Any new car always needs an accessories, whatever its trim level;

Mine was a proper clock type, Tyre pressure gauge a proper hand filling gauge.

What are the can't be without accessories nowadays

Mine was a proper spare wheel to replace that awful can of gunk.

 

Next under consideration is a portable CD player as that audio system does not suit my needs at all.

 

Other than those it is a wonderful car.

Rubber Floor mats with a raised edge

A boot liner that fits up the rear seat backs

Just something for our increasingly wet climate.

On 07/03/2024 at 18:24, offthewall said:

Mine was a proper spare wheel to replace that awful can of gunk.

 

Next under consideration is a portable CD player as that audio system does not suit my needs at all.

 

Other than those it is a wonderful car.

Couldn't agree more about a proper space saver spare wheel. The useless can of gunk has a short shelf life and isn't cheap to replace, so buying a spare wheel actually saves you money in the long term.  I also obtained, (from another Briskoda member), a bendy piece of vinyl plastic that bends into a semi-circlar shape and clips into the slots on the side of the boot panel. This gives you a  very useful storage area for standing bottles etc.. upright and prevents them sliding around in your boot.  Not sure whats i'ts actually called, but it's so useful.   

On 07/03/2024 at 18:24, offthewall said:

Mine was a proper spare wheel to replace that awful can of gunk.

 

Next under consideration is a portable CD player as that audio system does not suit my needs at all.

 

Other than those it is a wonderful car.

Hi there. I take delivery of a Mk4 Monte Carlo next month and the wheel is my top prioroty. Where did you source one as I’m struggling to get one from a Skoda source. Mine has 18inch Libra wheels.

🛞 ther things I may add are

front sensors

reverse camera

dash camera

i do love a gadget 😉

 

I got mine from The Wheel Shop, through Ebay, but you can go direct. 

Great deal and delivery complete with tools.

2 hours ago, ukdavej said:

Hi there. I take delivery of a Mk4 Monte Carlo next month and the wheel is my top prioroty. Where did you source one as I’m struggling to get one from a Skoda source. Mine has 18inch Libra wheels.

🛞 ther things I may add are

front sensors

reverse camera

dash camera

i do love a gadget 😉

 

 

Spare wheels for Fabia Mk 4 models were discussed here in 2023 and 2024.

 

https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/513673-2023-fabia-color-spare-wheel-16inch/

 

https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/522682-spare-wheel-and-central-tool-holder/

 

The emergency spare-wheel 'kit' currently offered as a Skoda option on all Fabia Mk 4 models that have wheels with 16", 17" or 18" diameter is shown below

 

 

 

The £155 price would apply when the complete kit is part of a car's original order and is an alternative to (and not in addition to) the inflater+puncture-sealant.

 

As I said in the 2024 forum discussion, I subsequently obtained the spare-wheel kit for my Fabia (that has 16"-diameter alloy wheels) from the Skoda dealership I bought my car from and the cost, in my case, was £200. Prices currently quoted online for the complete kit (wheel/jack/tools/polystyrene holder etc.) seem to be around £300, but the Skoda dealer you are getting your car from might charge you less (maybe!) if you ask nicely.

 

The Skoda Part numbers are 6VA601011A for the wheel+tyre and 6VA093860  for the tool-kit with all the bits.

My factory order was placed for a car with the spare wheel kit.  I got the kit plus all the bits that were supplied as standard like the aerosol gunk can for emergency puncture repair.  I've added another wheel trim puller bought cheaply on eBay because I can't get the aero wheel trims off with just the one.  I hope I don't need it but the spare wheel kit is reassuring and not that many cars make one available.

I too was unhappy with the can of gunk supplied with my Fabia instead of a proper spare wheel. I read the above threads, which were very helpful - thanks. I considered buying a ‘space saver’ spare, but in the end I opted for Skoda’s 15” spare wheel kit. The diameter of the 185/65 R15 tyre closely matches those of my 16”  wheels. Expensive, but it fits well inside the recess. 

On 07/03/2024 at 20:53, gumdrop said:

Rubber Floor mats with a raised edge

A boot liner that fits up the rear seat backs

Just something for our increasingly wet climate.

I got the filth mats with the car but I quickly decided to buy rubber ones when  snow fell a week or two later. 

 

The filth one for the driver in the old car looked preetty tired at the end. Don't want this new one to look like that. 

Edited 6 February, 20251 yr by szilvita

A set of AA car seat gap fillers costs very little and if you've struggled to reach something that has dropped down between the seat and the centre console you'll be glad of them.  I initially bought expensive fillers which didn't work for us because the seats no longer had free travel. These are fitted in a couple of minutes minutes, look fine and the front seats still move freely.

Well ...I miss a cupholder.... I know I can store my bottle in the door, but its just not as handy. 

