Not too many complaints yet, as stated the deadlock warning is annoying but easily ignored, the bluetooth bong is also annoying and the small fuel tank is also a bit annoying but I can live with all these.

The most annoying thing for me is the steering wheel adjustment! I am tall and like to sit well back from the wheel, however the steering wheel adjustment doesn't allow for enough reach as a consequence I have to have it set quite high to see the clocks!

Other than this I am happy with the Yeti and have no regrets from leaving an Audi A4 to have a Skoda.

Not too many complaints yet, as stated the deadlock warning is annoying but easily ignored, the bluetooth bong is also annoying and the small fuel tank is also a bit annoying but I can live with all these.

The most annoying thing for me is the steering wheel adjustment! I am tall and like to sit well back from the wheel, however the steering wheel adjustment doesn't allow for enough reach as a consequence I have to have it set quite high to see the clocks!

Other than this I am happy with the Yeti and have no regrets from leaving an Audi A4 to have a Skoda.

Small fuel tank? What car have you got?

60L or so is big enough in my book as it cost me over £80 to refuel from empty last time around. Eek!

Small fuel tank? What car have you got?

60L or so is big enough in my book as it cost me over £80 to refuel from empty last time around. Eek!

I have been driving around in a new BMW 5 series, the tank took £95 to fill from empty and you could take a power nap on the rear quarter panel in the time it took to fill it up!

The Yeti I find has quite a small tank, my Audi had a 60 litre tank and was around £80 to fill but I am struggling to get more than £60 in the Yeti from when the empty light is on. I just assumed it had a smaller tank, maybe the gauge isn't calibrated and I am filling from a third full, all I know is £55 to £60 is all I can get in it from when the gauge shows empty. My Wifes Fabia is the same, about £55 to fill it.

I have been driving around in a new BMW 5 series, the tank took £95 to fill from empty and you could take a power nap on the rear quarter panel in the time it took to fill it up!

The Yeti I find has quite a small tank, my Audi had a 60 litre tank and was around £80 to fill but I am struggling to get more than £60 in the Yeti from when the empty light is on. I just assumed it had a smaller tank, maybe the gauge isn't calibrated and I am filling from a third full, all I know is £55 to £60 is all I can get in it from when the gauge shows empty. My Wifes Fabia is the same, about £55 to fill it.

Tank on 4x4 Yeti is 60 litres.

I have been driving around in a new BMW 5 series, the tank took £95 to fill from empty and you could take a power nap on the rear quarter panel in the time it took to fill it up!

The Yeti I find has quite a small tank, my Audi had a 60 litre tank and was around £80 to fill but I am struggling to get more than £60 in the Yeti from when the empty light is on. I just assumed it had a smaller tank, maybe the gauge isn't calibrated and I am filling from a third full, all I know is £55 to £60 is all I can get in it from when the gauge shows empty. My Wifes Fabia is the same, about £55 to fill it.

You're not letting it get empty enough. Try using the 'range' on the MFD as a guide as opposed to looking at the gauge.

Do you get the orange warning light on the gauge? This usually comes on with around 60 miles of range remaining.

PS> £60 @ £1.42 per litre is only 42.25 litres; definitely not empty enough. With my 'range' on 5 miles I can get 55 litres in (so still have 5L in reserve).

You're not letting it get empty enough. Try using the 'range' on the MFD as a guide as opposed to looking at the gauge.

Do you get the orange warning light on the gauge? This usually comes on with around 60 miles of range remaining.

PS> £60 @ £1.42 per litre is only 42.25 litres; definitely not empty enough. With my 'range' on 5 miles I can get 55 litres in (so still have 5L in reserve).

I did fuel up when the orange light came on yes, I do not look at the maxidot as this is just left on the "consumption" screen, unless the phone rings.

I will do what I did with my Passat and play fuel roulette! Three people I worked with had VAG cars, we used to let the trip computer show zero miles remaining and then we would drive for as many miles as we dared before visiting a fuel pump! I drove the Passat from Keele services on the M6 to home which is about 60 miles when the trip showed zero left! When I did fill up the pump showed 64 litres, the car had a 60 litre tank.....

Re. #5 There are two cut-outs on the screw in cap that fit on the outer hinged cover to keep it 'parked' whilst filling up.

Thanks - I'd never have noticed.

The typical VAG trait of the accelerator ceasing to function when you descend a hill on light throttle - it's ok if you apply more but the ECU (or whatever) senses the car is accelerating more quickly than usual and decides 'I'm not having this- does he mean it? Better back off to be safe'. Also find the beep every time you engage reverse irritating- fine if you are already close to something but unnecessary otherwise.

