J.R.

Allow me to introduce myself as a refugee from the Octavia 2 forum I have just bought a written off 2015 Yeti 4x4 and will be doing the repairs over the next few weeks and then re-registering it in France, I will drive it for a few weeks before deciding whether it is a keeper or I prefer the Octavia, the sensible part of me said that I would not buy anything newer, having a 1.9TDi PD without DPF and Euro 5 emissions I was going to stick with for another 10 years at least. but then I got bored and was itching for a project. The accident damage is absolutely minimal, no more than a broken grille, cracked DRL and a few tiny scuffs, scratches & dings, an angry female could do more damage with a feather duster, the impact however had presumably triggered the airbag control module and set off all 3 front airbags so it needs a dashboard, the 3 airbags and the 2 seatbelt mechanisms, the latter i dont know for sure but they come included with the kits sold from Poland. A few initial questions. Only one key, what is the procedure for coding replacement keys after they have been cut? Can it be done through VCDS (which I have) is there a "Master key" that has to be used to code secondary keys? How expensive could this be in the worst case scenario? Where is the airbag control module located? Is it on top of the transmission tunnel like the Octavia? I have read that they have to be sent away and reprogrammed to remove the stored crash data, will the vehicle drive without this module? as I may drive it over to France to do the dashboard work. Will VCDS have stored any fault codes r date indicating what when and why the airbags were deployed? I have a fear of replacing everything, reconnecting the battery and them all exploding again shredding the new dashboard Has anyone known these or any other VAG vehicle of the same platform having a non accident commanded airbag deployment?

With the engine not running and the vacuum bled away with a couple of pumps of the pedal I have a rock solid pedal and I can stand on it with great force and it will not sink at all no matter how long I maintain the force. If I then start the engine as the vacuum builds up the pedal sinks a little as it should once the servo assistance cuts in but if I maintain the pressure then the pedal will gradually sink to a point not on the floor but just above where it becomes spongy but will not go down any further, its about 75% of the reserve travel that it sinks. If it sank to the floor and also did it with the engine running I would know its the master cylinder seals but this has me confused, is it a characteristic of the ABS system perhaps? Its not noticeable when driving because you are never braking that long before coming to a stop, I do not notice it if I am holding the car on the brakes at a junction so think it needs more than the pressure required just to hold the vehicle steady, perhaps more pressure than normal braking. Its the same sort of feeling you get in a full blown ABS stop without the modulating, the pedal sinks in the same way but slower. Any ideas? Does yours do this as well? I replaced the fluid today and bled through the whole system but wont start the car to test the brakes till tomorrow as I am monitoring the battery drain.