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I have checked, but there is no software update for the Scala Bolero infotainment system. I expect few people will go into the menu and make changes to the screen's brightness, and even fewer will set it to very dark. The fault is literally glaringly obvious as the screen will illuminate the entire cabin and would be dangerous at night.

The screen becomes so bright that you can easily see the problem even in bright daylight.

If on the Bolero infotainment Screen I select Menu, Settings, Screen, Brightness, there is a choice of very bright through to very dark, in five steps. If I select Very Dark, the infotainment screen goes very bright. So bright that at night it becomes difficult to drive. It seems to work fine on other brightness settings. Has anyone else seen this, which looks to me like a software bug?

I quite understand you thinking that I must be stalling the engine, and it's a good suggestion, but I don't think it is a simple as that. However, I'm going to drive to a large, empty car park near me, and experiment to see if I can replicate the problem. Also, I have booked the car into a Skoda agent to be tested on Thursday, 2nd December. I'll report back my findings. 🙂

Thanks for your suggestion, and yes I have and don't think it happens then. The problem is that when it does happen I tend to forget to check as my mind is so focused on getting the engine started again, then forget about it!

I have a Skoda Scala 1.0 TSI 110 with manual transmission, which is 18 months old and has covered about 5000 miles. I have owned it for about 4 months. On several occasions I have slowly pulled out from a junction onto a main road, changed into second gear, and had the engine completely stop. This has left me in a dangerous situation in the line of approaching traffic. I have noticed that when I slow down gradually, the engine stop/start cuts in when I am still travelling at 4mph. Therefore, I believe that when I am going slowly in first gear and change up the stop/start is actuating. The only way I can re-start is to put the car in neutral and then depress the clutch. My daughter's Vauxhall Astra comes to a complete rest, and only after a couple of seconds does its engine stop, which seems much more sensible. I like the Scala, and usually deactivate the stop/start, but sometimes I forget and get caught out. I find this behaviour dangerous and unacceptable. Can anyone please throw some light on this? Thanks.