Hi, I have just acquired a 63 plate Superb, which is a bit of an upgrade from the fabia I previously had. 
It is a the “poverty spec 😉” S trim, I have paired my phone (iPhone xs) and that works great, however in order to get Bluetooth to play audio I have to initiate it from the phone first, which is no huge issue, (the fabia used a BT adaptor connected to the aux) but I can’t seem to skip to next track or anything using the steering wheel controls or the Swing radio. I have deleted the pairing on the phone and the bt kit in the MFD.

It’s bugging me as it should be simple, if it just doesn’t work then that’s fine too, I even resorted to reading the manual and that suggested it should work. If it helps I’m using the Apple Music app.

Is this with the engine on? Mine works fine, but only when the engine is running.

That is a good question, I was only messing about whilst stationary with the engine off, but ignition on. I’ll give it a go tomorrow and see if that makes a difference. It’s the sort of obvious thing I’ve been missing all day today, so it wouldn’t surprise me if it sorted it. Thanks for the suggestion 

20 hours ago, dancingbear84 said:

Hi, I have just acquired a 63 plate Superb, which is a bit of an upgrade from the fabia I previously had. 
It is a the “poverty spec 😉” S trim,

 

Welcome to the "S" club.

 

On my S model Superb S I've found an Amazon Echo Auto combined with my Pixel 4a (Android) phone works really well where I can ask Alexa for my Music (be it Amazon Prime, Spotify etc) and then ask Alex for next track etc. Or sometimes I ask Alexa for a radio station - eg Scala radio etc. I also can control Google Maps etc. The Brodit clip setup is your friend as well.

 

The basic car Bluetooth is limited re control and I always configure the device on the Superb for "hands free" - if you select "Premium" it takes over your connectivity (Sim) that does strange things that breaks phone connectivity to t'internet.

 

Edited 4 August, 20223 yr by bigjohn

Hey bigjohn, thanks for the reply, I was looking at the difference between hf and premium was to do with rsap, iOS doesn’t support that apparently. 
 

I have a mount thing that does wireless charging, but I’m not sure I want to hang it off the air vents like I did in the fabia, so I’ll take a look.

 

I think the S spec is surprisingly good for the base trim, although I am finding the lack of parking sensors a pain, I’m considering either upgrading the Head Unit and then wiring in a camera, or just getting a wireless camera and seeing how that goes. In an ideal world I’d do all three but that’s not really an option 

6 minutes ago, dancingbear84 said:

 

 

I think the S spec is surprisingly good for the base trim, although I am finding the lack of parking sensors a pain,  an option 

 

I had parking sensors added to mine as part of my purchase, I also insisted on a spare tyre and needed to know how to convert lights for European driving. - mine is a 2014 facelift twindoor 1.4 bought in 2015. Other than that for an S model spec is reasonable with cruise, stop/start, auto lights etc.

 

Make sure the 1.4 has regular oil changes to look after cam chain/ variable cam timing etc (avoid extended servicing - I've had fixed from 14 months) - Mine now has about 105k miles on the clock, doesn't noticeably burn oil and averages about 46mpg (50 on a steady run)! It doesn't have a DMF and has an external clutch slave cylinder. As you'll already know it's incredibly refined as well.

 

 

It looks like it has previously had variable servicing, but only has about 70k on it, It'll be done annually from now on. I was only getting around 43-45 from the 1.2 Fabia so that would be an improvement to be honest.
There is a lot of things I like, the "ambient" footwell and "cats eye lights" for a start, the boot is unbelievable in terms of space as is the rear leg room. It's a 63 plate FL 1.4 as well so probably very similar. My level of knowledge on mechanics is not that good to be honest, I know a DMF is a dual mass flywheel but couldn't tell you why that is or isn't good, the same goes for the external clutch slave cylinder  🤣

16 minutes ago, dancingbear84 said:

 I know a DMF is a dual mass flywheel but couldn't tell you why that is or isn't good, the same goes for the external clutch slave cylinder  🤣

 

DMF is a "dual" flywheel full of cogs and springs that is know to fail and is an expensive job - the 1.4 has a single mass flywheel, which is effectively one lump of metal(reliable).

 

Bigger manual engines have a concentric clutch slave cylinder (inside bellhousing) that can fail and it's a full gearbox off job to fix. The external slave on yours is more reliable and sits on top of the gearbox so it's a cheap and easy fix if it does have as problem.

Edited 4 August, 20223 yr by bigjohn

That's good to know, they're all words I'd heard before, but if I'm honest I've never really motivated my self to look up about them. I like things that are cost effective to fix and don't require an f1 pit crew

Tech - S model style:-

Echo Auto top, Tomtom mounted on Brodit clip and lower down mobile phone cradle secured with strong double sided adhesive strips.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited 7 August, 20223 yr by bigjohn

That’s all you really need I reckon, as I don’t tend to go too far too often I’d probably use my mobile for GPS. If I get a reverse camera I’ll likely fit that where you have put your phone. 
 

Just went for a spin, wasn’t able to get the steering controls working with BT 🤷 tried with hands free and premium options. I assume that is one of those things I’ll have to live with.

Ok - just experimented with Music controlled by the car (not Alexa!) and in hands free mode the arrows indeed don't control the tracks etc. BUT pushing the voice button on the steering wheel does - eg push button then say "Music" then "Next". It's a bit primitive but it kind of works.

 

 

Edited 5 August, 20223 yr by bigjohn

Thanks, I did give it a try and it sort of worked, although clunky, like you say. I also discovered that I can pair a different phone to the Handsfree than the audio. This will please my kids no end who always nag me to play their “choons”