PetrolDave

Same here with my 1.8TSi and DQ200, on moving off it almost immediately changes into 2nd.

AFAIK there are no coding or adaptation settings in the BMS for the SOC target and hence have to assume that it's hard coded.

For summer tyres what about Goodyear Eagle F1 Assymetric 6? I've been very happy with the earlier versions on both an Audi RS4 and an Octavia Elegance. Both my Octavia's have come on Continental PremiumContact which I really don't rate - even with only a 1.4 & a 1.8 it's just too easy to spin a front wheel even with the highest level of XDS set.

Spoof "Police Aware" maybe?

I'm told that those who go on the school run prefer SUVs because of the higher sitting position and the perception that they will perform better in a crash - so the car makers are designing and building what a large chuck of potential customers appear to want.

For one that definitely works with CarPlay, I've been using this one for over 2 years now https://cplay2air.com/en-gb

Then it sounds like the FeC code that activates CarPlay has somehow been lost since AA works but uses a different FeC code.

Two things to try: - another iPhone in your car, to see if CarPlay is still enabled in your MIB - your iPhone in another car with known working CarPlay These are to work out if the problem is your new iPhone or whether the MIB has lost the FeC code for CarPlay (it's not the same FeC code as for AA)

I run the public beta versions of iOS and have no problems with CarPlay, so I suspect a setup problem not a MIB or iOS problem. Have you checked Settings, General, CarPlay on your iPhone?

True, but arguing as a new member won't make you many 'friends' - best to just move on and stick with trying to solve the problem you asked about.

Do NZ octane ratings use the US or UK system? UK system is the average of MON and RON ratings but US ratings are just MON - so 91 octane US = 95 octane UK, and 93 octane US = 98 octane UK.

Not just written but also spoken English on phone calls, media, etc. - to me it seems we are becoming the 51st state of the United States of America when it comes to language and culture.

Parking lights are the side lights on one side or the other. If you leave the indicator stalk to either the left or the right then the side lights on that side (parking lights) are left turned on with the ignition off - so did you check the indicator stalk on returning to the car?

Neither, just been out to check they're 225/40R18.

Both my previous 1.4 Elegance estate and current 1.8 L&K hatch have 225/40x17 tyres on 17" wheels.

How far were you outside of the speed restricted zone at the 'Exit' photo? Is it possible to have kept within the 50 zone and accelerated 'immediately' to 70 at the end of the zone and achieve an average of 58?

Correct.

That suggests sync assumes the car is left hand drive?

Same here, my previous Elegance didn't have memory seats and the mirror would never return to the same position. My current L&K has memory seats and the mirror always returns correctly.

VAG made changes to many modules from 2015 onwards which means the HEX-CAN cannot communicate with the newer ones, With the current cables, HEX-NET or HEX-V2, you CAN communicate with A9 directly.

I didn't say I waited until after I had pulled out to stamp on the throttle! I leave enough gap to the car in front to get a clear view up the road so that I have the space to stamp on the pedal while still behind the car I'm overtaking and still on the same side of the road.

I drive in "Individual" mode most of the time with the DSG mode set to Eco, so when I want to overtake on a single carriageway I flick the gearlever back to switch to Sport mode, and when the overtake is completed flick the gearlever back to switch back to Eco mode. Whether it drops a gear when I change mode I have no idea as I'm then on the throttle so it could be engaging Sport mode or being on the throttle that causes the downshift(s), but I don't think it matters as the desired effect is achieved i.e. reduction in TED (Time Exposed to Danger).

Those lights all, to me, indicate a possibly intermittent problem with a wheel speed sensor - since all those systems rely on correctly knowing vehicle speed.

It wasn't great back in 1998 when the timing belt tensioner failed on my Corsa 1.6GSi causing 12 of the 16 valves to hit the pistons, fortunately I had paid for the extended warranty and had a new head fitted at no cost to me - it even paid for the hire car while the work was being done. Strangely that engine was a Lotus design which was sold to several other manufacturers who, I understand, had no reliability issues?

Far better to ask on the Fabia II forum than the Octavia III forum !!!