Warrior193

Hello Peter, welcome to the forum. I believe your engine family is EA189, can you confirm? Is there anything in the service history for cam belt tensioner replacement? Get the tensioner checked - there is a history on this engine for failure of it. There are also a number of recent reports for TDIs failing to start due to low cranking speed - is the battery good?

My suggestion works well with the Octavia and the common, flat type of double-insulated cable usually found on low wattage appliances.

If you feed the mains supply cable into the engine compartment beneath the edge of the LH headlight trim panel, you will find you can fully close the hood with the charger in place.

From memory, all information required (ET, PCD and wheel section) is there in the inside of the rim of all original VAG wheels.

Hello Brazil, welcome to the forum. Very likely to be identical, but a later revision. To confirm, ask the seller if they can post an image of the information embossed on the inner face of the wheel (underside)

Were the front wheels spinning while the video was taken?

Strongly recommend.

Possibly suggest checking the throttle body setting - you will need to get someone to get readings from the OBD data port.

There is a register of members who are prepared to assist with VCDS coding - usually for 'beer tokens' Search for VCDS map. If you normally switch off stop start every time you drive, the 'smart charging' energy recuperation system will still be active - this limits battery charging to around 75% to allow capacity for regenerative charging. Even if the replacement is identical spec. to original, battery adaptation is recommended to let the BCM know that any faults that may have been causing the smart charging system to limit alternator output have now been removed and the system can revert to manufacturers settings.

@beezera10 Most likely your original battery was EFB if your car has automatic stop-start - if so, strongly recommend getting any replacement battery adapted (coded) into your vehicles system via VCDS.

If necessary, cut a semi-circular recess into the foam for the gas strut - but probably not required.

Or perhaps suggest they provide a full, free 1st service in compensation for you performing part of the dealers PDI.

They are to help form a seal between the engine compartment and the cabin air intake grille just in front of the wiper arms.

@Poremetej I checked the operation of the high beams in my Octavia - with lights switched to auto mode, the first push forward of the stalk sets the system to auto HB if lighting conditions permit (with a small white icon displayed in the instrument cluster) The second press forward switches to HB with the blue icon displayed. The white icon is pretty easy to miss - I've never noticed it before.

Hi @Wardy Nice car - now if that had been a MR2 I might have been tempted 😁

What a surprise.

Hello, what you experienced was manoeuvre braking - your rear sensors detected something that the system thought your vehicle was about to collide with (quite possibly the slope itself)

AEB became mandatory in most vehicles produced for EU after May 2022.

Hello, welcome to the forum. Have you tried pushing the stalk forward twice? On my Octavia, high beam requires two pushes of the stalk in 'Auto' mode - I assume this is to override the automatic function.

@Aspman AEB usually only operates above a certain minimum speed.

If you did want to fit new wheel locking bolts, there are more robust-looking, aftermarket versions available.

Did you include the 20p credit for the find under the seat?😆

Take a careful note when you next fill up with fuel - full tank to tank reading is the only accurate gauge for fuel economy.

Welcome to the forum. I think your current high fuel consumption will be due to your very short trips - 1-4 miles per day will mean that most of your mileage is with a cold engine, the fuel injection set 'rich' and cabin heating struggling to get to requested temperature.

Yes, apparently so if you want to disable the smart charging function. Personally I have left mine connected to allow use of regenerative charging when it is available. What the sensor lead does is to restrict battery charging from the smart alternator to around 75% - allowing head space in the battery capacity for regenerative charging during throttle-off overrun and braking.