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Mine came up as a warning, key fob battery low, as they came in 2's I just replaced both key fob batteries. What we are talking, the cost of a pint?

How did we manage to drive safely before all of these warnings now flag up for us, there is a thing called a speedometer👍

Thank you for this^^ My latest episode since my last post, SOS warning on again then it took out the Skoda navigation and my phone connection to the infortainment screen. Only thing that worked was the radio. It's never done that before, just the SOS fault showing most times. All back now working, of course that was switching off the car and next day starting up for my next journey. I still think it's something interfering with signals to the car as you drive past certain places although software updates I've not had since I've owned the car, a possibility. I like it in a sort of way to my shed alarm, yes I know, a £10 buy from the DIY shop, but... That was working fine, or not working, not alarming until they stuck up a new telephone mast about 200 metres from my house. The alarm randomly setting, I thought I'd got mice in there moving around, searched the shed, nothing, put a new battery in, it still alarmed. Then someone suggested wrapping kitchen foil around the alarm, like a shield, it worked, no more triggers, it was the phone mast that triggered the alarm.

I'd certainly go with his first theory, the signal getting interrupted by communication masts etc

Thanks I'll try that. Do you know what the going rate/average is for a Skoda dealers diagnostic? I know from past experience, many years ago, first thing they say is, book it in for a check first. Some folk are happy to take their cars to a dealer, understand that with warranty and all that or they just can't work on cars. Me I can't think of a worse thing to do than book in to a dealer for work to be done, that's me though, bad experiences in the past, I guess most of us have been there with cars in the past. Local garage, who are pretty clued up on most mechanical stuff as you'd hope say, take it to Skoda as you probably end up there on our advice anyway.

I might have to bite the bullet and go in the dealership I've got my Mazda in for a recall next week, ok it's not an electrical fault/gremlin but a safety issue, fuel pipe. That's 11 years old this year, so my Kamiq and many, many other VAG vehicles will be suffering with this SOS bug/fault, mine was just over 3 years when it started to fault. Is that a safety issue in itself, for your safety it's installed i believe on most motors now for that reason. I suppose the costs involved to replace the modules will deem it not that big a problem to Skoda, unless of course owners are willing to pay replace it or at least pay to diagnose the problem

I might have to bite the bullet and go in the dealership, I do all my own servicing.

Back on this again, boring as it is. Yesterday going past a fire station, a different one this time, SOS triggers. Hmm that's a coincidence, not really. Also this has triggered again, this time when I approached temporary traffic lights, another coincidence, not. I can definitely say, something at or near those locations triggers my SOS module. The fire station with their communication systems yes I can understand, temp traffic lights, of which there are plenty around us, yes it does seem to go off 3 or 4 times now when I've approached them. Interesting, bloody annoying, piece of tech.

^^^sounds a very weird set of happenings to that car, can't believe it's got a clutch problem @18k miles??

Sounds like the same problem I had with my SEAT with stop/start. Loss of power (limp mode) dash lights on, notably traction control, EPC, engine management check light etc. Codes read at home brought a throttle position sensor at fault, garage said to they found the same fault. Long story shortened, it was a failing battery, new one fitted sorted it.

That's a personal choice about the Kamiq having a lack of space. Yes the boot area isn't/wasn't no where near as spacious as my Toledo or it's Rapid equivalent hatchback. The rear seats can accommodate (for me 3 sizeable teenagers) on shorter journeys ok, plenty of room for two adults though in there. Only the two of us (retired) and it's easily accommodated our weekly shopping, tip runs, even picking up flat pack wardrobes from IKEA, rear seats down. Mines a 1lr SE-L love it does everything I need, even fits in the garage if I so wish.

I get a whiff of fuel now and again, I think you'll find in these cold conditions it's the auto choke working overtime. Incidentally I got a smell the other day starting up, it's really cold here and I thought I could smell paraffin as I'd fetched some in a sealed container from the shop a couple of days previously. It wasn't that, just the engine warming up on choke, I have no leaks etc. BTW it's only a very faint smell soon dissipates, my Mazda smells a little too on auto choke when started in the garage. I wouldn't worry at all, carry on driving.

