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See my earlier reply with photos of the access underneath to the rear drain outlets. After a thorough clean of the nenoprene seals I used a few drops on a small piece of cloth to wipe over the seals. The cleaning of the seals takes a few goes to lift all the fine dust.

Towbar prep in all Karoqs is the cable that runs from front to back, AND in some smaller engined Karoqs included increased cooling mods eg different grill and extra fan or bigger fans. Irrespective of actual brand of towbar the Towing Module is required and this requires coding to make the towbar electric socket work correctly with the CANBUS. This coding affects ABS and ESC configuration, dashboard repeaters for indicators, rear parking sensors and rear emergency braking, without this disabled when towing it won’t be possible to reverse. Yes the rear parking sensors can be switched off, most cars it’s a button, every time the car is started. Maybe there are on screen options on latest models. The coding has been released for 2024, 2025 models, there are owners who have had it done, BUT not all dealers are willing to do it. There are no coding issues with 2023 and earlier models.

Unfortunately when 3rd parties ( eg valet parking, airport parking, any motor trade business, breakdown service) have your car you have no control over who is behind the wheel. Many years ago my 3 year old Mitsubishi Space runner was written off by the Mitsubishi Dealers driver when returning it to my place of work after its 72,000 mile service.

Going back to Park Assist, and this may have been updated, in my 2013 Touran to parallel park the driver had to press the Park button and then select Parallel on the dash display, then drive slowly along the road while the car looked for a suitable space. In today’s busy streets it was difficult to both drive slow enough and be able stop in time safely to use the space.

I had Park Assist on my 2013 VW Touran, it would parallel park and reverse into a normal car park slot but there had to be cars in the slots either side. In both situations the driver controlled speed and chose forward or reverse according to on screen prompts the “car” did the steering. I used it 3 or 4 times if was very unsettling as I was forever thinking it would hit something. The best thing was I learnt that rapid steering at the last minute was the key parallel parking. It did get caught out when trying to park between two Smart cars which are much narrower and it ended up on the pavement as it lined up the drivers side with the roadside of the narrower Smart car. Karoq parking sensors and reversing camera work well together and the door mirrors give a very good view. Personally I wouldn’t have Park Assist but would always have the reversing camera and front/rear sensors. There are two versions of the Reversing Camera basic (which is fine) has straight guidelines and high level which has guidelines that curve that show if you the track.

My 73 plate 2.0 TSI 4x4 Sportline with factory fitted optional Space Saver spare was approx £39800, so just under the £40k threshold. 2024 plate 2L Sportlines, were over the threshold hence I went for 2023 reg car, and saved £2000 in extra VED. I suspect the 1.5 TSI Sportline Edition with extras could now be over as well.

Sportline ride is not entirely due to wheel size. Yes the 40 profile tyres are a factor, that can be remedied by fitting 45 profile tyres, All Season tyres also soften the ride. But the 4x4s multilink rear suspension makes a big difference. Regarding the pan roof - I would never choose to have one, but its the only model with the 2.0 TSI engine, yes it does make the overall black interior of the Sportline lighter, but the need to keep the drains clear and the nenoprene seals moisturised to prevent water leaks is a pain.

This is the System Info display from my 2023 2.0 TSI Sportline today. Compared to your 2025 vehicle; my hardware version is earlier - makes sense, Software is earlier version probably right as that is no doubt related to hardware version, Navigation database on mine is later I think Dec 2025 as apposed to June 2023I think thats the way to interpret the data, in Nov 2024 the Navigation database was 24.10. I have had all the software updates applied by dealers and OTA.

Worth checking fuses first. Possibly a broken wire where it passes through the rubber tube between a pillar and the door. The wires are very thin and the drivers door tends to be used a lot more than the passenger one.

@mumpsim Yes it was all from Dashcam footage. The 14 day limit for getting a speeding ticket has now past too. When I compiled this post I made the decision not to mention anything about the who, why etc, as my sole reason fpor posting was to inform other owners. @JXR Bridgestone Turanza All Season , compared to the other All Seasons around these did well in the areas I was interested in wet roads, resistance to aquaplaning, noise,- I wasn't interested in Snow ability. They also have a good rim protector buffer. My brother has just put a set on his Yeti and got a 25,000 mile mileage life guarantee. I'm sure I replied with this a few days ago....... perhaps its in another unrelated thread looking out of place.

I got the message last Wednesday and just had to log back in. Read the full message, before pressing OK, there is an option to delay installation. Try to avoid doing what I did. My finger pressed the OK while my eyes were still reading and before my brain had caught up!🙃

This is a heads up to fellow Karoq owners with regard to the effect of Speed Bump impact on the Karoq suspension. I recently had new front tyres fitted to my Karoq, the wheel alignment checked and adjusted, and the printout provided recorded Front Camber, Castor and Toe and Rear Camber and Toe, all within manufacturer's specification. One week later the Karoq was driven by a 3rd party. The next day evidence came to light of the vehicle being driven over four speed bumps on a 30 mph stretch of road at speeds of 40 to 45 mph. I asked my local Skoda dealer to perform an alignment check as, having just fitted two new tyres, I wanted to be sure the wheel alignment had not been affected. The results are shown below. I was very alarmed by the camber measurements, I thought it would just be the toe that might be out. To fix the front and rear camber was 4 hours work, as the front subframe had to lowered, fitted with new bolts and then adjusted, at the rear it required the lower suspension arms to be adjusted. Front camber is adjusted by eccentric bolts which move the subframe slightly. The rear camber is again an eccentric bolt that moves the lower arm. Then the electronics required recalibration; this is the front radar, parking sensors and reversing camera, so that the emergency collision avoidance system worked correctly. I am now much more cautious about speed bumps, I won’t be going any quicker than 20mph over them in future.

