when i took my yeti to the dealer to book it in to find out why its leaking diesel past the filler cap,t he recepionist said that a recall had been issued for my car,and another of similar build date, she said that it was something to dowith lights and would only take about ten mins,so its going in on thursday. it seems that the fuel cap is not sealing as good as it could do, so they are going to look at that too.Anybody know more about this recall or are experiencing diesel loss via the filler cap?

when i took my yeti to the dealer to book it in to find out why its leaking diesel past the filler cap,t he recepionist said that a recall had been issued for my car,and another of similar build date, she said that it was something to dowith lights and would only take about ten mins,so its going in on thursday. it seems that the fuel cap is not sealing as good as it could do, so they are going to look at that too.Anybody know more about this recall or are experiencing diesel loss via the filler cap?

http://www.dft.gov.uk/vosa/apps/recalls/default.asp?tx=VOSA does not list the yeti at all yet, let alone any recalls. hth.

Maybe it's not a recall but just one of those updates that dealers do when they happen to have your car in? Forgotten what they're called.

Maybe it's not a recall but just one of those updates that dealers do when they happen to have your car in? Forgotten what they're called.

TSB? A dealer bulletin basically.

Believe Killy and Ray _Green have been having light issues along the lines of bulb failure warnings but all bulbs working.

Understand Skoda have been looking for a software fix from SMOC members posts.

TP

Hi.

I belive the fix is for the rear lights - Still no fix for headlight - at least 8 cars are affected - all 140cr elegance, including the loan Yeti that I have at the moment (200 miles so far)

the difference with this one is to get the headlight back on, I only have to turn the lights off and then back on. With mine I have to switch the ignition off and back on to clear the fault.

Any more for the one eyed Yeti club :haha:

Regards

Mike

Edited 4 January, 201016 yr by killy

Hi.

I belive the fix is for the rear lights - Still no fix for headlight - at least 8 cars are affected - all 140cr elegance, including the loan Yeti that I have at the moment (200 miles so far)

the difference with this one is to get the headlight back on, I only have to turn the lights off and then back on. With mine I have to switch the ignition off and back on to clear the fault.

Any more for the one eyed Yeti club :haha:

Regards

Mike

I have a similar problem occasionally. The warning of a light failure comes up in the instrment cluster, but there is no fault. So far it has happened twice, and both times gone away after switching off and turning on again. I dunno why, but I have a suspicion it relates to rspomce time of the Xenon lamps firing off to light.

On another note, I am quite pleased with the Xenon lights - particularly the dipped beam and the curve following function. The high beams, which are just the same lamps having a blind move out of the way, are not so impressive. I would like some more light far away. Maybe the Norwegians and Swedes come up with some clever way to mount long distance driving lights, as that is quite common for thopse loooong dark winters there.

I have a similar problem occasionally. The warning of a light failure comes up in the instrment cluster, but there is no fault. So far it has happened twice, and both times gone away after switching off and turning on again. I dunno why, but I have a suspicion it relates to rspomce time of the Xenon lamps firing off to light.

On another note, I am quite pleased with the Xenon lights - particularly the dipped beam and the curve following function. The high beams, which are just the same lamps having a blind move out of the way, are not so impressive. I would like some more light far away. Maybe the Norwegians and Swedes come up with some clever way to mount long distance driving lights, as that is quite common for thopse loooong dark winters there.

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Yes we have some ideas how to mount distance driving lights

www.extraljus.com

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Yes we have some ideas how to mount distance driving lights

www.extraljus.com

Thanks for this info, they look a very good product.

Available in the UK?

TP

The reflector/lens unit looks very small to be effective. I would tend to go with Cibie, Hella etc and choose their larger lamps. I would avoid spot/long-range and look the drive lamps from their ranges! Both also do wide-angle/cornering lamps and fog-lamps. hella seam to be a bit better switched on if you excuse the pun, so far as mountings go. Rally cars use either brackets or mounting pods and these will take 4 large lamps in a pod but smaller pods are available. The pods mount onto the bonnet, a good height to give best advantage. It is common to mix lamp beam patterns in pods such as 2 long range and 2 drive or 2 drive and two wide-angle/cornering. Perhaps it might be felt that this is a bit much but it would give the best light.

I've had the offside headlight fail to light up 3 times now. Once was when switching off the coming home/leaving home function and generally mesing about with the lights. The other two times were when accidentally starting the engine with the lights switched to 'Auto'.

I leave the lights off when parked normally and switch them to 'Auto' after the engine starts up. This prevents the Xenons from sparking up as the ignition is switched on, then switching off and on again in rapid succession whilst the starter motor does its stuff. I don't like having the lights do this - just seems wrong to me!

Switching the lights off and back on again brings the light on. Twice the headlamp out warning symbol lit up and switching the engine off and back on a gain cleared the fault indication.

The common theme seems to be Xenon-equipped machines and with the lights on 'Auto' during engine start to me. Not particularly fussed about it until a definite fix is sussed. A friend told me he knows someone with an Audi A6 that does it as well - same kit no doubt?

I've had the offside headlight fail to light up 3 times now. Once was when switching off the coming home/leaving home function and generally mesing about with the lights. The other two times were when accidentally starting the engine with the lights switched to 'Auto'.

I leave the lights off when parked normally and switch them to 'Auto' after the engine starts up. This prevents the Xenons from sparking up as the ignition is switched on, then switching off and on again in rapid succession whilst the starter motor does its stuff. I don't like having the lights do this - just seems wrong to me!

