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http://fleetworld.co.uk/fuel-panic-triggers-spike-in-electric-car-searches So there is a huge increase in people enquiring about buying EV.s. let's cross fingers that the UK government have a plan about the rising Coal, Gas, Oil and Electric Prices. Also that they have a total grip or understanding on the National Grid and peak and off peak energy demands of the general public and commerce and industries needs. Let's hope the electric charging point installers can get their ICE vehicles fueled up ok. Let's hope more of the Utilities Staff are being provided with EV.s where suitable for their usage. Obviously the Government have fingers crossed that no nuclear plant has any new cracks developing and any have to shut down again. They have Iain Duncan Smith championing the idea of small nuclear generation near areas where energy is required. Rolls Royce could be a saviour. As would be taking some Nuclear powered submarines into harbours and running an extension cable or 3 ashore to plug into the Grid or charge people like politicians vehicles. Bl00dy media, me and others on Social Media. What is the world coming to. Many a true word is said in jest.

@charleybourne Really if you are going wider for more tread on the road then the tyre wall is getting less, lower profile and you are wanting the same Tyre Circumference / Total Diameter and you are not filling the gap between tyre and arch. If you want a taller tyre on your 1.0TSI then you are lifting an already tall car an ickle taller and is that Simply Cleaver for the handling? (tiny amount, the difference between Oooo & Ahaaaa, a Ba's hair of difference.) If you are not going up farm tracks or on un-ploughed roads at time of snow would you not be better lowering your car to improve handling? Or tune the suspension. The Speedo over reads by about 3 mph at 70 mph anyway, and those that do increase tyre sizes often check and ensure that the actual speed shown is accurate or more accurate than from the factory. You have to go really rather big to get the speedo under reading. Approved Sizes / type approved does not affect the insurance as long as they are approved and the correct speed / load rating with the legal tread, and even winter fitments can have no affect, and the lower speed rating of winters still used in summer in the UK is a grey area that insurance do not open the can of worms on. As to this tyre change others will be along with the scores on the doors, or it is easy enough to do a Briskoda or Google search on the many Karoq Tyre Size threads and Winter Tyre Threads and the approved sizes. There are charts and all sorts. One of so many. Some are about Stylee over actual practicality... http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/454979-wheel-and-tyre-question http://tiresize.com/tyre-size-calculator

If 45 litres of fuel can take the car nearly 680 miles then that is wonderful, or if the range is an 'Average of 680 miles' from every 10 gallons used then that is wonderful, but if the Average being shown is 68 mph and that is the top figure being achieved then it is not an 'Average' it is the Max, so what is the Minimum.

It is rather common that people that want to push on with a DQ200 DSG get to know to start them rolling just a bit before flooring the accelerator. 1st gear really is low and will spin the tyres rather easily, and especially with some lock on. Then you have TC acting and nipping brakes or cutting power / drive. More powerful engines, FWD or AWD and Wet Clutch DSG's can be a different matter all together, and if comparing it is apples and pears you are comparing. 1.0 & 1.4 TSI's (ACT or not with 1.4TSI) both have DQ200 dsg's and the 1.4 TSI will be 150ps, but really the 1.5 TSI ACT is a whole different kettle of fish. Yes there is also a DQ200 with FWD ones. Similarity with all is with new tyres, all new tyres need some wear on them & not over inflated before trying to push on with them when wet, damp, cold. Even better is better tyres fitted than the ECO tyres they come with OEM in some cases, more about fuel economy than grip / traction. (There are 1.4 & 1.5 TSI Karoq which are AWD (Haldex) and do not have the DQ200 7 speed Twin Dry Clutch DSG.) Launch Control here & a heavier car with a 1.4 TSI 150ps & DSG. http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/423600-carwows-surprising-0-62-test-results Wet Road, Launch Control, straightlining, but we have no idea what tyres are fitted as not mentioned here. Strange really he was there, drive the car, so knew how it performed and surely they had a v- box and not went by a speedo showing 62 mph.

