Tabareena

My alarm went off tonight for a while. It's parked out back, at an angle on a sloping apron - I've parked it there before without any problem, though I prefer the more visible street parking out front. Anyway, I heard the alarm, from the front of the house, and didn't realise it was mine; it stopped after a while, having greatly excited the neighbour's yappy dog. A couple of hours later, I saw a Whatsapp message from my neighbour, which read 'That's your car'. I'd forgotten about the alarm by then, so my first alarmed reaction was - what? Being towed away? On fire? What? :-o Then remembered the earlier alarm, so went out to check. No sign of anything amiss, no damage. It's a quiet cul-de-sac, and a cut-through for foot traffic, including the local drug dealers/buyers - so maybe someone was trying to break into it. No idea. My question is, can I permanently turn off the siren? I've found some instructions on here for temporarily disabling the motion sensor alarm, by hitting the lock button twice - IF that works for my model. But I'd rather immobilise it entirely if possible. My Roomster is 2013, automatic. Anyone know?

Unfortunately, it seems that they did! I've tried to pull it out with pliers but all I've succeeded in doing is snapping off bits of plastic. I guess I'm going to have to take a hammer to it and then somehow get all the bits out.

And now I know what it is... any idea how to get it out? :D I had a go. Couldn't get anywhere. :-/

Ahhh, thank you Lee and AG!

I'd like to get a set of mats for my Roomster. I'm wondering which Skoda models are essentially the same, in terms of interior design/layout. How variable are the footwells? The seats? etc. Any light to shed?

I still haven't figured out what this round thing is. It's at the back of the handbrake unit. Can anyone enlighten me?

I am now thinking that the slow pull-away is in fact the standard 'Skoda lag', as discussed here: https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/517427-dsg-slight-delay/ I've been told that what is required is a gentler foot on the accelerator. My right foot is still learning the Skoda - I was previously driving a Fiat Punto automatic and the feel is quite a lot different - the Punto had a very quick response when starting from stationary. So, I'm trying to learn the new right foot feel, and it does seem to be improving. But I'm still finding it a bit odd how slow it can be to respond, comparatively.

Thanks so much everyone, for advice so far. I should have mentioned in the first place, the model is: Skoda Roomster 2013, 1.2 TSI (105bhp) SE 5d DSG Unfortunately I do not have a service record for it. Am going to call the dealer that I bought it from, tomorrow, and ask if they know anything about what has or has not been replaced so far. It has 87k on the clock.

Ah - thanks - I have meant to look up the mysterious 'S' on the gearstick :D (There was an 'L' on the Fiat gearstick, for 'low', which I used on very steep hills) Good question about the spark plugs, I wondered if they might be involved. Will have a look at service history. Both the Fiat and the Roomster are automatics, by the way - not sure if my Roomster comes in a manual variant also?

Hi all - I've just joined - happy owner of a 2013 Roomster, since a few days ago. Am still learning my way around it, of course. Sometimes I've pulled up, for example at a roundabout - then I press the accelerator to continue and it takes a moment to respond, or seems to respond weakly and then more strongly. Is this normal? Or is there something that needs adjusting? My previous car (RIP) was a Fiat Punto and it was very quick to respond to the accelerator. I'm also puzzled that there seems to be no light in the boot, and no interior lights come on automatically when I turn off the ignition, unlike most cars I have known. Are there settings I need to adjust?