New Octavia tips and tricks

[oooctavia]

Is there no way of getting the actual mph value to be displayed permanently on the driver display where mpgs and average mph is displayed?

Could it be enabled by VAGcom?

[willis1337]

Is there no way of getting the actual mph value to be displayed permanently on the driver display where mpgs and average mph is displayed?

Could it be enabled by VAGcom?

Don't think it's possible as speedo has to display both mph and kmh at the same time one way or another, so if the dials are in mph the digital readout will always be in kmh.

[Sonic_Vrs]

how do i get my non maxidot display to show overall mileage whilst on the move?

[HER3TIC]

dont you just press the button on the dash? press it quickly to change between trip and total miles, and hold it in to reset the trip

[octavialover]

Just a quick one for those of you who plan to keep their cars for a while, I have found that if you use the drivers electric window switch a lot, the black edge of the switch will wear away revealing a white edge. This does look rather unsightly, so to prevent this I use ordinary sellotape, cut to size, to go over the edge bit. This will stop the black paint wearing away.

[chrispy 2]

Just a quick one for those of you who plan to keep their cars for a while, I have found that if you use the drivers electric window switch a lot, the black edge of the switch will wear away revealing a white edge. This does look rather unsightly, so to prevent this I use ordinary sellotape, cut to size, to go over the edge bit. This will stop the black paint wearing away.

Until you take the sellotape off and it rips the paint off in one go. :S

[virkdoc]

Don't think it's possible as speedo has to display both mph and kmh at the same time one way or another, so if the dials are in mph the digital readout will always be in kmh.

My dials are kmph but I can get it to display in Mph....i have the FL 2011 without the Maxidot

[rob octavia]

Just a quick one for those of you who plan to keep their cars for a while, I have found that if you use the drivers electric window switch a lot, the black edge of the switch will wear away revealing a white edge. This does look rather unsightly, so to prevent this I use ordinary sellotape, cut to size, to go over the edge bit. This will stop the black paint wearing away.

good if you have a new octavia no good if it has already happened

[Joys]

i only found that out today on my mk1 octavia vrs...its for when you park your car up and its sticking out onto a road somewhere or parked close to a road or parked in an estate...just so people can see it...and beleive me it does work...

When it is parked on one side ,only inner side light indication is required for visibility to other vehicles and its saving energy by keeping other side lights off.

Edited 4 June, 2011 by Joys

[m0bov]

You can get big MPH bu setting Country Code to Australia.

[arlinds]

hello

how can I get the doors to lock as soon as the car starts driving? I have the button but I wish they locked automatically upon start....

any tips greatly appreciated

[chr1staylor]

hello

how can I get the doors to lock as soon as the car starts driving? I have the button but I wish they locked automatically upon start....

any tips greatly appreciated

Either ask your dealer or a friendly local briskoda member with VAG.COM software to enable Anti Hijack for you.

There's a list of members and locations in the VCDS area of the forum.

[arlinds]

Either ask your dealer or a friendly local briskoda member with VAG.COM software to enable Anti Hijack for you.

There's a list of members and locations in the VCDS area of the forum.

I didn't know the dealer could do it....that's great. I'll ask him as soon as possible.

Thanks a lot.

Edited 8 September, 2011 by arlinds

[djdazzy]

I didn't know the dealer could do it....that's great. I'll ask him as soon as possible.

Thanks a lot.

Dealer set mine when it was serviced and charge me 40 quid for the pleasure.

[LSainsbury]

here are all the climate contol settings. Now these have been translated by someone else from Spanish. The translation is not brilliant and where I have been able to, I have made it easier to understand (so most of it has been left alone)

To enter the climate settings, press ECON and the top right button in the middle cluster of 4 buttons.

To change the main channel (large number on passenger side LCD), use the passenger side temp dial. To change the sub channel (the small number to the top right of the main number), use the fan speed dial.

