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As stated above, this whole issue has, unfortunately, been discussed many times. Fundamentally, the brochure has the legalese weasel words which effectively say 'don't believe the brochure/price list/configurator, check with the dealer as to what the car's spec will be'. Whenever I've ordered a car, I email the dealer, using polite language, saying that I expect them to tell me, based on the brochure/price list/configurator, what the actual spec of the car is, and - importantly - what changes have occurred between ordering the car and its build (given that the time between order and build can be many months). Your contract is with the dealer, not Skoda UK, so you're ordering a product with an agreed specification at an agreed price, and if the spec changes, you are entitled to exercise various options, within reason, to ensure you are not financially disadvantaged. A change to the alloy wheel design wouldn't be a valid reason for rejection, but removal of a significant item eg heated steering wheel, certainly would, if it couldn't be retro-fitted. I have never, ever, ever, heard of a dealer who pro-actively tells a purchaser of changes in the car's spec during the order-build interval. Such good customer service would be totally unacceptable. The guilty staff would be publicly executed as a warning to others for such outrageous behaviour totally at odds with the culture of car purchase and ownership in the UK.

Root, totally agree - as the YouTube vids demonstrate oh so well, in snow, a 2WD car with winter or all-season tyres is far, far better than 4WD on summer tyres.

Michelin CC+ do not 'break the laws of physics' and nor are they hype - there are many, many YouTube vids and other tests which show that they function nearly as well as a dedicated set of winter tyres in the snow. Do the research and reach your own conclusions taking into account your driving situation, regarding the choice of all-season tyres eg Michelin v Continental v Goodyear etc. I have personal experience of Michelin CC+ tyres and have been extremely happy with them, even used them in snow a few times and they had all the grip that was needed. They also give a much quieter ride and reduce the amount of road vibration entering the cabin, so big bonus all round. Realistically, in most parts of the UK, the limiting factor in your ability to get around in snow will be the roads blocked by other vehicles, especially the RWD 'ultimate driving machines' with their super-low-profile summer tyres = zero grip in snow.

I now run my Kodiaq on 17-inch wheels with 65-profile Michelin CC+ tyres, with the pressure adjusted as jasoncmiles suggests - get really good, quiet ride (minimal road noise) and protection from the local cave-like potholes which would destroy any of those fancy 20-inch or 21-inch rubber-band tyres and wheels, within a few months. But even with the original 19-inch 50-profile tyres, the ride could never be described as over-firm, for both small-bump and larger-travel imperfections.

And a lot of the time, it's just me in the car, bike rack + one (fairly light) MTB, so ride would be even better with a full load. Don't know if Skoda have changed the suspension settings during production.

My MY20 Edition 2.0 TSi is 7-seat with a factory-fitted retractable towbar. No-one could in any way describe the ride as 'harsh' (and yes, I have been a passenger in the back on a few occasions)

I have an Edition 2.0 TSi and IMHO the engine is one of the standout features, being quiet and smooth, lots of low-down shove and thus the car feels effortless to drive. Previous car was Golf Alltrack (4WD) Estate auto diesel and I was expecting a significant reduction in mpg going to the Skoda, but I've been very, very pleasantly surprised, since in mpg terms (and I'm able to compare identical journeys) the Skoda is achieving better than 75% of the Golf's mpg. Of course, the standard warning is that the type of journey and how you drive determines mpg, so my results of this fuel consumption comparison may not apply to you. But so far, I've been unexpectedly impressed by this aspect of the car.

And, by the way, don't be tempted to ask Skoda any Qs regarding fuses etc. When I tried this, they made it clear that they would not help me (even if they could) because I asked them a 'technical Q' and should instead ask my dealer. Who had already said "we don't know, you'd need to contact Skoda UK and ask them". Which is why this forum is so useful: I'm regularly impressed by the level of tech knowledge forum members have.

