OCTAVIA III Owners discussion thread

[PassatB6]

What issues have come up for you as a new Octavia III owner? Post your experiences, questions and comments here.


I can start with a question about the PhoneBox. Its the compartment with a sliding cover sitting in front of the gearstick. Some (or all) of these have a feature which boosts signal strength for your phone. How do I knew whether or not mine has this feature?

[MJKooLio]

98 Octane Fuel in the RS only guys?

[GTR27]

98 Octane Fuel in the RS only guys?

Doesn't require it, but a smart move.

[K4neX]

Auto dimming of the dash / dial lights, I think the car senses whether you are driving in bright condition and brighten up the dash and vice versa. While it works well in reminding me to turn the headlights on so I can see the dials, but in some condition during the day, the dials are too dark to read. Hope there is a way to turn this off

[99Reza]

The speakers stop making any noise...On the rare occasion I wanted to listen to some music in the car the speaker decided to call it a day. The entertainment system still function as usual, DVD, HD, Radio still plays but there isn't any noise coming up. I did have issues with static interference from the speakers for the past few weeks, could be related?? Looks like a visit to the dealer.

Also notice a resonance from driver's door area whenever coasting at low speed and holding a gear at around 2-3k rpm (sounds like someone holding a vibrator against your door). Had this one previously with the Tiguan that was never fixed (dealer couldn't be bother investigating), could it be fuel line resonating against the body panel?

[PassatB6]

Auto dimming of the dash / dial lights, I think the car senses whether you are driving in bright condition and brighten up the dash and vice versa. While it works well in reminding me to turn the headlights on so I can see the dials, but in some condition during the day, the dials are too dark to read. Hope there is a way to turn this off

Actually noticed this today. I'm pretty sure I could adjust dash light intensity manually in my last Skoda. Will check tomorrow.

[PassatB6]

Auto dimming of the dash / dial lights, I think the car senses whether you are driving in bright condition and brighten up the dash and vice versa. While it works well in reminding me to turn the headlights on so I can see the dials, but in some condition during the day, the dials are too dark to read. Hope there is a way to turn this off

I think you can set the brightness in the infotainment system.

[brad]

98 Octane Fuel in the RS only guys?

if it's like my Mk2 1.8tsi, 98ron works out cheaper per km than 95ron & you get more torque down low.

[Antiplastix]

On my central display unit, it tells you the status of your phones battery and signal strength. It makes no difference to the no. of bars indicating the signal strength whether the phone is in my pocket or in the "phonebox".

[K4neX]

I think you can set the brightness in the infotainment system.

Yes you can, but the dials will still dim to pretty much no lights depends on where the sun is shinning.

[woofy]

if it's like my Mk2 1.8tsi, 98ron works out cheaper per km than 95ron & you get more torque down low.

What's the RS rated to use? If it's 98 then that would be logical to use. The MKII RS's were all 98.

[PassatB6]

On my central display unit, it tells you the status of your phones battery and signal strength. It makes no difference to the no. of bars indicating the signal strength whether the phone is in my pocket or in the "phonebox".

Looks like its something we don't get in OZ. OS it has a phone symbol inside the compartment like this one.

[GeeMatt]

What issues have come up for you as a new Octavia III owner? Post your experiences, questions and comments here.


I can start with a question about the PhoneBox. Its the compartment with a sliding cover sitting in front of the gearstick. Some (or all) of these have a feature which boosts signal strength for your phone. How do I knew whether or not mine has this feature?

Great thread. If only I had mine I could comment !

[brad]

What's the RS rated to use? If it's 98 then that would be logical to use. The MKII RS's were all 98.

IIRC, you have to be able to decipher VW heiroglyphics, so if the fuel flap has a big 98 and a small 95 then it means run 98 if possible but you can fall back to 95 if you have to.

being tight-arse Aussies who love to run everything on 92, they see the 95 as being the default

[MJKooLio]

Anyway of making the radio Digital?