As a second hand Yeti owner of two days (Petrol 4x4 1.8 TSI) I'm assembling questions -

 

1) I live three miles up a forestry road surfaced mostly by crushed slate which can slice a tyre just like that.  The car currently has some moose provided which would be useless.  I've seen the options for adding a space saver wheel, but is there anything out there which allows a full size spare to be carried conveniently?

 

2) The yellow light for the passenger's airbag (below the central hazard warning one) seems to take a minute or two before it goes out after starting.  Is that normal?

 

3) Any way of turning off the annoying gear change indicator which tells me I should be changing up to 6th when I know better, because I'm keeping in 4th as I know (but it doesn't) that round the next bend there's quite a long straight and if there's nothing coming I'll be able to overtake the car which is dawdling along at 38mph in front of me?

 

4) Is there really no regular belts change in the service schedule?  As far as I can see from the service book they don't even get inspected until 130,000kms (80,000 miles).  On everything I've ever owned before belt changes were regular - usually 50 or 60 thousand.  Seems odd!  Should I really be happy to forget them on a six year old, 60,000 mile car?

 

I expect all the answers are probably on this forum somewhere but it's easier just to ask!

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 minutes ago, aka_pseudonym said:

As a second hand Yeti owner of two days (Petrol 4x4 1.8 TSI) I'm assembling questions -

 

1) I live three miles up a forestry road surfaced mostly by crushed slate which can slice a tyre just like that.  The car currently has some moose provided which would be useless.  I've seen the options for adding a space saver wheel, but is there anything out there which allows a full size spare to be carried conveniently?

 

2) The yellow light for the passenger's airbag (below the central hazard warning one) seems to take a minute or two before it goes out after starting.  Is that normal?

 

3) Any way of turning off the annoying gear change indicator which tells me I should be changing up to 6th when I know better, because I'm keeping in 4th as I know (but it doesn't) that round the next bend there's quite a long straight and if there's nothing coming I'll be able to overtake the car which is dawdling along at 38mph in front of me?

 

4) Is there really no regular belts change in the service schedule?  As far as I can see from the service book they don't even get inspected until 130,000kms (80,000 miles).  On everything I've ever owned before belt changes were regular - usually 50 or 60 thousand.  Seems odd!  Should I really be happy to forget them on a six year old, 60,000 mile car?

 

I expect all the answers are probably on this forum somewhere but it's easier just to ask!

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 it isn’t a true space saver actually near enough the standard 16” wheel used on base models. A full size wheel would fit in the boot but the cover would be even higher than normal. It would have to be like that whilst you have the spare on and punctured tyre in boot.

2 Normal. No problem unless it stays lit.

3 No

4 It’s changed at 4 Years old on early cars or sooner if you are concerned due to high mileage.

 

5 minutes ago, kenfowler3966 said:

1 it isn’t a true space saver actually near enough the standard 16” wheel used on base models. A full size wheel would fit in the boot but the cover would be even higher than normal. It would have to be like that whilst you have the spare on and punctured tyre in boot.

2 Normal. No problem unless it stays lit.

3 No

4 It’s changed at 4 Years old on early cars or sooner if you are concerned due to high mileage.

 

Thanks for all that.

 

But I'm now confused on 4 - the belts.  The service history is all Skoda dealerships, Gordon Lamb and Bristol Street Motors, both Derby.  So why would they let the car get to six years and 60K with no ticks in "yes" against "toothed belt replaced"?   Car is late 2010.

 

 

 

Re 1: 

I have driven hundreds of miles along forestry tracks, before and after rallies, and in my job with NRW and have never punctured a tyre. I wouldn't worry about it.

 

The standard spare is a 16" wheel and tyre and not a stupid skinny spare. It fits perfectly in the boot. Trying to get a standard 225 wheel and tyre will result in the boot floor being raised above the edge of the boot and to be unstable. Again, don't worry about it.

 

Re 2: Normal.

 

Re 3: No it can't be turned off. You'll soon learn to ignore it some times, but at others you might find it useful.

 

Re 4: Don't know about the petrol but for the diesel belt replacement is not mileage dependent, but just states 5 years. I doubt the petrol is very different. Why not ring another dealer, quote your reg number and ask them when it should be done? You could even try one of the independents to ask since your car is well out of warranty.

To me, sometimes the answer lies in finding out who the previous owner was .

4 minutes ago, Llanigraham said:

have driven hundreds of miles along forestry tracks, before and after rallies, and in my job with NRW and have never punctured a tyre. I wouldn't worry about it.

 

Ah!  You've given the game away there.  I've lived where I am for almost 20 years - and at first saw a nice green forestry car/van maybe three or four times a week - and knew most of the occupants.  Then they bought silver replacements with NRW written on them, let half the staff go, and now I maybe see two a month - on a good month.  So how many miles do you do now, if you're NRW?  I've had one sliced tyre on my forestry road after the BRC came through (that's back when they did - before the forestry put up the price to £3,000 a mile), one at Pennal after VW tested, and one on the Dyfi stages after Citroen last year.  And a couple which just decided to go down in the night back home.  So it does happen.  Mind you, they were all Duellers, so maybe that's why!  Life is easy if you live on a nice tarmac road, but try calling out the RAC if you're in the depths of a forest somewhere and have a three wheeler.

