Hi

Today when I started my car, not the first time today, I got the strange image as attached on the console display which persists until I turn the lane or front assist off...though once I have done that it then simply displays e.g lane assist deactivated and you can't scroll through the usual options with the roller on the steering wheel. It is the basic console. Any ideas anyone?

This January 2024 enquiry on the VW T-Cross forum mentions what sounds (to me) like the issue you have. Unfortunately, there was only one response and that was unspecific...

https://www.tcrossforums.co.uk/threads/main-display-has-disappeared.1242/

You could try disconnecting your car's starter-battery at its negative terminal, leaving the battery disconnected for (say) an hour and then reconnecting it. A couple of years ago the central display on my 2009 Skoda Roomster suddenly went blank. The battery disconnect/reconnect ploy brought the display back to life and its been working normally ever since.

Thanks Dereku, I factory reset everything I could find via the infotainment centre and it resolved itself. Though then the screen displayed "no entries" and it took, I am not going to say how long, a while to realise that I just needed to press one button on the steering wheel to set it back to show driving data, D'oh!!! Then another good while to reconnect the car to Skodaconnect. All good fun on a Sunday, oh yes 🤣🤣

Well done on finding the solution by experimenting but you could have saved yourself some time by reading the car's 'Owner's Manual'. I know the VWŠkoda 'Owner's Manuals' aren't always great, particularly the newer the car, and it's not macho but reading the car's 'Owner's Manual' can at least help identify what that image is about. A Scala owner recently asked about the same image.

VWŠkoda's site for 'Owner's Manuals'. - https://www.skoda-auto.com/apps/manuals/Models

When I drive a neighbour's Corsa I sometimes catch the steering wheel stich wheels when reversing and each time have to remember how to get rid of the elapse time clock. Far, far too many (unnecessary) computer program "features" on modern cars for me.

nta16

I believe Gav3rdfabia was well aware that the image appearing on his car's display related to the Lane Assist feature - his problem was getting rid of it.

If you owned a Fabia Mk4 with the non-Virtual Cockpit instrument-cluster, you'd know that there's an uncomfortable ménage à trois between the infotainment display-unit, the small central display screen between the speedometer and tachometer dials and the buttons on the steering wheel. As Gav eventually discovered, it's actually a simple matter to use the buttons to move between the various things that can appear on the central display once one knows and can remember how to do it.

(Shortly after buying my Mk4, while messing about with the car's settings menus I accidentally triggered a factory reset. Recovering from this can take some effort and - as Gav said - reconnecting to Skoda Connect can be a challenge.)

Yes I was aware Gav3rdfabia was aware of the image and wated rid, in the Scala thread the image was speculated about even by other model owners, as with here my usual suggestion of referring to the 'Owner's Manual' sorts both.

Unlike you and I some others don't like or want to look at such sources of information and despise such and scorn others for doing so, and suggesting so.

The "virtual cockpit" (what a silly and inaccurate name/description) doesn't (thank gawd) in my wife's 2015 Mk3 Fabia so I do know of the 'joys' of relationships between infotainment screen, dot display and steering wheel knob-wheels. One of the good things about computers and their programs is that there can different methods and routes of achieving the same outcome, getting the display you want so once you can remember it you can pick the method and rote that suits you best.

I understand that some car manufacturers have finally caught on that they don't need to have so many different touch virtual buttons for every obscure !"feature2 they can think of and some have even reintroduced real control knobs and buttons again instead - whatever will they (re)think of next - whatever their Chinese owners tell them I expect. 😁

Thanks all for the posts. I guess like everything technology can help or hinder. Be nice if they just kept the good stuff on cars - better safety, they don't rust within weeks, 74mpg from a 999cc engine (I have the 100ish bhp Fabia with 6th gear) on a 120mile motorway trip) and just forget the rest..though being able to use my phones satnav on the screen is sooooo much better. At least one good thing came out of the day..I found I actually have a hard copy of the manual. No idea how i failed to notice this for 6 months 🤣🤣