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That reminds me of a Cadillac that was launched when i was in Canada, I think around the late70's, early 80's. That was a V8 or rather a V8-6-4. In response to rising fuel costs, GM designed a smaller Cadillac with a V8 which could shut off 2 or 4 of it's cylinders to save fuel. However owners renamed it the V8-6-0 as they kept breaking down. The engine was ditched. In all that time, VW were the first mainstream company I'd come across who tried the technology again. Must admit I thought it would have been a complete disaster but I was wrong.

But that's not what is being discussed. The ECO light illuminates only when running on 2cyl. You're refering to ECO drive mode. The ECO light and ECO drive mode are two seperate things. G-man - They way my car works is that leaf symbol only illuminates when the car is in 2-cyl mode, it doesn't illuminate to tell me I'm in ECO drive mode - quite the opposite. As above, the owners manual on my car appears to have been written by someone who hasn't driven the car. Rooted - when my car is coasting, neither the ECO symbol or the leaf / tree symbol illuminates so unsure what that's telling me. No cylinders running? I'll occasionally see them when the car is in cruise, but it's when I'm driving that they'll display more frequently. One of the benefits of driving like an old man on his way to church on a Sunday morning. Auto engine shut off will save some fuel / emissions whilst waiting in traffic, but to be honest, I'm not sure ACT saves any appreciable amount of fuel simply because it's on less than 1% of the journey time. This is now our 4th VW product with cylinder deactivation and it's a bit of a gimmick if I'm being honest. No doubt will cost a fortune tho if it goes wrong.

I've read elsewhere that people have been able to detect when 2 cyl mode kicks in. Have to admit if it were not for the symbols on the dash, I wouldn't be able to tell in my car.

Hi G-man. In my manual, that comes form the Warning Lights section which starts on page 12. That particular excerpt is from the list on page 14. But as I say the 2023MY may well be different. An explanation for each symbol is given on pages 171 and 172 labelled 'economical driving mode" and "driving style". The explanations aren't very good tho. Hope that helps

As per Kenny - flat road and feathering the accelerator is guaranteed to display either symbol. Sounds like you need to visit the dealer for confirmation if there's a problem. My only other thought is It's definitely the 1.5tsi you have ? From 2020MY owners manual: Both symbols for ECO but manual doesn't indicate which driving mode you have to be in for them to display. Obviously the 2023MY is different.

Don't have the latest 2023 model so can't guarantee this is how your display works. I'm also doing this from memory - it's all so automatic to me now, I don't really pay attention. 1: There's no such running in period. 2: The following only applies to cars with the full digital-dash ( i.e. your Sportline ). Older cars with analogue dials actually say "2-cyl mode" in the small central display unit. Haven't a clue how the basic digital dash in the poverty trim levels work. If you're in Normal drive mode ( the default when you turn on the engine ) or sport drive mode, you may occasionally see a little green tree symbol displayed. The tree symbol is telling you the car is running on 2 cylinders. It's only when you're in ECO drive mode that the ECO symbol is displayed. Try changing to ECO drive mode and see if the ECO appears. 'ECO' and the 'green tree' are the same thing. Why display two different symbols? Haven't a clue. An educated guess would be they're pandering to some European law making tree hugger bureacrat who sees it important to distiguish between ECO and drive modes. Hope that helps.

It's almost as if it's gone full circle. Go back many years and you were rewarded for loyalty. Around the time of Thatcher, loyalty went out the window and it was discounts for new business, ( short term outlook ). Seems we're back to the loyalty game again

Went with my renewal in the end but hadn't realised it wasn't like-4-like - they'd unilaterally added NCB protection ( which I never take - long story ). So... 2022-23 insurance: £320 2023-24 insurance: £348 an increase of £28. Have to be happy with that ! The only downside was it's the first time I've renewed with AVIVA and everything is done online. Which is fine by me. But when you encounter a problem AFTER you've accessed your account, the automated system seems to be unable to cope - the only help it offers is if you can't log in to your account. ( It's been saying that all week that my policy can't be displayed due to technical issues - try again later ). Trying to contact someone is a complete nighmare - ended up conversing with an agent who I'm convinced wasn't English. It took me from 1pm until almost 2pm today just to renew my policy. If other insurers had offered compeditive prices, I'd have changed companies - it'd have been much quicker and less frustrating. But for the difference in price, the pain was worth it.

