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The vehicles are often delivered to the dealer without the centre caps or wheel bolt covers fitted. They're bagged-up and stored inside the car during transportation, and fitted by the dealer during the PDI. It would be interesting to know if this is the same for the vRS i.e. are the aero trims also inside the vehicle? Also, be aware, a number of owners who have later decided to remove the aero trims have discovered damage to the face of the alloy wheels due to the slight movement of the aero trims whilst being driven.

Or, you're over simplifying it. There may well be two 'systems' (hydraulic and electrically actuated), but from these two systems Skoda have derived three features, exactly as I'd posted earlier... - Hill Hold Assist / Hill Start Assist - Auto Hold - Electric Parking Brake Hill Hold/Start Assist and Auto Hold operate differently. The main reason for confusion (as demonstrated here) is the way they're labelled / titled, not helped by Skoda themselves.

Never understood the obsession for dark car interiors unless there are young kids involved or it's a taxi, I've had plenty in my time. No doubt there's a reason why, as well as reasons why we don't furnish our homes with black carpet, furniture and paint.

What was the issue in the end?

The discs are starting to delaminate, I'm not sure of Arnold Clark's used car preparation policy but those discs are in need of replacement. Vibration under braking would often point to brake discs and/or pads, but the fact the vibration continues after you've set off again (and presumably not braking) is unusual.

Looks great, so much better than boring black!

It's the modern version of Skoda's gear change advise 😂

Skoda don't have a great track record of the terms and titles they've used for their vehicle features over the years. My 2008 Octavia Scout had a feature that at the time was called 'Uphill Start Assist', if pulling up to a stop on a slight gradient when releasing the foot brake the front brakes would hold themselves for a couple of seconds to make a hill start with a manual gearbox easier. There were no buttons to turn it on or off, or any lights on the dash to tell the driver is was active or not... Skoda often used terms such as 'Hill Hold' or 'Hill Hold Control' i.e. different terminology as to what was sometimes referenced in their owners manuals. 'Hill Hold Control' is available on the Karoq (link below) and Kodiaq, however it is referenced as Hill Start Assist in some owners manuals... https://www.skoda-storyboard.com/en/karoq_car_snow_hill-jpg/ 'Hill Start Assist' is a separate feature to 'Auto Hold'... ...which is again separate to the 'Electric Parking Brake'... So essentially three systems: - Hill Hold Assist - Auto Hold - Electric Parking Brake The first two utilise the ABS pump (or similar) to hold the foot / front brakes, the third an electronic motor to engage the rear brakes.

The waterpump is a very common issue, Skoda UK are well aware of it. Most 2.0 TDI engines are affected. Your Kodiaq is under warranty and presumably now at your local Skoda franchised main dealer. They'll likley replace the waterpump and all will be well. You should however consider paying a little extra and have them renew the cambelt at the same time. It needs removing to access the waterpump, and personally I don't agree with Skoda's policy of refitting a tensioned belt. The recommended cambelt interval is 5 years so you only have a year before it's due. You might want to consider asking them to quote for a new cambelt and tensioners.

The third key was a factory cost option.

If the fans only come on after you've turned the engine off then chances are you've interrupted a diesel particulate filter (DPF) regeneration. At 130,000 miles then chances are the DPF is a good way through its life and quite full of ash. This results in more frequent regenerations.

Did you say the fans were running whilst the engine was turned on? I think if it was DPF regn related the fans would only come on as the engine is turned off i.e. the regen interupted?

Webasto used to (they may still) be involved with the factory fitted auxiliary heating systems that are a cost option in most more Northern markets. Such is the size of Webasto they also offer bespoke retrofittable fuel operated parking heater systems for most vehicles, and they're present in the UK, might be worth making contact... https://www.webasto-comfort.com/int/heating/car-parking-heater/fuel-operated-heating/

We have the same trim in our Kodiaq, it gets scratched simply by looking at it 😄 In hindsight high gloss / shiny / piano black trim might not have been such a good idea.

Skoda offer a genuine Skoda dog guard for the Karoq, although I believe one criticism included the need for drilling?

I'm not sure if all dealers do this, but I can confirm that Des Winks Skoda in Scarborough replace the keyfob battery as part of my Kodiaq's annual service.

I remember my old E46 BMW 320d with an old fashioned bladed key, when you inserted the key into the ignition it would charge the rechargeable battery inside the keyfob. Perhaps a future feature might be that the wireless phone charging pad in front of the gearlever could be used periodically to recharge the KESSY keyfobs 😄

Unfortunately even at the height of the issue there were some cars that suffered more than others, many owners found no issues, others claimed their cars were undrivable. Despite this the issue has (at least for now) gone, all current production should be 'kangaroo' free.

I manually apply the electronic parking brake using the button all of the time on my Kodiaq with a manual gearbox. I've always done things a little different so appreciate I'm very much in the minority, I always turn everything off before the engine i.e. the fan, infotainment system, lights, wipers etc. and like to see and hear that the parking brakes are properly applied before the engine is turned off. On my manual gearbox the EPB automatically applies when the engine is turned off or the drivers door is opened with the engine running. I also find the 'Auto Hold' feature very useful, a great idea. As for the brake light debate, it's been discussed many times on Briskoda over the years. It'll always divide opinion, in much the same way as other disadvantages associated with the advances in vehicular lighting brought about by the increasing use of LED technology. It seems the concensus is often to embrace it or try to avoid it.

I haven't noticed any markings, at least not on my 2018 Scout. When I was looking to buy and was considering a used purchase I had a hard time determining which had the feature fitted and which didn't, in the end it was the button that made it a little easier...

I think you're right, it might have been the Haldex I was thinking of, changing from distance to time.

It's the orange that I notice, not so much the green. All the glass contains a certain amount of tint, but the reflective film in the heated windscreen is different enough to make it easily visible to me, but only in certain lights.

A June 2018 Kodiaq will have the 40,000 mile DSG interval, but I think Skoda UK have changed to a time stipulation-only instead fairly recently?

Skoda UK have a blanket 5 year interval on their cambelts. It's a contentious issue and one that divides opinion, mainly due to some other markets not imposing a time interval, preferring to stipulate a distance interval only. Skoda UK also have the distance interval, but in my experience it can vary from model to model and even build year to build year, so often the best option is to get it in writing from Skoda customer services via their Live Chat function or via email. I've found that the information from my local dealer to be different to that of Skoda UK too. Diesel cambelt intervals are rarely less than 80,000 miles and often over 100,000 miles so unless you're covering above average mileage it is likely you'll hit the 5 year interval before the 'distance' interval. That would make it due in June 2023. Skoda have also always had issues with their water pumps, either leaking or sticking, the sticking pumps seem to affect quite a few diesel Kodiaq's especially early ones i.e. 2017 and 2018 production. You might find a future faulty water pump might force your hand into having the cambelt replaced early? Skoda will refit the same cambelt when replacing water pumps under warranty. They know better than me but I'd never refit a tensioned belt, at least one as critical as the cambelt, and so would pay the extra to replace the cambelt and tensioners at the same time, which given the labour savings of combining both jobs can save some money too.

They're quite easy to notice when you spot the difference in colour under certain light conditions, here are a few examples...