Hello everyone,

Id be grateful if anyone can point me in the right direction,, for weeks I've had this warning light come up ( parking distance control) it's very intermitted comes go goes like a Christmas tree,, I've tryd cleaning the rear sensors nothing works, it went off for a full week then it's back, I've noticed the sensors do work sometimes then nothing, any help much appreciated.my car is a 2023 Octavia

What say the Error Log?

Is it only when you start the car? I found that I got that error when starting, but if I turned the engine off and restarted it cleared. A workaround was to turn the car on for 2 seconds and then start the engine. It was fixed by a software update/patch at the dealer, it was a known issue.

Went into Skoda main dealer to make appointment, guy on counter says he's never seen that before honestly,,told him even the internet knows this problem and you the main Skoda don't

6 hours ago, junior10 said:

Went into Skoda main dealer to make appointment, guy on counter says he's never seen that before honestly,,told him even the internet knows this problem and you the main Skoda don't

Dealership's will always deny knowledge, that way they can squeeze more money out of you

The parking sensors problem I had (throws an error when starting the car, but goes away again if you turn the car off and on again, or to avoid the error push the start button with no clutch, then after 2 seconds push again with clutch to start the engine) was cured with a "TPI", which is a patch, but I never caught the number. That was at Marriott Ipswich Skoda.

9 minutes ago, SkoddaBeSkoda said:

The parking sensors problem I had (throws an error when starting the car, but goes away again if you turn the car off and on again, or to avoid the error push the start button with no clutch, then after 2 seconds push again with clutch to start the engine) was cured with a "TPI", which is a patch, but I never caught the number. That was at Marriott Ipswich Skoda.

See I always push the start button with no clutch, then leave for a few seconds before dipping the clutch to actually start the car. Just as prior to start buttons I'd turn the key to ignition for a couple of seconds before actually turning to crank it.

I was always led to believe that you need to let each of the sensor lights that illuminate at the point of ignition to dim before cranking, as the fact they illuminate is to do with the electrical current reaching them, then they dim to let you know that everything's fine and you're good to go.

If you're cranking before allowing this process to occur, which is essentially the electrical system performing its own start up check, then you risk confusing it which could lead to problems such as the one you were having.

I genuinely believed this was common knowledge, I wonder how many others who start a car like yourself have ended up enduring the same "issue" as you have. Honestly seems like a self inflicted or non issue to me.

Failing an actual faulty sensor, the other things that may possibly throw up faults are cold weather or dirt, where a frozen or dirty component isn't operating as it should in frozen temperatures / dirty conditions, which should correct itself once it's cleaned / reaches operating temp.

IMHO, if you began and continued to use the (correct) method of cranking I've outlined above, you'll likely never experience the issue you were having again. Outside of cold weather / dirt or an actual faulty sensor anyway.

I honestly doubt whether there's any such "TPI" exists, it could be the garage owner have just held on to your car for a couple of hours and had a little giggle to themselves...

5 hours ago, scotthugh3s said:

See I always push the start button with no clutch, then leave for a few seconds before dipping the clutch to actually start the car. Just as prior to start buttons I'd turn the key to ignition for a couple of seconds before actually turning to crank it.

I was always led to believe that you need to let each of the sensor lights that illuminate at the point of ignition to dim before cranking, as the fact they illuminate is to do with the electrical current reaching them, then they dim to let you know that everything's fine and you're good to go.

If you're cranking before allowing this process to occur, which is essentially the electrical system performing its own start up check, then you risk confusing it which could lead to problems such as the one you were having.

I genuinely believed this was common knowledge, I wonder how many others who start a car like yourself have ended up enduring the same "issue" as you have. Honestly seems like a self inflicted or non issue to me.

Failing an actual faulty sensor, the other things that may possibly throw up faults are cold weather or dirt, where a frozen or dirty component isn't operating as it should in frozen temperatures / dirty conditions, which should correct itself once it's cleaned / reaches operating temp.

IMHO, if you began and continued to use the (correct) method of cranking I've outlined above, you'll likely never experience the issue you were having again. Outside of cold weather / dirt or an actual faulty sensor anyway.

