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If only things were that easy haha, disabling it actually does nothing while moving. It turns the engine off while coasting, but when it stops completely will turn it back on, because start stop is off... strange behavior, but sadly is not the solution...

Hey guys, Is it possible to keep the engine (1.0 eTsi, DSG) activated at all times (but in neutral) once coasting? Currently my car is doing it sometimes, mostly at the start of trips. It will go into coasting mode once I let go of the accelerator pedal but it keeps the engine active at around 1000rpm. A couple of minutes in the drive it will actually shut the engine down in coasting mode once let go of the accelerator pedal. Resulting in a more wobbly and uncomfortable ride since it takes a short while for the engine to activate. Also the braking seems to be affected with the engine being off, requiring different force of the brake pedal for the same brake force. Is it possible to adapt through OBD that it keeps the engine active while coasting at all times? Turning off the start stop system does not do the trick, it will turn off the engine anyhow. Any tips would be appreciated!

Looking into doing this as well - any update on the 2 pin vs 4 pin connector?

Took the panel off yesterday and sprayed all contact points with some silicone spray - made the squeaking way less, however; i found out that the window control panel is also squeaking a lot. So i sprayed that in too, lets see how long this goes ok!

Awesome, any screws i need to be aware of taking it off? Is it just held in place with clips?

Yes the door pull is what i meant, good to hear that teflon spray helped! I was going to try that as well, just did not want to mess with the interior. Thanks for the response!

As the title reads, this door handle squeaks a lot when driving due to my knee resting on it. Anyone else has this same issue? And any potential fix? Ive tried to adjust it already to see if maybe a clip needed to go in somewhere but it keeps on squeaking. Any help will be appreciated!

And the car is back at the dealership... diagnosing the issue, hope that it's resolved soon!

Sounds like mine has the first one in that case... strange that I happened all of a sudden. The first time it happened was the day after a long drive. Last time just after a short drive to the city centre. So best thing to do currently now is to swap the battery out and verify?

Amazing. Thanks guys, the gear lever is indeed also clicking a lot (like it tried to catch a gear but slips), so it sounds like the same cause...

Hmm and you think, looking at the video, this is also related to the battery? Sucks to hear the hoops you had to go through.

Any tips where to look first? I'm quite handy myself but never worked on cars...

Thats a good one, its a 1.0tsi with a dsg transmission, ive had the car for nearly 5 months now. First couple of months had quite some issues with the motor due to fuel pump and the gear leaver (common issue). And now this...

Thanks for your quick reply, the thing is, garage checked the battery already and mentioned that it is perfectly fine, and that it will start after 15 minute- isnt that strange?

Hey everyone, I'm looking for advice on a serious, recurring issue with my Octavia. The car sometimes refuses to start. Started earlier this week on monday morning, and just happened again friday evening. When this happens, the dashboard is immediately flooded with a ridiculous number of unrelated error messages, like "Steering wheel heating failure" and "Gear selector mechanism fault." (See video attached). Crucially, after about 30 minutes of trying, the car often starts again perfectly, making it impossible to demonstrate the issue to the technician. I have already had the car checked. The garage confirmed the battery is healthy and fully functional, and they mostly just cleared the error codes. However, the problem has immediately returned. This suggests there is a deeper, structural electrical or sensor issue they are missing. Has anyone experienced this specific combination of starting failure and a cascade of random electrical faults, even though the battery was confirmed good? What was the solution in your case? Looking at the OBD errors is throwing a lot of communication errors and BUS errors. Any help is greatly appreciated! Video: https://photos.app.goo.gl/JNNYMWdmguHnAZKLA

Dutch word for spark plugs, sorry!

Quick update on this problem. Had the car taken back to the dealer which replaced; High pressure fuel pump, the ignition coils, the bougies and also the selector lever. Has been running fine ever since 😁

Ahh Allright. Do you know if it is possible to maybe activate or change through OBDeleven for example?

In my previous car (Ibiza 2016), the heated mirrors would automatically turn on whenever I activated the rear window defroster, even if the mirror control knob stayed in the central position. In the Octavia, however, this doesn’t seem to happen, the mirrors only heat up when I physically turn the knob. Aren’t they supposed to activate together with the rear window heating?

Hi @Fwb1408 - did you manage to resolve this issue? I'm having the same issues as described by you above, mainly on cold starts, on my 1.0 eTSI.

Like this btw, looks like my video did not load properly on the desktop site: 2020 Škoda Octavia: welcome lights (TOP LED rear lights /w LED Matrix)

The OBD11 app that turns on the DRL's with coming home/leaving home during the day actually just turns on the back lights direcly - no animation...

Actually... while being updated to 1941 i just got a notification about an OTA update; looks like im getting updates now, which did not happen on 1803.

I just did the update from 1803 to 1941 with an usb stick using the provided link to 1941 as sent in a couple messages back: took like 35 mins but went smooth 😄 No OTA's for me as well.

Hi all, I really enjoy the welcoming sequence of the car whenever its dusk outside, however i would also like to have it just overday. Does anyone know if this is possible with OBD11 coding? Thanks! 20250821_210859_1.mp4