I got a 'bong' in the car today whilst negotiating a tricky hairpin. A flashing 40C came up on the display, so I thought something was overheating! Further up the road I realised it was 4.0C and presumably some 'low road temperature' warning. No mention of it in the handbook, why it's 4.0C, or if it can be altered. What happens at 0degC?

Perfectly normal, they all do that

I'm pretty sure it is mentioned in the handbook IIRC. Just a warning about the possibility of road conditions being affected by the fairly low outside temperature. BMWs 'ping' at 3deg for example. Nothing extra happens when/if the outside temp reaches freezing.

HTH,

Steve

I got a 'bong' in the car today whilst negotiating a tricky hairpin. A flashing 40C came up on the display, so I thought something was overheating! Further up the road I realised it was 4.0C and presumably some 'low road temperature' warning. No mention of it in the handbook, why it's 4.0C, or if it can be altered. What happens at 0degC?

Under 4c & with correct wind chill & humidity, Ice can form on the road - esp under trees.

It is in the handbook somewhere but the explanation will be in Czechlish

Tbh it ****s me up when this comes on, is there a way to vag-com the ping out?

It's more frustrating when the temperature varies and you get it going off several times on a journey.

I still find it a useful reminder though.

D

I find it a very useful reminder . Especially as I regularly traverse the Peak District when conditions can deteriorate en route to Buxton.

My previous cars a Hyundai Coupe and a VW Passat had exactly the same feature.

is there a way to vag-com the ping out?

No, not that I'm aware of.

Steve

At least your car doesn't say "HELLO" and "GOODBYE" on the display with the Hello accompanied by a Windows Start Up "Bong"!!! - This was on a Mazda 6 I had as a loaner from Rivervale while the Skud was having its boot seal replaced!!

I ****ed myself laughing!

At least your car doesn't say "HELLO" and "GOODBYE" on the display with the Hello accompanied by a Windows Start Up "Bong"!!! - This was on a Mazda 6 I had as a loaner from Rivervale while the Skud was having its boot seal replaced!!

I ****ed myself laughing!

That kind of brings a whole new meaning to "blue screen of death" in the event of a crash :eek:

I dunno about the mk2, but my mk1 Elegance swaps the display to outside temp mode if the temp drops below 4C without a bell. I do get a bell for the low fuel and "overheating" warnings though, so it may be possible in VCDS.

Sounds like a good feature to me - my old Alfa used to use the same bit of display for trip miles and outside temp - you could have one or the other, which was a bit weird.

Anyway, it used to automatically switch to outside temperature and start flashing when it got to 3 degrees or lower. It was easy to miss because it was only a tiny LCD display, so a 'bong' would have been good - it's easy to forget how cold it is outside when you are in quiet luxury with climate control on.

If anyone can point me to the handbook item, I'd be interested, but car handbooks are poor considering the technology available and the cost of cars. The least they could do is provide and addendum to identify which parts of the manual apply to which model of car. It's only a matter of time before you're provided with a URL to d/l the manual to save the cost of paper.

It is in the manual under the computer display thingy.

I copy from the on line manual below.

Outside temperature

Fig.24 The outside temperature

The outside temperature appears in the display when the ignition is switched on.

If the outside temperature drops below +4 °C, a snow flake symbol (warning signal for ice on the road) appears before the temperature indicator » Fig.24 and a warning signal sounds. After pressing the rocker switch -A- at the windshield wiper lever » Fig.22 or the button -C- at the multifunction steering wheel » Fig.23, the function shown last is indicated.

WARNING!

Do not only rely upon the information given on the outside temperature display that there is no ice on the road. Please note that black ice may also be present on the road surface even at temperatures around +4 °C - warning, drive with care!

My honda civic used to do that as well - freaked the wife out first time she was driving it and it happened!

It is in the manual under the computer display thingy.

I copy from the on line manual below.

I don't have a 'Multifunction Indicator' just a 'display' (AFAIK), none of the other MFI bits apply, so assumed the temperature bong didn't either. Typical of manuals.

I think you'll find that all Octavias except S specs have the "multifuncitonal indicator (onboard computer)" in manual speak, or "trip computer" in brochure speak.

What you don't have is an "information display" which is a larger display (called "MaxiDOT" in Skoda UK brochures, but not in the manual, confusingly) including:

- all functions of the multifuncitonal indicator (onboard computer)

- audio display

- naviagation display (if fitted)

- vehicle status messages such as "please refuel!"

- setup options

The use of very similar terms isn't very clear, but pages 21-25 are relevant (whether you have MaxiDOT or not)

I like the 4°C bong by the way, and it's clever enough not to bong repeatedly if the measured temperature fluctuates between 4 and 5°C during a journey.

Edited 12 November, 200916 yr by Mr Hugo
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I think you'll find that all Octavias except S specs have the "multifuncitonal indicator (onboard computer)" in manual speak, or "trip computer" in brochure speak.

I have an S.

I like the 4°C bong by the way, and it's clever enough not to bong repeatedly if the measured temperature fluctuates between 4 and 5°C during a journey.

Which is all very well as far as it goes, but the progression of my trip to work on Wed (left display in ambient mode the whole way) was 3C descending to 1.5 at one point, then rising to 6, descending back to 2, rising back to 4 and ending back at 3 again, all that in 12 miles and about 15 minutes, on more or less level ground except the last half mile climb.

Thanks sounds like an interesting run to work Ken! Is there an explanation for such a variance in temp?

Steve

Nothing logical, like running in and out of showers. I only even mentioned it because I was surprised just how much the temperature had varied over a fairly short (time more than distance) trip.