I know from other threads that there are many problems with rear brakes. Ours made 100k km so I can't complain, even though they looked quite rusted for a long time. But things got suddenly much worse on vacation abroad. The metalic kind of noise is now heard all the time at low speeds and it's very loud. 

 

I don't want to risk a trip back (500km) with such brakes so I'm thinking to get the rear brakes replaced at an local garage (not official Skoda).

 

There is one thing I'd like to know before getting this done. Is the replacement of rear brakes (discs and pads) still purely a mechanical job, or is there some computer setting/calibration involved? Yes I know this sounds a bit stupid, but with this cars with all kind of sensors and all this driver assistance things like ACC I'm not sure about it anymore.

When I did mine I found it an easy task but you need some means of winding the electric handbrake in and back out again after the job.  I used an OBDeleven gadget which plugs in the OBD socket.  Any half decent garage will have a diagnostic tool to do the same.

 

Yes the EPB needs to be put into the service position to enable the pistons to be pushed back Into the callipers. 

 

I used VCDS to do mine. 

Thanks, this is good to know so I can check with the garage they are able to do that. Exactly the info I was looking for. 🙂