PetrolDave

So the processor on my desktop is compatible with W11 but I can't run the App because I'm running too old a version of Windows - so I can't tell if it's even worth me trying to upgrade because M$ won't let me run their App to tell if my motherboard is compatible (or can be made compatible)!

I'll be sticking with Windows 10 until my PCs need changing - my desktop is too old to have support for TPM and my tablet only has 48GB SSD.

Unlikely as it takes time to get a clean room fab up and running again, most predictions are that there will be chip shortages until at least mid 2022.

The bezel doesn't have a separate part number and isn't officially available separately. Your best bet is to check out a local scrap yard or if someone on eBay is selling a broken Bolero for parts.

Saw an elderly person today (who lives on her own) trundling her shopper down the pavement with a 24 pack of toilet rolls perched on top - so toilet paper panic buying has already started. BP spokesperson said yesterday they will be delivering 80% of the normal fuel to 90% of their outlets, so that's still 72% of their normal - not really a shortage (certainly not on the same scale as the 2000 tanker drivers strike).

The dealer is an idiot - the remap is applied to the engine ECU but the infotainment update is applied to the infotainment system ECU - which is totally different!

You might get more help by posting in the Octavia 4 forum...

None of my VAG group cars have ever used that much oil: S3 1.8T never needed oil topping up between services. A4 1.9 TDI never needed oil topping up between services. 2 x S4 4.2I never needed topping up between services. RS4 4.2FSI never needed more than 1L after 5k miles even after 84k miles. Octavia III 1.4FSI never needed topping up between services.

Many systems in modern cars have permanent power and only turn off (actually go into standby) after receiving a message on the CAN bus - so a system going off doesn't necessarily mean they have switched power.

Does the dashcam have a built-in backup battery that keeps it alive for a while after external power is off (many/most do)?

A Skoda dealer will usually only do a software update is response to a specific problem that Skoda (factory or importer) say will be fixed by the update. Best bet is to find a good independent who can/will do the update. When I lived in Southampton I took our Skoda and Audi to Abtech AVSS as I wasn't happy with the local dealers.

Was the battery management system updated using a diagnostic tool (e.g. VCDS) that a new battery was installed? If the battery was the same type (AGM/EFB) and the same capacity (Ah) all that needs to be done is to change one digit in the serial number field.

Sounds to me like OP is confusing Light Assist with Auto Lights.

PDF version is attached already...

First thing is that the Amundsen will only read maps from a genuine Skoda SD card, so don't bother trying any other SD card. I've successfully used both the maps from the Skoda portal and the VW website to update a MIB1 Amundsen (I did a byte-by-byte comparison of the files, they're identical). For me the key steps were (BTW use a PC not a Mac as the Mac adds files that the Amundsen doesn't like): 1) save the original contents of the SD card onto a PC as a backup 2) do a quick format of the SD card to FAT32 with 4K cluster size 3) unzip the downloaded files onto the PC 4) copy all the newly unzipped files onto the newly formatted Skoda SD card 5) insert SD card into either SD card slot and wait...

+1 I found that turning the handle 90 degrees anti-clockwise to horizontal helped a lot.

Having previously lived in Southampton and used the Skoda dealer there I would suggest not using them based on my experiences with them but instead look slightly further away (Winchester or Portsmouth).

... unless they don't have a smart phone (not everyone does!).

If it's just the screen that's faulty then that's not the head unit (which is in the glovebox).

Better hope they don't do a spot check on him ...

@pab567

The only use I've found for them to stop rain coming in when you have the window slightly open...

Wind deflectors cannot change the basic mechanism - which is higher and varying pressure outside the car, so having the window open at all (whether a wind deflector is present or not) will cause the pulsing sound. It's a side effect of the desire for low drag vehicle designs.

Kessy is a battery gobbler, 10 months life isn't unheard of and is commented on by owners of other Skoda models too.

The 1.4 & 1.5 TSI engines according to advice from Skoda UK should have their cambelt changed regularly, they say every 5 years (or 50,000 miles whichevere comes first IIRC).