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  1. This thread saved me a lot of money, thanks. I'll explain what happened to me, so others can learn from my experience (and stupidity). Couple of weeks ago a fuse blew, I changed it, all fine, for about a week. Then one morning the battery was completely dead. Turned out I'd forgotten to put the lid on the (under bonnet) fusebox. It was full with water (told you I was stupid). So I mopped up all the visible water, jump started the car, and it was fine again. But every time I parked, the radiator fans came on full blast and flattened the battery. Also a few warning lights (power steering, EPS) came on for a few minutes each time I jump started it. Same thing happened every day for a week. I figured out that I could stop it doing this by either disconnecting a battery terminal, or removing fuse F6 every time I parked, and faced up to the possibility of an expensive repair job (new ECU?). Then I saw this thread, hairdryered the inside of the fuse box for 15 minutes, and it's been totally fine. Odd that moisture in the fusebox had only this one very specific effect, but not entirely surprising. Makes me sound quite stupid this, as the solution is totally obvious, but there you go.
  2. Winter 2009-2010, Winter 2010-2011 it only affected my car below 0 to -5°C Winter 2011-2012 the problem has happened at 7°C. It seems to be getting worse (which supports my thinking that it's a mechanical problem within the slip ring module, and things are wearing).
  3. Thanks all for your answers. It's good to see it doesn't affect most people. Suggests that when I can get the correct part replaced (still under warranty) I'll be fine. Just need to find out which part it is. No, haven't noticed anything abnormal. But thanks for the suggestion. I think it's a dodgy connection on the slip rings, and condensation could well play a part.
  4. It's a 3 spoke DSG paddle one. Wouldn't call it crappy. The leather is unperforated.
  5. My mistake. Now corrected. I'd copied and pasted the same post into several forums.
  6. Sounds like you have a different problem to me and RichieJ. Hope dealer sorts it for you.
  7. I've got an Octavia II, and a a few of us have had problems with our multi-function steering wheels. I'm posting this here as well to ask if the problem has also been seen on any Fabias. Does anyone lose function of the steering wheel controls when the car is cold (in cold weather)? Relevant topics on Octavia II forum: http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/205172-retrofitting-mfsw-to-octavia/ http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/179372-mfsw-doesnt-like-cold-mornings/ http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/225380-mfs-just-stopped-working/ It's an annoyingly intermittent fault which my dealer has struggled to diagnose, so I'm keen to hear from people with the same problem. Thanks.
  8. I've got an Octavia II, and a a few of us have had problems with our multi-fucntion steering wheels. I'm posting this here as well to ask if the problem has also been seen on any Yetis. Does anyone lose function of the steering wheel controls when the car is cold (in cold weather)? Relevant topics on Octavia II forum: http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/205172-retrofitting-mfsw-to-octavia/ http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/179372-mfsw-doesnt-like-cold-mornings/ http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/225380-mfs-just-stopped-working/ It's an annoyingly intermittent fault which my dealer has struggled to diagnose, so I'm keen to hear from people with the same problem. Thanks.
  9. I've got an Octavia II, and a a few of us have had problems with our multi-fucntion steering wheels. I'm posting this here as well to ask if the problem has also been seen on any Superbs. Does anyone lose function of the steering wheel controls when the car is cold (in cold weather)? Relevant topics on Octavia II forum: http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/205172-retrofitting-mfsw-to-octavia/ http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/179372-mfsw-doesnt-like-cold-mornings/ http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/225380-mfs-just-stopped-working/ It's an annoyingly intermittent fault which my dealer has struggled to diagnose, so I'm keen to hear from people with the same problem. Thanks.
  10. I've got an Octavia II, and a a few of us have had problems with our multi-fucntion steering wheels. I'm posting this here as well to ask if the problem has also been seen on any Superbs. Does anyone lose function of the steering wheel controls when the car is cold (in cold weather)? Relevant topicss on Octavia II forum: http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/205172-retrofitting-mfsw-to-octavia/ http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/179372-mfsw-doesnt-like-cold-mornings/ http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/225380-mfs-just-stopped-working/ It's an annoyingly intermittent fault which my dealer has struggled to diagnose, so I'm keen to hear from people with the same problem. Thanks.
  11. I have the same problem (as in linked thread above). Seems to be the cold. In previous winters I've only seen it in temperatures below about -5°C. This winter it's happening at +5°C. Annoyingly intermittent fault, so dealer didn't see it today. After 6-7 minutes driving all fucntions work again. Does this sound consistent with what you've seen?
  12. See also: http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/179372-mfsw-doesnt-like-cold-mornings/
  13. I'm going to bump this thread because I'm still having the same problem with my steering wheel. Happens every winter. All controls (horn, audio, trip computer, DSG paddles) fail to work on (most) cold mornings. Skoda diagnostics shows no fault with steering wheel controller. I noticed a few people on here have fitted/replaced their own Multi Function Steering Wheels. Could any of you who understand the system point my in the direction of the suspect part (so I can get dealer to replace under warranty)? I'm obviously getting a failed electrical contact somewhere. I suspect it's the junction between rotating parts and static - is there some sort of sliding elctrical contact (have been told by dealer it's not a slip ring)? Would appreciate any help. Thanks.
  14. Yep, I shall have to do that (again). It's a really annoying problem though as unless temperature is around zero °C, the problem doesn't show. It's not cold enough this week, so all they'd do is plug a computer in, see there's no error at the moment and tell me it's fine, send me away. Even if I could persuade them to replace the slip ring unit (which i suspect to be the culprit*), on not much more than my hunch, we wouldn't know if it had worked until we get a good few days of really cold weather. *seems logical? It's obviously a slightly unreliable electrical connection somewhere. Fact that it's only when cold points to slip ring for me, maybe there's some contaminant (that disperses when fluid/warm enough), or the brushes aren't quite in good enough contact when cold (could bend away due to thermal contraction effect?). If it was a fundamental problem with the wiring loom say, I can't see why I'd only have this when cold. They've had everything apart and jiggled/cleaned the connectors on 4 occasions, so I doubt it's at one of the plugs. The steering wheel control unit has been replaced already. P.S. Anyone know if my airbag would still work? I've never seen the airbag warning light.
  15. Ah, at last, someone with the same problem! sounds like there are two problems referred to by different people: - failure of certain controls for a few seconds (could be software?) - longer term (10 minute) failure of MFSW in cold conditions I have the latter temperature related problem on my ’59 plate Octavia Elegance. Had 4 visits to the dealers last winter, and then the problem went away. Of course, we hoped that was due to the dealer replacing the steering wheel control unit (under warranty) but now it's cold again problem has recurred. You may think it's a minor inconvenience, but if you've got the same problem as me, you're driving without a horn for 10 minutes every icy morning. It’s illegal. The car would fail an MOT. I hope we can find a solution to this. Knowing other people have the same problem has got to help. I suspect the steering wheel slip ring, just intuitively really. Anyone know if a failing contact on the slip ring would be consistent with these symptoms: - non functioning of horn, and all steering wheel controls (stereo, trip computer, DSG paddles) on cold mornings - starts working after 5 - 10 minutes. Could that be slip ring? Would be really grateful for any help. With it being an intermittant fault, it's really hard to get the dealer to see it (particularly as the drive to the dealer is long enough to warm things up).
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