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@imart143 'I think' it tells you so in the Owners Manuals. As far as AC works it needs warmer air to operate for cooling. As to drying air, yes, and AC is not just about cooling. I have it on in freezing weather in my BEV at below freezing and heating full on at 28*oC to defrost / demist in a matter of minutes. Heat pump... For the Skoda ICE or PHEV,s now on sale maybe someone could look in their owners manaual and see what is said by Skoda / Manual writer.

This is from 'E.ON' and the dropping of this service for customers.

Maybe different with a PHEV but ICE Skoda vehicles AC is disabled at 3*oC and below.

Cold weather is perfectly fine with a TDI or TSI if the trips are long enough and oil & coolant and engine up to temp and then running lights, heating etc hardly matters, the average mpg might be little different driving far enough. It is how cold and very short trips that makes quite a difference for plenty of people.

Actually plenty with Non Electrified Skoda / VW Models have issues. Quite often reported on enthusiasts forums like BRISKODA. Check out Octavia Mk4, Superb Mk4 sections.

There were no recalls on the ones after the WLTP was first brought in and VW / Skoda messed with Engine Management to get cerification. They messed up, hence kangarooing, just less obviouis with the DSG on a 1.5 TSI ACT. The cutting out thing came after that and some have complained and obviously those that have no issues were lucky and often say there is no issue. Well not for them there is not.

This member has noticed an increase in fuel consumption. Has your weather / temperatures been much lower than normal, and the same or lower than last winter?

@DSL Some of the early ones including DSG,s were included in the Full DVLA Safety Critical RECALL in the UK & got the software update. Some still had issues after. So was it part of those and was the Recall Action carried out?

These supposed Skoda / VW Technical Guys / Gals are just wonderful. They should maybe call a AUDI Dealership where they have better technicians.

They were surely a Technician and work full time on Skoda / Seat or whatever. Trained and experienced. Had they not a clue and prepared to investigate further?

If wiping glass is needed then that is what you have to do. Along with taking wet stuff out of cars. Mats after trips maybe, and AC on as much as it can be used. Not for cooling for drying the air. & put a couple of £1 damp traps in the cabin and the boot.

Skoda are in Europe after all, can a Skoda Dealer in Australia not get the part in? Nothing in China?

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Dacia / Renault know what VORSPRUNG DURCH TECHNIK ment and VW / SKODA just forgot. If VW Group did more on reliability and practicality they might do better. Also deal with snagging issues and design and engineering faults. Sort out rubbish software as well.

Re Oil Services, Fixed or Variable. You pays your money, you chose when you get work done & as far as the DQ381 if you want sooner than 80,000 miles and even at 40,000 you are the customer just get done when you want. Remember and insist on the Filter changed, and not the crazy At the 2nd Service rubbish.

Small point. As long as any drop from MAX then stays as is and is not at MIN then good. There are no FILL TO THIS LINE. markings. Many vehicles set the level. Many get serviced and filled to MAX, you get home and the coolant level is back where it was before the top up.

It is high temperature to clean a GPF, much higher than a DPF. Thd first gpf,s were in thd mk3 Fabia 1.0 tsi and Octavia and some repirted issues soon aftef getting them. Then come covid time short runs. High rpm lasting tookng. Getting a PHEV running on petrol and the temp up regularly is going to be important.

I use S often. Other than for hills, spirited driving. Briliant in town, on snow and ice. Drop back to S, no accelerator, or touching the brake. You drop a gear and slow down. Even stop. I have only 1 foot and have driven only 2 pedal cars for 50 years. All sorts. I like DQ200 with a manual parking brake or an e-brake.

It is in the Owners Manuals for Skoda / VW etc. It will be a growing issue. Plenty threads on GPF,s here. And ask Skoda Dealers about price of GPF replacements. Shrugs shoulders. PHEV,s might really become an issue.

Many a car have front wheels and rear wheels of very different sizes / widths and no spare, even Skoda ev,s. As to trying thd road wheels fitted to the car, in the space for the spare am i the only person that has done it? I think not. The spare wheel well is thd same dimentions mk2,3 and 4.

I am. But then it is your car, so you decide. Do not trust in strangers...

It is damn easy. Take a wheel off the car and try in the spare tyre well. Less of a song and a dance and this might and that might not crap needed.

More engine protection / longevity. Not something VW were concerned over they just liked the WLTP certification. Supposed lower emissions. real world while not doing real world temperature / climate / driving regime tests.

Motorcycle dry chain spray.

But, for a 2024, if the sticker says 0w20 then so be it, and using 0w30 FS III sounds pretty good.