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Last year I was having a conversation with a retired engineer from VW factory from Salzgitter, Germany. He believed that DSG oil was a "lifetime" oil and it never needed to be replaced like the old automatic cars' transmissions. He was actually driving a DSG at 110,000 km and I argued against it. The confusion is arising from the type of DSG transmission: 7-Speed (Dry) DSG: Often marketed as "filled for life" (DQ200), but many mechanics recommend fluid servicing to prevent issues, particularly for the mechatronics unit. 6-Speed (Wet) DSG: Requires regular oil/filter changes (typically every 40k miles/4 years). So, there's a big chance for those DSG transmissions not to had oil change at all.

So, I have been doing it wrong. It's been well over a month with the GPF symbol on the dashboard and it's also been giving the P2084 error on the OBD as well as P2463 (GPF). The temperatures having been around -15C, I didn't even try cleaning it as it takes around 60 minutes just to warm up the car....until today (-1C) TBH. But I guess I need to do the revving too. Has anyone been successful cleaning the GPF on a 1.4 TSI PHEV by driving at 3000-5000 RPM over 80 kmh (50 mph) ?

I've tried it, it doesn't work on this model.

I have to disagree. It's possible to reset DSG with ignition and pedal combination on most VAG vehicles. I have experienced it already on VW Passat and T-ROC, Audi A4. I'm sure there's a way without OBD connection,.

my driving style differs from summer and winter as I live very far north. In the summers we can use acceleration, whilst in the winter, as it's mostly below freezing I need to drive cautiously and calmly. Without the reset, the DSG cannot adjust itself to driving style on it's own and makes rapid and accelerated gear changes, which causes the tires to slip on icy roads. Resetting the DSG allows the TCU to "relearn" your driving style.

Hi, I've been browsing for a how to on resetting the DSG on Octavia PHEV (MK4). Many of the videos on Youtube are for the old sort DSG (VW) vehicles with ignition keys, whereas in the PHEV, it's push to start. I've found a couple of VW push to start versions videos but it didn't work on the Skoda Mk4 Octavia 1.4 TSI PHEV. So, my question is what is the correct method of resetting the DSG on the Skoda Mk4 Octavia 1.4 TSI PHEV ?

And I thought it was only mine. It seems even the bug fix update is bugged 😂

Apparently with OBD11 and Carista, it is possible to unlock special functions such as remembering the setting for lane assist (off!) or going into hybrid mode automatically or keeping the audio off when you start the car. I'm not sure if those special functions are available on other OBD tools.

The 1.4TSi DSG doesn't drink oil, nor problems with MOT, but it has problems of it's own, if you can bare. Unlike the 2008 Honda Civic, the 1.4 TSi DSG are equipped with high amount of electronic sensors, which tend to become annoying after a while with unimportant but annoying error messages on the dashboard, even the car's onboard computer putting it into "limp mode". I'd advise you to buy one which is, still under warranty as authorized service stations don't do their job properly and bugs start pouring out of it once you own it (and I'm sure those service stations are just awaiting for you to come through their door). Over the years most Skoda drivers have either got used to the bugs or given up, just like I plan to do soon. If you decide to go Skoda, I hope that you have strong patience and a thick wallet whilst dealing with electronic malfunctions of gadgets that you didn't even know existed. If something is cheaper than expected, there must be a reason for it.

Until today I wasn't able to regen as the weather was around -12C. It started giving other errors related to the GPF. DTC P2084. When it started giving error on the dashboard, I connected my OBD2 and got the code. I first wiped the DTC log, then went driving in the motorway at 100 kmh for about an hour, revving around 2500 rpm. I was just about to give up after an hour, it displayed the message "You need to run the engine for longer" . Eventually, I gave up as the oil temp didn't go higher than 85C (and the outside temperature was around -9C). I remembered our discussion about the AC, so I switched off the AC heater, just allowing the plain old heater. Then the magic happened! It cleared. Even the DTC P2084 did not revamp. Let's see how it goes tomorrow.

Has anyone tried Carista? Apparently they are certified as well. The prices seem a notch cheaper than OBD11.

