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Hi @J.R. Thanks for your reply and your offer of any help, although you are a fair distance from chez nous. Been busy as we are moving back to Cornwall from Deux-Sèvres. The OBD11 didn't pick up the error code which is why I went to our local mechanic. Shame cos if it had it probably would have cleared it. My partner has the wiring sorted so hopefully it will have resolved the issue. I will find out soon when I visit the mechanic!

Good afternoon from very hot and sunny France. An 'Error airbag' message appeared several weeks ago on my Superb. I took it to a local mechanic who ran the diagnostics and advised me it's a crash sensor on the drivers side that has been activated and to look at the door and where the wires run through it. The error code is 01221. When I look this up on my OBD eleven it is the crash sensor in the driver's side door. My partner investigated where the wires run through the door and he found a purple/white wire and a green wire that were broken. He has repaired them by soldering them. The error code remains - well we didn't expect it to just disappear - when I run the OBD eleven (basic) it doesn't show any errors. Before I contact the mechanic to run the diagnostics again is there anything else we should do? Does anyone know what the two wires relate to? Thank you in advance for any replies and advice.

Well yesterday I drove about 60 miles. When I left home the bulb light came on on the dash. I checked when I got home and one of the front driving lights was out. OH replaced the bulb and was going to take the car to the local garage to check why the engine management light was on. When he restarted the car heyho the bulb light and the engine management light had both gone out.

Yes the job was much cheaper than originally quoted which was 2,500/3,000€. Ended up just under 800€. I never use cruise control. The car was full of diesel when it was left at the garage.

Hoping I can post a link here for the features of the OBD11. https://obdeleven.com/en/apps-and-features I have the basic.

Sorry yes it says émetteur which was slightly more expensive than the récepteur. I was told by the garage that they replaced both due to the mileage being so high.

Not sure about interrogating individual control modules. I will have to get OH to have a look, although I'm not sure he will have any more idea than me! He's not technically minded. Unfortunately Bergerac is a bit of a trek as we're in North Deux-Sèvres.

Good evening My Superb continues to give me grief! It has just gone over 180,000 miles so maybe it has reason. I digress. On my way home from the UK my clutch went as I arrived at the ferry port. My car was put onboard and off again on arrival in France. My breakdown towed me to their garage. They wouldn't repair it. Long story short it was taken to Skoda. Two parts of the clutch were replaced - the récepteur and immiteur which translate as clutch slave and clutch release. Went to pick up car which was over 400kms from where I live. Drove it home with no problems. Today I drove about 10kms, parked up and when I went to drive away the engine management light had come on. I drove home, light stayed on, car drove ok. I have an OBD eleven so plugged that in and scanned for errors - none showed up. The light is still on. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Oops should have updated my post. I contacted Auto Tech Direct who suggested that I try plugging the USB device directly into the back of the unit. So got my OH to unscrew it so that I could access the USB ports. I had the lead plugged into the bottom of the three ports so tried this one first - nothing. Tried the other two and they both work (at the moment!!). I had purchased another USB extension lead at the massive cost of 50 centimes in a local end of line shop so plugged this into one port and the lead that came with the unit in the other one, but nothing in the bottom one. These both work and will hopefully continue to do so. The opposite door thing is fixable by going into settings - I would need to check the exact route to get there, which settings etc. and you need a code to get in which is 3368. If you need me to look let me know.

@Nathaniosorry to be a pain, but hoping you can help. I have been playing music downloaded on a USB plugged into the new head unit with the supplied cable. OK for two days, but when I got back in the car today no music and USB not showing on the Music tab. I've tried a different USB and an MP3, but no device showing and therefore no music. I have plugged my phone into the cable and it charges so obviously the USB cable is ok. Any ideas? Thanks

Here I am again with more questions!! The chap who could remove the airbag error code is away, not sure when he will return to sunny France. I know nothing about how to buy or use a suitable Carista or VCDS system. So some expertly and simply explained advice would be useful. Alternatively I will be in Cornwall later this month - are there any members living in the beautiful Cornish countryside who could offer assistance or suggest anyone who could remove the offending error code?

