Andy9-5

New tensioner acquired from TPS. Could have gone aftermarket but went OEM for the supposed definitive "K" version of tensioner. Not too steep at £56.00

Legend, thanks very much. 👍

Profile on page says it's 2010. Post says 79k 🤷

Guys, I'm getting the dreaded rattle on cold startup. 1.8Tsi Cdaa engine. It lasts approx 1 second before quieting down. There's no other rattles, chain is very quiet the rest of the time. I'm thinking it needs a replacement tensioner. Am I correct in saying the tensioner runs off oil pressure and weakens over time hence the initial rattle? Can any Skoda/VW techs help with a part number please? Autodoc are saying this is the part but they are very vague and gave me 3 different options...all different. 🤷 VIN is TMBBB73TXA9017287 Miles are 79k TIA Andy

It has an amplified unit with a blue wire to be attached to the switched live to power it. So just use the two blue Fakra's and ignore the white one?

Guys, I've ditched the Columbus head unit for an all singing and dancing more up to date head unit but I'm having issues with FM radio reception. The aftermarket unit has supplied an aerial to single FAKRA connection but the Columbus has two blue and one white FAKRA connectors. I've tried all 3 connections but reception is still crap. I've now bought a twin FAKRA to aerial connector but which 2 out of the 3 connectors do I use? Anybody who's had this issue did you sort it out? TIA

I never said it was official....

Out of curiosity, is the recommended tyre pressure not on a little chart on the inside of the fuel filler flap? It certainly is on UK/European spec cars.

Didn't get the sensor, only a replacement link bar. You can't buy just the link bar at the main dealers, just a complete assembly. My sensor is still working, I can manually move the arm and the headlamps move up and down. After some research I found it's a common issue on VAG cars because they use a plastic link bar that is not sturdy enough to take the pounding of speed humps. I've left a link to what I've bought... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255693386239?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=fE0Y93HTQce&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=c0C53j5KQEW&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

If you go to getnavigationdvd.com they have a 2022 map update for the Columbus/RNS510 You will need a burning software like Nero to burn an .iso file to disk to do the update.

I'm confused, what are you driving? Is it a Superb 1.8 TSI 4x4? Your tyre sizes and pressures are way different to my 2010 1.8 TSI. My car runs 225/40-18's, front tyre pressure is 32psi and rear 33-34psi.

Guys, I was fitting new drop links this weekend when I noticed the xenon levelling link bar from the lower arm to the sensor was completely missing. It appears to have snapped off completely if you look at the picture attached. I've bought a stainless steel adjustable rod to replace it but need a reference point to see the position of the top sensor arm to fit it at the correct length. Could anybody take a picture of their sensor/link bar on level ground to give me a starting point. I'm aware it needs VCDS to programme it correctly, I just need a reference point to start with TIA , Andy

Inadvertently answered what I was going to post..."is the Columbus HU coded"? Any idea where the code for it will be? I have all the documentation but there's no mention of it in the service book with the vehicle spec codes, colour code etc

Fault code cleared but still no cruise. Have found CCM behind cubby hole to the lower right of steering wheel though.

Not got VCDS but have read car on a top of the range Autel which has found a comfort control module issue. Question is does the CCM handle the cruise and where is it located?

Yes, my switch is identical to that. I know how to activate/use it, as I previously mentioned it's the same system as fitted to my MY08 Passat. You press 2 it sets the cruise, if you brake and press 3 it resumes the set speed. If you press and hold 2 or 3 it will increase or decrease the set speed until you let the button go.

Just found this on YouTube. MFD display bottom left shows cruise on and green indication top right above MFD. This is an identical MY10 dash as mine.

Done this. Stalk is identical to my previous B6 Passat. No indication of activation on dash when I turn it on which sets alarm bells ringing. I expect to see what looks like a green rev counter with an arrow pointing at it from the outside come on when I flip the little rocker on top from off to on. Nothing. I've noticed a lot of people have the same build code of 6Y0 on their spec sheet. 6Y0 decodes as "not fitted with cruise control warning system". Is the warning system a more advanced version of the standard cruise control?

As the title says, I went for a run in my car yesterday and thought I'd engage cruise control as traffic was quiet and I had a distance to make. I flipped the off/on lever on top of the stalk expecting to see the green cruise symbol light on the dash but nothing happened. Now I'm somewhat confused, I have the cruise stalk fitted, the car is an Elegance spec so I'd expect cruise to be to fitted as standard. I checked my options codes and found I have 6Y0 which reads as "not fitted with cruise control warning system". 🤔 Is the "warning system" different or is that Skoda's way of telling me it's not a fitted option? So do I have cruise or not? What's the chance of a faulty stalk?

I may be wrong here in which case somebody should correct me, but I've found on several occasions the red & yellow wires are the wrong way around for a constant and switched live feed when going aftermarket. I've transferred an Alpine head unit to 6 different cars and had to swap the wiring around on 4 of them. Instead of using red/red, yellow/yellow, try swapping the red/yellow pins around on the adaptor.

Only advice I can offer is to find a decent auto electrician to trace the fault. They can read the circuit diagrams and cut them in half each time to locate the fault quicker and more efficiently than a "parts cannon" mechanic who keeps replacing things until the fault is found.

Thanks Pab, glad I'm not going crazy! 😁

I've been trying to find the "EQ settings" function on my Columbus head unit but it appears to be absent. According to the handbook it should be accessible via the TONE button but I've tried every menu and sub menu off the tone button with no luck whatsoever. Am I just having a brain fart or does the spec of the Columbus vary from model to model?

Damn! Forgot about the comedy sized "cup" holders.

You jest surely? Bumper and headlights out to change an indicator bulb? 🤦