SteveTheElder

It is indeed worth a look at the Dealers Parts Department. I was very surprised to find that my local one was quite competitive for a variety of things, even wiper blades and screen wash being lower price than I could online. A chat with your salesman may well secure a good price for mudflats and rubber mats - add a bit of a sob story, my first Skoda, want to look after it, partner has already been nagging, etc., etc., ... Last new car I bought I asked to include the plush carpet mats, my wife said no, we don't need them (save the ££s). When I picked it up the salesman opened the boot for me - there was a pack of four plush carpet mats for me and a bouquet of flowers for my wife! Smiles all round...

Ouch! A hefty bill, hopefully covered OK on the insurance. With the danger of making this a game of ‘top trumps’, years ago (Triumph Dolomite days) I hit a pigeon head on at 70mph. What I assume was the beak took a lump out of the windscreen, which thankfully remained intact.

Indeed! I've had a loan car through the dealer for over 10 weeks now... But it is a very good car - the loan Octavia Mk4 I have is brilliant, and fault free over 4000+ miles. A real shame it's not the spec/engine/'box that I bought else I'd swap.

Yes; it’s the speed limiter holding it back when going down hill. I think it is great; and useful that the brake lights come on too.

I think it is probably to do with the e-tec system. The throttle pedal on the 1.0 e-tec I am driving feels slow to respond, and needs a firm press to get quick acceleration. Putting the DSG ‘box in Sport mode makes it a lot more driveable around town, in ‘D’ it changes up at about 2000-2500 rpm instead of 3000+. All to do with emissions and fuel economy I reckon.

I’m driving a 1.0 e-tec, in starting it the rpm is 1500.

Alas not. The brochure I have is dated 12/20 and would appear to predate the SE Technology as there is no mention of it.

The article relates primarily to the SOS call function which affected many a VAG car, which from reading here only a few cars now suffer with. The big fix expected (hoped for) this month is for the kph/mph issue as well as a bunch of other stuff - which is maybe why its taking a while to get it released. They will quite naturally want to get cars sorted with one update, not just fix kph/mph in one dealer visit only to have to go back the following week for another fix. Meanwhile, my car is at the dealer :-(

Another thought, if you’re connected by Apple CarPlay (or, I think, Android Auto) you can’t use the usual /previous Bluetooth style phone connection as well. Use CarPlay for calls etc instead.

I think I read somewhere there is a setting to enable/disable unlock on approaching the vehicle. As my one is at the dealers I can’t go check…

Not sure of the voltage but the one by the rear view mirror is sufficient for my Nextbase dashcam

None In the car. USB-C only in the cabin and one 12v in the boot

I reckon, in theory, it can be done with a manual box. Yes, the driver has to change gear manually but that doesn’t deactivate ACC if its a quick enough change - so in theory it could bring the car to a halt. As to what benefit it provides I’m not sure - other than marketing hype. Have I tried it? No. Will I try it? No.

Yep, the specs are a bit misleading on that - but the two in the front console are the only two that can be used for data/file transfer, hence the wording. The two in the back and the one by the mirror are power only.

Another beer?

This from the pictures thread… https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/488077-skoda-octavia-iv-pictures-thread/?do=findComment&comment=5519508 Personally, I think that the Petrol Blue is a bit more conservative (staid?) and perhaps more sophisticated than the Race Blue. Having said that, if I was in my 30s (half my current age!) I’d probably go for Race Blue…

There is an update due soon so If you can hang on for a few weeks you’re likely get a more useful response. How soon is soon depends on your level of scepticism! I’m expecting another call from Skoda UK early next week - was told earlier this week they were awaiting confirmation from the factory re the final release. The car is great to drive, spoiled by numerous software issues as you have no doubt read. The loan car I am driving is fault free (1.0 eTec SE 1st Edition DSG Estate) over 3500+ miles. My own car, 1.5 TSI SE L 1st Edition Estate, has a few niggles including the kph/mph issue - which is why it’s at the dealers for investigation & fix. You made a great choice of colour BTW - same as mine 😊

