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I tried running the cable through the rubber hose and into the boot hatch but gave up. I ended up just running it across the rear headliner and using one of these to mount the camera to: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/397328740471 made for a much easier install!

Thanks for the info John, weird that it said there were updates on yours in November but our versions are all the same! Will see next year when it’s due its first service if there are any updates at that point, I’ve not had any connection loss since avoiding the previously problematic car park so it’s not a massive issue for me currently. Just hope they introduce an easier way to reset it via the screen in future rather than pulling fuses it if it does drop connection.

Found that mine does this if I start the car too soon after getting in, turning the ignition on and letting the seat complete its movement before starting has seemed to cure it

Unfortunately I don’t think it’s possible and it reverts back to normal mode every time, I’m lead to believe it’s part of the regulations that it must start in the mode in which it was certified for emissions, fuel consumption etc.

@Trickiejohn Hi John, that’s a good point, I picked the car up in September and was told it had all updates available at that point, would be interesting to know if there is any further updates above what has been installed. My system version info is as attached and is not showing any over the air updates available, would be interested if yours is showing a newer version though.

Have experienced the “grey globe” & loss of connection several times now which has coincided with me parking in a particular car park. Have left the car for several days each time but the connection does not restore by itself, I have had to resort to pulling the fuse, which immediately fixes the problem. I’ve had a look around the menu options for the Sync option (as DavidY mentioned above that is present on the Leon menu) but can’t seem to find anything. Surely there must be a way to reset the connection within the menu and I’ve just missed it? Having to keep removing the glove box and pulling the fuse in a brand new car just seems wrong! Anyone had any luck in finding another way to restore the connection? Car is running the latest software as far as I know (built June 2025) so am loathed to take it to the dealer as suspect they won’t be able to offer any help.

Glad to see I’m not the only one! As per my original post I was able to get round it by setting the climate option to “normal” and have the rest of the options set to eco in the customisable drive mode so as to retain the eco engine behaviour - shouldn’t have to do it that way but seems best way at the moment, although given some of the earlier software horror stories I’m content with just living with this minor bug I think!

Yes, I can’t believe the behaviour is by design, I could understand maybe a timer in eco mode where it would turn them off after a period of time from setting off. Not tried the heated rear screen yet to be honest will give it a try and see.

Yes, you can. It’s available to set as a shortcut button along the top right of the screen. Just press and hold along the top right area of the screen and chose the start/stop option. Should then remain there so it’s easy to access.

Yes it does, despite turning the switch to the heat position they just did not work in Eco mode.

Had my mk4 superb estate for a little while now and this morning was the first time I needed to use the heated mirrors to clear condensation, after waiting for a few mins I found they had not de-misted at all so cleared them manually. (Previous car was a MK3 Octavia in which the mirrors would clear within a minute. ) I then left them on for my 20min journey to work to see if they would kick in, on arrival I checked both mirrors with my hand and they were still stone cold. Was about to ring the dealer to book in for a warranty repair but thought I’d have a play around on the infotainment first to see if there was a setting that I missed. I found nothing relating to heated mirrors specifically but after much searching I found that changing the climate setting on my custom drive mode profile from “eco” to “normal” both mirrors fired up and got warm quickly. Is this “normal” behaviour on other peoples cars? Seems odd that Eco mode would prevent them heating completely?! As far I know the car is on the latest software (built June 2025).

Thanks for the replies, just to say I went down the erWIN route and got the paint code.

Need to order a touch up kit after some kind person has given my 2025 Superb Sportline a tap with a supermarket trolley on the front bumper 😩 Previous VAG group cars had a handy sticker in the boot with all the info about the build of the car, I have lifted the carpet in the boot of the superb and no sticker… also checked the engine bay and door surrounds. Am I just missing the sticker or have they stopped applying them? Bought the car as a prereg so didn’t spec it, also no colour code on any paper work. From online digging I think it’s pebble silver but would be nice to find the code to confirm!

Now Sold, thanks.

Hi 100andthirty, I’ve had my 1.5 eTSI Superb Sportline for about 2 weeks now (having previously owned an mk3 Octavia VRS Tdi for around 10 years) and have experienced exactly the same behaviours which at first felt quite alien from the previous car but I am getting used to it now. I found that putting the instantaneous fuel consumption display in the digital dash helped me understand what the car was doing and when - it displays when its in coast mode or 2 cylinder mode underneath the instant fuel consumption figure. (I would have thought this would be a useful thing to display at all times, perhaps under the current gear display on the rev counter? but seems like Škoda decided to hide it away,) With regards to the engine braking, I have found the car seems to do this when there is a reduction in speed limit coming up or if it detects another reason to slow down I.E a roundabout or junction coming up. If I have anticipated slowing down before the car has and let off throttle for something like upcoming traffic in the distance, then it coasts. I found exactly the same vague brake feel too but the brakes certainly seem good enough and assume that the lack of positive feel is just a part of MHEV regeneration. All of the above (although feeling strange at first!) does however make for some impressive fuel economy for such a large car, I’ve now done about 700 miles in the car (mixture of town and dual carriage way) and its averaged 47mpg over that distance.

Having just sold my MK3 Octavia VRS my Winter wheels and tyres for it are no longer required. One of the wheels that was the N/S front has some quite heavy curbing and paint bubbling but is not bent or buckled) and could do with a refurb - i never bothered being winter wheels only . The other 3 have some light kerb marks and small areas of paint bubbles but are more than passable for winter wheels. The tyres that were on front have around 6.1mm of tread and the rears around 8.7mm so plenty of life left. Looking for £420 Collection from Northampton Please let me know if you need any more info or wanted any larger pictures sending across.

Thanks for the info!

Hi, Considering changing from an Octavia estate to a Mk 4 Superb. The Superb is obviously a longer car than the Octavia and having measured my driveway it would fit, but I am wondering if anyone had an idea on the distance required behind the car to open the boot and whether this differs much between the hatch and estate? Thanks!

Ok so an update incase others stumble across this thread in future. Mystery creak is solved, after spending a while checking over every joint by moving the suspension up and down I’ve tracked it down to what I think is the suspension level sensor for the xenons. Removed the arm and cleaned up the ball studs. Put a small amount of silicone spray in the cups, reassembled and now the squeak is gone! Glad it wasn’t anything major! Still not really been able to track down the discrepancy in ride height compared to the OS but took the shock off, removed the boot and it is leaking (not noticeable with the boot on) and feels a little “notchy” through its travel. So at the moment can only put it down to this as everything else looks fine. Will get some B4 shocks on order so will see soon. FullSizeRender.mov

Nothing of any significant weight carried, No kerbs hit, yes jacked it up wheel off, nothing obvious. My first though was something with the spring for the reasons you mention but looks it looks fine. The ride is not noticeably bad, just the occasional creaking. May drop the shock off this weekend and see if sheds any light on the situation but if i'm doing that may aswell just replace them anyway i guess?!

Hi, Noticed a creaking noise coming from the NS rear on my 65 vRS TDI Estate. I can rock the car on the driveway and replicate it. Also, noticed that the NS is around 15mm lower from floor to top of wheel arch than the OS. There is nothing obviously leaking, and everything looks intact (no broken springs etc). The car has done around 55k so not massive mileage but I know rear shocks can be a common problem on cars built at the same time. I'm not sure if the symptoms above may point to this though? Would the drop in height be indicative of a knackered shock? Any info appreciated. Thanks