Good morning all

I have taken delivery of my new kodiaq se L exec

I have almost every extra but no blind spot detection, does anyone know if this can be retrofitted and if so any recommendations?

when I ordered the car it was in the list included in the pack but has since been removed, tried contacting Škoda but no response as yet

thanks in advance

Anything is possible but would have thought the time and cost involved would be prohibitive. Apart from the obvious mirror and blind spot indicator upgrades, I believe the system requires extra sensors at the side of the car hidden underneath the rear bumper - think these are the same sensors used for rear cross assist so assume you don't have that either.  Was that also on the original spec?

 

On a separate note, I've been looking at vans recently and was confused why Peugeot dropped their rear parking sensors. ( which you kinda want on a large panel van ). I've been since told Peugeot dropped then so they could continue building panel vans otherwise the production output would have been reduced due to semi-conductor supply problems. Sounds reasonable Skoda may have dropped blind spot on your car for the very same reason. I hope you were conpensated.

 

 

@kodiaqsportlinethank you for your input

 

I will research it and aim to take it up with ŠKODA directly and no not a penny piece in compensation

I didn’t see Blind Spot accessory offered when I was ordering.

 

What package or bundle is it supposed to be included in for a Kodiaq?

@BoxerBoywhen did you order yours? 
 

that’s interesting as after my order I’m hearing  they removed it from the pack which included the lane assist etc

Ordered in November.  I’m not interested in having Blind Spot detection, just curious.
 

This pack?
 

Edited 7 February, 20233 yr by BoxerBoy
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Yes this is the pack I ordered way back in July 2022

5 hours ago, Andykodiaq said:

@kodiaqsportlinethank you for your input

 

I will research it and aim to take it up with ŠKODA directly and no not a penny piece in compensation

 

If it's not the car I ordered then I can guarantee you they'd have compensated me. 🤣

According to the August 2021 brochure I have,  Blind spot was a £575 option, or you could get Lane assist and blind spot for £1000.

The Travel assist pack was £1020, and does not include Blind spot detection.

Attached is from November 2022 and as you can see the Blind spot options have disappeared. The Travel assist pack is still available, but as before does not include Blind spot detection.

Due to the semiconductor issues you can’t get it now. I tried and failed at the weekend there.

Yes, it is possible and has already been done by many Skoda (and other VAG cars) owners on their own.

The possibility of retrofitting and, accordingly, its cost may vary depending on the basic configuration of your car, the availability of VCDS and / or PagCanPRO (VCP), etc. and work skills. I myself am now in the progress of retrofitting my OCTAVIA. For more details, I can recommend to visit www.drive2.com. Unfortunately, the most of upgrading projects are written in Russia, but several ones can be found in English.

I'm also sure that you can find many people or firms near by that are specialized in such retrofit.  Good Luck!

hello,

do you happen to know what the part codes are for the sensors/radar and for the supports?

thank you

Hello,

Finally, I contrived  to install my Lane Change Assist (BSD / RTA). It seems to me that the new assistant works as it should. In order that you can better understand, which specifications my car has, which radars I set and what has to be done, I would like to refer you to my post in Ross-Tech Forums (see link below). Although I am not a real expert with regard to coding etc., do not hesitate to ask me.

https://forums.ross-tech.com/index.php?threads/37614/#post-313394

Best regards

P.S.

After the work done, I estimate this retrofit not so complex as was seen in the beginning.