Everything posted by PetrolDave
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Amundsen MIB1 Map Update 2020-2021
Is it a genuine Skoda SD card, the Amundsen won't find the maps on any other SD card? It doesn't matter which SD card slot you use, but a USB stick won't work either. Have you unzipped the downloaded file and placed all the contents (only) on the SD card?
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Later Mk4 builds.
No in the UK we drive on the left (so left hand traffic) in right hand drive vehicles.
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Can hid bulbs be fitted
... nor the MOT in the rest of the UK.
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69 plate vrs no cruise , lane assist or tpms
Had something similar a few weeks ago, turned out to be a faulty wheel speed sensor (offside rear in my case). You really need a fault code scan to be sure what the cause is.
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Driving an automatic - traffic lights
I remember the advice from a Police Class 1 driver - when a pause becomes a stop put the handbrake on and the gears into neutral. I've always done that whether the car is manual, auto or semi-auto.
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SD card Music Issue
Never knew that, you're the first person to mention that workaround - and I've been posting my advice for the last 10 YEARS!!! You learn something every day
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SD card Music Issue
Note that if the SD card is larger than 32GB the Windows format program won't do it, you'll need to use another program - a silly limit placed by Microsoft!
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Has mytyres.co.uk gone bust ?
mytyres.co.uk is actually a trading name for Delticom who are a German company, all the tyres I have bought from them in the past have been imported from Germany - I wonder if they are having Customs problems due to Brexit?
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Radio 65 plate Octavia
So the MIB2 Amundsen can pair with 2 phones, but we don't know whether OP has a MIB1 or a MIB2 (probably a MIB2 as it's a 65 plate, but not definitely as the production changeover was in May 2015 so an early 65 plate could still have a MIB1) or whether he has an Amundsen or a Columbus ...
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Car purchased some quick queries.
Any Skoda dealer can access the online service history and print it for you - some say they can't but they are either incompetent or lying.
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How comfortable are standard Audi seats?
Not necessarily, neither my C1 nor Aygo had/have reach adjustable steering columns and even with my long legs I have no problem - admittedly I don't sit laid flat like a racing driver
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How comfortable are standard Audi seats?
I injured my back in 1999 by a piece of stupid heavy lifting, physiotherapy corrected the initial injury but has left me with 24/7 sciaticia in my left leg from secondary nerve damage. Initially this needed strong pain killers (Co-Codamol), but I weaned myself off them as quickly as I could. One thing the physiotherapist taught me was the importance of the angle between the seat squab and the back should be around 110 degrees to minimise the distortion on the spine. Following this advice I can drive all day in every car I've owned since without any extra discomfort - Audi A4, Audi S4, Audi RS4, Skoda Octavia III, Citroen C1 & Toyota Aygo. I wouldn't say some of those have expensive multi-adjustable seats but I would advise getting advice on correct seat positioning.
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Columbus mib1 0409 firmware
I think that Skoda & VW have also stopped issuing map updates for the MIB1 Amundsen as well as the MIB1 Columbus. I have a MIB1 Amundsen and on both the Skoda & VW map update sites the last available maps are from June 2020 - but VW have been sneaky and have re-released the June 2020 maps with a November 2020 date (they are 100% identical, I've done a byte for byte comparison). Maybe it's because it's now over 5 years since the MIB1s were last fitted in production?
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Car purchased some quick queries.
@paulskiI'm not talking about service records, I'm talking about repair manuals, wiring diagrams, etc. - as near as you can get to a workshop manual.
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Car purchased some quick queries.
Yes and yes. Buy a 1 hour subscription for a few Euros and download ALL the documents about your car (by VIN) to to your PC as pdf files - then you have everything you need without having to pay again
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Driver assistance menus unavailable
Do you have Front Assist? I ask because a few weeks ago we got multiple error messages about ESP, TPMS, front assist, start-stop and ACC all not being available - the root cause? A failed right rear ABS wheel speed sensor.
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SD card Music Issue
Are the file names that don't play very long? Are the files all in the root folder, or separated into folders by artist/album? If in multiple folders, are the ones that don't play in a folder with a large number of files?
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At what tread depth do you change tyres?
I always replace at 3mm.
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Driver assistance menus unavailable
OK low voltage MIGHT have been the cause of start-stop not working but cruise control and random EPC errors probably has other cause(s). I would try and get a fault code scan done BEFORE taking it to the dealer so you're not relying on their information...
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Driver assistance menus unavailable
Many things can cause those faults (ABS sensors, ACC radar alignment, etc.) - you really need a fault code scan to determine the cause (and hence the fix).
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Emissions.
If it's not gone into limp mode, then I would say it's OK to drive it (at your risk of course) but try to get it booked in ASAP.
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Sat Nav not working :(
1) You MUST use a genuine Skoda SD card with the Amundsen, no other SD card will work. 2) You have to unzip the file that you download from the Skoda portal - I do this on my PC AFTER making a copy of the files that were on the SD card. 3) I find it easier to then clear the SD card by doing a quick format (FAT32 and I select a 4K cluster size). 4) Copy the unzipped downloaded files onto the SD card. 5) If you do all this on a Mac then you need to remove some temporary files that macOS puts onto the SD card - these all begin with the (dot) character. I use Blue Harvest or CleanEject to do this.
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Excessive tire wear
BTW I asked about the history to try and eliminate that the car has been rebuilt with the rear wheels not parallel to the front wheels and hence the car 'crabbing' down the road scrubbing the rear wheels.
- Octavia MkIII windscreen washer jet partially blocked
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Excessive tire wear
Have you have a full 4 wheel alignment check done? Are you the original owner, if not do you know the history of the car?