 

 

 

Your car has a timing chain not a toothed timing belt.

16 minutes ago, DGW said:

Your car has a timing chain not a toothed timing belt.

 

Yes, thank you, brilliant isn't it!

 

2 hours ago, aka_pseudonym said:

As a second hand Yeti owner of two days (Petrol 4x4 1.8 TSI) I'm assembling questions -

 

1) I live three miles up a forestry road surfaced mostly by crushed slate which can slice a tyre just like that.  The car currently has some moose provided which would be useless.  I've seen the options for adding a space saver wheel, but is there anything out there which allows a full size spare to be carried conveniently?

 

2) The yellow light for the passenger's airbag (below the central hazard warning one) seems to take a minute or two before it goes out after starting.  Is that normal?

 

3) Any way of turning off the annoying gear change indicator which tells me I should be changing up to 6th when I know better, because I'm keeping in 4th as I know (but it doesn't) that round the next bend there's quite a long straight and if there's nothing coming I'll be able to overtake the car which is dawdling along at 38mph in front of me?

 

4) Is there really no regular belts change in the service schedule?  As far as I can see from the service book they don't even get inspected until 130,000kms (80,000 miles).  On everything I've ever owned before belt changes were regular - usually 50 or 60 thousand.  Seems odd!  Should I really be happy to forget them on a six year old, 60,000 mile car?

 

I expect all the answers are probably on this forum somewhere but it's easier just to ask!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Congratulations on owning the Yeti I'd originally wanted (a quick petrol one) and welcome to Briskoda

 

I think all your questions have been answered above, but thought I'd mention the spare wheel does significantly lower the boot capacity (in terms of depth), but is well worth having nonetheless.  The official kit comprises several foam inserts, a 16" steel wheel / 195/60/16 tyre, tool kit and raised boot floor. I bought mine having suffered a sidewall puncture whilst miles away from anywhere (on the west coast of Scotland). The car is limited to 50 MPH whilst using the spare.

 

Not sure if you are aware of the issues affecting the larger TSi engines - well worth a read of this thread: https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/266114-18tsi-and-20tsi-engine-failures/

 

I've had 2 1.8 TSi's (Octavia II's) and it's a lovely engine, being both relatively quick, but also "diesel like" in terms of low-down torque.

I've lost boot space but have a full size 17 ally spare. It "just" fits in the standard kit horizontally but I've had to raise the boot floor by 40mm above the kit height which means its now level with boot lip.

Got a puncture the week I fitted it so served its purpose and meant I didn't have to wait 3hrs for RAC and could carry on at normal speeds.

Edited 9 December, 20178 yr by idleness

12 hours ago, aka_pseudonym said:

 

Ah!  You've given the game away there.  I've lived where I am for almost 20 years - and at first saw a nice green forestry car/van maybe three or four times a week - and knew most of the occupants.  Then they bought silver replacements with NRW written on them, let half the staff go, and now I maybe see two a month - on a good month.  So how many miles do you do now, if you're NRW?  I've had one sliced tyre on my forestry road after the BRC came through (that's back when they did - before the forestry put up the price to £3,000 a mile), one at Pennal after VW tested, and one on the Dyfi stages after Citroen last year.  And a couple which just decided to go down in the night back home.  So it does happen.  Mind you, they were all Duellers, so maybe that's why!  Life is easy if you live on a nice tarmac road, but try calling out the RAC if you're in the depths of a forest somewhere and have a three wheeler.

 

 

 

Thought I'd replied to this...........

 

Where are you?

 

I've got a contract to photograph and report on the "built heritage" in the Hafren, which is mainly lots of mines and quarries, plus I do lots of rally safety stuff locally with my motor club. Never punctured a tyre in any forest for years.

 

Your rally costings are a bit out!

Not according to Jim Jones who used to organise the BRC when it came through.  Went something like £1,200 a mile in 2001 rising to £1,750 in 2004, then they wanted £3,000 for 2005 so they abandoned the forestry here and in Scotland and went to the Isle of Man and N. Ireland instead.  Same with the Bulldog I think.  Last thing that came past me was the LE JOG about 2005.  There was even a Rolls competing!  Costs could've been exaggerated a bit knowing Jim though.  I'm west of Hafren.

 

You obviously don't use Duellers!  Here's one from Citroen last year - Meeke had ploughed up the stage, or maybe it was Breen.  Nice vertical slice - moose wouldn't fix that!

 

 

 

1 hour ago, Llanigraham said:

I do lots of rally safety stuff locally with my motor club.

 

Further to my last one - I didn't realise but LE JOG is running at the moment and looks as though it'll be coming past you about 10pm tonight from here:

 

https://heroevents.eu/events/le-jog-2017/

 

No maps I can see.  I wouldn't fancy being in an old Porsche 911 in the snow tonight!