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Thanks for the responses. I think you're referring the original satnav system, which I had in my previous 2017 Superb. Unfortunately, they have fitted an 'improved' satnav in my 2022 Superb and, predictably, it's worse than the old one in every respect that I've tried. It's very similar to the one I had in a Cupra Formentor, which was also rubbish (although it did have an external zoom control). So unfortunately your suggestions don't work. HOWEVER, after much messing, I've discovered that I can do it by very positively putting my finger and thumb on the screen and pinching / opening them, whilst ensuring they stay in solid contact with the screen. Sounds straightforward, but if not executed very deliberately, you can inadvertently shift the map and throw off its alignment, which was the issue I had.

I wish! Mine is the Columbus and has no knob. I had a 2017 Superb in the past and I'm pretty sure I didn't have the problem in that car.

As far as I'm aware, the only way I can zoom the satnav map in and out is by using finger gestures. However, when I do this it invariably moves the map, displacing the car from the centre. Once displaced, the map stops scrolling as you drive and after a bit the car disappears off the screen. I can either keep dragging the map to pull it back into view, or touch the centering button on the right of the screen, which pulls the car back to the centre of the screen. However, in doing so it changes the zoom level away from what I want. How do I zoom in and out without all this happening?

I recall a (non-Skoda) dealer telling me some years back that the oil put in there by the manufacturer is 'special', in that it's designed to allow a little bit of wear to bed the engine in. Hence, changing it too early isn't a good idea. How true that is I do not know. What I do know is that when I've done it myself over the years, I always took the opportunity to rip the old oil filter apart and their was always a fair few metal bits in there, which aren't there on subsequent changes. On my last Superb I had the dealer do it at about 2k miles. I'm thinking maybe the suggestion of 5k miles is a good compromise. In terms of oil and coolant checks, I do them regularly but don't particularly note the levels, just that they are within spec.

I've always been in the habit of doing the first oil change on any vehicle after about 2000 miles, regardless of what the manual says. Then continue with normal service intervals. My reasoning has always been along the lines of removing running-in particles, manufacturing leftovers etc. I'm just approaching that mileage on my new L&K 280 and wondering what the group thinks about doing an early oil change on modern cars?

As Fencer said, it's the principle. I've never even used them, but if the hole is there, I'll fill it.....! I get riled by the fact that dealers bang on about their 100+ point pre-delivery check, their great quality, how the customer is so important. Then miss something simple and take forever to correct it. At the handover, I had the usual 'rate our service' type questionnaire thrust at me, which I was encouraged to complete promptly. I never do, I wait because sure as eggs is eggs there'll be post sale issues and I know that once the money has left my bank the service levels will plummet.

Interestingly, I also have a Seat Leon (read Golf!), which is a great little car. My missus has a Land Rover Discovery, 66k miles, just broke it's crank. £10k repair. Common problem. Never, ever buy a Disco. See https://www.thepetitionsite.com/en-gb/535/903/886/land-rover-sdv6-amp-tdv6-crank-failure/

Thanks for the replies. Sounds like it's just the one umbrella, then. I'll buy a second one, but not for the £25+ everyone seems to want. I'll check the dimensions and buy something similar that will fit, for a tenner!

Quick question. Just taken delivery of my new 72-plate 280 L&K and it's missing umbrellas in both driver and passenger doors. When I bought my last one in 2017, it had 'brollys in both doors. I contacted the dealer and was advised that they should come with one umbrella only and that they'd send one to me (hasn't arrived yet). Anyone know if this is correct? I sold my 67-plate 280 L&K last year, after 4 years of thoroughly enjoyable motoring, for no other reason than I fancied a change, maybe to an SUV type thang. I subsequently bought + sold a Mercedes E450, Infiniti QX30, Jaguar E-Pace, Cupra Formentor and Mercedes GLC43. I also test drove some new cars - Volvo XC40, Volvo XC60, Range Rover Evoque, Audi Q3, Audi Q5, Mercedes GLC250 and VW Tiguan. I think that's all of them, may have missed one or two. I did try and get a drive in a Kodiaq VRS, but gave up after utter disinterest by Skoda dealers. I'd previously tried + rejected saloons from Merc / Audi / BMW etc. After all of that and incurring huge buying + selling losses, I returned to the fold with my new 280 L&K a month or so ago. Climbing back in and driving away from the dealership was sheer bliss. I've greatly compressed this summary, which doesn't convey the pain suffered. Thinking there might be something better out there was an expensive mistake.

You'd think! It made a real difference to my Superb. So much so, that the missus wasn't so keen when she drove it. She said it made the car go like my old TTRS! I hadn't mounted it with the adjustment dial in an easy-to-get-at place, so I took it all out, intending to re-mount where she could 'turn it down' when she drove. I just never got round to refitting it.

I've just put my Racechip XLR throttle tuner up for sale in the classifieds @ £75, if anyone's interested!

When the Skoda dealer finally looked at it, as I understand it they basically reset the system. When it came up again, everything worked fine. No repairs or anything - just a re-boot. Now 'Side Assist' doesn't appear anywhere in the Maxi Dot or vehicle setup menus and the blind spot monitor works again. Go figure. Any they want software controlled driverless cars....! Oh, and I never refitted the Racechip XLR (it's up for sale on this site), so I couldn't say whether it had anything to do with the problem.

I made a few (negative) posts last year about SLA. Now the clocks have changed and I'm driving in the dark a lot more, I thought I'd give it another go. Within the first 5 minutes of SLA high beam I got flashed by 3 oncoming cars. So back to putting it into Eco mode at night, which just dips the beam when an oncoming car is detected.

For sale, my Racechip XLR throttle tuner for 2017 Superb III 280 L&K. Cost £189. Used for 6 months only. With manual. Selling at £115 including UK mainland postage. https://www.racechip.com/throttle-tuning/xlr.html