Don't have a Karoq '23 but taking an educated guess at what the problem might be. I'm sure those with 2023 Karoqs will confirm or not. Sounds very much like what happened when Skoda updated the Kodiaq - for some strange reason ( new style rear spoiler ? ) they altered the size of the rear wiper blade so that all of us who know exactly what you mean about OEM blades, had issues. At the time, none of the replacement blade manufacturers distinguished between the pre and post facelifted Kodiaq. Just had a look at Bosch website which has since been updated. Although they list replacement blades for the front and rear of the pre-facelift Kodiaq, the post-facelift Kodiaq only has front replacements listed. Could very well be the same situation with the facelifted Karoq?

The largest of the SUV cars you mention is the Karoq. A Karoq is 4380mm in length and 1841mm wide. The smallest of the hatchbacks you mention is the Octavia at 4690mm - that's 300mm longer than the largest SUV. And it's 1994mm wide making it 150mm wider. Our garage could take the Karoq, but the Octavia was too long. The Octavia hatch boot capacity is 590L - the Karoq could be 588l with rear seats in place that's a mere 2L less. With seats folded, the Octavia hatch gives 1580L of volume, The karoq gives 1630 L with them down ( 50L more ) or 1810L with them out ( 230L more ). And whilst we could just walk in to the karoq, we have to bend down to access the Octavia. What was that you were saying about the Karoq being big and bulky and not offering more space? The exact opposite is true. I get why people would prefer to chose one car over the other, but I also get why the old fashioned repmobile has died. As long as an SUV is for sale, I'd never go back to a saloon / estate as an SUV is easier to live with. The Superb hatch is 4862mm long - that's nearly half a meter longer than a karoq. And they've made the new one even longer 😲 I'm scratching my head on what Skoda are thinking here. I get the Octavia and I get the Superb but I don't get building both. I reckon the new Superb is going to be rarer than hens teeth on UK roads.

😲 What's that supposed to mean?

If you had the discs that were on my car... Thus far we've had garages replacing discs that didn't need replacing, another thread questioning why I have a car given the mileage I do ( not in anyway unusual ) etc. Can I just reiterate that my driving style hasn't changed in 40 years. I just chaged the Karoq which we had for almost 4yr. It wasn't driven any differently and there wasn't an issue. Before that an Octavia ( manual handbrake admittedly ) and an Ateca. It has nothing whatsoever to do with the style of driving or the mileage or the conditions. VW have a reputation for dodgy quality with their brakes, just like they have a reputation for dodgy quality with their OEM wiper blades. I've just been unlucky this time - it's as simple as that.

No. Neither do I have reason to doubt it. Skoda didn't say they need replaced right now, they said that given the mileage I do, that they'd recommend I had them changed b4 the service next year.

That's exactly what they said. I have no experience whatsoever so in no position to disagree, but I base my questioning on a Volvo I owned back in 2004. I was told at it's first service it had warped discs that needed replacing - something I questioned given the mileage (about 4k) and they admitted Volvo used a faulty batch of discs. They were replaced under warranty but at next 2yr service the same happened. And they were replaced too under warranty. Would have thought it unusual a rolling road would be used during it's annual service so assume they had other options to check the brakes. In all my years of driving, that's the only other car I've owned that's required attention to it's brakes. And I've had a fair number of new / very low mileage cars in that time.

