SteveTheElder

Ah! Dunno! I never use the Climate Sync but it does remember the temperature settings from one drive top the next. I’ll give it a try over the next few days.

I promised an update following a drive using ACC in my [test] updated SEL 1st Edition. My route included both 2 and 3 lane motorway (M3 J12 - J8), as well as single and dual carriageway roads (A30 west from J8). Pleased to report that the ACC was doing what it should do… Reduced my speed on catching up with a vehicle in my lane Maintaining my speed when catching up with and passing a vehicle in the lane to my Left Reducing my speed when catching up with a vehicle in the lane to my Right Interestingly, in the latter of those three scenarios, I was in Lane 1, reasonably close to a vehicle in Lane 2, being held back by ACC then as we got to a right hand bend that vehicle became outside of the radar field so my car accelerated. This is something mentioned in the car user manual so no great surprise but a reminder that the driver is (should be) in control and that ACC is merely an aid. Approaching a slow moving queue, I ‘allowed’ the ACC to reduce my speed from 70mph to about 35-40mph before I decided to drop a gear or two and take over - a scenario where I think a DSG ‘box would be much better suited. The KPH/MPH settings continue to work as they should and to my surprise the system allowed a change to that setting whilst in motion - I recommend that the driver doesn’t do it though! Subjectively, the system feels quicker than it did before; but I couldn’t be absolutely certain about it (it’s 20 weeks since I previously drove it!). I am convinced that it is quicker than the system fitted in the loan Octavia SE 1st Edition though. Navigation Favourites appear to save OK - but I only have two so far, carried over from March/April time. I will be giving feedback to Kate at Škoda UK this week and I hope that the ‘fix’ can be deployed more widely soon.

I think we’ve reached the limit of my knowledge! So far, I haven’t managed to get the CarPlay - Apple Maps navigation prompts displayed on the cockpit, only the central Infotainment screen - but I believe some others have. And, sorry, but I have no idea about the error message. Hopefully your local dealer or Škoda Technical can help with that one.

Is anyone using Apple AirTags with their KESSY 'key' - with or without problems? I'm considering putting one of my key ring but am concerned that there may be some interference with either the KESSY signal or the AirTag location tracking functionality. I'd be using it with my Octavia Mk4 with keyless entry and keyless start - any thoughts or input most welcome. Thanks.

Short answer - yes. Longer answer - as per the photo at 3.26pm it displays 03:26. A check in the settings and the time is correct, and set to 12 hour display so they forgot the am/pm differentiator! Changing it to 24 hour display it more accurately displays 15:26.

Yep, my car is a test vehicle. Not sure how I/it got selected but hey ho! Nice to have it back. Hopefully it will prove to be an enduring fix and it can be rolled out across other similarly affected cars.

Thanks. SW version still the same 1668; no change to the HW version either (still no A,B,… suffix) Didn’t think to check for a clock - doh! Will take a look when I can and report back.

KPH/MPH - fixed! Well, it is for me anyhow 🙂 Picked up my car this morning and had a drive of about 25 miles, mixture of rural roads and motorway. All working fine - but as I say it’s early days. The fix applied to my vehicle was a replacement of the Virtual Dashboard along with associated coding in to the vehicle and software updates. They also applied the other two software campaigns due for the car (48P9 and 69BN) and it seems some others too; paraphrasing the Master Technician ‘being a First Edition, your car has had lots of updates’. The good news is that changing the settings between MPH & KPH is actually auctioned and remembered when turning off & restarting the car; also, the built in SatNav can now display the distances in Miles (was always stuck in Km previously) - this setting is remembered too. I’m told by both the dealer and Škoda UK that my car is the first in the UK for this particular hardware fix, and they are keen for my feedback after some ‘real world’ driving. Many on here I know have issues with the ACC getting confused with overtaking on the right/left - I didn’t have mine long enough to notice that issue before leaving it at the dealer (for 20 weeks!) so I’ll be monitoring that over the coming journeys. Much to my surprise, on selecting my user in the car, entering my S-PIN all my previous settings (including seat position) were restored and iPhone reconnected to CarPlay quickly. All seemed a bit too good to be true, but as it stands today, I am well pleased with the fix. Clearly time and more miles will tell…

Two advantages that I can think of are… Inbuilt Nav system can display the map on the Virtual Dashboard, either map view or turn by turn graphics on a ‘dial’ (speed & RPM) view It doesn’t use your iPhone mobile data. Downside is that the inbuild Nav doesn’t integrate with your calendar so have to manually input addresses - or save them as favourites (if it works OK). From a navigation perspective, my preferred Nav system is the Waze app, followed by Google Maps, then inbuilt or Apple Maps. Having said that (and a different topic altogether), Waze is owned by Google, and we all know how much [personally attributable] data Google havest to sell on to third parties - hence I don’t use either!

Good effort mate! Pleased it worked out for you.

I've been driving a 1.0 e-Tec loan car for a few months (OK, I know its a different engine but has the same/similar e-Tec) and have noticed that sometimes it changes down but doesn't accelerate very much - unlike in a manual 'box car it would accelerate. Also, sometimes if the car is coasting with the engine at idle speed (700-800rpm) as soon as I touch the gas/accelerator pedal the rpm increases - but needs more pressure to make the car accelerate. With the DSG 'box in S mode, it doesn't drop in to Coasting mode and the gas pedal is much more responsive. If the 1.5 is anything like this 1.0, it changes up a gear quite early so a gentle press on the pedal doesn't do much. Gives great fuel economy though! Hope that helps, but I'm not sure if I've answered your question though!

