With you there. Ahh the “reliability” of Volkswagen. The velle is by far the least reliable vehicle I’ve ever owned. It emptied my wallet of £750 for a leaky rear diff and failed diff lock today. In 7 months I’ve had to deal with: crumbling arb bushes, rattling drop links, SLD lock that refused to unlock, wheelbolt threads that disappear, a heater that caught fire, the diff, the constant monitoring and worry over the BITDI lump possibly wanting to destroy itself...
Would you mind posting up what app and connector you used if it worked well?
Calista bluetooth - plug in, link to phone (with downloaded app), use the phone as a handset. Delivers the OBD2 codes in full and VAG codes just a number for you to look up.
Cheers for the advice on the glowplug. I imagine that's not a warranty item. Which would mean I'd be paying for the diagnostic fee as well, so I might take it to a local indy if there's no obvious fix like a loose wire.
I'd not get involved - just give it back to the lease company.
You could be in for a whole bucket load of pain here. It might not happen, but a glow plug that snaps off in the cylinder head can cost ££££ to fix.
I thought the whole point of a lease car was that this sort of thing was not your problem?
And whoever was asking about about VCDS I have the full kit here in the Wye Valley if that is of any use.
Hth
I thought the whole point of a lease car was that this sort of thing was not your problem?
I'm responsible for maintenance/servicing on this particular plan. Will query whether glow plugs are covered by Skoda three year warranty.
If you cancel the code, how long does the light on the dash stay out for?
On return day drive car to near drop off point, pull over round the corner. Reset the light. Roll up to drop off point. Hand keys over. Jobs a goodun.
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Have a look at the rosstech website. I downloaded their free version of vcds lite and bought a cheap kkl cable off eBay, £4 ish to read and reset the fault codes on my A3.
The type of cable may vary depending on vehicle age. A generic obd reader might not pick up manufacturer specific codes.
Lite is only for older cars innit?
Anyway I was able to reset a CEL on my 2012 Octavia using Torque Pro and an Ebay bluetooth OBD2 thiny.
On return day drive car to near drop off point, pull over round the corner. Reset the light. Roll up to drop off point. Hand keys over. Jobs a goodun.
I had considered this. Knowing my luck, it would come back on immediately (it is a start engine type fault, after all), then I would be in trouble with the lease company for 'ignoring' it.
Skoda warranty said it wouldn't normally be a service item, so could well be warrantiable unless there was evidence I'd caused the fault. Booked in with main dealer, charm offensive prepared. 🙂 Thanks for all your help.
Now to plug the reader into the Fiesta...
