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Another 'victim' of a holed condenser here. Told by supplying/repairing dealer that replacement cost of £500+ will not be covered by Skoda.

Hi, I use a TAG for the Severn Crossing. Its affixed to the shaded part of the heated screen behind the rear view mirror and I have no problems with the toll barriers on the Severn bridges. I know its not the system you are asking about but I can't imagine it's that different. This page on the Sanef website looks quite helpful.

Got mine from Superskoda. Cheaper than ebay even with postage.

Irony?

From the Maxidot: Settings -> Assistants -> PDC If I can just steer this thread back on track Thanks to all those that have contributed and confirmed the ‘slow’ start times of the Columbus unit. My reason for asking the question in the first place therefore seems to boil down to the initial boot time of the Columbus unit (e.g. when you get in the car for the first time that day or after it has been turned off for an hour or so). I believe the unit starts booting from the moment you unlock the car. So depending on how long you take between unlocking and engaging reverse I guess the OPS screen may be instantaneous or slow to appear. To those that say they do not experience any delay (in the initial boot up) are you getting into the car immediately after unlocking and do you ever see the “welcome on board” screen? I would be interested to know if some units are booting faster than others and why. Having also researched the various VW related forums across the net it seems that the RNS510 unit (Columbus equivalent) can be quite slow to start and therefore an irritation for those that want to use their parking aids (sensors or camera) during a quick get away.

Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately it makes no difference. The Columbus still displays the "Welcome on Board - Skoda - Navigation" screen for 20 seconds before displaying the OPS graphic.

Thanks for the responses so far. Just to clarify, this only happens after the ignition has been off a while. And for the sake of accuracy, it is called the Optical Parking System screen and not park distance control as I stated in my original post. I would expect the OPS screen to display immediately when I select reverse, and not have to wait for 20 seconds or so for the "Welcome on Board" screen to disappear. The audible warning occurs immediately (if something is detected) its just the screen I'm waiting for, to tell me if there is something detected that perhaps I can't see. I have searched through the forum but no one seems to have reported this before (that I could find) so I guess either it doesn't bother other owners and I'm an impatient b*gger, or it doesn't happen. However, Swmbo's Yeti performs in the same manner so I know its not just mine. If that's how it is then we'll just have to learn to live with it. Like I say just a niggle

Mine's not a MY14, but was delivered early June though and does have the green low beam indicator in the middle of the rev counter. Page 25 of the manual refers. Sounds odd that you wouldn't have it...

My only niggle with this fantastic car is that you have to wait for Columbus to finish booting (15-20 seconds) before the park distance control display is shown. Is there anyway the PDC display can override the Columbus splash screen?

One tenth of the two second rule. As in how close that van driver is in the video. @Bossfox - why was he taking a photo?

Only a fool breaks the 0.2 second rule!

Now Sold.

Had this happen to me once a couple of years ago but it was only temporary. Can't quite remember how it happened but I think I may have turned the ignition off and then on again too quickly. I remember sitting there stationary with the engine running and a blank LCD display. Turned off and on again and all was OK. Never happened since. Is the LCD still dead?

I took delivery three weeks ago and the pages in my manual were all out of sequence. I've returned it to the dealer for replacement. Or RTFM for short.

Yes, referred to in the owners manual between pages 61 to 68 depending on version. Extracts below: "Folding the seat backrest forwards Put the belt tongue into the opening of the wheel housing on the respective side of the vehicle - safety position. Move Seats into the initial position Secure the guide loop of the seat belt on the side of the outer seats until it is heard to lock. Note The seat belts of the outer seats must always be guided through the guide loops next to the head restraints. Otherwise the seat belts can slip behind the seats." My 2010 Roomie has the loops on the back seats but can't say its ever been necessary to run the seat belt through them.

Absolutely concur with that. And now my heart has ruled my head and a Yeti sits on the drive . That said, to my mind the Roomster still represents that true Skoda value, more so with the 0% vat offers that have been around the last few years.

Price now reduced to £6995.

Picked our L&K up today. Total 12 weeks from order. Very right now.

****SOLD****** Selling my Roomster for no better reason than to make way for another Skoda... It's been thoroughly dependable and I suspect I'll miss the mpg. Based in Chepstow. Here's the ad: 2010 (10) Skoda Roomster 1.9TDI SE, Pearlescent black 1 owner, 10 month MOT, FSSH, Cruise control, Roof rails, Spare wheel, 50k miles, Private Sale Carefully owned from new, this car has 10 months MOT, Tax ‘til October, and a FULL SKODA SERVICE HISTORY including an original stamped service book, M.O.T certificate and tax discs. The car has been garaged from new and all mechanicals, electrics, lights and air conditioning are in full working order. Philips Xtreme vision H7 bulbs. Spare wheel unused with tool kit. Interior very clean and in excellent condition - never been subject to smokers, children, or dogs. Two keys. Full Skoda service history: Always serviced by Skoda main dealers. Next service due April 2014. All services carried out in accordance with manufacturer’s schedule. Front / Rear tyres (4mm/3mm). Fitted Optional Extras: Cruise Control Roof Rails Full size spare wheel Pearlescent black paint Usual SE spec including: Panoramic sunroof Electric front and rear windows Rear parking sensors Air con Varioflex Seating Remote central locking Avior 15” alloys Colour coded mirrors, bumpers Multi function display: Time, trip time, trip mileage, average speed, MPG, outside temp The bad bits: Superficial scratches, stonechips only. Scuff 30mm x 6mm on protective clear plastic rear n/side wing, but not through to paint. Also bubbly paint on lower wiper arms. £6995 Phone or Text Steve on 07515 577400 (No canvassers or part-ex thank you)

Thanks Marie. I'll take the fifth on that one for now. Suffice to say I'm located in the South West and the dealer is one of several that I could consider 'local'. I think they did a fair deal so I don't want to name them (yet).

Well over 4 weeks since signing on the dotted line at the dealers. Not a dicky bird since. Do you need an order number or similar before contacting Skoda UK or can they check for you under name and address / dealer name etc?

Thanks Bluecar1 for giving me the inspiration to try changing those bulbs again . Like you I thought that it should be easier than some of the other methods that have been posted. Your method with the pliers didn't work for me, hands too big I guess and I didn't have any crocodile clips to try. What I did find in the cars toolkit in the boot was a hook for removing wheel trim (I didn't know that's what it was for until reading the manual afterwards). I found that with a little bit of dexterity you could use that to get a good purchase on the lamp holder and pull it out. Driver's side was the most difficult due to lack of space, but once you feel a good purchase on it it comes out easy. Took a bit longer than two minutes though!

That's not what the latest brochure implies. The latest brochure from Skoda.co.uk lists under standard equipment for models S, SE, or Scout: "Rear disc brakes" with a small cross. The small cross at the end of the list states "1.6 16v Tiptronic only". On pages 14 and 15 under Engine Specifications, it states: "Rear brakes Drum brakes with two self-adjusting brake shoes, or disc brakes (depending on engine type)." So I go back to my original question, when and why did they change some models to rear drums? Or, judging by the reponses above, is the brochure not correct?

Thinking about getting a Roomster 1.9tdi. Brochure seems to indicate that only the petrol 1.6 tiptronic comes with rear discs. Reading through some of the old threads on here, it is apparent that this was not always the case. Anyone know when/why most models are now fitted with rear drum brakes? *********************************************************

Would like to add my thanks to Makk's quality post above. My indicators started to flash erratically over the last week and virtually stopped altogether yesterday. Most disconcerting on a roundabout!!! Cleaning the in the relay unit did the trick for me. Now working fine again and have saved me another trip to the dealer. Thanks again.