What did you do to your Octavia today?

[k_rider]

So if you have KESSY and your key battery goes flat, you can get into the car, but you won't be able to start it? Well, that's clever! The wise thing to do then, would be to keep a spare battery handy.

[woofy]

Well, on Saturday my other half took the car key. So I found my spare key to only realize the battery was dead...

So I took off the key panel next to the door handle and unlocked the car.. (Done it before when my original key was "low" on battery)

Jumped in the car and went oh, well how do I start the car?

I pressed the ON button as I have KESSY,

Boy does my RS Octavia have an alarm!!!! It went for a good 5-8 mins!!!!

Called the other half and she was 20 mins away and I have to get to my work! Oh well...

Now need to replace battery in key at dealership.

But good to know if someone does get into my car and tries to start it, they will run away from the car!

You seem to chew through batteries a lot in yours. I thought they have something that pops up on the screen now to tell you when the battery is getting low. You would want it to long before it went dead. On our Santa Fe it gets ****y but if the key is in a little adaptor hole when flat it will still read the chip on it and start. I'd suspect there might be somewhere like that in the Skoda, possibly mentions it in the manual.

[MJKooLio]

This was the spare key left in the apartment and only have been used twice in my two year ownership.

[k_rider]

Yes, according to the manual, there is a warning that pops up (presumably on the maxidot) when the key battery is running low. There is something in the manual about pressing the start button with the end of the key if the car is having trouble recognising the key - no mention though, that this is how you start the car if the key battery is flat.
I've been told that Mercedes allows you to pop the cap off the start button and use the cut key - old fashioned style.

[Gerrycan]

I've got an ordinary keyfob and keystart.
The batteries in both keys were reported on the display at about the same time after about 26 months.
I tested the voltage of the old batteries and they were still just over 3 volts and the new replacements registered 3.2 volts.
The test is particularly severe. I don't think I replaced a battery on either of the mk2's keys in the 6 years I had it.

[Fizz]

So i bit the bullet and ordered the following from cts turbo
Inlet, outlet turbo pipes
Throttle pipe, turbo muffler delete kit
Shifter bushes
Intercooler
Is38 turbo
Torque arm insert
Also should be arriving any day:
Reiger rear diffuser with tow bar cutout

Still to order:
New roof racks
Dv+ for Golf R/S3
Colder spark plugs (for IS38 upgrade)
Superpro control arms
Sway bars
Still deciding on whether to lower or not
Still on the fence about getting dieselgeeks sigma 6 short shifter or not
Better brake pads
19x8.5 wheels

Much excite

[wfdTamar]

Fizz, I put a short shifter in mine and I'm not keen on it. Harder to find gears and it's not like the standard is a huge long throw anyway.

[Fizz]

Thanks for the feedback wfdTamar, which short shifter did you go with? I'm going to go with just doing the Shifter bushes at this stage and see. I did it in my mk4 and was awesome. that might be all i need to do to get more crisp changes. You right about the standard shifter throw its not that bad to begin with.

[Fizz]

Anyone that has lowered their Octavia with just springs? What did you go with? How you find the ride also do you have rubbing issues carry a load/ passengers? I was thinking of going down the route of keeping the Stock Shocks and Eibach Sportline springs. Had this in my mk5 and was great although did suffer a bit from rubbing with passengers in the rear.

[Hitman20]

Anyone that has lowered their Octavia with just springs? What did you go with? How you find the ride also do you have rubbing issues carry a load/ passengers? I was thinking of going down the route of keeping the Stock Shocks and Eibach Sportline springs. Had this in my mk5 and was great although did suffer a bit from rubbing with passengers in the rear.

Hey mate,
I've lowered my wagon on ST springs (with wheel hub spacers). I often carry 5 up with passengers or a little bit of load, and have so far had no issues with bottoming out or rubbing the arches. The drop is 3cm (H&R is 4cm just FYI), the spring rates are comparitive to the factory RS springs, they are stiffer but not jarring or painful over harsh bumps.

Keen to see what the Reiger rear looks, been contemplating one for a long time. Trying to find an Australian supplier for it.