NormanE

No problem since it was done by Caffyns in Tunbridge Wells. I actually bought my car from Maidstone Skoda as they had it pre registered.

I have had diesels since 2001, (SAAB 9.3, 2010 Seat Leon 170bhp, and now Octavia Mk4 200bhp). I love the torque of the diesels, but increased cost relative to petrol now makes now makes petrol a better choice unless you are doing very high milage. I used to do 15,000 a year when I bought the SAAB, and towed a caravan with it, but on my current mileage and relative fuel costs the choice would be petrol. Another downside of newer diesels is the emissions system, which will immobilise the car and cost a lot of money if it fails, or you run out of AdBlue. As for high daily mileages, you can do more in a car than you could in a lorry with a tachograph. I once did about 600 in a day, on a 650cc motorbike, by I was young and still immortal then. More recently I did over 800 miles in a day in the Seat Leon. I had set off early from Miranda de Ebro in Spain, intending to drive home via the Channel Tunnel in two days, but it was the first Friday of the "Gilets Jaune" protests in France. I stopped for fuel near Bordeaux and was warned that nothing would move much on Saturday or Sunday, so I drove home in one go.

I think you have done the right thing. You might have had a better result by getting the car fixed, but you might also have had a bigger bill than a 13 year old car was worth, even with that low mileage. Better luck with whatever you buy to replace it.

The car was fixed by Caffyns today. They replaced the entire plastic part holding the gear selector. Photos of the part that came out are attached. It took about two hours, but that included them washing the car.

Same message I had. I was in France and the temperature was high 30s I have used OBD11 to enable me to see oil, coolant an gearbox temperatures, with the latter often in the 90s. The fault message however appeared when the car was started from cold.

Seen by caffyns today. It needs a new part, which is one that needs the exhaust removing for access! Booked for 13th October. i will try to get a look at the removed part, and a photo if possible.

My car now booked to Caffyns in Tunbridge Wells on 29th October, for diagnosis. It is under warranty, so why not?

That is 58.22 mpg. I managed slightly better than 59mpg, full to full over 2,325 miles, including autoroutes at 110 and 130 kph and a lot of ordinary (and hilly) roads in a tour via Eurotunnel to the Department of Aude and back. One of my previous cars was a Seat Leon with the 170bhp VW group diesel and 6 speed DSG. This 2024 Octavia Vrs with 200bhp and a 7 speed DSG beats it hands down for economy, as the LEON used to average about 48 to 50mpg on similar trips.

Clearly an old issue. I had the "error selector lever" message twice whilst in France about 10 days ago. It has not re-appeared in about 1200 miles driving since. I will call the dealer on Monday. As an aside, with diesel now costing the equivalent of more tha £2 per litre in France, its a good thing that the VRS diesel averaged over 59mpg for the trip!

Thank you all. I had been looking at the wrong screen and forgetting the steering wheel buttons. All is now good.

Road test. Lane assist off Good! Daytime running lights on. (Skandinavian, with rear lights on) Cruise control still adaptive, with no visible means of switching it to work as a plain cruise control. On the screen, in Assist Systems it only shows up as ACC.

Device came today. After a lot of fiddling to get my credit and subscription to load, I have coded the Lane Assist, Cruise Control and Daytime Running Lights as shown above. Thank you W.....10

I have now found it. It is easy if you can get on your back with your head in the driver's foot well, not so easy if you are 80 and not as flexible as you used to be. Mine has no cover and is coloured mauve. I had been expecting to find a pull off cover, probably black.

Now I really need help. I have ordered the OBD11 device, and went to the car to locate the OBD2 port. I cannot find it. I was told it is in the drivers foot well, above the foot rest. It is not, nor can I find one anywhere else. Can anyone point me to the correct place. Is it behind the dropdown cubbyhole? I have tried and failed to look behind it. Every other car with OBD that I have owned (Saab, Jaguar and Seat) has had the OBD2 port clearly visible and accessible, but not this Skoda, which is a 2024 Octavia Vrs diesel.

Thank you. I have a CTEK MXS 5.0. When I had my Jaguar XK it had to be connected 24/7. When not in use they are notorious for discharging their batteries due to all the electronics that never switch off.