Well whatever you do don't talk to a dealer!

MIB2 was introduced on 2016 model year cars, which they started building in week 22 at the end of May. It is very unlikely that it will be possible to install Smartlink on cars built before then.

Did you and Iamholm get your car yet....and has Smartlunk been activated from factory?

I requested Smartlink and was told it was standard on Irish MY16 builds. Now Im woŕried that Smartlink may be fitted to all MY16 cars.....but not activted.

I haven't received my car yet. Don't get it until end of July :( I think Domhnall may be the first with a smartlink enabled car.

Edited 1 July, 201510 yr by Iamholam

mine will be at the dealer on Friday, it has smart link (well it should do as I paid for it) and it should be ready for me to collect on Tuesday next week. 

 

but Fabia owners are already showing what smart link can do

 

 

and apple car play 

 

for a full review have a look at 

 

MIB2 was introduced on 2016 model year cars, which they started building in week 22 at the end of May. It is very unlikely that it will be possible to install Smartlink on cars built before then.

Yes!

Any of the MIB2 infotainment systems (Bolero, Amundsen; Columbus) can not retrofitted to Octavia III-models which are built before week 22/2015 and which are not MY16. If you have MIB1 infotainment system in the Octavia III which is MY13-MY15, there is no SmartLink option ever.(no Mirrorlink, no Android Auto, no Apple CarPlay).

 

Yes!

Any of the MIB2 infotainment systems (Bolero, Amundsen; Columbus) can not retrofitted to Octavia III-models which are built before week 22/2015 and which are not MY16. If you have MIB1 infotainment system in the Octavia III which is MY13-MY15, there is no SmartLink option ever.(no Mirrorlink, no Android Auto, no Apple CarPlay).

 

 

 

it's strange though, you could retro fit a Pioneer or Kenwood unit with android auto and that would work

Why is it not possible to retrofit\swap the controlunit in the glove box?

Why is it not possible to retrofit\swap the controlunit in the glove box?

Wonderin the same thing! The display unit for the Columbus is the same (MIB 1 and MIB 2).

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No, but it was added onto the orders, with a price increase, before the cars were built.

The UK brochure claims that it's optional on all UK models, but apparently it's standard on the Columbus. I think at least one person has reported here receiving a UK car with Smartlink enabled.

Thanks, mine is due for collection next week, so there will be loads of smiles....or a big frown.

it's strange though, you could retro fit a Pioneer or Kenwood unit with android auto and that would work

Yes, but 3rd part players are not genuine MIB2s. How many of those suits for MQB-platform VAG cars?

The Octavia has the stupid two piece solution, do the dashboard have room for the one piece unit?

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fair point, someone did say to me that the sreen in the middle really is just that, a screen, the head unit is behind the glove box

Thanks, mine is due for collection next week, so there will be loads of smiles....or a big frown.

What's the spec of your new one GAFF? Collecting from Sheehys?

So all the cars made from ww23 with Smartlink installed cannot be used unless the Skoda dealer taking the order specified the activation code on the order system.

The fact that most dealers werent aware of the activation code means that no car built will have a working Smartlink.

Smartlink isn't 'installed' as such, it is a feature of the MIB2 units. Unless you add Smartlink to the order it isn't enabled. This is for UK only where Smartlink is a chargeable option. For Eire it may well be standard and the PR code will be automatically loaded to the order so the factory enable it.

 

As usual, it will take a month or two for a method of enabling this at a dealer level to be made available. At the end of the day, it is just entering a software licence key, they just need to come up with the mechanism of selling the key to an owner.

 

There will have been plenty of cars built with Smartlink enabled, either because it was standard, or because the dealer or the owner was switched on enough to ask the right questions of the right people and get it added to the order as a chargeable option code.

What's the spec of your new one GAFF? Collecting from Sheehys?

Yea from Sheehys. Are you going through Sheehys? I heard another Sheehys vRS was on same delivery as mine

White Estate Diesel

Red Seat stitching

Black pack

Sunset glass

Heated Windscreen

Heated washers

Leather Seats (heated)

Colour maxidot

Interior footlights

Electric folding mirrors

Net partition

Boot nets

Steel wheel space saver kit

Mats & Flaps

Canton

Xtremes

Smartlink

Smartgate

Bluetooth+ (PT3...unsure if voice control OR actual Bluetooth +)

Very nice, great spec! yeah going through Sheehys aswell, but my build week isn't until week 29 so middle of July then 2/3weeks to Naas so might get it for August Bank Holiday weekend or that week all going well! I'll be interested to see / hear about Smartlink & Smartgate as I can't get a definitive answer from David Brown

I'll be interested to see / hear about Smartlink & Smartgate as I can't get a definitive answer from David Brown

lol....I think Im his guinea pig.

To be fair to him I think he is asking the questions but just not getting back the right answers.

I think hours would be saved from his working week if this type of information was communicated properly by Skoda. I wonder how many people have has to ask the same smartlink question.

Sheehys aswell, but my build week isn't until week 29 so middle of July

What spec are you goin for.

Smartlink isn't 'installed' as such, it is a feature of the MIB2 units. Unless you add Smartlink to the order it isn't enabled. This is for UK only where Smartlink is a chargeable option. For Eire it may well be standard and the PR code will be automatically loaded to the order so the factory enable it.

As usual, it will take a month or two for a method of enabling this at a dealer level to be made available. At the end of the day, it is just entering a software licence key, they just need to come up with the mechanism of selling the key to an owner.

There will have been plenty of cars built with Smartlink enabled, either because it was standard, or because the dealer or the owner was switched on enough to ask the right questions of the right people and get it added to the order as a chargeable option code.

I asked for Smartlink to be added. I was told it would be standard.....hopefully it is.

What spec are you goin for.

Octavia VRS Kombi Manual diesel

Metal Grey Metallic

Gemini Anthracite 7.5Jx18 Alloy Wheels

Alarm with interior monitoring

PFD

Heated windscreen

Sunset Glass from B-pillar back

Temporary space saver spare wheel

Double-sided boot floor covering

vRS leather (contains some artificial leather)

Bluetooth+ voice control

Heated front seats

Electrically heated, adjustable and folding door mirrors - auto dimming

Heated washer nozzles,

Park distance control, front and rear

Smartlink CarPlay

Trunk net

Interior light in footwell front and rear

Maxi Dot "Colour"

Trunk lid power closing

Digital radio reception (DAB)

Chrome-plated moldings

OT:

@GAFF: Mate, pleaaase edit your posts. No offense.

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I asked for Smartlink to be added. I was told it would be standard.....hopefully it is.

I've gotten my dealer to confirm it. I was initially told that smart link, reversing camera and folding mirrors were coming as standard. I asked him to check with Skoda Ireland and they said smartlink and the reversing camera were what was going to be on it.

OT:

@GAFF: Mate, pleaaase edit your posts. No offense.

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???? Edit ...which one....and why?

???? Edit ...which one....and why?

Just sayin' that you replied to others in three consecutive posts. One post would be more synoptic Nothing else

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Edited 1 July, 201510 yr by iphonik4

Just sayin' that you replied to others in three consecutive posts. One post would be more synoptic Nothing else

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Fair point.....I was posting via smartphone which gets pretty awkward copy/pasting/quoting/deleting/adding text. Id spend more time editing the format than writting.

Fair point.....I was posting via smartphone which gets pretty awkward copy/pasting/quoting/deleting/adding text. Id spend more time editing the format than writting.

Got it

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