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I Googled the Skoda Scala security system and it says it has 'Anti theft alarm system with interior monitoring, backup horn and towing protection', so even if you haven't fitted an alarm yourself, it sounds like it's already built in to the car.

Maybe the car's security thinks someone is trying to break in, as the boot is locked but you were trying to open it? (just a guess).

Thanks for the speedy and succinct reply. Cheers, Dave.

Hi, Just a quick update to say it's been 11 days now, and touch wood, the issue seems to have been resolved. I did have one time last week when the hazard flashers came on while I was sitting in my daughter's house and my car was parked outside. However, it was a very windy day and there is a lot of construction work going on opposite her house, consequently there are large, heavy lorries frequently thundering past her house. Is it possible the strong winds and / or vibrations from the site traffic could have caused this (hopefully isolated !) occurrence? Cheers, Dave.

Hi MicMac, Thanks for the suggestions. I have installed a new cabin filter, which I hadn't done before (courtesy of this YouTube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12rOmisqZig ), there was a LOT of stuff embedded in the filter. Then I vacuumed the 'grilles in the ceiling unit where the ultrasonic interior motion detector lives' as you suggested, then the ceiling fabric around the grilles, and the rest of the car generally. I have locked the car as I normally would, with the remote key fob, without first disabling the interior motion detector as I was doing previously. I still have the same behaviour with the Indicator light in the driver's door I described in my original post, however, it's been a couple of hours now, and the hazards haven't flashed so far. I will keep monitoring it throughout the day and will report any change. Thanks again for your help. Cheers, Dave.

Hi everyone, this is my first ever post, so please be gentle with me. I have had an issue for a few weeks with my 2011 Octavia Estate 1.6 CR 4X4. When I lock the car, after a while the hazard flashers begin to blink (the alarm doesn't sound, just the lights blinking). When it happened overnight and I wasn't aware it flattened my battery. I have tried replacing the hazard flasher switch on the dashboard, the flasher unit on the engine compartment fuseboard, and the fuse for the central locking on the interior fuseboard beside the steering wheel, I have also bought and installed a new battery, none of which have cured the issue. Last night I noticed in the Owner's Manual, under the Central Locking System topic, a reference to the 'Indicator light in the driver's door', which says: 'If the indicator light first of all flashes fast for about 2 seconds, afterwards lights up for about 30 seconds and then flashes slowly, there is a fault in the system of the central locking or the interior monitor. Visit a specialist garage to obtain assistance.' I checked when I locked the car, and this is exactly what is happening. Also, I noticed the red triangle in the hazard light switch is pulsing / flashing (is this normal?). I then looked at the section under 'Interior monitor and towing protection' and discovered there is a button next to the driver's seat that allows the interior monitor to be switched off when locking the car. So I have been switching this interior monitor button off before locking the car and it seems (so far!) to have prevented the hazard flashing issue. However, I realise this is not a permanent cure. Has anyone else had a similar issue and found a cost-effective way of fixing it permanently without having to involve a 'specialist garage'? Rgds, Dave.

Thanks Tilt / skomaz, I have now managed to fit the new lever. I put some grease on the prongs of the plastic clip as suggested before sliding it into the back of the lever, and pushed the lever on, waggling it up and down as I did so (reasoning that this would be most likely direction to open the clip and allow it to slide over the spindle and then close again, locating it in the groove). I did need to give it a 'fair old push' as you described, but it seems to have gone on ok. It still feels 'iffy' when I pull on the lever to open the bonnet, and requires quite a lot of force before the bonnet catch releases, so I am still holding the top of the lever and the outside of the car body in a kind of clamping motion with my right hand to give some support, whilst pulling the lever with my left hand. I have also followed the advice I saw on another thread on this forum suggesting checking and greasing the bonnet release mechanism (both of which I have done) to reduce the amount of effort required to rotate the lever. Many thanks for your help and advice. Cheers, Dave.

OK, thanks to you both. I'll give that a go and let you know how I get on. Cheers, Dave.

Hi skoma, thanks for your reply (and to Tilt for the earlier suggestion). I tried to do that, but it felt like the clip would break if I forced it. I also tried fitting the lever first then sliding the clip in from the back, but there is not enough room at the back of the lever - the clip hits the plastic trim, get forced on an angle, and won't go in to the back of the handle or clip into the groove on the spindle. When you pushed it in assembled did the plastic clip expand to go over the spindle, and then contract again to fit into the groove (without breaking, obviously)? Cheers, Dave.

Hi, I am a new member, literally just joined about half an hour ago. Hello everybody. Hopefully someone can advise me on a problem I am having with my bonnet release lever on my 2011 Octavia. I have been having a similar issue where the bonnet release lever kept popping off when I was trying to open the bonnet. I was having to grip the top of the lever and the outside of the car with a sort of clamping motion with one hand while pulling the lever with the other hand to get the bonnet open. This was pretty difficult, and didn't always work. I took the lever off and looked at the splines holding it on and realised some of them were broken, so I decided to buy a new one. At this point I didn't realise there was a clip to hold the lever in place (as the old one didn't have one), I thought it just slid on and locked in place via the splines. I have got the new one now, and have tried several times to fit it, but I haven't been able to get the plastic clip in place as there is no room at the back of the lever when it is fitted on the spigot. Consequently, the new one also pops off when I try to use it unless I clamp the lever as before. I don't think it will take too long for the splines to end up broken if I was to continue doing this. Does anyone know if there is a special technique to getting this plastic clip fitted? Rgds, Dave.