Good afternoon all

I have 2015 Octavia VRS 2.0l diesel hatchback.

When I parked up one night, everything was working fine. Went to it the next morning and the touchscreen would not turn on. I have checked the fuses and they are fine. Took it to an electrician who says that there is power going to it and that it could be the unit in the glovebox. Tbh I’m a bit stumped. Mine does not have sat nav but does anyone know if I can replace with one with sat nav and will I need to change both the unit and touchscreen? Or is there a way of checking both the unit and touchscreen before I look into replacing them both? Below are pictures of the labels from both units. I can source the identical touchscreen but struggling to find a unit with the same model number, mine starts with 5Q0 I can source one that starts with 5E0 Not sure if I’m looking at the correct numbers on both units Any advice would be much appreciated

Many thanks

It's most likely the screen that has failed. I'm assuming that you have either a Bolero or Amundsen unit. You could be lucky enough to just upgrade the screen to a Gen3.5 screen. Speak with our in-house expert @pab567

You have Bolero MY16, with DAB. You can NOT replace it with 5E) units s these are MIB1 so have 4 times lower display resolution and less features.

Is the display completely black? Do you hear anything, e.g. radio stations?

Hi

Thanks for your reply

Yes the screen is completely blank no noise or anything. It was working fine at the end of the day and the next morning nothing. Electrician says that there is power to the screen. They quoted me £1000 to £1200 for pioneer aftermarket system, but I can get 2nd hand head unit and screen for under £100. Not sure if I should just try replacing the screen first then if needed the head unit.

Just now, Mullbers said:

Electrician says that there is power to the screen.

Did he check to see if there is a fuse on the rear of the glovebox unit?

He never said anything about a fuse. Do you know if there is a fuse there ?

9 minutes ago, Mullbers said:

He never said anything about a fuse. Do you know if there is a fuse there ?

@pab567 Is there a fuse on the rear of the MIB glovebox units? There has been a fuse on the previous generations I have dealt with (RNS-E, etc.).

I will have a look later today, I really appreciate your help

Thank you 👍

No fuse in MIB series

Ok thanks, I won’t waste my time checking.

I am pretty new to Skodas, this is my first one. Had it about 15 months and so far new clutch, wheel bearings all round and an ongoing coolant issue, now this.

Is it possible to change the unit in the glovebox to a later one along with the touchscreen without too much hassle?

1 hour ago, Mullbers said:

Is it possible to change the unit in the glovebox to a later one along with the touchscreen without too much hassle?

It depends on your definition of "too much hassle" from a MIB1 Bolero. Do you have Canton?

@pab567 can advise.

Hi Dave

Forgive my ignorance but what is canton ??

CANTON is the supplier of Sound System.

Is there anything you were missing in your glove box unit?

Not that I know of, when I get chance I will recheck the fuses and see for myself if there is power going to both units.