Switching the lights off and back on again brings the light on. Twice the headlamp out warning symbol lit up and switching the engine off and back on a gain cleared the fault indication.

The common theme seems to be Xenon-equipped machines and with the lights on 'Auto' during engine start to me. Not particularly fussed about it until a definite fix is sussed. A friend told me he knows someone with an Audi A6 that does it as well - same kit no doubt?

Thats 3 of us then.

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/148126-yeti-recall/page__view__findpost__p__1849672

The common theme seems to be Xenon-equipped machines and with the lights on 'Auto' during engine start to me. Not particularly fussed about it until a definite fix is sussed. A friend told me he knows someone with an Audi A6 that does it as well - same kit no doubt?

Think the Elegance is the only spec with the warning system as I have not seen the light bulb symbol light during the start sequence systems test on my SE, which has standard Halogens but with the Light Assist option.

The only thing about Light Assist I don't like is having to come out of Auto to dipped beam to put the Fogs on, sometimes as you go though sidelights the dipped beam goes out momentarily :S

TP

I've had the offside headlight fail to light up 3 times now. Once was when switching off the coming home/leaving home function and generally mesing about with the lights. The other two times were when accidentally starting the engine with the lights switched to 'Auto'.

I leave the lights off when parked normally and switch them to 'Auto' after the engine starts up. This prevents the Xenons from sparking up as the ignition is switched on, then switching off and on again in rapid succession whilst the starter motor does its stuff. I don't like having the lights do this - just seems wrong to me!

Switching the lights off and back on again brings the light on. Twice the headlamp out warning symbol lit up and switching the engine off and back on a gain cleared the fault indication.

The common theme seems to be Xenon-equipped machines and with the lights on 'Auto' during engine start to me. Not particularly fussed about it until a definite fix is sussed. A friend told me he knows someone with an Audi A6 that does it as well - same kit no doubt?

Hi. I thought the point of auto lights was to work automatically; to use them manually seems to defeat the whole point of having them.

If the lights do go out when you are on the motorway and you have to switch the ignition off and then back on then you are in a very dangerous predicament, and I would think you would be breaking the law. This would make the car not fit for purpose and anyway if you have a light out you are liable to be stopped.

Regards

Mike

My take on the 'auto' position on the lights is that it decides when the conditions dictate that the lights should be turned on or off. Personally, in the past I've not been a fan of 'auto' lights and wipers etc. That said, the auto wipers seem to work very well on the Yeti. With the lights, it's as much me experimenting with them to see how sensitive they are to ambient conditions. It isn't something I would have paid extra for if it were an option. I reckon the reason many cars are seen with no lights on in foggy conditions is due to lights being on 'auto' and the drivers not being bright enough (if you excuse the pun) to realise that the ambient light is bright enough to not switch on the headlights - the sensors don't do visibility!

My lights haven't failed when 'in use' on the road, only on start up and then only 3 times in 1100 miles and nearly all of them have been in 'lights on' condition so as I say it isn't something I'm overly concerned about. I wasn't driving down the road when switching the ignition off and back on again! I'm sure Skoda will be on the case and a software or hardware fix will appear in due course.

I seem to remember the Xenons are supplied with 28,000 volts to ignite them and I'm all in favour of not giving the battery a harder time than it needs hence my want to start the motor with the lights off (day time running lights excepted as they are always on). That was the reason for cancelling the coming/leaving home function as well.

Does it change my view on the B-Xenon set-up on the Yeti or the Yeti itself - nope, not one bit, absolutely love the whole thing to bits. It's so full of electrickery (as all cars are these days), if this is the worst that happens, I is still well happy! :yes:

Finger twitched on 'reply' and duplicated the above post - doh!

Edited 4 January, 201016 yr by aerofurb

Personally, in the past I've not been a fan of 'auto' lights...

What I don't understand is why the vehicle maker can't provide an adjustment for the light level at which individual users prefer the lights to come on. This ought to be simple enough to do I would have thought. On the current-model CRV that I sometimes drive, it really has to get pretty dull before the auto lights come on. The are 101 settings available on the CRV system eg to control and remember the brightness of the satnav screen for instance - why not control when the lights come on too?

What I don't understand is why the vehicle maker can't provide an adjustment for the light level at which individual users prefer the lights to come on. This ought to be simple enough to do I would have thought. On the current-model CRV that I sometimes drive, it really has to get pretty dull before the auto lights come on. The are 101 settings available on the CRV system eg to control and remember the brightness of the satnav screen for instance - why not control when the lights come on too?

I suppose the main advantage is that software can be updated and the owner benefit from any improvements. But will this become a standard part of a service (especially if the update improves fault diagnosis) or would such an update be a chargable item to the benefit of Skoda's profits?

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Yes we have some ideas how to mount distance driving lights

www.extraljus.com

Thanks Thorbjørn,

I will have to give them a call. six lamps seems a bit overkill down here in the south, and I think that I would prefer to see a couple of Hella spots mounted in the black side "vents" on the Yeti, rather than in front of the intercoller at the bottom center grille below the bumper. The Xenons are quite OK out to 200 meters with a good spread, so it is just a fill-in in the middle from 200+ meters.

The Yeti is probably too new for anybody to have made brackets etc. for this, but soon.....

Any idea where to hook up the extra lights electricallY It would be nice to use some of the extra space where the off-road and ESP-off buttons are located. There may even be a Skoda switch that fits there?

Edited 5 January, 201016 yr by Agerbundsen