@montecarlo

ESP was still an optional extra up to 2013 with Skoda on some Fabia when the EU regulations in 2014 meant it had to be standard.

The TC is not a big deal, many switch it off in snow / ice anyway as it is a PITA.

Good tyres being more important, it is only nipping at a brake anyway or cutting power / drive.

 

They still came with Drums when you got ESP.

 

Plenty threads in this section on it from 5 years back if you do a search.

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/327411-stupid-question-esptraction-control

 

 

 

 

Edited 13 June, 20197 yr by Skoffski

Please everyone - lets kick the idea that glazed pads cause overactive brakes - quite the reverse. To suggest this is very misleading and does nothing to give credibility to this forum.

The one question that must be asked first and answered is this. As the car is Auto, is the OP left foot braking?

16 hours ago, Skoffski said:

@montecarlo

ESP was still an optional extra up to 2013 with Skoda on some Fabia when the EU regulations in 2014 meant it had to be standard.

 

 

They still came with Drums when you got ESP.

They might come with drums since the new regs but on the older variant, where it a was an option, ESP automatically meant rear discs. Mine is a 2009 model, ESP and rear discs, ONE option. 

Edited 14 June, 20197 yr by mrgf

Point is that Monte Carlos and other Mk2's might have rear Drums and ESP or no ESP & you dont know unless you check,

but the 2013 / 2014 registered ones with drums should have ESP.

Yeah, I am going by when you don't have it as standard but add it as an option. If the factory fitted it regardless of want, desire or need, this may be where the discrepancy occurs. PITA though, when specs get swapped around, willy-nilly!