Sh1te quality discs ! Yes we know the electric park brake is not disc friendly but all VW cars have a reputation with variable quality discs. The car has only done 13k miles in 3year. The crap discs I can understand, the 75% wear in pads I do not. I'm not a heavy brake user, quite the opposite. We'll see how the Bosch brakes fair. The car hasn't moved since I returned from the garage. It's been pouring rain, the rears are gleaming silver, the surface rust on the fronts make them look as if they have final stage skin cancer. Despite being told the fronts don't have an issue, I'm seriously considering having them replaced too. Wouldn't hesitate using the same EuroCarParts option again.

Oh you bet they did - they were knackered. I wrote ( kodiaq section ) a few months ago that I suspected something may be up as the brakes had a pulsing feeling and suspected they were on their way out. The question is why didn't the pre-MOT ( same place as MOT took place ) or the 3yr service pick this up? Pre-MOT said they'd likely be an advisory, the service made no mention of the discs themselves but said pads were 75% worn and recommended chaning them b4 next service. Driving home this afternoon just showed what a difference the new brakes made - no judder but something I hadn't appreciated, no noise! I'd just got used to the rubbing noise generated when the car was braking, never thought it much of an issue. In fact I thought it may have been the fronts. Apparently the fronts are fine. Service brake excessively fluctuating Offside Rear [1.2.1 (e)] And yes, you're right, it is Eurocarparts and not Europarts. The day after I bought the parts, CarParts4Less proved even cheaper if you used a code which reduced the price by 23% taking them down to £90 !!! That's unbelievable. CarParts4Less are the same company - EuroCarParts by another name but that website doesn't offer booking the garage online service. Could I have bought from CarParts4Less and then went to the same garage direct without booking online? Probably, but I'm not sure I'd have been seen within 48hr and for £17 I wasn't taking the chance. Apart from trying to help others save a few quid. what the above shows just how much Joe Public is being taken for a ride. The Quick-fit centres especially. This nonsense re: they can't fit parts which aren't supplied by them - oh yeh? Sorry about the long reply but it's not the whole story. At first the guy at my local National Tyres said he'd charge approx £90 labour if I supplied the parts but when I went to book it, I guess it was the gaffer on reception and he seemed quite annoyed, asking me to point out the bloke who gave me the quote. The guys at Halfords - when he said they couldn't warrant other peoples parts ( including Halfords ! ) I reminded him that a few years back I bought tyres from Camskill and they charged me £13 a corner to fit them. He just shrugged his shoulders. I've plenty of time on my hands so can shop around but I do feel for those who're compelled to pay whatever price they've been quoted.

Just a wee story / option for anyone who's been told their discs need replacing: Despite having had a pre-MOT check and then serviced, I was caught like a rabbit in headlights when the MOT centre called to say the car had failed due to warped discs. So what do you do? The easy option is to ask the centre, in this case a fast-fit centre, to replace the rear discs and pads. If you're willing to part with over £300 that is. Another option is to take the car to Skoda who in my case wanted £372 to replace them. Another option is to go to local garages who in my case were wanting £430 to change them. Hmm, I don't think so. I'm advised that with an MOT failure you're allowed to drive the car home and up to 10 days before you can have a free re-test. I'm allowed to drive the car to have it repaired and back to the MOT test. I chose to drive back home and have time to think. The parts from named brands such as Bosch and Brembo etc came to around £115 so does it cost £200 and above for labour? I asked several Fast-Fit centres what was their fitting charge if I supplied the parts? All of them said they were unable to do this as they couldn't provide a warranty. OK, I don't want your warranty - how much? They said they were unable to offer me that service. In most cases they were supplying discs from manufacturers I'd never heard of ( cheap as chips ? ). Then I had a brain wave... buy the parts from Halfords online, have them delivered to the store and get Halfords autocentre to fit them 👍. Great theory... " Sorry but we can only fit parts supplied by us." But it's the same parts? " Sorry, no can do." What about local garages? There were a few who would accept me supplying the parts but all wanted at least 3wks notice. Obviously that wasn't an option unless I could do without my car for 3wks and pay for another MOT. But then I came across a service I had no idea existed. Europarts was one of the lowest priced suppliers, but they now also have a service where they can deliver the parts to a named garage on their list. You buy the parts from Europarts and then you pay the garage direct. So I gave that a go. You enter your postcode and up pops the nearest 20 odd garages on their list. In my case I was quoted from £66 - £180 labour. I selected the most convenient garage who were charging £72. I wasn't confident it'd all work smoothly but it did. All garages were able to fit the parts within 48hr of me ordering them. ( a few were 24hr if the parts were in stock at their local Europarts centre ). The parts with a discount code came to £107. I handed over £70 and was searching for coins when the guy said forget it. ( garages always prefer cash ). And that's it. Car has passed it's MOT, it now has Bosch rather than the OEM chedder cheese discs and pads and it cost £177 in total. So if you're after using good quality parts and don't have the facility or skills to do the job yourself, the Europarts option is defo worth a consideration. It was certainly a hell of a lot cheaper than using local / main dealer / fast-fit centres.