In the final posting in this earlier discussion 

 

https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/522055-cup-holder-too-small/#comment-5836372

 

I provided the Skoda references of the two parts that form the removable cup-holder insert that has been fitted as standard in the centre console of Fabia Mk 4 cars marketed in the UK. So, if you really yearn for that cup-holder insert to replace your Fabia's removable tray, you should be able to source the necessary parts.

 

However, it's worth pointing out that there have been complaints on this forum that the diameter of the cup-holders in the UK-specification Fabia Mk 4's removable insert is too small to accommodate the average size bottle.

 

(Personally, as I've never drank or ate while driving, I'd rather have the tray-type of removable insert your Fabia has, than my Fabia's under-sized cup-holder insert.)

The sales person at the dealership gave me a presentation box with two free gifts inside.  One was a usb lead with different attachments.  It didn't work. Second item was a neat looking stainless steel flask/drinking cup. It doesn't fit anywhere in the Fabia. The box was nice though.

My wife got a bottle of champagne!  🍾

9 minutes ago, bazz2004 said:

The sales person at the dealership gave me a presentation box with two free gifts inside.  One was a usb lead with different attachments.  It didn't work. Second item was a neat looking stainless steel flask/drinking cup. It doesn't fit anywhere in the Fabia. The box was nice though.

 

A  UK-specification Fabia Mk 4 can have up to 5 USB ports, all of which accept cables with a USB-C end-connector.

 

A:   2 USB ports in the centre console in front of the gear lever -  intended for DATA TRANSFER AND CHARGING.

 

B:   1 USB port in the rear-view mirror - intended for CHARGING ONLY.

 

😄   2 USB ports in the rear of the centre console facing the rear passenger seats - intended for CHARGING ONLY.   

 

Whether or not a USB-C cable will 'work' will depend on the cable's specification and what it is being used for. A cheap common-or-garden USB-C cable will (probably) allow a phone to be charged if plugged into any of the A, B,C ports, but may not allow data transfer even if plugged into the A ports. If a Garmin sat-nav is connected to any of the A, B or C ports using a standard USB cable, the device will not function properly.

 

More USB-C cable advice here

 

https://www.anker.com/blogs/cables/are-all-usb-c-cables-the-same-for-charging

 

 

On 08/02/2025 at 14:38, DerekU said:

In the final posting in this earlier discussion 

 

https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/522055-cup-holder-too-small/#comment-5836372

 

I provided the Skoda references of the two parts that form the removable cup-holder insert that has been fitted as standard in the centre console of Fabia Mk 4 cars marketed in the UK. So, if you really yearn for that cup-holder insert to replace your Fabia's removable tray, you should be able to source the necessary parts.

 

However, it's worth pointing out that there have been complaints on this forum that the diameter of the cup-holders in the UK-specification Fabia Mk 4's removable insert is too small to accommodate the average size bottle.

 

(Personally, as I've never drank or ate while driving, I'd rather have the tray-type of removable insert your Fabia has, than my Fabia's under-sized cup-holder insert.)

I did read your previous comment and also know that some think it's  too small and that the armrest gets in the way of one of the holders.  I did search for it  back then out of curiosity on my countrys Skoda homepage without any luck. Also google in many ways without finding that particularly insert. 

Edited 9 February, 20251 yr by szilvita

You may well not find an online Danish retailer advertising the two parts that make up the cup-holder insert, and ordering the parts from a non-Danish seller could well attract a large delivery fee.

If you provide the two part numbers to your local Skoda dealership, they should be able to tell you whether they can order them for you, but you might not like the price!!!

The purchase of a flat cap is advised for morning starts when the windows keep misting up. Cracking open the front window as soon as you get in and whacking up the heater seems the best solution. Unfortunately, the electric window zooms up and down. If only you could set it to stop at a position leaving around an inch gap. I know now why Skoda drivers I passed in my youth drove at 30mph on the motorway and wore flat caps. The flat cap provides welcome protection from icy drafts. I seem to have joined that club.

18 hours ago, bazz2004 said:

Unfortunately, the electric window zooms up and down. If only you could set it to stop at a position leaving around an inch gap.

 

Bazz lift your cap a little at the front and read the Owner's Manual for your car and you could save yourself a lot of time and hassle and money from unnecessary visits to Dealerships, garages, mechanics and auto-electricians - and be able to drop your windows as much or little as you want.

 

From the Owner's Manual for a 2023 Fabia - "Press the control down and the window opens automatically. Pressing the control again will stop the opening process."  - https://www.skoda-auto.com/apps/manuals/Models

 

Edited 26 February, 20251 yr by nta16
typo

The hardcopy Owner's Manual for Fabia Mk 4 models is skimpy on detail about the car's electrically operated windows and refers the owner to the digital version of the Manual for guidance on Operation and Settings.

