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On my car that just has tyre pressures, not sizes.

Yes, I've just tried Halfords and they got the size right. Slightly higher load rating but that's no bad thing.

The tyres currently fitted are 225/45ZR17 (91Y) but when I put the reg into BlackCircles it comes up with 235/50R19 V 99. Does this mean a previous owner has changed the wheels, or is the database just a bit dodgy?

I have the headlights that steer themselves on corners, but the alignment seems a bit off. The dipped beam seems too low and main beam seems to be illuminating the right hand verge! I've looked in the menu for Travel mode and it's set to "Left Hand Traffic". I'm not sure if that means oncoming traffic on the left or driving on the left. Any thoughts?

Coasting is discouraged by the Highway Code, see rule 122: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-highway-code/general-rules-techniques-and-advice-for-all-drivers-and-riders-103-to-158

The replacements were also tungsten, but clear. Osram W5W.

I have now checked the main Status display and it was showing that a front sidelight was suspect, although this comes and goes. In the manual it says there should be a bulb icon displayed with the warning triangle, but I didn't see anything like that. I also thought that if there was an issue then the Status display was shown by default, you didn't have to go through the menus to find it. I have now changed the sidelight bulbs, but I found that the old ones were blue! The replacements, purchased from a reputable online store, are clear. Anyone know what colour they're supposed to be? I can't find anything in the manual. Are the blue ones perhaps non-standard and giving the sensor a hard time?

Thanks both. Will check the washer fluid. I did look on the car status last time but I couldn't see any further information about what the triangle was referring to.

A couple of times recently the yellow warning triangle has appeared, but without any other error messages or warning symbols. The first time it happened was when I was getting a bit low on fuel and it went off after I filled up. It came on again this morning as my partner was taking it to work. After she had parked and turned off the engine she restarted it and there was no triangle. Any ideas about what this means? Please only reply if you have had this happen and found the solution! No guesses please!

True, but there's the risk of reformatting the wrong device. (I have 9!) Seeing and deleting the folders is safer in my opinion. Just wondered why they said format instead of delete.

Thanks all for your help, that's very useful. Some feedback using my original numbers... 1&2. Maps - I'm copying the map files to the Skoda SD card now. My fiancée has gone to work in the car so will see if it works this evening. Not quite sure why you need to reformat the card, instead of just deleting the existing folders and copying the new ones. I discovered that the dealer hadn't wiped the system and the previous owner's home address and destinations were all still there. I've now deleted them, but surely that's a GDPR breach? 3. Batteries on order, although as I mentioned all three fobs seemed to be working yesterday and there was no warning from the computer. I've discovered the little LED on the fobs and that lights up on all three. Reading the manual, it sounds like the fobs work in a similar way to my Saab, that the fobs need to be "married" to the car after battery replacement. You can't replace all the batteries in one go. 4. I've not had a chance to try this while driving, but when I pull the stick back to the ˅ position it springs back again to D/S. I have experimented with the manual mode, selecting a lower gear for hill-descent, and that worked as expected. I've found the Mode setting on the computer, where you can select Eco/Normal/Sport etc. Is that the same as doing it on the stick (if I can get that to work)? There's also a Mode button in front of the stick. Interestingly, that was lit up during the test drive and until we got home having collected the car. I didn't know what that was until I looked it up in the manual! (My last car was from 2001 so rather more ancient technology.) 5. New question, related to the key fob issue. On Saturday evening we were also getting a warning that a bulb had failed. Yesterday I turned on the lights manually to check which bulb, for ordering a replacement, but the computer said everything was fine! So I'm wondering if the computer putting up spurious failure modes was a known thing. I think the car may have been standing unused for a while as the MoT had expired by the time it went on sale. Quite low mileage also. Cheers.

I've just acquired an "Octavia 1.4 TSI SE Sport Estate 5dr Petrol DSG" and am baffled by a few things. I wonder if you can help this newbie please... 1. Updating maps: The instructions say, (https://updateportal.skoda-auto.com/Download/amundsen_MIB_2.pdf) So do you reformat the Skoda original SD card and copy the new files, or do you use a fresh card with the downloaded maps and use the update function? I.e. put the original card in slot 1 and the card with the download in slot 2? 2. Related to maps, the downloads page on the update portal has a range of map options. (ECE 1, ECE 2, etc) Do you have to use the same as on the original SD card, or can you switch to a different set of maps? 3. When I went to start the car yesterday evening, it told me the battery in the key fob was low. I tried a different fob and it said the same thing. The third fob didn't work at all. Today they are all working fine! 4. The dealer told me about the DSG gearbox but I'm struggling to understand the Sport mode. The manual suggests that you pull the lever down to the position below D/S and then move it to the right. Nothing happens. I can move the lever left in D/S and use manual gear selection fine. How does Sport mode work please? Probably enough for now. Thanks for your help! Mark