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This thread seems to have got combined with some others... Varaderoguy and I were replacing the pollen filter and broke the little U-shaped 'hooks' on the pollen filter container that the bottom of the pollen filter cover fits into. With mine, the top clips still (kind of) engage in the housing, but the bottom edge is hanging free. I'm expecting it to fall away at some time, although the closed glovebox may be holding it in place while I'm driving. Chris

Ouch!! I was thinking you could perhaps replace the housing by removing the glove box and fuse panel... Guess mine will be bodged with duct tape then! Chris

Hi Varadoguy, I've just done the same on my Karoq, with the lower 'hooks' on the housing breaking off. Did you get yours repaired in the end? I was wondering about using a strong tape on the lower edge to keep the cover in place. Chris

If you clever people can open and read the update file, could the missing logos be added to it? I suspect it affects the UK stations like Classic FM, Smooth, Gold etc which have a common owner who can't be bothered to transmit the logos with the station's signal. Chris

Thanks MartiniB. The MIB3 (Superb etc) file loaded successfully into my Karoq's MIB3 Amundsen, and seems to have created some of the missing radio logos. (Pity I still haven't got any for Smooth or Classic FM though.) This is the first time I've been able to get it to update software via the USB-C socket, so well done! Chris

Internet radio is arguably a case of mis-selling! I struggled for ages to get my Karoq to load internet radio stations, and even tried parking under a mobile phone mast to improve reception. But eventually I discovered the eSim in the car was not licensed to receive the data needed to listen to internet radio. Instead Skoda want you to sign up to an expensive monthly or yearly data pack to get this to work. (However I did find that it would work by using my phone as a data hot point, and setting the car to use that as a data source instead, and thought that might be useful when I travelled abroad on holiday.) Chris

Hi Josif I don't speak German either, but find the auto-translate function in my browser (Edge) works very well, with only minor mistranslations of technical jargon or idioms. Chris

I used it regularly for many months, but turned it off again a few months back as I found it disconcerting when it disengaged under 40 mph. And even before that I made a point of turning it off in icy weather as I preferred the unadulterated feel of the tyres on tarmac. Chris

On my Pre-facelift Karoq I can choose whether to use the Lane Guidance feature or not, and it remembers my choice (ie doesn't default to having it on each time you start the car.) But mine also only works over 40 mph so doesn't do anything in towns. Chris

@sussamb. If your Karoq is 5 years old, it will pre-date the latest MIB3 systems which download updates online. And if you have the Bolero infotainment system I'm assuming it doesn't have a satnav so there are no maps to update. The radio will be able to find new radio stations for you to save as presets, but you may well not have the pretty icons to identify them. But this is also true for the latest MIB3 radios as the file supplied by Skoda misses many common stations due to commercial restrictions I believe. Other than that, the dealer should check for any system updates that are required when your car is serviced, although sometimes they will only install the update if you have reported a fault which it will cure. Chris

The Skoda Connect system has the following functions: 1) The eCall emergency call system, which will work for the life of the car at no cost to yourself. 2) The Proactive Service (Breakdown calls and Info calls using the buttons above the interior mirror) which will work for the first 10 years at no cost to yourself. This also includes obtaining a health report for your car via the app, Service Scheduling via the app, Online Personalisation to store your personal settings, and online system updates for the infotainment system - but the last is only for the app and shop settings, not map updates! 3) The Remote Access service is only free for the first year, and then has to be renewed annually. This lets you lock your car and receive messages from it via the app such as driving data, last parking position, vehicle status (doors & windows closed and locked and whether the lights are off) and anti-theft alarms. You can also sound the horn and flash the lights via the app to help you find your car in a big car park, as well as receiving area and speed notifications if you want to monitor someone else who is driving your car. You can also generate digital certificates recording your car's service history and mileage. 4) The Infotainment Online service is only free for the first year, and then has to be renewed annually. This provides regular map updates whenever you drive into a region that has been updated (typically I receive these every few months), online traffic information, nearby parking spaces and costs, nearby petrol stations and fuel costs, online route navigation avoiding traffic delays, online voice control if you want to talk to Laura, and sending a destination from the app to the car. I find the latter 2 worth the £80 or so each year, but others who prefer to use their phones instead will disagree. Chris

Yes, I had read that was true in Germany, and from what you say in France too. But I had wrongly assumed that Josif was in the UK where we don't have homologation certificates (as far as I am aware) so we need to fir the same size as that supplied by the manufacturer to avoid our insurance companies increasing our premiums for modifying the car. We also very rarely need to fit winter tyres, and when we do then we need to tell our insurance companies to avoid them voiding our policies. Chris

