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I wonder if you could use a different SD card then, or does it know its an 'official' Skoda card? Think i saw ECE 1 2019/2020 on the version No. so i guess no point getting involved in this yet...

My glove box seems quiet at the moment... I've had that open closed and pushed it about while driving to check. I think i might of found what the problem might be, not 100% sure but doesn't seem right. Rattle seems to be coming from higher up in the centre console, sounds like the top vents area. I had a look down through the vents with a torch and noticed what looks like a flap to shut the air flow off, which looks closed. Having played with all the settings on the heater controls at no point does air flow out of the centre top vents. I guess its supposed to open with the dash side vents which would do the side windows? That would be the setting with the arrow pointing towards a seated person on the button? Side vents seem to open and close OK, but nothing in the middle. I wonder if a linkage or what ever has become disconnected / broken from whatever actuates the flap and is rattling.

I guess i should do mine then as the update portals working again. Bit confusing that, both files are the same size (on the web page anyway...) I have heard though not done it myself that you can use another SD card and copy the update onto that, not sure how true that is. Would be pain to mess up the original SD card, i think I'll take an image of mine before attempting an update just in case. Not sure if the satnav goes away if you remove the card? I also heard that you don't actually need it inserted for the satnav to work. Seems a bit odd that not sure if it true or not. I'll try it with mine later, see what happens... There is a custom POI file with speed camera's you can load up as well.

Been getting over 60mpg with the 1L 110 on a run, average speeds 50 / 60mph on motoways. Revs really drop down in 6th, can't remember what it is at 70mph. 50 to 60 mpg on the work runs 9 miles each way, country B roads. You can treat the 6 speed box as 5 speed which is what i do on the daily roads i use, only one part for about a mile is good for 6th.

Had a search on here for causes of rattling noises from the dash area, it seems they all rattle??!! Superb mk3 seem to score high. Mines starting to drive me mad, even with the stereo on you can hear it rattling away in the background. It started at 50 miles from new around the lower centre console area around the aircon control panel. I put it off getting looked at until 1000 mile check over, they did know about it. They secured / re-route a cable harness as it sounded like a hard plastic connector vibrating on the plastic. Really quiet for a few days as it should be, then.... more rattling but much worse. Sounds like its higher up now though, still centre console. I'm at about 1400 miles now. Hard to pin point area when your driving, and I'm a bit deaf as had a ****ty cold last week. Has anyone managed to find the cause of rattling in that area of the centre console? Cheers

Left for 3 days (wiped out with a ****ty cold....) Car was good when i left it Saturday, didn't feel damp in the air. I drove it to get food supplies, didn't fog up at any point. Heater / aircon on all the way. It seems when it rains it makes the problem a lot worse, like water is settling in the air vents somewhere? We had a bit of rain over the last few days. Anyway the Karcher window vac clears it up, just can't get to the bottom bit with the attached squeegee. Pain in the arse, I'm sure the mk2 wasn't this bad. They've messed up really with the roof shape with these, well water drainage anyway. Water just pours off the roof straight into the cabin, usually on the edge of the seat. Will have to get into the habit of clearing the roof off on the drivers side before opening the door... Left the windows cracked open a bit today as its sunny at the moment, hopefully the cabin will warm up a bit and the humid air will escape. Does anyone else find their front electric windows seem to stick to the rubber seals? Mine will let go after a 'bonk' its a bit off putting like its putting the motor / drive gear under more strain than necessary.

Can you update these cars if you can get online, say out side the house? I have connected to my home router and it does some online stuff. Or are all updates done via SD card / USB drive?

Cheers guys, I'd never get these sort of answers from the dealers! I've found revving a bit higher before changing from 1st to 2nd also seems to help with a smoother less clunky sounding gear change as well. Got it pretty weighed off now. I don't feel at one with the seating position still but maybe I'll get used to that after some more time. It went in for a 1000 mile look over on yesterday, at least they seem to of sorted the rattle from behind the aircon control panel. I also mentioned the engine can be a bit rough running for a period while warming up. It sort of 'bumps' as your going along say at 30mph. Think that's normal as well...

I take it everybody else's 2019 Fabia 3 cylinder can be a bit noisy / clunky going from 1st to 2nd? Just sounds very mechanical (strange that...) All the gear shifts from 2nd up are fine. I sort off managed to minimise it by lifting off the clutch pedal slower. Its been like that from day one so just presumed it was a normal characteristic of the clutch / gearbox? Also I've noticed the engine can be slightly rough for a while while driving from cold, you can feel / hear it 'bumping' as your going along say at 30mph. Seems to settle down after a while, some days doesn't do it others it will to different degrees. Again, i guess that's normal for these?

