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PetrolDave
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That looks like a MIB2 Amundsen without DAB and with Canton to me.
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I left my 1.4TSI Octavia in the long term car park at Heathrow airport for 3 weeks when the battery was 4 years old, started with no issues on my return.
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I had my 15 plate 1.4TSI done at 5 years for the same reason. For me the extra cost due to the ACT version of the EA211 makes Skoda UK's position even harder to understand or accept.
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For me the real issue, which has been mentioned on here for many years, is why Skoda UK say 5 years or 50,000 miles when the advice from all other importers and the manufacturer specifies much longer time and/or distance intervals? Seems to me that Skoda UK are intent on making unnecessary business for their franchised dealers since the environment in the UK really cannot be so extreme - can it???
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Updating firmware carries a small but finite risk of bricking the hardware, so dealers are under instructions to only update firmware when a specific problem is reported by the owner and the factory agrees to the update.
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I had a Michelin digital one with preset which I used for 19 years on anything from a Citroen C1 to a Mercedes Sprinter 416 (twin rear wheels). When it failed after 19 years I was happy to replace it with the newer version.
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The lower emissions are not supposed to mean lower costs for the owner, just better for the environment. And one thing is very clear we're all having to pay higher costs (purchase, running, etc.) to reduce our impact on the environment.
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Michelin Digital Micro Tyre Inflator
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RAC wanted to increase my insurance from £383 to £487, with a bit of shopping around I've switched to Aviva for £395.
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With VCDS/OBDeleven etc you can delay the boot locking
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One Tesla owner even went so far to say he regretting changing from his previous BMW as the BMW dealers were so much better. Tesla need to remember the lesson of how the Japanese car makers grew brand loyalty - in the early days their cars were mediocre and no more reliable than European cars but the Japanese car makers recruited dealers that cared so having them fixed/repaired was a much less painful process.
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That's what I thought you meant but wanted to clarify that the firmware needs 'modifying' by a tuner.
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Two Tesla owners I know have the answer to that - sack their UK support network and start again. They love the cars when they work, but when they need any repair work their local centres are appalling.
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Was that by adaptation change or firmware change? Please give more details.
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See https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/490411-delivery-times/?do=findComment&comment=5766604
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AFAIK there isn't a level sensor on the AdBlue tank, so the min/max topup values are estimates so don't take them too literally.
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Following Dieselgate VAG have removed all the diagnostic tool methods of disabling start/stop.
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You use a generic scan tool, and I'm guessing the MOT centre did too? A generic tool usually won't give the detail needed to point to a specific sensor, you really need a scan with a VAG specific tool such as OBD11 or VCDS to give the detail.
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Larger wheels = lower profile tyres = harder ride. Depends if your priority is aesthetics or comfort.
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I first had ACC 7 years ago, initially I was frustrated when it started to slow down a long way behind a slower vehicle, but now I just take over the accelerator to maintain speed (or slow down gently) and use the extra time it gives me to pull out and overtake safely. Compared to CC on busy British roads it's a game changer IMHO, and I never want to go back to CC again.
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If you have a faulty ABS sensor then changing it will fix the problem if it is the source - since we all sem to be going round in circles getting nowhere nearer a theoretical solution then maybe the time has come to try something that has been suggested - provided it doesn't cost too much?
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When you have a failing ABS wheel speed sensor it can result in TPMS warnings (since it is an indirect TPMS system that uses the same sensors as the ABS), so it's not a false warning but a warning being reported strangely by the firmware in the ABS system. So as you have been told many times, you must replace the faulty ABS wheel speed sensor on the left hand rear wheel.
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I wonder if this is either a PFL vs FL issue, or a post-Dieselgate issue? @FrankNicklin is your Octavia a facelift model (I.e. two headlamps each side)? Mine is a pre-facelift with a single headlamp each side.
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I'm guessing by the driver display you mean the letter before the gear number in the top right? How have you setup individual? - there are many settings including those for steering, DSG, ACC, etc. which are all separate.
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