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I had thought the same, maybe just a heavy handed reminder. But others in this thread with the same vehicle have said they get the battery symbol but no warning.

It seems fine… But in truth it’s hard to know. I’m infrequently in the car for any length of time with just the ignition on. And frankly, even if such an occasion arose, I’d just turn the engine on because I don’t trust that there isn’t a problem. Some half decent documentation or backed up demonstration from the dealer would go a long way. The dealer I use is actually in the process of losing their Skoda dealership as part of VW Group restructuring in the UK. Albeit they are remaining as an official servicing partner I believe. Might check in with the new dealer when they fire up. Which is to say, after the fact I contemplated dropping in another day to ask if they could demonstrate the same issue in another vehicle. But their entire showroom is now full of MGs as far as I can tell.

Thanks. Will give this a shot.

So an update. Dealer took the car in. Tested the battery and said it’s all good. They say that the warning message is “a characteristic of the car” and nothing to worry about. I questioned this, and honestly, from the responses, I didn’t get the impression they had any real confidence whatsoever that what they were saying was accurate. In any case, this is the line they’re taking. There is absolutely nothing in the manual about this warning and I have no means of contradicting them.

Sorry no answer for you. But this has been a complaint of mine coming from the old software on a mk3.5 Superb. The options available for display in the dials are way more limited and seemingly certain options are tied to the left and right side with no way of changing them. It’s kind of rubbish.

Mine is a mk4.5 and to clarify. I get in, push the start button without the brake depressed -- engine off. After 20 seconds I see the battery warning message on the dash "12 V battery is being discharged. Please start the engine.". The amber battery warning light then displays on the dash. If I go the vehicle menu in the infotainment the reports section is highlighted amber and contains the aforementioned warning. Push the start button with the brake depressed -- engine on. Warning clears from all aforementioned locations. My query at the start of this thread was wether this is normal or not. In my previous mk3.5 Superb I would get a similar warning but only if I had been the car -- engine off -- with the infotainment etc running for quite some time. Maybe over an hour. Edit: If this is normal behaviour and is purely intended to be a reminder of sorts then it seems overly keen. It presents as a more serious warning in every sense and is not consistent with previous vehicles -- primarily Skodas -- I've owned and the other Skoda we currently own. Anyway, it's going in on Monday to get replaced. We'll see what happens then.

Been out an about today. Two 40 minute drives and a handful of runs. Start stop hasn’t kicked in once. Turned the car on there and got the battery warning within 30 seconds. So yeah, it needs replaced.

Yes, although how consistently I don’t know since I virtually always turn it off as soon as I get in the car.

I will probably get the battery checked at some point soon. I’ve had the car for just over a month now and this still appears within minutes of being in the car with the ignition on but engine off. I will say though that no functionality seems to be effected. I’ve read that to conserve battery when it’s draining quickly the car will disable things like the radio etc. I’m not seeing anything like that happen.

Glad you’re not seeing this anymore. Unfortunately I’ve had a good number of 40-50 minute drives over the past few days and it still seems to pop up within minutes of the car being on without the engine also being on.

Certainly hope so. Hopefully others can chime in with whether it pops up frequently for them or not.

Just got a new mk 4.5 a few days ago. Whilst I’ve been sitting in the car trying to figure the infotainment I keep getting the following warning: “12 V battery is being discharged. Please start the engine.” The warning displays pretty quickly, within a few minutes of entering the vehicle. I can’t find anything in the manual about the battery with this wording so I’m unsure if this is just some general advice or if the warning implies I’ve got a dud battery from the factory. Any ideas?

+1 for aero covers off.

