Dale_Stevens

Thanks. I believe this is part of the problem with certain Jaguar and Land Rover models, with the region not being able to complete it's cycle.

I don't have ay diagnostic equipment, so would my 2017 TDI Yeti give an audible alert when performing a regen, or a dash indicator light? I've only ound this snippet..

Well I wanted some tyres more suitable for the occasional snow we might have but not full winter snow tyres, and there's no point disposing of my perfectly good summer tyres that have plenty of tread left. Having acquired a 2nd hand set of alloys at a decent price it made sense to put all seasons on them. I'll swap back to the normal tyres in spring. It'll help keep my original alloys in decent condition and both sets of tyres will share the wear.

I bought the Halfords 2 Tonne Trolley Jack which Im pleaded with. It has a foot pedal for quick lifting, which I found useful when laying on the ground lining the jack pad up to the jacking points, I could press the pedal with my hand to inch the jack up into position, then stand up and operate the handle/lever for the main lift.

Rubber jacking pad from eBay..

Swapped my alloys over with a spare set fitted with Goodyear Vector 4Seasons today. On one side of the car I'd already marked the jacking triangle points with chalk the other day... The rear triangle marker happens is to be about the same distance from the rear wheel arch as the standard Skoda wheel brace..

Thanks, I'll have a look at their jacks. There can't be many factories making these things, I wonder how many of them are rebranded? I like the idea of those that also have a foot pedal for lifting the jack, though I can't be certain thats a feature I would actually use?

Waiting to see if Halfords have a New Year sale as their Advanced series trolley jacks look decent.

Thats an option I guess. Websites seldom quote the saddle diameter of their trolley jacks, making choosing one difficult. With the Powerflex pad being 80mm diameter, they clearly made it to fit certain jacks. Their website shows it being used with a Facom DL200LP jack but thats over £500 and not easy to find anywhere.

Yes, I'd definitely feel safer using a jack with ridges to hold the pad There can't be many trolley jacks around with ridges that can accommodate an 85mm pad within. One of my Halfords trolley jacks has a saddle of only 50mm. There are jacks that have wide saddles but these often don't have the ridges and are just flat.

Thanks J.R. Clearly there are a lot of forces ar work when jacking a car, which got my mind wandering.... As the photos below show, some trolley jack saddles are flat, others have a raised ridge around them. Is there a likelihood of a pad slipping off a flat saddle as there's no ridge to hold it in place? Or, would the forces involved mean the pad is kept in place? With a saddle with raised ridges, If the pad is wider then surely its flat base wouldn't balance well sat on top of the raised ridges? With a flat saddle, would a pad stay in place just sat on (or even overhanging) or would it need to be small enough to fit inside a raised ridge saddle? (And the starving children of Ethiopia thought they had problems!!!!!)

How wide is your jack saddle? This pad is 75mm diameter...

Those using jack pads on their trolley jacks, do they sit within the saddle of your jack, or overhang? My trolley jack saddle is quite small at 50mm diameter, and cup shaped, whereas most jack pads seem to be around 75mm diameter. Im guessing ideally the saddle needs to be a similar diameter to the jack pad, or the pad needs to sit within a cup shaped saddle for stability?

Assuming someone knows what (and where) a front subframe and rear trailing arm is

Part of the confusion is that there is so much misinformation about it on these threads. Some folk say that it is the seam that takes the load, with the standard Yeti jack having a cut out so that it can press up against the seam to lift the car (which I don't believe), others say its where the flat horizontal underneath part of the car (floor, if you like) meets the seem, directly in line with the triangles, that takes the weight, which I agree with. Being specifically the area behind the sill that you can't see. There are even pictures posted with the jacking points clearly marked with tape, which are in fact incorrect as they are the drain hole areas. Even when I had my Yeti up on the garages lift and I was stood underneath looking at the triangles, they still weren't easy to see. I took photos but the triangles still couldn't be seen on them. Despite the initial confusion, it does now appear clear in my mind where the jacking points are (in line with the triangles with the floor area directly behind the sill taking the weight) but unless your the type to just place the jack anywhere along the sill with disregard to correct procedures, then you will end up searching for and reading these threads and becoming slightly confused with the contradicting information from people who clearly mean well by what they say. Now it could be that anywhere along the sill will be suitable for lifting if your just changing a wheel, but personally i'd rather know for sure

I think the confusion for me is whether the jack is supposed to be placed directly on the triangle, or if it's just indicating the general area for jacking?

Picked up my new set of All Season tyres from my local garage today and they let me put my Yeti on their lift so we could see the triangle markers. I have to say, even with the car lifted 6ft up in the air and us standing directly underneath the cills, it wasn't easy to see the triangles, even with a torch to assist. We did find them though, but more through feel, I marked their positions with chalk onto the sides of the car, with the chalk mark directly in line with the triangles, and took those photos... Front marker Rear marker

Occasionally takes ages to get my iPhone to connect via Bluetooth to my Yeti. Sometime I give up. Sometimes I get similar problems when connecting to SmartLink for Apple Car Play (via USB). Occasionally it refuses to connect. Sometimes when it does connect, I choose a particular Podcast to listen to and it plays a different one.

I've purchased the 16" Spectrum alloys. I've currently got 17" Skoda Origami alloys with normal tyres, which I was going to clad with All Seasons. Now I've got the Sectrums I might put some winter tyres on them, and alternate between the two sets each year, or maybe put All Seasons on them. Not sure yet.

Boot flap to protect the bumper from the dog scratching it when jumping in/out..

Cheap £16 rubber mat from eBay.. Not sure if a cut out for the side storage areas would have been a good idea, but I can still get to them..

Fitted the Hatchbag liner today. First thing I noticed is that the material is thinner than our previous Hatchbag liner, so maybe some cost cutting has gone on? It still feels perfectly suitable though. I need to attach some of the supplied velcro tape to fasten some of the edges down, and there are a few extra pieces for the sides of the boot that I probably won't bother fitting. Opted for the seat split option...

Great, thanks for confirming.

The code stamped on the back reads.. 3TO 601025 7Jx16H2 ET45 My understanding is they should fit ?