[rockhopper]

alecd, on 26 December 2010 - 12:16, said:

I hope this is in the right place.

Can someone explain the options available for a Yeti to cover the boot? Is there a retracting cover, and if so,is it a factory or dealer option. What is the difference between that and a "Boot Cover" (referred to as a "boot hover" in the dealer options.

I am waiting impatiently for a white Elegance 170 expected around early/mid March.

Thanks all.

Hi and welcome

The rear compartment cover/parcel shelf is rigid, not retractable.

I think the boot cover is something that covers the gap between the rear seats and the parcel shelf, for when the rear seats are not reclined back.

Mike

[alecd]

Thanks Mike.

[kino]

Just to let you guys know that our beloved Yeti will be getting quite a few new tricks near the end of the year. Most important new option will be a white/black/grey/beige roof option. Can't wait :yes:

[alecd]

The Plumber, on 30 May 2010 - 18:09, said:

Hi Mike,

depends which bulb your thinking of, xenons are expensive and generally considered a dealer job unless your an ardent DIY'r.

With the Yeti the front indicators are also problematic as you have to remove the bumper and light unit. Once you've done that then you have to break off a small panel on the back of the unit to access the indicator bulb. Then fit a new cover supplied with the bulb kit from the dealer. Obviously to finish off you have to put the Monster back together. So again if DIY is not your thing then it's back to the dealer http://briskoda.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/emoticon-0101-sadsmile.gif

Front halogen headlight and foglight bulbs can be changed but access is tight, although the rears are pretty straight forward, just have to remove the light units by releasing the two retaining screws with the supplied tool (in the boot tool box)


Regards,

TP

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[alecd]

The Plumber, on 30 May 2010 - 18:09, said:

Hi Mike,

depends which bulb your thinking of, xenons are expensive and generally considered a dealer job unless your an ardent DIY'r.

With the Yeti the front indicators are also problematic as you have to remove the bumper and light unit. Once you've done that then you have to break off a small panel on the back of the unit to access the indicator bulb. Then fit a new cover supplied with the bulb kit from the dealer. Obviously to finish off you have to put the Monster back together. So again if DIY is not your thing then it's back to the dealer http://briskoda.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/emoticon-0101-sadsmile.gif

Front halogen headlight and foglight bulbs can be changed but access is tight, although the rears are pretty straight forward, just have to remove the light units by releasing the two retaining screws with the supplied tool (in the boot tool box)


Regards,

TP

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[alecd]

Another question. For The Plumber?

Do rear mud flaps fit simply onto a Yeti without hacking lumps out of the rear bumper/valance?

I didn't put them on my Fabia vRS for that reason.

[The Plumber]

alecd, on 12 March 2011 - 11:06, said:

Another question. For The Plumber?

Do rear mud flaps fit simply onto a Yeti without hacking lumps out of the rear bumper/valance?

I didn't put them on my Fabia vRS for that reason.

Hi,

no hacking required; just remove the wheel arch liner screws, offer the mud flap in to position and refit screws. The only potential awkward bit can be fitting a clip highlighted below;

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2658/4178720447_ab39cc393a_z.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4048/4179483842_29da01645b_z.jpg


Hope that's of help,


TP

[alecd]

The Plumber, on 12 March 2011 - 11:31, said:

Hi,

no hacking required; just remove the wheel arch liner screws, offer the mud flap in to position and refit screws. The only potential awkward bit can be fitting a clip highlighted below;

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2658/4178720447_ab39cc393a_z.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4048/4179483842_29da01645b_z.jpg


Hope that's of help,


TP

[alecd]

Thanks again Plumber.

Alecd

[norstar]

Confused... Excellent explanation to the off road button but when I watched Top Gear not so long ago, Clarkson seemed to press the off road button and then when he drove up a hill and stopped half way up, the Yeti held itself there...

We've just taken delivery of our 1.8 Tsi 4x4 with the Off Road button option, and I don't see that it does it! We tried earlier but unsuccessfully rolled backwards down the hill...

Is uphill start assist not what I think it is? Or was Clarkson using Hill hold control in an auto? Help!

[rockhopper]

norstar, on 19 May 2011 - 22:10, said:

Confused... Excellent explanation to the off road button but when I watched Top Gear not so long ago, Clarkson seemed to press the off road button and then when he drove up a hill and stopped half way up, the Yeti held itself there...

We've just taken delivery of our 1.8 Tsi 4x4 with the Off Road button option, and I don't see that it does it! We tried earlier but unsuccessfully rolled backwards down the hill...

Is uphill start assist not what I think it is? Or was Clarkson using Hill hold control in an auto? Help!

Clarkson was driving a manual Elegance 1.8TSI which has the off road button and hill hold as standard.

