PetrolDave

VCDS keeps a copy of all changes in two files in C:\Ross-Tech\VCDS\Debug called CodingLog.csv and AdpLog.csv which you can open with Notepad.

The comment about the water pump being in the same area is only true for some of the engines fitted to the Octavia 3 - it is NOT true for the EA211 1.0, 1.2, 1.4 and 1.5 petrol engines where the water pump is on the other end of the engine!

There isn't a "one size fits all" answer as it depends on driving style, environment, etc. Which is why VAG as a whole advise a time/mileage after which it should be regularly inspected.

It's not that the parts are being made better it's that Skoda UK were out of step with the rest of the VAG empire when they were saying 5 years. It seems they were forced to get back in line when the cambelt replacement costs on the ACT versions were so much higher than the non-ACT versions.

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Sometimes on the MQB platform, which includes the Octavia 3, this process needs to be repeated up to 5 times to reset the one touch.

Was it made with 25.3 as requested? The header wasn't posted and I'm no expert at spotted the output of hacked versions of VCDS so it's not clear to me.

Either 2 failed modules or a fuse/wiring problem?

That's the thing with OBDeleven apps - they do lots of other stuff "under the hood", sometimes, as here, it's not a problem but other times (especially where Skoda have changed the firmware in a module) it has unexpected and unwanted side effects. This is why some advise to not use the scripts but do everything manually.

Are you 100% sure that the VCDS is genuine? 12.12.3.0 is 13 years old which is very strange as updates to VCDS are free. Did the VCDS cable come with software on a CD? If so then that's a very good clue that what you have is a pirated clone.

If the sensors are monitored for open or closed circuit (I don't know if they are just raising it as a possible issue) then this would cause fault codes to be stored.

If you are a skilled professional you have to work where the jobs are, when I headed a department of 60 professional telecoms engineers in Surrey over 50% of them had moved from north of Birmingham because there were no jobs in that profession in places other than the South such as the Thames Valley and Cambridge. They had to adapt their location to meet their employment needs not vice versa.

When still working I looked into commuting by bus instead of driving. The problem was that bus routes were all radial from the town centres so to get to work meant 3 buses taking nearly 2 hours (because of poor connections) and 3 bus fares. Driving took 20 minutes most days (more when there was an accident on the motorway) and fuel cost of less than 20%. But it was 4 hours per day instead of 40 minutes per day that was the deciding factor!

It's a real drawback that the price we pay for electricity is linked to the world price for natural gas, it seems without good reason as so little of our electricity is produced by burning gas (at the moment according to grid.iamkate.com it's 26.7%). Then when you take into account the upfront costs of switching from a gas boiler to a heat pump (even allowing for the very mean grants available) it's not something that many homeowners can afford to do. If there really is a climate emergency then there need to be MUCH better grants for the majority to install heat pumps, solar cells, battery storage, etc. Until that happens I for one will have to stick with my gas combi boiler and 100% usage of grid electricity.

I meant resolution, but thanks for the clarification.

MIB1 screens have a different screen refresh rate to MIB2 screens and glovebox units - so using a MIB1 screen with a MIB2 glovebox unit doesn't work.

They're both VWs, I don't think the screen won't fit an Octavia as the shape/size is different.

Basics question - is there a separate relay? Quite often on modern cars the power is switched by a semiconductor in the module - the cue will be the rating of the fuse that supplies the module, a small rating probably means it powers on ly the module but a higher rating means it powers the load (in this case the fan) as well. Sounds like you need a wiring diagram - which someone here might have and can share?

The proposed mine in Cumbria is intended to only produce coke which is still needed for some industrial processes in the UK, as it will be several (many?) years before all those processes can change to no longer need coke (will the alternatives have other environmental impacts though?). If we don't produce coke locally then those companies will need to import it, and the most likely producer is Australia. So we need to balance the impact of producing locally against the impact of shipping coke halfway round the world on ships that are very likely fuelled by the most polluting fossil fuel, heavy oil.

Bluetooth is fine for basic use of the phone via the infotainment, but CarPlay offers so much more access to the iPhone features. I use wireless CarPlay as I couldn't be bothered with a USB cable, so the iPhone stays in my jacket pocket.

The cutoff point for new maps is 5 years after that infotainment system was last used in VAG production.

So post in the Superb Mk3 forum where fellow owners can help you https://www.briskoda.net/forums/forum/299-skoda-superb-mk3-2015-2023/

I think you should post this in the forum relating to whatever car it is that you own, at the moment it's so generic it's impossible to give a sensible answer as there are so many steering systems on Skodas.

The last time I took my previous car to a dealer was when it was not quite 3 years old, they told me I needed new front discs and pads, after servicing and MOTs at a trusted independent VAG specialist 7 years and 50,000 miles later I sold it still with the original front discs and pads!