The staying in high gears until almost stationary is how drivers are taught now, ad the Test required economical driving. Sometimes old school ways were better. I got picked up on a minibus assessment for not starting off in 2nd gear, which I knew the vehicle was incapable of doing even on the level empty.

With the 1.5 TSI engine it depends what model year you are looking at; it has had modifications that have attempted to address the issues, I think its fair to say that it has improved but not not been completely fixed. It is a complex engine designed around the Miller cycle rather than the traditional Otto cycle, it requires very precise tolerances and tuning to perform properly. Many owners say it runs better on Premium fuel - like Shell V-Power and it benefits from Fixed annual servicing scheme rather the extended Flexible/Variable servicing scheme. The 1.0 TSI and 2.0 TSI engines on the otherhand seem to be problem free. With regard to the DSG gearbox fitted to the 1.5 TSI there are two versions - 2WD use the DQ 200 and 4WD use the DQ 381. The DQ 200 is a dry clutch and the DQ 381 a wet clutch. The majority of issues reported for the DSG gearbox are for the DQ 200, but there are literally millions of DQ 200 DSG gearboxes in use around the world in VW, Audi, SEAT and Skoda vehicles. Its a feature of Forums and Groups that the majority of posts relate to problems which skews the impression of an engine or gearbox. The DQ 200 has been around for over 15 years, with modifications and improvements, and the post 2015 DQ 200 is generally a reliable gearbox (I have a DQ 200 in our 2015 Fabia 1.2 TSI which we've had for 11 years). The DSG is a manual gearbox with a mechanically controlled clutch and gear selection mechanism, so just like the manual clutch and gearbox it can suffer if abused. The DQ 381 wet clutch is relatively new, its processor, was the bullet proof DQ 250 ( I had one of these in a VW for 11 years). I have a DQ 381 in my Karoq 2.0 TSI 4x4. There is no doubt that the 1.5 TSI is more suited to the DSG than the manual gearbox, as the DSG manages the foibles of the 1.5 TSI automatically. I would advise test driving a new 1.5 TSI manual and 1.5 TSI DSG - to set a bench mark as to how they should drive. Then when you test drive used ones you will have a standard against which to judge them. With the DSG it should creep smoothly without any throttle on tickover, change gear smoothly even under hard acceleration, pull away without jerkiness. Its your money and car at the end of the day and we all have different preferences and requirements.

The ABS sensor system can take a while to report an issue if it’s a slow puncture. I’ve had a TPMS alert, pumped the tyre up and continued driving for 5 hours until I could get the puncture fixed, without a further alert.

Apologies my Touran and Karoq work that way and I thought our Fabia was the same - I usually only drive it to get petrol as my partner she’s not very keen on that aspect of car ownership!

That’s the way those switches work, the mirrors only heat up when the rear heated screen is switched on.

Has anyone driven with the factory supplied space saver spare wheel fitted on the front? Reason I ask is a member in Fabia sub-forum discovered that the Space Saver they had did not clear the large front discs so had to be fitted on the rear so a full size wheel could replace the defective wheel/tyre on the front. I'm inclined to think that it would be safer to have a matched pair on the front and the space saver on the back. I have fitted the space saver on the front when swapping wheels front to back but never actually driven the KAroq like that.

Our Fabia has 15 inch Mato Alloy wheels and no spare. I managed to get an original matching Alloy wheel, the polystyrene moulding and tools (still wrapped) for an Audi A3 and the plastic securing fitting all from Ebay, different sellers. When I bought new tyres I had the best of the old ones put on the s[are alloy wheel. There are always wheels on Ebay. Take off an existing wheel and look for the part number cast on the inside and use that in the Ebay search.

You could try silicone polish on the surfaces of the plastic that touch - it may help.

Are Bosch wiper blades available, I always fit Bosch blades and most Karoq owners also recommend Bosch.

An approach I have used in a situation like this is to ask for a benchmark test drive in an identical spec new Karoq. Drive your car round the route first and note how it behaves. Then drive the benchmark vehicle, depending on the outcome you may be the position to argue that your cars suspension is not the same aa the benchmark vehicle and thus it needs to be rectified.

I went the EBay route with our Fabia; got a refurbed matching alloy rim, set of tools in the polystyrene moulding and the plastic nut and clamp to hold the spare wheel in the boot. All came from different sellers, tools were Audi A3 and still wrapped, nut and clamp Seat Ibiza. As always check the feedback, the alloy wheel was perfect not buckled or damaged in any way.

@nta16 no problem- that was 2020 nearly 6 years ago now. Still have the Metro of course but finished volunteering at the Foodbank at the end of March 2021 after 12 months of continuous volunteering, 5 by 8 hour days each week driving a Sprinter van delivering food parcels and collecting new supplies. Seems a long while ago now.

Oh that’s an awful situation. One thought, has the water pump siezed, as I’ve read reports of water pumps and belt tensioners failing causing damaged cam belts.