Everything posted by PetrolDave
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Manoeuvre braking currently unavailable
Corrected that for you 😉
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MIB2 coding Cambridge
That means CP had been removed by a hack method which was lost when updating the firmware - not "properly" removed.
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Sat nav sd card
Update from the links which are posted in this forum - after backing up the current contents onto a PC or Mac. The latest cards are 32GB but if you don't need an all Europe map there is no need for the larger card.
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Manoeuvre braking currently unavailable
Sounds like your "VCDS cable" isn't a VCDS cable but a clone/rip-off copy.
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Hi, long time lurker, first time poster
Because of the number of stereos that were getting stolen and sold on the black market - first they added PIN codes but those are easily calculated so then they came up with Component Protection (which is applied to other modules also) so the provenance of the module can be checked back at corporate HQ (but some people have even found a way around that now).
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Hi, long time lurker, first time poster
It will because you're installing it in a different vehicle.
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Media In cable for Ipod on Mk4
Not really, using this tag editor you open the folder in Windows and copy the album art to all MP3's in one go. Then replace the updated albums on the SD card.
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Octavia III, 2.0 Tdi - is making a strange clinking sound coming from somewhere around the exhaust system
With the exhaust cold get underneath the car and tap the silencer(s) and DPF.
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Media In cable for Ipod on Mk4
Windows, and I suspect the MIB system, expect the album art to be embedded into each and every MP3 file. I use an MP3 Tag Editor to add album artwork to every file.
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Octavia III, 2.0 Tdi - is making a strange clinking sound coming from somewhere around the exhaust system
Loose baffles in a silencer?
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Passenger Side Not Blowing Cold Aircon
Because you edited out the header, which is always done by people with a VCDS clone - so it looks suspicious.
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ESC and TMPS Error
Rather than guessing get a proper diagnostic scan done, very often ESC and TPMS errors are caused by a faulty ABS wheel speed sensor.
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Octavia IV rear wiper delete
Modern aerodynamics mean there is little or no direct airflow over the rear window creating a back eddy where road dirt can easily accumulate and restrict rear vision. Personally a rear wiper is a "must have" because of this.
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Octavia IV rear wiper delete
Why?
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Infotainment retrofitting
How do you plan to remove Component Protection?
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Liner/mat for variable boot floor
I had the VBF on my previous Octavia estate, always left the VBF in the up position as I found the space underneath useful for lots of small items and it made the load floor flatter. I had a Skoda boot liner and just cut off the side flaps.
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Infotainment retrofitting
I don't think that screen is compatible with a MIB1 unit - @pab567 can you confirm? Please post the full part number of your MIB1 unit - DAB and Nav are NOT just coding!
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Standard LED headlights startup level check
Currently self levelling is only required if the light output exceeds a limit, which I think is 2000 lumens, but a change to the regulations from 2027 will require self levelling to be fitted to all new designs and from 2030 for all new sales.
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Octavia Estate Parking Sensor Problem - Frustrating
I suggest you buy a sensor from a reputable source not eBay. BTW the sensors need to be painted to match the bumper.
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Suspension upgrade on Octavia MK4
I wasn't aware that a Scout version of the Octavia 4 is available? Have you posted in the wrong forum?
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Getting speed warning to work
There are two threads in this forum about later versions, please ask in one of those - I think with 1804 you may have to update in two stages to get to the latest. OTA requires a later version than you have so the update won't be automatic.
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Getting speed warning to work
The important number is the 1804, which is pretty ancient. 2092 is just the software version of the display, not the actual "brain".
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Getting speed warning to work
Do you mean the instruments/virtual cockpit by the steering wheel?
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Getting speed warning to work
pre-FL means before the facelift O4, which will include your 2021 model. 1941 is the firmware version of the infotainment system, now superceded by newer versions which can be downloaded.
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the truth about electric cars
What we need is a thorough public investigation into the profit levels on EVs, since it seems the RRP is "flexible" which suggests possibly excessive profit margins leading to prices that are high enough to discourage the switch from ICE to EV for many less well off drivers.