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Hi, Not sure if you got this sorted. Having been through similar crap Skoda service with a brand new lease. If it’s a lease car you should ignore Skoda and raise the issue direct with the lease company (not the broker. The actual underwriters). Don’t let them fob you off (they did the same to me). It’s their responsibility and raise it in writing. You’ve reported it within 6 months. They have one chance to repair it without causing you significant inconvenience. Otherwise pursue rejecting the vehicle is your right under the CRA act. Especially since it’s a pretty major fault as it’s currently not driveable and your new car doesn’t only need a new clutch it’s now got casing damage caused by the fault. The fact it’s a wear and tear item is their only defence but at 2k miles and less than 6 months plus an expert paid diagnostics they don’t have a leg to stand on. Skoda won’t budge until the lease company pressures them and they will only do that if you exercise for your legal rights with them. At which point you’ll start getting emails from Skoda fleet customer services most likely. Try to avoid phone calls. If you do get one request they summarise with an email. If you don’t receive it within the hour send them an email politely summarising all the key points in the call. That way there’s a simple trail of events in writing. Good luck. Remember Skoda know your not the owner of the car. If it ends up in court your just going to get it thrown out because they don’t have to legally do anything for you. Leasing isn’t the same as financing a car. Hope something in this post helps.

Ive got extensive experience in this fault on the Kamiq. As someone who spends up to 8 hours on the road daily and mainly around london it was a nightmare. Cars gone for good with full refund but heres a tip: When the fault first pings on the dash press the SOS button once. After a short period of time the car will say through the speaker 'emergency call initiated'. At this point just press the button again and it will cancel before it makes the call and the fault will go. The car will now function for a short period without the fault present. The worst thing was when it popped up when i had to stop and turned the vehicle on and off then the whole MIB system just refused to operate. Just stuck on loading screen, no way out even if you reset using the power button or turn car on and off. No access to any of the menus. If you have the digital climate control i assume you cant adjust the fan speed. Car also adjusted headlights for driving on the right. Lost GPS signal by putting you miles away (and if you have your phone connected to usb port to charge would override your phones GPS with the cars incorrect location), radio stops working. Two OCU modules changes and numerous updates and reprogram procedures did nothing. Good luck.

@e-Roottoot Ah yea sorry i missed the word Pilot because i added the 's'. The Pilot 4s (replaced the Michelin Pilot Super Sport name) is a different tyre to the Pilot 4. Always my goto tyre if its not a Cup 2 type of car. Ah ok. Makes sense the mapping is off. If there was a physical traction button i wouldn't mind the spin as much (as i can adjust throttle rather than traction being all aggressive) but cant be going through the menu to turn it off just to take off the line every time i guess. I'll try it later with it off to see how it behaves actually since i've not tried with it off. Thanks

Beginner? Your not giving realistic or useful recommendations for the situation. I didnt say the wider tyre gives more grip. A 205 vs 215 decades ago which? test? Compounds/traction systems have moved forwards leaps. Its 2021 and a daily run around in very average british conditions shouldn't be this slippy even if it's just off the line. Noone really cares about what brake discs look like on a non performance car. Probably only people who quote decades old which reviews . Plenty of 18" Aero Rim designs to hide them if i felt that way rather than steelies. Anyways any members running any tyre alternatives in the 18's at the moment? The models 18monthish old so must be some people doing the tyre changing mileage? I had a proper look at the options and really tempted by the 215/45R18 YOKOHAMA ADVAN NEOVA AD08R. Wet reviews seems to be very varied but overall better than i was expecting to read. Doesn't cost me much to switch so maybe early summer if the cars still here .

The Goodyear Eagle F1 Assymetric 3 that came on mine from factory are definitely not what i would consider an 'eco' tyre. Looking at the list of alternatives in the 215/45/18 size there not many better options. Shame no michelin 4s. I don't think myself (or anyone) who's purchased a car with 18" tyres on it is going to downgrade to your suggestion of 15 steel rims unless living in some difficult areas/climates. Probably not a smart idea to purchase an auto Kamiq with low profile 18's if thats the case. The issue happens in the dry as well which is why its an issue worth noting, only had the car since end of december so cant comment on it being hot weather. I expect most regular tyres to spin in cold/wet/slippery conditions. The supercharger just kicks in so aggressively with the slightest quick movement from stationary. Reminds me a lot of how the E46 M3's used to behave in sport mode . Ill probably switch to winter tyres like always from October/November next year so will see if its any better on those.

Driving around london i can confirm it definitely gives priority to signs it scans. In london this can often be wrong because the main road will have say 30mph limit but every side road is 20mph so as you go past it picks up the 20mph sign often. Just irritates drivers behind because im doing less speed through the cameras as stuff if i don't know the road i always go by the lower number on the dash.

Ive had it occasionally decide to yank left or right in the city. Not had any serious issues on motorways. More likely to save me than cause anything. Sorry can i ask a separate question? Which dealer are you using? I would like a Kamiq as a courtesy car!

Now that you bring it up wheelspin off the line is a real issue. Ive adjusted my driving style for sure because i know its going to do it. Im going to try reducing the tyre pressure a few psi on the front to see if it helps. Maybe try a more sticky brand of tyre (i cant believe im even saying this for a kamiq. I thought i was going to have lack of power issue. Not putting the power on the ground issues). Ive not got the digital climate control so not suffering from any of the interface issues. I got given a new golf 8 courtesy and using the touch screen to adjust fan speed was a shock so after being initially annoyed that digital climate wasn't standard on the Monte Carlo im now very ok with it as tend to adjust settings a lot. Driving position i don't have any issues with at all and i've spent years driving range rover sports. More than enough over a regular car for me. Looks great. Attracts a surprising amount of attention (from young to old). Suspension and handling are way above what i was expecting and i've had no issues at all with the gearbox. If i wanted to drive quick i always flick it to 'S' then back to D for regular driving. Condensation in the LED headlights ruins the look most of the time, driving doesnt sort it out because they dont generate enough heat. Infact alot of the time it gets worse when driving. Im very close to rejecting the car due to nightmare electrical issues ive had to deal with from new to now 3.5k miles. Skoda UK hands down the worst customer service attitude/experience ive ever had from any brand..and ive dealt with most of them for various reasons. I always buy brand new. I just assumed id get VAG network tyre of service. Nope. Otherwise if all went to plan i would have been very happy with the purchase for my needs and the price. side note: It came with standard skoda mats which felt really poor quality and wore out around where my foot/heel stays. I bought the prestige mats for £65 and the driver one lasted about 500 miles before my heel print is a permanent feature. If anyones got any better options do let me know. Never had this issue before on mats at such low usage.