MK3 Octavia - List of Defects, Faults and Issues

**gadget007a** · 23-09-2015, 12:36 PM

Originally Posted by brad

Have they queried VW spares? Distribution centre is in Singapore (I was told). Very unlikely it will come from CZ.

have been told 4-3 weeks for part to arrive, the issue apparently is not just where they are sourced from, is that because it is a warranty issue there are more processes that have to be followed against straight out ordering of parts through the spare parts channel.
so in the mean time more km being clocked up on their demo petrol RS, and for what its worth the smartlink doesn't like to connect to my phone (galaxy S5 with latest firmware) and the dealer couldn't get it to connect to his iPhone either

**woofy** · 23-09-2015, 01:12 PM

Smartlink? I would have thought its a MY15 or MY15.5 with mirrorlink which isn't the same as Carplay and Android Auto and smartlink. From what I know from lurking in dealers a lot recently only just arrived cars have it at the moment, ie literally just arrived. Dealers have trouble working their ways out of a wet paper bag with a chainsaw so it might be a bit beyond them. I noticed in the iOS9 update there is a one touch connect for carplay setup now. Hoping the wireless carplay gets sorted soon, having to plug in this day and age seems crazy. Also hoping its a software update to do it, otherwise my car won't have it when it's built early next year.

**GTR27** · 26-09-2015, 11:41 AM

Mirrorlink etc is MY16 onwards - i.e cars that just arrived.

**MJKooLio** · 27-09-2015, 01:07 AM

Mirrorlink.... could it be a software update for the current MY15 cars to get and it'll work? Or would you have to upgrade the whole unit? (what cost?)

**Snail Style** · 27-09-2015, 08:43 AM

Not all models have it as standard, however it is able to be activated on all MY16 vehicles. Prior to that it has been unclear whether or not it can be turnt on. However if it required replacement of the 5F control module, it will not be cheap!

**woofy** · 27-09-2015, 09:34 AM

It's not unclear, it's only for the my16 models as it is different hardware. Been asked plenty of times in another thread.

**daMama** · 05-11-2015, 12:12 PM

Soz, I've been busy with lots of things over the last few months, hence the absence.
Anyhoo, yesterday I noticed, not for the first time, a burning smell from somewhere in the car, like you would get from a dusty heater. Thought it might be the car in front, but it wasn't as it happened again when I was in the car park. I also noticed a hmm... Rattling noise when I was going down the ramp. The smell came and went. When I parked, I couldn't smell anything externally. I would have popped the bonnet, but I was late for work.
Any ideas? I didn't have the fan runny, but the dial was set to warm as it's still cold in the mornings here.

**k_rider** · 06-11-2015, 11:02 PM

Something caught on the exhaust system? You may have run over a plastic bag blowing around on the road and it's stuck to the exhaust system and is melting/burning. Although this usually smells more like burning candles.