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Lane Assist I'll normally remember to turn off within a mile or two of leaving home as it struggles on the single track country lanes near our village and sometimes seems to pull you into the nearside verge / hedge (somewhat alarming the first time it does that). After ~18 months of ownership, the incorrect speed limit warnings generally seem to come from signs which aren't for the road you are one. For instance, if the link below works, it's the A500 through the middle of Stoke. The 30 limit is for the slip road above you, whilst the main carriageway stays at 50mph. The sign detection picks up the 30 limit and if you have adaptive cruise on, the car suddenly starts to slow down to 30mph (which is also alarming the first time it happened). https://maps.app.goo.gl/RGfRCYgw28x4ADKn9

I'm thinking about putting a towbar on my Octavia. Quote for a Westfalia detachable from the specialist in Shrewsbury I used on my last car - £615. Quote my local Skoda dealer... Removable - £1175 Electrical folding - £1500 🤣

To answer myself, the setting is the Android Auto settings (accessed via the cog icon in AA) rather than the car audio config

There's a menu option somewhere that stops AA doing that (autoplay media when connected or something similar). I only found it as I thought it was really annoying to have AA start Spotify even though I'd had the radio on when I turned the car off. I would like to know if you can change media source without having to go via the touchscreen. Changing from AA to the radio seems to take a lot of taping. I remember having a Renault Clio many years that had a Source button on the audio control stalk.

I'd like more customisation as well. I have stat's since refuelling in the right display and MPG since refuelling in the left. However, I'd drop the time stat' from the right side, moved MPG across and have the left free to see something else. I would also like gear choice to show when not in Sport.

Belatedly, I should add wireless Android Auto with my Pixel 8 Pro has been flawless to date for me - hopefully would be as good for you and you save the big upgrade cost. This is one of the adaptive "mis-reads" I mentioned above. The NSL sign on the right is picked up and overrides the actual 50mph limit. Would be difficult to filter out though (from Skoda's perspective) as you could be on the inside lane of a dual carriageway, so a sign positioned there could be valid.

I'm a month into owning a facelift Octavia Estate in SE Technology form with the 150PS TDI / DSG drivetrain. I unexpectedly have adaptive cruise - my car is on lease and wasn't meant to have any options. I've had it active when the car in front indicated to turn right and gradually slowed down. I wasn't sure how clever it was, so I had the brakes covered throughout but my car gracefully slowed and stopped behind the turning car. Once the road was clear, it starting off down the road again which was impressive. There is a weakness with the speed limit / sign recognition (at least in the UK). The car will often pickup a speed limit sign for a side road / turning. I get this a couple of times on my way to/from the office. I'm driving in a 40mph limit but the camera sees a 30 limit on a side road and wants to slow down. If adaptive cruise is off, the speed warning bongs away and moans until the next 40mph repeater sign. Another example is being in a 50mph limit but a turning goes derestricted, so the car thinks it should do 60 (until the next 50mph repeater on my road). I think UK facelift cars all have the 13" screen as standard, so can't comment on the difference other than to say I don't find the 13" intrusive in the field of view. I would be very tempted by the upgrade but €1400 for it is pretty steep.