Natukimi

Final update, The display was replaced today at the authorized service center, a large portion of the cost was covered as goodwill, summer continues in full force, so we'll see.

Hello, does anyone know if there is any replacement car stereo that can control the air conditioning and replace the original car stereo on an Octavia mk 4?

The latest update: a display replacement was arranged at the service a few days ago, and in the meantime, the car infotainment was working great, without any problems, until today when it started to screech again while the car was turned off and parked. I recommend, as a first aid measure, to adjust the climate control to your liking and remove fuse number 30 from the fuse box under the steering wheel. And yes, the car was parked at sunny side of the parking, and temperature outside is about 30C.

I’m in Croatia, pretty warm this days, dashboard uncovered.

Latest developments: The car stereo sound has again started to increase uncontrollably, without the ability to mute it. However, I noticed that if I turn off the stereo with the button, the Bluetooth communication, AC, and parking sensors work normally. Only radio broadcasting is powered off. After a few hours parked in the sun, a light show began on the instrument panel along with the message “Safe CP” and the display on the stereo showed “Component Protection Active”. After half an hour in the parking lot, the messages disappeared, but an airbag error appeared, which could not be cleared by turning off the car. After 10 minutes of driving, I stopped by the roadside, turned the car off and on again, and now everything works without any problems. There are no errors on the display, the stereo volume does not increase, and everything is as it should be. I have sent an inquiry to the service center and am awaiting a response. Update to follow.

I also had the same problem with my car. The police asked me in the middle of the night to turn off the car stereo. Luckily for me, they also drive Octavias, so they know it's not my fault. But how do I explain it to the neighbors? It was so embarrassing. I went to the dealership and got the firmware updated and the ECU reset. There are no visible changes in the data on the display; the version is still 1941. Hopefully, it will work.

Try the spiritmonitor app, you will find a lot comparativ measures from other drivers of the same model. I also drive octavia etec, and my car consume about 7,7 L urban, and 5,4 L on highway, cruise at 130km/h.

That is normal, don’t wory about.