Jingaloonies65

Yep, plip in usual place in my pocket and never had any problems. For me, that's the beauty of Kessy, as long as the key is within a metre or so, everything works......until last week that is. I've tried your suggestion and even used the spare key and they're both ok. Appreciate your ideas, so thanks.

Original rubber on mine were Pirelli Scorpion Verde Seal Inside, ok but after 28k miles, went for Michelin Cross Climate and they're brilliant. We haven't had much snow over the last couple of winters here in the UK but they're excellent in all weather. If you have new ones already, what did you get? Previous car was a Subaru Forester with Yokohama Geolander. Avoid at all costs, I replaced front ones with Vredestein and they were miles better than the Yokos.

Kodiaq 150 diesel Edition DSG with Kessy, owned now for 3 very happy years until last week. 6 months ago, new battery fitted and 3 weeks ago, new battery in the plip. Last week, air temp close to normal for time of year, and engine cold. Fuel and adblue close to full. (Always use branded, not supermarket fuel) Engine cranking but not firing. Tried 3 times then left alone for 5 mins. Back in and fired up first press of the button and away we go. During crank/non start, all dash lights were out except engine yellow. Did a short run to recharge battery with a few stops and starts either end without any problems. Since then, have covered 750 miles with many stop/start and the issue hasn't re-occured. Local garage does all my servicing and he'd never heard of it before. If I'd called him when it didn't fire, he would have been able to read the codes, but as it hasn't happened again, bit of a mystery. Anyone else had this problem, if so, were you able to trace the fault(s) ?

Great idea. Looks like you've got manual seats. Do you know if this will fit electrically operated and heated seats? What was the cost of the parts shown? Cheers.

Just updated my phone & have loaded the Connect app, but when trying to connect to Connect, I get a message in the car: "Invalid Licence". Anyone have similar experience & did you manage to resolve it? App on the phone works fine. FYI, model is 2018 Kodiaq Edition 4x4 150.

Massive boot in the 7 seater, but the 5 seater must be even bigger. They're great to own & drive, whatever the spec, all depends on your budget. Haven't owned a petrol car for years, all turbo diesels for over 30 years, mainly Citroens, but over 10 years of more recent Octavia estate, couple of Yetis & now a Kodiaq 150ps 4x4 dsg Edition with a few options like pan roof. Biggest drawback compared to the Yeti is that the rear seats can't be removed, but given that it's a big car anyway, not a major issue for us. Had a test in a Karoq before deciding on the big bear (known as Yogi in the family), similar drive & specs but a bit smaller overall. I believe that the Kodiaq is now only available as a 7 seater, if that's not correct, someone will put me right, I'm sure? Like all Skodas, easy to drive & use on a daily basis, many of the parts in common with my son's Seat Alhambra, we can swap cars & feel instantly at home. All the controls are intuitive & one doesn't have to reset driving parameters after every start which I believe is a feature of many marques. One thing that annoys me is that when muting the radio, it doesn't come back to the original setting when un-muting, it reverts to zero sound & has to be dialled back up. No real snow last winter so never got to test the 4x4 capability, but been in & out of several muddy forests & never had traction issues. 4x4 not really essential, a front driver with good winter tyres can be just as effective. Internal fit & finish is excellent, no rattles or squeaks on a car nearly 2 years old with just 11k miles on the clock. Due an oil & filter service soon. Won't ask my guy to change the cabin filter just yet, it's a real beggar to get to, way under the dash on passenger side, but he's young & agile. Hope this info helps & good luck with your search.

Now got towbar fitted with 7 pin electrics, need to get parking sensor re-set. How long does it take & how much does it cost? Can it only be done at a dealer? My garage who fitted the kit for me says although he's got the latest diagnostics, he can't do it, has to be a main delaer. Any comments please?

I'm in the Scottish Borders & went all the way to White Dove Skoda in Cardiff for the best deal. About £1.5k cheaper than anything round central belt Scotland. I dealt with Melanie Ambrose with whom I did a great deal trading in my 66 plate Forester against an 18 plate Kodiaq 150 ps Edition with pan roof with less than 3k miles at a year old. I was told it was an ex-management car. Can recommend White Dove, usual disclaimers, not connected in any way other than a very satisfied customer. Good luck hunting.

Thanks, will try that tomorrow, let you know if it works. The YouTube post I saw was for SEAT Ateca seats, but look identical to the Skodiaq & they reckon it was about 80mm down from top of the seat. Cheers.

