John2022

My 2022 Scala has the same problem. The dealer picked it up at the 2 year service. They will replace the whole fitting under warranty.

Oh sorry to hear that. I did find the box quite stiff until I had covered about 5k miles and then it suddenly settled down. As your car has been examined by a Skoda dealer I don’t imagine the linkage needs a squirt of lubricant, or does it? I agree with your comment that the box will decide if it’s going to change gear smoothly or not. John

I have a 22 plate Scala with the 1.5TSI engine and manual box. I assume that is the same engine and box as your Octavia. I find the box is very smooth, almost one finger operation but the 1st/2nd transition is slightly stiffer than the others. You say you 'push the gear selector to the left and then down'. Did you really mean push because that implies a degree of force. I find the box needs to be gently 'stroked' (for want of a better term) into the required gear. If I was going from 1st to 2nd (and that usually is somewhere about 2000 -3000 rpm) then I would merely push the clutch down and slide the gear selector down into second without holding it to the left. It should find its own way into gear. John

It’s a difficult thing to suggest what to do next. The change of noise with engine temperature does suggest the chain/ tensioner shifting somehow or maybe the oil level is wrong or the oil flow is blocked. But that is unlikely to be affected by the direction the car is moving in. The turning right thing does suggest suspension/ drive train/ mounts/ wheel bearings etc. I’m afraid I can’t help any further but it will be interesting to know what the problem is. John

I missed the bit about turning right. Have you got a loose engine mount or similar? I don’t see how that would affect the engine timing.

The difference is a factor of 2 (to the second decimal place). Either the vcds has got its binary sums wrong or you really have done something silly in setting it up. Probably doesn’t help much but it might.

Have you tried cleaning the sensor front ? That’s what Škoda advise in my Scala manual

I've had that happen on my Scala, fortunately not as severe as to slam the brakes on but enough to put up 'your going to die' message. It went away (and has not reappeared) after I thoroughly cleaned the front of the square sensor thing in the middle of the grille and poked my fingers behind it enough to remove bits of spiders web and stuff. John

Speed Adjust and Speed Limit are different functions on his car - see the picture.

It looks the same as my Scala, if so it's basic cruise control. The top slider thingy on the LH stalk toggles it off/on.

I bought a set of Škoda rubber mats (including one for the boot) for the Scala. Very effective they are too!

It looks like the door seal is damaged, can’t say anything useful about the brown surface underneath. Contact the seller, hopefully a responsible dealer, and say you want it sorted or it will be rejected.

That's good. Also the damage wasn't personal in that it was caused by a piece of scum after a few quid to buy the next fix....... BTW what gearbox do you have - mine is manual and I like it. The Scala could be a perfect speed ticket magnet if you let it be so watch out!

Sorry to see that. However don’t let some moron spoil the car. I’ve had mine for just over a year and I love it,

I have not been able to use maps from my iPhone via Bluetooth on my SE. Personally I wouldn’t worry about overcharging the iPhone via the car. The car only supplies power, the iPhone regulates the charging so it should not overcharge.