PetrolDave

I suggest getting a good diagnostics scan done, with OBD11 or VCDS, which will likely show a problem with the sensor in the drivers door handle.

Skoda exploited the 2000 lumen limit on the Scala by fitting Xenon headlamps below 2000 lumen so they didn't have to fit self levelling or headlamp washers.

Please post only in English.

So Osram are saying that in certain countries their compatibility list overrides the lack of Type Approval of non-projector headlamps for LED bulbs on the Octavia 3? I find that puzzling???

There are brighter H7 halogen bulbs from major manufacturers such as Osram and Philips. Your headlights are not type approved for LED bulbs (look at the codes on the corner of the lens) so anything other than a halogen bulb is not road legal anywhere in the EU.

I only paid £20 on my 2016 Octavia 1.4TSI estate, it should have been more as it had 17" wheels which would have moved it into the next emissions group but the supplying dealer "forgot".

For that to happen two things need to be in place first IMHO 1) the huge difference in cost per kWh between public and home charging needs to reduce drastically or even disappear 2) the number and locations of public chargers needs to increase hugely in ALL areas not just the current hot spots.

The 5 years or 50K miles limit was only suggested by Skoda UK, not by any other country or manufacturer in the VAG "empire". Please explain why the UK has climate conditions that only affect Skoda vehicles and are so much worse than the rest of the world.

That's not true, what they actually mean is that they have only enabled VW vehicle data. You need to go to an independent Skoda specialist or a Skoda dealer.

While SFD2 restricts changing most things it's important to remember that the generic OBD-II functions required since 2001 in Europe (earlier in the US) are still available, on VCDS see the OBD-II button on the home screen.

See the image posted by langers2k, pins B1, 2, 7 &8 are the microphones.

That's an important piece of new information...

There is no such thing as Android Car Play, as I have already described!

Or just jack a wheel up and rotate a wheel by hand while listening.

??? If you have an Android phone then it's Android Auto. If you have an Apple phone then it's Apple Car Play.

Stone trapped between the brake disc and shield?

It's in your signature...

Your photobucket image shows as "currently unavailable" - are the permissions set to public?

I second HEKO having had them on my last 4 cars.

Still not comment on mileage done whilst not in the UK. IMHO charging an EV owner for mileage done abroad is just as immoral as charging an ICE owner UK fuel duty for fuel purchased abroad.

What is the experience of other CUNA engined Octavia 3 VRS 2.0TDI owners? I don't remember reading a lot of threads here on the subject of high oil consumption?

You raised the question of battery modules in your opening post - so you have to expect some discussion on the subject?

I guess it depends on the construction of the 48V battery, if it's a sealed assembly (most likely) then it has to be replaced as a whole. Way back in 1988 the phone batteries I was designing in had modules, but they were not individually replaceable and AFAIK that's still true for a 2025 iPhone?

I thought about posting that but OP says he has manual AC - does manual AC have HVAC flaps that can be reset?

Was the BMS coding changed when the new battery was installed?