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Currently with a new car purchase the app is "free" for 3 years after that you have to pay for some of the stuff. I think the free period is limited to the first owner.

Fading of the display on this age of car normally indicates a fault in the display. If the display fades and then brightens it might just be loose wiring.

Laura is only as good as the map data when it comes to navigation.

You may find that you need to visit a Skoda dealer. While it's possible to download Map updates from Skoda I do not think they offer Infotainment updates this way.

This totally depends on what you select using the chrome scroll wheel. If you have MIB 3 try selecting Overview in the menu options. Then select. I'm not sure if selecting fuel consumption as potions in the left and right hand gauges overrides what you see in the centre. For sure I have my centre display set to Overview and I see fuel consumption information there both instantaneous and since I refuelled plus miles since I refueled. For the two round dials I use classic view and have gear selected in one and digital speed in the other.

Personally, being a fairly low milage driver nowadays Then it's always all 4 as by the time they are worn they are also old. Generally speaking tyres should be replaced between 6 and 10 years old even if they are not worn to the legal limit of tread. We have a 4x4 in the garage and that always has all 4 done at the same time. As a minimum I'd do the pair on an axle unless they were very new when the puncture occurred. You can tell the age of the tyre by looking at the 4 digit code on the sidewall. It's just 4 numbers, the first 2 are week no, and the last 2 are year. (1226 - this would mean made in week 12 of 2026)

Well it looks like a good deal provided it's not "nearly new". If you would be the first owner and you'd have all the usual first owner protection then looks good. Skoda don't have a deal anywhere near as good in the UK on their web site.

So have you created an account in the My Skoda app? does this include setting up an S-Pin. Once you have done these things you should be able to enter the vehicle VIN into the app and then pair the app to the car. If the app is paired to the car the opening page of the app will tell you vehicle status. Both car and phone must be in mobile range for all the above to work. Again, something the dealer should have done for you at handover.

Was there not a blunt tool in the fitting kit?

OK, if it's new go back to the dealer, they should have made sure it was all set-up right.

The dealer should have helped you with this. Is the car new or new to you? If the car is new to you then the dealer really needs to "disconnect" the previous owner. Have you created the required credentials in the app including and S-PIN? The car needs to be paired with your app. During pairing the car will ask you for the S-PIN. If the car is more than 3 years old or you are the second owner then a lot of stuff will be unavailable until you pay for it. Map updates and real time traffic are the two most obvious. If a previous owner used thins like traffication and pay to park then these will be disconnected and you'll get information to tell you they have. Hence all the warnings. Drop into your nearest Skoda dealer, they should be able to sort it.

Depends what you all mean by "to the top". If you fill the tank until the pump cuts out with the nozzle fully into the filler pipe then that is what you are supposed to do. You might call that "to the top". Now if, when the pump cuts out in the above scenario, you then pull the filler nozzle back and get a further 2-3 litres into the car and you call this "to the top" then you are asking for trouble. The fuel level is high enough that it could flow into the evap cannister. (Probably not an issue on a warm day if you are on a long trip and fill up mid trip. for sure a potential issue if you only drive another mile or two before parking the car.) From the Kamiq handbook: " Insert the fuel nozzle into the fuel filler neck up to the stop and refuel. › Do not continue refuelling after the fuel nozzle switches off. › Remove the fuel nozzle and put it back on the petrol pump." Also see information on petrol fuel filter around page 147

Hard to say from the video. Try using Super Unleaded petrol for a tankful or two. See if the noise disappears after the second fill up.

In the old days filling to the brim was no issue. Since the advent of the Evap control system it's not recommended. I actually think it says it in the handbook. Using E5 petrol also a smart thing to do. The ethanol content of E10 causes it to absorb more water. That ethanol / water mixture can separate out over time if the car is left standing and will help to induce rust.

Probably best you replaced both, some folks say you can recover the cannister by an air purge. Was there any warning on the dashboard about the failed N80 valve? Do you, by chance, habitually brim the tank when you refuel? I've heard that this is not a good idea due to the evap cannister.

I'll offer a perspective. First if it says oil service in 90 days I'd suspect that it will need one. If it had been done pre-sale the technician would have re-set the warning indicator. It is possible that they forgot, given the reading you have for inspection service. Ask the supplying dealer. Any Skoda dealer (in fact any VAG group dealer) should be able to give you a full printout of the electronic service record. If it's not the supplying dealer then they might ask you to pay a small fee. For peace of mind I'd ask the supplying dealer for the record. My Skoda dealer hands out the printout at every visit to the workshop without me needing to ask. As to servicing, the oil change in particular will be dependant on how you use the car. Lots of short trips, then it would be wise to change the oil as often as every 5000 miles or 1 year, whichever comes first. Inspection service, you can probably follow what the car tells you to do. If you live in a very dusty environment then I'd change the air filter annually.

@Evolution13 I tend to watch a channel on the internet called The Car Edition. It's useful as it's run by mechanics and gives a perspective on which cars don't breakdown very much and which do. Also on things like which cars are easy to service and which are not. (hard to service leads to a tendency to skip stuff.) It's also worth looking into what's actually under the hood. So many powertrains are now shared between manufacturers that a Renault (insert brand of choice) may not be a Renault at all under the surface. A clear example that comes easily to my mind is the VW Amarok, it's basically a Ford Ranger under the skin. Maybe you think that the quality of cars just gets better and better? Thinking back to Audi's I owned years back they were undoubtedly better built than todays offerings IMHO.

The quality of all cars goes down year on year. Look carefully before buying a Renault, some are still Ok and some are rubbish.

I might be wrong but I don't think travel assist on a Skoda is as fully integrated as on some other VAG cars. For Skoda travel assist is lane keeping assist, blindspot assist and adaptive cruise all working together. As such I don't think that there are OTA upgrades as you'll certainly have lane keeping assist and adaptive cruise. Not sure if blindspot assist is an option or standard but it needs sensors , it's not just an upgrade to the software.

Sadly this is a well documented problem with all VAG products. There can be multiple causes but very often it is a broken antenna wire or a faulty SOS module. If you have tried the hard reset on the infotainment (Turn it fully off and then back on again). then the only other thing to do is visit the dealer.

Ah, understood, I tend to part with my cars at around 6-7 years old. At that age they still have some value and I can generally get better trade in allowance by providing a dealer or factory history. Amazingly (or maybe not) any VAG group dealer in the UK can look up the electronic service record of any VAG group product.

Page 57 of the handbook (at least on my car). Press the right hand silver button on the steering wheel to bring up the menu. Scroll to "Warning at" Press the right hand silver button again. Set a new speed for the warning. I have a horrible feeling that, once activated this warning is there for ever. It should cancel if the car is left standing for 2 hours. Maybe try setting it to 90mph as the stored value? Your car will have speed limit recognition as well, does the little speed limit symbol in the dash reflect the posted speed limit? In my car overspeed due to exceeding the posted speed limit gives rise to a little "bong" and the speed limit symbol pulsates.

So if you do your own servicing how do you ensure the vehicles electronic service record is updated? Or don't they have such things in Australia?

H'mmm, so the car, for whatever reason, says service in June 2026 but you are sure you know better. Frankly I'd have serviced the car in June and had the peace of mind that I'd done things properly. You will realise there will now be a mismatch in the cars digital (or paper) service record which you won't be able to explain. I'm pretty sure the ECU logs the service resets. This might make your life difficult in the event you need to claim under your warrantee.

It seems you have a good dealer. Stick with them. Bleeding both systems is the right thing to do. If you don't you leave an amount of old fluid in the system due to the combined reservoir.