Thank you @Nathanio I have changed the door setting. There is someone nearby who should have the necessary equipment to remove the error code.

OK so a couple of things to sort out. I'm hoping @Nathaniocan help with one. The head unit screen shows the passenger door is open when it's the driver's door that's open. Is this an easy fix? The second thing is that I now have an error warning for the airbag. Can anyone advise how to clear this?

Having taken the non working heat unit out we had a look at repairing it, but we're a bit stumped 🤔. Neither of us at that technically minded. So we fitted the unit I purchased when I was in the UK. All seems to be ok so far, radio, Bluetooth and WiFi all working.

Hi Bifferbob Could you clarify exactly which bit you put flux and ran the soldering iron over? In your photo in the area marked in red there appear to be two small chips and one larger one - that's if they are the square things!! It it necessary to use a really small soldering iron? Asking questions as we have removed the now non working Columbus unit to try to repair it. That said we may install the unit I purchased from Autotech instead!

Thank you for the replies. No extra speakers or amp.

Hi Nathanio I have purchased the same unit as you from Auto Tech Direct. A question I need answering is how would I know if I have the upgraded sound system? Thanks

Thanks for your reply. Is it obvious what needs soldering? Another reason for changing to a different unit is that the Bluetooth doesn't work. I also had to have the instrument cluster repaired as the needles had started fading - company in Portsmouth did it for me on my last trip to the UK.

Hi No not yet. In the end I didn't bother going to Skoda as when I turned up for the planned appointment they hadn't booked my car in. Instead having read Nathanio's post I have purchased a replacement unit from Audio Tech Direct. I'm hoping that by following his post all will go well. My unit has been working slightly better as it's hot here, about 26° today. It doesn't like the damp!!

Hello I'm back for some more advice please. I'm travelling to the UK next week. I have provisionally booked my car into Skoda in Cornwall where they can do an hour of diagnostic and possible software updates or the unit. They quoted for supplying and fitting a new unit £2899 - nearly fell off my chair. Anyway my question is should I go ahead and get them to do the diagnostics etc or is it not worth the time and money? What other options are there? Thanks

Another question 😃 Can anyone recommend or suggest anywhere in the Southwest where I could get the unit looked at and hopefully repaired? When I come over to the UK I go to Cornwall.

That's a shame. Good luck with your house move.

Hi Rustynuts Thank you for your reply. I have attached a photo of my unit. This morning it has stayed on, maybe because the sun is shining. Are these units affected by the weather? If you are able to repair the unit are they posted to you or what? If so it would have to wait until I visit the UK ☺️

Hello I'm new to the forum and although I know that this subject has been covered before I would like some fairly straightforward and simple information of what I can do with regard to the troublesome Columbus head unit !! So some background - I have owned my Superb for 4 years. In July 2020 I had an accident, not a car accident, and I couldn't drive for 7 months. The car was used occasionally by my OH, but not regularly. Eventually got back behind the wheel and tried to get my mobile connected, it had been paired and although the details showed on the MFD screen it wouldn't connect. It wasn't mega important to me so I left it as it was. Move forward to a couple of weeks or so ago and the radio started going off with a bang through the speakers, coming back on, going off etc. Then it worked fine for a few days and now off and on again. So what to do? I'm in France which makes things perhaps more difficult. The car is RHD. I hope to be in the UK later in the year. I guess what I need to know is can the unit be repaired? Or does it just need updating? Is replacing the unit with one from here a better idea? https://audiotechdirect.com/oem-style-units/skoda/ Which one should I go for? I will need to rely on my OH to do any unit replacing for me 😉. The thought of driving 5 hours to get to a ferry port with no radio fills me with dread 🤣.