Thought I'd post to say hi👋

 

Just took delivery of a manual Karoq 1.5 TSi SE L.

 

We have owned many Skoda's over the years, although after struggling to decide what to replace a Yeti TdF (remapped by Shark) with, opted for a pre-reg Suzuki SX4 S-Cross 1.4 All-grip SZ5 (which proved excellent in the recent snow!).

 

We ran the Suzuki for just over 4 years (and 60000 miles), before trading it in for my first ever factory order Skoda.

 

Opted for dynamic blue (not keen on paying for paint!) and added winter pack+, the smallest spare wheel, 5-year warranty and third key (bargain at £35!).

 

Loving the heated steering wheel and windscreen 👍

 

Happy with how the Karoq drives and somewhat relieved to see there now appears to be no issue with the aforementioned 'kangarooring' issues.

 

I was initially hesitant to forgo 4WD, but will more than likely fit All-season tyres in time for next winter. The tyre size (215/50/18 96W) does however cut down the choice somewhat!

 

The the on-board tech in the Karoq took a little time to find my way around. I did set up a Skoda connect account, but suspect I won't continue to pay for this facility after the first year expires expires.

 

I did notice last night the passenger side wing mirror does not appear to auto dim, so suspect this may be faulty, as I'd assume both sides would be auto-dimming (along with the rear view mirror)?

 

The LED headlights in the Karoq seem to be a step up from those in the Suzuki, in terms of illumination, but I guess will be the the non auto height adjusting type, given there is an option to alter headlight position in the information screen?

 

Slightly surprised to see the combination of led and halogen bulbs around the car. LED DRL's, headlights, indicators and number plate lights, but halogen for the fog lights. And in the interior LED for the sun visor illumination, but all halogen for the interior lights (front, rear and boot) and glovebox illumination.

 

The biggest difference between the Karoq and Suzuki at the present time appears to be much improved road noise and general ride comfort.

 

I'll report back regarding the passenger wing mirror👍

 

 

 

 

Edited 16 March, 20233 yr by pinkpanther

 

Another initial finding - wireless Android auto works faultlessly with a pixel 6a, but wired only with my Huawei p30 Pro🤷‍♂️

See this recent thread:

 

 

1 hour ago, pinkpanther said:

The the on-board tech in the Karoq took a little time to find my way around. I did set up a Skoda connect account, but suspect I won't continue to pay for this facility after the first year expires expires.

 

The LED headlights in the Karoq seem to be a step up from those in the Suzuki, in terms of illumination, but I guess will be the the non auto height adjusting type, given there is an option to alter headlight position in the information screen?

 

 

 

 

Hi.  You managed to set up connect without any issues  👍    As you may have seen on the forum, this is a problematic area for many.  Very few people chose to continue with the service after one year. With wireless Android Auto available, I don't see reason to do so.

 

I don't have the latest facelift model so not 100% on your particular car but would be surprised if your LED headlights were not self levelling.   It's likely the option you see in the infotainment is for adjusting them when you drive on the continent - gives you the option to set them for right or left hand drive. 

Edited 16 March, 20233 yr by kodiaqsportline

On 16/03/2023 at 13:40, kodiaqsportline said:

 

Hi.  You managed to set up connect without any issues  👍    As you may have seen on the forum, this is a problematic area for many.  Very few people chose to continue with the service after one year. With wireless Android Auto available, I don't see reason to do so.

 

I don't have the latest facelift model so not 100% on your particular car but would be surprised if your LED headlights were not self levelling.   It's likely the option you see in the infotainment is for adjusting them when you drive on the continent - gives you the option to set them for right or left hand drive. 

Headlights appear to be non self-levelling, given the option exists in the entertainment system to manually raise or lower them.

 

They do seem pretty decent at night-time though👍

 

 

 

 

 

On 16/03/2023 at 12:40, pinkpanther said:

Thought I'd post to say hi👋

 

Just took delivery of a manual Karoq 1.5 TSi SE L.

 

We have owned many Skoda's over the years, although after struggling to decide what to replace a Yeti TdF (remapped by Shark) with, opted for a pre-reg Suzuki SX4 S-Cross 1.4 All-grip SZ5 (which proved excellent in the recent snow!).

