Hi Guys,

Quick question, my grandfather has recently purchased an Octavia, and with the standard HU it's possible to link (mirror link) smart phones but when I click on to it then it says contact Skoda for a code (or words to that affect), do we need to go back to Skoda for this, or is there a work around like on VCDS?

Skoda dealers sell the code and have to perform the upgrade/coding.

 

if you have a search around on here its around £150.

 

Skoda call it Smartlink.

 

 

Thank you Glosrich

If you don't have satnav, and he has a recentish iPhone (5 onwards, with the small Lightning connector) or a recentish Android phone (anything running 5.0 onwards) then it's totally worth it IMO. It's standard fit on the Fabia SE and up, and I love it. Google Maps in particular! 

It does have sat nav not sure what's headunit it is, but it's a 66 plate, just wondering how to pair the mirror link 

Either an Amundsen or a Columbus. Although I think the latter had SmartLink as standard? 

 

Not sure it's worth the £150 if he's already got satnav. The voice control using Google/Siri is nice though. 

Hi, if the unit is asking for a key etc. then its a trip to the dealer, I had mine done last year takes less than an hour and cost me £135. The voice control works pretty well and siri can be activated just using voice as it is plugged in to power. I think it is worth it although the apps themselves are limited.

Ahh, nathy87! Nath, if he's got nav I would say it depends entirely on the phone he has as to whether it's worth upgrading to SmartLink. I have it enabled on my 16 plate vRS but with an iPhone it isn't too useful as Apple are extremely choosy about which apps you can use with Car Play - Google Maps is not an option, for example.

 

However, my understanding is that Android Auto is nowhere near as restricted, so can be a lot more useful.

I had it activated on my Amundsen last Friday, £150 and all done in 25 minutes. The CarPlay is great but very limited, hopefully Apple will eventually open things up so that more apps can use it. I tested Android Auto which is a bit more open but felt a bit clunky to use.