Everything posted by PetrolDave
- Battery replacement help - avoiding main dealer?
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Infotainment Firmware Updates & More
What features do you want to enable, some need a FeC code not just a software update.
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Octavia vs Karoq
Cost and availability at the time of production - even Audi do this, it's not a "Skoda thing".
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How do I keep radio on after shutting engine off?
USB Aux or 3.5mm audio only Aux?
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Infotainment Bolero 5Q0035842A friert ein
You'll get far better (any?) response by posting in English - which is the official language of this forum.
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VCDS faults
They're all shown as intermittent which means the faults weren't present when the scan was done but were historical.
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MK3 written off, should I upgrade to MK4?
But if ODIS says there's no updates then the dealer will say it's up-to-date even if the car has known issues (like the climatronic sync issue you mention). This is what puts me off moving to a Mk4 - getting the firmware (and in a few cases on older Mk4's hardware) on several modules updated isn't as simple as it should be because Skoda don't acknowledge all the issues.
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Sloshing fuel tank
IIRC this was mentioned on here a few years ago as happening when the tank is about 3/4 full due to there not being any/enough baffles in the tank.
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Weird Issues with 2019 2.0 SE TSI Auto
Check for binding brakes or failing bearing on front right wheel.
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MK3 written off, should I upgrade to MK4?
Based on my several times a day browsing the Octavia 3 and 4 forums, personally I'd look for a FL Mark 3 first.
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How do I keep radio on after shutting engine off?
Leave the key in the ignition and don't open the door?
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Airbag error, what can reset it?
With VCDS it shows modules that are SFD locked when you do a scan, I don't use OBDeleven so can't comment on whether that indicates SFD locked modules in a scan.
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Airbag error, what can reset it?
OBDeleven or VCDS, provided the airbag module isn't SFD locked.
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Update to Version 1969
On any Skoda with a Battery Management System you must always connect the negative lead of an external charger to the chassis NOT the battery negative terminal. If you connect it to the battery negative terminal the Battery Management System won't know the battery has been charged.
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SKODA OCTAVIA 1.6 DIESEL COOLANT ISSUES
15 reg means it's an Octavia 3, so please post in the Octavia 3 forum where fellow owners can offer good advice.
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Front tweeter positioning
It's the most common place for car manufacturers to mount tweeters, as high frequency sound is very directional and they don't want it to get absorbed by legs/clothing/etc. plus the theory is that if the sound appears to come from the windscreen then a drowsy driver is more likely to stay looking ahead rather than down.
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the truth about electric cars
Especially in countries that still generate a lot of their electricity by burning fossil fuels, most notably China which consumes over 50% of world coal. Coal Consumption by Country
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bypassing icu?
Do you mean ECU? When you titled this thread ICU I assumed you meant some kind of reference to getting your Yeti working again without needing to go to the car equivalent of an Intensive Care Unit! The ECU and instruments will need matching to the new keys, which isn't a job that normal diagnostic software can do, it usually needs a dealer-level piece of software such as ODIS.
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the truth about electric cars
Lithium does not fall into the accepted definition of a "rare earth" element Rare Earth elements but the elements used to make the fixed magnets in the electric motors "stronger" most definitely do fall within the accepted definition, most notably Neodymium, Praseodymium and Samarium.
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Intermittent Non Starting
I had, it seems wrong, assumed that the switched feed was positive? However, that fault code could also mean that the power feed to the injectors is intermittent.
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bypassing icu?
As ApertureS says you need to go to a garage that knows what they are doing, I've always found that independent Skoda/VAG specialists have far more product knowledge than the majority of dealers, and there's no way a 2011 Yeti is beyond economical repair!
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bypassing icu?
Without a recognised key the immobiliser won't be unlocked and the ECU functions will be enabled, so at best the engine will fire for a few seconds and then stop -so it will IMHO be a waste of time and effort.
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bypassing icu?
Won't do you a lot of good - the ECU controls whether the electrical fuel pump runs, the injector timing and amount (no mechanical injection pump here), the position of the actual throttle valve in the intake (yes modern diesels do have a "throttle" valve and there's no physical connection between the pedal and the valve). So yes you can hot wire the ignition on, but the engine cannot run without the fuel pump running, fuel being injected or with an intake with the throttle valve stuck in the idle position.
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the truth about electric cars
Even when brand new a car with a 150bhp engine won't have produced much more than 110bhp at the wheels, since power is quoted as measured on an engine dynamometer not a vehicle dynamometer so you need to take account of the 25% average transmission losses. So 80-90bhp is only a 20% loss over the years. Shows how little knowledge most people have of how ICE vehicles are specified.
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Intermittent Non Starting
Have you looked at and tested the connection where the injector wiring connects to the chassis - I'm thinking looseness or corrosion?