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Just go into settings and switch off remote opening the windows. Simples.

If operated from the key do the rear windows drop first? Might be brief enough to start the process but not get as far as the fronts. One of the first things I did in settings was disable the ability to drop the windows with the key. I kept the putting windows up though. No idea re sunroof, not having one.

Will see what it looks like tomorrow. PS To save me going out in the rain, these aren’t AGM type are they?

tried that today to find: The only leckie things I had running was headlights and good old Ken Bruce on R2. Needed both LOL! All other criteria should have been fine, seatbelt was on, wasn’t too cold, basically all the criteria for normal SS were in place. It was a 30 mile round trip and the “fogged” bit of the message disappeared near the end, but not the excess power message. When I got back I checked the battery voltage with a multimeter, engine off so not reading the alternator output, and it was 12.5V, a bit low. Will check the battery tomorrow am after any float charge has dissipated, but I suspect my battery isn’t in the healthiest of conditions. The car was built in late July 19 but not delivered, to me, until late June 20 so battery will have suffered the usual neglect in storage.

True, in those circumstances they would be a good choice. Also have roads locally that are cleared with tractors with V shaped ploughs. Great except where the passing places have a 2ft bank of snow from the plough, makes for good for reversing practise.

But roads are never only snow packed, unless it’s purely roads that ploughs and snow blowers (we have one of these for Dava Moor) don’t touch. It’ll virtually always be mix of snow packed and cleared roads. That’s why I’d never bother with snow chains for the roads I drive, you’d be constantly stopping to put them on and take them off. Re studded tyres, you don’t have the option of fitting/removing at the side of the road. I can see a place for them when out playing in the local back roads but no use heading any distance.

In the UK? Studded tyres being illegal here.

09/10 winter? Yep it was certainly fun. Just not sure I want a repeat of it! A few more pics. D3 was in offroad height!

I never want to see another winter like 2010, truly winter from hell. Was fun even in my LR getting around. Made good wheelie bin pics though. Now all our cars have full winters on and at least one 4x4, also on full winters.

Cheers all. I’ve only done shade over 4k miles in 6 months, and the next 6 months are looking like even less miles, so 40k is going to be a while away!

Good point re phone reading, as I should know as sometime use my phone or read posts. Couldn’t edit my first post but the car is a 2020 2.0TDi 4x4 DSG, 7 speed variety. How can I find out which DQ### it is?

Hmmmm, is that “sealed for life”, or in other words, “sealed until it packs up outside of warranty”? I’ll prob sort something out at 4 years or 40k, if I hit that first.

Cheers, that makes sense. With the mileage I do I’ll prob hit oil change on time rather than distance.

Daft question but does the DSG auto box have oil in it? Reason I ask is I’ve seen reference to “dry” DSG box. Hence no idea if it needs an oil change or not, and if it does how often is on the service schedule, or advised by fellow users which may well be more frequent.

I came from a series of LRs with xenons so light colour took a bit of getting used to, but found actually seeing with them fine for likes of A9 between Perth and Aviemore. Good enough to spot the red deer lurking beside the road. Thanks for the info re warranty, will be there in 2 years. Nothing like being prepared.

Have same car, just a bit newer, and don’t find the headlights too bad, just a bit yellow which I’ve gotten used to them. For £20 or so might be worth getting a set of upgraded bulbs to see if that makes a difference. Alternatively, do you have any bulbs of the same type (say from spare bulb kit) to see if the original ones are failing and becoming dimmer? Either way it’s a pretty cheap “try and see” route. Just out of curiosity, how much did it cost to extend the warranty and for how long/how many miles?

My case was temp +2c, car fully warmed up and minimum toys switched on, latter mainly coz of not that many toys to switch on, no change to key position. Heated rear screen was off by this time, as was my newly discovered heated mirror switch. I’d just pulled up to stop at a junction, pulled away thinking “that’s odd” and then pulled over at the side of the road and same, no engine stop. Not too worried as I usually switch SS off anyway, I’d just forgotten to do so this time. Thinking low battery pay charge might be the issue.

Cheers, will have a look at that, and all the other help, tomorrow.

I’ll have to check this auto locking malarkie isn’t on my 2020MY SE, if it is then that it’s most definitely and firmly off. I reasonably regularly pop out the car with it running.

PS Just been out, can’t find any settings for heating mirrors. Will have another look when the car is nice and warm.

Petrol blue car without mud flaps. No beet lorries but normal rows and a muddy puddle that was a bit deeper than I thought and I might have been a little fast for it. That was back in September, must confess still not washed her.

Thanks for that, I didn’t think of looking in the settings. Will have a mooch next time I’m out in the car.

Cheers, thought it was the case. I’m going to stick some tape over the neg terminal with an arrow pointing towards the earth point. Not red tape of course, that would just plain confuse me.

@e-Roottoot What I’m planning to do. Once I get my hands on them, which will depend on Queen Nichola opening the border again.

@CJJE When you find an nice easy place to sell your summer tyres can you sell my In Laws’ similar tyres? They swapped on to Michelin CC+s when the car was virtually new. It’s part of my thinking for getting a 2nd set of wheels and full winter tyres, means in the life of the car I should get my money’s worth out of the ones they fitted in the factory. Man Maths in action!