SteveTheElder

Absolutely loved my Dolomite (alas an 1850, not a Sprint). Some how I managed to buy it when I was 18yo; and with about 18 months driving experience it led to an interesting conversation with the insurance broker - resulting in the premium being about the same as what I paid for the car. Taught me to check insurance premiums before buying a car!

Closest I have got is the favourites. Once they’re selected you can swipe down from the top of the screen.

I've just re-read the whole thread. I'm going to try the Bosch ones mentioned by @inspectorman above before the Valeo ones.

Just tried them. Short answer: they DO NOT fit. The length is a perfect match to the original ✔️ The arm fitting is at the right position along the blade ✔️ The arm fitting is too wide for the mounting point on the arm itself ✖️ Frustrating as it's another set to send back to Mr. Amazon 🙄 Seems Bosch don't make a 650mm to fit so I think it'll be a trip to Halford and try the Valeo blades as I want the 650mm length like the originals, not the shorter 600mm which retailers say are for the Octy 4.

I have some, delivered the other day, not fitted yet 🙄 Will report back later (or tomorrow if I don't have time to fit this evening)

I assume so - but for the kph/mph issue I reckon it was my car! The dealer had it for five months 🙄

It’d fine in a DSG, no way I could cope with that as I have a manual ‘box. I use a small (350ml) stainless steel insulated bottle, the grips in the holders keep it firm so I can release the top one handed and it’s low enough not to get in the way. The 500ml bottle works well too but being taller it is more obtrusive. 720°DGREE Vaccum Insulated Water Bottle “milkyBottle“ - 350ml, 500ml, 750ml, 1L - Leakproof, BPA-Free - Stainless Steel Thermo Flask for Sports, Gym, Kids, Yoga, Outdoor - Keeps Your Drinks Hot/Cold https://amzn.eu/d/7xcrveh

Mine too has begun to reboot soon after starting up, usually with the Parking Distance error message. Yesterday I had three reboots on one of the journeys, one on another, and none on the other two. Inconsistency like that makes diagnosis much more difficult, especially combined with differing versions of system s/ware; though I guess it’s all a service oriented architecture with many components running their own s/ware interlinked with service calls each of which will have their own version control & testing headaches. I’m not making excuses for Škoda/VAG as they should be fixing all the issues for the paying customer, but I acknowledge it’s a big job (of their own making). Makes me so pleased I switched from software development to IT Infrastructure (or as I called it, Tin and String 😉) - and perhaps fortunately retired a few years back as a lot of software defined infrastructure services were coming in.

I don't have (and never heard) the Sub-mini, but do have the 'full' Sub (G1, IIRC); had the kit for years but thankfully all compliant with the S2 Sonos system. Even at low volumes the sub does sound very good with plenty of depth. What I hadn't realised when I bought the sub was that once setup it takes all the base for the main speakers, even for music playback (not just TV/movie) - leaving the Play:1s and PlayBar to deal with the mid-tones and treble. Overall sound had a big improvement once the sub was in place.

Thanks @slicendice, useful to know what you went for. At what height are the cameras? I'm thinking if too low, they could easily be tampered with; whereas too high and they may not pick up faces so harder to ID any miscreants.

There is a lot of merit in what @SurreyJohn says about going petrol. I have a 1.5tsi manual and on motorway runs at the legal limit where practical/safe I’m getting 60+ mpg. I couldn’t justify the cost of a diesel.

That is a horrific experience for you to endure - and words cannot describe how the occupants of that car must have felt. Thank you for being brave enough to share it and I hope you and your family are getting all the support you need to overcome the trauma. And likewise the relatives of those in the accident. We too easily trust that the modern automatic features of our cars will work as described when we need them too and this very sad incident has certainly got me thinking! Should I disable the autolock or not. I like the feeling of security, especially as I often carry expensive equipment in the car - but what is that compared to the value of life...