Thanks, tried that + another youtube post, but neither are working. I just want to remove them so I can cut small holes in the seat covers & fit them over the head restraint supports. Looks like I'll have to butcher the top to make them fit over the whole head restraint.

Just wondering if anyone has found a way to remove the front head restraints? I need to fit seat covers to keep the leather clean & un-scuffed. I know they're height adjustable, but unlike my previous Yetis, can't find a way to remove them completely. Can anyone help please? Cheers from lockdown (still here in Scotland), life's getting a wee bit tedious now, but it means I'm saving squillions on fuel bills.

My previous car was a dreadful Subaru Forester, but now back to Skoda. The Scooby had Yokohamas from new, after 20k miles, the fronts were washing out at anything tighter than a roundabout, so did some research & fitted Vredestein Sportrac 5s. Brilliant. My Kodiaq has Pirelli Scorpion Verde, still only 10k miles, but no problems so far. When they do need replacing, will have a serious look at the Vredesteins again. Usual disclaimers, no connections other than a very satisfied customer of Vredesteins.

Yep , the original Yeti was very well specced from the start, but in common with all other manufacturers, downgraded the base spec & a huge options list. My Kodiaq had <3k miles when I bought it, at just over a year old, an ex-management car with quite a few, but not all options. It's exactly the spec I was looking for, so very happy with it. Took delivery October '19 & now have just less than 10k miles, not many of them in the last 3 weeks, that's for sure. Stay well in Spain.

Thanks, Kenny R, looking at the posts above, it's been deleted on safety grounds. Pity, it was very useful. My first Yeti was a 10 plate 140 Elegance, no roof but had a couple of very small leds in the top console, illuminating the area around the gearstick, excellent feature & didn't cause a distraction when driving at night, they were very accurately targetted. Last Yeti, as per current Kodiaq had the roof & I reckon the leds went to make way for the extra switch gubbins in the top console, but that's just a guess.

Here's a puzzle. The last Yeti I had, 170 Elegance with lots of toys, had an auto-close function for the windows & pan roof. When parked, let's say on a nice spring day, with windows down & the panroof open all open a wee bit, as long as it was locked & the wipers were in "Auto" setting, when it rained, everything closed automatically. My 150 Edition Kodiaq on an 18 plate doesn't seem to have this, at least I can't find any mention of it in the manual. Anyone any idea if this has been deleted or is available as an option? Very useful to have just now, we've had some cracking weather & I've been opening things to keep the inside cooler. Any info much appreciated. Stay well & safe, we'll get through this horrible time eventually.

I have a 2018 150 Edition DSG, no towbar or towbar prep as purchased. I bought a flanged towbar + ball + protection plate + ball cover from Tow Trust for £154 delivered. The local guy who's looked after my various wheels for years, a tried & trusted member of numerous trade bodies fitted it + 7 pin electrics for £354 all in. That included running necessary power from the front end to the relay, all parts & fittings. It took a full day, involved much removal of rear body parts & boot internals. I'm only towing a box trailer 8ft x 4 ft used for moving wood, logs, furniture & the like & doesn't need the towbar prep in his opinion. Likewise, I haven't had the reversing sensors reprogrammed, not necessary in my, or his opinion, I've plenty of towing experience. Looks like I got a good deal compared to some of the prices others have been quoted. Hope this helps.

Thanks for that info, hopefully I'll not have to prove it! This is my second stint of Skoda ownership, 3 years of Octavia estate then a couple of Yetis spanning 7 years. Needed something larger so went to Subaru for a Forester for a couple of years, big mistake, the second least reliable car I've ever owned, least reliable was a Citroen Xantia estate, one of the early ones with a rubbish 1.7L turbo-diesel. Only had that for 8 months then got rid. Hope the Kodiaq is as reliable as previous Skodas, how has yours been, any problems to report? I can only find a few negative comments about reliability issues, all the oily bits are well proven VAG group parts. Cheers again for the info.

Heading into the woods tomorrow for duties on the Roger Albert Clark Rally & it's all very wet in there. I'll be doing a lot of stopping & starting doing stage set-up. Can anyone tell me if the 4x4 system works when going in reverse? I've asked before on Yeti threads when I had a couple, but no one had an answer then, but hoping that other Kodiaq owners may come up with a yea or nay. Cheers in advance. If I'm not back here posting news tomorrow evening, I may still be stuck in Harwood forest, near Rothbury in Northumberland with no mobile signal. Well worth a look on that stage, first car in the dark at 1800hrs, couple of spectator carparks & great view points have been arranged, but take waterproofs, forecast not too great. jingaloonies65

