SteveTheElder

So, within a couple of weeks of changing my key battery I got the alert again! This time I used a Panasonic battery. Still got the alert. Hmm… Decided to remove all my Wi-Fi/RF trackers (Apple AirTags) from things I might take in the car just in case they were crowding the air waves. No change. Removed battery from the key, cleaned all dust and debris from inside and cleaned the battery terminals with Craig Labs Deoxit D100L. No change. Frustrated now…

hi John. It's probably a message from the infotainment system, to do with the privacy settings for your user. IIRC there are three or four levels, the most open sharing location with the primary user of the car so they can track where it is parked for example. It will also be sync'd with the Škoda servers I believe. I don't use Android Auto, but it could be that through it the phone is storing the car location when parked, which can be useful I guess, but also potential privacy issues (but the Google and Android probably know our every movement anyway!). That, I guess, could be changed in the Android control centre or settings screens. Hope that helps...

I’ve never had need to try this, but I’d look to change the audio playback using the usual controls in the iPhone Control Centre (where you’d choose between the phone, Bluetooth speakers etc).

Yep, that’s the setting in the Octavia too - which drifts my logic as well, especially as having an auto wipe when selecting reverse is actually quite useful on a wet night.

Utterly bonkers that they can’t (won’t?) fix your cars when the same issue was fixed in mine nearly 18 months ago. Will be interesting to hear what DVSA &/or Trading Standards have to say.

See where you're coming from, but perhaps a little harsh. I've carried loads of stuff in mine which wouldn't have fitted in the hatchback model. A totally flat load area, with rear seat backs folding properly level would be much better, but what I have is better than the hatch. How I miss my Dad's old Volvo 145...

I read somewhere on this forum that the buttons on the keys are quite sensitive with, for example, the tailgate opening seemingly by itself whereas it seems the release button was accidentally pressed whilst the key was in a pocket. Could it be a similar thing in your case - perhaps the unlock button has some pressure on it as you approach the car? May explain the intermittent nature of your observations. Just a thought….

Not sure I can offer any help solving this, but you've got me thinking. My wife drives my SEL FE once every proverbial blue moon and last time we had a similar issue. Didn't have the time to investigate and had forgotten about it since 🙄. I wonder if one or other of the major s/w updates has messed with the pairing. Seem to recall that after the last big update my key loaded my user and seat position OK but some of the settings had reverted to default. Might have to have a fiddle during the week....

Could be very useful, thanks, especially at £9 a pair. I never even thought that these existed 🙄. Let us know how you get on with them. For example, what happens when moving the seat forward/backward or up/down?

I just changed the battery in my key and noticed in the manual a step to reset the key. After removing the old battery, press a key button, then insert the new one. I assume this resets the alarm/alert.

Yes, that makes a lot of sense, and is indeed what I did in my Mk2. However, in the Mk4, I can't tilt the seat squab forward (OK, haven't yet found a way of doing it). There is no mention of doing so in the user manual, just folding the backrest forward (after adjusting/removing the head rests). So, are the seat squabs designed to tilt forward in the Mk4 estate? I suspect not.

Hope you enjoy it as much as I do my 1.5TSI.

Took the words out of my mouth… erm… keyboard. If I were to switch from an O4 to Kodiaq it wouldn’t be for any of the reasons given by the OP; sole reason would be for the higher seat relative to the ground so my ageing back and knees don’t have to work so hard. I certainly don’t need to lug around the heavy third row of seats.

I don’t think you can get notifications for unlocking, but you can fit location. Haven’t tried it, but might be worth a try, setting a tight geofence and move it.

