SteveTheElder

So, is the High Beam Control worth the £179? Seems like a lot to not have to flick the switch - but I do like a few toys...

Just had a look at the shop in my car. Two options to buy... Ambient Lighting - Additional Colours - yes, at the exorbitant £44 High Beam Control - at £179 I assume the latter is just the Auto dip functionality as I don’t (to my knowledge) have the Matrix headlights

Sounds a good idea - but a numpty question: how do I find the build date for my car? (I know it was registered in September ‘20)

Haven't noticed anything (yet). A short drive listening to Spotify through CarPlay was absolutely fine; and 1/2hr of using Waze through it was also fine (albeit spoken directions are relatively few and far between compared to an audio book). Was the audio book local to your device or streamed?

I’ve just (as in two days ago) made what feels like a quantum leap from a 14 plate S spec mk2 FL Superb 1.4Tsi hatch to a 6-month old Mk4 Octavia SEL FE 1.5Tsi estate. Quantum leap in terms of Infotainment system - taking me a while to get my head around it. First impressions are its a lovely car. Done less than 100 miles so far but on a 25 mile [essential] journey was very comfortable, quiet and fuel efficient. Absolutely love the adaptive cruise control - speed limiter. Far superior to my previous basic cruise control on the Superb. Auto headlights on when it rains is a nice feature and the blind spot sensor/warning is useful reassurance too. I could go on about the improvements over what was a very good and enjoyable Superb - but that was 7 years old with tech dating back a bit further. Happy with my purchase so far. Early days, yes; and I’m not sure how many of my Infotainment ‘anomalies’ are down to my ineptitude or software glitches or bit of both. For example, if my key doesn’t move the seat to my preferred position, well, I could live with that ‘cos I just need to press a button. A whole lot easier than having to move it back and down manually before I can physically get in the car (I’m quite tall, my wife isn’t... )

Hi Daveb Just sent the afternoon getting my head around some of the tech in my new [to me] SE L First Edition estate. Can’t see any reference to the Traffic Sign function - which confirms the brochure and that which inspectoman mentioned about the Travel Assist option. C’est la vie Steve

I thought that the road sign recognition was an option, for the vRS only, certainly appears that way in the December '20 brochure I downloaded. Might be wrong though... Picking up my (Sept '20) SE L 1st Edition tomorrow, will have a look to see if I can find it. Steve

A very good point, thank you. I'm hoping to take delivery of my OtcyIV on Monday - will be checking for updates...

Thanks bigjohn; very useful info about oil sensitivity and service choices. I’ll work though that as I normally do about 16k miles a year - not sure I fancy paying for [nearly] two services a year. It’s just that lockdown scuppered a lot of mileage it this year, and who knows about the next 12-18 months!? I trust you and yours are keeping well and avoiding this thing. You’re right about the surprising economy out of this 1.4 engine. The average over my last three tankful was 50.9mpg. To say I was gob-smacked is an understatement! It was mostly fairly gentle long distance journeys with several trips through lengthy motorway roadworks with a 50 limit - which shows the benefit of moderating speed (boring as anything though...). Thanks again.

I’m confused by the service indicator on my 1.4 TSI Superb S, 64k miles on the clock - any advice gratefully received. October last year it had a ‘variable’ service at about 54k miles. Normally I’d be doing 15-16k miles a year; less this year. I’m now getting alerts that an Inspection is due in 10 days / 10200 miles; while the Service is due in 375 days / 8800 miles. Why the disparity in days/miles and what’s the significance of Inspection vs. Service? Thanks