PetrolDave

Unless you live in Japan and want a Land Cruiser when the wait is 4 YEARS https://www.carscoops.com/2022/01/toyota-confirms-there-is-a-four-year-wait-list-for-the-land-cruiser-in-japan/

Not sure if this is relevant - wasn't there a spate of reports on here in the last couple of years of a faulty batch of Moll batteries that were replaced under warranty?

At least it was honest

Have you made any coding changes with e.g VCDS or OBD11 to try to enable the CC?

Yes, in fact the longest production delays on the Octavia 4 are on the hybrids, the latest info on the Octavia 4 forum here is that hybrids have an estimated production delay of 18 MONTHS - longer than any of the ICE versions.

Been mentioned several times in this forum, seems that the car randomly thinks it's in a country where they drive on the right so it thinks you're trying to undertake not overtake.

The switch mode voltage regulator in some of those can generate so much interference (radiated as well as conducted which is why the ferrite cores don't always cure the problem) that it completely drowns out the DAB signal.

You need electric seats plus the memory option not just electric seats.

There have been many posts on here asking about making the 12V sockets ignition switched and the outcome seems to be that the 2 positions for SC40 are wired in non-UK cars but on UK cars the ignition switched position is not wired at the factory. So the solution seems to be a piggyback fuse into a switch ignition position with SC40 removed and the flying lead plugged into the SC40 outlet side.

The same socket as you.

That's not my experience with my 1.4TSI Octavia 3, after an overnight stop with a cool box connected the BMS had turned off the cool box but the car unlocked and started with no problem - with an original factory fitted battery that then was 3 years old.

All VW Group vehicles have an always on cigarette lighter - great when you have a cool box which you want to keep cool (the Battery Management System will turn it off if the battery voltage gets too low). BTW I hate that my Toyota has a cigarette lighter that turns off with the ignition! The BOOT 'unlock' button opens the BOOT but doesn't unlock it. It only opens the boot not the car for security (anti hijack) reasons. There is a VCDS/OBDEleven tweak that disables the boot relocking for IIRC about 30 seconds giving time to retrieve keys that have been placed in the boot

Recycling doesn't recover 100% so some 'new oil' is still needed. Many (most?) of the existing sites are nearing the end of their economic life so, given the long lead time between exploration and production, exploration of new sites needs to be going ahead now.

Someone should tell that to all the protesters who are trying to stop all new oil exploration.

But instead of the ICE there are more complex electronics plus the traction battery and it's cooling/heating systems - all of which require currently scarce (and hence expensive) skills to diagnose and repair. Don't forget too that there are still the same basic mechanics of suspension, wheel bearings, steering system, etc. to maintain as well as the same bodywork issues. P.S. We'll still need crude oil to create the lubricants (oil and grease) for the bearings on EVs so EVs will not alleviate the need for drilling (even synthetic oils are actually remade from cracked components of crude oil).

IIRC another Octavia 4 owner has reported the same problem on that stretch of the M3 -sounds like a GPS problem in the software thinking that stretch of the M3 is in Europe not the UK?

@AviationNutHave you checked the tyres for bulges, cracks, etc on both outside and inside edges? And also checked the wheels for dents, etc. possibly from kerb damage? Any of these can cause any indirect TPMS system (from any manufacturer) to throw errors as they create unusual patterns in the signals from the ABS wheel speed sensors which the indirect TPMS system use.

Sounds to me like, maybe due to the chip shortage, Skoda are shipping cars with components for the WiFi missing - but without telling anyone?

Four of my previous Audis, and a wildcard of the Hymer motorhomes I used to own. Not got any photos of the Renault 6, two Minis, Austin 1300, Renault 5 GT Turbo, Austin Metro, 2 MG Metro Turbos, two Vauxhall Corsas or AUdi S3 I used to own 😑

I had Thule Wingbar Edge on my earlier Audi RS4 Avant and they were a perfect fit onto my Octavia 3 Combi - they went with the car to my ex, and I've bought Thule WIngbar Edge to fit on my current car.

Speedos are legally required to not under read and to over read by less than 10%, so manufacturers usually calibrate them to over read by 5-7%. Reading 70 at 66 is 6% so right in the middle of the expected range of over reading.

Sounds like by not talking to them you're getting even more anxious? Bite the bullet and phone them with all your questions written down is my suggestion.

It will make the demand on the most rapid chargers at e.g. motorway service areas, especially on 'big' holiday routes and days, extremely high. I wonder if the M5 services at Taunton Deane will need their own 400kV 'super grid' connection?

Toyota have recently said that Land Cruiser orders in Japan can be subject to a 4 YEAR wait https://www.cartoq.com/toyota-confirms-4-year-waiting-period-for-land-cruiser-suv/

Other EV related posts on here have mentioned not normally charging the battery to more than 80% except when needed for a longer journey, since fully charging the battery does have an effect on reducing battery life.