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just heard back from ŠKODA dealership, they think all of the issues are caused by a faulty brake lever sensor. They’ve ordered a replacement and will let me know if it works.

Hi @Giantstu, My car is due to to checked over my ŠKODA at some point this week. Will let you know what they come back with. Based in the things I’ve read on here and elsewhere, I’m expecting it to be one or both of the following; 1. Worn out ABS sensor 2. Depleted or faulty battery It seems to Scala is fitted with a very basic and cheap battery, which has caused similar issues for others.

I thought this too, but it wasn’t a case of the shifter moving to manual - I remember going through sport mode to test whether it stayed in 1st as well, which it did. Moved it to manual as well where it did change gear when shifted - or +. Didn’t get any fault codes from the mechanic.

thanks @toot, 1. Drove a long journey, briefly parked the car to unload and turned the engine off. 2. Got back in the car after unloading to drive it to the car park. Started it in P and shifted to D. Pulled off fine but wouldn’t shift out of first gear, despite the revs being 4,000+. 3. Did the same thing the next morning, then suddenly fixed itself, but all the warning lights then came on.

Hi, that seems to be a popular theory based on other forums I’ve read since posting this. Odd that the car had been driving for 4+ hours before this happened, presumably with the battery being fully charged as a result.

Hi, thanks for your comment. The mechanic was a road side assist mechanic who ran a diagnostic on the system and couldn’t identify the issue. As I was on holiday in the Isle of Wight and I live in Manchester, they’ve advised the car is recovered back to the dealership in Manchester, which is what’s happening now. I really hope it’s as simple as a software fix, and other users on here can testify to that.

I’ve recently purchased a ŠKODA Scala SEL1.5 DSG from a ŠKODA dealership. The car has been fine since purchase but this week the following issues occurred, in chronological order. Has anyone experienced similar issues and found a fix? 1. drove the car from Manchester to Isle of Wight, all fine. Dropped luggage off where we were staying, started the car again to park it somewhere and it wouldn’t come out of first gear. Park / neutral and reverse still worked fine. 2. left it parked over night and started it again with the same issue. Restarted it again and the gearbox worked fine, but was then presented with these warning lights: A mechanic was sent out through ŠKODA Assist and they had no idea what was causing this. The car is currently being recovered back to Manchester where it will be checked over by a ŠKODA dealership, as it’s still under warranty. Any suggestions on what’s causing this would be greatly appreciated. Weighing up whether to return the car and find something more reliable. thanks, Sam