JamesK

I had a 73 plate Octavia SE L as a loan car from the dealer a couple of months ago. The infotainment was running on version 1941. The car was completely fine in the time I had it. You shouldn't have any issues or anything to look out for with it.

The issue is detailed here, worth a read: Climate SYNC issue forum link

@sam8520 If the dealer deny there are available software updates, direct them to the lead technician at Marshall Letchworth (Mick). He sorted out all the issues on my SEL First Edition. If you use the Climate control SYNC feature, check that it retains the setting after turning the car off and on. If you find it doesn't hold, then that module also needs a firmware update. Again, Mick at Marshall Letchworth got that sorted out for me.

Hi @SteveTheElder Is your SE L FE running on the 17" wheels? My car was a dealer management car, so they ordered the upgraded 18" wheels, full leather and some other bits. I assumed with the 18" wheels they just put on whatever tyres they had in the factory. I think V rated tyres are the perfect rating for the 1.5 engine.

Thanks @petrolcan. I hadn't actually looked at W rated tyres due to the car being supplied with Y rated tyres. I wasn't sure if there was a potential insurance if I fitted tyres at a speed rating lower than was originally supplied by the manufacturer? Admittedly I think the chances of me getting my 1.5 SE L to 168mph are pretty slim!

Thanks @SurreyJohn for this. I actually had not considered all season tyres before. I had a quick look at the prices, they certainly seem to command a price premium for the all season tyre! 😒

Hi All, At my recent service the dealer pointed out a couple of cuts in the tyres. One in one of the front wheels, and a couple in one of the rears. The dealer went on to say they couldn't see the cords in any of the cuts. The first MOT is due mid-May, so I'm now wondering if the cuts will cause an MOT fail. I'm thinking I may need to replace all 4 tyres. My SE L has got the 18" Perseus alloys on it, and currently has the factory supplied Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 tyres. I could get the newer Asymmetric 6 fitted, but was wondering if anyone on here had any 18" tyre recommendations? Many Thanks...

Excellent news. Did you have to really push them to perform the update, or was it something they are now updating as standard?

Just in case you're not aware for doing a manual update of the maps, the on-line portal speaks of using an SD card. There is no SD card reader on the Octavia IV, so you'll need to load the maps onto a USB-C memory stick instead. I quite like these memory sticks as they have both USB-A and USB-C connectors built in: Link to Amazon On a side note, hopefully your supplying dealer updated the cars infotainment software to 1941, as that's the big update which gives a far more stable Infotainment experience.

It does show it in the car. If you go Settings > System Information, look for the Navigation database version. It's basically a date, YY.MM, so my maps were updated December 2023 as I have version 23.12. I still have an active Infotainment Online package, so for me the maps automatically download to the car.

I've not had it at all since I had the firmware updates on my car, but I'm also aware on my car they effectively re-coded the entire car after the updates were done - which may make a difference.

I had all of these issues with my 1st edition. All of the issues are now resolved, and I was told that they had not replaced any hardware, and only software updates were applied. However, they told me that Skoda Technical had asked them after the updates to effectively 'factory reset' my car and 're-code' the entire car. This happened during a 3 week period where they'd asked to have my car, as Skoda Technical were trying to get a full understanding and resolution of the issues with early Mk 4 Octavia's. When I got the car back the issues POP POP did cease completely, along with the satnav offsetting my position. It wasn't until 1941 came along that the other infotainment issues were completely fixed though.

Climate Control SYNC feature The climate control SYNC feature would only remain active while the car was running. If the car was switched off and on again, SYNC would no longer be displayed on the left temperature indicator. A workaround was to use the left climate control and it would also update the right side as well. However, if the right temperature control was used, then the sync was broken, and the controls would be working independently, and SYNC would need to be re-established from the settings screen. I eventually managed to get an update to the climate control unit to fix the issue from the dealer, but I do not believe this has been pushed out OTA to other affected users. My dealer would also not provide me with further information on the fix to share on this forum. Matrix Lights I had two issues with the Matrix lights dazzling oncoming drivers. On my first visit to the dealer I was informed the matrix system was set-up for a left hand drive car, and they had changed it right-hand drive. However, the issue persisted. Re-calibration of the camera at a VW dealer was required to resolve fully. Bluetooth In addition to CarPlay not auto-connecting, I also had issues in general with Bluetooth not automatically re-connecting. Several times a week I had to manually select my phone in the Bluetooth settings screen. A software update resolved this issue. I also had issues with Adaptive Cruise Control, SOS errors, Auto-reconnect CarPlay which were resolved. The Skoda Connect App is also not fully functional in the same manner mentioned by @SteveTheElder. I was told by the dealer the app would be fully functional if I had my identify 'verified' by a Skoda dealer, but even getting that done didn't change any functionality within the app.

Take a look at my thread on this issue here My car is finally sorted. It required re-calibration of the camera, and that has to be done with specific equipment that many Skoda dealers do not have. Marshall Skoda Letchworth had to take it down to their Volkswagen dealer which does have the equipment, but for some reason they have use the equipment with a laptop loaded with Skoda software. I think the Skoda dealer in Milton Keynes is also Marshall. If you get any trouble with them, or get fobbed off about how they took it to an MOT testing station to check the levels, insist they get the camera re-calibrated, and to call their Letchworth branch for details on getting it done. The dealer commented yesterday that they've had to do a few re-calibrations on cameras recently.

I got the car back yesterday evening. I drove the car back from the dealer for around an hour with the Matrix Lights activated and so far I've not had any oncoming cars flashing me. So the re-alignment at VW seems to have worked so far. At the moment I'm still using them and half expecting to get flashed.. but I'll see what happens over the coming weeks, but hopefully after 2 years of ownership the last of the initial faults is now rectified.