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Posted 31 minutes ago (edited)

Dear all 

well we have upgraded from out 2009 Black CR170 DSG Elegance SUPERB saloon black leather interior electric memory seats 

to a 2014 Black  CR170 DSG Elegance SUPERB  saloon white leather interior electric memory seats ( registered in January.

so it will be 13 plate, mark 11, not a 111  )  I think 

 

we are just trying to find out what is different . we have the service manual ( guessing I should be able to decipher the build

from the complicated code in the front, but it looks gobboldygook to me .

which i guess should help.

so far we lost the park assist and gained a heated front screen and some different pattern 18 inch wheels,

  and gear lever and  Dab radio and full size spare wheel not the space saver thing from what we can ascertain .

oh and the dreaded stop go thing.( found the off button)

left the old floor mats in the old car Duuuh ! 

and the manual  .

I am now currently downloading another B6 manual if I got that right .

suspension feels much better (no bumps,seems to glide) and road noise is much quieter.

also the engine same spec is also quieter. but the filler hole is at the other end or the rocker cover ,

( this makes me think the motor is different )

throttle seem more responsive and performance initially feels perkier.

oh and it has paddle shift ( gawd know what we do with that ) 

our lass uses it for work and I drive it in my free time  . 

the boot and hatch buttons do not appear as positive on this new model either. 

 

 

our old car was bought at 75,000 and used up to 112,000 and this one  is at 45,000 so we are expecting the same amount of trouble free miles

Darlington skoda have supposedly fitted a belt and water pump and full service before selling  us the vehicle . just deciding how we can check that ( the service book has ticks in it )

and if it will show in the VCDS for any reason.

 

there will no doubt be more . 

 

The Octavia owners convinced me I had the wrong engine fitted , at least it's not an octavia , I had one of them before 

 

Edited 1 March, 20197 yr by JOHN-DYNOSTAR

Hello, and welcome!

 

A very nice looking example you have there.

Some differences from the pre-facelift are that pretty much all the exterior lights are now restyled and predominantly LEDs, apart from the foglights, main beam and dipped beam (the latter being either halogen or Xenon depending on spec - I suspect that if you have an Elegance spec car your dipped beams will be active Xenons).

 

The gear lever is a different design, as is the steering wheel.

 

The Twindoor boot operation is also different on the facelift car I believe - the centre button now does the 'small' boot, the right one  - after waiting for the high level brakelight to flash - does the full tailgate.

 

Not having owned a pre-facelift Superb I am afraid I don't know a huge lot more but those are the ones I am pretty sure about.

I'm fairly sure your '09 would have had the CBBB engine code, while your '13 one will have the CFGB (in its revised edition for the facelifted model).

 

VCDS won't be able to detect if the belt and pump were changed or not.

 

As for downloading the owner's manual, there are several revisions for the B6 manual, depending on build date: if I had to guess, I'd say yours is 2013/11. (Downloads are here)

1 hour ago, chimaera said:

I'm fairly sure your '09 would have had the CBBB engine code, while your '13 one will have the CFGB (in its revised edition for the facelifted model).

 

 

 

As for downloading the owner's manual, there are several revisions for the B6 manual, depending on build date: if I had to guess, I'd say yours is 2013/11. (Downloads are here)

link goes directly to 2014/11 but i am close there thanks for that

 

CFGB motor mmmm . right will have to see 

1 hour ago, ethel said:

Some differences from the pre-facelift are that pretty much all the exterior lights are now restyled and predominantly LEDs, apart from the foglights, main beam and dipped beam (the latter being either halogen or Xenon depending on spec - I suspect that if you have an Elegance spec car your dipped beams will be active Xenons).

 

The gear lever is a different design, as is the steering wheel.

 

The Twindoor boot operation is also different on the facelift car I believe - the centre button now does the 'small' boot, the right one  - after waiting for the high level brakelight to flash - does the full tailgate.

 

Not having owned a pre-facelift Superb I am afraid I don't know a huge lot more but those are the ones I am pretty sure about.

 

very sorry I mend motorbikes, these are the  headlights  they do wig wag about like drunken sailors 

when you start up 

the twin door operation is still two buttons, but you used to hear the click click whirr and you knew it was locking together ,now it seems silent. or full of grease . the foglights do seem brighter 

Edited 1 March, 20197 yr by JOHN-DYNOSTAR

Can't really tell from looking but I'd be willing to bet that your dipped beams (the outer two projector items nearest the car's extremities) are the active Xenon sort so in Auto headlight mode they'll adjust automatically and 'steer' around corners.

Quite clever -  if you watch the beams on a wall or flat surface when you switch the car on at night they do a little dance as they align themselves.. (little things like that amuse me, I'm easily pleased..)

Just googled the engine and came up with this image . *think I will keep the bonnet closed* 

There's a reason they shroud motors in plastic nowadays..

4 minutes ago, ethel said:

There's a reason they shroud motors in plastic nowadays..

 

pleased it's not mine   £2000 on ebay though 

2 hours ago, JOHN-DYNOSTAR said:

link goes directly to 2014/11 but i am close there thanks for that

 

CFGB motor mmmm . right will have to see 

There's a drop-down menu for selecting the appropriate build period. 2014/11 is just the default option: click on it and select the one you need.

7 minutes ago, chimaera said:

There's a drop-down menu for selecting the appropriate build period. 2014/11 is just the default option: click on it and select the one you need.

I have it . thank you 

and the columbus dab radio one as well .

so where do you find service data ie; what miles what happens , workshop manual type stuff .

Edited 1 March, 20197 yr by JOHN-DYNOSTAR

1 hour ago, JOHN-DYNOSTAR said:

I have it . thank you 

and the columbus dab radio one as well .

so where do you find service data ie; what miles what happens , workshop manual type stuff .

Basics should be in the service book that came with the car.

 

Beyond that you can buy the official service manuals from https://erwin.skoda-auto.cz/erwin/showHome.do

 

A 24 hour subscription is about the same price as a Haynes manual and is enough time to find and download everything.

@JOHN-DYNOSTAR

 

Cheapest way to check engine code would be to use VAG DPF (free) Android app - will also help you to monitor regens. 

 

You should also check if and when it was fixed - dieselgate updated software - so there will be extra 2 years of warranty for engine / exhaust parts - EGR is prone to fail after the fix. 

1 hour ago, jafo said:

@JOHN-DYNOSTAR

 

Cheapest way to check engine code would be to use VAG DPF 

 

Cheapest way is to open driver's door and look at sticker on B pillar 

It's written on the side 

27 minutes ago, DelSuperb said:

 

Cheapest way is to open driver's door and look at sticker on B pillar 

It's written on the side 

 

Or read it from the timing belt cover. But the facelift CR170 only had one engine anyway: the CFGB.

cheers guys . that should be enough to occupy me for this week 

well here we are in 2024 thinking about upgrading to the  1.5 TSi  petrol  a 2019   Superb ,  DSG . 19" wheels . so I may be moving next door 😊

 

only problem we had with the old car was a heater blower motor, tyres and wiper blades ., awsome buy 😀

and if you are a mechanic , don't get a car with white seats 😄

 

see how the test drive goes today 

Edited 5 March, 20242 yr by JOHN-DYNOSTAR