I had a call this afternoon from the dealer to let me know that my car has a new component (I'm not yet sure which bit) and some software updates; apparently it has fixed the KPH/MPH issue. I'm collecting it tomorrow morning - and will post an update in due course...

I’m one of those that @fox2319 refers to - driving a loan car for four and a half months whilst mine is at the dealer. I much appreciate the support from this forum, indeed it was from here I got the ‘nudge’ I needed to escalate the issues to Honest John and Śkoda UK. Whilst I can understand some of the negative comments others can be a bit irritating. Having said that, we all make comment based on our experiences, both current and past; and some of those experiences are much worse than others! For my part, I massively frustrated by the time it is taking to get a fix (and a few false dawns) but on the whole my expectations have been well managed by Škoda UK and my dealer. All helped by driving a Mk4 Octavia loan car which works absolutely fine.

https://www.gov.uk/check-vehicle-e10-petrol Officially, it seems you’re ok…

Not tried the throttle ‘blip’ technique in the loan 1.0 e-Tec DSG loan car I’m driving at the mo. but what Ive noticed that sometimes the engine will go into coasting and sometimes not… With cruise control on (standard, not [P]ACC) it will coast on downhills until such point the speed limiter function decides the car has accelerated too much. Without cruise control on, I can ‘control’ the coasting function by how quickly i lift my foot OFF the accelerator pedal. A gentle lift, the car seems to think there is little or no load so coasting begins; a sharp/quick lift it doesn’t, keeping in gear so I get engine braking (as though it has determined that I want to slow down a bit). Also, I’ve noticed that sometimes in coasting mode the revs. drop to tick-over whereas most times they drop to zero. I assume this is to do with charging the 48V battery. One day, when (if) I every get my 1.5TSI ACT manual ‘box car back I’ll have a fiddle to see if I can invoke 2-cylinder mode myself. I guess coasting is a function enabled by having a DSG ‘box so won’t occur on a manual (and I’m not going to put it in neutral myself - certainly not at 70mph in the outside lane…).

@Mark Hiscock @Darkness22 thank you, encouraging to hear that my 1.5 is likely to return good figures too.

Absolutely - and stunning scenery alongside the M74 & northern end of the M6. It was the M42 east of Birmingham that slowed me down - anything from 40mph to a standstill. Not what I wanted in the midst of a 6+ hour journey. Plus side is the Octavia Mk4 is a nice place to be; and another nice surprise for me, & a plus point for the 1.0 e-Tec, is that it doesn’t sound stressed or laboured even on long climbs such as Shap or Beattock even though its a small three cylinder motor.

Whilst I enjoy trying to get a good return from fuel i try not to be a bore and bang on about it - but today I have driven from Lanarkshire to Hampshire, a distance of 392 miles, at an average speed of 60mph and average fuel consumption of 61.4mpg. The last tankful, 590miles at an average of 59.9mpg (that was filling up in Lancaster on the way north on Monday). I was gob-smacked! A tidily 1.0 engine / mild-hybrid DSG in a big-ish estate car at the legal limit wherever UK motorway traffic permitted, impressed! This is a loan car whilst mine is ‘in dock’ so I am hoping that when I get my 1.5TSI (manual) back it will be somewhere in the mid-50s mpg at least.

That's really helpful - but a qick question. CarPlay or Android Auto or both?

Ah OK. As @inspectorman mentioned, the ignition needs to be on, or engine running for power to the USB ports. Only the 12V socket in the boot is live all the time - but no use for a dash cam!

I also found that the plug (plastic moulding, not the actual metal connectors) on some mini-USB cables were too thick for the NextBase mount bracket and wouldn’t push fully in. In the end I used the cable supplied with the DashCam with a USB-C to USB-A 90degree adapter off Amazon. Mine is a NextBase 522GW I bought in March this year; don’t know if the mount bracket has changed much over time or different models.

AIUI wireless Android Auto needs a 5GHz WiFi link to work, earlier builds of the Octavia Mk4 and Android phones had on 2.4GHz hence they need a cable in some cases. Later cars and phones should work wirelessly. After a year I think we can use mobile data for the online services and the app - haven’t got that far yet! Bluetooth is Bluetooth so should be impacted by the 1 year. Note though, that if you connect with Android Auto you probably can’t connect the phone in the ‘tradional’ Bluetooth manner as well (certainly the case the CarPlay). Instead, use the phone though AA or CarPlay, including the voice control. I use mobile data for streaming music though Spotify and Apple/Google Maps or Waze via CarPlay. Data usage for me is about 3GB a month with about 1500-1800 miles in that time. Your 4GB may be enough depending on your mileage etc. The two USB-C ports in teh from are both power and data. So either can be used for a memory stick or a phone connection/charging. The ports in teh back are power only, as is the open near the rear view mirror. I’m yet to work out the data connection services, whether they are worthwhile or wither to use my mobile contract. Having the car as a hot spot has a certain appeal - but at what cost? Hope that helps….

I’m currently driving an SE First Edition which doesn’t have Drive Mode selection; so, to my knowledge Drive Mode is not on the SE nor SE First Edition but is on the SE L, SE L First Edition & VRS. Not sure about the SE Technology

Yep, that's it. Sorry, I could have been clearer in my earlier post.

I was thinking of a folder duster or something like that. With the phone at an angle the inductive charging would work even though it is on. Phone shouldn’t slide around and a dark cloth wouldn’t be noticeable.