Went in to local dealer to collect our new Superb today.  Signed all the paperwork and drove off, only to have the message come up in the display - "Electronic handbrake error."  So took it back in and they looked at it, then a few minutes later told me there was no error showing.  So, drove off again and within a couple of hundred yards the same message came up.   Drove round the block back again, during which the park assist message came up a couple of times (while driving at 40mph !)  - "safe to continue ?"  first with a picture of in front, then to the nearside.  In neither case was there anything nearby.  So back to dealer, left it with them and came home in a courtesy car.  We now await events.

 

When back home, I sat down and went through the owner's manual as there were a couple of things I didn't understand, even though we traded in a 17 plate superb.

 

Firstly, when talking in the car there was a strange "echo."  Now I vaguely recall reading that there is a facility to turn on the car's microphone and speakers to enhance conversation inside the vehicle, but I can find no reference to it in the new manual - or a I just missing it ?  I don't even know how to describe it to search the forum.  Can anyone advise how to turn it off ?

 

Secondly, there are a couple of icons at the top of the main display that I cannot find in the manual - see picture below, taken in the courtesy car.  The left hand one, looking like a map of Africa, was red in the Superb, which I now suspect means something else was wrong.  Can anyone advise what these two icons depict ? 

 

  

Your white Africa will probably mean it is online whereas your old red globe meant you weren't.

The echo can be switched off whilst going through the media settings. I can't off the top of my head remember its name, but it's something like voice enhancer. 

 

Good luck with the other faults. I hope they don't spoil your new car for you

On 31/07/2020 at 21:28, boydeee said:

The echo can be switched off whilst going through the media settings. I can't off the top of my head remember its name, but it's something like voice enhancer. 

 

Good luck with the other faults. I hope they don't spoil your new car for you

When you are changing volume, it shows as two people seated on the right hand side corner and you can click on that...

Edited 3 August, 20205 yr by Jakec

The red globe icon means that the mediasystem does not have an internet connection. Setup a mobile hotspot or insert a simcard in the simslot if you have one.