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Thanks for that! The "boot" 12V outlet is proving useful. As well as accepting a cigarette lighter/usb plug, it will keep the LED worklight/torch I've found, topped up (the unit has a solar panel too) AND a smart charger input whilst the car is used less in the Winter and sits in the garage.

Having recently bought a 1.5TSI, it has MANY things which draw power when the car is garaged. I have several classic cars that are used even less - each one has a "smart" charger, which keeps the battery topped up. The Octavia 12volt outlet in the boot is "live all the time". Is there any reason I should not use it to connect a smart charger, without causing a reaction? On "standby" the smart charger maintains a 0.5amp input, with up to 4 amps charge if the battery is down. The Skoda is the only car with an ECU.

Hi all! I have migrated from a VW GT TDI (3 door manual hatch) bought new over 20 years and 192,000 miles ago to a 20 plate Octavia 1.5 tsi dsg Estate - my wife, now disabled, can't manage the clutch on a manual box. With "4 score years" approaching, distance touring where only 1 of us is physically able to drive the Golf ( we did over 2,000 french miles in September") was reason to change. She is happy to select "D" and slither along smooth and seamlessly. I prefer to feel more "driver than being driven". I get the push the stick over, then nudge gears up or down, but despite what the owner manual says about " up or down from the steering wheel", are steering wheel paddles available on all mk 3 dsg cars, or am I searching for something not there on our car? It's very early days ( day 2 in fact) and I'm suffering brain fade, studying the manual. Happy New Year coming, for all