SteveTheElder

There's no on board storage nor an SD slot in the Mk4. So yes, a USB-C stick drive or Bluetooth or CarPlay/AndroidAuto.

The early (2020 especially) Mk4s had numerous flaws (including mine which spent 5 months at the dealers for diagnosis whilst a fix was developed) but not any of the issues you mention. I reckon a combination of the repairs and modifications have contributed; the advice from @TheWanderer to check your buyer legal rights and to potentially reject the car is a good call.

Not sure it is exclusively Vodafone - my Mk4 has had a perfectly viable internet connection (satnav) in areas where my mobile (on Vodafone) had none.

Eventually, I have received an email reply from Škoda Auto about the eSIM in the Mk4. It is reassuring... "We contacted our responsible department about your issue and received an information, that they would like to assure you that your Škoda Octavia Mk4, equipped with a 4G LTE eSIM module, should remain fully compatible with the Škoda Connect services. The 2G/3G network shutdown in Great Britain is not expected to occur before 2030, and 4G LTE is not impacted by this change." ... and relax 😎

The Mk4 VBF supports are built on to the car similar to the Mk2, and sounds like the Mk1 too.

On my pre-FL mk4 Estate I have the VBF. It is useful to be able to slide things in as it brings the floor level to that of the lower edge of the tailgate opening. But, and it is a big BUT, the rear seat backrests do not fold flat (they did in my old Mk2 'cos the seat tipped forward) so the large flat area isn't so large; rendering the VBF near useless (for me). Thus, I would rather have a pull-out washable plastic boot liner than the VBF.

Only other things I can think of are to pursue it with Škoda UK, Škoda Connect service desk, &/or report it as a bug in the app. Could try emailing support[at]skoda-auto.com who are AIUI based in Europe and a step closer to Škoda Connect than Škoda UK are.

That's just greedy 😂 No all mine, but over Christmas on our drive and/or front garden was... my 2020 Mk4 Octavia 1.5 SEL FE estate Mrs Steve's 2017 CitiGo Daughters 2014 CitiGo [soon-to-be] Son-in-Law's Mk2 1.4 TSI Superb Twin-Door (used to be mine) Hope you enjoy the [nearly] new 2024 Octavia....

The length of the Service History will be very different. According to your profile, your mHEV Octavia is a 2024 model; mine is a 2020 car with [I guess] considerably more miles/kms on it (currently at 54,000 miles). Looking at the Digital Certificate... Page 1: Vehicle description, VIN, engine specifications, model designation (trim level), and graph of mileage over time Pages 2 & 3: Service and warranty work history Pages 4 & 5: Standard Equipment. This lists everything from "Textile carpet mats" and "Adaptive cruise control" to "Bluetooth" and "Driver knee airbag" Page 6: List of Authorised non-warranty repairs Totally understandable, and that is what I see in my digital certificate on pages 4 & 5. Why I and some others get that information and you don't is the key question. Are you set up as the Primary User in the car with every thing synchronising? You should see distance driven, fuel consumption and driving data, vehicle location (when not moving), status of door locks and windows, when looking in the app.

Yes, there is an automatic adjustment of the VC brightness based on the brightness or otherwise inside the car. There is also a manual adjustment (in my 2020 SEL FE at least) under the menu Car - Settings - Interior - Ambient light. My guess is that the update fitted in yours was set to a different default to the previous.

Have you tried using voice control? In mine I just ask Laura to “play album name” and it plays all tracks as expected. I note you’re in France, I don’t know if voice control supports the French language as well as it does English; hopefully it does.

I drove a 1.0 e-Tec Octavia for about five months a few years ago. It had a similar behaviour to that which describe; but as it was a loan car I never tried to work out exactly what it was doing, just assumed a quirk of the e-Tec system.

If I remember correctly, your Škoda ID has to be verified before it can be used as main user. Worth a call to a local dealer. I think it's all to do with privacy and security - the Main User can unlock the car from the app.

I just had a look at my car in the app. The digital certificate includes a section entitled "Standard Equipment" - pages 4 and 5 just after the service history.

Try forcing a reset - hold the on/off button for at least 10 seconds until it begins a reboot.

Blimey, how much?! When I first looked for mine four years ago it was £99 - and I decided that was too much!

The app has quite a bit of functionality, especially with models built more recently than mine, and AIUI, for the iV can manage charging times etc. There is a link to a shop through which additional features or services can be purchased. Auto headlight dip being one of them )assuming the vehicle supports it - which it should). Well worth having the app on your smartphone

Either a usb-c stick, CarPlay/Android-Auto, or some other Bluetooth source. No internal storage, no SD slot. I normally use CarPlay and stream audio but also have a usb stick in one of the front ports.

Quite different to the pre-FL virtual cockpit, more options yet less options! Or rather, just different options.

As you scroll through the options for each of the zones do you get a Settings item? In my pre-FL I do which allows for selection of items to show or hide in the scroll list.

Nope. Just USB-C ports; the two in the front console are for charging and media, any in the rear and the one by the mirror for charging only. A simple USB-C - USB-A adapter may well be enough, depends on whether the car sees the iPod as a media source (which IIRC, the iPod can be setup to emulate a USB drive so should work OK).

Could this work? https://www.smarthomesounds.co.uk/sonos-era-line-in-adapter

Mine’s not updating this evening

Mine is on v1941, not pushed for an update yet ‘cos it is working fine; no software issues at all. Adaptive cruise control on mine, an SE L First Edition; can’t remember if back in 2020 when the mk4 was launched if the SE L had ACC or if it was the First Editions that got it. The SE and SE FE didn’t have ACC as standard. It should be obvious if you try it on a test drive. And yes, very happy with my car.

IIRC the very early builds of the Octy4 on early versions of the infotainment system required a wired connection for Android Auto. Only later was wireless support added. As @RobL50 mentions, get the seller to update the s/ware prior to purchase (any Approved Used Škoda from a main dealer should be updated anyway - or at least that’s what the blurb on the website says).