I have to disagree on the reverse beep'

I've engaged reverse instead of first on several occasions, usually when rushing.

Does it only beep on cars with reverse parking sensors?

Does it only beep on cars with reverse parking sensors?

Yes, to tell you it is still working.

Struggled to think of something that really annoys me about my Yeti, seem to be on the same wavelength as the designers. I do catch the sole of my shoe for some reason on the clutch pedal whenever I come off the foot rest but I think that’s more down to me and my previous 3 cars all being flappy paddled and therefore clutch pedal-less than any odd spacing on the Yeti’s part.

On the subject of sun visors I have no issue with the ones on the Yeti at all. I used to own a 1971 1750 Alfa Spider and was highly amused to find that when you folded down the visor on that it touched the rim of the steering wheel.

Italians obviously more concerned with other – probably female distractions - if it was sunny, rather than the useful ability to see where you were going.

I baint got one :(

PS

Der Steyr Puch got a 96 litre tank=gulp

Ok, I will contradict my above comment, having owned the Yeti for 9 days and covered 1600 miles I have found my "Pet Hate" the door mirrors do not have the blind spot curve on them. This is something I miss from the Audi, each mirror has a dotted line down the edge and after this line on the tip of the mirror the glass is curved so it gives a fantastic field of view when pulling out. Yeti doesn't have it!

Does anybody know if the mirror glass can be replaced for ones with blind spot built in?

Other than this I think it is great, we took it farming the other day it looked quite filthy when I got it to a hose pipe, it performed well, we also towed a trailer to scout camp with all the gear in and I will be off to Wales with the caravan this Saturday so lets see how it does with that.

Ok, I will contradict my above comment, having owned the Yeti for 9 days and covered 1600 miles I have found my "Pet Hate" the door mirrors do not have the blind spot curve on them. This is something I miss from the Audi, each mirror has a dotted line down the edge and after this line on the tip of the mirror the glass is curved so it gives a fantastic field of view when pulling out. Yeti doesn't have it!

I thought it would be a pet hate (since I also had one on my Audi) but in the end I do not miss it. The Yeti has ample mirror acreage to be able to see behind you.

But then I do not set mine in the old fashioned way where you have to see a bit of the car's side in the mirror from your normal seated position. I have mine set so you only see this part of the car when you move your head towards the glass (to see in the driver's mirror) or towards the middle of the car to see the car's edge in the passenger mirror. So the glass on my Yeti on both sides are toed out thus DIRECTLY looking at your blindspot. So no need for a curved mirror. Yes, you won't see a car stopped directly behind you anymore but that is why you have a central mirror in the car as anything behind you is of course still visible in that!!! And hitting a car right behind you is done 99% of the time at slow speed in reverse. At high speed on a motorway you will cause considerably more damage hitting a car in your blindspot. So I know where I'd rather want to see and set my mirrors appropriately!

I only move the mirrors back to the "normal" old fashioned position when I tow something tall and thus can't see right behind me in the interior mirror. And when reversing you move your head from side to side to see the edge of the car. Simples. You will find a lot of driving instructors now teach new drivers to set their mirrors this way (hence me calling the normal way "old fashioned").

Ok, I will contradict my above comment, having owned the Yeti for 9 days and covered 1600 miles I have found my "Pet Hate" the door mirrors do not have the blind spot curve on them. This is something I miss from the Audi, each mirror has a dotted line down the edge and after this line on the tip of the mirror the glass is curved so it gives a fantastic field of view when pulling out. Yeti doesn't have it!

Does anybody know if the mirror glass can be replaced for ones with blind spot built in?

Other than this I think it is great, we took it farming the other day it looked quite filthy when I got it to a hose pipe, it performed well, we also towed a trailer to scout camp with all the gear in and I will be off to Wales with the caravan this Saturday so lets see how it does with that.

I know what you mean.

The nearside mirror is not too bad but the driver's side has a noticeable blind spot compounded by the fact that, as I sit quite far back, the door pillar gets in the way when I look over my shoulder. This makes joining a Motorway particularly nervy.

I found though that you can still buy small 'blind spot mirrors' (used to use them 20+ years ago) from Halfords or other motor shops and invested in a pair for £7. Not the prettiest add-on but very effective.

I also find a combination of my height/posture/seating position and the B pillar (together with a somewhat stiff and immobile neck) makes joining any road at an angle quite demanding.

Agree that the lack of a blind spot sector on the door mirrors takes a bit of getting used to.