For sure, we actually had some sun here yesterday so the cabin warmed up some what so hopefully the warmer more humid air exchanged with the cooler dryer air from outside. Wasn't an issue this morning, totally clear as no frost down here. Still covered the windscreen up though, can save a fair bit of time in the mornings just doing that. Pot luck if its a waste of time or not.

Been driving mine for about 6 weeks, aircon / heater has been on all the time. A few long drives as well so i would imagine it should of been pretty dried out.

Might have to resort to that then, I do have a drive. Just lacking an outside socket, well i haven't fitted it yet. Maybe a job for the weekend.. I do have a smallish dehumidifier unit i could run in there if it gets a proper pain in the arse. That will heat the ambient air over time as well.

Sounds like you've had bad experience. I totally understand though, they will just deny anything...

Doing it while you wait first thing. Not sure if they will offer to clean it to be honest, I'm going to clean the internal face of the windscreen in a bit. Don't you trust them to wash the car?

Good call on the pollen filter, mines about 6 weeks old though. Have to keep a look out for those clothes, i do have some yellow microfiber cloths about somewhere meanwhile.. The Window Vac saved the day this morning, it was that bad...

i thought so!!

Its costing enough, i hope I'll get some stress free motoring out of it! The salesman who sold the car, made a bit of a deal out of it so definitely what he said. I don't think he new much to be honest about these cars, when he handed it over and spent as little time as possible showing me around he started telling me about the other functions on the car but i already knew from looking at the sales brochure quick that they were optional extras. I mentioned that at the time.... Said they would need it in for the day to look at the annoying rattle behind the lower console where the aircon control is though. I think its a cable connector hitting the hard plastic, seemed to get a bit better moving a loom back and the L/H side. Can't see **** though, all by feel with what i can get at. That started after 50 miles.

What do they use then that makes it worse? It was all over the dash as well, LCD and dials, not as bad as the windscreen but damp. Cracked the windows open today. Just have to remember to get out there and close them before the sun goes down again before the damp air gets back in. Hopefully get a bit hotter in there by midday. I will give the glass a good clean again, Windolene and Autoglym car glass polish. I know it helps keep it down, i cleaned it not that long ago though. I guess you mean Gummi Pflege? Not used that before, will it mark the glass where it touches or does it dry off. Have noticed the front electric windows seem to stick to the seals maybe? They let go with a bit of a bonk when you first try and move them, its been like that since I've had it. Seems dry around the inside seals from what I've seen so far. I've tried those moisture traps in the past with other cars, found they are so slow to absorb water that they didn't really help the everyday problem. Same with silica gel packs, its a bigger problem than they can deal with.

What's Skoda's policy with getting a new car back in after 1000 miles to give it a check over? I was told when the car was handed over to bring it back after 1000 miles. When i rang service to book it in they said it wasn't down to be brought back in, same dealer. In light of that looks like they're doing a free winter check or something on Weds, they said they should pick anything up during that....

Unbelievable amount of condensation this morning on the front window... I had to go back into the house and grab the window VAC to clear it up. Still left me with a strip across the bottom where the squeegee wouldn't get at.

I'm not alone then! I think I've found a compromise now. I drove around 260 miles over 2 days last week and didn't cripple myself, though the lower back was still playing up. It didn't seem to make it worse. It's just a bit of a stretch to fully depress the clutch pedal. It's OK but still dosen't feel where I need to be be. I never had any problems with the 2013 mk2 fabia.

I think the Kodiaq has a lot more going on with the connectivity thing. I managed to connect my new Fabia SE L yesterday and get about 7 functions in the car, all being satnav related. One of those is live weather / radar data, but i guess you can just look out the window really. I'm not sure if you can update firmware over the network, i was also hoping things like satnav maps could be easily updated but i think those still have to be done via the SD card.

I'm getting closer. Where I'm at at the moment its a bit of a stretch to depress the clutch fully but seems better on the back so far. Got a long drive next week so that will be a test. I guess your seats will give better support than in my SE L. I managed to get it connected to the internet yesterday, that's a first for me. Lets hope it doesn't blue screen....

Not heard of that one, some stuff about it here. https://www.liveviewgps.com/blog/russias-glonass-usas-gps-compare/

Ok, just had a quick look into how those work. seems a much better solution to the older fixed jobs. I guess I'll leave mine in auto then and just dial in the temp as RickW suggests. Noticed with this car that it did fog up a lot more than other cars I've owned with the first low temps we had a few weeks back. Took me quite a long time to clear it enough to drive away, guess a heated windscreen would be good option for quick getaways.