monkeyalan

Thanks a lot. That's really helpful. Good luck with the new car.

Have you had a response?

Thanks for this! Well I think I will wait to see how it all pans out for you before diving in myself then! Please do let us know how you get on.

Yeh I tried the electrical reset to no joy. So went down the surgical route and saved the CDs. As you can see the CD changer is no longer viable! Fortunately the SD card still works.

Got them out in the end with a little brute force!

One more question on this - is it compatible with maxidot? For example on my Bolero i can see what's playing on the stereo via the maxidot screen and well as skip tracks via the indicator stalk.

Thanks very much. Mine is a 2011 FL Octavia. Looks like this will do nicely.

Thanks for the update and the tip! I notice that in some images of this unit there is a mini SD and USB slot in the front but in others, including the main product image there isn't! Also the various buttons around the screen are different depending on which images you look at. What does the actual unit have on the front?

I found this video

A few months in from the original installation, how is this unit holding up for you? Looks like I need to replace my Bolero and this appears to be one of the more affordable solutions!

Thank you very much. This is excellent advice. I shall report back my progress. Although I think I'm going to have to put aside a reasonably amount of time!

Thanks for this Dylan. Looks like there may be some patience and determination required for this one! I'll see if Google translate can get its head around the Chinese instructions!

The CD player in my Bolero has eaten up 6 CDs and won't give them back. I think something must have gone wrong with the mechanism inside the unit. Has anybody got experience with this? I'm wondering if I can easily take the Bolero apart and remove the CDs. Quite happy not to use the CD function again as the SD card works perfectly but I'd like the CDs back! Thanks!

Thanks Onza, the clarification is helpful!

Thanks for this Onza. It's got me thinking. My 2011 TSI has audible ticking on startup / idle when stood outside the car (I can't here it in the cabin). It's done 37,000 miles. I wonder if I ought to take it to my local Skoda to at least register that it may be a concern.