Welcome back to the forums; a shame you felt the need... You don't mention which model of Octavia Mk4 you have other than 1.5 petrol; nor how new it is. I have the 1.5 Psi SEL 1st Ed. estate which does indeed have a holder for the warning triangle. It's on the left side of the boot, high up below the window. AIUI, the hatch is in a different location but I can't remember exactly where. Also, under the boot floor in mine is ample space for oil, screen cleaner, foot pump, cloths, and a whole load more junk I find myself carrying around all along with the tyre inflator kit (I don't have the spare wheel option). I was genuinely surprised how my stuff I can carry around without anything in the boot. As regards the comparison with a 1.4 Seat I reckon there is a a few of things going on there. Firstly, Seat tend to be more of a drivers car and are much more responsive to the throttle; and secondly I reckon the 1.5tsi is configured more for economy and low emissions. My previous car was a 1.4 Superb mk2 -125ps I think so less powerful but it did pull better form low rpm. Even now with nigh on 30k miles on my Octavia it doesn't have the low-rev pull of the Superb. Is it a problem? No. Just that at some roundabouts I drop to 2nd rather be lazy and staying in 3rd. I'm not at all surprised you notice a big difference to you 2.0 diesel (esp. low rpm pull). If yours is anything like mine, you should be very pleased with the fuel consumption; I'm getting around 60mpg on long motorway/major road runs which is within 5% of my 1.6tdi Octavia mk2 I had a few years back. You'll soon get used to the infotainment system and touch screen stuff you use regularly. The steering wheel buttons are very useful as well as voice control if it's on your model. Hope you grow to enjoy your new car as much as I do mine.

Yes, rather too many £££ for my liking but we’re making it a bit of a celebration…

I don’t think so. If they do, I haven’t found it yet. Frustrating…

The car should work fine with the Guest profile; what you'd miss is the ability to connect to the car from the app, and to store the profile settings in the cloud. Why would you want to store the profile settings in the cloud? So that if you ever log in to another Škoda it will apply any relevant settings to that vehicle. How useful that actually is I can't say! Guess if it were an identical model with saved seat and door mirror settings then yes, useful. As to why you can't log in or create a new profile I think would be either 1. a bug in the update, or 2. a problem connecting to (or with) the Škoda servers (my car was offline for a few days over the weekend due to server issues, all back to normal today).

@DaveFromSydney you don't, by any chance, have an Apple AirTag or Amazon Tile or similar on your keyring do you? I ask because I have a theory... I started getting the 'change battery' alert soon after attaching an AirTag to my car key and placing another in my wallet which I carry in a trouser pocket and that happens to be near the centre console key holder when I'm driving. New batteries would result in the same alert within days if not immediately, even new Panasonics. Since removing the AirTags I get no alerts. So, my theory is that the NFC signal from the AirTags was causing some form of interference with the car to key communication resulting in the change battery alert. As yet I haven't put the AirTags back which I guess would be a logical step to validate the theory.

I reckon that Sync is actually remembered - just not displayed. That's how mine seems to work anyway; along with the niggle of having to use the passenger side (left) to adjust the temperature.

I’m guessing this is with Gmaps and Waze cos there IS guidance in the VC with CarPlay with Apple Maps; fairly basic, just the next turn similar to that you describe for AA and the built in satnav. I tried to work that out too; the cynic in me puts it down to Google & Apple not playing nicely together.

You're not alone. I use an iPhone 14 Pro (and previously iPhone XR) with CarPlay in the Octavia Mk4 - and have experienced random issues with both Waze and Google Maps with both phones over three versions of iOS, to the point I now rarely use either. In the last instance earlier this week, Google Maps wouldn't display anything other than a blank screen. Other times using Google Maps or Waze causes Spotify to mute. As a result I use Apple Maps or the built in SatNav both of which give directions on the virtual cockpit as well as the Infotainment screen and full voice guidance. Apple Maps has the added benefit of the haptic feedback via my Apple Watch too, which means I can reduce the volume of the voice instructions but not miss any.

Sounds awesome! Hope all goes well and would love to hear how it goes. We’re contemplating something similar for next year - 40th wedding anniversary 😊 Might include Paris (Olympics) and Verona (opera) as well as lake bled, Split, Florence, and … (still working on it)

I’ve had it a few times but only when the dealer has done a major s/ware or firmware update - with many settings also reset to defaults.

The lower one of the two images. It looks more purposeful.

To my knowledge there isn't a hard drive unit the in Octavia mk4 with Columbus system; all we get is the option to use a USB-C drive or bluetooth (or CarPlay/AndroidAuto). I use a physically small USB-C drive (256GB) and CarPlay. Get all the sounds I want - and many more, such is the joy of Spotify!

I had similar to @vfr. System updates resolved the satnav and other niggles. The update needed is done by the dealer service department - and for some reason mine took three days!