phope
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No harm in asking - explain to the service advisers the issues you’ve experienced and ask them to raise this specific TPI with the technicians to see if it is a potential way of fix/resolution
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Just be firm and polite with the service advisors and make sure your issues are noted clearly at the time of booking When my Tiguan was in for its fix, it was all done within 3-4 hours - that included it's first oil change service, a field recall for the Online Connectivity Unit software and the upload of the software version 0276...plus a reset of the IQ matrix LED lighting that had somehow lost its auto high beam function!
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In fact, ask your dealer about whether TPI reference number 2063258/7 is potentially the solution to your map download issue. This should update you to software version 0276 or later.
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21.1 is short code for 2021 January - for example, my latest maps are 21.11 , 2021 November The main software version 0270 you mention is now out of date and has been superseded by a later version to resolve various issues such as online downloads not working and other glitches in the head unit software , which is dealer installation only - similar issues were affecting other VW Group vehicles including my Tiguan - glad to say the software fix resolved the issues. Ask your dealers to check for any TPIs about software updates and Field Recalls for your car
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https://updateportal.skoda-auto.com and go into Map Creator to report faults/errors
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MOT information is easily available online via the DVLA to show the dates and mileage recorded, and if you register for free at Skoda Erwin https://erwin.skoda-auto.cz/erwin/showHome.do as a business user type, you can then easily check the digital service record records for any given VIN
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It's already jumped to 21.11 (2021 Nov) all by itself within a few hours.
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Car was delivered this morning on a transporter - arrived with 8 miles on the clock and in immaculate condition - transport driver was a great guy. Haven't driven it yet, but I can't imagine it will be anything other than what I expect Set up the Skoda Connect and user profile, and am letting it download a couple of minor software updates - it already seems to be on a higher version 0302 for the main software from the factory. Will take it for a drive later, but for now, it can sit beside the Boxster First modification already....the Skoda washer funnel cap swapped in
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Surely, part of the certificate's usefulness is the mileage readout, showing not just the current value, but how it has been driven over the vehicle timeline - has it done 40k in the first year for example as a hire car, then settled down to 8k a year afterwards Hopefully people will find it useful and Skoda can build in extra functionality as well, drawing information from the digital service schedules too
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I was out and about in our Tiguan today, and was making full use of the ACC and predictive cruise control When combined with the sat nav mapping data, it can be extremely effective - I'd selected my destination, and the car was aware of traffic delays, pre-selecting speeds for corners, braking automatically for junctions, and keeping pace with other traffic. For a good 20-30 miles, I didn't have to even touch the brakes or accelerator whilst it adjusted to the corners, junctions and roads. It made for effortless, if somewhat dull, driving. All very slick, but it doesn't take much for things to fall over....an incorrectly positioned road sign, or someone pulling sharply into your lane can cause sudden acceleration or braking. Work in progress clearly
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Well, mine should be arriving on the 28th January - fingers crossed.
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Don't get me wrong - the tech is great when it is working - the LED matrix lighting system on the Tiguan is just unbelievably good, and the Travel Assist function where it can break and semi-steer into corners /junctions is pretty impressive. The "value" spec blue isn't that bad.....I imagine Stonehaven beach in February will make it look just like this
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The problems with both weren't so much with the Adaptive Cruise Control; instead it was the Predictive Cruise Control element of ACC where it attempts to regulate speed according to GPS and road sign recognition In the Arteon with a MIB2 head unit, it used to recognise UK 70mph roads as 60 mph on an inconsistent basis...so you'd be driving along at 70mph, then the car would automatically brake to 60mph for no reason - it has been put down to errors in the mapping data. Looking at maps where it happened, sometimes there was no reason, and other examples could be where perhaps a road crossed over another, for example a 70mph dual carriageway with a 60mph local road going underneath it. I never got to the root of the problem before selling the car in May 2021 - software updates to the head unit didn't resolve it, but I hear the very latest mapping data has been fixed The Tiguan has the latest MIB3 head unit, and it has had a few issues too, that are also affecting the latest Golf, Octavia, SEAT Leon and Cupra Formentor. Suddenly, the car will think it is in a left hand drive country and start displaying car speeds/road signs in kilometres per hour. The predictive cruise would also then recognise 70mph as 70kmh...and start slamming on the brakes! It would also start thinking it was in a left hand drive country, and ACC stopped you from overtaking in the correct lane - the dash photos here are from the Tiguan that I showed the dealer to prove it was happening For some reason, the adaptive cruise control and LED matrix lighting also threw a wobbly back in September, with the result that dynamic high beam stopped working and cruise just failed completely It was all fixed back in September with a dealer installed software upgrade from software version 0270 to 0278, plus new software for the OCU, online connectivity unit after automatic map updates stopped working The latest Golf, Octavia, Leon and Formentor all have similar issues at the moment...which are only now just beginning to get fixed
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Not at all - just a realisation that all the latest tech isn't always what it's cracked up to be, and looking forward to a solid & dependable daily driver Looked at the Kodiaq a few years ago, but it was just too big for what we needed - Karoq seems just right.
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Hello all Have been reading the forum for a few weeks now, after making a deposit on a lease Karoq for some pre-built cars that were on order for a lease company. It was supposedly not ready until the end of February, but just had a call just now to say it's been registered and ready for delivery in the next week to ten days. The supplying dealership appears to be in the East Anglia area, so transport will be needed up here to NE Scotland. We were just looking for a reasonably well specced car to be a 2nd, or perhaps even a 3rd car, and after much ado trying to get a new model Golf R ordered to replace my previous Arteon, I decided to go to the complete opposite end of the performance spectrum & get a Karoq instead. It will be on a short 2 year lease, and the prices through the lease company were very competitive. I'm not all silly though....I have an older Porsche Boxster 2.7 for fun, but that doesn't always create a best impression when going out to see clients!! The specs were already fixed, so just went for one of the cheaper ones 1.5 TSI petrol DSG SEL specification 19" Crater wheels were the only added option by the lease company Energy Blue, with black microfibre seats I have a December 2020 registered Tiguan 1.5 Elegance, so very familiar with the engine & drivetrain - the Karoq will just be a little lower on spec doing without stuff like Adaptive Cruise, matrix LEDs, digital dash, panoramic sunroof and the like, but with the hassles VW have had with predictive cruise control on my last Arteon, the Tiguan and what was going to be my Golf R, going a notch more basic is probably not a bad thing The Tiguan rides on 235/50R19 tyres and the Karoq will be 225/40R19, so the Karoq might be little less comfortable...we'll see. Will have a look for a suitable dog guard but don't want to be drilling or cutting into trim, which I believe the genuine Skoda dog guard requires - is that true?
