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I tend to use Fuse 47 for the Rear Windscreen Wiper.

One thing that should be mentioned is that the TDI engines all use Coolant as part of the Regen process. I do mental miles, so generally have to top up the G13 in my coolant header tank either once or twice a month. Fill it up the the maximum level (when the engine is cold - do not do this when the car is warm).

I think that as with most faults of this nature, we - the great unwashed of Briskoda - need a Scan to be performed. This can be done by either ODBEleven or VCDS. Posting up the errors codes will help, because that will give us all a better understanding of the fault. There are VCDS owners nearby who could potentially assist: @wilson323f, @Muzza80 or @ricgibbs are all nearby.

4 wheel alignment required. You will need something like a Hunter 4 wheel alignment. Car will drive like a dream afterwards.

I would ask for a discount of around £500 odd pounds on either vehicle. Cambelts and Water Pumps have been known to continue to work for almost double their scheduled mileage, but it will need to be done ASAP. The failing waterpumps were really only an issue on non-FL MK3's - Skoda/VW got its act together after that point. Look at the coolant bottle and see what the levels are - and what colour the coolant is (and whether it has the dreaded Mit-Silicone label on it too (cos that will need to be replaced too). I think you need to have a good look at each car - look at the general condition; look under the bonnet, in the boot - look at the plastics etc and just get a feeling on how badly or otherwise the car has been abused. I try to think that there are some leased-car owners who do ~try~ to look after their vehicles whilst in their care; however, if my 2017 VRS was anything to go by, that is a shocking No. Re: Scout - If it is a manual, take it for a test drive and find a quiet downhill road - and engage Off-Road mode - and see if Hill-Descent works. If you get a "bang-bang-bang" noise when Hill Descent tries to work, walk away - my old Scout had those problems. The manual gearboxes on the Scouts non-FL were also knotchy (between 1st and 2nd). A gearbox oil change will fix those problems.

Okay - make sure Power Saving is not on your phone - because that will knacker up SClite. There is an odderty - if you have ever read the hilarity that is the owners manual, you will realise that translations from Czech to English are not always the smoothest. I've noticed that when it says "Connecting" it actually means "Connected". Basically, if there is a Green Blob next to Status, you are all good. Yellow Blob - not connecting.

You don't always need a usb connection for MySkoda. Also Skoda Connect and MySkoda are being merged into Skoda Connect as from this week. For Skoda Connect, I suggest you might just want to setup a WLAN hotspot on your phone. That way, Skoda Connect will record data about your car. Agreed that having to rack up points sux on SClite....if I could shell out points to Briskoda members then I would.

Oh; when you register and connect to the SClite, it does use a browser connection to register your device against the dongle. The browser session is initiated inside the app. In all fairness, you are right in so much that the Skoda/VW server back end is as stable as a jelly.

Okay - I promise I am not making this up. You *really* do have to tell your VW/Skoda that you are changing tyre sizes. There is a whole thread here: https://www.vwvortex.com/threads/vcds-coding-for-alltrack-wheel-sizes.9082490/

Yes, you don't need VCDS to make that modification. It is definitely in the setup menu in the car.

Don't forget you have the tell the car that you are running on 17" or 18" tyres - the ECU has to be reconfigured - otherwise your speedo will become inaccurate.

