Agerbundsen
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The replacement for the original Valeo wipers on the Karoq are:
Bosch AP26 U for the long driver's side - 26 inch/650 mm.
Bosch AP18 U for the short side - 18 inch/450 mm.
The wipers are supplied with a handful of adapters , You need to use the #4.
The original wipers are marked with a SEAT part number. You can identify the Valeo wipers on the car by looking for two metal clips at 25 and 75% of the length of the wipers. You cannot see the part number with the wipers on the car. The Bosch wipers do not have these clips, but are inherently (sideways) stiffer by design.
Caveat: This is true for the LHD vehicles in Europe.
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1 hour ago, Skodaq said:
However, I have decided to wait until I get my Karoq and see how I get on with the fitted mirrors before making a purchase.
The standard rear view mirror in the Karoq covers the view through the rear window completely, so any additional view may not help you much.
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51 minutes ago, agedbriar said:
Same thing if you opt for the basic trim, which comes with 17" alloys. You get:
215/55 R17 with 2x4
225/55 R17 with 4x4.I think that the 225 mm wide sizes also fit the FWD models, but have no concrete evidence that it is so, except that my dealer used my old 225/50-18 wheels and tyres on a stock FWD model, which arrived with 16" wheels.
(Skoda Denmark were assigned some Karoq vehicles originally destined for Turkey, as the fall in the Turkish Lira made them unsalable in Turkey)
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5 hours ago, BoxerBoy said:
215/50 x18 is for a 2 wheel drive while
225/50 x18 is for 4x4
Strange but possibly true.
This is correct.
As of three months ago, winter or all season tyres in those dimensions were not available. It may have changed now that winter is approaching.
215 or 225/55-17 will both fit with less than 1% difference in rolling diameter, but need new wheels.
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1 hour ago, Gabi4 said:
Sorry, I mean that the contrast between the black of the wheels and the pure white of the car seems to me too strong.
You have a point there. It does give the car a bit of a tough guy look. Some like it, some don't. The dark wheels do make it more difficult to see the brake dust - no need to fiddle about between the spokes when washing.
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Just to get on the subject, my Moon White Metallic was bought off the lot, as the only available vehicle with my specifications (plus some unnecessary ones). There is metallic in the paint, but you have to look really close to see it. I would have ordered regular white if ordering, so no matter. IMHO, three different whites to choose from is a bit overplaying the role, eh? Take the car for a spin and they all look .........white.
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1 hour ago, GKodi said:
Agerbundsen - I've heard that Bridgestone tyres are indeed noisy compared with some other brands, and certainly that 17" are better for comfort than the 18's. However, I've been driving a Peugeot 308 GT on "rubber-band" tyres for the past 18 months, and the Karoq seems to handle (comfort) and drive (noise) like a luxury vehicle in comparison!
There is no doubt that the 308 GT as the "past" compared with Yeti's for the last 9 years influence your expectations.
The 17" plus CrossClimates makes the Karoq handle much closer to the Yetis, which I really loved. Not quite as handy, but actually more comfortable and directionally stable on the highway at speed. Added weight and longer wheelbase likely the reason.
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10 minutes ago, GKodi said:
Thanks GrumpyFinn. I've seen the Triton's and they're not the "look" I'm looking for. Also, only 17". I want to replace the Sliver Braga's on my SEL with 18"'s. I'd even be tempted to go to 19" for the 'look'. But as you probably know, they ride harder, and part of the reason I bought my Karoq was for comfort
Mine came equipped with the 18" Braga wheels and Bridgestone tyres. They were not comfortable and quite noisy. IMHO the handling did not fit the vehicle - comparison was two Yetis over 9 years. The 18"-ers seemed twitchy in a manner that did not match the suspension design.
The switch to 17 " and CrossClimates solved both the twitchyness and the noise.
Cannot comment on the "look".
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There is obviously a bit of "religion" and marketing hype in the use and sale of higher priced fuels. If you pay more per gallon, it must run better, right?
To the best of my knowledge, higher octane number fuel does not burn differently than the fuel with sufficiently high octane number the engine is designed for. Ping sensors and other combustion sensors basically retard the ignition point to avoid the ping, and does not advance it beyond the original setting. Ethanol does have a lower energy content per unit compared to petrol. At the same time, it has a higher cooling effect on the charge, so the cylinders fill with a denser mixture. At the typical Ethanol content of 5%, there is very little difference in engine performance.
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In Bristol, you should not have a very important need for "real" snow capable tyres.
See my solution below. The "Titanium" color is almost black, actually nearly brake dust color. The combination fits the vehicle performance well. Whether you think the look is good or not is individual taste.
