I have a 1.4TDI Greenline. Great car, excellent mpg but its killing my right foot. I need such light pressure on the pedal that my foot soon aches quite a lot on medium to long runs. Took me an age to establish why this was because our other Fabia and all other cars I drive dont give me this problem. Seems the pedal spring tension is so low that I have to support my foot, sort of hold it upright rather than equalize the forces resting it on the pedal as with other cars I drive.

I did briefly experiment with a piece of sponge under the pedal.....certainly helped and proved the issue but this isnt exactly an elegant solution. I could splash out for cruise control but I am trying to avoid this.

Anyone know if this is adjustable in any way ?

Hi raisbeck, yes...this is something many notice. These fly by wire systems need little pressure to operate them making it crucial to get the seating position absolutely right so you don't have to hold tension in the upper foot muscles. This may mean it needs to be different from any previous car seating position by a little. Yours may be ok but just in case, read on.

I too found this aching in the foot/ankle/lower leg area on some occasions. It was not always there, just sometimes especially on longer runs. My wife drives the car too and we constantly swap the seating position about, and it's easy to not quite get the seat in the correct driving position that we get used to, and often we don't realise it isn't right either. That was the factor for me, the ache was symptomatic of an incorrect driving position due to the seat position not being quite right. It actually took me ages to realise this because my seating position was only out by a very small amount.

I was actually sitting slightly too close by just an inch or so...that's all it turned out to be! I was amazed at this and could barely believe it. But moving the seat back just one notch altered the situation completely. Hard to believe I know. Since then I found other drivers of all sorts of cars who have reported the same and have moved the seat back just an inch or so and it's stopped the aching almost straight away. Of course this may not be the cause for your situation but I bet if you move the seat back just a tiny bit your problem will go away. It certainly eases the angle on the ankle and takes the pressure off the upper foot and lower leg muscles just enough. It really doesn't take much rearward movement to change things significantly I found. If after moving back just a tiny bit you find the steering uncomfortable, just use the steering adjustment and you will get it just right. You may find you need to raise/lower the seat very slightly too. Sometimes we all get used to using our same old seating position without experimenting, but I bet moving back a notch or so will cure your problem. Of course, you may have already experimented with this and this post may be completely useless to you. But just in case. Have a nice ache free Easter!

Edited 20 April, 201115 yr by Estate Man

It's a problem on fabias I clocked this when O went for a test drive, it's not possible to adjust but I have cruise control

Hi raisbeck, yes...this is something many notice. These fly by wire systems need little pressure to operate them making it crucial to get the seating position absolutely right so you don't have to hold tension in the upper foot muscles. This may mean it needs to be different from any previous car seating position by a little. Yours may be ok but just in case, read on.

I too found this aching in the foot/ankle/lower leg area on some occasions. It was not always there, just sometimes especially on longer runs. My wife drives the car too and we constantly swap the seating position about, and it's easy to not quite get the seat in the correct driving position that we get used to, and often we don't realise it isn't right either. That was the factor for me, the ache was symptomatic of an incorrect driving position due to the seat position not being quite right. It actually took me ages to realise this because my seating position was only out by a very small amount.

I was actually sitting slightly too close by just an inch or so...that's all it turned out to be! I was amazed at this and could barely believe it. But moving the seat back just one notch altered the situation completely. Hard to believe I know. Since then I found other drivers of all sorts of cars who have reported the same and have moved the seat back just an inch or so and it's stopped the aching almost straight away. Of course this may not be the cause for your situation but I bet if you move the seat back just a tiny bit your problem will go away. It certainly eases the angle on the ankle and takes the pressure off the upper foot and lower leg muscles just enough. It really doesn't take much rearward movement to change things significantly I found. If after moving back just a tiny bit you find the steering uncomfortable, just use the steering adjustment and you will get it just right. You may find you need to raise/lower the seat very slightly too. Sometimes we all get used to using our same old seating position without experimenting, but I bet moving back a notch or so will cure your problem. Of course, you may have already experimented with this and this post may be completely useless to you. But just in case. Have a nice ache free Easter!

Hi Estate man

Thanks for the info. I have already tried every possible seating position imaginable except for facing backwards !!

As I am 6'3" tall I only have one notch left on the seat. Tried all possible configurations.

Pretty sure this new shape Fabia has a different geometry somewhere. I even had the ruler out comparing our other Mk1 Fabia. Never had this with my old Mk1 HTP. The only difference is the tension in the accelerator pedal. Going to have a good look this weekend and see if there is anything in there I can adjust or 'modify'.

Depends on whether the return spring is internal or external.

If everything fails I will have to swallow the price of cruise control upgrade

Hi Estate man

Thanks for the info. I have already tried every possible seating position imaginable except for facing backwards !!

Let me know how the 'facing backwards' thing goes!!

The pedal is a sealed unit.

The pedal is a sealed unit.

oh well, achy foot it is then.

Thanks for help folks, going to go exercise my right foot

I don't tend to drive my wife's Fabia on long runs as we usually go in my car.

I used the Fabia on Monday for work as my car was in for it's first service.

Now usually my 30 mile run to work on the M1 at 5am consists of setting the cruise at 75mph and steering.

By the time I had got to work my right foot was aching and I was upto 80 down to 70 couldn't maintain a speed.

Need some sort of foot gym to beef up my leg.

Cheers

Lee