Jee

I am working on a Skoda Octavia II 4WD Diesel TDI 2010 model that was reclaimed from a dealer that was extorting the owner and doing a **** poor job. Part of what was removed was the "Crash Members". Photos included. Crash Member 1K2721913P for foot brake pedal Crash Member 1K2721913R Support brake clutch pedal The exploded diagrams I can find from searches do not really show me where they connect other than somewhere in relation to the pedals. Is anyone able to please give me some specific information on where and how they connect? Thank you

Update: I've discovered the problem --- Skoda service centre "mechanic"! As bizarre and crazy as it sounds, the authorised Skoda repairer must have physcially broken BOTH multifunction stems on the steering column. They were working fine before the electrical fault it was sent to them for. The part in question I have a photo of included. So if the push pull part of the multifunction stalks on the steering column do not work, these broken plastic nodes are likely the cause. I've repaired them temporarily by gluing them for now. Skoda dealers in Australia only sell the complete two stalks and they charge over AUD$500 plus GST. I could not even contemplate that the "mechanic" at a Skoda service centre damaged both of these so presumed it must have been related still to wiring problems rather than mechanical breakage. If it was only one, I would have considered it to be mechanical more likely, but BOTH. I am still in shock! Oh how wrong I was. The level of incompetence by Skoda "mechanic" is unbelievable, or malevolent actions by someone there. Either way they are dodgy beyond belief.

Thank you very much for your detailed information @langers2k Yes I can see from those circuit flow diagrams that other than continuity at physical buttons and checking Earths (obviously not so easy if so many are embedded into the wiring harness, although I am thinking if there were problems I would have found them while the harness was bared), the only way is with a good diagnostic tool. Would you know if there is anything cheaper than the Ross Tech 3 VIN that could effectively do that level of readout and changing the codes such as for the clock spring module if necessary? "It's entirely possible the dealer replaced the steering column control module with either an incorrect version or just haven't coded it properly!" The car was sitting at the dealers for months disassembled, presumably without the battery connected. When I picked up the disassembed car from them the battery was disconnected. I am wondering if integral codes to other parts always get wiped after the capacitors run down in the computers? If so, then how long do these normally hold the data for? Other than those two controls, everything else seems to work though. Car is driveable. At this stage, I am thinking that long term power loss and loss of the clock spring module codes is the most likely problem. There was absolutely no reason for the dealer to replace the clock spring module or recode it. It seems absurd to me that the required codes would not be embedded into the modules such as the clock spring module to be read by the main ECU after extended power loss. At any rate, it sounds like if you own a vehicle like this, the right diagnostic and programming tool is essential. If anyone has recommendations on the cheapest, but effective VCDS HEX-V2 tools that would work for a Skoda Octavia Mk2, I would love to hear them thank you. I did a search here but haven't yet found a good post on it options in this regard yet so if anyone has any links please reply with them. This was an interesting comparison of ebay "fake" vs Ross Tech Thank you again

I am working on a Skoda Octavia II 4WD Diesel TDI 2010 model that was reclaimed from a dealer that was extorting the owner and doing a **** poor job. It initially was in there for not starting (bypassing the light brown Earth wire for immobiliser etc managed to get it working) When it came back all of the dash sections had been removed and the wiring loom had been completely untaped so it looked a right mess. They had even moved an engine fuse to the wrong slot. The dealership had also removed the heater/aircon unit as well. I've put most of it back together and the vehicle now runs. However, it has a problem now (I don't know if it had at the time of initial vehicle failing to start) in regards to the levers on the steering column. Both the high beam and the rear wiper/squirter controls. Both of these are the push forward / pull back type controls. The other switches and buttons all seem to work fine, including horn and radio controls. At start up, the rear wiper starts up and squirts water for 15 seconds or so. This cannot be stopped. During operation of lights, the high beam selector does nothing. And the three controls on the other lever switch do nothing, ie rear wiper, rear squirter, front squirter. It seems odd that it is only the actions of push/pull on the levers that do not work while the other buttons all seem to work fine. I do not have a VCDS HEX2 diagnostic computer. I am suspicious of some electronic fault in the spring wheel unit (sticker shows 5KO953569E) as I cannot see any obvious wiring problems. The owner has informed me in the past that the headlight globes have blown about every six months. Not sure if this is relevant information. And I see a dash fault code to check front right light occasionally when I run the vehicle. Can anyone with some experience with this provide me some idea of how I might diagnose this further at this stage please? The airbag is still removed for now so can test with a multimeter as required without risk of setting it off. Are there any meaningful voltage tests I could do on any pins and if so what pins? Is anyone able to provide me the wiring pins from the unit and corresponding pins at the other end (I am guessing probably one of the Body Management Control plugs) What else might I test? Thank you Jee