Dear all, Most of us folk with Haldex5 - know that (after reading postings here and elsewhere on the Internet) - that VW group garages are *only* doing HALDEX oil changes at around 40k miles instead of actually taking the pump out, cleaning or replacing the filter, fitting two new O-Rings and then refilling the HALDEX system. In my quest to educate my local Skoda Garage, we eventually got to a point where I have now told the garage how to do this job - properly. In the usual madness that is VW group, they advocate that they will only change the oil - but not touch the pump and filter. This is the equivalent process of changing your oil but not your filter. The upshot is that you could have nice clean oil in your HALDEX, but the HALDEX system would fail to activate due to a blocked filter (and that all the crud that builds up on the filter will be deposited back into the HALDEX mechanism). If the block filter continues, you will end up with a failed pump. Therefore, as from today (03/12/20), West End Skoda in Edinburgh will performed a FULL Haldex service for £148.20 for any customers who want this service (you have to ask for it). I have been the guinea pig and they are happy now to perform this work. It is perceived wisdom that the first HALDEX service should be done as close to 20k miles as possible - not at 40k miles. I was satisfied to say that the oil colour and state of the filter was very poor (prior to change); I don't even do that much off-roading, so I would recommend customers who have a 4x4 Haldex system to get this done on or near the 2nd service (and every 20k miles afterwards). You will also be satisfied that the work will also attract the standard Skoda 2 year warranty. Result.

Roger, In essence, as long as you have Bluetooth switched on when you get into your car, Skoda Connect Lite will look after the rest of the connectivity for you - its all passive and working in the background. Go for a drive and as long as your phone can see the sky (for GPS), you will be accurate feedback in terms of your driving style. The "drive" terminates if SCLite doesn't see any driving movement after 15 minutes. You should see a notification of your driving (and the resultant information) in your phone notifications.

Arh - that is a browser problem on your phone. Make sure that your phone allows Cookies and that you don't have any third party ad-filter blockers installed.

wrong column - you have to put in the unit price; the columns look similar, and I don't think it is completely bug free in that direction. It tries to fill in the Price per litre (and it get these prices from international databases of fuel pricing), but you have to correct this column first, then the costs might make sense. The car detecting the number of litres filled is also not 100% accurate.

You are absolutely right - you do have to earn points to access some of these functions. Yes - this is on the smartphone. I wish I could give you some of mine - some 123000 points that I've accumalated. However, there is some basic information that can be gleened in terms of Matrices. Skoda Connect Lite is basically meant to be there to sit in the background, give you basic information, help you achieve greater MPG and efficiency and help you book servicing etc. Err - no - Skoda Connect Lite will work on all Skodas from 2010 models onwards, so your 2015 Octy 1.4TSI is definately comptible.

Put down a deposit right now - then your pricing will be held pre: Dec 3 price rise.

Hello Gregoir, Well - you don't have to do the challenges - they are a fun item....and only to be completed as a novality. To get Trip information, from the front screen: Click over the wording of "Last Trip xx month year hh:mm - hh:mm" and you will get a list of your trips. Click again over the wording of the trip you wanted to find more information about and you will be given the matrices of information about that journey. Start/End mileages, distance, average speed, maximum speed, fuel costs, oil temp, coolant temp, intake air temp, throttle position

Yes - get the waterpump changed. What you are experiencing is the early stages just prior to complete failure.

No - you won't see the break - because it probably would have fractured at the top of the spring (where it goes into the top of the struct). Yes, the sound you experienced sounds exactly like this. It caused by corrosion and metal fatigue. Trying to find the noise on Youtube is hard work, but this sounds familar - basically a metallic bang. Its caused by the force of the tension of the spring releasing.

You can whinge and complain here; what's the issue?

In the intervening time, you might want to invest in a decent battery charger. As it is getting colder, the battery will be less resilent if it has a lower charge and you could damage the internals of the battery if it only has a low charge (and it will refuse to accept a charge again). Something like this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Smart-Automatic-Battery-Charger-for-VW-Golf-Inteligent-5-Stage-/172958223584 will recover the battery and keep it on trickle charge whilst you are not using the car.

I had a problem with my first Scout (a 2009) - I came back to it at the car park and literally opened the driver door. There was an almightly BANG from the front passenger side. I looked high and low, but there was no visual damage. So - I suspect a front nearside coil has failed. You will need a new spring and a struct top (because the struct top will have been damaged). Cost me three years ago about £200 to have it all fixed (turns out the Scout's suspension springs are more expensive than standard).

Interesting....never seen this fault on a manual, but the principle still applies. In that case, it will be less complex to fix, but it will still need further investigation and probably a new gear selector and sensor.

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