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Hi Warrior 193 and Big John. Thank you for your replies. It was a quiet Sunday morning, little traffic and I know I was doing 50 -60 in a 60 mph limit, as I had decided to keep pace with an Audi up ahead of me. I realised I was falling behind, but the accelerator wasn't responding and the message displayed was 'start engine manually'. I tried turning the ignition while still coasting but that didn't work and I realised I needed to drift to the kerb and put my hazards on. So I don't think I had taken my foot off the pedal when it cut out, but I can't be 100% sure as I was approaching a roundabout, which by the time I stopped completely, was about 30 yds ahead. I'm think you're probably right that the car did already have a problem and even though th dealer wanted to rectify any problem, I'm just so relieved to have been still within the 30 days to get a full refund. It was a lovely car, but two breakdowns in such a short space of time was just too stressful.

Dear Big John, thank you so much for your reply. Because the dealer had only asked me to monitor the problem (it cut out when I was driving a steady 50-60mph), I felt so worried. I took it to a Skoda garage to ask if they could work out why. Their diagnostics brought up a P001100 fault code and I was advised not to drive it for risk of engine damage. To cut a long story short, I felt so nervous about these two issues that I returned it to the dealership for a full refund, being still within the 30 days of purchase. I am staying with this group for a while as I'm now searching for a replacement car which, might be another Skoda. If that turns out to be the case, your advice re the locking will be most useful. Thanks again

Ah, thanks for explanation and welcome

Don't worry, I think you were just saying hello, but there are 2 images of 'fuel ups' for a Golf and an Octavia, at the bottom of your message, which I'm guessing came up automatically and not from you. Just a bit confusing.

Hello Gaz , I don't understand what these mean. Can you explain? thanks

A few weeks ago I bought (taking info direct from sales advert) a 2016 Skoda Superb SE L Executive TSI DSG 5d 217 BHP Petrol Automat (most of which means nothing to me as I'm not knowledgeable about cars). Bought from a 'specialist car' dealer, to replace old Volvo V50. On the first run out (in the middle of nowhere) a warning came up re coolant level issue, which the dealer rectified under warranty via a new water pump fitted by a Skoda garage. So far so good! However yesterday, on only the second or third journey I've made, I'd driven approximately 3 miles when a message came up saying "start car manually". I realised the engine had cut out so tried turning the ignition while still coasting, but nothing happened. I drifted to the kerb and put on hazard lights. Very fortunately it was a Sunday, on a country road, with little traffic and I had come to a stop about 20 yards from a roundabout, so the circumstances could have been much more dangerous. I tried restarting the engine but it was dead (in my panic I may not have remembered to put my foot on the brake) The message now displayed (from memory) was "Safelock check manual". I must say I've read that section multiple times and still find it difficult to understand. However because of the word 'lock', I could see that the 'lock' symbol to the right of the gear lever was illuminated, so I pressed that off manually. I was then able to restart the engine. The lock symbol lit again so I pressed that off and deciding to risk continuing my journey, and the issue didn't recur, even when the lock symbol came on again when I next slowed down. I have spoken to the dealer again this morning and they have asked me to monitor and let them know if it happens again. You may have guessed, I'm a woman driver, who knows nothing about cars, I just want to be confident my car will get me where I need to go, and not put me and other road users in danger. Can anyone shed any light on why this happened? The manual talks about Kessy. From googling I think this means 'keyless'. My car has a key. I can't remember if I unlocked the door with one, or two clicks, as I understand 1 click only unlocks the drivers door, and whether this is of any significance to what happened. Also very frightening is the info in the manual which seems to says if the safelock is on, then anyone inside the car won't be able to get in or out via doors or windows. Did that message mean the safelock had put itself on? Hoping someone can throw some light on what happened. Thanks in anticipation (sorry it's so long)

Hope I'm posting this in the right place. I had to change my old Volvo V50, and googled the current equivalent cars which led me to buy the Superb which I've now had for a couple of weeks and have encountered problems which I hope the community can advise me on. Thanks everyone I'll head for the relevant group.