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It was on the chasis of the car. I went out and bought a multimeter, unfortunately this seems to be a bigger issues indeed and the car is right about battery not being charged. The battery is at 11.65V with engine turned on. I will go ahead and check the fusible link for the generator, I suspect it might have blown while starting the car when the battery was almost empty.

Connected it as usual, red to positive, black to earth and then plugged in to the wall. Removed the other way around, done this tens of times, with no issues.

Hi all, I’m dealing with a curious issue after attempting to update the Amundsen firmware in my Superb. A few days ago, I started the update and left it running overnight in the garage, with the key in the ignition (half-turned, as required) and the car connected to a smart charger. Unfortunately, the next morning the battery was nearly dead, I suspect the charger simply didn’t have enough capacity to keep everything alive for so many hours (lesson learned: I should have checked back sooner). I let the battery charge for a while, but since I had to drive that day I tried starting the car. It struggled badly but eventually fired up. For the first 10 minutes everything seemed normal, until I got the red battery warning (“not charging”). I turned around, drove home, and left the battery on charge overnight to recover fully. At that point I thought the problem was just from having started the car with such a low state of charge. The next day, with a fully charged battery, I had to do about an hour’s worth of city driving. Almost immediately after starting, the red battery warning appeared again. I drove anyway (urgent errand) and had no functional issues during the trip. The only odd thing was that idle RPM stayed high, about 1050 vs. the usual 800. My guess is that the car was trying to push extra charging current, since a fault code was stored. My question: How likely is it that this warning is simply a result of starting the car with a very low battery, and that it’s just a “sticky” error that remains until cleared? In other words, could the charging system itself be working fine, but the ECU is still flagging the error until it’s reset?

Hi! The issue was resolved (see post above), it came down to poor wire quality in some places and winter/salt impact on them in local climate. Unfortunately I didn't ask for any picture, but as far as I know, one of the damaged cables was leading directly to the crankshaft sensor and other ones were in the engine bay (as I understand, leading or very near ECU). ---- All in all, I've got the car fixed for a few weeks now and the issues really seems to be resolved. First few cold starts after the repair seemed to take a bit more than I would like, the crank wasn't instant (still less than a second to start), but I might just be paranoid at this point. No other issues and the cranks seems to be fine now as well.

Giving an update on this in case it helps someone in the future. I originally went to the garage expecting to have the crankshaft position sensor replaced. The mechanic I spoke to wasn’t entirely convinced that simply swapping the sensor would solve the issue. Interestingly, he also owns a Superb himself (a slightly newer model, but same generation) and had experienced similar problems. He suspected that the root cause might be damaged wiring, which he said is a common VAG issue on this platform. I left the car with them, and after two full days of diagnostics and inspection, they confirmed that the problem was indeed wiring-related. They found and replaced four damaged wires: One going to the crankshaft sensor Three others near the ECU, which were also causing communication issues They fully diagnosed the ECU, replaced the damaged wires, and ultimately decided to replace the crankshaft sensor as well, since it may have been affected by the faulty wiring or at risk of future failure. TL;DR If you're having intermittent jerks, limp mode, long cranks, or random engine shutoffs, especially if glow plug lights or other systems flash up, don’t overlook the possibility of damaged wiring, especially near the crankshaft sensor or ECU harness. On this generation of Superb, it's more common than you'd expect. Hope this helps someone! Feel free to reach out if you’re facing a similar issue.

Thanks! I’ve read quite a lot of threads with similar issues, but none had came up with the crankshaft sensor yet. Was hoping to change it myself yesterday, but it seems that it isn’t as easy as camshaft sensor, to reach, so will have to book it for a garage.

Hi all I’ve been chasing a stubborn intermittent issue on my 2016 Skoda Superb Combi 2.0 TDI (L&K trim, originally German-market, now in Latvia), and could use some input from anyone who’s run into something similar. Main issue: The issue is intermittent and mainly shows up during short, city driving, especially after several stop-start cycles: The car jerks sometimes, especially at low to mid speeds Sometimes, while coasting at ~50 km/h, the engine shuts off, shows the message “Start engine manually”, and then restarts itself within 1 second, without driver input No warning lights during the event, and infotainment stays on — so it’s not a full electrical reset Sometimes when starting the car: It cranks longer than normal Then enters limp mode with the glow plug light blinking Multiple other systems shut off with it: Auto Hold, ACC, electric parking brake, etc. What I’ve done so far: Replaced the battery with a Bosch S5 A08 AGM (70Ah) Coded the new battery via VCDS (changed serial number) Replaced camshaft position sensor Replaced turbo boost pressure sensor Replaced 3 glow plugs Start/Stop has been disabled manually, but shutdowns have still occurred Glow plug + dash warning surge always happens with multiple systems deactivating simultaneously, not just the glow plug alone Current behavior: After short drives, I’ve had: Long crank Sudden jerks at ~50 km/h One incident where restarting the car to move it triggered all dash warnings again (glow plug blinking + others) My questions: Has anyone had a random engine shutdown + self-restart while driving, with no EPC or full power loss? Could a bad ground or power relay cause these exact shutdowns + dash warning floods? Would a crankshaft sensor cause this behavior even after cam sensor was replaced? Could something still be interfering with Start/Stop logic, even when manually disabled? Any help or shared experience would be hugely appreciated, I’ve done a lot already but still feel like I’m missing the key fault source. Will update as I check more next week. Thanks in advance!

Thanks, I figured it to be so too. I have an L&K Superb with the chromed striped on the radar. However I'm thinking of getting a totally black one. Not sure about the colour combination though. 🤪

Hi! My front ACC radar cover mysteriously has fallen off and I'm looking for a replacement. Does anyone know if the radar cover from a Superb without ACC would also do or they differ and the radar wouldn't work with a standard cover? I've found a guy selling the whole front grille from a Superb without ACC, he's saying that there is no difference, but I'm not entirely sure about that. Thanks!

So the local Bosch retailer said that they don't have the Icon as of now and are not sure that Icon would fit Superb at all. They offered me Aerotwins, so this will probably be the way to go for now. Thanks for all the responses.

I contacted the local Bosch wiper retailer, let's see what they have to say. I previously used AeroTwins on my 2016 Fabia too, so I'll go with them if Icon is not supported by Superb.

Hi! I'm planning on changing wipers for the first time for my 2016 Superb Estate. I was looking at Bosch Icon, but I'm not sure they would fit the Superb. Obviously, I am aware of the correct sizes, but upon doing some research, I could not find any Skoda model at all with them. Has anyone tried them on the Superb? I don't want to to buy them and end up not being able to use them, since they are not the cheapest ones out there. I would be glad to get any tips out there haha. Thanks in advance! EDIT: And no, I bought the car preowned last summer, so I am not driving with the same old wipers since 2016