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Hi, There is no switch fix for the superb unfortunately (at least according to my dealership and Skoda UK who acknowledged the fix exists for other models). The total bill for the gearlever replacement was to be an eye watering £900. That said, two, possibly helpful, points: 1. Because our car is under 5 years old and has a full service history, Skoda UK offered to cover 40% of the bill. 2. Most importantly though, the repair is technically unnecessary. Provided you are seeing exactly the message I originally posted the total impact of the fault is that you will periodically see the warning message. It does not in any way affect the drivability, safety or MOT status of the vehicle. Ultimately it is simply the car saying: 'I have two switches that detect when I'm in Park (one is in the gearbox itself and one in the lever). Occasionally, these switches momentarily disagree with each other (it's always the one in the lever at fault if you are seeing the message in question). As a result, please be totally sure you have left the car in Park when you exit the vehicle because I'm not going to be 100% sure and so might not warn you if you forget to put the lever into 'park' before leaving the vehicle.' Because the switch in the gearbox is the one that actually determines the functionality of the gearbox when driving, the one in the gear lever does nothing. Only when the car is stationary and the engine switched off is the switch in the lever actually used and, even then, only to check that you've left the car in P before exiting the vehicle. So, it's up to you, but the 'unofficial' advice to me from the dealership and Skoda UK representative was simply to ignore the warning and live with it. In most cases it only occurs infrequently and does not deteriorate over time. Hopefully that is helpful.

Got the dreaded message below today: 'Error: Workshop! Only leave vehicle in position P' There are clearly two interpretations of this ,message: 1. The car must be left in P to the exclusion of all other possibilities (ie, don't drive) 2. When leaving the car, you must leave it in P (well, fine, I'll just take that is unnecessary advice) I've done the usual internet trawl and it seems that this error generally does not indicate an actual gearbox failure but instead a gearbox selector failure. Basically some switch in the actual selector (gearstick) stops working properly and the car is not 100% confident whether it is in P or not. So, it makes a point of reminding you to leave it in P when you leave the car. If it is this selector issue I gather the expense is astronomical (obviously, cause it's related to the bl**dy DSG) but do I actually need it fixed? Or, at least do I need to fix it urgently? Sure it's annoying, but as lng as the actual cogs and bearing etc can keep turning without issue, the car is surely drivable. Anyone been through this particular pantomime before? Ta, iep