Mines a 2020 Kamiq SE L and I fitted an AliExpress reverse camera. Integrated into the hatch handle make sure you get the correct one, the shapes differ slightly in what they offer. About £30 ISH a couple of years ago, still working as it should.

It's a pretty simple process, you can see where there's oil on the dipstick or not. Now regarding check on a warm or cold engine, I always check when the engine is cold. You're then checking the level of oil that has settled back to the sump. I've always done this whatever the advice in the manual on every car, never, ever had any engine troubles.

What's the problem, mine seems easy enough to read, 2020 model, has it been changed?

I know all that thanks👍 I'm not going to the dealer for a fault that probably won't be present when I take it in. It resets itself, whether that is actually resetting the system and clearing a fault who knows. I've read folk have had a software update and possibly a module update and still the SOS fault triggers. I'm thinking (no expert here) that it has a trigger point, something sets it off, a signal. It's wasn't a coincidence when I was next to a fire station when it triggered once, or an ambulance going past another time, but it is usually random. Is that a fault in the module, the software, I don't think I'm about to shell out at a dealer to find out. Over 50 years of driving I've been ok, lucky, fortunate some may say, I don't really need an SOS system, my other car (reasonably modern) hasn't got it.

What did they say, something like not again?😆

Can she be put to sleep for good, never used that, don't feel the need either?

Quote "Electronic signals have been suspected as a possible cause" I've had this suspicion for a while but it's the random happenings that baffles. As routemaster says, you can drive hundreds of miles go 3, 4, 5 months without any happenings then it'll fault twice in one day. This happened to me 3 weeks ago, nothing for months, then twice in one day. Interesting a few times, I was alongside a fire station it triggered, I was near an ambulance, it triggered I've been stood at roadworks traffic light controls it triggered. On the other hand I've been just driving down motorways or on a country road and it's triggered. I just wish I could pinpoint what could cause the SOS to trigger and why it's so random. It must self fix itself if it was broken, but what's broken to put it simply. Well nothing I'm guessing, I'm no expert or I guess I could have fixed it. I'm erring on the side of it's something interfering with the signals, the electronics in this module thing, airwaves, mobile phones. My info display sometimes asks me what I want to do, something triggered her to speak up and butt in on my conversations and ask questions, another trigger and it's not triggered by any particular word, she can't understand bugger off either my wife says.😁

Mine has flagged up the SOS symbol a few times now, 2020 Kamiq. It's been inconsistent, around every couple of months it faults. One time it faulted twice in the same week. It's been at least 6 months since I've had it happen, fingers crossed it's fixed itself 😁 Probably show up next time I drive it, I've jinxed it.😉 I just leave it and it goes away when I next start the car.

You'll need 2 jacks or an axle stand then if the front has the puncture, or it's a faff removing refitting the wheels about. On a busy road it would go wherever and sort the front or rear bit out later

Surely it's a get you home spare wheel, you're not going to run it for long on that. My last car (a SEAT) had a different size spare to that fitted on the car, it was the standard spare supplied then. So as long as it fits the hub and goes round and round what's the problem?

The speedometer (in km) is showing on the right dial, it couldn't be any clearer.

I've had this tester now (link below) for around 3 years, it's handy for telling if the battery is good, just needs a charge or needs replacing. It's accurate as I've tested my own batteries on 2/3 cars over the time I've had it. I've also got 2 battery maintenance chargers, I use them in winter especially on the garaged car, it can sit there for a month without use sometimes. Both handy, charger, checker to have in any car owners tool box. 12V Car Battery Tester Crank Charge Alternator Starter Tool 100-2000CCA 3-220 AH | eBay UK https://share.google/2d1TYwVuV7CnVqo1j