I have noticed the inside of my 1.2 DSG petrol cover states use Super Unleaded fuel as the normal. Is there any real advantage of using this? ie:more miles per gallon, better acceleration or what ever. I can't see the advantages of paying more without getting something back in return

This has been discussed ad infinitum in the past. All over Briskoda. Many other Skoda's use the same engine.

Everybody has their own opinion!!!!! Very little fact.

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Putting aside the "is it better or not" argument, all cars sold in the UK have to be able to run on 95 RON ("regular") unleaded fuel without modification or problems. Any car sold that recommends using higher RON fuel can use 95 but may not give the best output.

Besides, does it really?! Does it ask for "super" unleaded or "premium" unleaded (or a specific RON/ROZ)? An important difference, since "premium" unleaded is the regular 95 RON stuff.

Using petrol with a higher octane rating than required by the manufacturer is a waste of money and has no benefit.

None, Nada, zilch.

^^^It depends on the engine.^^^

Engines that can dynamically map the engine to near-knock conditions can extract more from the fuel by advancing the ignition timing. Also older engines that are a bit dirty inside the combustion chambers, thereby increasing the compression ratio and promoting knock, can also benefit from some extra knock protection. Cylinder hot-spots can also cause knock, and will therefore benefit from higher RON.

So, as I said, it depends.

This is simply a confusion in terminology.

Elsewhere in Europe it's quite common to call 95 RON 'Super' to distinguish it from 91 RON 'ordinary', even though the latter is seldom available.

In some parts of the world 'Super' is applied to fuels as low as 92 RON.

In short, the term 'Super' has no universal or fixed meaning.

Its use inside the Yeti's fuel filler flap does not amount to a recommendation to buy the expensive stuff in the UK.

Agreed. 'Normal' unleaded fuel in the UK is actually called "premium unleaded", even though there is no 'basic' unleaded version available. A couple of years ago I was riding my bike with a group in Germany - we filled up at a small rural filling station and I grabbed the 95 RON filler. A mate filled up his Ducati 999 with the nearest nozzle and then realised he'd used the regular "benzin", which is 91 RON and basically aimed at farm vehicles and lawnmowers. Oh how we laughed at his Ducati tractor (although, to be fair, it ran OK on it).

I previously had a BMW 130i which recommended the use of 97 RON minimum, but the small print explained you could use 95 RON but might not get the full performance from the engine.

This is simply a confusion in terminology.

Elsewhere in Europe it's quite common to call 95 RON 'Super' to distinguish it from 91 RON 'ordinary', even though the latter is seldom available.

In short, the term 'Super' has no universal or fixed meaning.

Its use inside the Yeti's fuel filler flap does not amount to a recommendation to buy the expensive stuff in the UK.

This.