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Perfect, cheers!

Hi, Thanks, I think you've answered that for me. I think I understand it now as the brake bleeding procedure under the brakes pages is different in that you're just removing the trapped air from calipers by means of traditional bleeding (with or without pressure bleeder) so don't need to necessarily remove all fluid whereas for the brake fluid change under -maintenance- you are removing all fluid, firstly from reservoir then drain from slave cylinder, my octavia variant has 4 calipers so subsequently bleed each one of the calipers. If anyone has the repair manual maybe they could point me as to the correct sequence. It reads as though you should 1) empty reservoir 2) drain slave cylinder 3) bleed rear right caliper ... Then instructions jump to a box listing correct sequence and it's then listed as 1) front left 0.2l 2) front right 0.2l 3) rear left 0.3l 4) rear right 0.3l 5) slave cylinder 0.15l It lists total volume for fluid to be bled out of a manual gearbox as 1.15 litres So doesn't seem straightforward, on past cars I've done furthest away caliper and worked to closest and I'm sure that's the accepted method but trying to follow the manual here and not sure what the actual sequence is they are suggesting? Okay so you need to be above 20mph then trigger abs? Manual just said at least once, so maybe twice? Anyone actually done this and know if abs light needs to come on to be successful, I braked hard tonight on way home on wet road and felt the pedal pulsing but no abs light which is why I'm asking, also would switching traction off help? Cheers.

Thanks Crasher, Yeah you're right about not needing vcds, I had either got that from the pre-bleeding procedure or for coolant flush as was reading those procedures at the same time and have got them mixed up. Just wondering as well, under maintenance - change brake fluid - it tells you to drain the slave cylinder whereas under brakes - bleeding hydraulic system following standard procedure - it doesn't mention the slave cylinder. Any help on which one or the difference between both methods? And I had tried hard braking the other night on a wet road prior to changing fluid to see how easy it would be to trigger abs and wasn't able to trigger it so will maybe try gravel when it comes time, appreciate the proper translation! Cheers!

Hi, Looking to change my brake fluid using the proper method of brake bleeding for octavia 2016 2.0 diesel vrs. Workshop manual seems relatively straightforward and have also purchased VCDS to cycle the system per workshop manual after pressure refilling. Can anyone help with the final workshop instruction, "carry out road test, while doing so at least one abs adjustment must be carried out on vehicles with ABS!" I've come across stuff about after doing the fluid change try and get your abs to come on by driving on gravel/wet road however I'm assuming if I can get vcds to do that in effect by cycling the abs pump then the above step isn't what's been referred to in the manual? Hope someone can help and hope its not been answered elsewhere, don't think I came across anything but any pointers would be good. Cheers