Hi

Can anyone help? I've recently bought a Fabia Elegance 07. Everything is going well except the rear parking sensor only seems to work half the time. It's great for a couple of days then it tells me I'm about to hit something when there's nothing nearby at all!

It has been back to Skoda for a pre end of 3 year warrenty check, but of corse it was working no problems on the day. (Just my luck). I do have a tow bar fitted but if that was the problem, would it be an issue all the time?

Please help me as I'm getting frustrated with an otherwise great car.

Cheers

Paul

Could be the tow bar, I bought the kit to install but sold it on to woolfy in the end.

From what I remember you can flip a few dip switches on the control unit and I'm sure one of them is to set it for a tow hook / rear mounted spare wheel being present.

I'm assuming the tow hook wasn't on from the factory so could be this? I'm kinda fuzzy on it though so could be a blind ally.

PM woolfy as he's got the fitting instructions and if he's feeling helpful could look it up for ya.

Edited 14 May, 201016 yr by Rob.

I've recently bought an 06 1.4 with a very similar & annoying fault. My sensors work fine as long as the temp stays above 1 or 2'c or it hasn't been raining heavilly. Like your car, mine too went back to the dealer & just like yours they found them to be working perfectly. Sod's Law since it wasn't cold or wet that day. Reading other posts it seems this is a fault with the fabia reversing sensors but I too would appreciate any suggestions as to how to remedy it.

Many thanks all.

"Could be the tow bar, I bought the kit to install but sold it on to woolfy in the end."

Maybe but I would have though it would be a problem all the time. I might have a look at those dip switches though. (If I pluck up that much courage!)

Cheers

"I've recently bought an 06 1.4 with a very similar & annoying fault. My sensors work fine as long as the temp stays above 1 or 2'c or it hasn't been raining heavilly. Like your car, mine too went back to the dealer & just like yours they found them to be working perfectly. Sod's Law since it wasn't cold or wet that day. Reading other posts it seems this is a fault with the fabia reversing sensors but I too would appreciate any suggestions as to how to remedy it.

Many thanks all. "

Unfortunatly it's been playing up in all weathers. I've clean the sensors when they're dirty, dryed them when they're wet. It just seems sometimes they work, sometimes they don't.

Cheers

Edited 25 May, 201016 yr by paulcrew

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Edited 25 May, 201016 yr by paulcrew