Removing a parking docket from the demister/aircon/fan system - Octy II

[Skooter]

I should ask what link you used..

Here you go, Mr Woof: irritating squeal from air con - Skoda Octavia II (2004 - 2013) - BRISKODA.net - The Skoda Forum and Community

Sheesh, you'd think the missus would have learned by now! Ours definitely went in on the far left but it was pretty hard to actually pinpoint the source of the noise. Just pull out the glovebox and see what you can find. I'm very glad I didn't have to delve into the tubes and plumbing elsewhere.

Brad, it had a couple of crisp old leaves in there, but it doesn't get parked under big leaf-droppers much (and I tend to pull stuff out when I see it near the intakes). So easy to do - worth devoting 15 minutes a year to keeping it spick.

On a dudder note, I just got flashed by yet another speed camera last night ... I've had far too many 64 in a 60 zones since I got this car! ... and the single points are adding up! I'm so over the 'slow = safety' line - total bullsh*t. The rat-runners cracking 70 up our little backstreet carry on untouched and make my minute increment above the line on the dial a sad joke ... and $185 a pop too.

I have now studied locations via Google. I guess I'm a fool not checking sooner - would love to have them on the Columbus but don;t want the potential woes of installing new firmware.

[brad]

Vic allow you 3kmh don't they? So your 64 is actually 67. Given the innacuracy of the Skoda speedo, that means you're probably doing ~70kmh indicated. Check it with your GPS & you'll see what i mean.

I'm currently running 225/50r17. 60 indicated = 59 actual. It's actually preferable as you tend to treat the speed limit as a limit rather than a serving suggestion.

edit: photos in post 6 of the linked thread

[Skooter]

Vic allow you 3kmh don't they?

My previous was detected 67, alleged 65 (I got the 64 wrong) - so all of 2kph for speedo error (that's about 0.2 degrees on the dial!). But I aim to never let it creep above 65 on the dial and it reads 110 for actual 106 on those highway checkers, so I'm assuming it overreads one or two at 60.

If I had the time and money to throw at it, I'd like to see the test records fro some of these cameras, because the above occurred when I was driving the family out of town one Sunday morning, and I have serious doubts that I would have driven through a Sydney Rd (northern suburb of Melbourne) intersection at 69-70kph on my speedo. Other 5k over fines I've had don't concur with my driving habits either - I just wear t and fork out the dough.

On the open road (backroads, away from prying eyes), my respect for limits is somewhat different. I've survived 40 years on large Italian motos until the kids arrived 12 years ago, raced, basically ridden the wheels off the things for hundreds of thousands of km - no serious accidents, and very few speeding fines back then - the new speed camera era is a different kettle entirely - I'm at risk of losing my licence for never going more than 7kph over the limit in the metro area (when I'm consciously trying NOT to!) ... at 58 years of age it doesn't sit well.

[Skooter]

I should ask what link you used..

Forgot to mention - the link goes on about the airbag connector - not sure about an Octy c/w and Octy Scout (should be the same), but I didn't have to touch the airbag connector block - I unclipped the glovebox light and fan motor conn's and left the glovebox resting next to the centre well while I whipped out the motor.

[woofy]

Ok that's the one I saw. I assumed the airbag connector would just be left connected.

[Skooter]

Ok that's the one I saw. I assumed the airbag connector would just be left connected.

From what I could see the airbag is above and separate from the whole g-box unit (up in the dash), so I never even had to think about it. Good luck with it and let us know what you find.

[woofy]

It's just dawned on me why you probably never saw it. Euro countries have a bypass switch to turn the airbag off when you have carseats in the front. We don't have that so the switch is probably to do with that. Ours would just be wired in up inside the dash. I can't figure what screw out of the myriad on the side panel is supposed to come out. I figure its just one with the others on the face of the glovebox itself.

[Skooter]

It's just dawned on me why you probably never saw it. Euro countries have a bypass switch to turn the airbag off when you have carseats in the front. We don't have that so the switch is probably to do with that. Ours would just be wired in up inside the dash. I can't figure what screw out of the myriad on the side panel is supposed to come out. I figure its just one with the others on the face of the glovebox itself.

Makes sense. The only screw that needs to be removed is obvious as it connects the glovebox to the dash frame. It'll make itself obvious! You could always remove the front ones and see what's stopping the GB from coming out.