Archie_D

Ah, very good point BazzY! Is there anyone in the Guildford area who can help me recode the battery? I see from the map of people with scanners that @Michaelhare has one and is in Godalming but I'm not sure if he's still on this site and as a rookie I can't message him directly yet 🤔. Otherwise I'm happy to travel if anyone else can help. Many thanks in advance!

I don't have the facility to re-code the battery. Unless someone near Guildford can help?

Quick update.... I purchased a Varta A7 (E39) Dynamic AGM battery and installed it. After a couple of mis-steps due to a flat key battery all seems well; all warning lights extinguished and car starts and runs fine. No need for recoding (hopefully) and best of all the alarm isn't sounding all the time... it's VERY loud! Thanks everyone for your help.

I have a 2017 petrol Octavio which I hadn't used for a couple of weeks and when I tried to start it the battery was flat. I charged the battery for a few hours and locked the car without starting the engine as I was in a rush. When I went back and tried to start the engine it wouldn't start and the alarm started going off. There were lots of warning lights on the dash and I couldn't stop the alarm using the key. I ended up having to disconnect the battery to stop the alarm. I'm guessing there's probably a problem with the battery and that I'll have to replace it. Do you guys agree or could it be something else? The current battery is the Banner EFB 6R0 915 105 B which I guess is the original one. If I have to replace it, any recommendations for a reasonably priced alternative? And will I have to get it "coded" or something before it will work? What does that involved please? Thanks in advance!

Can I download the software update from somewhere and install it myself?

Hi John999boy, Thanks for your suggestions. How do I do a soft reset of the head unit please? Thanks

Hi all, I have a Skoda Octavio 2017 and have been using Android Auto to display Google maps on the console and listen to podcasts. About a month ago the car stopped recognising when I connect the phone (using a lead). The phone beeps but the car doesn't acknowledge the phone and so it can't connect. I've tried updating Android Auto to the latest version and using different leads but this doesn't help. I have Skoda software version 0468 installed (with media codec 4101.0.0.0 ?) and the AA version is 6.8.623353. Does anyone have any ideas how I can solve this? Any help gratefully accepted. Many thanks, David

Hi all, Firstly, excellent site and thanks so much for the oodles of useful information. I'm about to do an oil change on my 2017 Octavia 1.4 petrol automatic and purchased oil and a filter from Euro car parts. They sold me a Crosslands filter (Product Code: 501440628: https://www.eurocarparts.com/p/crosland-oil-filter-501440628) as appropriate for the job. However the very helpful "How To: Oil and Filter Change on Mk 3 Octavia (2015 Scout)" by smokinmonkey on this excellent forum shows a plastic filter housing with a very different looking filter. Unfortunately I couldn't find a list of appropriate part numbers on this forum so my question is... does anyone know the part number for the correct oil filter? And which make should I use? Annoyingly when I put my Reg in the Euro car parts it still offers me the seemingly wrong part. Urgh! Many thanks in advance for your help, Archie