Sanqhar

I have never had a company car. I generally buy my cars and run them into the ground. I bought a TDi 110 Yeti in 2010 and never had a problem until... The emissions "fix", ruined it. Had a free EGR replacement under the "trust building measure" and when the 2 year guarantee ran out I started looking for a non VAG car. Saw the Karoq in my dealer, liked it, took it for a test drive and bought a pre-reg car from stock. I traded in my Yeti had 109,000 miles on the clock. I bought a petrol 1.5 Tsi as my mileage had reduced substantially. I think modern diesels are a flawed technology especially for the lower mileage driver. I stuck with Skoda because I liked the car and I had confidence in my dealer (Vindis, Bury St Edmunds). Glad my car has the "low tech" Amundsen unit, The dealer updates the SD card mapping for me at its annual service. At my age I'm not sure I could deal with modern mapping updates. Looks like your Yeti was a "Friday" car. nice to see you stuck with Skoda. tom

Amazed to see this in the brochure. I have put the relevant bits in bold. "Please note, if a tow bar or tow bar preparation is not fitted on the car, the VIN plate may not show any towing weights and the car will never be eligible for towing. As such it may not be possible to retrospectively fit a tow bar if the car is not fitted with tow bar preparation at Factory. Please speak to your Retailer to confirm the exact towing eligibility."

I think the dealer I use changes the battery as a matter of course at the annual service (and charges me £5 to do it) Next time I'll tell them the battery is new (it isn't) and do it myself when the need arises. There is no problem with a flat battery away from home. Happened to my wife and I talked her through what to do on the phone. tom

Forgot to say, you need to wait at least 10 seconds to test it. tom

Lock the car with the button on the key fob and within 5 seconds touch the door sensor, this disables the kessy. After this the car can only be unlocked by pressing the button on the key fob. No need fro tin boxes or faraday pouches. tom

Even the Owners Manual (page 65) is not that clear about manual closing "Close manually Close the door slowly, push down the lid, push in the lock on the centre of the edge, above the ŠKODA logo" Manual is here: https://www.manualslib.com/manual/1303555/Skoda-Karoq-2017.html?page=64#manual tom

Anyone brave enough? https://www.hautopart.com/blog-skoda-karoq-electric-tailgate-lift-install-manual/ tom

Isn't the standard warranty 3 years? The car is 3years 6 months old. tom

Thanks guys. A lot to think about here. tom

What don't they tell you in the adverts for electric cars? In simple terms what are the variables that affect range and approximately how much, say as a percentage, is that effect? Obvious questions are: If the car has a stated range (from fully charged) of say 200 miles at a temperature of 25C. At a temperature of 5C how much would the range be reduced? What effect would running the aircon have? My aircon is permanently on summer and winter. Surely listening to the radio must have an effect? Mine is always on. How about driving at night? How about running the heating i.e. outside temperature 5C, inside temperature set to 20C? Using heated seats? Using cruise control? Charging at 20C compared to charging at 5C? These variables would count for a lot of my driving. What other variables are there? tom

Not just the temperature, the humidity is totally oppressive. I remember visiting friends in Delaware in May 1988. It was simply amazing to experience warm rain. Never felt that in my life. tom

1. My key battery is replaced by the dealer at the annual service. My wife's key has given up once, I talked her through how to start the car and get home and then replaced the battery the following day. I now keep a spare battery in the car 2. I have the older Kessy key without the motion sensor. I don't use a Faraday pouch, no need. Lock the car with the button on the key then within 5 seconds touch the lock sensor. This disables Kessy. the car can then only be unlocked by pressing the unlock button on the key. tom

Thanks tom

Perhaps there should be an electric car thread as a sticky. I don’t have one (yet). One thought about charging. In Bury St Edmunds there are some lamp posts that double up as charging points. They are next to the kerb and parking spaces so no cables across the pavement. Good bit of lateral thinking by the Council. Tom

How can anyone describe a rubber boot mat as a boot liner? Surely a liner implies protection for the back of the rear seats and the sides of the boot. I've got rubber mats in the footwells nobody is calling them footwell liners! tom

Re 1. The central seat belt uses both seat buckles, nothing to do with LHD/RHD. It comes down from the roof and connects the two buckles to form the lap and diagonal. That's the best I can do to describe it. Best read the owner's manual. tom

Even better with an earlier SeL. No need to even take your hands off the wheel just a couple of pulls on the left hand paddle drops two gears for the overtake then a longer pull on the right hand paddle puts it back in to auto. tom

This has been previously discussed: tom

Pull the hook out hard vertically first and only then try to hook it to the headrest. If you pull and try together it doesn't work. tom

Even if they lend you a car they probably won't let you take it abroad. tom

.. or from the aircon. tom

We have an odd problem with our tailgate (1.5 Tsi SeL). Normally opening and closing is no problem, pull the rubber handle and the lid comes down as it should. However, we have been doing a lot of loading and unloading lately. If the lid is left open for any length of time it becomes very stiff to pull down. Anyone else had this problem. tom

Using clock numbers what position are you resting your hands on the wheel? 10 o'clock and 2 o'clock are what is normally taught. tom

Was it raining? Had this happen to me last Friday in bad weather. The red warning triangle came up and also the car symbol with “funny” lines at top and sides. They went away a few miles down the road. I took it as a temporary problem caused by the weather. Tom

It stores the tyre diameters relative to the other three wheels/tyres. If then one wheel gets a puncture the diameter (hub to road) becomes smaller, the tyre does more turns than the others and the ABS flags up the discrepancy. tom