I've drawn a blank searching around for pics of Karoq with the variable / adjustable height boot floor. Can't even find ones on used section. Seems like it's a £180 option only cars with a fixed rear bench - i.e. SE, SE Tech and Sportline.

 

Did anyone select this option when purchasing their car? Was just interested in what sort of mechanism is used on the karoq. Most other manufacturers simply have a false floor which you can remove and then set to a different position but I know from my Octavia estate that the floor is fixed and it's adjustable with a wheel-type mechanism. I can understand the reason for such a complicated contraption on an estate but on a small SUV?

 

( Would have thought the SEAT Ateca would have used a similar setup but variable floor no longer an option on any car. It would appear very few Ateca / Karoq owners have opted for a variable floor )

 

PS - if anyone does have that floor, do you have the part number?

 

ta.

Edited 24 April, 20206 yr by Guest

And I'd also be interested to know if you can have this option and then add a spacesaver spare wheel as an aftersales add on??

Further research shows this is described on page 211 of the Karoq owners manual. (You can download a copy of this from the Skoda UK website even without owning a car!)

 

Basically it shows that the far end of the variable boot floor engages in one of two support ledges on the sides of the boot, which are set at two different heights.

 

It also shows a higher level ledge that will tilt the floor up to connect to the folded rear seat back!

 

And very interestingly the page states "Park position: For instance to reach the spare wheel more easily the variable loading floor can be set to the parking position. " This holds the floor up vertically at around 80 degrees to the horizontal. So it looks like there is no problem with having a spare wheel under the variable boot floor - despite the configurator not letting you include both options. So perhaps my idea of including the variable boot floor as an option, and the spare wheel as an accessory afterwards??

 

Chris 

Regarding spare wheel and variable floor, I'd just try to specify it on the website build car facility and see if it's possible.

 

If it's such a simple device as support ledges, it begs the question why can't a variable floor be specified with sliding / removable seats. I fear that if I were to ask the dealership or Skoda online help such a question, the answer would be because "computer says no".

 

I'm guessing it may be because the rear seats can be reclined slightly - but then again, I don't know if rear seats on SE, SE Tech and Sportline recline. If I could just see a variable shelf in real life I could work it out for myself.

Edited 24 April, 20206 yr by Guest

14 hours ago, Scot5 said:

Regarding spare wheel and variable floor, I'd just try to specify it on the website build car facility and see if it's possible.

 

If it's such a simple device as support ledges, it begs the question why can't a variable floor be specified with sliding / removable seats. I fear that if I were to ask the dealership or Skoda online help such a question, the answer would be because "computer says no".

 

I'm guessing it may be because the rear seats can be reclined slightly - but then again, I don't know if rear seats on SE, SE Tech and Sportline recline. If I could just see a variable shelf in real life I could work it out for myself.

 

Having seen the thread describing how to fit a full size spare wheel, perhaps it's because it blocks access to the release clips low down at the back of the VarioFlex seats??

2 hours ago, CJJE said:

 

Having seen the thread describing how to fit a full size spare wheel, perhaps it's because it blocks access to the release clips low down at the back of the VarioFlex seats??

 

I thought that too, but even with a factory fit space saver wheel, those clips don't appear to be accessible. Easy remedy tho, just slide seat forward and then you should be able to access it. ( In theory! I've never even seen a showroom car with the spare fitted to test ). 

 

The only thing I can think of is the varioflex seatbacks sit higher than the fixed seatsbacks when foldec - i.e. they're above the height of the load lip. That'd leave a ridge therefore may be why it's not an option. Wouldn't matter to me tho, it's the free space underneath the floor that's of most concern to me.

 

 

 

If the varioflex seats are like those in the Yeti then the seats cannot be tipped forward unless they are in the rearmost position.

 

I DIY'ed my Yeti variofloor using one from a MK1 Octavia (as I had already done on my MK2 Octavia) and came up against the above problem, I had to make it slightly shorter and move the bulkhead rearward to access the seat lift mechanism, I made a honged flap which closes off the gap to stop items falling down the gap, I think the OEM variofloor has something similar.

Many thanks for that. What you say reminds me of a few cars I looked at before buying a Karoq. It may have been the T-Cross or T-Roc, but I remember sliding the seats forward so as to max. the boot for my golf clubs, only to find this trench area where items could fall down. Surely they could have come up with a simple solution.

45 minutes ago, Scot5 said:

Many thanks for that. What you say reminds me of a few cars I looked at before buying a Karoq. It may have been the T-Cross or T-Roc, but I remember sliding the seats forward so as to max. the boot for my golf clubs, only to find this trench area where items could fall down. Surely they could have come up with a simple solution.

My current Golf SV also has a 'trench' as you put it when the rear seat is slid forward, but when I need the maximum boot size I find this useful to stand a briefcase and camera bags in! 

 

What I'm struggling to replicate is that my Golf SV has a variable boot floor so I can keep walking boots, poles, shopping bags, picnic blankets etc safe and out of sight. I've added my own carpet/wood 'floor' to sit on its spare wheel and tools sitting at the bottom in a spare wheel recess.

Yet more research!

 

There's a YouTube review at https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=skoda+karoq+variable+boot+floor&qpvt=skoda+karoq+variable+boot+floor&view=detail&mid=FABB1E0B2355F6C279B6FABB1E0B2355F6C279B6&&FORM=VRDGAR&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dskoda%2Bkaroq%2Bvariable%2Bboot%2Bfloor%26qpvt%3Dskoda%2Bkaroq%2Bvariable%2Bboot%2Bfloor%26FORM%3DVDRE 

which describes the variable boot floor at 5 mins in, and shows that there is a soft carpet-like layer under the variable boot floor which he lifts up to reveal an empty spare wheel space. Looks like you could add a spare wheel there but it may make the bottom of the boot a bit lumpy rather than flat, and may stop you lowering the variable boot floor to it's lowest level. 

 

Chris

Good video find - that helps me. Cheers.

 

If you start looking around for a real-world practical car, it's hard to beat Skoda. When considering replacing my Octavia, I was struggling to find a car at any price that can rival it.

 

One of the only rivals to match the practicality of the Octavia was the Passat, but as you found out, VW still needs some DIY. VW only provide one boot floor on their models which you can adjust to different levels, the Octavia has two floors. Skoda is far the better thought out design in that respect.

 

I have a space saver spare in my 2wd Karoq Edition but that hasn't altered the level of the boot floor.

 

Edited 26 April, 20206 yr by Guest