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Hi everyone, As sometimes stupidity kicks in, I damaged my central dash air vent with a 2€ phone older. Took it out to see if I could fix it. Since it was really damaged, I call the dealer for a new part that is arriving next monday. Untill then, I drove the car without the part and the airbag warning light came on. Put the damaged part back on just to clear the fault and it does not. Question: Does it clear only with DVCS? Another issue is with the front main ceiling interior light: It does not turn on with any door or with the button. Shall I replace the part as well? 156000kms on the clock and the water pump started to fail. Looking at the treads, I was expecting that. Going to the garage next week Thank you for the help.

I replaced both key bateries with another set of CR2025 and it dind't worked. A friend here in the forum recommended the CR2032 and is now working well. Try it.

Thank you for your comments. Yes, the front of the car is already way to bouncy and the rear goes down deeper than normal when I load the trunk up to full. Also the ride is getting worse in bad road, specially on the rear seats. You can feel every bump! It is not noticiable and drastic right away, only when you drive a bit faster. My shop can change all shocks for a new set of Monroe for 300€, so I will go for it and hope that the ride improves.

6th year update: At 142k now (88k miles) In the last year, I started to ear a metallic clanking noise underneath the car, when driving in rougher roads. After some time, the car started to slip gears (DSG) : 1st to 2nd, 3rd to 4th and 5th to 6th with a slipping noise associated. One day in the highway, I lost the entire gearbox, no power with an error message on the dashboard. After checking the problem, it was found that the clutch was dead. At a first inspection, a metallic o-ring was detached, lost of bad wear. Remember that I have respected all DSG gearbox oil changes in the dealer. New clutch in. At the same time, when hot, the engine start was awful, juddering a lot. So I decided to also change the flywheel which was in medium to bad condition. New battery in (S/S) New set of tires (Continental Premium contact 6), that fitted very well in the car as it improved the handling, steering and overall stability quit a lot My next step will be changing the 4 shocks (still stock). Any recommendations? Best regards to everyone

Problem solved! Fitted two CR2032 and never worked so well before. It's one of those things you don't put too much effort into, but with cars you need to be awake in every detail. Thank you for the suport guys!

Thank you for the tip Dave. That's just came to my mind. I will go for another brand. Thanks the tip! I will try both

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Hi guys, I need your help on this one. Had the change battery keys message. Changed both FOB key batteries (CR2025) on my 2014 Octavia State. Bought them new, installed them, now the key's red light does not flash and the car does not open. Switch back to the old battery... not working. Any ideas? Thanks for the support!

Octavia III Estate 2.Tdi DSG Elegance from 2014. Own it since new. I had dozens of cars in my last 20 something years on the road. This one is counting 133k kilometers on clock. My review It's a decent car for the price tag but not more than decent in my humble experience. Please comment. - Given the chassis behavior, the ride is rough, specially on the back seats. I don't understand how can a car maker do that. If you have a floppy chassis, at least make the ride smooth. Other cars like the Peugeot 308 or the Megane have much more ride quality. My shocks are still stock. Changing them will improve the ride? I assume a very bad quality stock shocks. - The 2.0 Tdi with 150bhp and 320nm is nicely good to drive with plenty of torque. But at 133k, the dual mass flywheel is dying. Jerky start-ups when hot, and sometimes it stalls with a very jerky bumps that already caused leakage on the exhaust system beacuse of such play when starting up. That is just disappointing. - The DSG gear box, was clearly setup for petrol engines. If you step on the throttle, it will put one or 2 gears down and use the engine's rpm for optimum power. That's a PETROL setup. A Diesel, specially when recovering speed from 1500rpm, has the maximum torque available to use in the SAME gear until something close to 2500rpm. If you are in a worry, driving in the city in D mode is just a joke. Up and down, up and down. but Ok, it's an auto gear box. But the WORSE about the DSG is when you drive slow in speeds that uses 2nd gear to 3rd gear and back. The gearbox selects 2nd gear when driving in 3rd and the rpm drops from 1500rpm. That's just a joke for a city driver. Unless mine have a bad setup. - The wipers does not retract when you shut off the engine. My last car that did that, was a 1989 Peugeot 309. - The aerodynamics are the worse I have came across. At 100 km/h, you need to open at least two windows to avoid a massive cabin turbulence. - If you leave a window half-down and close the door, the glass looks like it will fall apart. - Rain sensor is not the sharpest Apart from this, good car Best regards to everyone