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If you get a single long beep the first time you put it in reverse then it is usually one or more of the sensors, a scan with VCDS indicates which.
Also might be worth checking that the switch that detects reverse gear is engaged is working - does your reverse light work?

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/index.php?/topic/156384-Bi-xenon-headlights-for-continent?

Figured out what is going on here; the EGR hose is only held in the correct position when the car is new by the thin layer of foam on the underside of the engine cover. As this ages and flakes away the hose sits closer to the back edge of the EGR hole in the cover and the back edge of the cover near the EGR hole, until eventually it is cutting through.
I guess it can be fixed in a few ways:
1) cut away the plastic of the engine cover to clear the hose properly
2) add some more padding to the underside of the engine cover
3) put something around the hose to make it thicker at the point it contacts the foam - this would have the same effect as thicker foam.
I've done 1).

Nope. It is for newer headunits.

I just phoned TPS.  The Edition 100 one is indeed stupid money (they quoted £270+VAT)
However, there is a plain dark grey one (onyx?) with a chrome button which is "only" £70 + VAT - so if you don't mind it not being the same colour you can get a "bargain".
And if you wanted to do some butchery - you could perhaps pop the Edition 100 cap off your old one and glue it on the new one (if you were feeling brave).  My cap fell off mine and I had to glue it back!  Some photos I took might help: http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/325253-tiptronic-lever-self-destruction/?hl=%2Btiptronic+%2Bbutton
 
My understanding is that to remove it from the shaft you have to pull the button out.  If you then let go of the button it falls into the handle and is difficult (impossible?) to get out again as the handle is moulded over the button mechanism.  New knobs come with the button secured via a clip which you remove once you have slotted the gearstick into place.
 
Bear in mind they all fail eventually I believe as the force is exerted in the wrong direction and breaks the plastic.  So a second hand one at £45 might not be such a bargain.

The answer is... Yes it does. Seat down, can't put it in from the boot so it goes in through the rear doors and into the boot. Watch the headlining as you could catch it if not careful.

To make life a bit more interesting, I then went and bought a 2m tall wardrobe and chest of drawers from IKEA, and an AV amp from a forum....

Might have made more luck over at UKPassats - most of what applies there on B5.5 platform can probably be made to work on Superb. I don't think anyone here is running one...

Any auto locksmith should be able to do it - round here I can get a whole (non-remote) key, including programming, for about £55.
 
If you have the plastic tag with the key code then I believe any licensed VCDS can do it (the lite version too if it has been registered).  It is standard practice to de-activate any keys which are lost, to prevent unauthorised used.
 
http://wiki.ross-tech.com/wiki/index.php/VW_Passat_(3B)_Immobilizer#Key_Matching
 
Without the plastic tag it is a little more difficult, but the auto locksmiths usually have the tool needed to extract the secret key code from the immobiliser (it isn't very secure these days!)

ED parts do fit on at least my 1.9 AVF with EYF tiptronic auto.
The very skillful chap who swapped it on for me was able to get the old driveshaft out and new one in in less than 30 minutes, just by manoeuvring the driveshaft while turning the steering to about 3/4 lock.  Inner side to the back first, then the outer side out.  Nice to watch someone do it so easily after all you read about it being a pain...