PetrolDave

Don't even think of buying a copy of a VCDS cable, buy the real thing from a local distributor or direct from Ross-Tech in the USA - unless you like using unknown hacked software and are happy to get no support...

Genuine Skoda/VW cat or aftermarket - there's been a lot of recent discussion on the Ross-Tech forum about how aftermarket cats efficiency is much lower due the lower metal content.

Slightly suspicious at that low cost - I sold a 12 year old genuine HEX-USB for slightly over £100 on eBay a few years ago and that was cheap at the time! Try downloading and installing the latest VCDS version which is 22.9 from here, if you join the Ross-Tech forum and ask for tech support they'll need you to be using the latest version with all the bug fixes and upgrades.

Did it come with a CD with software? If it did then it's a clone. Did it cost less than £100? If it did then it's almost certainly a clone.

1} Leuchte programming is not on the PQ24 platform. 2) Is your VCDS 12.12 genuine, that's usually a sign of an illegal clone? Try updating to the current VCDS version (upgrades are free for life fro the Ross-Tech website if you have a genuine cable). BTW we have a policy of not supporting owners of illegal clone cables.

Get a USB power adapter for the 12V socket and use that?

My understanding is that the Haldex does not share fluid with the differential, so just because the Haldex fluid is contaminated does not necessarily mean there is any damage to the differential. I would just repair/refurbish/replace the Haldex as a first step as it is very likely to fix the problem.

So do you have HID headlamps since you mention ballast? Removing the headlights is a bumper off job as the headlights are bigger than the hole in the bumper!

Corrosion in connector, broken/bent pin in connector, wire barely attached to connector now not attached... Time for the mark 1 eyeball and multimeter to take a good look at the connector.

My iPhone 12 Pro gets hot when charging overnight using a genuine Apple magsafe wireless charger, so the heating is not restricted to aftermarket wireless chargers and even happens when the phone is almost idle sitting on my bedside table overnight.

As I mentioned previously, direct injection petrol engines have a tendency to sound like a diesel, principally because of the high pressure direct injection. They're not quite as bad nowadays as the 2002 Audi A2 I experienced as a loan car (the injection now tends to be multiple small bursts rather than one single big burst which improves the burn as well as reducing the noise).

... or both?

It looks like something Goblin Works Garage dreamed up on a day they all had a bad hangover.

This ...

While Component Protection is active all bets are off as many functions are disabled.

Towbar prep includes the wiring (can't answer about the gauge of the wire for the fridge) but doesn't include coding - it can't because towbar prep does not include the trailer module so something that isn't there can't be coded and other modules that need to know the trailer module is there (ABS, BCM, etc.) can't be coded as it's there when it's not present without them throwing lots of error codes.

An independent garage with online access to the Skoda servers can also clear Component Protection.

Comparing the allowing for inflation price I paid for a new Fabia in 2005 with a similar spec Fabia now against the same comparison for a Polo shows that the 'no brainer' choice is no longer the Fabia.

Over the many years I've been watching F1 it's been very obvious that Ferrari have been given 'leeway' that no other team was given to exploit loopholes in the regulations (maybe even outright cheating some would say) so IMHO it's a bit rich when they complain about other teams.

They change the names of these agencies so often ...

That's not the point of a safety recall, if there is a fault on a car that CAN affect the safety of other road users then it needs fixing regardless of whether the usual driver is aware of the fault - most safety recalls come as a surprise to most owners/drivers. TBH I'm very surprised that VOSA haven't jumped on this ACC fault already.

Which camera do you have, the instructions are different for the basic (20) camera and the high-spec (A5) camera. I've done both types pfl, my first Octavia was a 2015 model with a 20 and the current one a 2016 model with an A5.

Since pin 4 is shown as permanent (battery) power and pin7 as ignition power then swapping them should fix the forgetful memory problem. Many aftermarket radios have bullet connectors to make the swap easier as it's very common to have to do it.

That's fine for issues that are not affecting safety (like the SOS pop) but ones like the "random cruise won't pass on the right so it slams the brakes on" IMHO are safety affecting so Skoda should be forced to do an official recall as they affect the safety of other road users too.

I've answered your other post, see BTW never a good idea to post in two places as it splits replies and can cause confusion.