Stonekeeper

Now i have seen the "fitted" picture Did you take the cover off then put it back on? @Shuggyboatsuperb Does it go through a hole in the side of the ring around the socket. That should be simple to put back. Take the lid off, bend the bottom pin into the slot. poke it through hole then refit the lid.

The need for it probably depends upon how long you wish to keep the car. If you don't intend too keep it long you can get away with neglecting it. You will move on before the car has the issues you give it. Even with 80,000 ? service interval it would not mean 12 years. If a high mileage motorway user (less gear changes/less gearing wear) i would personally not go over 4 year Up to 80,000 miles. Lower mileages per year i would go for 4 years. The quality of the oil is important, it is the Swarf that degrades the oil and contaminates the solenoids in the mechatronic unit. In use they magnetise and those pesky metal filings stick them up and cause gearchange failures. Reports of missing gears and no reverse or clunking when changing I wonder why different manufacturers have different schedules for the same gearboxes? Maybe they know their target market. That aside my post in this thread was just to highlight that the gearbox service if and when required was not covered by the plan.

The first quote in my post referred to a car with a DSG The third quote recommended an All in plan My post highlighted that the said plan does not include the DSG service cost which i believe is around £300 from what the 2nd quote has said.

https://www.skoda.co.uk/owners/all-in-service-plan Terms and conditions

My assumption is that it is the tension in the spring that has been lost. So if the short bit does "locate" in that little lug at the top. when it came out the spring would have spun. The long bit at the bottom is too long to have moved in that way. it is the only moving part in the fitting Hopefully someone has a picture.

The way i see it The short protrusion at the top of the spring has come out of the little bit coming down from the top? If you use long nose pliers to hold the longer protrusion of the spring away from the lid whilst positioning the top part of the spring back in, it will create the tension needed to spin the cover back closed.?????????? You might need three hands.

Depending upon which engine is in your car having the integrated wiring with the 13pin socket could help the resale of the vehicle in future. Decent cars that can tow caravans are getting harder to find every year.

it's probably similar to this Advert/article for a car leasing company from a local paper https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/24287399.car-insurance-warning-issued-uk-drivers-dash-cams/

Halford's sell a next base obd power supply for dascams he might have purchased one of them https://www.halfords.com/technology/dash-cam-accessories/nextbase-obd-power-cable-825926.html

They all miss the Elephant in the room. Government cuts to local councils budgets https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/local-road-maintenance-hits-new-low-with-45-drop-in-last-five-years-28-02-2024/

Lots of Mercedes Vitos used as Taxis where i live

There appears to be a corrugated pipe from the D pillar to the jet on the wiper The pipe may have split over time with the opening and closing of the boot lid? https://www.catcar.info/audivw/?lang=en&l=c3RzPT17IjEwIjoiQnJhbmQiLCIyMCI6IlNLT0RBIiwiNDAiOiJTdXBlcmIgRXVyb3BlIiwiNTAiOiIyMDE0IiwiNjAiOiJFbGVjdHJpY3MiLCI3MCI6Ijk1NTMwIn18fHN0PT03MHx8YnJhbmQ9PXNrfHxtYXJrZXQ9PUNafHxtZGw9PVNVUCAgfHxFcGlzPT03Njh8fEVpbnNhdHo9PTIwMTR8fE1haW5Hcm91cD09OXx8QmlsZHRhZmVsPT05NTUzMHx8R3JhZmlrPT0wOTU1MzA2MzI%3D

Unfortunately due to potholes a usb turntable in the car is impractical

Vinyl is making a comeback though

Yes. The new one soon to be launched, They are also bringing back the Ford Capri name that is an abomination when you see it.

The following functions of the central locking system can be set individually in the Infotainment » Owner´s Manual - Infotainment All doors The function allows you to unlock all doors, the boot lid and the fuel filler flap. Single door The function allows you to unlock only the driver's door and the fuel filler flap with the radio remote control. KESSY allows the unlocking of a single door which is in the vicinity of the key, as well as the fuel filler flap. The other doors and the boot lid are only unlocked once the door handle is unlocked or touched. Doors on a vehicle side This function enables you to unlock both doors on the driver's side and the fuel filler flap with the radio remote control unit. KESSY allows the unlocking of both doors which are in the vicinity of the key, as well as the fuel filler flap. The other doors and the boot lid are only unlocked once the door handle is un- locked or touched. Automatic locking/unlocking This function enables the locking of all doors and the boot lid from a speed of 15 km/h. Opening the doors and the boot lid from the outside is not possible. The renewed unlocking of the doors and the boot lid is carried out when the ignition key is removed or when the door is opened from inside (depending on the individual setting for the central locking system). Note The individual adjustment of the central locking system is stored (depending on the Infotainment type) in the active user account personalisation https://ownersmanuals.blob.core.windows.net/ownersmanuals/en/Superb_3V/05-2016/OwnersManual.pdf

The MEB platform is used in cars across the VAG group of companies not just the iD4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Group_MEB_platform

Is it only the passenger side it doesn't open. i.e does it unlock the rear doors?

During the sales process, they tax the vehicle in the purchasers name

I have noticed a few dealers now saying Road tax included when selling second hand cars, so imagine it is to hide the high VED costs from a naive buyer.

The first year payment is on first registration The + £40,000 supplement is from the next time it is paid. If a car is sold within the first twelve months the new keeper has to pay the rate for the vehicle as if it was the 2nd year which would include the supplement if applicable. The supplement would no longer apply for 6 years it would apply for 6 years - the months it was sold earlier than 12 months. E.g sold after 3 months would be 5 years 3 months https://www.dragon2000.co.uk/ved-road-tax-changes-guide-for-car-dealers/

The same tyres in different sizes can have different ratings too

As above ^^ All season tyres are not as economical on Fuel but may last longer. https://www.justtyres.co.uk/tyre-tips/all-season-tyres-vs-summer-tyres

https://www.tesla.com/en_gb/support/software-updates#tesla-accordion-v2-9216-my-software-update-is-stuck-and-wont-continue.-what-should-i-do