've read through all the FAQ's and guidance but nothing beats experience! What sort of things did you use it for ?

That's what I was enquiring in the OP; do most folk on this forum accept that their oil in not reaching its life before being changed? Don't misunderstand my here, I know its good to keep fresh oil in a modern turbo charged engine. Esp the turbos are sensitive to oil quality. I guess that this answer is 'yes by omission'. Maybe "Chief minion at RRG" has the official answer. My guess concerning that is, when the car is run for longer distances, the engine is hot enough all the time to recirculate the nasties, which keeps the oil in better condition for longer. When the engine is cold more of the time aka <10000 pa mileage the oil becomes excessively contaminated more quickly. There is a device monitoring oil condition internally in any case. If it dips below a certain quality the car will prematurely request an oil change regardless of the stipulated service interval. Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q6 can all be over-ridden by the cars own software in this way. For me: To rectify my current situation, since I know it has LL 05w30 and I know most of my 9k miles are motorway miles (i.e. hot miles); that I want to continue on the existing oil, until the two year point in May arrives. This will take the oil to roughly 12000 miles use. Subsequently find a dealer who sticks to the Skoda approved maximum service price point which I see is £200, for that service. To achieve - I will flip the oil type to "good oil" in software. Although my mileage is low currently, my work type might mean that I start to incur high mileage in a short space of time. This was a motivation for this purchase initially. Diesel, comparatively comfortable, economical and relatively ok price point.

As per subject.

Thanks for that - I read the body manual (it's still bloody raining) spot on - thanks again. The most minor element of the post has been addressed!

It’s raining so… Background: My basic position is ‘whatever the car needs the car gets, regardless of cost.’ However, ‘needs’ is the operative word in that sentence. Like all of you, I do not want my hard earned cash lining the pocket of my local garage owner, because the vast majority are vulnerable, exploitable and they used to getting away with it. (I used to work in garages 25 years ago and many of my mates still do (not for VAG types), if they are to be believed nothings changed…) As an engineer, I have the type of mind which likes to know in detail, what is going on. Since my car is in warranty I am keen to understand and then decide on how the manufactures stipulations should be followed. I want to know what those are, not require the ‘guidance’ of my garage. How come any deciding is needed? Read on… I am confused about the differing intervals between the “oil change” and the “inspection frequencies”. My understanding is the issue. Depending on use, various elements will potentially wear more quickly than expected and conversely potentially less quickly. We all know this. My specific car was sold to me as an ex demonstrator eight months after its PDI (so eight months after it was commissioned). The vendors performed an oil change only service and used Castrol LL 5w30. The good stuff. I asked for it to be placed onto QI6. Although when I got the car the options label shows that it was delivered set to QI6 from the factory. (See Attachment.) I am 9200 miles elapsed (16250 total) and the oil change indicator warning has popped up. A quick hoak through the computer shows that the oil type is set to low quality, hence the warning. I can change the oil type to good quality and the head up display then tells me I need an oil change in 10000 miles. (I set it back to low quality again.) My assumption at this point was that the vendor of the car used the buttons and not the computer to reset the “oil change” service interval which automatically sets the car into QI4 or 15000km between oil changes. The computer records 13825km since the last oil change. (So handy being able to look all this stuff up on board!) Because of the split oil and inspection situation, it does not need the inspection for another four months. Got all that? In essence, the oil and the inspection is out of step at the moment but seemingly need not be the case? Views? How to correct adjust? What would you do? – (if you cared as much as me) Reading through the Maintaince.pdf, kindly shared by other members of the forum: {Page 16 details what items are to be carried out in an inspection) At and after two years, the car needs an annual inspection or 18641miles (30k km) whichever arrives first. This is weird because on QI6 for my sort of mileage (10k pa) I would always be changing the oil needlessly every year. I see someone else already asked whether he could get the inspection without the oil change and was told; not. Is the consensus that “it won’t hurt to change the oil too often”? So at two year inspection my car needs. Oil and filter. A new pollen filter – needs a special tool to get the infotainment system out of the glove box. All the points on Maintainance pg 17 looking at. Which can be defined as inspection of tyres, levels and brakes. My local dealer quoted me £280inc for the above, including an oil change. Totally OTT for 45 mins work - views ? Other Option: I created an account at erwin.skoda-auto.cz which will allow my mates (in the industry) to update the ESR as an independent dealer online and we could document all the purchase receipts and work, so I can prove it was done beyond any doubt and leave Skoda alone. Has anyone on here used Erwin system at all ? Sumary of Questions: In essence, the oil and the inspection is out of step at the moment but seemingly need not be the case? Views? How to correct adjust? What would you do? – (if you cared as much as me) Is the consensus that “it won’t hurt to change the oil too often”? My local dealer quoted me £280inc for the above, including an oil change. Totally OTT for 45 mins work - views ? Has anyone on here used Erwin system at all ?

Using a 12v supply I found the LEDs fuctional, I had to remove the door cards to do it. I then fiddled until I got a voltage from the supply connector. Indeed they are fed with headlamp on. I then plugged everything back in and they work, so logic says I was too careful on assembly the first time