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Perhaps you should read the post I linked more carefully... Quick google later: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006269260355.html You want "OCTAVIA MK3" or "OCTAVIA MK3 WASH" not "OCTAVIA MK3 LOWLINE".

If you look at the second post in the thread mentioned above, it's a post from me fitting a genuine highline camera: https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/485897-how-to-reverse-camera-fitting-guide/#findComment-5456364 Highline cameras will work without calibration, but if you do want it calibrated, I also added details a few posts later: https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/485897-how-to-reverse-camera-fitting-guide/#findComment-5461654

Can you add more details?

Sorry for the slow reply, had a few things on! If anything, XDS/XDS+ is more useful on a car with an LSD or VAQ fitted. The LSD/VAQ reacts to the unloaded inside wheel spinning and redirects the torque to the outside wheel to improve traction/acceleration out of the corner. At maximum effect, an LSD/VAQ can only lock causing the two front wheels to spin at the same rate, neither system can force the outer wheel to rotate quicker than the inner one. Given the entire point of a diff is to allow the outer wheel to rotate faster as you corner, as it locks to transfer torque it'll effectively cause the wheels to rotate at the same speed and actually induce understeer! The advantage is that the understeer should be predictable and the loaded outer wheel can still accelerate the car. This is where XDS comes in. From what I understand, the original XDS system predates the VAQ and would only brake the front inside wheels during acceleration. This will both cause drag on the inside wheel and indirectly force the outside wheel to spin more quickly - effectively trying to rotate the car and minimise understeer. The improved XDS+ will when required, activate in all unbraked cornering states and can also use the rear brake to increase the effectiveness. In short, the LSD/VAQ is to improve traction and XDS/XDS+ is to improve rotation. Both have completely different functions but when working in harmony, will help the car handle better. TC off should just let the front wheels spin a little more which can be helpful on loose/slippery surfaces. ESP off will allow the car to slide a little more or apply smaller corrections with the general aim to keep the car moving in the direction the steering wheel is pointing. Even though the buttons say 'off', these systems will never truly turn off and will still activate when certain limits are hit...

Almost EDL (electronic diff lock) covers that, as you say, it detects driven wheel slip and applies light braking pressure to transfer torque to the side with traction. XDS and XDS+ are more advanced with the + version is more refined and coping with more scenarios. Rather than reacting to wheel spin, it's looking for understeer and applies braking forces to the inside wheels to counteract it. It's trying to emulate torque vectoring but can only remove torque from the inner wheels rather than actively adding torque to the outer wheels as per a proper AWD system.

There is @vwservice_bot on telegram which can provide the original coding/datasets etc for your car but it's not free

Just google for the part number, loads of options for less than that... Genuine https://www.lllparts.co.uk/product/1z5955985/water-jet-1z5955985 Aftermarket: https://www.amazon.co.uk/ClicknFit-8U0955985-8K9955985A-4G9955985-8E9955985/dp/B0CP67FRXC

He is trying to warn you that the cluster is part of the immobiliser and component protection systems. If you replace the cluster, the car won't start until you go to a garage/dealer who can reprogram those systems At a guess, the stepper motor could be failing or the needle is loose on the spindle causing the inconsistent behaviour. Taking the cluster out isn't super hard and the stepper motors are easy enough to replace or swap around as a test. Random guide for a MK7 Golf with a very similar design of cluster: https://www.golfmk7.com/forums/index.php?threads/diy-virtual-cockpit-retrofit-mk7-aliexpress-version.393101/

That's simply not true... Rather than use the full Europe data, choose one of the subsets that best match you usage. ECE 1, 5 and 6 all contain the UK https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/537730-amundsen-mib2-map-updates-20262027/

Seems to have installed as expected for me As expected, it reports as 450 and 2026/2027.

@Tell I think the original post was: https://www.ateca-forum.de/index.php?thread/4625-mapcare-und-navi-karten-update/&postID=310895#post310895 On another forum, at least one user suggests they might not be working but didn't describe in what way: https://www.motor-talk.de/forum/vfl-navi-karten-passat-b8-t5692425.html?page=175

Not sure I have any notes... This might give some clues: https://www.drive2.ru/l/591707406241650380/

Are you sure about that? I thought the orange sensors needed programming but the black ones were self-learning. Certainly when I added TPMS to my MK2 Octavia the sensors were able to self-learn as I bought them from 2-3 sellers separately to the module.

Can you add more detail please? I have standard CC and a VC on my Octavia. If the speed limiter is just coding then I'd like to enable it

Really?! I have no idea... You know what you bought, I don't! The only information I have is that Dudu7 systems for an Octavia all seem to have the microphone included when bought from Aliexpress.