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Does anyone know of a place that retrofits factory optional extras to Kodiaqs in Essex, London or anywhere in the southeast? I’d like to have the following options fitted and the main dealer (Trans City Skoda, in Walthamstow) has declined saying they’re factory fit only. Electrically folding tow bar Virtual pedal (simply swipe your foot under the luggage compartment to open the boot) Lane assist (I already have the adaptive cruise control optional extra installed).

Found it. When it refers to traffic, I presume it means my own vehicle (as opposed to the oncoming traffic). As in, if I’m driving on the left (as we do in the UK) I select Left-hand traffic.

Thanks all, mines a sportline with LED headlights so I’m hopeful.

I’m off to France with my Kodiaq later this month. Does anyone know if I can set it up to recognise it’s driving on the right hand side of the road? I’m wondering whether the headlights can be adjusted so the dipped beam doesn’t dazzle oncoming traffic (or if I need to buy those stickers instead). I’m also wondering if I can change the Auto Cruise Control so it knows to avoid undertaking cars on my left.

I have a 2020 sportline. The 20” wheels are fitted with 235/45/20 tyres. My wife has ground down most wheels on curbs (a side effect of battling the school run on narrow roads). I don’t want to get them refurbished unless I have a way of preventing the damage recurring. I’m wondering if anyone has fitted higher profile 235/50/20 or 235/55/20 tyres to their Sportline to lift the wheel rim above a typical curb height? If so, can you post a pic? I want to see what it looks like. Have you experienced any practical issues, such as wildly inaccurate speedo readings or rubbing on wheel arches/arch liners? Thanks Mark

Thanks for all the responses guys, it’s been emotional. When it goes in for us next service at the main dealer, I’ll get a price from them. I expect it will be more than going direct to a body shop, but I value the service I get from them (and a decent courtesy car).

Well, a touch up pen would certainly be useful, for future. This particular instance needs more than touch up for it not to be noticeable.

Oh yes, I’m definitely not going to attempt anything myself, not on such a new and otherwise pristine vehicle. I like to have the paint code to give to the body shop if I ever have bodywork done. It can speed things up and make an estimate more accurate.

Hi All, Sadly, I've had a scuff on my rear wheel arch/bumper. Does anyone know the paint code for Velvet Red? Reading these forums it would seem the code is no longer on a sticker anywhere in the car or in the handbook.

I'm gutted, someone has pushed past our 2020 Kodiaq sport line, 2.0 TSI 4x4 and damaged the rear bumper, rear quarter panel and rear black plastic wheel arch trim. I'm speaking to body shops about the paintwork and dent, but wondered whether the plastic trim is a simple job to replace. Online they appear to sell for £50 or so, which isn't too horrendous. If it's just a case of undoing a few screws or bolts I'd rather do that myself. Has anyone done this before?

Wow - I don't usually make that simple a mistake. Thanks guys.

My 2015 Peugeot 308 GT Line has a feature I wish was present on my Kodiaq. When I turn the ignition off, the handbrake is automatically applied. It's super convenient. In the Kodiaq, when I press the stop button to turn the ignition off, I have to remember to press the Handbrake button to turn it on. Is there any way to change the settings for that so that it applies itself automatically when I stop the ignition? A few times the car has rocked as I've got out of it reminding me I've left it in park but forgotten to apply the handbrake.

Hi All, My wife keeps forgetting to lock our relatively new Kodiaq It's not foolish an error as it may at first seem, because her previous car (a 2013 Renault Captur) auto-locked as she walked away from it. The owner didn't have to touch the handle or use the key fob, they simply shut the door, walked off and by the time you were 2m away you'd hear all the doors lock. This has got her into the habit of doing just that, shut the doors and off she goes! It was super convenient, the pinnacle of convenience when it comes to locking a car in-fact. So can I change any settings on the Kodiaq so that it operates in this way? At present, we have to touch the handle once all the doors are closed to lock it. Is there any way of telling it to look once we're out of range, even if we didn't touch the handle or press lock on the key fob?

I ended up getting this. It was the shortest one I could find (30cm) with right angled USB-C & Lightning connectors. Should coil up in the tray easily. A 12cm one would have been perfect. Perfection is hard to achieve!

It says they’re USB-A cable. If so, I’ll need a USB-C to A adapter.