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What year is your Octavia ? My 2016 has a strap not a handle at the bumper end of the boot floor

I get this from time to time on my 2016 DSG it flashes up but never stays on, the get around is to work the selector backwords and forwards a few times with out the engine running, this cures it for me . It happened again last week for the first time in 12 months. The fix is a replacement switch and some wiring, comes either cheaply or expensive depending what's under the gaiter, mine apparently is the dearer option so I've left it alone. It doesn't affect the way the car drives or selection of the auto box

KevHiggi Autosales in Burntwood Staffs Just went in and asked for an expansion tank for my 66 diesel Octavia with the reg no. and specifically said it must NOT be stamped MIT SILIKAT Took about 15 mins to change it. Get a turkey baster to empty it before disconnecting anything and then fill it back up with what you took out, simples

I bought one from a main dealer cost about £28 3 years ago

When I bought my Octy 6yrs ago I had the same problem, after joining and searching this forum, the consensus was only to use VAG washer fluid. I did just as you have and used some wire to clear the jets and have used it ever since with no problem. Others will say they use whatever washer fluid and it works for them, I tried Tesco's, Morrisons and Halfords with no great success and passed them on to my son who has a 62 plate VRS, he has no problems with these fluids.

Thanks Bigade1, really appreciate your updates

Downloaded and installed, works a treat , thanks👍

If you decide to use the link above would you mind posting the result please. I'm also looking to activate Smartlink in my 2016 Octavia. I rang the local dealer and they wanted £162 and hadn't got any in stock, when I asked, any what in stock, the guy said that he thought the way to activate Smartlink was by putting a sim card into the head unit and they were on a long back order from Ukraine.I have always been under the impression the dealer had to do some coding. I then rang the dealer where I bought my car from and they replied that they had no info for activation in Octavias because Octavias don't have Smartlink, every other skoda but not them. Since VAG stopped the TMC service I've had a phone on the windscreen running Waze just for live updates on the route but really would like to use the screen in the infotainment unit. Cheers

Thanks Petrol Dave

I need to replace the glass in the drivers door mirror due to a clash of mirrors with some p***t going in the other direction. The glass glass was knocked out of the housing and is shattered, I've ordered a replacement and my question is does it matter which way round I connect the 2 cables to the back of the mirror ? I've pushed it back into the housing for now but obviously not connected the cables which I presume heat the mirror. I can still adjust it using the button on the drivers door. I have done a search but couldn't find an answer Thanks in advance

I have 66 plate SE L and mine are heated and folding

Did you get your money back?

I rang Skoda UK customer service about this and they were about as much use as an ashtray on a motorbike, so I nipped up to my local Skoda dealer. I explained the problem and a nice young lady came and fiddled with the infotainment system, she had no joy, so she went and got a mechanic, excuse me, a technician who did the same with the same result and said that's the best it will be ....................unless........... you want to book it in for us to do some diagnostics, we can look at the back end of the system and see if it can be fixed. I think someone has already posted a comment about that and the result was money down the drain. I declined the offer and said looks like I'll live with it. He then said you could always use WAZE that updates on the go, to which I replied yes, so did my Octavia till 4 weeks ago!......................

My 66 plate Octavia displays the same message and it has not been for a dealer service for 3 years

Nige I am not contradicting myself, my first post reads it gets to 90C within 5mins, my reply to Pete states that this has only started within the last couple of weeks whereas normally It doesn't get past 80C on my journey to work, 10-15 mins J In all the time I've owned this car I have never seen the needle waver, only steadily move towards 90C on the gauge whatever the outside temp was, as I've said it normally only gets to 80C on work days but on longer runs it's steady at 90C and never moves. As I've found out from this forum it's anything from 85ish to 105ish and still shows 90C. It was alarming to see the needle creep up to 65 then drop back to 50 it did this twice then went straight to 90C and is still doing it This is what lead me to have a scan done and ask the question about the location of sensor 2 and if there is no sensor 2 I don't understand how the the scanning device picked it up.