It is the Hill Hold that stopped him from rolling back. It keeps the pressure on the brakes for up to 2 seconds before it releases them. Then the car rolls backwards http://ww1.briskoda.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/emoticon-0140-rofl.gif (unless you have the DSG) You should have enough time to get from the brake to the accelerator before the car rolls backwards in a manual.

Hill Hold is a cost option on an SE.

My SM has Down Hill Assist, Not up hill assist.....which is part of the Off Road Button function and it is amazing when it works.

Hope that helps.

Mike

[900000]

Yes Hill Hold control is a lovely little feature. Those 2 seconds are more than enough to move your foot from the brake to the go-faster pedal! :thumbup: But leave it too long and yes the car will of course roll backwards.

[norstar]

900000, on 20 May 2011 - 09:12, said:

Yes Hill Hold control is a lovely little feature. Those 2 seconds are more than enough to move your foot from the brake to the go-faster pedal! :thumbup: But leave it too long and yes the car will of course roll backwards.

But I re-read the brochure last night and under the off road button, it specifically includes "up hill start assist" and down hill assist. The section under up hill start assist doesn't mention the brakes actuating and staying on for 2 seconds, but in the manual under "up hill start assist" it does. The bit about limiting revs comes under simply "start assist".

I thought hill hold was an electronic handbrake like on the Discovery etc and will hold you until you pull away whereas the up hill start assist on the off road button holds you for just 2 secs.

Is this wrong?

[900000]

norstar, on 20 May 2011 - 09:52, said:

But I re-read the brochure last night and under the off road button, it specifically includes "up hill start assist" and down hill assist. The section under up hill start assist doesn't mention the brakes actuating and staying on for 2 seconds, but in the manual under "up hill start assist" it does. The bit about limiting revs comes under simply "start assist".

I thought hill hold was an electronic handbrake like on the Discovery etc and will hold you until you pull away whereas the up hill start assist on the off road button holds you for just 2 secs.

Is this wrong?

See point 20 in the first post of this thread:

http://briskoda.net/...re-whats-wrong/

It is just the housewives running the Marketing department at SUK not knowing anything about cars. It is one and the same thing this "hill hold control" and the "up hill assist".

[norstar]

900000, on 20 May 2011 - 09:56, said:

See point 20 in the first post of this thread:

http://briskoda.net/...re-whats-wrong/

It is just the housewives running the Marketing department at SUK not knowing anything about cars. It is one and the same thing this "hill hold control" and the "up hill assist".

Thanks for the info and link - that's really bad then. The brochure clearly shows the car having "uphill start assist" as part of the off road button option which is repeated in the owners manual saying it holds it for 2 seconds but what we're saying is that actually they meant "hill hold control" which is nothing to do with the off road button. So basically, I've specced a car on that basis and I haven't got that 2 second hold at all! Can hill hold be retro fitted?

[900000]

norstar, on 20 May 2011 - 10:01, said:

Thanks for the info and link - that's really bad then. The brochure clearly shows the car having "uphill start assist" as part of the off road button option which is repeated in the owners manual saying it holds it for 2 seconds but what we're saying is that actually they meant "hill hold control" which is nothing to do with the off road button. So basically, I've specced a car on that basis and I haven't got that 2 second hold at all! Can hill hold be retro fitted?

I see an email comming on to SUK. Ask for your compensation now due to their slack brochure now having cost you money. I got £250 back when their brochure lied about the folding mirrors being electrically folding when they are not...

[Perhaps do a dedicated thread about the hill hold retro-fit rather than hi-jacking this poor thread]

[norstar]

900000, on 20 May 2011 - 10:04, said:

I see an email comming on to SUK. Ask for your compensation now due to their slack brochure now having cost you money. I got £250 back when their brochure lied about the folding mirrors being electrically folding when they are not...

[Perhaps do a dedicated thread about the hill hold retro-fit rather than hi-jacking this poor thread]

Think I might do that. Also totally confused about the lack of an ESP/TCS button as well when the brochure says that 4x4s include ESP as standard... Have you got an email address you used for Skoda UK? Their website form crashes!

[900000]

norstar, on 20 May 2011 - 10:12, said:

Have you got an email address you used for Skoda UK? Their website form crashes!

customer.services@skoda.co.uk

[norstar]

Well, according to Skoda, it was my fault that I didn't interrogate the dealership when ordering as to what was bullsh** in the brochure and what wasn't, which is nice. But they've offered me £250 as recompense for the fact that my Yeti doesn't actually hold the brakes on briefly after all.

Doesn't really go near fixing the problem but there you go. I won't make that mistake again - i.e ordering a Skoda!