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So, this is the correct one... 🙄

Think this is the one…. Here

https://www.theskodashop.co.uk/products/skoda-three-spoke-sports-steering-wheel-alcantara Thanks to member “Just”, as they posted this link in an earlier thread.

Buying a genuine device from an authorised dealer will ensure it’s not a fake. As has already been said, the residual values of the products are so good, the difference between new and (genuine) used is so small, buying new is worth it.

I bought these 8 months ago, gave them 3 layers of clear coat and they’re still like new…

When you lower the seat, reset the seat memory and it should hold the new position. Does on mine, as sometimes I just want to adjust it slightly to make it more comfortable for my left leg.

Ours has all those options, apart from the auto boot close from inside the car, but you can close it with the key fob when you goto put the trolley back at Aldi and, of course, the virtual dash… it just has a real one. Now, I can normally justify myself into spend on most things, but I just can’t on the retro fit of that as the benefits do not outweigh the outlay. Oh yes, it has ventilated front seats too; the way our weather is going, believe me when I say you should add those to your (must) list. If you have electric seats with memory on a Superb, via VCDS/OBD11 one can set the drivers seat to easy exit/entry which reverses the drivers seat base by around 5” (see, I did that conversion for us baby boomer imperial old folk!) and also uprights the seat back for you automatically once you switch off the ignition, thus making exiting and entering the car far easier than having a flat tyre wheel. You can also set a seat memory button to lower the seat. I set button #3 to do this. The manufacturers marketeers added these cos they thought they look “cool”. Whilst they actually serve a purpose in your case (as long as you remember to centre the wheel with at the flat bottom at… er… the bottom, I’m guessing?) their actual purpose they were originally designed to help with is irrelevant in any road car. Its a bit like go faster stripes from the ‘70’s/‘80’s, twin exit add-on exhaust ends and shoving bonnet vents on a fuel injected car, IMO they just look daft…🤦🏻‍♂️

Oh yes, definitely get a wheel with a flat bottom… cos road cars steering wheels are supposed to have that… 🙄 When you can turn lock-to-lock in 180 degrees, like an F1 or rally car, they make sense. When your road cars wheel turns lock-to-lock in 450 degrees’ish (complete guess) from the centre in either direction, I’ve found it to be a bloody nuisance as you turn the wheel, as your palm searches for something that inexplicably, ain’t there.

Nick H/CosmoJ, Ok… Have you ever noticed how many people drive with the steering wheel 20cm from their chest, their arms splayed-out like a spatchcock chicken or with their forearms actually resting flat on the wheel and their legs at a 90 degree angle beside their elbows? Or the ones who are so far back, their arms and legs are straight-out and rigid, holding the wheel like they’re on a white knuckle ride. And then there are those who have their feet off the floor when using the pedals because their seat is too high or those with the seat so low, they look through the wheel to the road ahead? When you ask them why they drive in these contortionist positions they say, well it’s the the way I’ve always done it, it’s the most comfortable for me, or I was taught to sit / hold the wheel / lift my legs like that (WTF…Seriously???). And then you ask them if they get tired quickly, or get pains in their arms, legs or bottom and yep, they all do.

Yeah, I have been happy with all the cars I’ve owned. The SII Superb seats were fine until I had my lower back injury and the discomfort of the seat got worse and worse, especially since it was a manual. And you won’t necessarily find the seating comfortable, even when you’ve driven for 1/2 day in my experience. It can take weeks to find the best driving position and that may not last. If you have an injury during ownership, as in my case, that can also change. But it’s amazing how many people “enjoy” the worst possible seating position!

That’s because they’ve been fully and expertly trained to be Customer Dis-service and Dis-engagement for at least 10 years. It’s a shame.. When Skoda was trying to establish itself as a “proper” manufacturer in the early 2000’s, (we’ve owned Skoda’s since 2003) the whole organisation and most of the dealers were fantastic; they really went the extra mile - and often beyond it - to keep customers happy, getting problems solved quickly some of the time at no cost to the customer, even when it was out of warranty (the whining diff was replaced FOC on our 1.6 Octy is a case in point) and because of this, they were able to use owner-drivers as an extension to the very positive corporate PR campaign. However, as Skoda became more successful, that ethos soon disappeared and they finally became just like any other manufacturer. Actually, they’re probably worse; there’s no acknowledgement of emails, no follow-up, no single person owning an issue and now, stupidly, they couldn’t give a hoot if you bad mouth them to friends and family. Sad really as the product is great but they just don’t care, as 80% of sales are now in the corporate market and probably 70% of those are via leasing or contract hire. After my terrible experience with two dealers last year AND two dealers this, I’ve given up on them and will just be using a fairly local, excellent independent VW specialist.

I’ve had a left sacroiliac joint injury for more than six years and due to that, I had to change the MKII once I was able to afford it as the seats became unbearable. I’ve found the Superb MKIII seats to be as good as the MKI, in which I drove more than 30,000 miles a year and we still have today. Seats are a very personal thing and I’ve driven and had more cars than most, having worked for two car rental companies for more than 20 years. I had a new cocar every three months and was driving a different car every day when I was in operations. I found the Ford Mondeo seats of all models to be really uncomfortable, Mercedes seats were great (some find them too hard) but I could never get comfortable in any BMW I drove. Getting the seat position is the most important thing and the guide Budster posted is excellent. It’s amazing how the smallest change can make a massive improvement.

Yeah, probably me being dimwit or not concentraiting properly. I'll give it another go later.

Unfortunately, neither suggestion worked for me. When I changed the value to 100 on your version and tried to save it, it said the value was out of range. The other version supplied by Gizmo also didn't work because I couldn't find the field "Leuchte16BLK SLB35BLK SL KC9 (Front left eyelashes)" so couldn't go any further.

Yep, they’re B Type units.

Go to Block 36 And in Byte 3, set Bit 1. Save and Exit VCDS, turn off the ignition then turn it back on. Reset your seat position by pressing “Set” and 1 til it “Dongs”. Turn off ignition and (take out the key if non KESSY) the seat should retract about 10 cm.

Cheers… I’ll report back later this morning (it’s 05.28 and dark!).

Don’t think Skoda Connect is good for anything, but it might work in your case!

Thanks for the info mate. No idea what the part number is one our 280. I’ll see if I can find it in a VCDS log which I collected a few weeks ago.

Didn’t with mine.

Fantastic! Thank you Gizmo! 👍🏻

I’ve tried searching without luck, so would someone kindly post the coding to enable the whiskers to operate with the DLR’s please? We have a 2016 L&K with them fitted. Many thanks in advance.

Yep. I noticed it at the bottom of the very long down hill section of the A6 Glen Shane Road, going from Derry to Belfast, between the Ponderosa and Oak Leaf restaurants. It drops about 800 feet in 3 miles. Having read all your suggestions, I guess it could be hot fluid related rather than a mechanical problem, as a couple of miles on and it had gone.

The front and rear anti-roll bar bushes are creaking and squeaking like billyo again, having been replaced just a year ago under warranty; I now fear sleeping Policepersons! 😁

Good. Just be vary careful and gentle; you want the trim to go round the curve, not off it!