MOT day today. Pleased to see a simple fail and immediate pass following adjustment of the headlight aim. This was with the LED bulbs fitted.

1 hour ago, Binx1310 said:

Heute war TÜV-Tag. Erfreulicherweise gab es zunächst nur eine einfache Beanstandung, die nach der Justierung der Scheinwerfereinstellung sofort behoben wurde. Die LED-Lampen waren bereits eingebaut.

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Moved battery monitor from directly installed on battery to the rear side panel. Tapped in to power for 12v socket that’s permanently live and used earth point behind trim. Tucked away nice and neatly and not exposed to engine bay conditions. Thanks @Colin170CR for the recommendation.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08VHMJYXY?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_dt_b_product_details

On 20/10/2026 at 11:49, Evolution13 said:

@petertr That fuel you have in your tank is likely Summer Formulation Petrol. More Hydroscopic than what is getting delivered in the next few weeks in Scotland and the North of England within the next couple of weeks and further south eventually and until next March. Often not an issue, as there are vehicles in Dealerships that might even have fuel in from Summer 2025. But forewarned is forearmed. EDIT. My stupidity. I mis-read. Thought you had a PHEV and a tank of fuel. Not that the CrossClimates are good, giving Tank Like mobility. Small Point, really the CrossClimate 3,s are OK, not that great though in Snow. But size / Tread depth dependent. I have had 3 Previous Cross Climate Versions on vehicles. The SUV ones were worst.

I just spotted this, and was very confused lol

Yeah, its an iV, I only tend to have 1/3 a tank of petrol in it as I do 95% of my driving on the pure EV side (10 mile commute, with free charging at work - so I rarely use the petrol engine. But the missus is away in it for the weekend, so no doubt it'll come back empty on Sunday!! Might try to eek it out a few weeks then and get the winter fuel. I knew about this with diesel's (my last 2 cars of 8 years), never knew it was a thing for petrol too.

I had the original Cross Climates on my Seat Exeo, loved them - in the snow they were amazing, I remember driving around stuck 4x4s LOL

I was assuming the newest models would be at least the same, if not better - no?