 

We ran the Suzuki for just over 4 years (and 60000 miles), before trading it in for my first ever factory order Skoda.

 

Opted for dynamic blue (not keen on paying for paint!) and added winter pack+, the smallest spare wheel, 5-year warranty and third key (bargain at £35!).

 

Loving the heated steering wheel and windscreen 👍

 

Happy with how the Karoq drives and somewhat relieved to see there now appears to be no issue with the aforementioned 'kangarooring' issues.

 

I was initially hesitant to forgo 4WD, but will more than likely fit All-season tyres in time for next winter. The tyre size (215/50/18 96W) does however cut down the choice somewhat!

 

The the on-board tech in the Karoq took a little time to find my way around. I did set up a Skoda connect account, but suspect I won't continue to pay for this facility after the first year expires expires.

 

I did notice last night the passenger side wing mirror does not appear to auto dim, so suspect this may be faulty, as I'd assume both sides would be auto-dimming (along with the rear view mirror)?

 

The LED headlights in the Karoq seem to be a step up from those in the Suzuki, in terms of illumination, but I guess will be the the non auto height adjusting type, given there is an option to alter headlight position in the information screen?

 

Slightly surprised to see the combination of led and halogen bulbs around the car. LED DRL's, headlights, indicators and number plate lights, but halogen for the fog lights. And in the interior LED for the sun visor illumination, but all halogen for the interior lights (front, rear and boot) and glovebox illumination.

 

The biggest difference between the Karoq and Suzuki at the present time appears to be much improved road noise and general ride comfort.

 

I'll report back regarding the passenger wing mirror👍

 

 

 

 

Main dealer confirmed the passenger wing mirror isn't auto-dimming 🤨

Drove around 150 miles on the A1 today and made no particular efforts with regards to maximising fuel economy. Have to say I was impressed with the MPG

 

😃

On 16/03/2023 at 12:40, pinkpanther said:

Thought I'd post to say hi👋

 

Just took delivery of a manual Karoq 1.5 TSi SE L.

 

We have owned many Skoda's over the years, although after struggling to decide what to replace a Yeti TdF (remapped by Shark) with, opted for a pre-reg Suzuki SX4 S-Cross 1.4 All-grip SZ5 (which proved excellent in the recent snow!).

 

We ran the Suzuki for just over 4 years (and 60000 miles), before trading it in for my first ever factory order Skoda.

 

Opted for dynamic blue (not keen on paying for paint!) and added winter pack+, the smallest spare wheel, 5-year warranty and third key (bargain at £35!).

 

Loving the heated steering wheel and windscreen 👍

 

Happy with how the Karoq drives and somewhat relieved to see there now appears to be no issue with the aforementioned 'kangarooring' issues.

 

I was initially hesitant to forgo 4WD, but will more than likely fit All-season tyres in time for next winter. The tyre size (215/50/18 96W) does however cut down the choice somewhat!

 

The the on-board tech in the Karoq took a little time to find my way around. I did set up a Skoda connect account, but suspect I won't continue to pay for this facility after the first year expires expires.

 

I did notice last night the passenger side wing mirror does not appear to auto dim, so suspect this may be faulty, as I'd assume both sides would be auto-dimming (along with the rear view mirror)?

 

The LED headlights in the Karoq seem to be a step up from those in the Suzuki, in terms of illumination, but I guess will be the the non auto height adjusting type, given there is an option to alter headlight position in the information screen?

 

Slightly surprised to see the combination of led and halogen bulbs around the car. LED DRL's, headlights, indicators and number plate lights, but halogen for the fog lights. And in the interior LED for the sun visor illumination, but all halogen for the interior lights (front, rear and boot) and glovebox illumination.

 

The biggest difference between the Karoq and Suzuki at the present time appears to be much improved road noise and general ride comfort.

 

I'll report back regarding the passenger wing mirror👍

 

 

 

 

Can you post a picture of the front with the headlamps and fog lamps on? Are they different colours if the fogs are halogen?

 

they are definitely a downgrade from the first gen Karoq SEL if so. As the headlamps are self levelling and super bright projector LEDs

Thankfully the only thing Fog Lights require to do is work as Fog Lights when visibility is poor like when Foggy and you can see and be seen.

