Everything posted by Viffer800
- Automatic Wipers Sensitivity
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Mileage
TBH, this is a piece of string question but fwiw I agree with CJJE's and PedalBin's figure for my MY22 1.5L DSG. Every one of the following will have an impact on what anyone can achieve. Traffic? Time of day you drive? Long commute or multiple short journeys? How much Pb in your right foot? Driving Mode? Passengers? Cargo?
- Connect Android phone to car with USB C input.
- Advice needed! 2025 Karoq 1.5 TSI DSG juddering when pulling away - Only 5,000 miles on it.
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Advice needed! 2025 Karoq 1.5 TSI DSG juddering when pulling away - Only 5,000 miles on it.
Not sure about any uplift but definitely Bridgestone. FWIW, both were ex-Motability cars so maybe specced differently by them. My wife's car had them too before switching to the Pirellis. I took one for the Team by keeping the 4/8 tyres with the most tread and the mobile tyre fitter took away the other 4. Hortible tyres but didn't fancy coughing up the sheckles for 8 in one go.
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Advice needed! 2025 Karoq 1.5 TSI DSG juddering when pulling away - Only 5,000 miles on it.
My MY22 SEL with 18" wheels is definitely 2.5Bar front and back FWIW, mine still has the OEM Brigstone tyres. They are s***e and will be replaced fairly soon. They can lose traction when pulling out of junctions but never when pulling away in a straight line. It feels like juddery transmission rather than simple spinning wheels. My wife's MY23 has Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3s and does not experience that issue. So, you may wish to check if the car you're interested in has the OEM's fitted. It could possibly be those and not the transmission even if it fells like it is.
- Advice needed! 2025 Karoq 1.5 TSI DSG juddering when pulling away - Only 5,000 miles on it.
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Failing door latch?
What did you lubricate it with? Hopefully not WD40. I made the mistake once of using that on the lock on my alley gate. The residue turns into a stiff/sold waxy substance when it's very cold and it is possible, even if remotely, that the on-going low air temperature is holding something in the 'wrong' position making the car think the door is not closed properly.
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Problem with KESSY key after battery replacement
Apologies if I've got the order of streps taken wrong but here goes I got the low battery warning on the dash Changed the battery (admittedly a cheapo £ shop CR2032) Nothing/nowt/nada/... Removed and tested the voltage. Was Ok Re-inserted the same battery Nothing/nowt/nada/... Didn't try to re-pair/synchronise Inserted a different Duracell CR2032 Worked straight away Ok, the italicised bit. Is there a possibility that the battery fitted had enough oomph in it to corrupt the pairing procedure but not enough for it to do what you wanted in the first place? Or going through the pairing procedure effectively meant the key was never going to work even with a different battery? Based on my experience it took a third try of fitting a new fully charged battery before the fob worked. Varta should be good but ......
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Door auto locking inhibit
Hi John I read your previous post as you intended it to come across. No harm at all in emphasising the risks involved in messing about with the control units. The automotive equivalent of bricking a phone. TBH, I chose the VAG approved OBD Eleven as I didn't want to risk a warranty claim being rejected on the back of them being able to detect (if they could) a non-approved reader being attached and scanning the control units.
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Door auto locking inhibit
I wanted a better quality OBD reader to diagnose info about a problem I was having and managed to get an OBD Eleven 2 Pro sub for a very good deal a couple of weeks ago. £40 odd and not available now. Chose OBD Eleven due to the VAG/Skoda approval. Got the info I needed and the car is going in to a dealer for a warranty repair in early Jan I subsequently treated myself to some One Click Apps credits at a similar discount to the reader itself. Changes you can make to a Karoq include >>> https://obdeleven.com/customizations/skoda/karoq/2021 e.g. I have adjusted the Tear Drop wiping, Alternative Parking for Wipers and a couple of the external lighting options. Very simple to do using the OBD Eleven VAG app on my phone. I have no personal interest in dicking about with Long Coding or any of the SFD tied down functions and was really only highlighting above that OBD Eleven can help 'someone' do it if 'someone' wants to :)
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Door auto locking inhibit
https://obdeleven.com/features/sfd-unlock
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Door auto locking inhibit
You can toggle it on/off in-vehicle via Settings in my MY22 Karoq You can also do it with an OBDEleven One Click App. The link is about turning it on but it's the same process to switch. https://obdeleven.com/customizations/skoda/karoq/2021/auto-lock-unlock
- Android Auto will not cancel
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Hazard warning for lights
AKA percussive persuasion 🙃
- Visual clarity through my Karoq heated windscreen
- Visual clarity through my Karoq heated windscreen
- Battery cover for cold weather
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Visual clarity through my Karoq heated windscreen
Just had a look at the screen in my 72 plate SE L. I bought it in Dec 23 and had a heated screen fitted. I mention the dates as this may be a factor. Maybe the method of manufacture has changed between the one I had fitted from Skoda's stock to how they were subsequently made and fitted to your vehicle. The car I got rid of when I bought it had one and I really wanted to have that feature available. The screen was ordered from Skoda and fitted by the Dealer before I took delivery If there are wires I struggle to see them. Is that the screen? Is that my eyesight? I have never experienced any issues seeing out of the car regardless of the weather and whether I am driving into a low sun. I have never considered it anything but completely clear. I do however see a slight iridescence when I look at the vehicle from the outside from my first floor window. It is a little more obvious when it is sunny. I assumed (you would wouldn't you) that this was related to it being a heated screen but now also wonder if it is also partly due to looking at it when the screen is perpendicular to my line of sight. From ground level inside or outside the screen will always be at an angle to my line of sight. Hope that makes sense. The only other make of car I can remember seeing this iridescence in the front windscreen is in Mercs. Again, I assumed this was because they had heated screens rather than having Gary'd/pimped up their rides with window film. I am therefore not sure at all why you can see what you can in your car.
- Visual clarity through my Karoq heated windscreen
- Visual clarity through my Karoq heated windscreen
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Skoda Connect services 15% discount
Mine was the same and I renewed to get the discount. Confirmation message says it would be added on to run consecutively
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Tyre Load Index
I understand that the latest Bridgestone all season tyres get good reviews but the OEM version that cars are suppled with are generally regarded as a bit merde. FWIW, the difference in ride quality between the Bridgestone OEMs and the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 on my wife's MY23 Karoq was striking.
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USB cable - recommendation
FWIW, I have not found that a problem with the aftermarket pad I bought
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Rear Cigarette lighter to USB conversion
I'd probably just go for the appropriate one of these for the USB type (A and/or C) and W output you need https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=usb-c+car+charger&crid=36KM1NGXFIOWA&sprefix=usb-C+car+chargers%2Caps%2C181&ref=nb_sb_ss_mvt-t11-ranker_1_18