CageyH

A good point, well presented. So, it is “predictive speed” that needs to be turned off?

I have just had a chance to check the menus. I have a choice of ACC or Speed Limiter. Next motorway trip, I think I will give the limiter a go. This should avoid the random braking issue.

Thanks for the reply. I assume it is predictive. I shall have a look at the menu tomorrow. Some features of it are quite nice, but not the sudden braking ones. Do you know if it is the road sign recognition option (it could be a slip road sign being picked up) or another option?

Is there anyway of stopping the car slamming the brakes on, when on a dual carriageway at 110 km/h when it thinks you are on a 50 km/h road? It may be linked to bridges. I have had this happen a few times now when using ACC and it is quite annoying, and could be dangerous. I bought the car for comfort, and sudden application of the brakes unexpectedly is not very comfortable.

At long last, my AA Wireless dongle has shipped.

I will be having a look at the links today. Thanks for posting them.

I found the references here - Skoda Bulb Kit

I have a pre-matrix LED MY2020 Superb IV. From what I can work out, I think I have standard bulbs fitted in the following positions, and what I believe is fitted. Front indicators - PWY24W Reverse lights - P21W Rear indicators - PY21W To avoid me dismantling the car to find out, can anybody please confirm? The user manual is most unhelpful.

My comments ate not based on Paris, or Lille. There is a reason that the vignette is fairly large. So that it can be seen by Gendarmes. I have colleagues who live in the zone here in Toulouse. One of them is obliged to park down the road from where he lives time to time due to controls as he cannot get a Crit Air pass for his car. The zone is not enforced 365 days a year in Toulouse, so it does not inconvenience too often. It only comes into play during peaks of pollution. For the sake of €3.67 in France, why take the risk of not having one? I can see that you feel it is a scam. Well unfortunately, it is now a law. It is the same thing as a motorway vignette in Switzerland. I have never seen anybody getting checked, but you need one to drive on the motorways. You risk a fine if you are subject to a control and you don’t have one. It’s your choice. As I want to be able to go into the centre of Toulouse when I want, I paid the €3.67. I can assure you that I am not imagining the law. I agree that you are very unlikely to get stopped on the périphérique of Paris if you don’t have one, and you are travelling through, but if you are staying inside a controlled zone during your holiday, you would be foolish not to have one. If you are not, then as stated earlier, you probably don’t need one. Don’t forget that the enforcement zone is only during certain times of the day, so if you are travelling outside of those hours, you are not required to have a Crit Air vignette. I am causing unnecessary stress? Letting my imagination run wild? If you say so…. I have posted some information regarding a law in France. Next time I am stopped, I will tell the Gendarmes I don’t need to pay the fine as a bloke on the internet told me it was ok not to have one based on his experience. Do you think that will work?

€68 fine

That is pretty misleading and is actually incorrect. Never seen the on the spot fines? Not from round here? No problem, we will escort you to the cash point. If you don't have the Crit Air sticker, don't go in the zone when restrictions are in force. You risk getting a fine....

Read the thread in context. Is that clearer for you? Nothing "misleading" about my posts. If you are in a Crit Air zone, and get stopped ny a Gendarme and you don't have the sticker displayed, then you risk getting a fine. If you don't go in the zones, you don't need one. Basically what my last two posts said.

I think it is a €68 fine if you get caught without one.

You only need the Crit air sticker if you are going into restricted areas in big cities. If you are off on a ski holiday, chances are that you don’t need one, and you certainly don’t need to pay £18.50. I have never needed one, but have one just in case.

I have family in North Aveyron and the Cantal. If you look at the weather map, the family in the Cantal are in the blue spot, which always seems to be the coldest area of France. 🥶 If I stayed in Toulouse, summer tyres would be fine. This winter, I will take the wife’s car, an X-Trail on CrossClimate+, with a set of chains. I will see if I can pick up a set of winter wheels and tyres next year, when the finances have recovered from buying the car this year.

Yes, I have been looking at my options. The Polaire design now seems to be made by Michelin? To be honest, I am not keen on the design of the attachment point, but they seem to work. If the loi montagne does come into force, winter wheels/tyres may be a better investment, especially as my six year old daughter took to Skiing last winter. Yes, they are more expensive, but they are possibly safer than summer tyres in low temperatures. I had CrossClimate + tyres on my BMW, and they were pretty good. These are of course another option, combined with “front mounting” chains. Quite possibly the best option, but I need to wear the existing tyres out first.

When I looked on the Michelin site to find out what would fit, I started with Easy Grip, as I had a set for my BMW. The only problem is that they don’t do a set for 235/40/R19

I assume that the lack of response means it was, so to be clear I am unable to fit snow chains or socks on my car as I have 235/40/R19 tyres. The only wheel and tyre combination that you can fit chains or socks on use a 17” wheel. That means I have to either change tyres on my wheels and fit winter tyres. The existing have done just over 12,000 km, or spend €400 on snow chains for “unchainable” cars, or spend a bit more on a set of wheels and tyres for winter. There is of course another option, which is to do nothing and risk getting stuck in the snow.

Was that aimed at me?

Chains are fine. As stated earlier, you only need them in certain areas, indicated by the sign posts.

The law has been around for a long time, but now it is being rolled out in 48 departments. Areas I go frequently are now affected, where it never used to be applicable. There is a map of the areas here. As I live in dept. 31, and have family in departments 12 & 15, it looks like I am going to need to invest in winter wheels and tyres. There is hardly ever any snow in Toulouse, and when there is, it is gone by lunchtime.

There is a certain amount of leniency this year, apparently. However, you do not need winter tyres to conform with the law. A set of chains, or socks (homologated if possible) are enough.

I washed it, using the Autoglym Polar system on a pressure washer. Looks quite sparkly now.

I did a 250km trip in my IV yesterday, and travelling at 130kmh on the autoroute, I averaged 52.31mpg for the journey. Some of this was spent in traffic jams, as we hit Toulouse at peak time on a Friday evening. I am quite pleased to get so close to a diesel, especially considering I was driving in possibly worse conditions, although admittedly it was not all motorway. I still need to do a long motorway trip to see how well the car performs.

Sorted this morning, in daylight, where it was much easier to see the buttons.