They are all about the function and not being Stylee.

Surely other road users could not care less if they match the colour of the Dipped Headlights & Sidelights. 

On 22/03/2023 at 23:31, pinkpanther said:

Headlights appear to be non self-levelling, given the option exists in the entertainment system to manually raise or lower them.

 

They do seem pretty decent at night-time though👍

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's certainly a new one on me. What idiot came up with the idea of adjusting headlights via a slider on a touchscreen? That's a cost cutting measure too far IMO.

 

I was always under the impression there was a legal requirement for both LED and Xenon headlights to be self levelling. Obviously I was wrong.

 

Looking at the online brochures, for my MY19 car, the manual specifically states that this adjustment only relates to Halogen headlights - Full LED headlights auto-adjust.

 

Looking at MY21 cars, the owners manual says exactly the same thing.

 

Looking at the very latest manual, December '22,  the wording has changed to...

 

Headlight range control

Applies to headlights with adaptive functions.

In dynamic cornering light, the headlight range control is adjusted automatically.

 

So from that I'm assuming they've downgraded the LED's and left auto adjustment to the £2000 optional extra Matrix LED's. 😲

 

Skoda is rapidly loosing it's value for money mojo.

 

 

 

 

21 hours ago, MrAdamwood said:

Can you post a picture of the front with the headlamps and fog lamps on? Are they different colours if the fogs are halogen?

 

they are definitely a downgrade from the first gen Karoq SEL if so. As the headlamps are self levelling and super bright projector LEDs

Fog lights are most certainly halogen and the LED headlights are the lower power variety which do not require automatic leveling.

 

Despite this they do seem a significant step up over the xenons in my previous Yeti.

 

 

9 hours ago, kodiaqsportline said:

 

That's certainly a new one on me. What idiot came up with the idea of adjusting headlights via a slider on a touchscreen? That's a cost cutting measure too far IMO.

 

I was always under the impression there was a legal requirement for both LED and Xenon headlights to be self levelling. Obviously I was wrong.

 

Looking at the online brochures, for my MY19 car, the manual specifically states that this adjustment only relates to Halogen headlights - Full LED headlights auto-adjust.

 

Looking at MY21 cars, the owners manual says exactly the same thing.

 

Looking at the very latest manual, December '22,  the wording has changed to...

 

Headlight range control

Applies to headlights with adaptive functions.

In dynamic cornering light, the headlight range control is adjusted automatically.

 

So from that I'm assuming they've downgraded the LED's and left auto adjustment to the £2000 optional extra Matrix LED's. 😲

 

Skoda is rapidly loosing it's value for money mojo.

 

 

 

 

I tried the headlight range control in the infotainment system and it does indeed manually adjust the headlights up and down.

 

Slightly disappointed with this as a SEAT Toledo (Rapid clone) I'd previously owned had automatically adjusting LED headlights, despite being a considerably older platform.

Despite the minor disappointment of the halogen foglights, halogen interior lights and non-auto adjusting LED headlights I'm pretty happy with the Karoq.

 

I've covered around 1500 miles since collecting it a couple of weeks back and it's averaged mid forties to the gallon.

 

The 1.5 TSI isn't a sparkling, or particularly eager engine, but it cruises quietly enough (2k RPM @70mph in sixth) and is surprisingly efficient👍

Edited 31 March, 20233 yr by pinkpanther

9 hours ago, kodiaqsportline said:

 

That's certainly a new one on me. What idiot came up with the idea of adjusting headlights via a slider on a touchscreen? That's a cost cutting measure too far IMO.

 

I was always under the impression there was a legal requirement for both LED and Xenon headlights to be self levelling. Obviously I was wrong.

 

Looking at the online brochures, for my MY19 car, the manual specifically states that this adjustment only relates to Halogen headlights - Full LED headlights auto-adjust.

 

Looking at MY21 cars, the owners manual says exactly the same thing.

 

Looking at the very latest manual, December '22,  the wording has changed to...

 

Headlight range control

Applies to headlights with adaptive functions.

In dynamic cornering light, the headlight range control is adjusted automatically.

