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Is this specific to Kodiaqs, or doues it concern other models fitted with petrol engines? If so which engines are affected?

No modern cars use any fuel at all when going downhill, assuming that the hill is steep enough for gravity to overcome the car's rolling resistance. From what I can make out, eco mode allows the DGS gearbox to go into neutral (or to release both clutches) to reduce rolling resistance. There would be no effect to a manual. You cold replicate this by putting a manual into neutral or dipping the clutch, but that would be illegal.

I regularly do trips from Dorset to thee south west corner of London. Usually A roads on dual carriageway, but sometines motorway. I usually see 44 to 50mpg on the computer, the low figures seem to be when the weather is cold, the higher figures when warm ~17 degrees.

Absolutely no noise from mine!

I haven't tried the eco mode, but I have had a look at the parameters in the 'custom' mode. I use the sport mode, but to be honest, I can't feel any difference, apart from perhaps slightly heavier steeing. As my car is a manual there will be no coast function in Eco, and no change when accelerating apart from the gear change indicator. It is all very different to an Alfa Mito diesel I had as a hire car in Italy. I couldn't figure out how poor the performane was until I discovered the spot function, which transformed performance. On the other hand, its Eco mode made it perform like a slug.

I've just caught up with this. It appears that I have been misreading the brochure. Most of the ones I have seen actually have a list of standard features and options. So when the heated wheel did not appear on the options list, it didn't occur to me that they are standard. I am surprised though as for my Edition it was an option, and I thought that heated seats were optional on the then current SE-L. Many apologies to all.

No black dot in the column. So varioflex seats are standard, but heated wheel appears to be unavailable. Here is the section for the Winter Packages. Still appears that you need to specify a heated wheel if you want a winter pack. It could get complicated (as if it weren't already) as the prices would be different for manual and DSG. It also seems to indicate you cannot just order a heated wheel without a Winter Package on an SE-L but you can on an SE-Drive.

I've just reread the brochure page in the light of this. The heated steering wheel is listed as an option for the SE Drive (both manual and DSG) but not available for SE-L or Sportline. The Winter Pack does not seem to include the heated steering wheel, but is only available with the heated wheel, which, as above isn't available on an SE-L. The same seems to apply to the Winter Package +, steering wheel not included, only available with heated wheel, which isn't available. WTF !!!!!! I'm glad the situation with my Karoq Edition seemed to be simpler. I live in the south and frost isn't am issue, so I don't need the heated screen. The heated wheel, which the agent recommended, isn't necessary, I can cope pefectly well without it. I have heated seats; the leather seats can be quite cold but not so much that I have used the heater apart from ensuring it works. My wife and daughter both enjoy the heated passenger seat though.

I've just looked into this and I'm not sure you can get a heated screen for only £350. It appears that the Winter Package does not include the heated windscreen but does have heated front seats, heated windsreen washers and headlight washers.The brochure says that you must have the optional heated steering wheel at £115 for manual and £200 for DSG. The brochure states that the heated steering wheel is only available with the Winter Package and Winter Package +. The winter package + which is heated front and rear seats, heated windscreen washer nozzles and headlight washers, at £420. There is no mention of the heated steering wheel in the Winter Package +, and does not appear to include the heated steering wheel.. Also, note that a heated screen doesn't seem to be available at all with the 1.0 TSi engine. So if you are looking for an SE-L with heated screen, it appears that the cost on top of basic is £535 for a manual and £620 for DSG.

The reason for tis is that car's engines have so little internal friction that there is little worthwhile engine braking available. And brakes are easier and cheaper to replace than gearboxes.

I think I may be referring to ACC, not DCC. Apologies to all!

For clarity my car is a manual, not DSG.

I have DCC on my 1.5 TSi Karoq. I came from a car which had 'adaptive cruise' where the car sensed the vehicles in front and would back off the throttle to keep a gap, but didn't apply the brakes, allowing the car to pick up speed beyond the set speed on downhills. I found this OK. With the Karoq that side of things is OK, but it does apply the brakes if necessary. But braking has little finesse, making the ride uncomfortable with passengers. It can be quite crude when it ia avare of a bend and slows down, brking tends to be later and harsher than I like. But the main issue I find is this. I live in an area with few dual carriageways so much of my time I am driving on undulating relatively straight A roads. As I rarely need to hurry, I tend to set the ACC to ~55mph. When I get to a different limit, say 30mph, braking is late and harsh. When I get back to the 60mph limit the ACC resets to 60mph, not 55mph, so I have to reset it. It always resets to maximum allowed speed, whether I want it or not. So I vary rarely use DCC, just simplecruise, even then frequently swithching it off and on. TBH, I wouldn't have it again.

Shipping is from Emden. I spent quite a lot of time watching departures from Emden on a ship tracker whilst waiting for my Karoq.

Not driven our Karoq for nearly two weeks. Stop/start worked first time.

Please bear in mind that the OP probably has a left hand drive car, and the photo is lhd. It may be different for rhd.

It isn't quite that easy. The problem is knowing what brimming is. I always fill until the pum cuts out, which may depend on the pump in use. I then fill to the next whole litre so sometimes it's an extra 0.8L, sometimes 0.2L, etc. So with a 40L fill, the variation is, on average, +/- ~1%, which will translate into a difference of 1% in the figure obtained. I don't think google maps is a good measure as it is virtually impossible to track accurately all of the short local journeys you make and mileage around car parks. As for GPS trackers, my daughter hjas taken up a walking challenge ovrer lockdown and uses a tracker app on her iphone to measure each walk. I have walked with her and, as my new android phone has the capacity, I have the same app. We go on a (say) 6km walk, without leaving each other. My distance is always significantly less than hers, up to ~0.2km. So which is correct? Basically what I am saying is that there is variation in just about all the parameters, so it is virtually impossible for anyone to get an accurate figure for each tank of fuel. And,just to add, I frequently do journeys from home to the south-west outskirts of London, and my 1.5 TSi Karoq gives an indicated 46-48mpg.

Absolutely fine on my computer (Windows 10 standard pdf reader)

Are you referring to Autobrake or parking brake?

No idea, never seen it on mine. Mine is manual, don't know if it is something to do with DSG, and mine is virtual cockpit. Have you had a software update?

When the green P icon is on the autobrake is on. When the red P icon shows the parking brake is on.

As far as I am aware, the situation is crystal clear. The OP can drive the car away if the fault is not marked as dangerous. It appaers that the law changed fairly recently to make the situation perfectly clear. It is always wise to take your car for a test well before the old one expires, as it gives time to sort out issues like this before the earlier MOT expires.

Sorry, can you clarify please? You say that the car is 15 months old, and maps haven't updated, but you maps are dated October 21? Have I misunderstood, as on the face of it, it looks as though your maps are a year newer than your car. Do you have the Columbus system (I assume so as you have an Edition)? I've just checked my date, car built some time around September/October, maps appear to be November 21.

Also, cars are tuned to give minimum CO, SO2 and hydrocarbon emissions. To aid this, the engine is tuned not only to the requirement of the engine but also the requirements of the catalyst, extra fuel being needed to heat the catalyst quicker. This obviously will have a detrimental effect on fuel economy.

As it's a diesel, and presumably fitted with a dpf, a 'good quality oil' is not really good enough. I'm assuming that the oil required should be a low SAPs oil, otherwise there is a risk of ash accumulating in and blocking the filter. I suppose it would be OK very short term as long it ity was changed for the correct grade as soon as possible.