43 minutes ago, emek said:

hi skoda fans,

i have some odd HW and SW numbers in my infotainment system and i cant figure them out....

can anybody help or give me a direction i should search for?

its an octavia 2024 1.5tsi selection, 10" infotainment system withouth home and menu physical buttons on the left.
OTA says up-to-date

This MIB3.5 in mk4fl, different than MIB3, which this thread is about. MIB3.5 has OTA (over the air) update. No need to update manually with usb drive

I also successfully updated the software to 1989.

Thanks for the post!

I’m on version 1941 (updated manually by usb a while ago). Have been waiting for 1985 or 1989 to prompt OTA but still nothing. Is it any idea to update to 1989 manually by usb? What are the benefits and differences?

Edited 4 March4 Mar by Swe_Johan

10 minutes ago, Swe_Johan said:

I’m on version 1941 (updated manually by usb a while ago). Have been waiting for 1985 or 1989 to prompt OTA but still nothing. Is it any idea to update to 1989 manually by usb? What are the benefits and differences?

It is smoother then the old versions. Graphic is better. It works and runs faster is my opinion

1 hour ago, MartinOctavia1969 said:

It is smoother then the old versions. Graphic is better. It works and runs faster is my opinion

Are people not still experiencing issues with it though? I stuck with 1985 due to the problems it seemed to be causing when it was released

Faster boot up would be nice! Otherwise 1941 works OK actually. Is it recommended to go for 1985 or 1989? I suppose I have to upgrade manually via usb with the benefit of choosing.

Edited 4 March4 Mar by Swe_Johan

4 minutes ago, Swe_Johan said:

Faster boot up would be nice! Otherwise 1941 works OK actually. Is it recommended to go for 1985 or 1989? I suppose I have to upgrade manually via usb with the benefit of choosing.

Ever heard the phrase "if it's not broke, don't fix it" ?

1 hour ago, scotthugh3s said:

Ever heard the phrase "if it's not broke, don't fix it" ?

Hence my first question. Maybe stick with 1941 but a faster system would be nice. Heard norhing bad about 1985 so might go for that.

Hello! I’m new to this.. I bought this Octavia PHEV 2021 and it has software 1803. I downloaded from this forum your zip for 1989. Can I update it using USB directly? I heard that I have to update to other older versions before this one. Is it right? And which versions exactly and where can I find them? Thank you in advance!

Unpack the software on a formatted usb stick copy the two files only on the stick. Put in in the car and follow the options on your screen. Leave ignition on and keep it on. Or let motor running. Takes around 30 a 40 min.

Does it work from 1803 straight to 1989?

Thank you sincerely as I managed to update the unit very smoothly!

In my case, after the update, the major problem is the eManager app not working anymore (I have a 2021 PHEV Octavia), and therefore it’s stuck on “Reduced charging current” mode, meaning that it takes about 8hrs to fully charge instead of 5.

3 minutes ago, audiexp said:

In my case, after the update, the major problem is the eManager app not working anymore (I have a 2021 PHEV Octavia), and therefore it’s stuck on “Reduced charging current” mode, meaning that it takes about 8hrs to fully charge instead of 5.

Maybe a reset will help. Only thing that you must become headuser again. After reset. Maybe then it will install all apps again.

The factory reset was the first thing I did after the update, so I don’t thing it works, since The Columbus MIB3 infotainment unit in PHEV/ iV Octavias has the e-Manager (for charging timers, preconditioning, battery limits, etc.) activated via specific long coding in the infotainment module (usually address 5F). The 1989 update (a performance/stability release that also improves things like SmartLink/CarPlay/Android Auto) overwrites the firmware and resets or deactivates that PHEV-specific coding.

In mine also phev it still there. Hope it will return or the dealer can put it back

Updated to 1989 from 1941, went smoothly with no issues, the only “problems” I have are related to Android Auto, as I still don’t seem to have the open to run is wirelessly, I can only open if the USB cable is attached, not sure why this is because everyone else seems to be running wireless after updating.

 

Also when I am using the Android Auto it also seems to not fully run full screen, it seems to have a slight boarder around it, I have seen this mentioned in the forum before, but I did not see this when using 1941, I have not seen if there is a fix of setting to have it full screen.

I would first of all try restoring unit to factory settings. It is strongly suggested after any SW update. Fixes a lot of issues.

25 minutes ago, MonkeyBoy2283 said:

Updated to 1989 from 1941, went smoothly with no issues, the only “problems” I have are related to Android Auto, as I still don’t seem to have the open to run is wirelessly, I can only open if the USB cable is attached, not sure why this is because everyone else seems to be running wireless after updating.

 

Also when I am using the Android Auto it also seems to not fully run full screen, it seems to have a slight boarder around it, I have seen this mentioned in the forum before, but I did not see this when using 1941, I have not seen if there is a fix of setting to have it full screen.

You will not get wireless functionality just because you upgraded software. For wireless you need to pay licence code in skoda dealer, where they will enable it in your car maybe even add some dongle in system.

And this upgrade/change will be noted under your car VIN on official servers, so noone could erase this functionality after.

The cheaper way is to buy aftermarket dongles that serve as wifi carplay devices.

BR

Djadjo

18 minutes ago, Djadjo78 said:

You will not get wireless functionality just because you upgraded software. For wireless you need to pay licence code in skoda dealer, where they will enable it in your car maybe even add some dongle in system.

And this upgrade/change will be noted under your car VIN on official servers, so noone could erase this functionality after.

The cheaper way is to buy aftermarket dongles that serve as wifi carplay devices.

BR

Djadjo

Oh so it is not standard and a paid option, I'm guessing that the original owner did not pay for that then, I was under the impression it was a a standard function that was broken by the software issues people were having.

So I just need to get this unlocked, I see the OBDeleven 3 has this as an option, so that looks the easyer way to go.

Thank you for the information.

But please make reset of infotaiment now when you upgraded, you will need both key fobs to become again primary user. Because it deletes user also.

Than you will see, is every function better or the same, even so we all have octavias, the are pretty different with trims and areas where bought/sold/made for, hardware different also even if from outside world looks the “same” but that doesnt mean that certain things cannot be made better for our convinience :)

3 minutes ago, Djadjo78 said:

But please make reset of infotaiment now when you upgraded, you will need both key fobs to become again primary user. Because it deletes user also.

Than you will see, is every function better or the same, even so we all have octavias, the are pretty different with trims and areas where bought/sold/made for, hardware different also even if from outside world looks the “same” but that doesnt mean that certain things cannot be made better for our convinience :)

I did a full reset after applying the last update, I still have the issue that I cannot set up any users, I posted in the below section about it.

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by MonkeyBoy2283