Hobbayne

Yes, I saw that video when I was thinking about buying one. There are several videos on YT, and they all have good things to say about it. Some negative things are the cheap looking dashboard and door trims, but I can live with that.

I bought myself a wireless carplay adapter to alleviate the need to keep plugging my phone in every time. However, if this socket is permanently live, it makes no difference. I still have to keep unplugging it.

I know that the USB C socket by the rear view mirror which is for dash cams, cuts off power to save your battery when ignition is turned off. Is this the same for the two sockets in front of the gear shift lever or are these permantly live?

My 14 month old Fabia displayed the message 'Please replace key fob battery' or something similar. I thought it would last a lot longer than that. How do I find out what battery it takes??

I would book it in now if the 12 months are up. I think 190 days are about 6 months or there about. I wouldnt leave it that long if I were you.

Well, thats all sorted. Big thanks to Willis Skoda in Ruislip for a reasonably quick turnaround.

I have been called by my dealer to be told that they have the airbag and can fit it next Tuesday. So three weeks all in all not too bad.

I took mine in on the 19th Sep and they confirmed it would need replacing and they will order one. It will be 2 weeks on Tuesday, so I will give them a ring for an update if I have not heard anything in the meantime. As Drewmac has already been waiting 3 weeks, I wont hold my breath.

Its a pain in the arse to get to from where I live, so I was hoping for a loan car. If its safe to drive as they reckon then I am happy to continue using it. My other half has refused to sit it the front and will sit in the back. If it only takes a couple of hours to sort it, then I might as well wait rather than get 2 buses and a train.

The mechanic at Willis Skoda in Ruislip. seems to think it's only a two hour job. so I might as well go for a coffee or wait.

So my car went back this morning to have the airbag checked. Unfortunately the airbag will need replacing, so I will have to wait for the dealer to order one and then come back and have it fitted. I guess these will have to come from the Czech Republic. Am I. right?

Unfortunately not. I wanted to do that too, but I ended up having to sync my phone to the infotainment system to play music. It does work fine and is completely wireless. I suppose you could connect a memory stick to the USB C port. That might work.

My letter was only about the airbag. There was nothing about the rear backrest so thats good.

Yes. I got a letter this morning. I got it booked in on 19th Sep for a check. If it fails, then I will need to rebook it in for another day.

Thanks for replying. I know its not the end of the world having to acknowledge it every time, but I cant even see the clock until I do. Even if I choose do not share my position, I still have the flipping thing popping up.