Hi all. Recently acquired a new-to-me Kodiaq, and I have a few questions about what I've got/what I should have!

 

The Skoda connect portal seems a little confused about what I bought. It was advertised and sold as an 'Edition' model (1.4 TSI DSG 4x4, 5 seat). In the vehicle details tab of Skoda Connect, it calls my car's trim 'Style'; in the generated digital certificate 'SE L'. If it helps, it has electrically adjustable driver and passenger seats, power boot (but not virtual pedal, AFACT) lanekeeping/sign recognition/front assist/blind spot monitoring but standard cruise control (not adaptive), and is 4wd so has the 'offroad' button. The glovebox unit has two SD card slots, a sim card slot and a CD (or possibly DVD) drive. It was listed as registered in 2018, but the digital cert says it was manufactured in 2017.

 

I registered the 30-day trials for the Skoda connect services, and so in the app/website I can see the status of the windows/locks, remaining range and a few other things, but I don't seem to have any options for remote unlock (which if I've read correctly was only available from the late 2018 models on) *or* for honk/flash. 

 

Is that what I should expect, or am I missing functionality that needs, say, a SIM card or a software update or some such? 

 

Cheers!

 

The Edition model has leather seats, whereas the SEL would have alcantara .

It would also have 19” Triglav alloy wheels, and silver roof rails.

I believe the edition was a UK only model, and it was common to have them named as the European model it was based on ie Style.

36 minutes ago, Kenny R said:

The Edition model has leather seats, whereas the SEL would have alcantara .

It would also have 19” Triglav alloy wheels, and silver roof rails.

I believe the edition was a UK only model, and it was common to have them named as the European model it was based on ie Style.

 

Then the Edition is what we have — black leather throughout. Thanks!

4 minutes ago, theanorak said:

Then the Edition is what we have — black leather throughout. Thanks!

 

Not necessarily - the leather seats were an option on the SE-L.

 

What colour are the roof rails? If they are black, then it's an SE-L. If they're silver, it's an Edition.

Edited 3 August, 20223 yr by Yogi-Bear

Just now, Yogi-Bear said:

What colour are the roof rails? If they are black, then it's an SE-L. If they're silver, it's an Edition.

 

They're silver -- sorry, should have mentioned that in my previous reply.

 

Now I just have to figure out if any of the Connect remote 'actions' work on this model, or if it's info-only. Not sure it's worth paying for once the trial is over if all I can do is see status...

15 minutes ago, theanorak said:

Now I just have to figure out if any of the Connect remote 'actions' work on this model, or if it's info-only.

 

If it was built in 2017, then no, there is no remote access. That came in MY2018, which annoyed me because my first Kodiaq was made Jan 2018 and so I missed out too.

 

But to be fair - my new one has them and I don't use that functionality anyway 😆.

5 minutes ago, Yogi-Bear said:

 

If it was built in 2017, then no, there is no remote access. That came in MY2018, which annoyed me because my first Kodiaq was made Jan 2018 and so I missed out too.

 

But to be fair - my new one has them and I don't use that functionality anyway 😆.

 

Ah well, was worth checking. We're sufficently dopey/paranoid about 'did we lock the car' that going back to press the lock button one more time is almost habit — so I think we'd have used that remote lock functionality if it was on the car.

 

TVM.

2 hours ago, theanorak said:

 

 

Now I just have to figure out if any of the Connect remote 'actions' work on this model, or if it's info-only. Not sure it's worth paying for once the trial is over if all I can do is see status...

As said won’t have remote action, but would show car is locked, windows closed and lights off, would save you a walk back to check

Be aware of this discussion though

Honk/flash works on my 2017 Edition, as does displaying the status of windows and doors. No remote unlock though, as you've already discovered.