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Can you share your VIN number, minus the last 6 digits? I am concerned you maybe have wrong part, also 03F 919 501A is superseded to 03F 919 501B

Visit a dealer and ask for a printout of your build sheets (PR Codes) Webchat to Skoda UK and they should send you a nice list eBay someone is selling list for about 3 Euro erWin Skoda, you can pay 7 Euro for 1hr access and get your build codes and all wiring diagrams/maintenance and repair manuals downloaded

Glad to hear it fixed your issues 🤝

@AGFalco I am well aware of which batteries are liquid, "Wet" and "EFB" it was due the above message posted that the possible original fitted was a "Wet" type. And my statement about a "Wet" battery not being stop start refers to how they are labelled in the software as seen in this image. Unless I am mistaken, Stop/Start cars are or should only be fitted with EFB/AGM types.

Ideally you need to get at the part to read off the number, or you need to do a VIN filtered search for the part. This could be the part number, but caveat above applies

Not sure you need to adopt the battery though... Might be money wasted. Still if it gives you peace of mind then go ahead. Alternatively, wait to see if he has any errors seen or issues with the car first.

https://www.ross-tech.com/distributors.php They do at least show up on the official distributor list, so you should be ok in theory.

I understand they have a business and overheads of course, but £80 a tad rich. As you say, move on from this. A stop/start battery rarely tend to die without any warnings whatsoever. So the stop/start system becomes disabled, and you might find the radio is disabled and the car will keep only the essential things like lights running. The basic is you get a lot of early warnings from the car generally before they finally let go, you would have to ignore a lot of tell tale signs.

Wow, then £80 notes to code is a joke. And might not be needed (unless someone had it set to "wet") Have a read, and decide if you need to adapt the battery to the car. Locate someone here, to check/adapt the battery for a few beer tokens.

If you had a wet battery, then you shouldn't have stop/start system. So I don't think you would code in that type at all, as it doesn't care about battery Ah ratings. If he has stop/start then he probably has wrong type, as you need EFB or AGM (much more expensive) £80 for a wet battery is roughly right I would guess, though maybe could've been cheaper.

Press and hold down your Menu/Setup button for about ten seconds to enter the hidden engineering menu. You are looking for Software Train information.

You're welcome, the fault doesn't affect unit, it's because it was not able to talk to the factory is all.

For any DIY work, it's not impossible. It will be determined by how familiar you are with a multimeter and tracing wires to/from source. You may also need a diagnostic tool like VCDS to read MVB (measurement block values) to read in live values. This kind of tool can pay for itself by saving trips to dealer's/independent workshops. If you are not comfortable doing such work, then off to a dealer/independent workshop.

Best of luck, hopefully you can put this to bed soon. 🤝

I think that part number is only for the hose itself... so you still need the actual bit you broke (though that might have PN you need)

Engine code off your V5 will help, CAXA12345 for example.

Not sure which update they tried to actually apply, as you cannot go directly from 1668 to 1896. It has to be done in two stages, so you have to load this release "SK20220307SEQSW96" (they will know, or they should know!) To read the blocked train version, take the value seen and add 1 in front to read the MUVersion, so "MOI3_EU_SK_R7880L" = "MUVersion 1788"

Here's an image of what they look like, you should be able to check yourself. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324537050549 Link is to show you, not to purchase!

You can make an account on erWin Skoda and pay for 1hr access to download the build codes for the car, and all the wiring diagrams. In a single hour you can download the full Skoda range, should you need.

Welcome 🤗

Fans running a lot more after you switch off, and the frequency at which the regens occur get closer and closer (500 miles, 400 miles... down and down until almost permanent) Best purchase would be a VCDS as mentioned, forget about a little app on your phone.

It has a nice colour, maybe better in some sunlight 🤩

One tip I can share would be to purchase VCDS Hex V2, it will save you several expensive trips to dealer/mechanic and you can code out the seatbelt warning chime (as most taxi drivers are exempt whilst carrying passengers)

Average part price is about £1,600 due to the nice rare Earth metals. Add labour on top, probably about £2,000 give or take. Hopefully someone else can confirm that rough guesstimate. They should live beyond 150,000 miles mind you, and need checking every 10,000 miles after for lifespan left. There is a VAG DPF app you can get for you phone I believe to monitor this.