PetrolDave

Some MQB platform cars (which includes the Octavia 3) require you to do the wind the window all the way and hold both going up & down more than once (I've seen as many as 5 times mentioned).

That's new on the MIB3 then as the Bolero always used to be missing sat nav - of course the Skoda guide could be wrong (It's been wrong on so many things about the Octavia 4!).

See this thread Infotainment retrofitting by @pab567 it's a MY17 MIB2

You need a MIB2 from mid 2015 onwards (probably 2016 model year). There's been many posts on here about MIB2 retrofitting - basically you'll need a new screen, new main unit (in the glovebox), all FeC (Feature Codes) reenabling and CP (Component Protection) removing.

They are lying, warranty work can be done at any dealer and they will be paid by Skoda UK. I bought my Octavia from a Skoda dealer in Southampton but had warranty work done by the dealer in Barnstaple after moving to Devon.

AFAIK the Bolero doesn't have sat nav?

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... or an independent specialist garage who has a Fazit connection to the VAG servers.

... and many other car manufacturers (JLR have just halted production) caused by a shortage of microchips, of which there are now many in cars - the chip manufacturers have received orders way in excess of their production capacity and it will take many months for them to meet those orders. They can't simply increase chip production as it costs literally billions to build a new production line and takes months (years?) to build.

CP = Component Protection. When some modules (including the MIB2 and the Canton Amp) are installed in a different car they will only partially work - this is an anti-theft measure implemented by VAG and removing CP needs either the units to be hacked or a diagnostic tool with access to the corporate servers (not something that VCDS, OBD11, etc.) can do.

The formats that CJJE mentioned are formats of the memory stick, not formats of the music files.

That means there is a fault code logged in the automatic transmission control module, you need to get it read with a fault code scanner to see what the problem is.

It could be a long wait - VAG have implemented something called SFD which means that some coding & adaptation changes can only be made once a token has been sent from the VAG servers - which third party diagnostic tools like VCDS/OBD11 etc. cannot be. See this for an explanation. BTW they have also implemented on some vehicles a requirement to open the bonnet/hood to be able to make some coding/adaptation changes.

You need to transfer ownership of the cable to yourself, then you will be able to become a verified member on the Ross-Tech forum and post in any of their public forums.

Before I retired I spent over 35 years developing software and firmware and have seen testing methods change dramatically over that period - at the cost of quality. The worst aspects IMHO are the trend to the designer/implementer writing their own test scripts (inevitably using their same assumptions of how the software should work, hence making the testing verging on useless) and the loss of the 'Chinese Wall' philosophy where testing is done by an independent team making their own assumptions not sharing those of the developer/implementer. IMHO the current dreadful quality of the software/firmware on the Golf 8, Octavia 4, etc. is an inevitable consequence of this lack of independent testing and the adoption of methods such as Agile.

In the meantime you can select the split screen option and choose the GPS option, this will show how many satellites are being seen - if that's zero then you have a proble with either the GPS antenna, the cabling to it or the GPS receiver in the Amundsen.

Bertie90 posted an Auto-Scan on the Ross-Tech forum made with the cable & software he purchased - that was checked by Ross-Tech (specifically Uwe Ross the owner and founder) who was able to clearly and caegorically tell that the software had been hacked to work with a clone cable. So it's not a previously registered problem, the cable is a fake - period. Bertie90 needs to contact eBay and tell them he's been sold an illegal copy and wants them to refund him under their buyer protection scheme. BTW Ross-Tech don't completely block access to "pirates" only limit their access to certain sections of their forum.

The entry level model that they expect to never sell - the oldest trick in the book of car marketing!

That's what is needed for Ross-Tech to know if it's genuine or not - and since you're already posting on their forum there really is no point posting here as well! Bottom line - if the boss/founder of Ross-Tech, Uwe Ross, says it's a fake I've never known him be wrong

... only small patches are OTA, full updates have to be done in the workshop and can take a considerable time (some have reported several hours).

Use Apple music via CarPlay - this is what I do on my non-Skoda car.

Aircon compressor.

Google maps with offline maps of your choice? Even though I have an iPhone and use CarPlay I use Google Maps because of the offline maps option which Apple maps doesn't offer.

Cloth, leather, alcantara???

That's not true - in some markets the vRS is offered with 19" wheels.