I honestly doubt whether there's any such "TPI" exists, it could be the garage owner have just held on to your car for a couple of hours and had a little giggle to the

Cheers mate,,, I know what you mean by properly cranking, letting the system boot it's self up before the start procedure,,I've tried that a more than I could count as its a taxi been on the road a lot ,,I've tried cleaning the sensors, the error comes on and off like a Christmas tree.iam starting to think it's a wire that's not properly seated right in a connection,, goes into Skoda on the 5th march,, hopefully it will be fixed then

Just now, junior10 said:

Cheers mate,,, I know what you mean by properly cranking, letting the system boot it's self up before the start procedure,,I've tried that a more than I could count as its a taxi been on the road a lot ,,I've tried cleaning the sensors, the error comes on and off like a Christmas tree.iam starting to think it's a wire that's not properly seated right in a connection,, goes into Skoda on the 5th march,, hopefully it will be fixed then

My car is a automatic

1 hour ago, junior10 said:

Cheers mate,,, I know what you mean by properly cranking, letting the system boot it's self up before the start procedure,,I've tried that a more than I could count as its a taxi been on the road a lot ,,I've tried cleaning the sensors, the error comes on and off like a Christmas tree.iam starting to think it's a wire that's not properly seated right in a connection,, goes into Skoda on the 5th march,, hopefully it will be fixed then

Might sound daft mate but have you checked your battery? I experienced a problem with random faults flagging up recently when I was running a (close to) flat battery...

I actually didn't consider a wiring issue, it could easily be that, or a faulty module perhaps? Via my own experience with modern cars, I'm always keen to consider an alternative fix to the one a dealer would recommend

For instance just recently I had an airbag light I couldn't get rid of (which was initially triggered by the flat battery I mentioned above) Skoda's solution is to replace the module which would cost around £1,500. Turns out there's an update you can apply via ODIS which fixes it though, which thankfully I discovered with a generous amount of help from good internet folk. Skoda keeping quiet on the update cos obviously they make more by switching out the module, totally unneccessarily

Do you know if your vehicle's software is up to date? I don't just mean the infotainment, but each individual module?

Cheers for your interesting information mate, battery seems fine,but my car was brand new on October 2023 I've had one software update from them,I don't know if maybe I've missed any don't think so ,, as you can guess to this fault is doing my head in lol ,, thankyou for your reply

How do I check for a software update

2 hours ago, junior10 said:

How do I check for a software update

Do you have Obdeleven?

I don't know

1 hour ago, junior10 said:

I don't know

Then I suggest you don't have it. How far are you from @East_Yorkshire_Retrofits ? Kieran can diagnose and apply any missing software updates to your car in the exact same way a dealer can, but at a fraction of the cost...

On 09/02/2026 at 20:17, junior10 said:

Hello everyone,

Id be grateful if anyone can point me in the right direction,, for weeks I've had this warning light come up ( parking distance control) it's very intermitted comes go goes like a Christmas tree,, I've tryd cleaning the rear sensors nothing works, it went off for a full week then it's back, I've noticed the sensors do work sometimes then nothing, any help much appreciated.my car is a 2023 Octavia

We'd be happy to take a look at this for you

This winter, the same problem with the parking sensors also happened to my Skoda. 2 sensors have already been replaced under warranty. Another one expired a few days ago. Yes, it's been cold here this winter, the air temperature hasn't been above 0⁰ for more than a month, but is that really the reason? Yes, the parking block version was updated to the latest, and the Skoda dealer said that everything should be fine, and we won't see each other again soon. :D I even swapped the sensors myself out of boredom and the error moves to the place where I installed it, since I don't blame the wires and their connections.

When you engage reverse, the following appears. The sensor is nice and clean, with no mechanical damage, and there are no obstacles near the car.

13 hours ago, Combi_NX5 said:

When you engage reverse, the following appears. The sensor is nice and clean, with no mechanical damage, and there are no obstacles near the car.

Replace the sensor

On 17.02.2026. at 22:02, East_Yorkshire_Retrofits said:

It's clear that the sensor needs to be replaced again, it's not clear why the sensors are dying in such a short time. Does anyone else have this problem?

Edited 20 February20 Feb by Combi_NX5

11 hours ago, Combi_NX5 said:

It's clear that the sensor needs to be replaced again, it's not clear why the sensors are dying in such a short time. Does anyone else have this problem?

They're very very delicate (a downgrade from the previous generation in this respect)

SkoddaBeSkoda.

Was it a free software fix?

On 09/02/2026 at 23:44, SkoddaBeSkoda said:

Is it only when you start the car? I found that I got that error when starting, but if I turned the engine off and restarted it cleared. A workaround was to turn the car on for 2 seconds and then start the engine. It was fixed by a software update/patch at the dealer, it was a known issue.

I have learnt to do that too

Malcolm, yes, free fix, but the car was also under warranty so not 100% sure it would be out of warranty.