kinega

personalisation/ user account · 12 August, 2020

Update.

Somehow the audio settings are now being remembered between different keys.

The gearbox seems to remember the Eco setting now despite mode being normal and display showing D. It now freewheels in D.

The audio settings was what was annoying me most so pleased that now works. Just a shame it doesn't sound great.😧

12 August, 2020

I'm very underwhelmed with the Canton as well. I had it in my Octavia and was really pleased with that. The Karoq is just a bit harsh.

personalisation/ user account poll · 8 August, 2020

Following on from my previous thread interested to see how other members Karoqs function.

personalisation/ user account · 8 August, 2020

16 hours ago, tgo said:

Hmm I was going to get the personalisation (it's like a £35 option) but if it doesn't remember anything, what is the point.

I'm beginning to wonder as well, will have a chat with the dealer and/or Skoda UK to clarify. Either my car has a fault or Skoda information is very misleading.

P66 in manual tells me The personalization feature allows each vehicle key to be assigned a user account. In the user account, settings can be assigned regarding e.g. light function, driver's seat and exterior mirror position, assistance systems, radio, navigation, etc.

The Karoq configurator tells me : Driving Mode Select will change the car’s character on a single push of a button to meet your current preferences. Do you want to drive sporty, float comfortly or save fuel? With Personalisation, three different keys for three drivers memorize all the settings for each one.

personalisation/ user account · 8 August, 2020

7 hours ago, Scot5 said:

I'm all at sixes and sevens here because despite the above replies, nobody is answering my question.

I get the memory mirrors but isn't that memory as in it remembers the dipping reverse position? How do you set the position when different people use different keys?

Perhaps the owners manual gives a clue. The car I've ordered also has memory seats but the reason I chose that option was because you get three keys with the car. £45 for a spare key - bargain !

Who ever said it can't be done? I asked how do you do it and then went on to say I guess it has to be do-able.

I can only guess the car recognizes the chip ID in the key & stores that in memory somewhere. Maybe Skoda stopped being simply clever with the Karoq & this now only works with electric seats

I have personalisation on the Octavia but it has memory seats. Now you may not need memory seats to invoke storing radio sations and heating preferences to an individual key etc, but what I do to store them is press one of the three seat settings. And the next person who uses a different key simply has to press another one of the three memory buttons to set their configuration. Now all I'm asking is if you do not have those set buttons, ( i.e. you do not have electric seats ) how do you store individual configuration settings to a key? I'm not saying it can't be done, I'm only asking the question.

personalisation/ user account · 7 August, 2020

19 minutes ago, Scot5 said:

That's my thought too. How do you currently store say the radio settings to a particular key without using the set memory on electric seat? I guess it must be doable somehow if you can add the personalisation option without electric seats.

Didn’t have electric seats in my Octavia & it worked. If it can’t be done what on Earth is the point of this option?

personalisation/ user account · 7 August, 2020

Thanks for replies, kind of get the mirror settings not working but surely the audio settings should be?

personalisation/ user account · 7 August, 2020

I have had my new Karoq 1.5 SE-L DSG nearly 2 weeks now. I added the personalisation option as I had this function on my Octavia and found it very useful.

I have finally managed to set it to recognise when it is my key or my wifes key being used: name changes in display.

However that is all that seems to change, it doesn't remember audio settings, mirror position etc. Am I missing anything obvious? It was all straightforward in the Octavia.

I do not have electric seats as I gather that could have some influence.

P66 in handbook states it should do: The personalization feature allows each vehicle key to be assigned a user account. In the user account, settings can be assigned regarding e.g. light function, driver's seat and exterior mirror position, assistance systems, radio, navigation, etc.

Can anyone confirm if they are able to store audio & mirror settings against their key & any advice on how to do it?

many thanks

24 August, 2019

On 23/08/2019 at 11:45, jbastos said:

That's for the pre-facelit, so it won't work for you.

many thanks

23 August, 2019

I sadly damaged OSR light on my 2017 Octavia hatch, looking online loads of places sell replacement light but none match part number on mine. My part number is 5E5 945208A the ones I see listed have part number 5E5 945112A.

any experts know if this is compatible?

many thanks

27 December, 2017

I'm sure there is no SIM slot. The manual shows it should be between the SD card slots.

27 December, 2017

I've got Columbus in mine & there is no SIM slot so connectivity purely via my mobile data connection. So you are correct in your logic that remote locking won't work.

13 December, 2017

9 hours ago, CheshireBumpkin said:

I think that's normal behaviour - mine's always done it. It makes sense I would have thought - why maintain the BT connection when using Carplay via USB?

Does make sense now I think about it, doesn’t explain why it used to but we will see how it behaves now. Many thanks

12 December, 2017

I’ve got my car play working again. I turned my phone off, plugged into the car & allowed that to boot the phone. The phone was then able to find my car & allow it to connect.

However it now appears to have lost the BT connection. If I disconnect the USB cable the phone happily connects via BT.

Wish I had never bothered with the iOS 11 update, apart from issues with car connection the phone is so slow to do anything now. I am going to try wiping the phone & reinstalling to see if that will improve things.

