PetrolDave

As the attached screenshots say, VCDS.

But it does NOT work that way on the MQB platform Octavia Mk3 (the electronics are totally different to an Octavia Mk2) , that's what I'm saying - all you have to do is hold the key fob button down until the windows are closed.

With the wet clutch DSG versions it's possible to get a software tune that increases the clutch pressure to cope with the extra torque, but AFAIK there is no such option for the dry plate DQ200 so the clutches will be much more likely to slip and burn out. I also have a 1.8TSI DSG (mine's an L&K) and would like more power/torque but the risk of a big bill to replace one or both DSG clutches has made me decide to leave things as they are. IMHO if you really NEED (need not want) more power then your best bet is to sell your 1.8 and get a 2.0 which will have a wet clutch DSG so you can have both an ECU & TCU tune.

Since OP is asking about manually closing the windows with the key fob not rain closing that's not totally relevant here.

The 1.8TSI has a dry clutch DQ200 DSG so more torque/power isn't going to be good for DSG longevity.

VCDS saves two file which will let you get bacto the previous settings - in C:\Ross-Tech\VCDS\Debug you will find CodingLog.csv and AdpLog.csv You can open these with a text editor such as Notepad and see what changes you made - it shows both before and after values so you can revert back.

It doesn't work that way, you have to hold the key fob button until the windows close.

That message says "Manoeuvre braking currently unavailable", so I think you have a problem with one or more of your parking sensors.

You have to check/change the settings in 2 modules. Passenger Door module - address 52 Coding, Byte 4 make sure bits 2 & 3 (starting from bit 0) are set i.e. the hexadecimal value is xC Central Electronics module - address 09 Security Access - enter code 31347 Adaptation - check/change the channel called "Access control 2 - Spiegelabsenkung bei Rueckwaertsfahrt" is active Adaptation - check/change the channel "Access control 2 - Menuestuerung Spiegelabsenkung" is active

Important point - your Superb has the 1.4TSI ACT but no Octavia 3 has been built with the 1.4 TSI ACT - pre-facelift have the 1.4TSI non-ACT and the facelift have the 1.5TSI ACT

Did they recode the battery management system after fitting the new battery?

Terminal 15 is ignition so: - if there is voltage present with the ignition off that's wrong - if there is NO voltage present when the ignition on that's wrong - if there is voltage present with the ignition on but it's not in the range 12-14V then that's wrong This is very basic vehicle electrics, so I have to ask do you have the skills to fault find this?

This is an option which requires folding mirrors and, to work properly (for the mirror to return to the correct position) requires memory seats. If you have folding mirrors but not memory seats you can enable it but the mirror will not reliably return to the correct position.

Means there was voltage present when not expected or no voltage present when expected or voltage wrong value. Time to get a multimeter onto a terminal 15 connection.

Same situation with LEDs as HIDs, the headlamp unit must be Type Approved for LED bulbs.

Add to my list of 12V systems the engine ECU.

The important thing to remember about payback calculations with solar panels is their half life i.e. the number of years when their output will be half what it was when new. Typically the half life of monocrystalline and polycrystalline PV panels is around 25-30 years, no data available yet for thin film panels. https://www.renewableenergyhub.co.uk/main/solar-panels/how-long-do-solar-panels-last

As already mentioned in my reply to wyx087 my friend does have a battery.

The UK mobile companies will keep 2G going beyond 2024, they have agreed with the Government that it could be as late as 2033. 3G is another matter, Vodafone have turned off 3G already in much of the area where I live - BUT haven't yet provided 4G coverage so in many areas where I drive the only data coverage is Edge (2.75G) which is crazy slow.

Sorry I missed off home battery which he does have. His major disappointment with his Volvo EV is that it doesn't support V2H - but he needed a suitable towcar for his large caravan.

Nobody is saying that you said not to code a new battery - the point of difference is what happens if you don't code a new battery. Read your earlier post - you said that NOT coding will lead to the alternator not charging - this IS NOT TRUE. We are all saying that the coding needs to be done after changing the battery, but you are saying if you don't then the battery won't charge - but what actually happens is that the battery DOES still charge but it takes time for the BMS to realise a new battery has been fitted and to adjust its charging regime to take best advantage of the new battery.

Well said - with the vast increase in non fossil fuel based generation there really is no even half decent reason to link the UK price of electricity to world gas prices. Even a good friend of mine who has an EV, an all electric caravan, PV solar panels, house battery and a heat pump finds it difficult to financially justify his investment due to the high unit cost of electricity - but is emotionally happy that he's doing the right thing for the environment.

That's not what several other members who have fitted new batteries without coding have posted over the last few years? They claim everything works as normal and the new battery charges OK? You're the only person who has posted that not coding after fitting a new battery leads to the alternator not charging...

Since I'm not an MOT Tester I can't confirm that.

And let's not forget that even if/when we get to a 100% 'clean' National Grid and 100% EVs there will still be the PM2.5 particles from the EV tyres -l et's not kid ourselves that EVs will remove ALL pollution from where they drive to where electricity is generated.