Several of us took our cars to the dealer and were given a loan car whilst Skoda UK initiated investigations for the issues, notably the kph/mph issue afflicting many an early build vehicle. There are of course several other notable issues and some design features & compliance features which cause frustration, along with the inevitable software bugs. In order to escalate it to the factory and get past the ‘one off problem’, Skoda UK needed a certain number (greater than five, or maybe seven. Can’t remember what they said) for that investigation to be done. Pressure through us writing direct to Skoda UK and through Honest John no doubt had some influence. Ultimately I believe it to be the kph/mph issue that triggered the call-in of some cars, the issue (I understand) makes the vehicle non-compliant with UK regulations, and whatever implications that may have. My car, an SE L First Edition, has been been back at the Dealer since mid-April; and I hope for a fix for the kph/mph issue to be applied soon. But am I now the only one? I’m beginning to feel like a lone voice here! So, I’m curious. How many others still have their car at a Dealers, driving a loan car, and awaiting the fix to be applied to their own?

That’s useful to know, thank you. I guess similar could occur with the Lane Assist camera, if that gets covered in spray and grime too.

And it is surprising how lightly you need to press the accelerator to override the AI; the indicator light in the Virtual Cockpit changes colour when on ‘manual override’.

It is fair to say that @Gax and I have had very different experiences dealing with Skoda UK (Kate Laws). Whilst I’m in the frustrating position of having my car sat at the dealer since mid-April, conversations with Skoda UK (and the dealer) have, on the whole, been positive, constructive and reassuring. All of this to do with the kph/mph issue in my case; other cars are off the road for this and other s/ware issues. He’s absolutely right, your contract is with the Dealer not Skoda UK so it’s the Dealer you should pursue for any rejection. As for the update scheduled for this week, I guess there is some interpretation of the wording used. When I reported that I’d been told the update was due for release this week it is/was easy to assume that was release to the customer vehicle - whereas it may be ‘release from the factory’, as in sign-off by the test team or whatever authority needs to release it; how long it then takes to get to nation distributors and the Dealers is open to speculation too (but ought to be pretty quick I like to think). Also, what is meant by this week? I may have, mentioned in another thread, my experience of software developers where I used to work was that ‘this week’ did not mean 0900hrs Monday - it was more like 1700hrs Friday (or even the Sunday after then). I am one of those who are hanging on in there awaiting the fix to come through (not sure how many there of us left now!); and in the meantime I am driving a loan Skoda Octavia Mk4 which is absolutely trouble free - which is giving me the encouragement that mine will, one day, be fixed. The loan car doesn’t have all the gizmos I paid for on my car, but I am enjoying the experience of learning the subtleties of driving a DSG for an extended period after 40+ years of manual ‘box motoring. As a result I am quite chilled about the whole thing, though I admit that wasn’t always the case! A few weeks back when there was still no clarity of the extent/scope of the problems, hence no planned date for an update - that was a low point for me, and from what I read, for many others here too. @Kendoddsdadsdogisdead whether you choose to reject or not is clearly your call and I hope my rambling comments prove to be some help to you making up your mind.

Short answer is ‘no I haven’t’ - longer answer includes ‘yet’ ! I’m at the same stage as you, I reckon. I have a pair of Thule bars that fit those with normal rails but not the flush ones. I’m pondering new Thule fittings or the Skoda branded bar set.

There are many on this forum that have done just that - except it might not have been a full refund. Down to the time & then mileage since the 30 days after purchase I believe. Take a look here…

Been a while since I drove my car which has Mode Selection - from memory it had an indicator for the Mode if it was in anything other than Normal; showed up near the Lane Assist/ACC symbols.

I had a call from Skoda UK this afternoon. They’re awaiting final confirmation from the factory later this week regarding the release of the update. Managing my own expectations, I’m assuming it’ll well in to next week before we see the first cars with the update installed - and that rollout will likely be impacted by Dealer workloads. Even though they have my car, I can almost guarantee they’re not sat there twiddling their thumbs waiting to apply the update to it. Like to think they’d prioritise it though!