The Issue sadly with Service Plans or Variable Servicing if done at 2 years and 4 years if someones mileage is not that high is that the Servicing is not to Manufacturers Recommendations or Guidelines. They hate the term Schedule. That is because a FMDSH can be a History of not Serviced to the Manufacturers Guidelines. If serviced at 2 and 4 years there is the Brake Fluid and Haldex missed at 3 years, so if you want that done be sure to have it. The DSG will be due at 40,000 miles (Not at 4 years) But if 40,000 happens to come around at 4 years good. Spark plugs at 4 years / 40,000 miles was a thing when it was Minor & Major Service, or Major & Major, often that never happened as the Fixed price never guaranteed Plugs or Airfilter were changed. but Skoda changed that Recommendation when they went to Oil & Filter Inspection Services & Extended Scope each 3 years. That is really about 'Fixed Servicing intervals, it is on cars 3-10 years old. The first & 2nd year services on Fixed or the 1st Variable is more or less oil & Filter, look see, report and & Pollen Filter, if it doe get done.

@Beanhead Best find out from a Skoda Main Dealership or Skoda UK if your car has had the Service Campaign carried out, or even the 2nd one for 1.5TSI's. Software update. http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/472663-new-recall Threads in the Karoq & Octavia Mk3 sections covering this, and it was not manual cars it included Superbs. Some are not just part of the Skoda Recall Actions / Service Campaign, http://skoda-auto.com/services/recall-actions Not everything that can be outstanding will appear here. The DVLA RECALL, which is relevant to some, where Keepers should have been contacted. https://www.gov.uk/check-vehicle-recall

He is used to just flooring the accelerator in a manual. @Dazm If the tyres are not the issue, then check for the Transport Blocks not having been removed. Just do a search. Briskoda transport blocks. Sometimes they are left on the car. Likely not that but worth knowing about them.

Likely then Release Agent on new tyres and check the pressures are not too high from a PDI not done correctly. So quite possibly just wheelspin and TC (Traction Control) and what feels like Axle Tramp but is not, it is the brakes getting nipped. At worst you get not just judder but a 'Bang;. Hopefully all well in a few days with the tyres scrubbed in.

Judder is not right what ever the car is. ? What engine has it got? That will give an idea what you might have to turn on or off. The car needs 'Driving in' as in running in the brakes, and the tyres after setting the tyre pressures and resetting the TMPS.

@YetiSteve19 Can we assume it is a diesel if it is getting anything like that MPG. Manual or DSG, AWD or FWD?

Take it out of Eco then. use just in D and then compare that with S and it holding gear into a higher RPM. @BeanheadSo a 1.5TSI ACT 150ps, & not a 2.0 TDI 150ps ?

VW http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/497138-vw-group-to-phase-out-manual-gearboxes , @croquemonsieur Re DSG 7 speed twin dry clutch weight vs Manual box. (Not forgetting that a 3 cylinder 1.0 TSI is not the weight of a 4 cylinder 1.2 TSI or a 1.4 or 1.5TSI) VW liked to make a big deal with a sporty car with a DQ200 that the manual box was lighter, journalist were slow to question then why, The 2014/15 VW Polo GTI 1.8 TSI 192 PS DSG with just 250Nm was as quick as the 6 speed manual with 320Nm. Heavier car with less Nm and if the gearbox was heavier then side by side with a manual the car was supposed to be faster. VW are not great of honesty they like number engineering. The DSG was a fraction quicker than the manual. So that is the Dry clutch. I can lead you to the comparisons. I will put this Wet Clutch one here, heavier car with 6 Speed DSG doing rather well, but then 2 pedal cars can have anyone being a good driver, or a bad one. Below, He got a different result from i did and i was testing 2 with V-Boxes, but then i know the DSG need not run back on hills as it has Hill Hold Assist. We had them on 99 ron min. And adjusted the tyre pressures. The XDS can be switched off, and when overheating disables anyway. The Stability control stays on, that is front and rear, you can disable it, but that requires plugging in to do that. (I was not driving the manual as i only have one foot, my pal was thrashing it and he owned it, the DSG one was borrowed, Demonstrator, never raced or rallied.. So his use of terms are lost in translation.

@Beanhead Welcome. As above^^^. Which engine does your car have?

The big difference is software of the DQ200 DSG in the 1.0 & 1.5 TSI. Then Skoda / VW / Audi / SEAT had no issue getting WLTP Certification with 1.0 TSI with a GPF in which ever PS they gave them. Not all brands gave then the same max power. The 1.5 TSI ACT 150ps was a whole different matter, they struggles to manipulate them for testing and had to try try and try again to get the low emissions and not cause issues with real world driving. So you have driving modes, coasting or not, Active Cylinder Technology and changes as they messed about and dealt with early and not so early issues of the Joey in a pouch type.

It says 0.5 litres. 1 litre of VW 504 00 so the 5w 30 FS III would be OK for 5 weeks of not high miles, but you might need more than that, and maybe in 5 weeks if a lockdown the car might not get serviced.

