PetrolDave

'15 Octavia 1.4 TSI Elegance Combi - North Devon

BBC South West are forecasting frost tonight (9th October) in Devon...

My experience of PZeros is not the same - I had them as factory fitted on my previous car (Audi RS4) and found them to be terrible - so-so dry grip, awful wet grip, unpredictable handling and short life (9,000 miles where all the other tyres I used over 10 years had lives of at least 15,000 miles). IMHO the best tyres based on grip( wet & dry), secure handling, noise and life was Michelin Pilot Super Sport.

I suspect (but can't be 100% sure) that the thin blue wire is for illumination.

On my 1.4TSI Octavia 3 the engine is very flat below 1500rpm and then "wakes up", so my guesstimate is also that you start to get positive turbo boost from 1500rpm.

I guess if the contacts aren't stored permanently they're being "updated" (from nothing) every time you turn the infotainment on?

We had a front sensor fail on our 2015 Elegance with the same symptoms - fortunately it happened a month before the end of the 3 year warranty so we got it fixed under warranty (after arguing with Marshalls that it was covered under the warranty).

That explains why my Amundsen is basically unusable for many seconds every time I turn the ignition on while it downloads the entire contact list - on my previous VAG vehicles only the updates are downloaded so the transfer is much faster. Personally I would rather have the contacts stored in the infotainment.

20mph zones don't have a good record at reducing accidents: Accidents in 20mph zones rise nearly 150% in three years Plus most ICE vehicles have to run in a lower gear producing higher emissions than running at 30mph in a higher gear - so all round the benefit of 20mph zones is very questionable.

Same here, used them several times with no problems.

Almost certainly not, as the wiring to the unused fuse holder either won't be there or won't be connected to anything.

On the information screen look at the part number of the Amundsen - if it begins 5Q0 then you have a MIB2, if it begins 5E0 then you have a MIB1.

I use it almost every time we use car parks with pay & display tickets - it stops the ticket being blown away if it's windy when you have the drivers door open. I think all cars should have them.

... once the battery management had learnt the SoC of the new battery

Definitely NOT standard on all Mk3 Octavia, my 2015 Elegance doesn't have lane assist.

With an Amundsen you MUST use a Genuine Skoda SD card, a normal SD card will not work. Get yourself a second Skoda SD card off eBay (MUCH cheaper than from a dealer), make sure you get a 32GB with with a part number beginning 5L0.

As I only have a MIB1 Amundsen which cannot be updated with software for CarPlay this is based on reading here .... the MIB2 units should be CarPlay compatible, it appearsyou only need a SwAP code to get it enabled as others have suggested? Others with more knowledge need to confirm...

Your part number begins 5Q and your navigation database begins 5L - so you have a MIB2 Amundsen (running with 4 year old map data which you can update free online from the Skoda portal).

Looks like the door seals on the Octavia IV have a similar issue too, or at least poor quality control since not all owners seem to have the problem?

Given that all the road signs are in miles, it will take a Government decision and lots of ££££ to make the change which just isn't going to happen any time soon - so until then cars in the UK need to show miles not km.

Since when have insurers been constrained to TA as their only criteria?

For many years now VAG infotainment systems have remembered the VIN of the vehicle they are first installed into, and on startup check the VIN of the vehicle they are fitted to.

If the tyres were not of a size specified by the manufacturer then they would claim it as a modification they were not told about. Having said that if they were of a specified size but mixed construction then if the insurance assessor notices and says it invalidates the insurance then you could have an interesting time arguing their opinion.

Updating the firmware doesn't affect component protection, but it does set a fault code that the firmware has been changed - which is easily cleared following instructions widely available online.

... unless the team has a prancing horse badge.