BudgieUK

Have you considered it might be creaking from the seams (see my original post on this thread … it’s worth considering if you haven’t already.

I have been badgering Skoda Customer Services since last June about the lack of this feature … they keep promising it will be delivered but are unable to say when. In my view, if they can’t provide a date, it’s likely because they don’t think they will ever deliver the feature.

I have been inconstant dialogue with Skoda customer service, and they will not give any date for this feature to be reinstated (it was there to begin with). I have been as blunt as I can be, asking for a rough release date, and they claim they do not know (which is of course a lie). I have pointed out that this is actually costing me money as I cannot schedule a charge. I have pointed out that someone, somewhere in the company must have a roadmap, but they will not even give a 6-month window ... my personal view is that this feature will never be released. It might be good to contact them to say you are a prospective buyer, and it's a key feature that is stopping you buying one right now.... every little helps :)

I have the Skoda Kodiaq IV in Sportsline trim. I use the pre-heat feature frequently (probably 30 times by now), and it has never set the alarm off. Maybe I'm just lucky, but at least you know its not all cars that do it ;)

The feature is standard in any EV (or PHEV). It’s usually called pre-conditioning and is used to remotely heat (or cool) a car before getting in it. The same feature is used when parked up and you need heat (or cold) as it avoids needing to run the ICE

He specifically says there is power in the battery, and so I’m pretty sure it’s the PHEV, otherwise he would just run the engine

I took the car into the dealer and they have fixed the issue now.

I have a Kodiaq PHEV and I have it set so that the seat heaters come on automatically when the outside temperature is low. The option to activate this is just on or off. I find that the drivers heater comes on anytime it’s cold but the front passenger (even though someone is sitting in the seat) does not come on. My previous car used to switch both front seats on (if they were occupied). Is this as expected, or is something not working? Thanks

The feature you want is “Stationary Air Conditioning”, and it’s in vehicle settings (top row, right hand end - but I have moved those about so could be in another place on the screen for you … swipe left or right for additional settings). In the pic you can see that I have set it as a shortcut (green icon to the right of the clock)…. Tap it to turn it on (turns green), tap it to turn it off (goes grey). This is the same feature that allows you to pre-heat (or cool) the car from the app (on the app home page it’s called target temperature)

It appears I can’t unlock the doors! To try to re-connect, I am considering deleting the car out of the app, and re-adding it, but I don’t want to lose all the journey data that has been collected

I think it’s the exact opposite … they refer to them as collisions because there IS something you can do. The term accident implies it was ‘just one of those things’ when in reality there is invariably something that could have been done.

Strangely, I can start the remote heating, even though the app never goes 'online', but I can't check the current charge state etc. I'll try unlocking the doors and see if that works!

Since I got the car (Kodiaq IV - about 6 months ago) the My Skoda app has worked with no issues. A couple of days ago it seems to have stopped waking the car up …. so the app always says ‘activating’ but never get to ‘online’ (or whatever it says). Does anyone have any suggestions?

@Cairus can you explain what a TPI is … is that some instructions to a dealer to carry out a specific task, or does it imply there is a software update for each of those control units?

Hi all, If I charge the car (Kodiaq Mk2 PHEV with a ‘granny charger’) for any length of time e.g. one hour, then some time later (without disconnecting the cable) try to charge it again, it fails to charge. The charger cable shows a fault condition and the car does not charge. Is this expected behaviour, or is this weird? If this is not expected, is it likely to be the cable or the car that’s causing the issue? Thanks