Greenliner1

Had the same, thought the control ring was broken, but it had just been kicked round by one of the kids. Stealers wanted to charge around £160 (from memory) to fix / replace - I thought no way! After looking on YouTube it took less than 5 minutes to ease the vent out with a plastic card, rotate the ring to relocate and to refit. I think the vents are easily available and not too expensive on eBay if it is damaged beyond repair.

Wouldn’t go back to a manual now I’m on my second DSG, as others have said easy driving and smooth. If you want a bit more control you can get steering wheel paddles, but I never found it necessary. Disadvantages are that I believe they are slightly heavier, and they need an oil change every 40 (or 80) thousand miles dependent on the model with the wet clutch versions. On the other hand manual boxes will eventually be assigned to history with the rise of electric cars and the demise of the IC engine, so enjoy them while they last.

Electric boot is nice but slow as said, opening remotely can help though if you are not careful bending down with the key in your pocket you’ll open it accidentally, however it is not as slow as the one I had on a Mitsubishi Outlander which was positively glacial and operated through a control arm rather than electric struts.

36.3 mpg at the pump over 27,000 miles. I do quite a lot of motorway miles and speed does make a lot of difference, can get into the high 40’s if driven carefully, does go south if driven with a lead foot though (Andy I’m looking at you😀)!

36.3 mpg at the pump average over 27000 miles, 190 TSI 4 x 4, monitored with fuelly. As silver says, not bad for a 2 tonne flying brick.

Once many years ago drove a Discovery from Wakefield to Birmingham with diff lock on on the recommendation of the hire company after it broke and wouldn’t disengage and they wouldn’t replace it (or collect me) - it survived OK as far as I remember. Luckily the Kodiaq won’t have to work that hard for its living, muddy construction sites and open fields are the max it’ll see. Tried it down a steep gravelly / tarmac road and it did what it said on the tin. In Scotland at the moment, but not much call for off road around Birmingham!

Tried the hill decent on my SEL yesterday out of curiosity, peculiar as it keeps the same speed that you set with the throttle or brake, though nothing “to write home about”. Perhaps it’s more impressive when truly off-road and traction is sketchy, though it warns about this.

My wife’s rubber ones are wearing thin after 9 years, banana.

It seems the car thinks it’s switching off for some reason. I’d video some starts until you catch it, then let the dealer see, hopefully they may be able to diagnose / sort it out for you. Hope you get it sorted.

Safe lock is what is displayed when switching the car off?

@silver1011 🤬 I can see why you don’t like them then! As they say, the devils in the detail.

Yes be very careful with what the warranty covers, from memory wear and tear is a big cop out, and some don’t cover electrical faults, some don’t seem to cover anything that may go wrong😀, as Silver says, you pays your money.... If buying new I always buy the extra 2 years factory warranty as I think It gives peace of mind and is transferable if you don’t keep the car that long, though this doesn’t help the OP. Although so far I’ve only had to claim for an electrical fault on the Yeti at 3 years 3 days old, though I don’t know how much that would have been to sort out (much head scratching and fun at dealers) Used to love the 130 PD (Lots of torque) in my Passat and didn’t suffer from any ills fortunately. My friend at work had a lovely Mk 1 PD Superb (almost identical to the Passat) till very recently until a drunk driver hit it when parked🙁

Doesn’t seem too bad for 3 years peace of mind, I suppose it depends on mileage and items covered. i suppose it depends how risk averse you are.

+1 for the tunnel mat👍

If you’ve got a warranty then it’s a straightforward swap I would say if there’s no obvious damage, which they could claim was the cause. Depends on your dealer to a great extent. Out of warranty, I had a large amount of condensation (running down inside of halogen headlight) after a bulb change. I was convinced the unit was gone as I couldn’t envisage how so much moisture would have got in then, however I removed the bulb covers and used a hairdryer (it took two good goes) and the unit has been dry now for the last 10 months, so fingers crossed OK. Hope you get it sorted.

The rubber boot mat from my Octavia estate fits perfectly in the 7 seat Kodiaq, so very similar floor space dimensions again, however a lot more headspace above (Much more so with the 5 seat). With row 2 folded there is loads of room (2 builders bags of tree cuttings to the tip recently), which I would have struggled with the Octy. Put the 3rd row up and if you’ve got more than hats, umbrellas and handbags you’re going to struggle, seriously it cuts the boot in half and there’s very little height left. If you need temporary extra storage roof boxes can be useful for lighter items (you have to get them up there!) My guess is from having a number of mk2 Superb’s is that they are much larger, especially the estate. Remember even though they’re bigger cars, they’re not that much bigger, and there is a lot more leg and head room as previously said. It still amuses me when I see cars of the 70s and 80s when you see how small they really were! Like me, they all got bigger and heavier as they got older. Not a direct answer, but an interesting topic.

I suppose it depends if the interior release has worked. It’s just a case of lifting the lever In the middle then bonnet. I can’t see how that would be stuck I’m not sure exactly what the OP is struggling with but the secondary catch is essential. I saw a small van today slowing to a halt with the bonnet flat against the windscreen, how does that happen - so dangerous. Perhaps ask someone else to assist and operate the latch a few time to see if it works loose.

The OEM mats seem to be more plastic than rubber and didn’t smell much at all, they are not very flexible but fit well as to be expected. I also like the tunnel mat for the rear. There were no OEM rubber mats for the third row just fabric, but so infrequently used this isn’t an issue for me. Never had anything go down the vents, normally out of sight but do look unfinished if you care to look. SWMBO Yeti has rubber mats which are much more flexible.