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The car is in cold climate, with decembers going as cold as -25C. The car is kept in underground but not heated garage and is taken on a long journey (100+ miles) at least once a month. Brake fluid, spark plugs were changed in April of 2022.

Thanks for the detailed information! The engine is 1.2 TSI, uses 5w30 oil. The most confusing part of the intervals is the desync between time and distance. Right now the car is 7.5 years old. Should I do the year-8 service and maintenance even if it's not at 80K miles yet?

To preface this, I am a young driver and had my licence for 7 years. I bought a 2016 Rapid spaceback two years ago at 104K Km (~65K miles) and currently it's at 115K km (71K miles). Soon after I had maintenance done (brakes, spark plugs, brake fluid, etc). But I drive only 5K km (~3K miles) a year. So the "oil and inspection" alert happens every 365 days with thousands of miles left on the countdown. And so I had oil change last year, but for this year I don't know what to do. Change interval for different parts depends on either time or distance (e.g. brake fluid every 2 years), but the exact maintenance schedule is not posted anywhere. On my local skoda dealership's website the maintenance service interval is shown in distance (every 15K km or ~10K miles). I wrote them explaining my situation but didn't hear from them. So what should I do now? Just have the oil and filters changed, and do the maintenance when I reach 120K km (75K miles)? What about the brake fluid, can it withstand another year?

Thanks for the detailed information. I'd like to shed a little light on the matter. The car is 2016 Rapid Spaceback In the panic I may have not turned the key correctly. Could you please tell what direction should I turn the key to open the door? The reason this happened is because there were no signs of the low battery. Even the last unlock I did was from 10+ meters. Yes, it's CR2025. I saw it when I popped the cover on the fob. Sure, will check what the manual says. I posted here because surely the alarm system in my car isn't specific to this model and year, right?

Oh, sorry for the missing info. It's 2016 Rapid Spaceback

My skoda has key fob with physical spring-loaded key. I lock/unlock my car using the key fob and start the engine with the key. Today I was in a mall parking when my fob battery died. Since my door handle has an obvious lock that is always there, I tried to unlock it with the physical key. Little did I know that it would set the alarm off because locking with the fob + unlocking with a key was considered a security breach by the car's computer. Anyways, a quick google search showed me how to change the battery. I quickly went back in, bought a new battery, used one of the open ended scissors to pry the old battery and insert the new one. Now I have 2 questions. First, does it mean I have to carry a CR2025 battery and a precision flathead screwdriver on me in case this happens again? Because the physical key did not unlock the door, it just made the alarm give me tinnitus. Second, what would have happened if I lost the fob completely? Does the spare key (that is just the key, no fob) unlock the car locked by the fob? Or is it useless in this case? If I'm 200Kms away from home, can I go get the spare key or do I have the car towed to the nearest skoda service?