PetrolDave

OP says he has a Karoq in his profile, but is posting in the Octavia 4 forum?

TDI or TSI?

Might be better to ask that question in the Mk3 Fabia forum instead of the Mk3 Octavia forum?

... or the car in front slow turning off to the left - this has happened to me several times and is the Front Assist working correctly (if slightly 'crying wolf'), all you need to do it just tap the brake pedal and the warning will go away. It's the safety system on the car warning you of the need to take some action to prevent a crash, it's not a fault it's correct normal operation.

When you replace the glovebox unit Component Protection will become active - removing this needs either a friendly dealer or an independent with access to the Skoda servers, on top of that any features that require a Fec (Feature enabling code) will need re-enabling - again needing contact to the Skoda servers) and finally the coding and adaptation channels will need restoring to the same values as the original unit.

Certainly sounds like the Front Assist warning to me - not an ABS issue.

If it's the SD card for your navigation system then we need to know what system you have - the Amundsen only works with a genuine Skoda SD card but for updating the maps on a Columbus you can use any SD card. As you have a 2014 model you will have a MIB1 system not a MIB2.

Not all Mk3 Octavias had an engine cover fitted at the factory, the 1.4 & 1.5 didn't so I fitted a VW one with a Skoda bonnet badge fitted to it.

Have you mixed windscreen washer additives? I've seen a mix of the VAG/Skoda screenwash and Holts produce a jelly like 'goo'.

@varaderoguydid you mean to post this in the thread about water pump failure? This thread is about silica bags...

I have the white non-vRS ones from Kopacek, they were a straight swap (I just used a large flat bladed screwdrive to tease out the OE ones) and as the interior lights are not monitored there is no coding to be changed. http://www.kopacek.com/Skoda/OCTAVIA-III/Octavia-III-MEGA-POWER-LED-safety-door-lights-with-GHOST-light-OCTAVIA-WHITE

You need to replace the unit in the glovebox, that is the actual electronics (not just a CD/DVD player); the screen in the centre console is just that - a screen. Be aware that replacing the infotainment not only will the coding and adaptation values need to be corrected but it also will require Component Protection to be removed and Feature Codes re-enabled - these require connection to the Skoda/Vag servers so cannot be done with any diagnostic tool.

Love to know what your 'primary car' is?

As @Redboysays, it still thinks it's GMT not Summer Time.

OT but in the early 1990's me and some colleagues when out on a work trip use to have a competition with each other to see who could get the lowest instantaneous MPG figure on a Vauxhall Astra GTE (2L 16V) - I won with 1.2MPG

.... what I said

Do the reversing lights turn on?

What is the voltage when the power steering starts working? I'm wondering if the battery is actually weak - 14.7V from start says that the alternator is initially having to put a lot of charge into the battery, suggesting a battery that is losing charge overnight. Electric power steering, like you have, is a heavy power user so very sensitive to state of charge and internal resistance (health) of the battery.

This is where it's a grey area in the UK - the MOT test only tests that headlight washers work IF FITTED but it doesn't require that if HID headlamps are fitted that headlight washers are fitted also despite the lighting regulations requiring both headlight washers and self levelling if HID headlamps are fitted. So legality and MOT passing are not the same thing - which is pretty stupid IMHO. As a result of this inconsistency my Octavia Elegance which has Halogen headlamps but also has factory fitted headlight washers will fail the MOT if the headlight washers don't work despite them not being a legal requirement - go figure?

In 45 years of owning cars I've never had one where the fuel gauge was linear, they've all dropped much more slowly in the first third/half than the rest.

100% it will NOT, it's what I have in my Octavia and Smartlink doesn't work and cannot be enabled.

My 15 Plate Elegance has lights, which I have replaced with the white Kopacek ones that also show 'Octavia' on the ground (BTW they are VERY bright) - I would have preferred red ones but don't want to show 'vRS' when it's an Elegance

Maybe they should use UPS, on a couple of occasions I've had invoices from UPS for Customs Duty & VAT (plus their rip-off fee) which had to be paid before they would deliver.

Since ian89 hasn't visited briskoda since 21st September 2018 you probably won't get a reply