 

As it happens, the digital Manual that equates to my 2024 Fabia's hardcopy booklet is currently inaccessible, but I've copied below the digital  Operation and Settings advice that (probably!) will be the same for all MK 4s.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited 26 February, 20251 yr by DerekU

Well Nigel I doubt it is a problem with the car pictured at the end of your post. My automatic windows must be super powered.  They rocket up and down, unlike those on the 20+ year old car I replaced.  Simply not good enough.  Why should owners be required to pour over manuals and put safety at risk fiddling around with stuff when driving.  Life with the latest cars should be getting easier not more challenging.  It would be easier to drive with a sandwich in one hand and a vape in the other than master some of the control features on the Fabia 4.

 

 

What's needed is some action by the makers to improve the car. Negative feedback isn't being harnessed to improve the product. As for software updates which should be incrementally smoothing things out VW group seem to be out of their depth or have forgotten about continuous improvement.  Maybe I should have stayed with a Peugeot.

Yeap that car certainly had hand crank winders which I much prefer, less weight and less to go wrong.  My last (everyday) car was from 1973 with very little electric stuff on it even for that period so as you can guess I'm not particularly a fan of very modern cars or the over reliance of computer programs in them so I'm with much of what you put.  But I do disagree about reading and referring to the the manual, of course there is far too much in them now and with VWŠkoda ones I've seen some missing information that'd be very useful and is in other manufacturers' Owner's Manual.  Having to push the button twice isn't too much hassle but I take your point if the windows are too fast about stopping them where you want, I get that on the 2015 Fabia and the windows are not that fast.  Things are progressing but perhaps not always in the right direction.

 

I think many of the car manufacturers are a bit out of their depth with the computer systems and the programming, the systems are more about cost than being cutting edge, the German marques for decades have had lots of complicated computer stuff on them so they should be good at it by now but VW at least seemed at one point at least to be more interested in having these things for their benefit more than their customers' benefit.  They might be heading towards another slap on the wrist, with others, when they ran from diesels to electrics and forgot to stop the playing around with figures.  There again even the Japanese started adopting American corporate management styles and fiddling.

 

But other than that, at least it's a sunny day (here anyway)  .  .  .  🙂 

4 hours ago, bazz2004 said:

 

... My automatic windows must be super powered.  They rocket up and down, unlike those on the 20+ year old car I replaced.  Simply not good enough....

 

 

I've just experimented with the windows of my 2024 Fabia Mk 4 SE L DSG car.

 

They operate EXACTLY how described in the digital Owner's Manual (that I provided the relevant extract from in my last posting) and they definitely do  not "rocket up and down". In fact, their operation is little different from that of my 2009 Skoda Roomster.

 

The printed Owner's Manual for my previous car (a 2021 Hyundai i20 MHEV) was 648 pages long with a pitiful index and excluded guidance on the car's infotainment system that was only held online. My Fabia Mk 4's printed Owner's Manual has 164 pages and a pretty good index, but - as explained on the Manual's Page 5 - "only contains the most important information regarding vehicle operation and maintenance, and only some technical parameters".

 

Where the electrically-operated windows are concerned, (as I said above) the printed Manual advises that precise details of their Operation and Settings can only be found in the digital version of the Owner's Manual. (The digital version is also available via my Fabia's infotainment system.)

 

My first mobile phone was a simple Nokia 'flip' design that could just (about) make/receive phone calls and text. Nowadays, people demand that even the most basic smartphone be capable of taking photos, making videos, recording sound, accessing the internet, etc. etc. Modern cars are much like smartphones and the resultant complexity will be challenging to 'non-technical' buyers.

 

It's no good bemoaning the fact that your 2023 Fabia is less intuitive than your previous 20-years-old car, anymore than me complaining that my iPhone is far more complex than my old Nokia. I'm not interested in much of my Fabia's 'tech', but that doesn't mean I'm unaware of it, or that, if I'm having trouble with a feature's odd behaviour (like your rocket-propelled windows) that I won't check the Owner's Manual to see if it's the car that is at fault or me.

A comment on the simultaneously opening or closing of all the car's windows feature (called "convenience" window operation by Skoda).

 

This is set via the infotainment system menu as described on the link below (the video relates to a Skoda Superb, but the procedure is similar for a Fabia)

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwL9bo4HkA8

 

There have been reports that the windows can open spontaneously, either resulting from an electrical glitch or from the key-fob button being accidentally pressed. So, if you have no particular use for the feature, it might be wise to turn it off.

 

The video also shows the Central locking/Door unlocking setting on the display. I THINK the factory setting on a brand-new Fabia is likely to be Driver's door only, which can be disconcerting when you unlock the car and the passengers find they can't get in! 

Edited 28 February, 20251 yr by DerekU