I've been reading that many users have been using OBD11 branded OB2 readers. As the pricing on obd11 is a bit pricey, I'm wondering if there's any other OBD readers out there that can do the same task at the lower cost 😉 I have a odb2 reader which I got from AliExpress couple of years ago, whilst using Car Scanner ELM OBD app, but it hasn't been able to catch any error codes. So I am presuming there may be a special device for VAG vehicles.

Whilst browsing the forums for this error, I realized that it is quite common. The funny part is I was just going into the motorway, and the car try to go into limp mode while displaying error message "Error: drive system. Please visit workshop". Instinctively, as there were cars behind me I very quickly put the car into S mode and continued driving. Interestingly couple of seconds later, the error message disappeared and the car continued to work normally. I really started to feel vulnerable with this car. Will these weird error messages ever stop? How's the car automatically connects to the service station and transmits the error message, I expect them to call in a couple of days I guess. From the forums that I've read, it generally seems like a bug. I'm just wondering if anyone really did have anything with drive system. Ps. From time to time, whilst driving it slow speed, I do feel like the transmission is slipping while changing gears. I just wonder if it's related to that. 2022, 1.4 TSI PHEV Combi.

I have to disagree on that. Before the Octavia, I had a 2022 VW T-ROC 1.0 TSI and I never had problems like I have seen on the Octavia. I just got caught in the attraction of it being hybrid. To be honest I feel I've made a mistake.

It never stopped 😭 As others stated, many bugs are fixed, but it just continue on. I have never seen a mainstream car with so many bugs. It's been 6 months since I bought my car, I already start to feel that I already had enough. The equation is quite simple: if you buy something cheap, what you going to get this quite cheap too. If you are a type of person who gets annoyed by stupid mistakes made by the manufacturer, are you advise you to go and buy a Volkswagen and don't waste your time and energy on a product made by a couple of short-sighted engineers.

Around 80kmh (50mph) would be OK. Still concerned about heating up the exhaust though. I mean it takes so long for even the engine to heat up.

That's a big problem for me over here. I am only 200 km away from the Arctic circle. Current temperature is -5C and we call it hot, but trying to heat up the exhaust to 300C in this weather at high speed is a big challenge (although we have studded tires, I dare not speed). Would it have an impact on the car if I wait until the summer 😂 or would it be get it done at some service point?

You're correct putting into S mode would allow you to control the RPMs. I am driving around 30 km per day, mostly in hybrid mode. I'm just wondering if the air conditioning has affect on this as the temperatures are around minus 5° C and -18° C. Yesterday I tried to regenerate the GPF just as you described above. The light didn't go off.

Thanks for this information I wasn't aware that the new type gasoline engines have GPFs (oh ffs!). Any idea on how to regen it properly?

Only problem is, as I have stated above my car isn't diesel, TSI engines are gasoline E10 fuel.

Okay I'm a bit dumbstruck today as I got an error message displaying on my Octavia MK4 1.4 TSI PHEV Combi as I always thought DPF (particulate filter) only existed on diesel vehicles. The dashboard is displaying "particulate filter regeneration required" refer to the vehicle wallet message! Am I missing something here? Or doesn't mean something else?

Not any major servicing. All regular checks and servicing done on time. It has around 60000km, mainly on electricity. I am suspecting it may be from the thermostate...

In cold mornings, when the ICE starts, I'm hearing weird ticking sounds coming from the engine bay, like clattering. The sounds fade away once the engine warms up. Any idea what it can be ? I did read from a user that it was common in these models, but I could not find more information on it.

Heater, air conditioning, seat/steering wheel heaters, window/mirror heaters, they all eat the battery and they eat it pretty fast. In the summer I do about 48 km and about 25 km in the winter. That's why I switch on the hybrid mode constantly to manage it.

In my case, the battery drained before the firmware update. It totally blacked out. Skoda road service took the car today service station after jump starting it. If I knew what I know now then, I would have jump started the car, started the ICE, then enabled the recuperation and drove the car around for a couple of hours. It would have solved my problem. I advise you to do the same. If you ask why this has happened to you, just like me, you probably always driving the elecrtic mode, short distances during the day. As the car doesn't recuperate enough in short distances, the 12 volt battery is under risk of draining out itself. If you search the forums on this site you will find several people who experienced the same.