The 17" Triton Titanium wheels were easily available from Skoda.
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1 hour ago, 33q said:
The theory is Super is better...more power ..better economy as it has a higher Octane or Cetane value....sort of higher calorific
Neither Octane number or cetane value have any relation to the combustion energy contained in the fuel.
The octane value refers to resistance to "pinging" in a petrol engine. As long as your car does not ping under heavy acceleration, a higher octane has no beneficial effect.
The cetane number indicates how quickly the diesel fuel starts combustion. As long as the cetane value is higher than that specified by the engine builder, further increases in cetane value does not have any benefit.
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1 hour ago, Michael_DK said:
Thank you for the answers, I have a Danish "edition", 1.5 tsi manual with 18" rims.
K.r. Michael
Michael,
Where abouts på Sjælland? You can check my solution out in Slagelse.
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Tires
in Skoda Karoq
Tyre pressure is not directly monitored. Difference in rotation speed of the wheels is. If one is different from the other three, you get a warning.
If you replace all 4 wheels with wheels of a different diameter, there is no fault warning, as their rolling speed are all the same. No need to do anything.
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What, no 4WD or 2.0 TDI?
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DPF
in Skoda Karoq
The Fan(s) keep running if the engine i hotter than normal when you switch it off - no matter what the reason is. Stopping in the middle of a re-gen is one of those.
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10 hours ago, Gabi4 said:
I just ordered 4 x Continental, WinterContact TS 850P, 225/50 R18 99V XL. Pretty expensive, at 150£ each, but still cheaper than buying 17" wheels plus tyres.
So, you intend to switch the tyres summer/winter on the same wheels?
Not a DIY project, so switching expenses twice per year.
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Yes, new wheels should be 7Jx17 with the same 45 mm off-set.
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Rotate front to back first to get longer life.
Change all 4 at one time.
I am very happy with the Michelin CropssClimates - much quieter than the original Bridgestones. There is quite a difference in stiffness between the recommended "comfort" pressure of 2.4 bar and the "Eco" pressure of 2.7 bar.
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On 14/09/2018 at 21:53, dave_knight said:
Has anybody with a DSG box noticed the following "feature" of eco mode ....
Driving along a road going downhill, lift off the accelerator, both clutches disengage and the engine return to idle
The road comes up to a sweeping T junction and you notice that the gap is big enough, but you need to accelerate quite hard as you have lost speed and need to merge with moving traffic.
Push the accelerate down hard to the kick-down position expecting the DSG box to re-engage, select the right gear and off you go
What actually happened was that the DSG box seemed to get a little confused, the engine revs rose quickly to 3000+ rpm (so like revving in neutral) before the box then finally selected E3 and off we went!
Not a random issue as I managed to re-produce it a few miles later by lifting off and kicking down again, engine revs again peaked at 3000+ rpm before the box re-selected a gear.
Apart from this "feature" the DSG in the 1.6TDI is a dream to drive
Anybody else experienced this?
You just need a little finesse - not directly a hard stomp on either accelerator or brake.
When coasting in Eco mode, you just have to touch either brake or accelerator, and the DSG engages immediately. Wait a 1/10 of a second and you can then stomp all you like and the gears behave normally.
If you don't have the 1/10 second, maybe you should react earlier or not be in Eco.
I haven't tried what happens when you use the paddles in Eco, but assume it will shift up or down relative to where it was and get out of coasting.
Off course, with the 2.0 TDI there is enough torque almost anywhere, so shifting is rarely necessary.
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How about some pics???
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7 hours ago, Gabi4 said:
Taking into account that the R17 and R18 tyres have the same width, I don't see an advantage to change to 17 for winter, unless winter 225/50/R18 tyres simply don't exist. I don't think that a winter R18 tyre costs more than a R17 wheel plus the tyre.
They did not exist as of three months ago - They may be available now.
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WLTP
in Skoda Karoq
1 hour ago, Offski said:That or just scrap the VED in the UK, put even more Taxes & Duty on Fuel in the UK and you pay as you drive, use more fuel pay more towards the cars emissions.
Taxing fuel directly relates to CO2 emissions only, which is THE primary emission culprit as far as long term climate change goes. On the other hand it ignores the local emission culprits, such as NOx and particulates.
However UK regulations are administered or fiddled is a local concern only together with all the other Brexit calamities.
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No problems with any of the systems in the Karoq, nor with getting the appropriate attention and action from Skoda dealers. These comments apply to 14 years, one Octavia, two Yetis and now the Karoq with three months and 4000 miles.
Could this strange relationship to Skoda dealers be a RH drive phenomenon?
1.5 SEL first gear issue.
in Skoda Karoq
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