PetrolDave

When I read "1.4 TSI DSG breaks" I thought "that's unusual for a 1.4TSI to break it's DSG?" Then I read the post and realised that OP is referring to "brakes" not about breaking the DSG!!!

This might help Variable Boot Floor

I've lost count how any times I've posted that message in here. On a typical modern Skoda there can be over 30 different software controlled modules, all with their own software.

An early 2016 Octavia will have a MIB1 which AFAIK cannot support CarPlay or AndroidAuto, later 2016 build have a MIB2 which can be patched.

... until Musk aligned himself with the Orange Baby! My future stepson had a Tesla as his previous company car, when he first got it many passers by commented on his nice car but more recently a typical comment was "shame about the car".

That's not the case with my future brother-in-law's Yaris Cross hybrid - if the 12V battery goes flat (which it has done several times if not used for a couple of weeks - he's been in hospital a lot recently) then it won't "start". He's become good friends with Toyota's home recovery people! He's taken it to his local Toyota dealer who say they've seen this problem a lot and the only advice they can give is to keep the 12V battery on a trickle charger! It sounds to me like the same problem that some early Octavia 4 HEV's had where the 12V is only charged from the ICE and not also from the HV battery, so repeated short trips just result in two dischcarged batteries?

Is that light ONLY for a DPF problem?

The problem seems to be that Skoda have not released to dealers the information on software changes/settings needed when a towbar is fitted, even if the vehicle has factory towbar preparation. The effects can be stability control not working when a caravan is hitched, emergency braking happening when reversing with the caravan, etc. I'm looking at buying either a 4x4 Karoq or a Superb to tow a 1600kg caravan and have been advised in several posts on several sites (often by people I know and trust) to only get a vehicle with a factory fitted towbar - even if that means buying new and waiting.

The lighting regulations only require one rear fog light to be fitted on the offside half (i.e. anywhere from the centre of the vehicle outwards) - Peugeot especially take advantage of this since it means they can fit a single rear fog light on the centre rear. Similarly the lighting regulations only require one reversing light. I had 2 Audi B6 Avants from different build years - the earlier build had 2 but the later build had only 1, presumably as a cost saving.

What infotainment system do you have in your Octavia? What model year is it?

Not on a 2.0 petrol as they have a timing chain!

It's a really useful feature on those rare hot days!

The alternator also contains extra electronics communicating via a LIN bus which is used by the battery management system to control the alternator output voltage. This electronics could be faulty - it wouldn't be the first time a "smart" alternator has failed in this way.

That's SFD not SFD2 - they're quite different.

That extra information changes my view - so it could be the alternator blocking the shared LIN line.

And I was asking how you got VW server access... I see VC Tool provides the ability to use an SFD2 token, but does not generate that token. So the question becomes how do you get the SFD2 token?

I'm intrigued how you got access to the VW servers without ODIS or a dealer? I'm sure the developers of OBDeleven and VCDS would love to know too!

SFD2 is an even more extreme version of module locking that currently can only be unlocked by VAG dealers with online access as no diagnostic tool manufacturers (such as OBDeleven and VCDS) have been allowed access.

Occasional high revs at idle could also be the normal DPF regen happening? Since you can talk to the battery sensor then the alternator is clearly not blocking the shared LIN bus, so I go along with replacing the battery sensor.

Removed.

USB C male to USB A female

IIRC cleaning doesn't remove the ash left behind, when that exceeds a limit then the DPF needs replacing not just cleaning.

I've gone from a 6 speed manual 1.4 Octavia to a 7 speed DSG 1.8 Octavia, The DSG is definitely more relaxing to drive both in town and on long journeys. Finding the 2 gear kickdown (even when not in S mode) has added fun to many roundabout exits. The biggest surprise is that the 1.8DSG actually gives a higher mpg (better economy)than the 1.4 manual.

Just as I expected, any of the service reminder values being "unacceptable" to the instruments software causes exactly this error code.