Hello all,

I've just traded in my '05 Octy Ambiente estate for a '59 'S'. It drives very nicely but my wife is missing a couple of things from the old one, namely the trip computer (I think that's right - the thing that shows mpg / miles to next fill up etc.) and the armrest between the 2 front seats! Oddly, it does have cruise control, which I wouldn't expect on this model, but I guess it was added as an option by the original owner....

I assume that there's nothing that can be done about the trip computer (but would be happy to be told otherwise) .

I see various people on here have fitted armrests, but couldn't find anyone who'd done it on an 'S' estate. Can anyone recommend a suitable one?

Oh yes, I was also hoping that the 'Swing' stereo would have Aux In. From reading around, it seems to be possible to plug a cable in the back, but I don't get an option for it on the 'media' menu. Is it possible to enable this somehow?

Cheers,

Ian.

I've got a 59 S and the mpg/miles-to-go thinggy is not fitted, just trip-miles-so-far and speed in kph. I think that you would have to have the maxidot fitted for this, which was an optional factory fitted extra.

Edited 22 May, 201214 yr by skodacarman

You'll need an updated display and some ECU coding for the additional on-board computer functionality. Parts and labour will set you back at least a couple of hundred pounds.

Plenty of aftermarket armrests available...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=octavia+arm+rest&_sacat=0&_odkw=octavia+jumbo+box&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313

Genuine Skoda ones are available but are prohibitively expensive.