kenfowler3966

Yes the Yeti had a manual handbrake with the dsg, and I learnt to use dsg in that. That means you have to keep the foot brake applied all the time when stationary to prevent the clutch engaging and trying to move if in gear. However for tight manoeuvre in Karoq you can turn off the auto hold temporarily and then when you release the brake it is much easier to move away smoothly for tight manoeuvre.

Until you are comfortable with believing it will work every time it is probably best to turn off stop start when waiting at a dodgy junction or roundabout to pull out into a small gap. And select sport mode for this manoeuvre by pulling back the selector as well if gaps are really small, particularly if in the excellent eco mode for normal driving. Swap back to normal or eco after safely out in the flow of traffic. The very slight hesitation that seems to be there whilst the engine restarts can be off putting. In reality it works fine every time but even after 5 years of dsg I don’t like it. You can always restart the car though whilst waiting by moving the steering wheel slightly though. However I find it so easy to turn stop/start on and off with the button, that is what I normally do as want it working at other times.

Not sure how an engine oil change would make the turbo last a mile longer? However I do agree that lots of short journeys do need a shorter oil change interval. I used to do 15k to 18k a year mainly for work and had my car serviced at long intervals when it came up on the dash, typically at about 18k. (Had to take my last car back to dealer for reset shortly after delivery as they had set it to fixed service without asking me!) Now retired, and with Covid did 7k in 15 months so had my car oil changed then even though set on variable service. I note that the garage altered it to fixed but that seems appropriate for current and future likely use.

Doesn’t work reliably then as I know several places where the speed limit has been reduced yet both the map and dash display the prior higher limit. Clear signs though?

I occasionally remember to use lane assist but it is not that good really. It sometimes fights you steering where you need to go when lanes widen out approaching junctions. My car identifies speed limits but I suspect it comes from maps installed not from actual signs on the road as quite often thinks it is a 20 limit on residential streets when it is actually a 30

I am sure you are right about the size needed for snow chains which restricts the 16” to 6.5j max (I recall the Yeti was 7j specified and hence could only have chains on rear wheels so only benefited 4wd cars) Luckily when I bought my wheels for the Yeti they supplied 6.5j which turned out to be correct for Karoq. There are no mechanical issues with this tyre size, I am just aware of how slippery insurance companies are when dealing with a claim and will use any excuse to avoid paying out. Personally though I think the ride on 19” is acceptable and a lot better than my Yetis on 17”, surely the Karoq on 17” is good enough and a costly change to 16” a bit pointless just to get a very marginal improvement in ride quality whilst at the same time making it harder to sell on later?

I think you should be careful as the 16” wheels on a Karoq are specified only for winter tyres. You should probably stick to the original size for summer tyres or all season tyres for insurance reasons. I don’t think any uk Karoq is supplied on 16” wheels. At the least confirm with your insurance company first, and consider the impact when selling it on unless you store the original ones to put back on.

Dunlop winter sport 215/60R16. Now on 5th winter, 3 on Yeti and 2nd in progress on my Karoq, still loads of tread left. Rolling radius is slightly less than the standard 19” tyres, so I have to make allowance with speedo. Standard tyres speedo read is 73mph at a true 70, whilst winter wheels are reading 76 at a true 70.

Currently on my 16” winter wheels and the ride is limousine like compared to the adequate ride on the standard 19” wheels. (But so much better than my previous previous Yetis on their 17” though!) No real noticeable difference in handling though between the 16” and the 19” with much wider tyres at comfortable road speeds in corners.

Glad I bought the earlier version in Aug20 from dealer stock and avoided a lot of issues cropping up on here! Don’t even offer the engine choice I bought now.

I don’t think that is true of later cars. Put the key down and it goes to sleep after a short time to save battery and mainly as an anti theft measure. If not transmitting it can’t be used by thieves with a receiver and transmitter to access your car and steal it without actually getting the key. my first battery lasted over 18 months of use with it being kept in a cupboard when at home and rarely used spare is still on original.

Mine is doing the same. Old battery died so I put in a quality new one. I now intermittently get this replace the battery warning now. I wonder if the new one has a slightly lower output voltage causing the warning even though it works every time?

But once you lose the memory part and have to add control switches you may as well stay with manual seats. Only real advantage then is that you can change rake of seat squab and position of lumbar support which manual seats don’t have?

I did suggest before you started that this would be a very difficult upgrade to achieve?

I thought the facelift Yeti lost the style of the original but as I was using them as company cars at the time my second was a facelift anyway. After a bit the style grew on me and I bought my own Yeti in 2017 in the updated style. Looking back the original has not aged as well and I suspect the same will happen to my current Karoq. Interesting that my Edition version has been dropped from range as has the 190ps tdi which I have.

I have swapped my tyres front to rear on same side for several years as I change to and from winter wheels. I prefer them to wear out together so they are all replaced with the best available tyre at the same time. Do the same with winters now starting 4th winter.

It doesn’t matter how good the cloth is if there was grit on the surface when rubbed. The cloth will take up the grit and scratch

That’s one of the best features. My wife and I have only to press button 1 or 2 and seat moves to where we want it in a few seconds. Mirrors also move to suit. And so easy to adjust slightly and save the change. We don’t use the feature but it can be coded to a key so that seat resets to whoever is getting in to drive it before you even get in

The dry clutch gearbox does not degrade the oil like the wet clutch ones in the more powerful cars. gearbox oil should last a very long time, I seem to recall 80k as a recommended oil change time years ago in Fords? If I owned a dry clutch dsg car I would consider replacing the oil at around that mileage, at which time it will probably be out of warranty. I am understand the dry clutches last up to about 150k, so that would be the next opportunity to change the oil. Wet clutches like mine run in the same gearbox oil and do contaminate it so it needs changing at 40k. However the wet clutches can last a huge mileage as a result as they do not really suffer wear like the dry clutch plates which take up drive using friction. Wet clutches use shear in the oil to take up the drive and don’t touch until virtually at the same speed.

I suspect it is a lot more difficult than you think as the seats have a memory function and also link to the wing mirrors etc. It is a lot more complicated these days than adding a few missing wires as everything is continually connected to the computers in the cars and told via that command line what to do.

Yes my skinny spare is very heavy.

They cost me £50 each nearly 5 years ago. Less than half of a second hand alloy? My alloys sit in the garage all winter protected from salt and damage and tyres last a lot longer. I considered wheel trims but they seem expensive for what they are, easily damaged and could well be lost if not secured with ugly zip ties.

With weather forecast to get much colder at the weekend I have put my winter wheels on now. This will be their fifth winter. Used 3 times on previous Yeti and second winter for Karoq. I actually found out that although fine on Yeti they were not quite the correct width, but fortunately exactly correct for Karoq. So much more comfortable to drive on 16” wheels though than standard 19”!! I quite like the look of the black steel wheels on a black car?

Could be worse. I had a new Ford XR2 in the 1980’s- stank for months as construction solvents evaporated. The dashboard surface was still tacky to the touch for several weeks although it didn’t actually mark when touched!

Yes I have a 190ps TDI 4x4 edition. Lovely engine.