NigelR99

Very low...... 20,000 miles.

My low milage 2017 Skoda Rapid 1.2 TSi has been suffering from smells in the cabin that i thought were exhaust or crankcase breather. when you stopped at say traffic lights after about 20 seconds the smell would start from the air vents or start as you drove away and then dissipate as you drove, on a M6 long motorway trip when stopping in traffic it was terrible and I was getting headaches. I looked for the cause, changed the cabin filter, had the exaust checked, looked for a broken crankcase breather etc etc. Eventually booked it into my local Skoda deaker in Crewe and yesterday while I waited they diagnosed the problems - failing spark plugs causing unburnt fuel. I don't fully understand how this was getting into the cabin and not going out the exhaust but new spark plugs solved the problem and the car is now smell free. As my car was booked in for for its normal service in a months time on a service and extended warrenty plan there was no charge. I had not experienced misfires or rough running. The mechanic said he could tell the problem when he lifted the bonnet and smelt what I thought was a normal engine smell. Very pleased with the outcome.

Thanks, it is appreciated.

The "Free Speed Cam Updates" web site got back to me with the reply : "Yes only the needed files are update config files does not need to be updated with new data so remain the same"

I found BigAde's 4 dec 22 post and downloaded and installed them this morning (thanks it worked perfectly). I got done for speeding recently in Northumberland and was looking for later dates, I did the online course....... That Free Speed Cam site claim to regularly do updates, the odd one out is the VW precomplied that says it is updated but has internal dates of 2016? I have left them a comment but others have already spotted the date issue.

Hi, On the original post on this topic it points to https://free-speed-cam-updates.web2diz.net/ and says VW Pre Compiled Database , I have done that but the internal dates of the files are 2016 even though the link says Speed Camera for Volkswagen (compiled) 3.33M – update 02/10/2023 . Am I missing somthing? Are updated ones held somewhere else on the web. Thanks

I did reply to Skoda and suggested they read this thread, I commented that they could come up with a solution but probably simply don't want to.

Just received this from Skoda Support, shame they don't read this forum to find out what has really happened and what is actually possible: Dear *********, Thank you for your patience, and we are sorry for the inconvenience. The Škoda relevant department would like to inform you that the service you are referring to, i.e. the TMC service over FM RDS radio services, is provided by a third party. According to the information available to us, the UK TMC service provider has ended broadcast of TMC on the British territory over FM RDS radio services. On some vehicles, traffic services can continue to be received online via Infotainment Online services, as well as by use of third-party online navigation on the display using Apple CarPlay/Android Auto with either free to use services (e.g. Google maps / Apple maps) or many other alternative providers using a subscription. Unfortunately, our company is not able to influence such decisions of third parties in any way. Kindly accept our sincere apologies for the inconvenience caused to you. We hope that within this answer the complaint will be resolved to your full satisfaction, and you will continue to favour the ŠKODA brand. With kind regards, Support for Digital Services ŠKODA AUTO a.s T: 00800 80 247 247 *****@*****.tld, www.skoda-auto.com

I take the V12 patched and the current version of the maps with me on a MIB2, it is not instantaneous but could take 5 mins to pick up the traffic messages.

I would agree, in Cheshire I am seeing far more traffic alerts than back in January with Trafficmaster.

VAG group cards have a specific CID (card identification number) on them that the device checks. You can't change this by formatting or copying the maps onto the card. you can buy SD cards with the correct CID on them from Aliexpress and some old SD cards can have the CID modified by specific software. The easiest way is to use your existing genuine card or buy a genuine card from eBay with old maps. I bought a genuine 16gb Skoda card with 2017 maps on it for £12 inc. postage from eBay, just big enough to hold the V12 maps downloaded, it means I can have patched old maps with TMC working or 2023/2024 maps by just swapping the cards over.

Now I am home from holiday, I have recreated my spare skoda card with the V12 maps and then applied the V2 patch and it works on my MIB2 standard. It took a minute or so before the red diagonal line dissappeared and two messages popped up, one in North Wales and one in Barnsley. I am in Cheshire. Great thanks to those who worked out a solution, I will keep new and V12 maps in the car and swap when needed.

Am I correct in saying there are OBD11 devices that are only read and others that are read/write? Any recommendations on a device that can make the change and not cost the earth? On a slightly different topic I am on holiday in Cornwall and found some very odd mapping with the 2023/2024 maps in St Austell at one point I was routed up a passageway half the width of the car, some roundabout exits were completely wrong and a couple of junctions turns shown but not voiced. Curious.

Out of curiosity and as I had a spare Skoda SD card but no tool to do step 4, I tried it and no it didn't work. Still I might buy a tool.... or find someone with one.

Now I am retired I repair cameras and convert digital cameras to work with Infrared light - so not much help there either...............

Yes I grew up with paper tape, 80 column punch card, 4k IBM 1401 computers, Autocoder and machine code, and then IBM 360's but on went on via Cobol programming to system, security and infrastructure design including corporate anti virus systems etc. etc. anything useful in the context of my MIB2 has been long forgotten.........

I was just about to ask a similar question, I assumed that the reference to check/config using VCDS/OBD11 meant that I would need to connect to the socket under the dashboard with either a cable or a bluetooth device and my laptop with config software on. I have seen such devices cheap on ebay? I am an Ex IT technical person but never worked on cars. The implication of "check" is that it could be correct but if it isn't you have to configure the setting? Up to a month ago my 2017 car was still running on 2019 maps, I don't believe the firmware of the MIB2 has been updated, I haven't done it and I very much doubt if Skoda Crewe did it. So is it possible the config is correct? and all I need to do is put the files on my Skoda maps SD card. If it needs configuring is there an idiots guide to the process on this site. Thanks.

The ideal solution for my MIB2 std would be an edit of the maps, I know nothing of this Vcds/Obd11 but as an ex IT person would be happy with even a hex editor on my PC........ Obd11 sounds like something from a Starwars film to me!

Trafficmaster stopped broadcasting early April 2023 that is when the RDS-TMC stopped working.

As far as VAG are concerned it is a commercial decision, for society it is more air pollution, traffic jams etc.

In 2011 the Government were aware of the consequence of loosing RDS-TMC over FM Radio in the document attached. They said "Were the majority of FM stations to broadcast only on DAB today, these millions of navigation units would stop receiving traffic information. The navigation system would still work but would no longer know of congestion, accidents, road works, or other traffic events. Drivers would be less well-informed, and, not knowing of traffic problems, would join, and compound, queues." This requirement to supply traffic information to motorists appears to be the result of a EU directive presumably cast aside after Brexit however the Government saw a need, They tendered for companies to supply the FM RDS-TMC service in the UK and car manufactures paid for a licence. (I don't know if this is the same process in Europe ) FM-Radio is still with us and the move to DAB wasn't completed so the hundreds of thousands (maybe millions) of VAG and other cars that are still on the road and will be contributing to the clogging up of the road infrastructure by the inability of the sat nav systems to reroute and miss the traffic jam. Has there been an increase in traffic jams since April 2023? Has anybody contacted their MP about this, after all the system in the UK was requested by the Government so that drivers could be informed about traffic and avoid congestion and pollution, the need is still there. Just a thought......... Traffic_and_Travel_Report_1_.pdf

I would expect that Skoda have already read about it on this forum, I suspect all of us who have contacted Skoda will have mentioned the BriSkoda forum and this thread.

So mine is the MIB2 std thanks, it was that talk of a fix for MIB2 high that got me thinking. Thanks

Good question, I believe I have a MIB2 and not .5 or high but never found a definitive document to aid identification.

I am not paranoid but ...................