Hi Josif, I missed that you are in Germany where many drivers switch between summer and winter tyres on different wheels. The 16 inch wheels with a deeper profile will certainly be more comfortable than the 18 inch, and as long as the circumference of both tyres is similar you should be fine. the website Tire Size Converter will let you compare the two tyres. I think that there are also German websites that list the approved wheels and tyres for cars, and that you need to comply with these requirements to be legal. Apart from that, the use of bigger diameter wheels with lower profile tyres is largely a fashion-led drive to 'improve' their appearance and disregard their comfort. Auto Bild have excellent tests on all-season tyres, and the ones I listed before seem to come out top with them. You may also find the German Karoq forum of interest - Skoda Karoq Forum – The German-speaking Karoq Community Chris

I would stick to the same size (215/50 R18) to avoid any problems with your insurance company. The best all-season tyres in that size according to Tyrereviews.com would be the Goodyear Vector 4Season Gen 3 and Michelin's CrossClimate 2 or CrossClimate 2 SUV. Continental's AllSeasonContact 2 and Bridgestone's Turenza 6 All Season also have good reports but aren't available in that size yet. Chris

Not really related, but when I went to open my frosty car yesterday morning only one door mirror folded out, and the powered tailgate was very reluctant to lift. The door mirror folded out when I used the manual control. I put it down to the frosty conditions, and reset the door mirrors to only fold and open manually. Chris

Emden is used for cars coming to the Midlands and north, but Sheerness is the one used for the south I believe. Chris

Check your VIN on this Skoda Australia website: VIN Checker | ŠKODA Australia (skoda.com.au) This has been a common problem for VAG cars for years, but the Service Campaign 48S5 seems to have cured it for me with a software update. Previous attempts by replacing steering wheels were not a long-term solution. Chris

Right... VAG changed over to MIB3 systems around 2020, and ditched the SD card ports. Now I think their fitting MIB4 systems so it's all changed again. But their software division is firing staff so perhaps they'll be going down the Google route soon like other companies.

I hadn't heard that the SEAT and VW MIB3 systems would let you import logos...I wonder how they do that with what is supposed to be the same electronics? Chris

I complained about this soon after getting my Karoq. But there is no way to import the logos into a MIB3 infotainment system, and the file provided by Skoda has many mainstream channels missing while it includes lots of very niche stations! The reply I got from Technical Support was that the missing logos were from stations that wanted a payment for them to be included... but if this is true it seems odd that you could add them to older systems. Chris

On mine, if you adjust the map scale using the right hand roller it stays at that setting. To get it to adjust automatically, I have to press the roller in after adjusting it. (But I use the map display in the centre of the digital instrument panel... it might be different if you're using the main infotainment screen.) Chris

I suspect the change was to reduce costs by having a standard part that could be used across a wide range of VAG cars. And I think it was the new one that generated the safety recall by becoming detached and overheating at the back of the engine (but the Karoq was exempt from the recall for some reason.) I've a suspicion that the recall just removed the engine cover completely rather than change the mounting catches, and current cars may not have one fitted at all. Chris

Skoda UK have now confirmed that they are also moving to the 'Agency Sales' model where buyers of new cars deal with Skoda UK rather than a dealer (albeit only for electric cars for now). I don't know about you, but I'm highly suspicious of this idea. For the last 20 odd years, I've bought new VW or Skoda cars as factory orders, built to my exact requirements and purchased as cash deals plus P/X, financed by either a personal loan or from savings. This has given me the car I want, with the flexibility to keep it as long as I want as it's not tied to an H/P or lease deal. I've also negotiated an average 8% discount on list prices with the dealer. Will I be able to negotiate similar discounts from Skoda UK? I doubt it. Will they reduce list prices by 8%? Again I doubt it. I realise that I'm not a typical buyer as most private sales seem to be financed by 3 year lease agreements, but the general move by car importers to take dealers out of the sales loop seems to be aimed at protecting their profit margins and preventing private buyers like me from negotiating good deals. (Fleet buyers of course will still get big discounts from the importers.) But will discounters like CarWow etc still be able to provide factory orders at discounts? With the already exorbitant cost of electric cars now protected from dealer discounts, I think I'll be sticking to petrol cars for any future purchases! Chris

I believe it needs different mouldings on the side of the boot to hold the floor in the two positions, so probably not a cheap option! However the German Karoq forum has several threads describing how you can make a wooden frame around the sides of the boot to hold the floor in a higher position. (The translate feature in MS Edge does a good job of turning the threads into English for you.) See www/karoqforum.de. (For some reason Briskoda won't let me copy the exact thread in here!!) Chris

I can see the need to wash the spiders out, but if you park on a slope the water drains out before you fold the mirrors back in! 😀