Hi all - I know it’s a bit of a first world problem but here it is:

 

I updated the software in my Mk4 VRS Petrol (if that makes any difference) yesterday. Now the HUD doesn’t work and is displaying a ‘Sorry this function is unavailable’ message when I try to change any of the settings within the Vehicle menu.

 

Is this happening to anyone else? I’m happy if it is a brief glitch which will be repaired by another update but if not I’ll need to book the car into the garage (yet again - it’s not the most reliable VRS I’ve ever had (my 2012 is still running like a steam train)). 

On 04/12/2023 at 00:16, Danayess said:

I updated the software in my Mk4 VRS Petrol (if that makes any difference) yesterday.

What do you mean by updated? Did you get an OTA update, make coding changes, get an ECU flash?

Hi - yeah OTA update. Once completed it did a spinning wheel on the main display for about half hour while driving and then after a stop and a start all seemed to be working. I only noticed the HUD not working when I was about an hour into a 4 hour drive. When I got home I also noticed the boot kick thing also not working and the keyless entry also failed. 
 

The next day the car briefly went into limp mode which cleared as soon as I stopped and started the engine again. Booked it into Škoda for a repair. Later that afternoon the car failed completely - flashing screens, e-brake cranking in on start and then releasing, Christmas tree of cautions on the display and then complete failure.of all power. 
 

Seemed like a dead battery which would have set me back £200 but obviously everything had been working absolutely fine until the OTA update. Wife came home in our ‘good’ VRS and I did a jump start. 
 

Car lit up absolutely fine first time. All warnings went out after a bit of a drive, the HUD is now working, all the extras are working and the car has been running absolutely fine for the last couple of days. Pure mental. 
 

Apparently garages are saying the system can sometimes have a sh@t fit and just meltdown. However - I’d have had it towed if I didn’t have another car to jump it from and then I’d have probably forked out for a new battery which while possibly compromised seems to be working okay.