Thought I might chime in here for a first post. Just took delivery of a Moon White mk 4.5 vRS hatch today. For context my 2 previous cars were a mk 3 Octavia vRS hatch and until today a mk 3.5 Superb L&K hatch. Extremely raw initial thoughts... I love the look of the new car. The Superb was probably the best care I ever owned but the styling, whilst I liked it for what it was, was a bit too sensible middle aged man for my liking -- I'm not quite there yet. So nice to be back in something that's a bit more exciting if still a sensible. I've ordered bolt covers and center caps for the wheels. The aero covers are out of here ASAP. New car excitement notwithstanding, I have to say the Octavia feels like a surprisingly big step down from the Superb, but that could be more to do with my spec than anything else. And I should note that I expect it to be a step down as it is the little brother after all. Guess I'm just surprised how much it feels like a step down in some regards. Some immediate downsides. Road noise is kind of wild. To be somewhat expected but I was surprised to see both cars were on the same profile of tyre. So it's all coming from a lack of insulation I guess. Lack of space. That roughly 15cm difference in length makes way more of a difference in the interior than it looks from the exterior. The Octavia is often talked about being a spacious car for the segment, and no doubt it is, but it appears I didn't appreciate how cavernous the Superb was. Fit and finish. A few cheap outs like no LED lighting in the rear and cheaper plastics here and there. The fabric for the seats is honestly kind of tragic -- I do believe in other markets there is half leather option for the vRS which for some reason I couldn't spec in the UK? Anyway, big step down from the all leather in the Superb. Comfort and ride. Not even in the same league honestly but this is the vRS so I can forgive it. I imagine the DCC would make a huge difference. My L&K did have DCC but I honestly stopped using anything other than the normal mode after like the first month. Virtual cockpit. Unless I'm missing something the customisation of this seems way more limited than the old software. It's kind of silly honestly. The Canton sound system in the Superb was much better than than the standard one here. Was instantly noticeable. I was sort of hoping I'd hardly be able to tell TBH -- interestingly though the likes of the reverse sensor chimes etc feel a lot clearer / pronounced in the new car. Lack of electrically adjustable seats. Again, maybe I'm wrong, but these don't seem to be available in the UK on vRS yet are elsewhere? Lack of ventilated seats. I just loved these. used them more than the heating despite living in the UK. Functionality buried in the infotainment. Absolute head scratcher but a wider industry issue, I know. I see the new Superb and Kodiak have brought back some dials so hopefully that is being corrected more broadly. Lack of integrated sun blinds. Some immediate upsides. These are mostly king of moot since they exist by virtue of the car just being newer but still upsides to me all the same. Proximity on top of the standard keyless entry. Just another great little QOL feature. ACC. This might be a spec thing but my Superb just had standard ACC where you set the speed and it will adapt to the vehicle in front. This newer version adapting for speed limits etc is great. Just set and forget. No more manual adjustments. Despite the fact, as noted, so much is now unnecessarily buried in the infotainment screen, the new screen is miles better. Wireless charging. This is purely a spec issue. I ordered my Superb right at the factory tooling switchover time. Which weirdly meant in the dealership when I specced the car I had to do so as a pre facelift despite knowing the car I would get would be the mk 3.5. So I couldn't option this feature but I love having it now. Performance. The Superb was perfectly performant for what it was -- 190ps I think -- but this vRS is definitely keen to go. Styling. I just love it honestly. I see all the love GTIs etc get but I've just always loved the Octavia vRS. Still love the mk 3 when I see them. I'm probably being a bit harsh. Like I said, I'm not really comparing apples to apples. But yeah, slightly disappointed that the Octavia isn't closer in quality. Particularly given the price! For context, in 2020 my L&K was just shy of 40K and came fully loaded. Today the vRS is the same price. Ultimately I opted for the vRS because I do really love how it looks and I wasn't prepared to pay the even more ludicrous monthly payment for the new Superb -- which looks like a great car honestly. Some obvious notes for fairness. The Octavia could have faired better in comparison. DCC is an option and would probably improve the ride considerably. Likewise I miss my Canton sound system and heated steering wheel, but again, the options are there. Some notes of bafflement -- correct me if I'm wrong. Not that I could justify any additional options on top of the base price but... No UK options for half leather and or electric sports seats? Surely these were available at some point? No sun blinds options? Can't throw in a heated steering wheel for the base price? Anyway, that feels like a lot of negativity. If I wasn't comparing this directly to a top spec Superb that I absolutely loved driving for 5 years -- which again, is not fair -- I don't think I'd have too many complaints. Excited to see how I get on with it.