SteveTheElder

I have not yet tried a set of all season tyres but last time round did consider Cross Climate 3s - so it's good to read all the positive comments here. The last few times I have gone for Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance which I have found quiet, comfortable, and economical, and not (yet) found them lacking in grip. It's the increasingly unpredictable weather that gets me thinking about C/C3s. One question - any thoughts on the impact they have on fuel economy?

You could try creating the new account in the car, then log in to it via the app.

On the steering wheel are several buttons and a silver scroll ‘wheel’ on each spoke. The left one of these is the volume; scroll it to increase/decrease the volume or click it to mute. Also, under the infotainment screen is a touch sensitive bar, it is also a volume control.

It does sound like the auto wipe has been affected by the windscreen replacement. The rear wipe can be turned off in the settings. However turning that off also disables the rear wipe when selecting reverse gear 🙄 It would be worth checking all the wiper settings too. This for the rear wiper…

AIUI, SmartLink is a generic link which both CarPlay and AndroidAuto can detect before establishing a connection via their own protocols. @Tonyduncan - are you using CarPlay or AndroidAuto? If so, it should reconnect and not give that alert. If you don’t, then you could turn it off (somewhere in the menus that I can’t recall at the moment)

That’s not something I experienced with mine, had most other s/ware issues but not that one. It does sound familiar though, folk back in 2021 posting on this forum about it I’m sure. IIRC it was a dealer installed update &/or the comms/SOS module that fixed it.

That's good to hear! OTA is now a 'thing' and the preferred means of updates. However, early build cars don't have the capability my Sept 2020 registered car being one of them. A clue would be to look in the app if you can - mine supports the 'Honk & Flash' function but NOT the Lock/Unlock nor in the mapping/routing tab the capability to 'Send to Car'.

Yes, it should be listed in the Digital Certificate and/or the car details in the app

Sounds like the dealer doesn’t give a wotsit, whereas they ought to be on the ball and have it properly sorted before collection. Yes, it is perfectly reasonable to expect matching tyres. They should fix the tracking and pull to one side. An approved used Škoda should have all software updates installed (it’s in the advertising blurb). From your description, the wipers would be an MOT fail so I reckon should have been replaced. D’you feel like ‘naming and shaming’ the dealer on this forum? There’s a section for dealer reviews too.

Yep, s/ware updates fixed the issues in early cars. My 2020 build car is absolutely fine now.

I’m using the Bosch AU26U (650mm) and AU19U (475mm). At the time of purchase the online selection tool came up with a shorter blade for the offside which didn’t sweep as high up the screen - a problem for me as I am tall and sit high in the car.

By comparison yes; and that 25k miles was in about 18 months.

Another vote for Bosch AeroTwin. Been using them for on several cars; they last well. Lastest set been on for about 25k miles and still going strong.

Had a similar issue with the passenger seat heater turning off & back on at random intervals; driver seat was fine. Dealership replaced the passenger seat heater micro-switch under warranty.

I’ve never experienced this in my 2020 Octy 4. Is it the same tracks that suffer the effect? If so, compared to the tracks that play OK, are they from a different source (eg. Downloaded or ripped from a CD); or are they different bit rates? Another thought, could it be the USB drive which the car is struggling to read whereas the PC can cope? Maybe try a different stick.

A while back I considered paying up for a Cubic connection - but chose not to. The benefits I could see were… Roaming when in mainland Europe Combined with the car WiFi hotspot passengers could also get internet access through it. However, with the likes of Lebara and IDMobile including roaming at good value there was no need. Even with two or three passengers with their own SIMs it worked out cheaper than Cubic.

In UK we can also use the All-In service plan to get an extra two year’s warranty, services, two MOTs and breakdown cover. Can be purchased for cars up to 6yo and less than 100k miles - so potentially up to 8yr warranty. Need to check Ts & Cs for the full details of the warranty cover though.

AIUI, jpg files on a USB-C stick can be loaded. Not tried it yet (only had the car since March ‘21 🙄)

It’s a 4.5 Merry Christmas…

There is probably some fancy coding buried somewhere but I’d take a look at the photos in the Mk4 Pictures thread - https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/488077-skoda-octavia-iv-pictures-thread/page/4/ Mostly 4.0, but the last page or so are 4.5 The front end is subtly different, especially below the headlights. Note the VRS is different to other variants.

Hopefully this will help…

My 2020 1.5 tsi is on Longlife Service schedule which is 2years or 20,000 miles. I’m doing 16-18k miles a year and it’s happily running with 68k on the clock. Longlife oil is important, no, crucial. My last service was in February ’25 Screenshot from my Škoda app… I don’t have VCDS, though I assume it can be used to check/change settings - but make sure you have the correct oil before doing so. Also, I think the mileage element of the service due is variable, based on sensors in the engine. High stress/load then it might be shorter.

If yours is a pre-facelift model, then using the ‘Set’ switch on the left is a quick way to the Stop/Start option. Also, dragging down from the top of the screen gives access to Favourites, these can be setup to include the Stop/Start options. For post-facelift cars I understand there are ‘programmable’ virtual buttons on the infotainment screen - this based on what I’ve read, never driven one so can’t confirm.

In the mk4 I believe there are multiple buzzers/speakers involved. I say that because in mine the sound is from left, right or central depending on where the obstruction(s) is(are). Thus I think your issue may be a fuse or other single point of failure; also I wonder if the parking system actually uses the car audio speakers as the pitch of the alert changes as the car gets closer to the obstruction.

The only thing that comes close to a misfire in mine is when it goes into 2-cylinder mode. The slightest of hesitation. It’s not every time; mostly notice it when the engine is under light load with ACC engaged, rarely at other times.