Bromptonaut

It's a bigger and more powerful fan with extra blades. Supplying dealer was downright obstructive about quoting to supply/fit. They also told me I'd have to remove my towbar before they'd investigate some supposed consequentials of the overheat! I was left in a position where I paid £20k for a car that was not fit for purpose. Now found a dealer in Mansfield who will supply/fit a fan upgrade.

Soooo, been into Skoda about the overheat and they say it needs an auxiliary fan for towing. Anybody seen or heard of such a thing?

I'll had this here rather than start a new thread: I have a 72 reg Superb Estate, 2.0 TDI/150 PS and manual transmission, bought second hand from a Skoda dealer earlier this year. We had a towbar fitted to Skoda specs and tow an Xplore 304 caravan at around 1200kg - plated as 1350. Currently on holiday in France. Drove from Caen via various Autoroutes picking up the A89 a tad north of Clermont Ferrand and headed west. The A89 climbs to around 1,000 metres at gradients steeper than UK motorways and with crawler lanes. Has a near miss for coolant temperature with a previous car after being baulked in the crawler lane and unable to accelerate. Skoda handled that just fine with temperature never above 110. Left the A89 and followed D roads around La Bourboule to Le Mont Dore. Took the ‘Route de Besse’ up to our destination campsite at 1400 metres. Temperature in upper twenties. Coming through Le Mont Dore noted temperature rising to 110. Climbing up the Col it hit 120 then 130 (red pilot light). Just as we reached our site the overheat warning beeped and red lights came on on dash. Followed manual and let it cool down. Been fine since. Hit 110 a couple of times but sorted out and dropped back to 90. During the last few miles the EPC light came on with a message about a ‘stop start fault’; a recurrence of a problem that’s popped up several times but dealer investigation has only produced a No Fault Found outcome. Any ideas as to cause? FWIW the radiator fan seemed suspiciously quiet during the overheat. I think the dealer investigation of the EPC fault threw up a code related to the rad fan but I might have misheard.

How would I do that?

Similar, almost identical, issue with my Mk3/72 Superb, 150PS Diesel and manual gearbox, on Friday. Bought car In January from Skoda dealer in Leicester so it's still under warranty and indeed should still have some of the original mfrs warranty assuming that was three years. Running on cruise in fairly heavy traffic on the M6 when EPC light came on together with reduced power. Cruise disengaged and it's pilot light changed from green to amber accompanied by an exclamation mark. Stop start also seemed to have suspended itself. Was going to stop at next services for a look/see but traffic ground to a halt and after turning engine off and on again manually with the button - keyless job - it was back to normal. Will see how it goes on the way home on Monday and ask dealer to check it.

Yet another. Drivers interior handle on my 2016 Monte Carlo Estate came away in my hand outside the Polochar Inn on South Uist on Monday. Having to open the window and reach outside to open the door. Now home and trying to sort out how to replace it.

Meant to add thanks to A G Falco for the steer here.

Mine in a 2016 (Mk III) 1.2 were working OK until the cold snap. Thought it was just the jets frozen but still nothing after the thaw. Handbook suggests fuse 46 is washers but that was complete. Was about to book it into the garage when I read the above. Fuse 22, a tiny little 7.5amp jobby - Bingo!! No 7.5 amp in my spares kit but there was a 10amp of the same profile. Fitted that and normal service resumed. Will get a 7.5amp and fit it asap as I'm well aware of the maxim about not solving problems with a bigger fuse...