Recently picked up my used 2020 SE L FE. Have noticed a few electronic bugs and issues, which after spending some time on this forum appear to be ‘par for the course’.

 

Haven’t seen my radio issue mentioned so makes me think it’s not a bug and more user error. I’m trying to select a DAB station but I cannot see how to search. I have a list of FM stations with nothing DAB on there or available. I have FM/DAB selected but cannot see where to go after this?

Until someone more knowledgeable comes along.

 

Being a SEL I assume (always dangerous) its a Columbus 'radio', like this. -

 

 

 

 

More info about the radio and car in the Owner's Manual from here. - https://manual.skoda-auto.com/004/en-com/Models

 

Edited 26 January, 20224 yr by nta16

Thanks, I’ve had a look through the manual and from what I see, DAB stations should be available to select from the list if I have FM/DAB selected. However this is not the case, I only appear to have a limited number of FM stations, with not a single DAB station in the list. I’ll try again tomorrow.

When you try are you perhaps in an area of no DAB reception - or if you have the other radio (Swing) does it get DAB (I didn't look)?

 

But I did screen snip the imagine and luckily haven't deleted it yet.

 

 

DAB seems to require quite a strong signal so it is quite possible there were no receivable DAB stations where you were.

I can receive DAB in the city but in outer urban or country areas I can only receive AM and FM.

 

@bnmlvn

I have same issue with Bolero.I activate Navigation last summer via shop and from that moment deactivate somehow the DAB reception.Nobody knows why.No need to do something special, just select FM/DAB and you can see in display all together.But I have now just FM and all the station with DAB missing.I think it’s a software issue.Not bother me so much.

You could have a look and see if there's been any updates that hopefully rectify the issue without causing a different issue, try here. Update portal - https://updateportal.skoda-auto.com/

 

And generally, recalls.  - https://www.skoda-auto.com/services/recall-actions

 

I've been using DAB radios in home for decades and the reception quality seems to have dropped to me.  The DAB in the UK was (is?) different to Europe but now we have DAB+ apparently.  My home radios have FM bands but I never listen to them.  Try listening to AM MW or LW in the UK if you want nostalgia and enjoy knob-twiddling. -  https://getdigitalradio.com/faqs/what-is-dab/#:~:text=The UK's first national DAB%2B,national commercial Digital One multiplex.