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Last time I had a heated screen was in 1990 on a Sierra Ghia. Soon got used to the elements & didn't find them distracting. Given that was 36 years ago, I find it staggering that it's not a standard fitment across every manufacturer/model, given the safety implications. But I may be prejudiced as my mother was wiped out by a "letterbox" merchant. ☹️

Five new 1.5 DSG cars here for £28k. Whatever you do, beware of options tipping over the £40k retail threshold for £600pa VED.

The question over the variable floor is because I was adamant I wanted one & passed on several vehicles until I found one. But it was just to remove the step over the back seats. I subsequently found that if you buy or spec the 16" spare wheel, this effectively also raises the floor. While the variable floor does allow a little more space, it limits the spare to the ultra skinny 18". That is a good price for a factory order but I paid £28.3k including metallic, spare wheel & variable floor for an unregistered car. If you can find a pre-reg that will save you an additional £595 on the first year road tax.

Do you actually need a variable floor or are you just wanting to level out the big step when the rear seats are folded? There are huge numbers of unregistered cars in the dealer network with significant discounts, especially if you're prepared to travel to buy. I got £8k off the list price for the same spec this time last year, but no idea how that would translate on finance. Look at Autotrader as the same cars are listed cheaper there than via Skoda's web site. If you want extras then probably better buying a Sportline. Simply adding the matrix headlights to an SEL takes it to nearly the same price as a Sportline, especially as the metallic paint is £680 on an SEL & FOC on a Sportline. Of course that's also a lot more to go wrong if you're planning on keeping it long term.

Look for an independent glass specialist rather than a chain & get someone to actually look at it, rather than their computer screen. It looks to me like the bonding to the screen is fine, it's the housing that's separated.

You're being bent over. For some bizarre reason Skoda's pricing changes by vehicle age. At my local dealer, which seems mid-priced, a fluid change on a 2-year-old car costs £65. The same fluid change on a 4-year-old car costs £91. So a 40% premium for exactly the same job on exactly the same car. Find yourself an indy to do it.

Swipe down from the top of the screen & there should be an option there to mute/unmute.

Mine looks like this on app v3.12.0 if it helps:

@croquemonsieur Lane Assist is inactive below 37 MPH, so not an issue on roundabouts. It also needs to "see" a clearly defined centre line AND nearside boundary. If one is absent the system again deactivates.

Semi-permanent in that you can turn it off, but it automatically re-enables on restart. Not sure what issue you perceive with "ordinary" roads?

A useful tagline that serves to alert you that the following wall of text is likely complete cobblers. * Other "experts" are available.

Just to throw in what I understand. There are two foam kits. One for the 16" & one for the 18". The 16" accepts a full width 215 tyre whereas the 18" only accepts the skinny 125. The upshot of this is that the 16" will raise the boot floor pretty much level with the boot lip. Some see this as an advantage for ease of loading & closer match to the folded rear seats, others bemoan the loss of space. The 18" is designed for 4x4 or vehicles with the variable boot floor. I believe the 16" is a 6.5J wheel whereas the 17 & 18" are 7J & the 19" in 8J. I suspect that the 8J may sit proud of the foam. So the 215/60/16 is probably the best choice for least space & a good match for the overall diameter of the 225/40/19.

Agreed, the system has simply overlaid the message on the bottom of the image, giving the appearance of a slight crop.

I'm guessing that what @JPMK8 means by manual installation is that updating the Phonostar database by USB doesn't automatically assign the logos. You have to go to the individual stations & update the logo from there, which will then show the logo from the update. At least that's what I've found.

A dealer tech on one of the FB groups has the opinion that meddling with the setup is potentially more damaging than leaving it alone. Of course if it's done completely by the book with the correct parts & tools, that shouldn't be the case, but... He also reckons he's never seen an instance of a petrol Karoq with a snapped belt.

https://www.skoda.co.uk/owners/skoda-connect#activation-renewal

I suppose it's possible there might be one final flourish of adding kit before they kill it off completely, but there was nothing added for 2026. Maybe if there's stock of the Varioflex sitting in a warehouse somewhere, they might be thrown back in to clear them. Need to bear in mind that the Karoq will be 10 years old next year, so positively ancient in terms of a typical model lifecycle, & way behind current NCAP standards. Hard to see an incentive for Skoda to keep making more when there's so many sitting around unsold. The stock checker currently shows 815 new & 960 used Karoqs looking for a home.

I would imagine the argument is that since making it an option, no one was buying it. Unsurprising given the ludicrous cost, which I think was £899 last time I looked. Removing what was a USP from the standard package was an odd decision, but then just one of many that VAG have made over the last few years. I wouldn't be surprised if it's a leading contributor to the fact there's currently over 800 Karoqs sitting in the dealer network. On the plus side while you can't have Varioflex, you can have a big discount off one of those.

The claim: We're moving to LED because they will outlast the vehicle. The reality: Well they would if we didn't install the cheapest, lowest quality garbage we can get our hands on, to hopefully limp through the warranty period...

Had it happen again today but this time on a transition. The odd thing about this is it corrected after a couple of hundred yards. There were roadworks there recently, well a couple of months ago, so I'm suspecting that I have two issues. Road sign recognition isn't working, although there's no indication of that & the GPS map data is stale.

Interesting. Just had a quick look at the settings & can't see an option to turn it off, annoyingly.

I'd be interested to know if anyone else is experiencing this: Since the 25.12 map update, I've been getting consistent errors with single carriageway NSL roads. They're either identified as 20 or 30 rather than 60 MPH, with the resulting bongs & flashing warnings. I'd hoped that the next map update would sort it, but 26.2 has arrived & still the same. This is on a '25 SEL Edition with Columbus. The odd thing is it only seems to happen when turning into an NSL road from a fixed speed limit. If a road transitions from fixed to NSL, the system correctly identifies that. Even weirder is in one example, I turn from a 40 MPH to NSL & it's identified as 30 MPH, turn again into another NSL & it's identified as 20 MPH. So in this instance there's no signs involved as the limit hasn't changed, which implies that it's duff map data. Unsurprisingly, emailing Skoda was as productive as if I'd asked the cat...

Can't help further I'm afraid. Last time I changed a numberplate was 1997 & that was double sided tape... I'll check what's on mine in the morning if I remember. Edit Had to grab something out of the car so checked & they're plastic bolts.

You can get coloured plastic bolts that are easily cut to size if necessary, eg: eBay UKNylon Plastic M6 Screw Fixings, Nut & Bolt, Car Number Pl...Nylon M6 Screw Fixings. Nylon plastic M6 screw fixings - new from manufacturer. Kit includes nuts and screws - the nut will be black for each colour option of screw available. Includes screw and nut.?

At the risk of sounding patronising, there are some videos on YouTube with tips using visual cues to help with parallel parking. Maybe take a look & find a quiet car park to practice in?