SteveTheElder

Can’t quite remember the sequence (and it’s late!) but if you scroll to and select settings and then go Right with the arrow below you should see a list of items to display with the dial. Can select (as in tick) the various data items for each of Since Start, Since Refuel, Long Term. They should then appear in the scroll options for that dial.

I reckon that car speedos and trip counters 40 years ago were so inaccurate that to rely on the 1/10th mile is a false hope. To assume a precision of 1/10th does not imply accuracy. Anyway, it seems you have a specific requirement I suggest a car speedo is the wrong tool for the job. Get over it. There is so much information in these cars that is easily accessible I'd call it a design success. Have a fiddle with the views on teh main Infotainment screen and you'll find a myriad of options to suit the vast majority of needs.

The Virtual Cockpit (VC) unit is what we know as the dashboard.

I have a SEL First Edition, registered Sept 2020. When I collected it there was no clock on the virtual cockpit, only at the bottom of the Infotainment screen. The VC unit was swapped Sept ‘21 as part of a fix for the KPH/MPH issue - I then had a clock.

Just a thought, did it coincide with the latest IOS update? Could some minor incompatibility crept in (but I guess that would impact more than just you).

When scrolling through the items to display did you go in to settings? In there you can enable/disable various items. As for the clock in the virtual cockpit, I think the early SEL First Edition models didn’t have it, mine didn’t - but the VC unit was replaced as part of the fix for the KPH/MPH issue and the replacement had a clock (but even after a year I usually forget it’s there and glance at the main infotainment unit 🙄

I did pretty much what @inspectorman mentioned when on a road trip recently. Reset the Long-term data before setting off for 2500 miles over 3 weeks. Worked well for the overall view with the Since Refuel being useful when I accidentally filled up with ‘E5 Performance’ (my best translation from Italian). Economy was phenomenal for that tankful 👍 And yes, Since Start resets itself after turning off for about 2 hours. The any of the three data sets can be displayed within the speedo or tachometer dials on the Virtual Cockpit, just a bit of fiddling with the selector wheel/knob.

Have a look at the latter part of this thread; the wireless charging pad I bought (as mentioned early on in the thread) fits well but no longer available. There are others mentioned

Yep, footwell lighting should be there. This from the electronic manual I have on the phone…

Indeed. But I’d rather drive my 2020 Octavia Mk4 than the Singer Chamois I had in 1976! That’s a very good point. I’m only too pleased that the tech issues I had in the days of my Octy4 were sorted in it’s first 12 months.

Having watched this I feel it’s something I would quite like to have on a future car. However, I suspect it’d be like ACC only more so - works best on motorways which aren’t too busy. I’d like to see VAG do a repeat of that test done on a busy fast moving stretch of motorway (e.g. on the M6 north of Birmingham or the M25). Over time the technology will improve and we’ll all wonder how we ever managed without it. In a few generations people will look back with incredulity that we had drive these things ourselves! I’m excited for developments like these, and wish my driving time was starting now not 45+ years ago.

A very good point. On the M27 near me it's a nightmare - joints in the concrete surface, old white lines blacked out, remains of roadworks marking blacked out, and new (and wearing quickly) white lines. Enough to confuse any driver (and lane assist) in the best of conditions, but then add damp surface and low sun angle. I can sense a disaster waiting to happen...

The wheels are 17" Rotate Aero Alloys and it's a SE L First Edition. Has a few bells & whistles over the then SE L such as heated seats, electrically adjustable drivers seat with memory (very useful as I'm about 10" taller than my wife), and the surprisingly useful Blind Spot Detection. Hope you enjoy your new car...

Another small step to autonomous vehicles. 👍(I think!)

As @fox2319 says, if you have the Matrix lights then you’re OK without deflectors. Otherwise, with the standard LED lights fitted to UK Octy 4s then you DO need them. This thread discussed at some length…

100% agree. It's all down to how the vehicle is used (and charged as appropriate). For me, a PHEV would result in higher exhaust emissions than the TSI.

How green (or 'un-green') is manufacturing a PHEV vs. pure ICE? How green is manufacturing a battery + electricity vs. manufacturing fuel tank + petrol over xxx miles? etc. etc. Call me a cynic but I don't believe anyone has yet done a proper comparative measure, all I have found come from sources with a vested interest one way or another. And by Green, I mean in terms of overall environmental impact; an EV (or PHEV in EV mode) will undoubtedly be better for air quality, especially in busy/congested towns and cities but that is only part of the story.

And so the plot thickens… Please can I have an engine, four gears, and a handbrake. Life used to be so simple 😉

Welcome to the forums… As the owner of a SEL First Edition I think I had more than my fair share of the problems; others with more tech than I have in mine experienced even more! Bit of a sad story early on, but in my case virtually all the issues were fixed last September, just a few niggles left but nothing any worse than most cars out there. Recent s/ware updates are fixing the slightly newer cars and the impression I get is that the latest builds are pretty good (which after two years should be the case - well, should be the case on day 1 really!). OK, mine isn’t a VRS but I’m very impressed. Performance and economy in a very comfortable and good looking package.

Don’t think you’re ‘getting it wrong’ its just that the car behaves differently based on circumstances. It’s about nine months since I drove the 1.0 e-TEC DSG, but from memory I could ‘force’ it to engine brake by quickly taking foot off the accelerator. Doing it slowly would lead to the ‘Coasting’ indication on the virtual cockpit. Sometimes this would leave the engine ticking over, others at zero revs. I think this was all to do with the auto stop/start algorithms based on the battery charge state and load. All a tad mysterious, and (at first) a weird feeling coasting at zero revs and in neutral at 70mph!

Only a short journey this morning with no opportunity for ACC but the built in maps/GPS tracked my drive accurately - in Hampshire!

Agreed, but always worth a skim read of the ‘living space’ (cockpit & luggage compartment) pages though. Then dig into the details of other stuff (e.g. infotainment system) as needed. The brochure also makes reference to USB-C ports in the cockpit and 12v socket in the boot.

In 6th at 70mph the engine is at 2350rpm, so a tad over 30mph per 1000rpm

Yes, I’ve noticed in my manual TSI that there is very little engine braking compared to cars of old. Another interesting thing I noticed is about gear selection. We are often told to use the highest gear we can - but i reckon its not always the most fuel efficient. We have a long straight road near where I live, with a reasonable hill. Coming down, foot off the throttle in 5th gear and the instant fuel economy is showing around 150 - 180 mpg. Do the same in fourth and it shows “- - - “, so full fuel cut off. I guess its the anti-stall kicking in when in 5th…