nicka62

indeed. good tip ( tho too late for me). id like to know how they do it and wonder if they could also properly enable the towing functions which my tow bar installers botched ( indicator feed back works and eco mode disabled but reversing sensors not disabled or alarm activated if the light board plug is detached)

It's a real con that you have to pay for smartlink, but worth it to use Google Maps. They claim it's some licensing issue and would be unfair to charge everyone when not everyone wants it - but I paid £170 odd to get it tunred on on my Octi III (charged to my business and hence VAT refunded .. so not too bad) which is a fraction of the cost of a car! Anyway, pleased to say that the map updates for the built in SatNav are now free (I hadn't realised) and though it took forever (6 hours) to move the files to the SD card, I now have maps that actually show things like the Huntingdon Southern Bypass (which has been open for many years but not on my SatNav). Having used Google Maps for the last umpteen years in lieu of up to date Skoda maps, I hadn't realised that TMC got turned off in 2024 ... so the "Traffic" button on my dashboard is now totally redundant. Back to Google Maps I gbuess :-) . Anyway, if you DO want to use the SKODA SatNav it's free and easy to do if just a little slow. The bloke charging £20 to send you the maps on a USB stick or £14 to update your SD card is doing nothing you can't do yourself.

Don't do it! They are not terribly good. Mine (Octabvia mk3) was OK when I first got the car, though it didn't always dim when I wanted it to... .. and when some **** in a range rover charges up behind you you still got dazzled. 5 years later it doesn't dim very much at all. I just tested it (blocking the ambient light sesnor and shing a torch at the mirror) and it does dim, but when driving at night it's barely noticeable . However, if you really must ... then the electronics for the dimming function are built into the mirror housing, so it doesn't seem to need any external sensors; but it does need a power supply which I'm guessing your car doesn't have (though as in many cases for optional extras, the wiring harness may be installed but not connected.) To be honest I prefer the old fashioned basic mechanical one on my CitiGo to the fancy electronic one in the Octavia. Sure someone else can confirm the physical elements of making the swap (eg are the mountings the same).

My octi cost me £680 today to get through MOT. Two new tyres at the front (the Falken ones the Skoda dealer fitted proved short lived) and two new front shocks. Oil was leaking from one shock. Replaced with Sachs gas shocks ... apparently. I trust my local garage, so hopefully. The octi has done 51k miles,. We had four saabs prior to the octavia (one did 179k before being sold on) never had a shock fail ... though they did eat front tyres (and guzzle petrol).

Got it fixed .... though the garage could only do the fix with the aid of this forum!! They were convinced the fan controller was built into the fan/ motor assembly and were saying they'd need to replace the whole fan. Untrue, as soon as they took the battery out they found the controller beneath it and that was a lot easier to replace. Could maybe have done it myself for a lot less .. but I couldn't find the controler either! The fan running on had finished off the battery, so had to have a new one of those too. Car now works fine and with the new battery the engine stop/start system works again too. Thanks to Briskoda!

.. that will get it to the garage! Thanks for the help 🙂

yes it does .... That location looks like a PITA to access and change. I forced enough charge into the batterty to operate the central locking and lock the doors, the fan still running full beltas soon as I reconnected the battery. Tried starting the engine; there wasn't enough battery to turn the engine, but the fan stopped!! Now on charge withe the battery connected.

Our CitiGo (75hp 62 plate) had it's cooling fan running after turning off the ignition, after a short drive in cool weather. Stopped eventually. When we got home it carried on running and evidently didn't stop as this morning the battery was dead flat. Tried jumpstarting off the other car, fan started running as soon as the jump leads were connected. Battery totally dead (0V) and is only charging now I disconnected the battery. Fan is evidently still in circuit. I understand there's a cooling fan control unit ( not a simple relay) but I can't find it. Garage job? If I can get it there! Or something I can fix myself?