After  a 65 mile run I checked my oil level - I do this as a matter of routine, although  hardly ever need to top up. On this occasion it needed about an egg cupful which I duly added. On completion, closed the bonnet & later on drove about 6 miles - an orange warning light flashed up ;  "EPC" was seen & "do not exceed 4000 rpm". I checked the manual for the meaning of "EPC", & unlocked the bonnet - lo & behold, the oil filler cap was missing - "you dumb sod" says I ! I searched for the cap to no avail, & so called Skoda Assistance who sent the AA out, arriving within 40 minutes. "It's unusual for the cap to actually fall through" says the AA man, who crawled underneath & banging the plate beneath the engine heard the cap bouncing about - he then somehow knocked it onto the ground, re fitted the cap & reset the warning light via his laptop, leaving a very relieved Karoq driver (ME !) red faced but very grateful for the excellent service provided by Skoda Assist & the AA.

Why would you put so little oil in. If it was in the hatched area there is no need to add oil 

An egg cupful does sound a very small amount, barely enough to register a difference on the dipstick I'd have thought?

 

Glad you got it sorted. Leaving the oil cap off can result in oil spewing out all over the engine bay.

23 hours ago, silver1011 said:

An egg cupful does sound a very small amount, barely enough to register a difference on the dipstick I'd have thought?

 

Glad you got it sorted. Leaving the oil cap off can result in oil spewing out all over the engine bay.

I only added that small amount because it was all that was needed to bring it to the correct  level - I'm obsessive about oil levels, less so it seems about replacing the cap ! With regards to oil splayed from the open orifice, Mr AA man said most cars have baffles inside to prevent that, which seemed to work for me - he also said that Skoda receive far less AA callouts than VW or Audi cars despite sharing many parts, quality control being  the reason he thought.