I bought a 2021 Mk 3 Fabia about 5 weeks ago.

 

I had a message on Infotainment display screen about 4 weeks ago telling me to 'Please connect a mobile phone'.

The message disappeared by itself after a few days.

The message is now back again and won't go away.

 

 

I've never attempted to connect a mobile phone and I do not want to connect one.

 

Can someone tell me how I can get rid of this message and stop it reappearing.

 

Thanks

 

 

 

 

Sorry but the message is displayed on the dashboard not the infotainment display.

Have a look at your Owner's / Instruction Manual for the infotainment and see what it has.  Perhaps the previous owner/driver's phone is still logged in, owner/driver or seller/last user ought to deleted the info (same for ****Nav addresses) but people forget, garages, mechanics/technicians can forget or too lazy or not given enough time.

 

VW Skoda Owner's manual link. - https://manual.skoda-auto.com/004/en-com/Models

 

Below is from my wife's 2015 Instruction Manual. -

 

If this doesn't work you could try a system reset, see if there are any updates or (admitted to) Recalls.

 

Update portal. - https://updateportal.skoda-auto.com/

 

Škoda Recall Campaigns - https://www.skoda-auto.com/services/recall-campaigns

 

If all fails it could be hardware or software fault/glitch/brain-fart/programming, such is the beauty of modern cars.  Many may not know that's it's not against any law not to have a "smart" phone in a car and use it, same as men are allowed to read instructions manuals, if they want to and very clever ones do. 😉

 

HTH.

 

ETA: in a 2021 car perhaps you are expected to connect a phone - go against the computer at your peril. 😆

Nigel,

Thanks very much for your reply.

 

I've looked in the online manual for my VIN model but I can't find any reference to the displayed  message.

 

I'll have a closer look and experiment over the next few days, but as the Infotainment features on this car are all new to me (my previous car was a 2007 Fabia!), I don't want to

**** anything up on the system!

 

 

I might need to go back to the Skoda dealer.

 

That red light on my dashboard photo looks suspiciously like HAL's red light!

 

Thanks again, Nigel

 

 

 

Hi, it depends on which type (model name) of infotainment you have fitted to your car, I just went to the first one called Swing with 6 physical buttons (instead of touch screen images of buttons on other models).  I'd guess the procedure is the same or very similar on the other models, you can delete all mobile devices if you want.  If that doesn't work then it's beyond me.

 

Don't worry about messing anything up just take your time if altering settings and be sure before pressing any conformation.

 

I hope you haven't got any red lights on the dash as you don't want to be angering the gods that are the VW computers or they will make you suffer for your mistake.

 

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22 hours ago, sparky203 said:

Can someone tell me how I can get rid of this message and stop it reappearing.

Try turning the Bluetooth OFF.

 

Thanks. AG Falco

Thanks AG Falco and Nigel

 

I called in to my Skoda dealer where I bought the car from.

 

It's nothing to do with the Infomation system/display on my particular Fabia MkIII March 2021

 

Apparently, any messages displayed on the dashboard display (between speedo and rev counter) depend upon whatever menu is selected by tapping on a small silver button on the steering wheel - see photo below.

 

I must have accidentally tapped this button and changed the menu to 'Telephone'

 

I tapped the button a few times so that 'Driving Data' menu was selected. After a couple of seconds the dashboard displayed the cars speed in mph.

There are other options.

 

Thanks both of you for your advice.

 

i hope this might be useful information to other members.

 

 

Yes I do that on my neighbour's 2023 Ren-No! Nissan when I look over my shoulders when reversing whilst also looking in the door mirrors and reversing camera screen, he cannot understand why I don't just rely on the screen!

 

Most useful in that space is engine oil temperature.  As I've just put this on another post I'll copy % paste it here.-

 

"Use the coolant gauge as just a gauge, obviously if it shows very high then it's very warm to hot, but the needle is biased to show a rock steady 90c even though the actual temperature could be a bit below and above this and fluctuate between, this is so ordinary drivers don't worry about the variances.  Better to have the oil temperature showing in your dash to confirm against the coolant gauge.  Have a look in your Owner's Manual for oil temperature range (80-110c IIRC), engine oil is fully warmed at about 90c so you want to be at or above that to have the oil working well, my wife's 1.2 TSI SE runs at about 95c only going much higher when pushed."