Flashing Spanner on Gear indicator in Fabia RS (MY2013)

[hamleyn]

My Fabia RS has been a great car and has done around 21,000km in 2 years. Recently, I noticed that every now and again, there is a flashing spanner symbol in the top right corner of the MFD over the top of the gear indicator (for instance, D3, S4, etc.). It's a DSG model. Usually, I hadn't noticed anything in the performance of the car but today when pulling out onto a main road with a little momentum, I put my put on the accelerator and nothing happened/car was very slow to respond before jerking. I was turning right straight away and hit the brakes and rolled to a stop. When I took off again, the car was fine.

 

I haven't checked the engine oil or anything but its going in for a service on Thursday. Anyone experienced this before and have any idea what it is?

[vrskeith]

Have you checked your car manual for the implications relating to the spanner  symbol being shown?

 

Also have you called or e-mailed your service manager / Master Tech, prior to putting the car in for the service.

 

Has your car been part of a service campaign by Skoda to change the DSG oil?

Edited 13 October, 2014 by vrskeith

[Ootohere]

Incase it is the dsg ?? Has the gearbox had a check to see if it requires the dsg service campaign field action. Oil changed to mineral and the ecu update.

[Ootohere]

Be sure that they do more and check and replace the mechatronic control unit if it is faulty. Be sure they understand the issue.

[Carlodiesel]

Hi hamleyn,

As you are having your car serviced ask them to change the fuel filter too.

They do collect a certain amount of water over time and this just could be the thing.

Had it last week on a 2011 Mondeo.

Let us all know how you get on by replying on this thread you started.

Good luck

Ray

[hamleyn]

Thanks guys.

vrskeith - I have searched everywhere in the manual and haven't found anything. I also looked into the DSG recall but the Fabia wasn't included in Australia as far as I could tell.

goneoffSKi - I'll make sure they are aware of the issue when I drop it in and get them to replace anything. It's still under warranty so I'm not paying anything for it.

Carlo diesel - I'll also ask whether this might be the case. Think its probably a gearbox issue though, doesn't seem to be fuel related.

[Ootohere]

In a few hours I will look in the manual. These is a thread on here with the page. Search spanner dsg briskoda

Edited 14 October, 2014 by goneoffSKi

[Ootohere]

The spanner dsg is in where it tells you on overheating. And tells you to let cool down.sorry on a train and no reception.

[hamleyn]

Seems to be happening consistently though. If I set off really slow, let the engine warm up, it seems to not do it. Although this morning I did that and it did. Starting to get very annoying.

[Ootohere]

Are you going to do anything about it?

 

Was there a Recall or Service Campaign on your DSG's in Australia as there was in New Zealand.

Has any work been done already, Mineral Oil instead of Synthetic & an ECU Update.

The Mechatronic Control Unit checked.

 

http://skoda.co.nz/news/dsg-service-campaign

[hamleyn]

I searched a lot to try and find out if my model was part of the DSG recall but couldn't find anything (included Audi and VW but not Skoda). I asked when it went in for a service and they said they'd check the faults log but couldn't find anything. I asked whether they checked the gearbox/clutches/oil level but they said they couldn't get into it/didn't have access. I'm going to ring them up this morning and ask more directly than I did because its starting to really annoy me.

I've had differing reasons for the symbol online: mechatronic failure, oil level low, gearbox needs changing, overheating clutches, etc.

[Ootohere]

The publicity was that there was a World Wide Recall on the DQ200 7 Speed Twin Dry Clutch Gearbox.

 

World Wide excluding Europe where it is a Service Campaign.

Odd if it Excludes Australia with DSG built in the EU.

[hamleyn]

I'm going to call the service centre and try to work out whether my vehicle is covered. Presumably it should be if its a MY13?

[hamleyn]

So I called the Service Centre. Asked about the recall, they said it wasn't related to the Fabia, which is weird. I assume the DSGs they put in the Fabia are the same/similar to those put in the Octavia and Superb, which were recalled. She suggested that I bring it in next time it does it and hopefully catch it in the act. She asked whether I wanted to book it in again. Seeing as though its just had a service, I declined (not going to throw my money away) so I'll just see if I can catch it in the act and take it straight to a service centre, get them to check the errors log and see whether they can work out what's wrong. Surprised they didn't pick it up as part of a service - wouldn't they check the gearbox/mechatronic/clutch as part of that?

 

Car is only two years old and has 21,000km on the dials.

[balbazaar]

Strange I had my car delivered july last year MY12 and when it went in for its 1500km check they did a dsg ecu update so there's definitely one for it.

I'd be ringing another dealer and asking them about the update.