dbayman

I think it is - they are going to get the kit which includes the water pump.

My Engine was over heating and the red triangle "engine overheating" light came on last week so I took my car to the main dealer. They suspect that the problem is the water pump. They hope to start work on it soon - but will have to remove the gearbox to get at the water pump. Does this seem right having to remove the gearbox to get at the water pump?

My Skoda Dealer has just informed me "Skoda used to recommend the timing belt was replaced on cars at 5 years , since June last year they changed their policy and it is now due at 140k miles only. Some customers still like to get it replaced at the 5 year period but it is entirely up to your own preference." This seems to be in line with what VW and other parts of the VAG group recommend. I seem to remember a few years ago the time/milage interval varied from region to region looks like they have standarised now.

The conclusion to the question is that my 2019 DSG 1.6 TDI Karoq DOES NOT HAVE TO BE IN THE P POSITION TO REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY! from the manuals pdf file - page 203 Starting-off and Driving “For vehicles with automatic transmission, the ignition key can only be removed if the selector lever is in position P (this only applies to a few countries). “ I phoned Skoda to try and find out what countries this applied to but couldn’t get an answer from them. The dealer spoke to Skoda technical - they have confirmed that my Karoq is not fitted with the isolator switch and that the key on my vehicle can indeed be removed when in any position.

Thanks guys for all your thoughts - I believe that on some VW dsgs it is indeed the case that the car has to be in the Park condition before the ignition key can be removed. That was changed for some regions to allow the ignition key to be removed when not in the Park position. I just wondered what the case with Skoda where it is "Simply Clever"

yup

It was the service staff - they picked up on it when it was last in for a service, The car can be sitched off in the Drive position and the key withdrawn. I never noticed it before because I always switched on and off in the Park position.

According to my dealer you should not be allowed to remove the key unless the car is in the Park position ! Something to do with a safety precaution.

I discovered recently that my car ignition key can be removed even when the car is not in the Park position. Anyone else come across this? It seems to have the main dealer baffled !