Hi, my fabia estate keeps throwing up various dashboard display faults,

the latest of which is shown in the attached pic. Speed limiter function

appears to be not working, so could be connected? Any ideas?

Hello, welcome to the forum.

If you're referring to the 'Warning at ---- mph notification in the Maxi MFD - that is a prompt for setting a max speed warning, which is accessed via settings in the infotainment system. It's not necessarily a fault message.

Multiple and seemingly random fault messages can frequently be due to a failing battery, suggest getting the battery tested if you get multiple fault warnings.

It might not be the battery but always best to have the battery in a good state of charge for diagnosing electric/electronic and engine non-starting issues.

The computer systems dislike a lower state of battery charge, even if the headlights seem bright enough and the engine starts easily the battery may still be too low and all sorts of unexpected issues and (unseen) error codes and warnings can be thrown up, often the first sign the battery is too low the stop/start doesn't operate when it should, if the battery isn't charged sufficiently this will continue and get worse.

Fully recharging the 12v battery with an appropriate battery charger maintainer following the instructions in the car's 'Owner's Manual' and instructions for charger, best is to recharge at a low rate of amps, say 3 or 4-amps, this may take a long time so may need more than one session to fully recharge the battery.

A 12v battery in good state of charge and health can help with diagnosis but in a low state of charge and health can hinder diagnosis and repair.

The 12v battery is one of the most oversold car parts with many being changed prematurely or very prematurely and the batteries and 'coding' are expensive - but - if the battery has been used, abused, neglected too much and too often then it may best to replace it.

Start with the battery and let us know how you get n.

🙂 thanks to all the members who were kind enough to reply to my question.

turns out that warrior193 was on the right track with his

"Warning at ---- mph notification in the Maxi MFD - that is a prompt for setting a max speed warning, which is accessed via settings in the infotainment system"

As I didnt get any manuals with the car, I was quite unaware that it had so many user configurable options, fortunately my son was able to download them from the Skoda site. As somebody who passed his test 60 years ago in a mk1 Vauxhall Viva, you may understand why I'm

not a particular fan of all the modern goodies that come packaged with today's cars. Having said that I do like the fabia and find it very easy to drive. I've taken note of the other replies re the battery condition and will have it looked at in case it could be the cause of some of the other random error messages.

thanks again to you all 👍

On 12/07/2025 at 14:23, steeds said:

As somebody who passed his test 60 years ago in a mk1 Vauxhall Viva, you may understand why I'm not a particular fan of all the modern goodies that come packaged with today's cars. Having said that I do like the fabia and find it very easy to drive.

German marques were always making things more difficult than necessary by having things over complicated (to show how clever? they are (not)?) and bad enough with a 2015 Fabia but get to newer cars it's gets worse and worse, for all other makes/brands and vehicles too.

A mate had a 60s Viva (HA?) in the late 70s, it wasn't in good condition by then but you certainly learnt about real world driving with such an old banger. 😄

I'm with you, I passed my test in 1977 (in a driving school FIAT IIRC) and until 3 years ago had for the previous 16 years as my one and only everyday car a 1973 MG Midget, a fairly stripped down (and old designs) car even in 1973, so to having to fart about with a 2015 VW came with some very annoying (and nasty) surprises. Driving my neighbour's 2023 (Nissan) each week was very annoying, having to turn off all the driver "aids" and "assists", most were not developed enough to be really reliable.

For your 12v battery do very occasional preventative recharging of the battery (to full) with an appropriate charger maintainer following the instructions in the car's owners manual and for the charger. 3 or 4-amp is ideal, takes longer of course but you can recharge in more than one go if required. Probably the same as you used to do in the 1960s, isn't progress great! 🙃

If your front dampers aren't "misting" and don't have a clonk (or clonks) from the underside somewhere then you've done well.

Good luck.

Ill see you and raise you a bit. I got my licence in May 1956 when I turned 15 and in a Bedford 2 tonne truck. First car was a 54 A70

I was only a little newer with my first car - a 1956 A40 Cambridge.