So not this one?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you Varooom and RootToot for your interest.

Varoom - The person I have in mind who owns the VCDS capability is a contractor and is working away from home at present. When he gets back, if all else fails, I will ask him for his help.

RootToot - I am aware of the Mr Fix YouTube video. It was uploaded on December 11, 2014 and I surmise was 'shot' from a later model car than mine i.e. the dashboard layout is different. But, the sequence of:- button; ignition; release button; twist; switch off and on - is the same as I have used in years 1,2 and 3 of ownership and which worked on my car. I am afraid I am repeating myself, but, now this same procedure does not work any more !

service display.wmv

 

You say your car is a facelift model so I made a short video to show you how to read the time and miles left before a service is required. NOTE on facelift models you can ONLY reset the service to zero when the spanner is showing as well.

 

The video starts with the ignition ON.

You will see me click the speedo stalk one click at a time.

It starts by allowing a time reset. When the spanner shows on the display you will see 105 for time in the centre of the display and 8000 miles opposite the spanner.

 

This means there is 105 days left OR 8000 miles before SERVICE REQUIRED comes up again.

From memory I remember you need to push the knob in order to do a reset. (but only if the spanner is showing on the normal display).

You can click the knob left and right to choose your direction around the loop of functions

 

 

 

Edited 28 September, 20223 yr by pikpilot
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If it has cleared numerous times before but not working this time, I SUSPECT a fault with the trip reset button.ie the twist not contacting .........

 

Or the following post link and number 5 instruction

Edited 28 September, 20223 yr by Tilt

@ADOKS13 This has slightly different instructions to mine ... this for facelift

 

Check number 5 instruction ............. then number 6

 

 

 

 

Mine is non facelift.

 

Edited 28 September, 20223 yr by Tilt

Thank you PikPilot and Tilt for your latest replies. I am bowled-over by your responses and contributions to try solving my car's problem. Tomorrow I will follow the steps to see if any of your suggestions work. My immediate answer to the idea that the dashboard push button may be at fault is, it enables me to scroll through all of the (limited) screens on my car; and, in addition the stalk on the right of the steering column enables me to achieve the same results.

However, I believe not all Octavia II facelift dashboards are alike (as witnessed by the YouTube videos being different from my car).

I am truly exasperated by this situation.

Hi - Tilt. This morning I followed the YouTube video you posted on how to reset the service light for an Octavia MkII Facelift car. It had NO effect.

 

PikPilot - I ran again the dashboard sequence on my car using the knurled knob. The screen sequence/contents are as follows, after holding down the button and switching on the ignition:-

Screen#1 - displays:- time of day, remaining distance that can be covered with this tank of diesel, spanner and SERVICE - message.

Screen#2 - allows for the hours to be altered.

Screen#3 - allows for the minutes to be altered.

Screen#4 - displays a clock symbol and in my car's case (-196).

Return to screen#1.

That is it.

 

I think your video depicts a much newer car than my '09' model and in the intervening years the electronics capability might have been improved and extended.

However, I now believe what screen 4 is telling me is that the computer 'thinks' it is 196 days since anything was done to the car - this is not the case.

Is it likely Skoda have built a 'trap' in their software meaning if they think a vehicle has grossly exceeded a visit to their dealer - this could be the reason why I cannot get rid of the dashboard message ?

'They' have done all sorts.  They had not done that in 2008/2009 though. So what comes since does not really matter.

 

 

Get yourself the Carista OBD dongle from Amazon for around £25.  I think it comes with a month's worth of free access to all functions. You'll be able to reset everything and read any faults that you might have.

7 hours ago, ADOKS13 said:

Hi - Tilt. This morning I followed the YouTube video you posted

 

Well that was the correct one for your car pal. (as said, it was slightly different to mine).

 

I guess you either need to purchase whatever has been advised (not my advice)

 

Or just find a local Auto Technician to reset it for you. Take a few quid with ya ............

10 hours ago, ADOKS13 said:

However, I now believe what screen 4 is telling me is that the computer 'thinks' it is 196 days since anything was done to the car - this is not the case.

 

The - sign indicates it is now 196 days since it told you that a service is due.

 

E n d  o f  story.

Earlier today my colleague and I plugged-in the Vag-Com dongle and using the VCDS software succeeded in clearing the System Reset Indicator.

Thank you to everyone who tried to come up with earlier suggestions.

Thank goodness for that, I might be able to sleep now, Lol.