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The 50 in a 215/50 size indicates that the sidewall height is 50% of the 215 width, therefore 107.5 mm. Similarly for a 235/50 tyre the sidewall is 50% of 235mm = 117.5mm, so the tyre will have a rolling diameter not far off an extra inch.

But increases wear on engine and gearbox. Brakes are cheaper to fix.

Looks like the dealer fitted a non-standard blade as mine is the original and 13" long.

Would having a sunroof and a dark sunroof be enough? Are the Sportline or vRS available with dark rooflining and sunroof? I ask this because, when our local bus company bought some new buses 3 or 4 years ago, the deliberately bought vehicles with paler flooring and a fixed glass sunroof to reduce stress for autistic children,

The lamps do not move. The foglight on the inner side of the bend comes on to supply extra light. This may either be when the indicator is applied or when the wheel is turned. It only occurs as below 40kph.

I don't know where this measure is used, but it has always been one of three choices for most, if not all, my recent cars. Must use it somewhere!

I wouldn't be surprised if new front discs are required. Modern pads wear disc much more rapidly than older asbestos-containing pads. I can't remember having only pads on any of my cars in at least the last decade. To be sure, measure the thickness of the pad and check with recommended minimum.

If it was a stone, braking when reversing will often dislodge them.

Does this link the wheel to the driver's seat or both seats? If both, how is the setting separate for each?

I switched it off permanenty in our Karoq, not because I had any issue with its action, but because in my car I was continually being nagged by a synthesised voice to keep in the middle of the lane on single carriageway bendy roads. Easy to avoid on wider A roads, but a real pain on some of the narrower roads our way.

Please bear in mind that it is not necessarily enough to switch off the engine and restart to clear faults. You have to give the car's system time to power down completely. I would suggest leaving it for at least a minute before trying a restart. I have tis on a car from a different manufacturer. If I park it on a slope nose up, the oil level sensor thinks that the car is short of oil and brings up a warning. When on level ground a quick restart does not clear the fault, a longer pause does.

Bear in mind that this is, in theory, illegal. A speedo can legally read high, can't remember by how much, but must not read low.

I have just looked up info on MOTs on a particular company website. Unfortunately it seems to be full of half-truths and omissions. I'm not surprised an agent doesn't know the rules. Of course it may well depend on who in the agent you spoke to. Probably not the MOT tester.

It used to be that if you took your car in early for its first MOT the MOT would expire the day before the anniversary of the test.This changed several years ago to the day before the anniversary of first registration. There is no need to provide a V5 to give evidence as the information should already in be in the MOT database. Interestingly, my car was first registered on 29th October last year, and I was concerned when I didn't receive a reminder during September as I thought my car was only taxed until 30th September. So I looked it up via 'is my car taxed' and it turned out it was taxed until 31st October. I wonder whether the DVLA charge the extra 2 or 3 days or whether it is essentially free.

You do not need to search the menus to switch off s/s. Have a look at the switches below the heater controls. The first switch on the left deactivates s/s, but of course it will be active again next time the car is started. S/s doesn't bother me though.

Advice on here seems to be: 1. Always use a 2032, whether originally fitted with one. 2. Try to use Panasonics (also recommended on forums for other manufacturers) 3. Keep a spare in you car or wallet ar preferably both.

This is interesting! I had a car that I fitted with a dashcam and when I took it into the agent they unplugged the dashcam, presumably to protect the workshop staff or so you can't see how they drive your car. It may also be under GDPR rules. Also, the staff of a Gatwick carpark also unplugged a dashcam, presumably again so they can't see what they do with your car. I did notice shortly after I left and plugged it in again. It was a good job as I hasd a serious accident on the way back and wrote the car off. If they hadn't unplugged the dascam, or if I hadn't pluued it in, then I probably woudn't have had the crash. Note, I now have a car with a built-in dashcam which can't be turned off. As for loan cars with dashcam, are they protecting their car from you as a driver, or are they protecting you? Could you unplug it claiming GDPR rights?

I haven't had to have a courtesy car from Skoda yet as the only visits were 'while you wait', (problem with a usb c socket and an oil change service). We have had several cars from a different manufacturer, and I don't recall (cetainly not recently) where there was a charge. One agent has obviously had problems with people using the cars and not topping up with fuel, so thay had instigated a £5 charge to cover fuel, before the latest price increases, but no charge if you put some in and gave them the receipt.

Have a look at your own insurance policy. Mine covers a courtesy car with the same excess as my own car(s).

Does it make any difference whether you hold the car on 'handbrake', footbrake or autobrake. In all cases I assume the engine is potentially dragging the clutch. Surely the only way is to go into neutral every time you stop. Or am I missing something fundamental?

I have my usb c phone plugged into the usb c socket and it chages very rapidly. I do it that way as I can have Google Maps any time I need it.

I replaced the battery in mine. The one in the key was a 2032, and I replaced with a Panasonic. The key didn't need any synching, it just worked. I now carry a spare in my wallet and one in the car.

I have had this message a few times in the last few weeks. It always seemed to happen as I was driving, and it could not be started. Eventually it came up as I was in a car park with the engine off but ignition on. This time it obliged, and it was a very small update, taking less than 2 minutes to install.

I have never owned a car which came with a warning triangle. Also, please bear in mind that for Spain you need 2 triangles, an also, if you need glasses for driving you need to take a spare pair.

I have a car from another manufacturer, and i believe that the warranty gives access to a hire car if your own car is off the road. May be worth asking Customer Care.