Strange one this morning. Cruise Control not working.

Now I know my battery isn't the best & it's -5° c, the car does take a bit to start on such a morning.

 

I've not had chance to turn off and leave it for a while then check if it's working but I assume the 2 are linked?  I think this is also why my rado clock always say 12:00

Lack of crank power may have broken something.

 

And no, the switch isn't set to off.

Edited 9 January, 20251 yr by vRSG60

..how old is the battery...is it the original one??   ..if it is and it's a '65 plate then I would think you probably need a new battety, but it's simole enough to get it checkedd out by a local battery / tyre place, (it needs to be checked "under load").

 

A knackered battery can cause all sorts of wierd problems....

 

Edited 9 January, 20251 yr by Stubod

Thanks, yes battery is on the way out. I’ll invest in a new one.

is all the new batteries need coding strictly necessary?

1 hour ago, vRSG60 said:

Is all the new batteries need coding strictly necessary?

I don't know; does your car have Stop/Start?

.....re coding is not necessary.

New battery requires to be adapted (coded) into vehicles BCM if you have automatic idle stop (Stop/Start) and if ANY details of its specification are different to original battery.

Coding is also advisable to inform vehicles BCM that battery has been replaced so that any recorded battery defects, that may be limiting charging rate, are deleted.

...mine was a SS and was changed by a local Skoda (Yeti) specialist whi advised coding was not necessary and simply took out the old battery and dropped in the new one...never had any problems afterwards??

I think your assumption that the CC isn't working because of the battery is unsafe.

Better to scan and look for fault codes that may relate more directly. 

On 09/01/2025 at 16:59, Stubod said:

A knackered battery can cause all sorts of wierd problems....

Agreed. If the battery is below about 50% power capacity, then the car's system will shut down what it considers to be secondary functions.  For example, cruise control, stop/start, Bluetooth.

 

A new correct battery will re-start all these functions.

 

 

Edited 14 January, 20251 yr by BionicJohn
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New battery, a Yuasa, from GSF, should have been £188, not bad I thought. Got it for £133 when I went to pick it up 🤗

 

Offset the £50 the local guy charged me for coding it 🤬

1 hour ago, vRSG60 said:

New battery, a Yuasa, from GSF, should have been £188, not bad I thought. Got it for £133 when I went to pick it up 🤗

 

Offset the £50 the local guy charged me for coding it 🤬

A bit steep for less than 10 mins coding, but not a bad price for the battery - was that an EFB or AGM?

Did replacing the battery restore CC?

Edited 20 January, 20251 yr by Warrior193
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AGM

https://www.gsfcarparts.com/products/096-9000-series-agm-start-stop-plus-battery-4-year-warranty-ybx9000-agm-start-stop-plus-batteries-4-year-warranty-za042696

Great price for AGM, shame about the cost of adaptation - swings and roundabouts I guess.