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Wireless Apple CarPlay uses Bluetooth and a closed wifi network to operate. The issue is likely to be with your phone rather than the car. You could try the tip below to see if it helps. I finally figured it out! Go to WiFi settings and change the ask to join networks to “off” also, change auto join hotspot to “never” it hasn’t drop out since!!! https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253935799?sortBy=rank

Is the warranty only 3 years? It's 5 in New Zealand and now 7 in Australia

That’s why you have a warranty. They will work out what the cause is and fix it. I wouldn’t be concerned unless they say “they all do that sir”

Looks like £200 for the UK. Don’t know where you are. For my market (NZ) the spare is standard.

I’m not 100% sure but my 4.5 came with a space saver and I don’t think a full size 19” wheel with tyre would fit in the well.

True my bad. Although why would he expect something that he doesn't have?

maybe it isn't an RS

So you are saying you have a Mark 4 RS with no Mode button?

If you look at any video on YouTube of the mark 4 they all have the button. I’d be surprised if they’d go to the trouble of deleting it, it would be more trouble than it’s worth. Show us a picture of your centre area where the buttons below the screen are.

I still don't really understand the question. As far as I know there is always a mode button below the centre display and you can also have the modes permanently on display in a panel on that display at least in the 4.5

Not sure what you mean. There is a mode physical button (second from left) and numerous ways to activate from the centre screen

It only dips in reverse when the control is turned to the left (RHD)

I noticed the light animation stopped working too. I rebooted the central screen by holding down the power button and its been perfect ever since both the animation and the auto locking

No both are mark 4. The 4.5 has the speed always higher in the display for a start. The dual styling and font is different, cruise control info is up high to the left and there is a permanent range to empty device at the bottom of the rev counter and many other little changes

There is a little cubby by the drivers right knee (right hand drive or opposite lhd)

The plastic handles slide along the rail on either side to hold loads in place. The rail can mount in two places in the floor.

I’d give Apple Music a try too as the audio quality is higher than Spotify

I looked into both PPF and ceramic coatings. In the end I decided against both. PPF is potentially the most beneficial due to the protection but to get a significant part of the car protected my view was that it just cost too much as a proportion of the car value to be worth it. I now understand why you see lambos and Porsches getting it. Maybe if you plan to keep the car for 10 years you could man math it but I didn’t go ahead.

I don’t understand dropping the car further. Surely the ride will be unbearable and ground clearance on entry and exit become an issue?

Sorry, why don’t you just put the music in your phone, and use CarPlay. It will work perfectly. My old Subaru had a 30pin to hardwired input and my wife still has an iPod nano plugged into a media port in the glovebox of her Polo GTI. In the end you can only resist the march of progress so much. Get Apple Music or Spotify and excellent wireless CarPlay system. Or if you have a large amount of hand curated tracks, put them on your iPhone.

I would have thought adaptive cruise would be standard in this day and age. I’ve been surprised how relaxing it is to have on when the traffic flow keeps changing speed on a motorway. I wouldn’t have thought DC would be needed on a non RS due to the softer suspension tuning of the non sporty models and higher ride height (and smaller wheels). I just test drove the old mark 4 and felt the new bigger screen in the 4.5 is much better but I can see how it wouldn’t be a deal breaker, the most important thing is the new software and faster hardware that the 4.5 brings. Side assist I also think should be standard fitment on all new vehicles. I have the electric RS seats primarily because they really lift the RS cabin ambience but also because it gives dipping offside mirror in reverse and memory so I can set it up and my wife won’t mess with my settings :)

Same

2 Brollies are standard again in the RS I think. I got the phone holder, the rear tablet holder and nets and reversible mats and stuff I haven’t even looked at yet

I’ll probably end up doing the same. My 2012 Subaru did that so I’ve been enjoying trying out features my old car didn’t have. also have driven a few EVs and it is great to just get in and get out and not worry about locking and I unlocking the car

As someone who has just bought their first ever Skoda (mark 4.5 Octavia RS Combi in race blue) I can share what I almost bought instead and what else I drove. Interestingly everything I considered was a VAG product. I so nearly bought a facelifted Formentor VZ. The facelift model is not yet released in New Zealand but I drove the older 228PS model a few times. On paper it was perfect. My old car was a 2012 Subaru Legacy GT Premium wagon. I wanted something a little smaller but still a 4WD vehicle with sporty dynamics. Apart from feeling the Cupra was a bit gauche in places with its overuse of the signature copper colour it was the one. The fact that the facelift added a 333PS engine and torque splitting rear diff from the Golf R should have sealed the deal. Probably if the new car was available right away I would have one but I’ve never had an suv before and don’t really like them despite how handsome the Cupra is. I looked at the Leon Sportstourer but didn’t really like the styling. I wrote off the Golf R, too much black plastic inside. I drove the Audi RS3 (my wife patted it after the test drive) but despite assuming I’d love the in-line 5 it seemed to have a soggy power delivery and didn’t sound as good as the older ones I’ve been in. Next an Audi S3. It drove great, noticeably quicker than the Cupra despite the same engine (it’s a bit lighter) but S3 seemed a bit boring. My wife got us back on the SUV option and we test drove an RSQ3 Sportback. That could have been the one. Still the same faintly disappointing 5 cylinder engine but it would have been a very pleasant place to be but alas the new Q3 was on its way with no indication of an RS model and no stock of the run out one. I had earlier considered an Octavia RS. I’d been following the range since the Mark 3 and thought the Mark 4 looked great but discounted it thinking 245hp was not enough power. Once I learnt the facelift was on the way I tried a 245 model. I was blown away by how it felt to drive. It just felt right. The seats were supremely comfy, sitting low reinforced the superior dynamics of a proper car chassis. I didn’t think it was that quick and thought there was too much torque steer. Back to the Cupra and trying to order one but the niggling was there. Despite the Cupra being so much quicker on paper, the Skoda felt like a sports sedan whereas the Cupra still felt like a sporty suv. When the Octavia 4.5 arrived I drove it and fell in love. The changes to the media system were a big step. The new wheels were nicer (with the aero inserts removed). The car felt noticeably quicker in part because the model is making more power from 4,300rpm now so has more of a top end zing but the DSG box retuning really makes it snap through the gears. Getting rid of the sound actuator and having an actual exhaust with a bit of sound and a few overrun pops sealed the deal. Sorry for the long winded post. What would I consider next? Well wouldn’t it be great if they offered a 4WD 333PS version in the future, I’d snap that up. I also learnt I quite like having something a bit off axis. I live in a wealthy area and most people have fancy euro cars. I really prefer the drive of the Skoda to the other cars I drove (RS3 excluded but I didn’t like it enough to pay almost twice as much as the Skoda).