I spent a couple of weeks grousing about the lack of a cutout for the sun visor before inspecting the headlining when the car was stationary. I'd prefer to use my right hand; apart from it being a more natural movement for a right-hander, it's better to grab the visor on the hinged end.

I wish the air conditioning controls were easy to find by touch, at the very least the maximum demist button, which you might need at the very time you can't afford to take your eyes off the road. I'd also prefer not to be assaulted by wind tunnel noises when the system comes on automatically.

Yes, the display telling me to change gear is one I wish I could turn off. Advising me to change up a gear when I can feel the engine beginning to labour is absurd. Having the current gear selected displayed is slightly useful; having to calculate from the display by addition or subtraction is annoying.

I'd like to be able to change the kmph display to mph as promised in the handbook, but the menu doesn't provide a way to do this. Anyone know of another way?

Why doesn't the time display remain on always, instead of switching off a short time after the engine is stopped?

Some of the minor controls and buttons feel a bit cheap, with sharp edges where they shouldn't be.

The accellerator pedal is slippery. The spacing between that and the brake pedal isn't ideal for pressing both with one foot (though that's a very common problem on many cars).

I'm still looking for a safe place to stow my walking stick so that it doesn't slip down under the pedals. Not a problem for many people, I know.

I find I'm still wrong-slotting the gear change, especially when going down into second. After twenty years and more of driving mainly automatics I have some retraining to do, I know, but the change doesn't feel quite right. It could do with slightly heavier spring weighting away from the reverse plane.

But these are all niggles, in a car I'm really very pleased with.

Yes, the display telling me to change gear is one I wish I could turn off. Advising me to change up a gear when I can feel the engine beginning to labour is absurd. Having the current gear selected displayed is slightly useful; having to calculate from the display by addition or subtraction is annoying.

I agree with that, it is absurb when the computer tells me to stress my engine. However, I find that the indicator actually stop asking me to change gear once it sensed how I was driving at the moment. When I was going up him, it may ask me to change from 3rd to 4th, however by proding the accelerator more and the revs higher, it stops asking me to change to 4th.

With regards to changing from KM/H to MPH:

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/210332-speed-indicator-in-mph/

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/201776-speedometer/page__p__2393495__hl__mph__fromsearch__1#entry2393495

Edited 18 August, 201114 yr by My_Yeti

I also find a combination of my height/posture/seating position and the B pillar (together with a somewhat stiff and immobile neck) makes joining any road at an angle quite demanding.

I find the front passenger headrest is the worst obstruction to vision in that respect. There's a junction on my route to work where I always have to lean forward to be able to check for traffic coming from my left. Regarding the blind spot discussion, I haven't found the offside B pillar to be a problem - I can see quite well through the offside rear passenger window without straining (I have recurring problems with neck & shoulder stiffness so I tend to notice such things). The driver's seat position will obviously make a difference to these things: being 6ft+ I sit quite far back, I can imagine that someone who has the seat further forward would find the offside B pillar to be in just the wrong place. I can't help wondering whether a lot of modern cars won't have similar issues, with the increased occupant protection that the bodywork is now expected to provide.

There seems to be common complaint that the rear door gets dirty. I can't say I've noticed that on mine so far. My old Impreza was terrible for getting a clarty rear end, and that had a much more slippery shape than the Yeti (though not as slippery as the current Astra look-a-like version - but then who wants to drive something that looks like a Vauxhall?)

I have to disagree on the reverse beep'

I've engaged reverse instead of first on several occasions, usually when rushing.

If I have just one pet hate (apart from the lack of DAB availability which I already knew about) is the fact that it is far too easy to slip into reverse rather than first gear. Having come from a Volvo where reverse was bottom right I have many times not find first in a traffic queue and gone backwards had I not heard the annoying beep.

If I have just one pet hate (apart from the lack of DAB availability which I already knew about) is the fact that it is far too easy to slip into reverse rather than first gear. Having come from a Volvo where reverse was bottom right I have many times not find first in a traffic queue and gone backwards had I not heard the annoying beep.

I used to have this problem with my Roomster but so far it hasn't happened with the Yeti.

Fred

Has your gearbox got a safety lock? I have to push mine down to engage reverse.

Has your gearbox got a safety lock? I have to push mine down to engage reverse.

Yes but as the driving position is higher than I am used to, you end up pushing down to find first. Its all about practice I suppose but totally avoidable if reverse was even bottom left instead of top left if you see what I mean.

Yes but as the driving position is higher than I am used to, you end up pushing down to find first. Its all about practice I suppose but totally avoidable if reverse was even bottom left instead of top left if you see what I mean.

so 1st to reverse is your preference instead of 2nd.....

I like my button I have to press to get reverse.