Hi all

 

Have a 2024 Fabia Skoda Colour Edition TSI.

 

The car came without the ordered cruise control.

The garage we bought from then fitted a 3^rd party cruise control which is not functional in a number of ways and they are saying that it is not possible to retrofit with SKODA original. (codes not released?)

 

Have given up waiting and need to get an original Cruise Control fitted in place of the one we're stuck with (which doesn't cancel properly or integrate with dashboards etc..)

 

From the forums it looks like there's a tech guru called TEch1e that can do it??

I don't believe that it's as impossible as the garage is making out

 

Many thank

 

Oliver

If you 'message' forum-member Tech1e

https://www.briskoda.net/forums/profile/4839-tech1e/

he should be able to tell you if the garage you bought your car from is correct about it not being practicable to retrofit a 'genuine' Skoda cruise-control to a Fabia Mk 4.

(Though I think you may have already done this!?)

Edited 12 May, 20251 yr by DerekU

Many thanks Derek..

I did post a message on one of his replies but as a biskoda newbie i cannot message until ive sent 18 more messages (seventeen after this one!)

Cheers for your reply

sixteen!

OK, I have messaged Tech1e on your behalf and asked if he can comment on your enquiry.

You might also try contacting this company to see if they can you a definitive Yes-or-No answer.

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hi derek thanks so much that's really kind of you 👍

You're welcome.

Having reread your original enquiry, I note that you asked about "Autocruise retrofit" and said "The car came without the ordered cruise control".

I looked at the 2024 UK Fabia catalogue

https://autocatalogarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Skoda-Fabia-2024-UK.pdf

and all Fabia models (except for SE Comfort) were said to have "Cruise control with speed limiter" as standard.

However, there was an optional Assisted Drive Package option (not available for SE Comfort) with a quoted price of £530 and this provided "Predictive Adaptive Cruise Control" and "Adaptive Lane Assist".

When Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) is fitted, there's a second steering-column stalk below the stalk that controls the standard cruise-control/speed-limiter functions and it may well be that retrofitting ACC is more complex than (say) adding 'ordinary' cruise-control to a Fabia that just has the speed-limiter' function.

If, when you ordered your Fabia Colour Edition, the Assisted Drive Package was specified but not factory-fitted, I find it difficult to imagine how a 3rd-party system could be installed that would properly mimic Skoda's ACC.

In the unlikely event that your car came without any cruise-control capability and (say) just a speed-limiter, it might be practicable to fit a 3rd-party cruise-control system, but there's every chance that this would not integrate properly with the car's electronics (as you've said happens in your case).

If I had ordered a 2024 Fabia Colour Edition and specified it should have ACC but it arrived without it, I probably would have accepted this provided that the standard cruise-control was present. (Obviously I would have expected the appropriate price reduction and asked for a financial sweetener.) But I definitely would not have permitted a 3rd-party system 'bodge' to have been carried out.

If the car came with no cruise-control, I would have rejected it.

Hi Derek

Yup it came with no Cruise Control - I'm not fussed about ACC and it doesnt have it (although btw it does have Adaptive lane assist ..)

Fitted only with the speed limiter stalk (has anyone ever found a use for this?!)

Yup i should have rejected it and was foolish enough to believe the garage would sort it.

It's been dragging on for a year now and is apparently 'impossible' to fix ??

I'm fed up so am finding someone that knows what they're doing and can prove and do otherwise!

Oliver

I must admit having left Skoda in 2012 I have no idea about what is or isn’t possible to retrofit on the MK4.

Is just cruise control even a factory option, or does it have to be ACC?

The Fabia Mk 4 Owner's Manual describes three different types of turn-signalling steering-column stalk.

1: A turn-signalling stalk that has no speed-limiter or cruise-control functions.

2: A turn-signalling stalk that also provides a speed-limiter function.

3: A turn-signalling stalk that also provides speed-limiter AND cruise-control functions.

If the car has ACC (Adaptive Cruise Control) there is a second stalk below the turn-signalling stalk. This separate stalk is dedicated to providing ACC functionality using the car's front radar.

My 2024 Fabia SE L car has the 3rd design of turn-signalling stalk as part of its advertised standard specification. It also has the usual (loathsome!) Lane Assist feature, but it does NOT have Travel Assist/Lane Assist that is designed to 'centre' the car between lane boundaries and, coupled with ACC, allows semi-autonomous driving.

'Basic' Lane Assist operates independently of speed-limiter/cruise-control, whereas (as far as I'm aware) for the Travel Assist/Lane Assist 'lane centring' function to be possible, the Fabia would require ACC and the separate second steering-column stalk.

This 2019 BRISKODA thread related to retro-fitting cruise-control to a 2015 Fabia Mk 3 advertised as having cruise-control but only having the speed-limiter function.

The discussion did not say whether the retro-fitting exercise was carried out, but should give an idea of the potential issues involved.

Realistically, if the Skoda dealership from which Oliver bought his 2024 Fabia Colour Edition advises that it's not possible for them to retro-fit 'original' Skoda cruise-control, then it probably isn't possible.

Edited 14 May, 20251 yr by DerekU

Hi Derek - thanks for all this will have a look.

Maybe we have the basic lane assist function only .

I truth the Dealership doesnt know whether Cruise Control can be fitted retrospectively.

More strange is that it does not seem easy to find someone at Skoda who DOES know..

With name and model of car there should be an answer.

I was told previously that it was not possible due to a delay in Skoda issuing the codes.

Again I have not yet been able to get a definitive answer..

Is there anyone that specialises in retrofitting? I thought @Tech1e that you were the SKODA auto cruise god?!

You could try messaging @ApertureS for advice on what is possible retrofit wise.

3 hours ago, lazbot said:

Is there anyone that specialises in retrofitting? I thought @Tech1e that you were the SKODA auto cruise god?!

What a pleasant fellow you are.

As I have said, both here and in reply to your message on LinkedIn, I left Skoda in 2012, so my dealer experience stopped then. Both the MK3 and MK4 have required dealer level diagnostic equipment to program it so I have not been able to offer retrofits for those vehicles.

Ah ok thanks Ross.. sorry for my many pronged messaging !

Thanks warrior193!

New to forum so still to achieve messaging capability on Briskoda but will give him a shout when I can...

Someone out there MUST know the answer to the question (or be able to do it!)

Aperture should receive a flag from my post. Take a look at his project post.

ok great thanks Wazza193

Did you contact the Cheltenham-based firm I suggested earlier?

This other firm advertises cruise-control retrofitting services for "most Skoda models" using a genuine steering-column stalk, steering wheel control module, wiring to ECU, coding, (etc.) so that it all works as per the factory fit.

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Cruise Control - Professional Retrofits Limited

Cruise Control Professional Retrofits Limited can install cruise control to most modern vehicles, including cars, light commercial vehicles and motorhomes. We are able to retrofit OEM cruise contro...

Thanks so m,uch Derek will give them a shout..

TEch1e put me on to https://www.vw-retrofit.co.uk who said they didn't think it was a possible upgrade on 2024 models.

Will let you know how i get on with these guys ...