Ajay24

Saying a very sad farewll to my trusty Tiger 800 and paid deposit for a new Bonneville T120 for delivery March 1st on new 21 plate.Had the Tiger for about 10 years an d it's like losing an old friend. Took advantage of Triumph £1000 deposit contribution making a new bonnie cheaper than 2019/2020 second hand bonnies. Got a great trade in from Bill Smith Chester which let me add a few accessories. Busy today with the Tiger taking off wired in Satnav and a couple of minor bits and bobs to reuse on new bike.Roll on 1st March.

In lockdown at present so can't crooss county boundary to dealership. Telephoned Skoda service manager and got the fault logged so it can be investigated fully when lockdown is lifted. Thanks everybody for the help.

It is an exide battery and the only marking I can see on it is 09/18 stamped into the negative battery terminal so I guess it is original although the date of first registion is August 2018

Thanks for all the help, will get in touch with the dealership tomorrow and let you know their answer. I know they charged my battery at the service but tell me if I am imagining things that my battery was a Varta not an Exide. Could be me but I have had Varta batteries on all my VAG previous new cars. Could they have swapped it as the battery cover is now missing as well as the positive terminal protector?? You all say that stop start is a pain in the a**e but if it is fitted it should work. It did work for 12 months or so and I just got used to it.

BigEjit. Battery EFB (exide) The connector is tight car locked and voltage showing 12.38 volts Any help?

Thanks I, problem was logged at time of service a couple of weeks ago and I have tried everything the service dept has asked. I was told that if nothing improves then contact them again for further investigations.

CJJE - took car for 40 mile run a couple of days ago and made no difference. Turned off everything except radio.

Yes, all readings taken direct on battery terminals.

My 2018 Karoq SE 1.5 shows the following stop start status messages:- Vehicle power consumption high. Engine must be running. cabin not at comfortable level (sometimes) Car was in for service last week (Skoda North Wales)and problem not solved. Told to trickle charge battery overnight but no difference. My multimeter readings showed 12.8 volts before charge and 14..4 after a night's charge. Also told to switch off heated mirrors . Also, if I press the deactivate switch and then press again to activate it the central dash readout only shows the deactivated symbol. Any ideas what the problem is? Can't take the car to dealer because of Welsh lockdowns meaning I can't leave my County to go to the next county where dealership is based. Shame about this because the car runs so well.

Thanks, will post my next rideout

Thanks , my part of North Wales is now the first or second highest affected area in Wales, together with being over 70 puts me in High vulnerable group so slight lockdown easing last week hasn't done much. Filled the Karoq up 12 weeks ago and have done around 100 miles since then. Also first time in a shop in 12 weeks. Getting stir crazy .

Opened the garage door, had a look under the dustshheet and yes the Tiger was still there hibernating after months of lockdown. Max travel here in Wales is 5 mile radius from home so not worth the effort. Hope it all changes soon.Very soon.Very very soon.

Bought Night Eye LED H4 kit beacause couldn't get GYP's reccomended. They are now fitted to my Tiger 800 coomlete withan LED parking bulb. Went out for a night trial last night and they were awful. A mate came round for a look and told me they were fitted upside down. Now they look to be a big improvement but need a decent night to try them out.

Passed my test on my girlfriends Cub in 1966 after my Honda CB160 broke down. Great little bike the cub was.

Thanks GYP, will have a good look at them. Will ttry to see if they are available in UK