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Hello all, Namaste. This is my first post in Automotive India. Hoping for an answer.
Recently upgraded from Wagon 1.0 to Skoda Octavia 1.9 Tdi (done 1.2 Lakh km, 2007 model) because of the petrol expenses. I am loving the turbo aid and fantastic mileage the car is offering, except for a few niggles.
1. Early in the morning, when it's cold, there is a hiss,hiss,hiss noise under the hood. Feels like coming from the tyres, but it's actually from the engine bay. Sound is much similar to old hand pumps we used to inflate our bicycle tyres. Once engine heats up or car speeds up, the sound goes away.
2. The display showing the mileage in L/100 KM format. I don't like this personally, so tried to switch it with the stick given. But the stick won't go down. Later one day, fuel level came down to reserve and L/100 KM automatically changed to distance to empty. Now it won't change back to L/100 KM anymore. Is this normal? Or am I missing another button or lever to do this?
3. The most troublesome is the after market fitted (previous owner) SONY head unit won't turn off with the ignition. It keeps displaying its features even after long clicking the power/sourse/src button. Electrician says, this is normal in Skoda. Is that right?
4. The most frustrating of all is, I can't find a user manual to buy/download from internet. Available manuals are for the foreign variants (Left hand drive). Can anybody provide me a link to the Indian version of the manual?
Thanks for the help!
Recently upgraded from Wagon 1.0 to Skoda Octavia 1.9 Tdi (done 1.2 Lakh km, 2007 model) because of the petrol expenses. I am loving the turbo aid and fantastic mileage the car is offering, except for a few niggles.
1. Early in the morning, when it's cold, there is a hiss,hiss,hiss noise under the hood. Feels like coming from the tyres, but it's actually from the engine bay. Sound is much similar to old hand pumps we used to inflate our bicycle tyres. Once engine heats up or car speeds up, the sound goes away.
2. The display showing the mileage in L/100 KM format. I don't like this personally, so tried to switch it with the stick given. But the stick won't go down. Later one day, fuel level came down to reserve and L/100 KM automatically changed to distance to empty. Now it won't change back to L/100 KM anymore. Is this normal? Or am I missing another button or lever to do this?
3. The most troublesome is the after market fitted (previous owner) SONY head unit won't turn off with the ignition. It keeps displaying its features even after long clicking the power/sourse/src button. Electrician says, this is normal in Skoda. Is that right?
4. The most frustrating of all is, I can't find a user manual to buy/download from internet. Available manuals are for the foreign variants (Left hand drive). Can anybody provide me a link to the Indian version of the manual?
Thanks for the help!