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I doubt it, I simply think that the coding would disable the handling in the car and would not be transmitted as well the keyfobs.

The best fix would be that they upgrade everyone to the new style keys as the old KESSY system is inherently flawed in the design. This compromises the battery usage and more importantly the car security. With the new system, whereby they only ping the car when the key is actually in motion, the battery consumption would dramtically be reduced and the man in the middle attacks that occur overnight would also be fixed. However as that would be a costly replacement for the complete VW group we can forget that idea.

I think you will need to ask a specific question, i.e. what exactly are you having problems with. Personally I have no problems with the in built SatNav

I will certainly report the lack of notification to my Skoda dealer as I think that is wrong. Who knows may help in getting an upgrade to the new motion detection keys - but I doubt it. I certainly think keeping a spare battery in the glovebox is sensible.

Hi All, I thought I would tell you about a failure that I had at the weekend, as perhaps it might help someone else in the future :-) On Sunday I drove up into the middle of the nowhere to take my dogs for a walk. On returning to the car (2018 Karoq with Keyless entry) I was shocked to find that the car would not open. Neither the keyless entry on any doors or via the remote control button. It seemed like the battery had died without giving me any prior warning that it needed to be replaced - this is what is supposed to happen. So at this point I have no way to get into car, I have 2 wet and grumpy dogs and internet access to look up how to proceed. After swearing like a drunken sailor for 5 mins, here is what I found out: On the drivers side door handle there is an old fashioned key slot hidden behind a piece of plastic. To access the slot you can use the key itself and from underneath slide this into a little hidden hole. When inserted you pull the main door handle out as though you are opening the door and lever the key up slightly to remove the plastic cover. Now you can get into the drivers side of the car. Unfortunately, the central locking does not work but you can lean over and open the other doors manually from the inside. Therefore I opened the rear drivers door and laid the seat down to get access to boot. I am sure I could have crawled in and opened the boot but decided to simply push the dogs in the back. Next was getting the engine going. Being a keyless entry system there is no key access available and I found that the Start/Stop did nothing even with the keyfob in the car. However, I found that if I held the key against the button, with the lock button pointing directly at it then it would work - hence I got the engine started and managed to get home. Changing the battery is a 2 min job requiring a 2025 battery, a large flat head screwdriver and a very small flat screwdriver (plenty of vids on the internet). I am now storing all 3 in the car in case it happens again in the future. Anyway, sorry for the long description and lack of pictures but maybe this will be of help to someone else stuck in the middle of nowhere some day. All the best Dave

RH123, do you have a SIM card or online connection in the car? Just asking as with that I have found that the rerouting works well and the ETA is normally accurate

Just tried the website and agree it is not working. only suggestion is to use the app instead. Good luck

Are you using the ŠkodaConnect app or using the web service? just tried the app and it works fine for me

I used it a lot yesterday whilst preparing for holiday next week and had no problems at all

Thanks for that, download in progress - hopefully they have finally added the new roads near me

Sorry, looking at what I wrote I was not clear. When connected with CarPlay you can use the native phone apps for music (iTunes, Amazon Music, Spotify) whilst using the InBuilt navigation. But you can not use the phone as a media source in conjunction with the InBuilt media player when connected over CarPlay.

Congrats on the new delivery, I am sure you will love it. CarPlay and InBuilt navigation can work in parallel. If you are on the Home Screen then you can have the Navigation in the main window and then still see the CarPlay activity (media player) in one of the two side widgets.

100 was rounded, think it was actually 104 but I do not have bill with me. no VAT/mwst would have been added at the end of the bill :-)

I have the 1.5 with DSG. I just checked the bill and it simply said "Motoröl VW 508 00" - 100 Euros for 4 units. From searching around I can see that this is SAE 0W-20

True enough, daft turn of phrase. I suppose it could have been a simple top up