FinFerNan

I have a 3 year old Grandaughter, to install her seat (on the rear seat) I have to move the passenger seat forward, otherwise access is difficult. When she's on board, the position of the seat in front would be ok for someone around 6 feet tall. My only concern would be if there's two child seats, I'd need to move both front seats to fit them, this would mean the driving postion would be altered and without memory seats, this can be a bit of a nuisance.

I'm not sure it can be permanently switched off, but the sensitivity can be easily adjusted in the Infotainment system. I set mine to it's lowest setting and so far (about 900 miles in) I've no issues.

Ref the OP, I had a similar issue with the "Front Assist" in my Audi s4. The car was about 3 weeks old (back in 2020) the road was clear in front and behind on both sides, I was driving at about 30 MPH. Suddenly and for literally no apparent reason, the brakes went full on, ABS engaged, red flashing on the dash and a loud shrill beep to boot. Scared the bejeezus out of me. A quick bit of internet research, seems this is an issue that plenty of Audi drivers had reported. I guess the system is broadly similar across all VAG products. It happened again, this time there was a cyclist in the road but I was nowhere near him. I assume the car decided I hadn't seen him 🙄 A quick visit to the dealer who "re-set the cameras" and it never happened again.

@SurreyJohn Thanks, good shout but I suspect decent after market springs are likely to be easier to source and no doubt cheaper 👍

This sounds the kind of thing I'm after. Did you notice any significant difference in the ride?

This may end up going nowhere, but thought I'd ask anyway. I recently bought a brand new SEL (it's the 150 Tdi version) and although I like the way it rides, I'm not quite so enamoured with the slightly roly poly handling. Now, I guess I could just give it time and become accoustomed to the way the car drives and yes perhaps I should have just opted for the Sportline (but I didn't) . So, my question is.......... how much would it cost to swap the standard suspension out to make the car handle more like the Sportline? Is is simply a matter of lowered springs? In which case we are talking fairly modest money or is it more involved, which probably means I'll not take this any further. If any of you have any knowledge of this kind of modification I'd be grateful for input both for and against.

Hi, just a sidenote on this topic. I recently ordered a brand new (2022) SE L 2.0L 150 DSG. It was a stock car so very quick delivery of 3 days. I then read about some people finding out that the VIN plate was rated "0" kg for towing on cars that didn't have the Tow Prep option ticked. I immediately questioned Skoda UK and the sales guy, Neither of whom had a clue what I was talking about. Luckily the dealership sales manager is a caravanner and totally got me. There was a day of panic, as it was obvious that neither of them had come across this issue before. Luckily, the sales manager knew which questions to ask and he was able to confirm that my car was suitable for towing. The VIN plate clearly shows the maximum train weight as being iro 4300kgs. The towbar has now been fitted, the tow prep being essentially a cable from the front to a plug and play terminal at the rear. The fitter installed the aftermarket version, and all is working perfectly.