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Can't say I've seen a switch like that on mine. I'll have a search though, thanks.

Hi guys, This might be a dumb question so bear with me - but would my 2014 Octavia RS have a car alarm built in that I can enable (or test)? It has the red blinking light on the drivers door when locked, it has the little sensors above the centre console. Is it something that needs to be enabled? My car has been broken into via smashed window recently and nothing went off. I'm in Australia (if region plays into it). Thanks

I believe I am in the process of buying the same part: 06L121111P is what I have been told from Skoda - but the last letter is just the revision version, mine has had a 06L121111J previously. Not all come with a new replacement belt and seals, so worth checking

As first mentioned above, there's a coolant leak and likely corrosion. It often means the heater matrix is corroded which in turn damages the pump and thermostat.

It's confusing, My part number says 06L121111J, and now there are subsequent letters beyond 'J' in listings on ebay. I'll wait to hear from Skoda in the next couple of days about whether they will replace under goodwill or not (same pump and thermostat were replaced by them in 2019), but regardless I will chase down part numbers.

Thanks I've been scouring that thread already. Would be interesting to know if there is an updated part number for e new water pump that lasts more than 4 years without leaking to **** and dying. Currently using skoda-parts.com but if anyone has a better source for parts going (and would ship to Australia) then I'd love to hear it. Thanks

Hey guys, just to revive this thread as I am suspecting a heater core issue in my 2014 Octavia mk3 RS. coolant keeps leaking somewhere and alarm going off. On opening hood the coolant expansion tank is empty and then refills to full when cap taken off. corrossion brown stuff sometimes in the coolant tank. The passenger footwell is wet and it hasn’t been raining… am I right to think this is a clogged heater matrix? it has been to Skoda and they said water pump and thermostat need replacing ($2500 wtf). I suspect heater matrix is the cause though if this is the case. Can anyone advise me? Otherwise I’ll order a replacement Nissen and see if it continues to leak.

Have now solved via Autioinstall.text. Admin pls delete

Hi guys, It has been a long process reaplacing my dead mib1 unit (RIP) in my 2014 Octavia RS. New MIB2 - 3VO 035 045 B was installed. I've just had an odd thing happen on firmware update on this new unit. Original FW: MHI2_ER_SKG11_P2104_1 Attempted FW update: MHI2_ER_SKG11_K3343 Error received and FW failed as I had this message: 'MOST not connected' as seen here: Then after it rebooted, it has rebooted to a very basic FW, with only radio available. The most problematic is that I cannot use any of the buttons, and I cannot access the hidden menus to do further installs of FW or M.I.B to patch/bypass the error. Any help would be appreciated. I hope I have not bricked the unit. A normal firmware update surely should not have done this.

EDIT. doubled up post, wrong forum category. Admin pls delete this one as it should be in Octavia III. Hi guys, It has been a long process reaplacing my dead mib1 unit (RIP) in my 2014 Octavia RS. New MIB2 - 3VO 035 045 B was installed. I've just had an odd thing happen on firmware update on this new unit. Original FW: MHI2_ER_SKG11_P2104_1 Attempted FW update: MHI2_ER_SKG11_K3343 Error received and FW failed as I had this message: 'MOST not connected' as seen here: Then after it rebooted, it has rebooted to a very basic FW, with only radio available. The most problematic is that I cannot use any of the buttons, and I cannot access the hidden menus to do further installs of FW or M.I.B to patch/bypass the error. Any help would be appreciated. I hope I have not bricked the unit. A normal firmware update surely should not have done this.

Yes I did thanks. It seems with the non-nav units like this one I did not know the patching process is terribly difficult and must be rewired and hacked to install the patched software. WIthout it the unit has all features locked except radio.

Thanks Nicky it’s all connected and CP removed. Now just need to enable smartlink. If anyone can point me in the direction of the correct version of the patch I should be installing for that I’d appreciate it.

Any of you dudes find a fix for this? I can't get any info out of skoda other than them wanting to bill me $220 just to 'run some diagnostics' without any guarantee they'll fix it... even when I'm giving them a very specific problem and solution that only they hold they keys to.

Can someone point me in the right direction for information on fitment of an Amundsen 5Q0035840C unit into an older mk3 Octavia? The plastic plugs are very slightly different. Is shaving down the plastic housing plug the normal thing to do to get it connected?

HI guys, I'm installing a 5Q0035840C in my mk3 Octavia today. Noticed the plastic connection on one of the plugs on the back is slightly different in this unit to the original 5E0035045B unit that needs replacing. I remember seeing somewhere on here about shaving down the plastic to connect it, but wanted to double check if this was fine to do? Are the connection pins the same regardles of the plastic housing around this or is there a reason for me to avoid this? Thanks.

Thanks, that makes sense. Is that in the control unit in the glovebox since I have no external amplifier or Canton unit?

Yes Varooom is a skoda wizard and I give credit. I also used https://mib-helper.com to get more details of current build version once I identified it. There's also an upload of firmware and VAG files here but unless you know what version you need you can brick your unit pretty easily. Depends what problem you are having and which version your system is. Good luck.

Has anyone encountered the random crackling/distortion sounds occurring with this same MIB1 unit? I've updated to v411 but it persists. Mechanic checked all connections and they said no issues. So wondering if it is a known hardware fault with this model?

the inspection fee of $180... ugh. The install history showed no other updates had been done. Oh well it is fixed now it seems. Hope everyone else can solve theirs.

Same issue here ins. 2014 Octavia RS. I tried updating firmware to v412 and still persists.

Incredible. This worked for me. Even after Volkstech in Melbourne Australia told me it had been 'updated' and I needed a whole new hardware unit.

Hi guys, I have the same setup here, a MIB1 system 5E0035045B here that has the intermittent sound issue. Skoda repairer said they updated the firmware which didn't fix it but it's saying it's only version 293. I have noticed a few people look to have had some luck fixing this issue with a v411 update. Can anyone help me? Screenshot of version display attached. Much appreciated.

Has anyone had to replace this unit? Mine has been updated by a 3rd party skoda repairer and told me I need to replace the 5E0035045B unit (no sound from unit, although sometimes randomly will work once a month) There are simply none available to buy anywhere in the world it seems, but many of the European variants of the same year. Has anyone swapped one out without issue with the coding? Hoping the only difference is something like the DVD region lock?