 

So from that I'm assuming they've downgraded the LED's and left auto adjustment to the £2000 optional extra Matrix LED's. 😲

 

Skoda is rapidly loosing it's value for money mojo.

 

 

 

 

I did briefly consider speccing  the matrix LED headlights, but couldn't justify the (extraordinary) cost.

 

Pleased to see the heated windscreen is now some type of film, rather than individual filaments.

 

The heated seats are excellent and the seats themselves are a considerable step over my previous Yeti, in terms of comfort.

 

I went for winter pack+ so was intrigued to see how the heated rear seats would work, given they fold and come out entirely. Pretty clever system👍

Edited 30 March, 20233 yr by pinkpanther

Also disappointed to see there is no cornering function, which on previous Yeti's involved the fog lights.

 

I did look through the customisation options (in Carista) - not possible to enable them apparently☹️

I corner by turning the steering wheel, I assume you still have that? 

15 hours ago, pinkpanther said:

Also disappointed to see there is no cornering function, which on previous Yeti's involved the fog lights.

 

I did look through the customisation options (in Carista) - not possible to enable them apparently☹️

 

Strange as Carista has the option to enable them on a Kodiaq (or at least did for our 2018 one) 

On 30/03/2023 at 21:06, pinkpanther said:

I tried the headlight range control in the infotainment system and it does indeed manually adjust the headlights up and down.

 

Slightly disappointed with this as a SEAT Toledo (Rapid clone) I'd previously owned had automatically adjusting LED headlights, despite being a considerably older platform.

The previous model Karoq had automatically adjusting LED lights also! So im missing a few things from my previous Karoq - a rechargeable torch, and 2 x extra hanging hooks in the boot! Im sure there must be other stuff too...you pay more, and get less.😟

On 02/04/2023 at 08:03, OldKaroq said:

The previous model Karoq had automatically adjusting LED lights also! So im missing a few things from my previous Karoq - a rechargeable torch, and 2 x extra hanging hooks in the boot! Im sure there must be other stuff too...you pay more, and get less.😟

I'd kept 2 hanging hooks from a previous Yeti, so no shortage of them in the Karoq

 

Noticed I have a halogen boot light, but no removable torch sadly - must upgrade the feeble boot light to LED.

Just passed 2k miles now and now reasonably adapted to the online tech. 

 

Finally settled on a configuration for the virtual cockpit (smaller display in my car) and am in general enjoying the car, although several recent forays in to muddy car parks have left me wondering if I'll ultimately regret foregoing all-wheel drive 🤔

 

3 hours ago, pinkpanther said:

…but no removable torch sadly

I was quite disappointed when I found out this had been dropped from the Karoq 😆

5 hours ago, Modders said:

I was quite disappointed when I found out this had been dropped from the Karoq 😆

 

Me too! Briefly, I thought my life was over..... 😢 I felt sure that little torch would save the day.

 

Im over it now.

 

On 30/03/2023 at 21:10, pinkpanther said:

 

The 1.5 TSI isn't a sparkling, or particularly eager engine, but it cruises quietly enough (2k RPM @70mph in sixth) and is surprisingly efficient

This is what I’ve found too after a month of use, in fact my biggest shock initially was just how quiet the engine is, almost imperceptible at tickover.

My best economy to date is 49.5 mpg and that was without trying, just pootling around a mix of A and B roads, I’m impressed so far.

 

On 30/03/2023 at 22:10, pinkpanther said:

The 1.5 TSI isn't a sparkling, or particularly eager engine, but it cruises quietly enough (2k RPM @70mph in sixth) and is surprisingly efficient👍

 

My wife has that engine in the Karoq. The same in my Kamiq with the DSG box is a completely different beast, particularly if you use the manual mode, loads of poke 

3 hours ago, sussamb said:

 

My wife has that engine in the Karoq. The same in my Kamiq with the DSG box is a completely different beast, particularly if you use the manual mode, loads of poke 

I test drove it in DSG form, but have never got on with the gearbox, so ordered the manual.

 

Seem to recall the manual is marginally quicker though?

 

It goes well enough for what it is, and certainly appears decently economical.

Edited 9 April, 20233 yr by pinkpanther