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I fit the battery this morning, no hassle. All the lights came up after turning it on, but after the left to right trick they all cleared except a check engine light. Went for a brief drive, turned off and on again - all lights cleared! Yesterday I also joined a local Škoda owners page FB group, and a member kindly offered use of their VCDS so I drove out this afternoon and it took under 5 mins to check my system, clear codes, and then code in the new battery just changing the serial by 1 digit and the Ah from 59 to 60. He didn't even accept the beer, so now I have a fixed car and a 6 pack! (of beer ha!) thanks again for your help and advice - I'm sure it saved me both time and money.

Thanks both for your reply. I am going to hunt local groups for someone who can do it privately, if not head to a garage and just make sure to check their entries. I will fit the new battery tomorrow, do the actions suggested by nta16 and then see. If I wanted to get something to code it myself, what kit would you recommend? I was looking at OBDeleven, but its over 100eur for the dongle + subscription to code. Then I found a Vgate iCar which is significantly cheaper, and free / paid apps. hoping I can find someone local who has one!

Hi In this example is a 59A the same as a 60A? I couldn't find a 59A battery, so have replaced with a 60A, all else is the same. I have no access to do coding, unless I pay a garage for it, so hoping to avoid if i can. thanks

Is 193k km a worry? I will drive it tomorrow so hoping for good things! All services done at Skoda official so hopefully

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Hi all, new here and have been reading a lot recently as looking for a new car. I am after more room than my 2015 golf and have been swayed to an octy or superb. One nice example of the Octavia near me is a 2018 Octavia, with 193k km. I have seen about the 'kangarooing' issue on this forum. What should I look for in the drive and in the service history to see if this has been sorted or not? Also, would a slightly older and higher milage 1.6 diesel superb be a better option? Thanks in advance all!

Hi all, new here and have been reading a lot recently as looking for a new car. I am after more room than my 2015 golf and have been swayed to an octy or superb. One nice example of the Octavia near me is a 2018 Octavia, with 193k km. I have seen about the 'kangarooing' issue on this forum. What should I look for in the drive and in the service history to see if this has been sorted or not? Also, would a slightly older and higher milage 1.6 diesel superb be a better option? Thanks in advance all!

Hi from Slovenia, where I'm hoping to buy a first Skoda. Want an estate,can't decide between a superb or octy...