Traded my Tour de France 2014 for a potent Series 4 superb, a week ago. Fab car, love it, but it is 'complicated'!

 

Have an issue with the kessy system (maybe).

I cannot find on the dash the right section to adjust the kessy, so asking for advise here please.

 

Situation:

Key fob in pocket, approach driver's door, pull the handle, and it unlocks the driver's SIDE of the car, passenger side stays locked.(irritates the wife!)

Walk round to the passenger side, pull the front door handle and that side unlocks, so whole car is unlocked.

Car can be locked from touching the driver's side front handle as designed.

This operation is consistent, never changes as it stands.

 

My old superb would unlock all the doors with a kessy pull of either Driver's or Passenger front door handles.

 

Can I configure the kessy on my new car to do the same?

If so, how can I do this as I can't see anything on the dash options (car settings, infotainment etc)

Hello, I'm not sure for the MkIV - but check the convenience options menu in the infotainment. There is probably an option (check/tick box) 'Unlock Drivers door' - or 'unlock all doors' in it.

Hi Graham,

 

you should possibly post in the MKIII section for an answer.

 

My MKIII with Kessy unlocks all the doors upon use so I suspect it is a setting within the infotainment settings section.

 

Hope you're enjoying the new car - the photo on DDK looks 'Superb'.

 

Regards

Andrew

Thank you both, but I think I have the answer!

The car is a million bhp DSG Nov 2023 rocket ship and great, but there are SO MANY options etc is is all a bit senseless imho, but I'm old!

 

I called the salesman at the Skoda dealer I bought it from (!) and apparently, you touch the driver's door handle back face once (which unlocks the two side doors) and then just after touch the driver's door handle again which releases the passenger side doors.

Bit of a rapid two -touch action....

 

This is all about safety.

 

The kessy first touch opens the drivers side only so the passenger doors cannot be opened as you get in and some unwanted person tries to get in, or swipe the handbag, laptop etc.

If you want/need to open the whole car to let the wife in with you then 2 touch is required.

 

Way way back in the late 1980's i worked in the car industry mainly in the European and USA markets just when central locking was making an appearance in normal price cars.

 

John Fowler down at Rover in Cowley coined a phase in a meeting i was in about car security design:

 

'More Security, Less Convenience'

 

Oh, how true.

There is a pretty steep learning curve with these mobile computers nowadays.

I wonder how a modern cars computing power compares with The Apollo Space Programme capsules.

Warrior is right!

Had a play about on the car's screen this afternoon.

 

Select Car layout and then the 'gearwheel' symbol, and then there is a screen full of things to change or select. In scrolling down you come to the door locking side of life and 3 options to select one from.

It was on Driver's Side locking, so selected All Doors and the jobs done.

 

Kessy triggered from either front door opens all the doors simultaneously, pressing the fob 'unlock' button from (say) 10 meters away will also open all doors together.

 

This was how we had our old Superb (the old one had no options), so we are back to how we like it.

 

I then explored many other parameters finding the Eco/Normal/Sport/custom driving modes; it was on Normal, so have now selected ECO to see how that feels and performs.

 

We just roll down the road to the speed limits in the West Midlands, too much traffic to be a hero, too many active cameras and camera vans. Stress-free motoring this way, so my 34 mpg should be improved?

Will be on sport for towing the trailer and race car (1100Kg weight total).

Can't get over how quickly it warms up, easily 4 times faster than the old car's Diesel.

 

This car keeps getting better.

Love it, and having to resist using it as the daily driver, but it needs a new rear wiper as the judder is LOUD! Replacing this will have it sorted.

 

We are using the wife's Citigo for a lot of errands now, 55 mpg, small, nimble and light to drive. Simple to live with and can do so much, but slow to go uphill!

 

Would probably fit in the Superb's boot.

 

 

Is there a way to turn off the automatic door locking after starting the car? It's very inconvenient for me and for my family.

Not sure for the MkiV, MIB3 but on the MIB2 infotainment there is an option (tick-box) to select automatic door locking in the Convenience section.

I don't think you can on the IV, probably seen as an essential safety system?

 

The principle of auto lock when just on the move was started in the late 80's in the USA when I worked on central locking of cars.

It came later into the UK .

Quite happy with the auto door locking but the auto seat belt tensioner still catches me out.  I live in a short road to a T junction and just as I lean forward to get road vision the seat belt pulls me back.  

The seat belt tensioner is very annoying. I've had an operation on my shoulder and the seat belt goes over the scar, pulling it tight suddenly is a distraction I could do without!

11 minutes ago, John625 said:

Quite happy with the auto door locking but the auto seat belt tensioner still catches me out.  I live in a short road to a T junction and just as I lean forward to get road vision the seat belt pulls me back.  

 

Have to agree with you there, my wife has the same problem after surgery, the seat belt pulls on the scar.  We tried fitting the seat belt extenders we retained from our Citroën but the extender buckle will not clip into the Skoda socket.