today I had my first drive in a yeti and was surprised how good it was , one thing I noticed was the digital speedo in the middle of the two main dials but the dealer said its in kph is that right can't it be altered to mph ?

Skoda speedo's don't have KPH in smaller font under the MPH on the main speedo so to comply with the regs they display the KPH digitally instead.

 

It can be changed to MPH if required using VCDS, or at least it could be on the Octavia.

today I had my first drive in a yeti and was surprised how good it was , one thing I noticed was the digital speedo in the middle of the two main dials but the dealer said its in kph is that right can't it be altered to mph ?

 

Not officially.

Unofficially you can use a VCDS (people on here have them) to make the car think it's in Austrailia.

That country has no rules about having a km readout so you can have a big mph digital speedo in the middle.

A Yeti 4x4 is going to be my next works van. I'm sick and tired of having to suffer low levels of comfort simply because "it's only a van", and I'm going to have some luxury on my next vehicle. At the moment my vans best feature is central locking. Christ, it still has a tape player in the dash, and God forbid I would be considered for heated seats or suchlike.

 

I'm looking for the right Yeti to come along now. Well, that or a Dacia Duster...

A Yeti 4x4 is going to be my next works van. I'm sick and tired of having to suffer low levels of comfort simply because "it's only a van", and I'm going to have some luxury on my next vehicle. At the moment my vans best feature is central locking. Christ, it still has a tape player in the dash, and God forbid I would be considered for heated seats or suchlike.

I'm looking for the right Yeti to come along now. Well, that or a Dacia Duster...

Low levels of comfort in a van?

Try a transit or a transporter. Theyre brill for mile munching. Really comfy.

Should've had my old Combo with leathers

I don't really need a van though, it's just that it's been the norm for so many years and old habits die hard. I do about 25 - 30k miles a year for work and a van lasts about 5 years before it's scrap. Last one went to 250k miles and this one is up to 150k now, so it's getting on in years. When you factor in the commercial road tax at about double the cost of a comparable car, lower speed limits due to being commercial, and then consider that heated seats, air con, cd player, and such like are never specced on a van, it makes sense to just buy an estate car.

Given that my work in mainly in the Yorkshire dales, a 4x4 would be handy in winter as well.

I don't really need a van though, it's just that it's been the norm for so many years and old habits die hard. I do about 25 - 30k miles a year for work and a van lasts about 5 years before it's scrap. Last one went to 250k miles and this one is up to 150k now, so it's getting on in years. When you factor in the commercial road tax at about double the cost of a comparable car, lower speed limits due to being commercial, and then consider that heated seats, air con, cd player, and such like are never specced on a van, it makes sense to just buy an estate car.

Given that my work in mainly in the Yorkshire dales, a 4x4 would be handy in winter as well.

Ahh you should've gone for a car derived van like the Combo as that's car limits and £130 a year tax iirc :P

I'm already in a car derived van (a Peugeot Partner) and that's not relevant to road tax at all. It's now at £225 (as I recall) for a year, while the equivalent car is £130. I'm not governed by the lower speed limits in this one, but my last Citroen Berlingo wasn't registered as a Car Derived Van. I took a long time making sure I didn't make the same mistake again.

The Government just keep on finding new and interesting ways to charge small businesses more money.

I don't really need a van though, it's just that it's been the norm for so many years and old habits die hard. I do about 25 - 30k miles a year for work and a van lasts about 5 years before it's scrap. Last one went to 250k miles and this one is up to 150k now, so it's getting on in years. When you factor in the commercial road tax at about double the cost of a comparable car, lower speed limits due to being commercial, and then consider that heated seats, air con, cd player, and such like are never specced on a van, it makes sense to just buy an estate car.

Given that my work in mainly in the Yorkshire dales, a 4x4 would be handy in winter as well.

Not all vans are on lower speed limits.

A short wheelbase transporter is on the same limits as a car

All the above can be specced and so can 4x4.

They arent cheap though, by any means.

Which is why a Yeti makes much more sense. Simply look on Autotrader, find one near by, buy it, and carry on in comfort. It even means I can use the thing for social purposes as it's not going to be covered on a commercial insurance policy, but on a Social, Domestic policy with business use added.

All I need is space in the back for my tool box, and drop the seats down to get storage space for the boiler spares I carry, and that's well enough with a Yeti.

Skoda speedo's don't have KPH in smaller font under the MPH on the main speedo

 

My 63 plate Vrs has both MPH & KPH on the Main speedo, think the large MPH can be altered to KPH using Maxi Dot under Units ( but I'll have to check later and let you know )

My 63 plate Vrs has both MPH & KPH on the Main speedo, think the large MPH can be altered to KPH using Maxi Dot under Units ( but I'll have to check later and let you know )

 

Not on a Yeti.

First needs to have a few tweeks done by VCDS.

My 63 plate Vrs has both MPH & KPH on the Main speedo, think the large MPH can be altered to KPH using Maxi Dot under Units ( but I'll have to check later and let you know )

 

Ah, good. At least Skoda have improved things on their latest models.

My 63 plate Vrs has both MPH & KPH on the Main speedo, think the large MPH can be altered to KPH using Maxi Dot under Units ( but I'll have to check later and let you know )

 

 

Ah, good. At least Skoda have improved things on their latest models.

 

Just to confirm, You can alter the Large Digital MPH display to KPM via the car settings on the Radio (Bolero) This also alter's the total miles & trip to KPM as well. All done under the Unit settings

Kph is useful to fine tune the speed on cruise control to get the most from average speed sections. Just correlate to gps and make a mental note of the kph displayed for next time.

Kph is useful to fine tune the speed on cruise control to get the most from average speed sections. Just correlate to gps and make a mental note of the kph displayed for next time.

Im struggling to get this sorry aha.

Why not just use GPS?

Tends to get a few extra mph as its more accurate

Because gps isn't real time and you mayn't have it on/fitted at the time.

Kph is a smaller unit (by 3/8 of a mile) therefore more exact. If your speedo displays kph it will be more accurate. If you know the kph displayed for a GPS speed you can accurately sit exactly at the speed limit on cruise control or by careful driving at anytime.

Edited 24 November, 201411 yr by ben4012

Because gps isn't real time and you mayn't have it on/fitted at the time.

Kph is a smaller unit (by 3/8 of a mile) therefore more exact. If your speedo displays kph it will be more accurate. If you know the kph displayed for a GPS speed you can accurately sit exactly at the speed limit on cruise control or by careful driving at anytime.

I see what you're saying.

Are you that guy thats in the second lane going roughly 0.5mph faster than me for about 1 mile of the average speed limits? Lol.

I see what you're saying.

Are you that guy thats in the second lane going roughly 0.5mph faster than me for about 1 mile of the average speed limits? Lol.

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