Teir, that's interesting and useful info. I just want to install an ignition-only socket to power a phone charger to use my satnav app, so it only needs < 10 A. The dashcam (supplied by me) was hard-wired by the dealer (hence no possibility of voiding the warranty) and I'm pretty sure they used the supplied Nextbase piggy-back fuse, so it's likely that any spare ignition-only fuse positions are still vacant

Thanks Teir, I kind of suspected that would be the situation, which tells us something interesting about how 'individual' each car really is, down to option- and market-dependent fusebox wiring

Thanks Arkaig, much appreciated, the file tells me the fuse rating - which is very useful - but not the information I need ie is the fuse position actually 'live' if the option isn't fitted? (because not wiring the fuse location might save Skoda, ooh, I dunno, a few pennies.....)

As an aside, does anyone know if fuse position 46 (230V socket, which was not an option for UK cars) is actually 'live' and if so, what the fuse rating would be? Similarly Q for fuse 51 (heated rear seats) - if the option was not selected, is the fuse position live? Thinking about having an ignition-only 12V socket installed, so intrigued by the discussion above, and the very useful photos of the actual fuse box Thanks

Billywizzo, first thing to say is that I'm sure all of us on the forum totally sympathise with your plight - and it's not a good time of year, nor a good 'pandemic' period, to have to start the search all over again for another car. Best of luck in whatever you decide to do next. Others on this forum will no doubt add their views, but if looking for another car, you could always try and source a nearly-new Kodiaq. If you need the 7 seats, your options for an alternative vehicle will be limited, as I'm sure you know, for the £££ you might be willing to pay. If you don't need the 7 seats, when we were looking at / test-driving cars 18 months ago, before we decided on the Kodiaq, we also considered a Kia Sportage, Toyota RAV4, Honda CR-V (hybrid or plain petrol), Audi Q3, Volvo XC40, Volvo XC60. The Toyota and CR-V in particular were both totally blameless to drive, such that (a rare thing, this) my spouse declared that "if it were not for the other issues, I'd happily have this car, it's soooo easy to, well, just get in and drive it". Hope that helps

Interesting topic - Kodiaq Edition, bought new in March this year (2020, the Plague Year) and so far the VCDS has been fine. Until now. I've had the aforementioned blank screen of doom where the navigation screen should be, and some other weird faults, such as the mpg readout changing itself from 'since refuel' to 'since start' and both the total and trip mileage disappearing, and inability to select some of the options in the different choices for the central display eg for vehicle data. The nav screen reappeared but the other issues still seem to be there, although sometimes the trip mileage reappears (and I'm aware that ACC causes some items to not display). It would be good if the user could re-set VC..... I'm assuming re-setting the Columbus infotainment won't have any effect judging by what others have said.

Look at The Roofbox company https://www.roofbox.co.uk/ for a good selection of bike carriers. One big advantage of Thule is the availability of spares. Plenty of reviews of bike carriers on Youtube, of course.

I have the Skoda rubber mats and they seem to be good quality and, of course, fit perfectly. And, very importantly, they don't smell much, only faintly of, well, rubber, unlike some amazingly-odorous mats I once bought from one of the 'big' car mat companies.

Expecting to collect my new Kodiaq very soon, and it will have Lane Keep Assist (LKA) or whatever description Skoda uses for the tech that keeps the car within the lane markings. Will be my first experience of this tech. When we were researching/visiting dealers/test-driving, our shortlist converged on the Kodiaq, Volvo XC40 and Honda CR-V, plus 1 or 2 others. The XC40 and CR-V both have a simple on-off button on the steering wheel for LKA. Looking at my downloaded Kodiaq manual (I've seen better instructions) it almost looks like you turn LKA on via the Infotainment menu, it stays on 'forever', and thus self-activates when certain conditions are met (speed, lane markings sufficiently clear etc). And there doesn't seem to be a rapid, intuitive method for toggling LKA on/off. Is that correct, or am I missing something? Even the YouTube vids aren't very informative, they show LKA in action, but don't give much of a clue regarding easy turning on/off. if it helps, the car will have Virtual Cockpit and the Columbus infotainment system Thanks in advance for any hints and tips....