2 December, 2017

1 hour ago, juux said:

Are you using original Apple cables? I've had very poor results with some using CarPlay in various cars, even though they all claim MFI etc.

Original Apple ones and, currently, the 10cm Amazon Basics one, are much more reliable. Anker, Belkin and various ones from EBuyer have varied form 'most of the time' to 'ha! no chance'. They work for charging/data just fine though, just CarPlay seems to be a problem.

I did try another cable earlier, made no difference. I've got a few cables kicking around, a mix of genuine & approved. Will try again tomorrow, see if I have any luck.

2 December, 2017

2 hours ago, mannyo said:

Have you updated the firmware of your headunit, check here to see if an update is available.

http://updateportal.skoda-auto.com/en-gb

Updates include compatibility fixes for various mobile devices.

Thanks, but checked earlier & no updates available.

Anyone know how to reboot the Columbus unit, might be worth a go?

2 December, 2017

Having same problem here, Iphone 6 & 2017 Octavia. Worked lovely on IOS10 & now wont work at all. Just updated to 11.2 today in the hope that would cure but sadly not.

I've deleted my car from settings>carplay & it won't detect again.

Fudging rubbish :(

2 November, 2017

I use the Skoda OneApp quite a bit. Its pretty good in logging your journeys & giving you some nerdy stats about how far you have been & MPG. Downside is you have to connect via USB cable & it doesn't always work. Many is the time I have driven somewhere with phone plugged in only to find it hasn't recorded anything. Another minor annoyance is that when the app is updated you need to remember to re-enter your login details. If you don't it won't work & doesn't give any warning either.

I have tried most of the other apps. MySkoda slightly useful: it gives a link to the manual & links to your calendar.

I don't bother with SkodaConnect, mainly because it used up most of my data when I connected my phone. Might give it another try as I have a higher data allowance now but I don't think I am missing much.

The other Skoda apps either simply wouldn't work or just had no interest to me.

Have fun trying them!

6 September, 2017

I had 1.6 elegance manual & recently got 1.4 DSG in SE-L trim. I wish I had gone for a DSG box years ago! So smooth, gearchanges barely detectable. Also much prefer the petrol over the diesel engine, again very smooth & quiet + more than enough performance for me. Fuel consumption not as good as the diesel but so far I've been averaging high 30's around town.

I like the SE-L trim & thought it worth going for

7 August, 2017

So, had another look at this. Unlocked car & turned on with my wifes key. Her key not recognised still says welcome to me. If I select her name with the scroll wheel the playlist changes and the interior door strip lighting changes colour to indicate it is my wifes settings.

Tried disabling the personalisation settings & then reenabled but still not working.

It all looks fairly idiot proof so don't know what else to try.

Any ideas gratefully received, many thanks

6 August, 2017

1 minute ago, SC03OTT said:

If you go to car, settings and personalisation you can assign the settings to a key. It should then change depending on the key used.

I've done this already but i still have to select user by scrolling.

Just had a thought, is the key detected when the door is unlocked or when the ignition is turned on? When I have been trying I have unlocked with my key & turned ignition on. Then turned off & tried my wifes key. Will give it a try tomorrow unlocking with her key & turning ignition on.

6 August, 2017

Can anyone confirm that the user changes when that users key is used. I have been playing around but it only changes user if you use the scroll wheel when the ignition is turned on. Thats not particularly clever, surely it will just recognise the key.

Am I missing something?

4 July, 2017

10 hours ago, Micks_address said:

I get a choice for either android auto or mirror link apps

Just been having another look at manual, have you enabled "data transmission for external devices" see P172

Interestingly it also says it will connect over Wi-Fi, need to have another look at my setup as I can only get it to work on USB.

3 July, 2017

1 hour ago, Micks_address said:

Maybe I need to select smart link for apps rather than android auto.. Yes to have registered skoda account

Does anything happen when you select smart link on the car screen?

3 July, 2017

2 hours ago, Spitfire Stef said:

Evening gents,

Can anyone, more technically proficient than thicko me here, shed any light here?

Is the Skoda Connect app supposed to enable you to view anything other than 'time manager' and 'destinations'? (And at the moment even that seems a bit useless to be honest. By the time a destination loads from my phone when I get in the car, I could quite easily have loaded it into the sat-nav manually. But that's another story.)

The Skoda advert shows some daft salesman flashing lights etc remotely. Am I missing something? Should i be able to check MPG etc? Is there something else I need to download/set-up?

So far I've downloaded and set up both MySkoda and Skoda connect. They both seemed to load up fine on the system.

Apologies, I've got the Columbus system and iphone. I've tried the hardwire USB connection method, personal hotspot method, bluetooth method and combinations thereof but is the only benefit this time manager/updated traffic conditions thingy?

Any help would be gratefully received :-)

I'm the same, seen the ad where you can flash indicators & sound horn. Think you would need one that has a data sim so the car has an internet connection. The only way to connect is via your phone & thats in your pocket when you are away from the car. The Skoda ad is a bit misleading.

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