Robbijay

These cars/remotes are far too fussy considering it could leave you stranded.

Thanks for that, but when does the warning pop up if it disappears when you push the button? In mine, nothing even happens til I push the button! At the moment when I do that the service warning comes on because it’s due, followed by driver selection??

Of course this could all be avoided if the bloody car did what it was supposed to and actually warned you that the battery was low! My Toyota will flash a yellow key at me for a good few attempts before the battery actually needs changing! I think the difference between the pulse versions is the higher current ones are better for short duration high current demand but won’t last as long overall before starting draining when a demand is placed on them, whereas the lower current one stay at max capacity for a longer overall time but won’t be able to provide as high current if/when needed.

I think I kinda follow that.... I don’t really mind my battery lasting a year. What I do mind is the car NOT TELLING ME WHEN IT SAYS IN THE MANUAL THAT IT SHOULD!! If it just flashes a message up like it should then I’d change the battery or at least ensure I had spares with me.

The round screen?

Just saw this thterad wile ryign to do some research.... about 18months ago i had two fobs for my feb 18 Octavia vRS replaced by skoda as neither worked and putting a new battery in didn't solve anything (I didn;t expect it to as i had no warning on the dash). Fastforward to today and i got the same issue with my third original key. I changed the battery and it didn't work, so I booked it in after assumring them i'd changed the battery. I then remembered that i hd some other branded batteries that i had order and could try. I put one of those Energisers in and it worked again right away, so suspet this was simply the issue with the first 2 as well. on both occasions i had NO warning at all from the car, surely this can't be right? can anyone confirm that they have had the low battery message on anything with a colour screen/MIB2 system?

I’ve had this without realising. Škoda even changed two fobs for me as we thought they were faulty. I only discovered today when it happened to my third original key and the first battery I tried was obviously too old/cheap. Put a brand new energiser in and it works again! annoying that the warning doesn’t work

Hey Guys, So for the first time ever I'm having an issue with this where it just won't update, the HU just sits there wpinning away not doing anything whether I move the MIB2HIGH folder or not. I've got an amundsen MIB2 on a 2018 Octavia vRS. Anyone else had that? My old update is still there so i might just wait til next month.

Back on topic..... I've found the best way to disable S/S is to hardwire a dashcam with parking mode! It never activates until I've driven about 25 miles now! Quite annoying because i liked when i was the second car at a set of lights.

Yeah but it's really easy to get out. The manul in the MySkoda app has instructions on how to do it. you just prize the side cover off the dash (the same angle as the door opens), then theres a hole you can poke your finger in at the bottom of that side to unhook a catch on the bottom and you ligt it up and out (forcefully). Getting it back in is the tricky bit!!

I used a hardwire kit in the Octavia and it’s had no affect I can tell on the DAB. My other cat only has an internal glass mount antenna for dab and I used a wicked chilli adapter from amazon to minimise interference

Confused why you’d want to? The fuse box is behind the glove box.

I now have TSR and hBA! At least it says I do & there are no errors. I haven’t actually driven anywhere yet to see if it works. Thanks for the help guys!!

Y’know, that may be why it didn’t work for A5.... but the post on page one doesn’t mention 09, just module 5F, A5 and 17?

Thanks, Is the code needed for HBA and TSR when you access the A5 module? Been doing IT for years but never tried anything like this before! Will trying at the weekend.