Spread through the very long kph/mph thread is the story of my car, but to cut a long story short, the key points… Bought it March ‘21, at 6 months old; was a dealer/demo car with <2500 miles on the clock. Covid meant minimal dealer contact. Within a week or so found that I couldn’t get the SatNav to display miles not the speedo to show KPH. The settings were there, could change them but had no effect. Go back to settings and it was back to Kms and MPH. Dealer checked for updates etc. No effect. Škoda UK eventually asked if I’d leave at the dealer for diagnostics, testing etc. and I’d get a loan car. I agreed, and had an OCTY4 1.0 e-TEC SE 1st Ed. estate loaner. Five months later (Sept ‘20) Škoda UK asked if I’d be happy for my car to be used as a ‘field trial’ of the fix; I agreed. The fix consisted of a new Virtual Dashboard (h/w replacement), coding in to the car, and some software updates. Fixed those two issues as well as the ACC ‘confusion’ of it detecting a vehicle in teh near side lane and preventing me from ‘undertaking’. Subsequent updates have sorted pretty much all other niggles; just two minor ones remaining. So, yes, a hardware swap may well be needed for your car too, and it can be done as demonstrated by fitment in my car. To address your question about wanting a 2020 car - I would have no qualms about buying my car in its current state; it has given me 21k miles in 16 months of very fuel-efficient and comfortable motoring. The loan car was 100% fault free, 8.5k miles in 5 months gave it a good workout. ’Twas the early cars that had the most problems (kind of understandable, but not really acceptable given the sheer number of them) but fixes are out there.

Grrr… I feel your pain. Keep on at the dealer. My last update, scheduled for one day along with a service turned in to a three day job (at their request, and I got to keep the courtesy car for that period at no cost). I was told the first attempt failed and on investigation they found a couple more “minor” updates - which appeared to be prerequisites. Seems some dealers (or master technicians) are more diligent than others. Fortunately mine seems pretty good.

The kph/mph fix is not directly related to infotainment system version 1896. Mine was fixed September 2021 whilst on a much lower version (can’t remember which at the mo). Chase the dealer for all updates etc and don’t give up! yep, what @varooom said.

Perhaps a contentious thought - but why all the fuss about smart motorways? Before I get hit by a wave of exasperated sighs etc, consider how they compare to the many dual carriageways on which cyclists, scooters, slow moving farm traffic etc are all permitted. And there are no cameras or overhead signs. I’ve just had the doubtful ‘pleasure’ of driving the A23 from Crawley to Brighton, and am a regular user of the A34 from Winchester to Oxford. In some parts these roads are narrower than any smart motorway, have tighter bends and shorter acceleration/deceleration lanes. If we ban smart motorways why not the A23 & A34?

That’s fair; and to be honest on long runs I sometimes have the passenger side at a higher temperature than mine as driver - and can feel a nice warm air flow around my shoulders.

Nice layout/design, looks good. I’m not an Android user and am only commenting because I noticed the temperature you have set. If I had it at 24C I’d be falling asleep 🙄 I rarely go above 21C!

Definitely not illuminated in mine. Can’t remember, but are the memory seats the only ones which are heated? Could the error relate to that?

Not sure which feature you’re referring to, but if it’s CarPlay then it should be built in to the car and any modern-ish iPhone. There are setup sequences in the infotainment system settings for both CarPlay (iPhone) and AndroidAuto (funnily enough for android phones). They should connect by wireless but the latter needs a more modern version for wireless connection; both work with usb.

Yes, both. The trip meter as we knew it has gone, but it is there in some form - the driving data : Since Start, Since Refuel, Long-term. They can be reset on demand depending on the need (except since refuel). The Since Start automatically resets itself after about 2 hours of the car being turned off and the Long-Term automatically after 99hr 59min or (I think) the equivalent of 9999Km. Can be displayed on the Virtual Cockpit ( the dashboard of old) or one of the Infotainment screens. Initially, I missed the trip meter but not any more. What's there is more than enough for my needs, and proved useful on a four week road-trip to Tuscany last year.

I’ve had the occasional glitch but not recently. Could be that the car took a while to pick up the updated subscription; starting it and moving it maybe gave enough time &/or the ‘power cycle’ it needed. Other than that, dunno…

Very helpful, thank you.