To exit press AUTO and ECO simultaniously.

Hi,

I guess these do not work with a face-lifted 10' plate Octavia with new style climate - there's no ECON button on mine so I guess they don't work?

Are there any tips / tricks for that model?

Cheers

Lee

[D15VRS]

How do you find in Maxi Dot. ‘comfort coding’

[D15VRS]

IF you have maxi dot, how do you get into ‘comfort coding’

[HUD Engineer]

good if you have a new octavia no good if it has already happened

I found a fine point black permanent marker pen (as used for writing on CDs) very handy for attending to such damage, as stuff like that irritates me more than it should. That reminds, me, there is also a spec of white showing on one of the air option buttons that also just needs a dab.

I must experiment more with options for opening and closing windows via locking operations. It used to work on my 52 plate Octavia, but I've not figured a way to do it on my 56 plate L&K.

I did discover that the car was rain sensing while parked, and that it closed the sunroof, but I turned that option off, as I sometimes leave my car parked for several weeks, and lots of cars with smart functions can flatten the battery in a couple of weeks. I prefer a quick getaway from the airport when I get back to my car. It would be good if there was a hibernate option.

[SteveTheElder]

hello

how can I get the doors to lock as soon as the car starts driving? I have the button but I wish they locked automatically upon start....

any tips greatly appreciated

Just got my new 12 plate on Saturday (without MaxiDot) - the doors locked automatically as I drove away from the showroom, and for most of the day. But they don't any more!

Presumably my fiddling with various buttons (without reading the manual of course!) has changed the setting...

Anyone know haw to change it back?

Thanks

[Silvergamer]

Hello all,

Does anyone know what are the second lights in the fog lights for?

I was told by the dealer that they are actually turning lights, for when turning into your driveway at night , only the one light comes on depending on which direction you are turning in, but they only work if you have the swivelling xenon light option on your car.

[SteveTheElder]

I was told by the dealer that they are actually turning lights, for when turning into your driveway at night , only the one light comes on depending on which direction you are turning in, but they only work if you have the swivelling xenon light option on your car.

On my '12plate Elegance they are Daytime Running Lights - something I wan't expecting to get as before I bought the car, like you Silvergamer, I thought they were turning lights.

They come on when the ignition is on, and go off when I turn on the side- or head- lights.

[S41NT]

here are all the climate contol settings. Now these have been translated by someone else from Spanish. The translation is not brilliant and where I have been able to, I have made it easier to understand (so most of it has been left alone)

To enter the climate settings, press ECON and the top right button in the middle cluster of 4 buttons.

To change the main channel (large number on passenger side LCD), use the passenger side temp dial. To change the sub channel (the small number to the top right of the main number), use the fan speed dial.

To exit press AUTO and ECO simultaniously.

Main channel: 0 - System data

0 Number program

1 Left ERL

2 Skillful ERL

3 Point of job accensione/avvio

4 I recirculate automatic rifle (motor)/I recirculate automatic rifle Bit

5 Heating from active detention

6 Air Quality (7 = fresh air)

7 Deriving

8 Acronym country

9 Sensor zone head

Main channel: 1 - UIF

0 Inner temperature (°C)

1 Surface Temperature (°C) (I think it means external)

2 Temperature piastrine in platinum (°C)

3 Corrector piastrine in platinum (°C)

4 Uif-Sonnenint

5 Corrector radiation (°C)

6 dynamic corrector (°C)

7 OrrettoreC I recirculate (°C)

8 thermal corrector (°C)

