Hi all,

I've been trying to retrofit a facelift heated steering wheel to my 2015 MKIII (see attachment); it's RHD. I have the upgraded squib etc. Installation went okay, but when I put the car in park, a message popped up saying "Move selector to P position and visit workshop", even though it was in park and the dash was showing "P" position. All the parts are correct and compatible, and the 16 to 14-pin adapter I'm using is Kufatec 43696-1 (https://kufatec.com/en/heated-steering-wheel-cable-set-for-vw-skoda/43696-1). The message means I can't lock my car.

The issue went away completely when I reinstalled the old steering wheel. My thinking is that it's the adapter; I had tried one from AliExpress before and it gave the same message, so I put it down to the quality and ordered Kufatec. The pinout is what it should be (I've confirmed it's the same as in this guide: https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/515572-how-to-retrofit-a-heated-steering-wheel-to-a-mk3-octavia/

Would be grateful for any pointers!

Cheers

I don't know. Is that steering wheel ok for a 2015 car? I've been trying to find the answer for my 2019 car.

1 minute ago, george_d said:

I don't know. Is that steering wheel ok for a 2015 car? I've been trying to find the answer for my 2019 car.

Yes, it's been done before: https://www.drive2.ru/l/658001635204673399/

2 minutes ago, SuperbT said:

Yes, it's been done before: https://www.drive2.ru/l/658001635204673399/

Brilliant. I'll get shopping.

9 minutes ago, george_d said:

Brilliant. I'll get shopping.

It's a major headache trying to get everything! Give me a shout if you get stuck.

Just now, SuperbT said:

It's a major headache trying to get everything! Give me a shout if you get stuck.

Thanks.

My list is

Steering wheel

Airbag (assuming mine doesn't fit)

Squib

Wiring adapter

Haven't seen the airbag for sale yet.

Airbag I bought new rather than eBay: https://www.super-parts.eu/de/5la880201-izy-skoda-airbag/

Squib was the toughest to find, got lucky with it on eBay.

Edited 17 April, 20251 yr by SuperbT

31 minutes ago, george_d said:

Thanks.

My list is

Steering wheel

Airbag (assuming mine doesn't fit)

Squib

Wiring adapter

Haven't seen the airbag for sale yet.

You're also going to need a LIN Adapter so the wheel buttons work properly: https://skoda-acc.com/Skoda-steering-wheel-buttons-adapter-Full-S0001F and it would need coding I guess. Or contact zacko_O on this forum. He's built an adapter which I've been using and it works very well, plugs directly into the gateway next to the steering column and settings can be controlled using the adapter's local WiFi network; no coding required.

One year later, I finally have an update! Got busy with life so didn't reinstall the SW until now. The issue was extremely simple; I took screenshots of the current coding of the steering wheel under Address 16 with the old steering wheel, and just ensured that after the new wheel was installed I entered exactly the same coding. Went for a short drive after installation and the issue disappeared! Hopefully this can help someone who's being as dense as I was. Big thanks to @zacko_O for all of his help!

Interesting - so changing the physical part changes the long-coding and you had to make sure it was the same as what it had been?

18 minutes ago, travs said:

Interesting - so changing the physical part changes the long-coding and you had to make sure it was the same as what it had been?

Yes, exactly!

Simply replacing the steering wheel does not change the coding of control unit 16. Of course, if you replace the control unit because you are retrofitting a heater, then the coding must be adjusted again.