Hi Sophie I've written lots about this on the forum - you should easily find it if you search. In short - You'll be able to access your finance agreement online within days of it being setup. Just select 'Skoda' from the login tab and register https://customer.vwfs.co.uk/ From then you simply request a settlement figure and pay it off. You'll likely be charged a nominal admin fee of around £30 if the outstanding interest hasn't already covered it. And thats it. No need to speak to anyone. There are so many people who really don't know how PCP operates - including salepeople. Note: the above is true for any VWFS vehicle ( VW Financial Services ) but not all manufacturers finance schemes work like this. Some include a heafty settlement charge - don't ask, it's along story. I'm not a qualified professional but FYI any so called 'cooling off period' relates to canceling an agreement. Sophie does not want to CANCEL her PCP, she want's to SETTLE it. Cancelling and settling are two completely different entities. If she cancelled her PCP then she would be liable to pay back any incentives she received. I'm pretty sure she doesn't want to do that

To my eyes it'd only work on a silver car It's one of the things I dislike about the Q2 - looks odd. A black pillar looks a little better. The current design looks better still.

I get your frustration with your dealer but I certainly don't get "is it any wonder Skoda UK is 71% poor customer service" after you've just written "Had to call skoda direct who were very helpfull" 🤪 Isn't your problem with your dealer Arnold Clark ( say no more ! ) rather than Skoda? You also say you could have got a mk2 2024 car. Yes you could, but the order books haven't even opened yet and you're making an assumtion that wouldn't be going thru the exact same production delivery issues. If the car is already waiting at the port in Germany, what makes you think it'll be 2024 before you see it? It may well be but on average, the car will be available a month from now. You say you were promised by the dealer? How can anyone 'promise' something they have no control over? If the car had already been built and on their premises then yes they can make promises, but if all you did was order a new car then then you've been taken in by 'sales patter'. or you've mis-understood. I've never known a dealer to 'promise' a delivery date rather they'll say we expect it to arrive / be delivered to you around xyz. What I'm reading here has nothing to do with Skoda and everything to do with Arnold Clark. Your contract is with Arnold Clark, not Skoda. Yes you have right to be upset - you also have the right to tell Arnold Clark to stuff his car if it wasn't delivered when they said it would be. What does it say on your order form? Does it give you an estimated delivery date? For future reference, if you want a guaranteed delivery date then buy a car that's already in stock and not one that hasn't been built. That's true for any car you buy - from Audi to Zagonda, from Dacia to Rolls Royce.

Noticing your car is 2020. I know nothing about the Kamiq systems but when sat nav goes walkabout on the MY20 Kodiaqs with MIB3, it usually means the system requires a software upgrade. Skoda are aware of the problem. Has any patch been applied to your car? Best contacting them.