9 Compensation ignition (°C)

Main channel: 2 - Sensor radiation SX

0 Radiation not delayed (W/m2)

1 Corrector radiation for regolator temperature (W/m2)

2 Corrector radiation for impeller (W/m2)

3 Value TO

Main Channel: 3 - Sensor radiation DX

0 Radiation not delayed (W/m2)

1 Corrector radiation for regolator temperature (W/m2)

2 Corrector radiation for impeller (W/m2)

3 Value TO

Main Channel: 4 - External Temperature

0 External temperature (°C)

1 Temp. External line CAN (°C)

2 Temperature inhaled air climate (°C)

Main Channel: 5 - Theoretical temperature SX

0 Theoretical Temp. air in escape SX (°C)

1 Theoretical difference between temp. and temp. effective (°C)

2 Value regulation the sx. (½% )

3 Pi-Stell-Max (½%)

4 Defrost SX

Main channel: 6 - Found temperature SX

0 Temp. Found SX (°C)

1 Temp. Feet SX (°C)

2 Temp. Facade SX (°C)

Main channel: 7 - Theoretical temperature DX

0 Theoretical Temp. air in escape DX (°C)

1 Theoretical difference between temp. and temp. effective DX (°C)

2 Values of regulation regolator (½% )

3 Pi-Stell-Max (½% )

4 Defrost

Main channel: 8 - Found temperature DX

0 Found Temp. air in escape DX (°C)

1 Temp. Feet (°C)

2 Temp. Facade (°C)

Main channel:9 - Theoretical temperature evaporator

0 Theoretical temperature evaporator (°C)

1 Theoretical difference between temp. and temp. effective evaporator (°C)

2 Values of regulation evaporator (5mA/Dig)

3 Modality Regolator evaporator (you see under)

Main channel: 10 - Effective temperature evaporator

0 Effective temperature evaporator (°C)

1 Pressure coolant climate (bar)

2 Medium temperature coolant climate (°C)

Main channel:11 - Climate control compressor

0 Power theoretical electrical worker

1 Power effective electrical worker

2 Power electrical worker max

3 Kompressor PWM (0... 200) (Dig)

4 Power electrical worker offset compressor

5 Values power electrical worker

6 Code disinserito compressor (you see system)

Main channel:12 - Climate control impeller

0 Theoretical tension of the electric impeller (V)

1 Manual regulation

2 Code anomaly

3 Reduction impeller (V)

4 Impeller offset (0.1V)

Main channel: 13 - Temperature bocchette air SX

0 Formattato theoretical value (%)

1 Real theoretical value temp. Bocchette sx.(Dig)

2 Confirmation el. temp. Bocchette sx (Dig.)

3 The maximum limit temp. Bocchette sx. (Dig)

4 Limit min. temp. Bocchette sx. (Dig)

Main channel: 14 - Temperature bocchette air DX

0 Formattato theoretical value (%)

1 Real theoretical value temp. Bocchette dx (Dig)

2 Confirmation el. temp. Bocchette dx (Dig)

3 The maximum limit temp. Bocchette dx (Dig)

4 Limit min. temp. Bocchette dx. (Dig)

Main channel: 15 - Piedi/centrale temperature bocchetta

0 Formattato theoretical value (%)

1 Real theoretical value temp. Bocchetta centers them (Dig)

2 Confirmation el. temp. bocchetta centers them (Dig)

3 The maximum limit temp. bocchetta centers them (Dig)

4 Limit min. temp. bocchetta centers them (Dig)

Main channel:16 - Defrost Shovel

0 Formattato theoretical value (%)

1 Theoretical value real Defrost shovel (Dig)

2 Confirmation el. Defrost shovel (Dig)

3 Limit maximum Defrost shovel (Dig)

4 Limit min. Defrost shovel (Dig)

Main channel: 17 - Shovel I recirculate inner

0 Formattato theoretical value (%)

1 Theoretical value real shovel I recirculate (Dig)

2 Confirmation el. shovel I recirculate (Dig)

3 Limit maximum shovel I recirculate (Dig)

4 Limit min. shovel I recirculate (Dig)

Main channel: 18 - Shovel cold air

0 Formattato theoretical value (%)

1 Theoretical value real Shovel cold air (Dig)

2 Confirmation el. Shovel cold air (Dig)

3 Limit maximum Shovel cold air (Dig)

4 Limit min. Shovel cold air (Dig)

Main channel: 19 - Data Motor

0 Vehicle velocity (km/h)

1 Vehicle velocity (Mph)

2 Motor temperature (°C)

3 Engine speed (RPM)

4 Air con compressor speed (RPM)

Main channel: 20 - Data sent by CAN

0 Additional heating (upon request) (1 = on)

1 Confirmation el. PTC (1 = on)

2 Power el. effective PTC

3 % air demanded from radiating climate (%)

