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FWIW they found no faults stored in the vehicle so they replaced all batteries and re-coded all fobs, and it's been fine since.

It's now consistently behaving like only the main fob is broken and the spares are fine. So I've arranged for Skoda to sort it under warranty.

Interesting. Well today it's behaving differently. The main fob once again failed to do anything, but the spares worked fine! So it's currently looking like a faulty fob. I wonder what tomorrow brings. If the door needs replacing I need to get that proven before the warranty runs out.

The other day this happened Touching the door handle didn't unlock car Touching boot handle didn't unlock either The remote key fob buttons did nothing Swapped the fob battery for a fresh one, no change. Tried the spares, i.e. all three fobs, same problem Got the multimeter out, all batteries were full The 12V battery also fine (it was renewed/upgraded in August) So I removed the key cover for the driver's door and unlocked the door manually. The alarm sounds so I look like a car thief while fiddling around the ignition, then I was able to start engine by pressing the start button with the fob. Went for a drive - electrics seemed normal but Start/stop did not kick in when expected (with aircon off after a drive). Also the other doors were not automatically unlocked. Had to press the lock button on the console to open the boot. After a few hours it fixed itself. 3 days later it happened again. After a few hours it fixed itself again. It seems from other posts a damaged fob is often the cause, but I can't see all three fobs developing the same fault at once. Anyone had this? I've got a few months left on my 'All-in' warranty but I haven't read the smallprint on this yet.

I'd have to buy a charger as I've realised mine is old and won't work on stop-start cars. Good to know batteries can last 11 years though! Mine won't - one of my main short journeys is a battery killer - it's a school run up a steep hill when the engine is cold!

Good idea, I'll look into that. 68% doesn't feel particularly 'poor'.

Mine's meant to be 360A but I put my reg into the Halfords site and it came up with two EFBs, both 700A. And Kwik Fit site gave me just two AGMs, both 760A. Maybe it's just what they have in stock. All around the £220 mark, fitted (not sure if coded).

I've just had my 5 year old Octavia serviced - all was well except an advisory that the battery condition is 'poor' and should be replaced. When Skoda rang and said it was going to cost nearly £360 I said no thanks. So now I'm wondering how long should I leave it before replacing it? I'm told it has a life span of 5-8 years, so it's only just hit the start of that. However I do mostly short journeys these days. Apparently it's rated at 360A (which seems low based on the quick search I did for new batteries, which were all around 700A) and it's currently at 245A. So that means it's at 68%. Is that 'poor' or are they exaggerating? thanks

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