Simply they whoever that is is trying to lead up the garden park to their card reader. Your DSG is a 7 Speed Twin Dry Clutch DSG. No oil change at 40,000 miles or 4 years or anytime according to Skoda / VW Group. Others will comment on the AC and Cambelt change. If the brake fluid was not changed at 3 years or again at 5 years, or anytime i would want it tested for H20. For the sake of £65 i would let them do it, but actually i would avoid them like the plague and go to a good VW Independent Specialist with someone that speaks with customers and knows about the cars. This is Skoda's recommendations, some would say guidelines and others schedule. A right rip off for some work. Ignore the DSG part as that is for wet clutch DSG's oil changes.

5w 40 FS can be used for fixed services. But your car left the factory on Variable / Flexible servicing with Long Life oil. VW 508 00 / 0w 20 FS IV. It was changed to Fixed at the PDI. Have you never topped it up since getting it? Only 5 weeks to an oil change but i would not be putting at least 1 litre of 5w 40 FS into the low quantity of 0w 20 FS IV. The owners manual tells you in an emergency you can use another spec and you can, but this is not an emergency. At least use 5w 30 FS III if you must, (VW 504 00 / 507 00) it is long life oil you will mix with long life oil. Your choice though, do you own the car and is it a keeper or going back in 2 years? http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/484266-oil-grade-petrol Not a 1.5TSI but same thing a 2.0TSI. http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/450087-best-oil-for-our-kodiaq-mine-is-a-20-tsi-4x4 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *When you have put the oil in and checked where it is with a cold or warm engine be sure to then check the level as you should with the engine / oil at the normal operating temp, so that is on the flat after stopping for a few minutes & when the oil is near 90*oC indicated on the car.*

You can get a Low Oil Warning light or message, even a low oil pressure light or warning, then stop and open the bonnet and do nothing, not check or top up the oil, the Warning lights or message go out and might not show again for 100 km / 60 miles.

Do not mix the oils. If he wants to go 5w 40 FS III when changing Oil & Filter then do so, but just now it is Long Life oil that is in. Sad that the oil ever did get to the bottom of the dipstick and checks were not done regularly. Maybe the oil was not at capacity from the hand over, but the OP will or should know that. Or how soon it has dropped and been low.

The person at the dealers is wrong. 5w 40 FS to VW502 00 is not long life oil and is for Fixed Service Intervals. The recommended oil for your car is the same as it left the factory with. VW 508 00 / 509 00 so 0w 20 FS IV. If you do choose to use the old spec of VW504 00 / 507 00 so 5w 30 FS III thst is your choice but it is not the recommended oil for your age of engine. After the WLTP was introduced, and with a GPF. This is from the Mk3 Fabia section but if you do a search Briskoda VW508 /. 509 you will see the threads and in them posts showing how often clueless staff at dealership tell people the wrong oil for their cars that have been produced since 2018/19.

Until all the the vehicles in all the carriageways along side me and behind are stopped and leaving room for emergency services to get through my Hazard Warning Lights stay on. Been there and seen just how bad it can get.

@Exkiwi @ why you would think that anyone in the UK with a Motorway speed limit of 70 mph would bother looking at articles about Highway pile ups in the USA. Motorways are rare north of Perth Scotland right enough but then that does not stop people getting rear ended or wiped out totally. Sometimes while even parked in a layby which might get mistaken as a slip road because that is rather too common on trunk routes.

Motorway pileups happen in the UK all the time, and those stopped will often not put on hazard lights. There are weather conditions in the UK on any road where drivers will put on no lights even in fog, or when no fog sit with rear fog lights on. Days after there was fog even. Than Front Fog lights say, look how cool me and my car is when on and there is no fog.

That is a very interesting place you drive then. ? Does nobody there apply the parking brake if stopped for extended times, just everyone sits with foot on the brakes, or all vehicles with AUTOHOLD have the Brake lights on. ?

If you have cars / vehicles stopped behind you they know you are stationary and not moving. In the UK and some other countries the rear DRL,s need not be enabled. That is where the country does not legislate that they are required They do not get handed over new from dealers enabled other than the few European countries. Where there are idiots that in poor visibility can not even switch on their headlights so the tail lights then having brake lights is at least as bit of a clue to the visually impaired driver that a car is stopped in front of them. If plenty Muppets around that have no idea that the DRL,s are only showing at the front.