4 Relationship % of radiating peak air (%)

5 No performance demanded to the disp. of heating (1=no performance heating)

Main channel: 21 - Ripartitore of air Climate

0 Defrost (%)

1 Facade (%)

2 Feet (%)

3 Bocchetta areazione (%)

4 I recirculate fresh air/cleaned up (+ bocchetta...) (%)

5 Appraisal sensor (%)

Main channel: 22 - Data timer

0 Period of pause (min)

1 Motor operating time (sec)

2 Operating time with inserted key (Sec)

Main channel: 23 - Special channel

0 Sensor inner lighting system (Dig)

1 Air quality sensor

Main channel:24 - Version software

0 Development state

1 Software version

2 Type SW

3 Keep Frozen (0/1 = Values of refrigeration come maintained ad.eccezione.della Diagnosis )

4 Version K Matrix

5 EEP- Testflags

6 It codifies Vag (2)

Main channel: 25 - Test channels

1 - 9

Main channel: 26 - Parameters for surveys on crystals

0 Delay (sec)

1 Passo/udm (digit)

2 The minimal limit (digit)

3 Limit max. (digit)

4 Passo/udm on HellaKit

Main channel: 26 - Bocchetta direct areazione

0 Formattato theoretical value (%)

1 Theoretical value real Bocchetta direct areazione (Dig.)

2 Confirmation el. Bocchetta direct areazione (Dig.)

3 Limit max. Bocchetta direct areazione (Dig.)

4 Limit min. Bocchetta direct areazione (Dig.)

Main channel: 28 - Umidita

0 Theoretical Umidita (%)

1 Relative Umidita on temperature UIF (%)

2 Temp. Crystals WSS (°C)

3 Temperature condensation point (°C)

4 Difference temperature of the melting point (°C)

Main channel: 29 - Crude values umidita

0 Temp. Crystals, corrected (°C)

1 Temp. Crystals, not corrected (°C)

2 Sensor umidita (%)

3 Temperature sensor (°C)

4 Temperature condensation point (test measure) (°C)

5 Code anomaly

Main channel: 30 - Values indicated to you umidita

0 Value sensor termofilo (Dig.)

1 Temperature rif. termofilo (Dig.)

2 Periodic duration umidita (10 (to the power of -4) sec)

3 Temp. Reference umidita (Dig.)

4 Umidita Rel. on the sensor (%)

5 Temperature sensor umidita (°C)

6 Temperature crystals (not corrected) (°C)

Can any of this be done on the facelift model? The aircon controls are a bit different. Shame if not

[cs.rogers]

Good question. The geek in me is crying out for settings to play with, but lack of econ button stops play.

[carabus901]

I didn't know the dealer could do it....that's great. I'll ask him as soon as possible.

Thanks a lot.

I managed to set mine through the maxidot, automatic locking I'm sure it was. Hopefully that helps saves giving the dealership cash

[Quarry Bodger]

I think the reason is that you only need to light the side of the car which is sticking out into the road. So dpending which side you have the car parked on, or which country you are in, you select which side you want to illuminate.

If a skip or a piece of plant equipment is on the highway, they only put lanterns on the side stuck in the road. (mostly)

Cheers

Rick

I used to own a 1979 vw derby ( a polo with a boot) a long long time ago. You could do the one side sidelights with the indicator stalk even back then.