I haven't a clue about any of this but just reading your reply and looking at your car details, there may be an explanation. You list your car as 2020. If it's the older car like the OP then I'd assume you'd experience the same results as him. If however yours is the upgraded car which came out in the 2nd half of 2020 ( identified by new type steering wheel, usb-C sockets and no CD drive in glovebox ), those cars have component protection that prevents you from changing certain functions. The change you made may therefore have had no or different affects to those earlier cars. As I say I haven't a clue, it's just an educated guess.

Reading the above, my tuppence worth is... A 2020 Karoq maybe one of two model years - 2019 model year or a 2021 model year. Easy to tell - do you have the larger USB-A sockets ( 2019MY ) or newer and smaller USB-C sockets (2021MY )? Reason i ask is the above replies are true for 2019MY but 2021MY cars will have component protection so 'coding' could be problematic on later cars. Do you have the right Camera? Rule of thumb is if your car displays the current speed limit ( the camera reads road signs ) then you have the camera. If not then afraid lane assist won't be available to you. To avoid paying for lane assist as an option ( aound £500? ), the trick was to specify your car with traffic sign detection ( £90 ) and then code it to enable lane assist. ( it also worked vice versa. Folk who didn't specify speed sign detection but had lane assist could enable speeds to be displayed on the dash via coding). Stop/start. If your car does mostly short journeys then stop/start is unlikely to kick in. You may have noticed it kick in more often during hot summer days, but on the whole no. If however you've been driving for a while and you shift the DSG in to P when waiting at traffic lights or a level crossing say, it seems to have less conditions to meet and you'll find the engine stops. Battery? Sorry but my batteries only get checked at it's annual service. I don't go looking for problems

Have a little more real-world experience now. Skoda quoted £372 to replace. ( £287 for discs + £85 for pads ). Brake fluid would be £75 The OEM discs for my car were manufactured by ATE 300mm x 12mm thick. ( 3Q0615601A ) I'm assuming the pads ( 3Q0698451L ) are, I'm assuming, ATE also. Been lucky not to have an issue with most VAG cars I've owned but requiring new discs and pads after Just over 13000 miles on the Kodiaq? That points to exceptionally poor quality IMO. I won't replace them with OEM. Going for a popular branded disc, a direct replacement from Bosch / Ferodo / Brembo etc appears to cost anything between £85 - £100 delivered for the pair. Pads? we're talking anywhere between £27 to £35 so parts total should be no more than £135. Labour? In need of more homework on that one as it's proving troublesome for garages to quote labour only ( they want to supply and fit ). Thus far it looks like £90 around these parts is a fair price for fitting. So the whole job shouldn't cost more than £225 vs £372 from my Skoda dealer - or £507 from Yogi-Bear's ! 🤪 Why does it have to be so flip'n complicated? Why do garages want to supply and fit? People speak of Skoda being rip off merchants but I'm being quoted well over £300 from the popular fast-fit centres and in all cases, that's supplying brands I've never heard of. The reality is many of them aren't offering replacement disc + pads cheaper than what Skoda is asking. As for brake fluid - the majority of local garages around here are quoting over £80 for the job i.e. their price is MORE than Skoda want. A select few quote £40-£50. I had it done by one of the select few

I've used Henry's for servicieng a couple of times but that was many moons ago. Since then they've addressed a wierd issue post accident repair which after liasing with Skoda, resolved the matter and the car was returned 24hr later. When looking for my current car I felt their sales were as honest as sales can be ( although we couldn't agree on a price ) but then sold my previous car to them without issue at the agreed price. Used them recently for a service. I'd mark them 10/10. The car was returned to me on time, I was given loads of info about the service itself. I was given the usual recommendations but in no way were they pushing extra work. The recommendations weren't just a price for the job, the sheet included part nos etc which has actually become very useful - saves a lot of research and asking people who don't really know what they're talking about. Also included in the handover pack was a printed electronic service history sheet so if I were to sell the car, everything is there in black and white so no different from keeping a log book in the glovebox. It's everything I'd want from a service. And by the way, taking out a service plan when it was on offer means the service was as cheap if not cheaper than any indi specialist quoted.