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Thank you both for the input. I would normally have made a bee line for the driver door rubber shroud BUT. the lady who owns the car gave told me that whilst driving the driver window started going up and down by itself then went down and stayed down. at the same time the rear wiper came on. I made the assumption (right;y or wrongly) that ruled out the driver door loom and was a bus issue. At the time (november) I could do no more than pull the fuses and wind the window up by hand. I am trying to look for a possible common cause for the two symptoms. I am no stranger to co-incidence but the two issues happening at exacty the same time seems rather suspect. Thank you again for anay suggestions as to where to start. Ni9e

I could really do with some input here if anyone can help. Now the weather is a little better I want to take a look at this. The only location for the unit I can find is for a left hooker under the plastic panel, would it be the same place or on the offside for a RHD model and still cant seem to find if the unit would need coding or is a simple replacement, like for like. First things first though, where is it, N/S or O/S ?

Thanks for that. I intend to whip the unit out and check it for corrosion and/or water ingress, when it gets a ittle warmer. Don't really want to mess with it at all at the moment but if things get worse I may have to. Ni9e

A friend of mine has a 2009 fabia that has decided to throw a hissy fit. Driver window went up and down a few times by itself then all the way down and stayed put. At the same time the rear wiper aquired a mind of its own. Having checked the obvious and driver door loom I have wound the window up by hand and pulled the fuses. I suspect it is a problem with the convenience unit. I have yet to pull it out but can anyone tell me if it is coded to the car, if so can anyone point me in the direction for unit repair services. I have had a good trawl through the forum for an answer but haven't found anything relevant. It can stay as it is for the moment given the weather but it will need sorting soon.

Just picked up an 09 for a friend. It seems it needs a double unlock on the remote to release all the doors. Can this be changed to overall unlock with one click on the vehicle or would it need to be via vcds. I think it's a poverty spec with manual window winders in the rear and electrics in the front. Also, apart from going aftermarket can the ICE be swapped out easily for any skoda unit with usb or sd card media. I have no problem fitting a single din unit for her but thought I would look up options first. Ni9e

That is brilliant, Thank you so much. Good review too. Finding a decent auto up here is a bit of a task and pure coincidence that I found this Skoda. It does have a 111,000 on it but good history. As it is for a disabled lady I certainly don't want to get it wrong for her, just trying to find something half decent she can get a few years out of. She does less than 5000 a year and all local ten mile round trips. I am intending to go and view it wednesday so she can take a look and see how getting in and out is. Nige

Thank you for that. Yes, it is tiptronic, that's me getting caught up with the DSG in my superb. Is the box reliable (need to do some checking up on that) So used to torque converter boxes and there simple reliability Ni9e

Hope to be taking a look at a 2009 on wednesday for a friend. It's an approved dealer and they sound pretty honest. Is there anything in particular that I should be looking out for with this. Can I assume it's a wet clutch box and any common areas to check ? Ni9e

Just a bit !! Nige

Resolved Hold down the odometer trip. turn on ignition. "Reset service, are you sure" select with thumbwheel and ok. Thanks for all the input Nige

Thank you. but yet again it seems I have already tried this. In the service menu I have no option to reset it. The only thing I have not tried yet is the trip reset and the article seems a little confusing on that score. I'll take a look at that in the morning, I do feel a little less of a numpty though as it seems I tried all the usual methods and routes before posting for help. Nige

Yes, ignition on, engine off. This is what I get. I've checked guide after guide and still can't find a way to reset it. I did find one thread on here that seemed to suggest it may need vcds to reset it. Nige

Thank you. I've seen this one. I don't seem to have "setup" on my display. I have "service" but that only gives me the option of it's current status or "back" no reset or any other options Nige

I am sure it must be staring me in the face but I can't find it in the book, on here or anywhere else for that matter. Those methods I have found online don't seem to relate to my car. 2013 facelift elegance. I have "Service Due" on the maxidot when I start up. If I go into service there is no option to reset it, just gives me the miles "0" now overdue 1 day. Can any kind soul point me in the right direction? Ah, having done more delving looks like it may be time for me to invest in ross-tech gear Nige

Oh that's fine. Didn't take it personally at all. The reason I posted it ? All is not quite as it seems. I'll let the dust settle a bit unless anyone can guess what's missing just after the vid ends. Nige