As per previous post in September about closed road rallies, Mull Rally last month was completed with few problems, many mechanical casualties, but no major crew issues. Jim Clark Rally last weekend was compromised by the weather, only 1 of the 3 planned stages ran on Friday afternoon, the Safety Delegate decided that too much water running over stages 2 & 3 at Langton presented an unacceptable risk & the stage was cancelled. A hard overnight frost made the Saturday morning stages very challenging, but as no further rain fell, the Langton stage ran successfully. The longest stage of the day at Abbey St Bathans ran well, very slippery in low lying areas, but as the morning progressed, the cars cleared lots of the standing water, but a few were caught out on blind bends & brows. This coming week features the Roger Albert Clark Rally, starting from Leominster on Thursday, various stages in Wales on Thursday & Friday, then an overnight trek to Carlisle base. Saturday has some fantastic stages, I'll be on Harwood near Rothbury in north Northumberland, a real cracker at 12 miles in length, spectator areas & parking available from the website. Sunday, crews head further west for some of the best stages in Dumfries & Galloway, the real classics. Monday morning & they're back east in the Kielder complex, a couple of crackers to round off the event. Bewshaugh at 18 miles is a real sting in the tail, stage run as SS30 & SS32, 3rd last & final stage respectively. By then, the original entry of 145 will have been whittled down, that's for sure. How many make it that far remains to be seen, but the crews will have had an epic journey. One of the most enjoyable sights of this rally is to see a re-run of the 70s & 80s. A Transit parked in a farm gate, trolley jack, a pile of tyres, couple of jerry cans of fuel ready for the off. A couple of blokes in woolly hats (jaggy bunnets up here) & overalls sipping coffee & chewing on a cold bacon roll, waiting to render assistance. Those were the days & will be again pretty soon. Anyone fancying a bit of nostalgia, check the website for details of spectator areas, you won't regret it, I guarantee. Here's a genuine 70s, one of mine. Can anyone guess who it is & where I took it? No prize other than a pat on the back.

Wouldn't bother if I were you, I've just traded in a 3 year old Subaru Forester for a 1 yr old Kodiaq. The Scooby TPMS was nothing but trouble, it uses sensors fitted in the rims & every 6 months or so, I had to get the valve inserts & sender battery changed, a Schrader special according to my garage. There were 3 different TPMS settings for different tyre pressures according to varying loads & if you reset the one according to the pressures in use, fine, but if you accidentally reset any of the others, you couldn't rectify that yourself, the dealer had to do it, or someone with the right kit. After 7 years of Yeti ownership, never had any problems, unless there actually was a loss of pressure.

Ah-ha, I knew it would be hiding somewhere. I found the instrument lighting in the menu but nowt about the ambient lighting. Is it standard across the range or an option, do you know? I'll check tomorrow with the lights are on, see if it pops up in the menu. Thanks for the info, much appreciated.

Getting this issue checked out with the dealer & my local guy, but thanks for the input.

Been digging deep into the various menus, but can't find any way to adjust the instrument lighting after dark, no manual thumbwheel found either, am I missing something hiding in plain sight? Possibly in the options for ambient & footwell lighting? Any suggestions much appreciated.

SimonAudi.....enjoy your Kodiaq, it's the most comfortable car I've ever driven, hope you find the same. My list starts witha Beetle (original), several Minis (original) prepped for rallying. Riley Elf, remember those, just a tarted up Mini with a boot stuck on & a bit of wood on the dash. A Triumph Herald estate, Ford Transit-based motorhome. Volvo 132 2 door Amazon, sold part restored a few years ago, & now completed as a historic rally car. Triumph 2500 estate, Citroen Visa, little power from an 1124cc petrol, but you could scrape the chrome off the outside door handles before the inside wheel lifted going round a bend! (Probably the last car available where you can get fresh air straight to the face vents & keep your toes warm at same time). A few Citroen BX estates, best of which was 1.7 TD, went like stink. Couple of Citroen Xantia estates, both TDi. never had problems with them dumping LHM on side of the road & leaving us grounded with no brakes, although this was a very common complaint. Then onto Skoda, as noted above. Very happy to be back in the fold after the Scooby experience, not one I'm planning to repeat.

From your profile, looks like you're a serial Skoda-ite. I'm just hoping that the reliability I had from my Octavia & Yetis is carried on with the Kodiaq, a far cry from Subaru, as I mentioned previously. They were, as you say, keen to do a deal. As private buyers, we like to think we're getting one over the dealer, they give the impression that we do, but they always win. It's all a game, just a matter of who blinks first. Good luck with the L&K, is it your first Kodiaq? Cheers.