StEdmund

After I'd replaced the battery in my key-fob, I didn't knowingly carry out any sort of re-syncing procedure - it just worked straightaway.

Mine does that if I am pressing the clutch down at the same time as I press the button. If I am not pressing the clutch down, it simply switches on the ignition; when I want to start the car, I press the clutch down and press the starter button again.

Thanks. My experience with button cells tells me that there can be a huge difference between no-names and branded batteries. I have also seen significant differences in performance between branded types. The battery in my 'main' key fob failed at 1yr11m while the battery in my 'spare', which is only rarely used, is still operating at 2yr1m (Panasonics).

What brand of replacement battery were you using, please? My original Panasonic lasted 1yr11m.

Why not weekly - just to be on the safe side? It's essential to keep a (good) spare battery in the car - it's what that little cubby hole is for. It is equally essential to do a 'dry run' first so that in the event of a battery failure, you know exactly what to do.

Maybe it only works on certain days of the week Make sure that you have a spare ready because they die very quickly.

That's a fair point though, as the car was purchased at the end of September, the annual services occur in September. But, to be honest, I prefer to use the Tomtom.

I wouldn't lose any sleep fretting about updating the satnav in a Karoq. After mine was updated on Friday when the car went in for service, I tested it on Sunday with a trip between mid-Suffolk and Leics. The alterations to the A14 around Cambridge, which have been completed for about 6 months, were completely unknown to this latest update. The frustrated lady under the dash implored me to "please do a u-turn" while passing through what she thought was an open field. Useless, useless, useless - and it will be like this for another year until the next service and update. I've bought the latest 6" Tomtom + a spare mount so it can easily be swapped between mine and my wife's cars. There's a new map every 3 months, and it updates via wireless. I mount it low on the car's windscreen so I can see it with a slight eye movement rather than a head movement to the Karoq's screen. I propose to get the Skoda map updated whenever it goes into the dealer, but it will only be used as a stand-by.

Yep - mine was a CR2025 branded 'Panasonic' - it failed at 1yr11months as reported on the other 'key failure' thread. I replaced it with another Panasonic CR2025 and made a note in my diary. The Karoq went into the local dealer last Friday for its 2-yr service, and I was informed that the key-fob battery was "showing low voltage" and that they had replaced it. I remarked that this was very strange as I had only replaced the battery 3-weeks earlier. This was followed by a discourse on cheap batteries of unknown origin and of unknown age from dodgy sources. I said that I had used a Panasonic (like the original) and that I was very well aware of the variations in performance of button-cell batteries - even between branded ones ........... if the battery was showing 'low-voltage', then it could be a sign that the key itself was failing in some way ....... I would be keeping a close eye on things! The £5 charge for the battery replacement that was noted on the worksheet was (wisely!) waived. Without actually taking the battery out of the fob to check the underside, it appeared to be unbranded (ah, ah!); it certainly wasn't Panasonic. My bull-sheet sniffer is twitching enthusiastically and another date has been put in the diary!

That's what I was wondering.

That's what I always do. BTW, my wife bought a metal box for putting the keys in ........ and it didn't stop the signal. Wrapping the key in ordinary kitchen foil did work - but it's a lot less bother just to disable kessy!

I've unlocked my Karoq twice using the key blade in the lock - and on each occasion, the alarm has sounded; when I placed the key next to the starter button, the alarm stopped and all was well. I note that in Patrolman's video, posted on 19th June, the alarm didn't appear to go off so - can anyone tell me, please, how to get into the car without attracting the attention of the alarm and waking up the neighbourhood?

If there was a message on my screen saying "Key battery running low", then I must have blinked and missed it. Such are the joys of simply clever gizmos - wandering round with spare batteries, tools and an ammeter in one's pocket. It simply ruins the cut of one's suit.

Life's a bitch ........... so, what's the betting that on the day that the battery fails, you've left your wallet at home?

Well ......... the alarm went off when I did my 'dry run' some months ago, and that is when I panicked. I held the key fob against the starting button for several seconds - and the alarm stopped - phew! The fob-battery failed for real while we were over at our caravan so, after my earlier experience, I waited until 9:30am before unlocking the car to retrieve the spare battery; I didn't want to annoy anyone luxuriating in a lie-in. The procedure ran exactly as in the dry-run with the alarm going off, and time standing still for several seconds as I held the fob (with 'duff' battery) against the start button. The alarm stopped, though I don't know the official line on this; I guess I must have read about it somewhere. My advice to any Karoq owner is to do a dry run so as not to get caught out when the fob-battery fails.

I would just like to thank the OP and all the contributors to this and another thread about the sudden death of the key-fob battery. My key died suddenly last Sunday after 1yr 11months exactly so, armed with the information from this thread and an earlier dry run, I knew exactly what to do; I didn't even panic when the alarm went off after using the key-blade in the lock! 😌 I always keep a spare battery in the car and another one at home.

There have been several threads about the awful, squealing wipers; cleaning the blades and screen does not help, but I can vouch for the fact that swapping the supplied blades for Bosch makes all the difference in the world.

My Karoq uses CR2025 (I know); they are a tad slimmer than CR2032. The originals are Panasonic, and I have some spares ready - my car is now 23 months old. I would not buy unbranded cheapo batteries. The car came fitted with (I think) Valeo wiper blades .......... and they were noisy rubbish. I replaced them with Bosch - which were brilliant by comparison. See this thread where wiper blades are discussed. If you get the correct ones, fitting is an absolute doddle. I have also been offered and declined the 2-yr aircon service - what do they do for that money?

I have more or less given up on the satnav in the Karoq ........ When we bought the car, the dealer told us that I could download the latest maps myself - but, if I had any trouble they could do it for me ....... "just drop it off with us for a couple of days". After looking into this, It certainly didn't appear to be as easy as I was led to believe - and I didn't want to risk losing everything by reformatting the wrong bit at the wrong time. I let the dealer do the update when the car went in for its annual service - and that is what I will continue to do. [they have a young chap called 'Brains' who seems au fait with this stuff] However, we decided to purchase the latest 6" screen Tomtom and an additional screen mount for my wife's B-max which has an unbelievably useless built-in satnav. We now swap the new satnav between cars as required. This new Tomtom has the advantage of receiving updates over wifi and new map updates every three months. It also means that the infotainment screen can be kept free for other distractions. As an aside, a couple of friends who had been extolling the joys of using their mobile phones for navigation, have now returned to using 'stand-alone' satnavs.

I have seen this happen on my wife's friend's Corsa after her (stupid) teenage son had over-zealously tightened the straps of the bike-rack. The result was two small air-scoops on the rear of the car. Personally, I went for the expensive but best option of a tow-ball mounted Atera rack. My only regret is that I didn't purchase the heavier-duty version that will easily take two e-bikes - which we only bought recently.