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At least they are bringing PHEV back.

@DJD66 did you figure it out in the end? I just found out that a few fixing points of plastic panels covering underneath of the car were broken or detached, and that appeared to be the source of most of the noises I thought are coming from suspension. To test the idea I stuffed the panels with some foam rubber and since then car was driving like new. Car is in the workshop now and I asked them (besides why the heck they couldn't figure this out in more than 2 years of me complaining about noises from underneath) to investigate why it was detached and banging, since as far as I know no works were done on my car which would require it to be removed.

I've tried but failed miserably. Also in my case the gap is bigger and wider, though everything looks like it should fit back in its place. Thanks for the pics! Will try once again.

Octavias are known for this issue. Some need OCU replacement or even simple FW update. Mine was fixed by replacing antenna on the roof. Apart of wrong GPS position it was giving SOS call errors.

Screen is about the same, 1300 plus tax.

I do not chase the most recent software and stay on 1941 still. So far did not regret once, reading this forum I see people have many issues on newer versions which I don't. So if everything works, I'd say stay on 1969.

Sorry, I've never driven MHEV so can't comment. I only say that what you quoted from Skoda site is not applicable to hybrids. I would expect MHEV to engage regen every time brakes are pressed, along the mechanical brakes. I think that is the general logic behind hybrids, no matter the make. Maybe you have a way to see how hybrid system works in infotainment somewhere? We have it on PHEVs and it shows at which moment regen activates. Something like this:

That only applies to EVs. Not even PHEV has this feature, the brakes apply as soon as the pedal is pressed.

Viofo works just fine with any usb-c to usb-c cable there, I took the cheapest from aliexpress. You only need to wire it for parking mode, since power on rear mirror usb port is only available when ignition is on.

It is even more important in PHEV because engine is often running on sub-optimal temperatures. Does seller explain somehow why they skipped servicing?

Might help to factory reset infotainment and make a new user profile. I had this issue when car tried to sync to online profile and couldn't load settings, defaulting everything in the beginning of every trip.

Mine 2020 has remote lock function, but since I had it brought to workshop with comms module related issues before, I guess they updated it back then. Never had O3A8 prompted. Running on 1941 as well and no system updates OTA, only apps updates.

I would definitely change shocks.

Hard to say without seeing. That engine will run till it is hot is absolutely normal. But during normal operation there shouldn't be any messages on the left. It only is supposed to show message on infotainment if you attempt manually to bring it back to E-mode before the engine is warm. All I can say is I had an issue with engine starting for no reason and message on the left saying it needs to run longer, but that was some 12V system gremlin after my 12V battery was replaced. Hardly related to what you have.

I call it a total BS and fraud. But even if that somehow was the case, they have to do work. It is not your problem what risks or extra works are associated with what they must do. They have to figure it with manufacturer, not the customer.

There are topics about removing screen. However, there are also topics which may suggest that your issue is software related. Did you have OTA update recently after which it stopped working?

It is supposed to read signs. However mine, if there is no map coverage for the area, like if it is a newly built road, just pops error every few minutes that sign recognition does not work. So without GPS it won't read anything.

What @Giannis20 is describing is what many people had after OTA update to 1989. Looks like it is not about O3A8 at all, or a combination of these two softwares creates the problem. I would bring it to Skoda and blame O3A8 anyway.

Depends what you call a limp mode. If just releasing brake and let it crawl slowly, some stuttering or shaking is normal for these gearboxes. I don't have it though, others have a lot.

Resolved. Thanks @JamesK !

You ain't seen nothing yet. Those being long enough with the car remember famous SW 1896, which was prompting an OTA update and, if installed, it sent infotainment in reboot loop with no cure, other than reinstalling SW itself.

Yes. Yesterday I rebooted infotainment for another reason, but it seemed to stop update prompt as well.

Same thing.

On non-VRS I have managed to reach it through the part of the bumper where exhaust pipe is located, there is some space to get in. But i have thin hands, not sure everyone could do this.

Sorry to bring it to you, but VW and Skoda are pretty much the same cars, sharing all the same problems. VW is a bit faster to roll out SW updates, but until all is updated, issues are the same. Also, Skoda is not cheap anymore.