PetrolDave

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.

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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.

You say you have a 2020 model and have done 35k miles, are you sure you have an Octavia 4 as I suspect you may have an Octavia 3 (if you have then you've posted in the wrong forum). Would help if could post a picture of your Octavia estate so we can identify it correctly.

The screen in the centre console is just that, a screen. The main unit is in the glove box, if you're going to change to a Columbus then there's no point paying to have Smartlink added to the Amundsen because you'll be swapping that out!

According to this article on carwow Gatso and REDFLEX cameras use radar, as do some of the van mounted mobile vans.

You have the same problem with your "googleusercontent" images as on the Ross-Tech forum - they are not visible. Is there is a permissions problem at your end?

The ABS light indicates a fault (and is tested on key on) so not coming on when ABS operates is correct.

Yes front heated seats were standard on the L&K.

The internals can't be seen through the boots so it's still possible to have some damage or wear that you can't see. Might be worth trying holding the driveshaft and trying to turn the road wheel while listening and feeling for any noise or play?