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Exactly the same for me during the February cold spell. But presumably it's battery charge/voltage on startup rather than temperature. I guess it says something about your driving whether you first notice it's the horn not working or cruise control.

Same here. As mentioned, DSG 4x4 diesel 190. Car in "normal" driving mode (ie not eco); gear indicator changes to "D" and ECO indicator comes on.

Googling suggests it puts the DSG gearbox into neutral so the car coasts. Presumably that means it won't happen with a manual gearbox. No idea if it's engine-dependent - I have the 190 diesel and ECO flashes up occasionally.

Maybe it's the other way round - if the VIN plate doesn't show a towing weight you definitely don't have the prep package, and some people have claimed it's illegal to fit a towball in that case, even if it's just for a bike rack.

I thought I'd read (probably here) that if the VIN plate on the door pillar shows a towing weight then the car has the towbar prep option. If it doesn't, some have claimed it's illegal to fit a towbar (UK / EU).

I don't have ACC, and probably wouldn't use it if I did.

Mine has done under 20k and at the last service (December) they said the rear pads were 80% worn. Strangely the front pads were only 20% worn. I will check once the weather improves...

I don't think the OP's 2018 Kodiaq has USB C sockets.

I guess you could pull off the connector to the motor (not sure how fragile the clips are) rather than disconnect the battery, but then you may as well use the 12v method as per Youtube.

It sounded like the motor ran for some time engaging the handbrake; normally you don't hear it as the engine is running. So I'd just assumed it was fully retracted. I'd disconnect the battery or pull a fuse to stop anything happening while the caliper is off the disk. @Summerhillred - when you say "wound the piston back" do you mean push back with a lever or clamp? I know some designs do have to be wound (ie rotated) back with a special tool but not VAG ones? Anyway if it doesn't work it's still a lot cheaper buying pads + OBDeleven than paying a garage. It just seems wrong that you need a special tool to replace a consumable item when they could so easily add a retract function as standard.

Yes I know the official way to release the electric handbrake to change rear pads requires a VCDS or OBDeleven (expensive) or there's the 12v battery / remove motor and unwind the Torx head method, either of which seem a bit of a faff. But I just tried something that seems to work - if you have a level driveway and plenty of room: - turn off auto-hold - drive very slowly along driveway, turn off engine and roll to a standstill - engage Park / low gear You are now safely stopped and the auto handbrake is retracted (proved by pulling the manual lever - you hear the handbrake motor engage the pads). I'll attempt the actual job when the weather is warmer.

I recently updated maps from 2023/4 to 2024 - no problem using a 64GB NTFS card, and I'm on (what I think is) the latest firmware (MH12-ER_SKG13_P4526). .

The OP will struggle to format his 64GB card using FAT32. NTFS works just fine - ignore anyone who says it doesn't.

I am being practical. I got the low AdBlue warning, which said add minimum 1 gallon maximum 3 gallons. I bought a 20l drum (cheapest by far per litre from Amazon) and added roughly 10 litres. That's when it said unhelpfully the level was now minimum 1 maximum 1 gallon. I didn't want a quite large, half-empty drum hanging around for 6 months or so to the next top-up. By changing the display to litres I found I could safely add another 5, put the remaining 5l or so in a smaller container, and get rid of the drum. I guess the problem is that it only displays in whole gallons but gives litres to two decimal places, and there are dire warnings about overfilling.

Well that was easy - Settings / Units / Volumes and change to litres. Consumption still displays as mpg but the AdBlue topup screen is now a much more helpful min: 3.5l / max: 5.25l