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Reset "inspection now" interval

So I had the car in for a service today at a generic workshop, and they changed the brake fluid, but were unable to reset the service interval with their tools. They said they couldn't even communicate with the car. So I went to a local VW/Skoda dealership, and they said their tools can't connect to Cupra, because they use a different system. So is my only option to drive 4 hours each way to a Cupra dealer, or is there another way?

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u/Iescaunare — 6 days ago

Heated seats Vs heaters

I've got a deposit down on a Cupra Born V1. However I've found out after that the V1 at standard doesn't come with heated seats!

Here's the question, how bad is the battery drain with heaters on in the winter?

Worth noting I've never had a car with heated seats 😅

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u/Ready_Confidence_125 — 8 days ago

Advice/info

Leasing a 2024 V1 with 18” wheels and tyres are included in the lease. As you can see from username, I’m in the UK….I now have 21k miles on the clock and only just had to have the rear tyres changed about a month ago; front are still not down to the wear bar yet. Original tyres are factory Contis - rear were replaced with Bridgestone Potenza by Quik Fit

Yesterday, we had the first really wet day in my part of the UK. Bridgestones are horrible. The car is frequently struggling with traction in a straight line, I nearly spun the car on a roundabout where the backend kicked out as I was joining the carriageway and was straightening the front wheels. I’d like to say I’m an experience driver that drives enthusiastically and safe but this was really unexpected for the car.

Horrid horrid horrid. The car was nothing like this on the Contis.

My lease is up in May next year. Money gap between V2 and VZ is not much for me. Currently undecided between getting a VZ but I feel like Cupra still don’t care about the rear passengers even after the facelift. I don’t like the new Formentor. Very plasticky inside and that weird bridge from the dash to the centre compartment is odd.

I’m toying with an Enyaq coupe VRS but it’s a bit more money. For the same “bit more money” again over the Enyaq, I could get an Ionic 5N.

My local Skoda dealer not interested in letting me test drive because I would not be leasing though them.

And government are fuckers for introducing charges down the line (like pay per mile and BIK increases) that mean what I would pay now might be a lot less than what I’m paying in year 3 of any lease.

What do I do?

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u/spatz_uk — 7 days ago

Digital key phone compatibility

Does the digital key really only work with iPhone and Samsung? I got everything set up by the dealer, but now the app says my phone is not compatible, even though it supports nfc and uwb and is running Android 17.

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u/zoidberg_dk — 6 days ago

Screens not working, car not shutting down

I'm having quite some strange and troubling issue. The car was working fine, I parked it, came back 2 hours later and:

  • the secondary screen (with the km/h, battery status, etc) is not working
  • the main screen is partially working, but it forgot all my radio settings, it doesn't show the battery status, android auto doesn't connect
  • the turning lights work, but there is no sound inside the vehicle
  • the car is driving fine, but I can't see how fast I'm driving, etc.
  • the connection to my cupra app doesn't seem to work
  • the car doesn't shut down when I get out of it, or at least the screens don't shut down

Resetting the infotainment system doesn't help.

UPDATE; SOLVED WITH THESE STEPS:

  • I disconnected the negative terminal of the 12V battery (in the front hood of the car). It was not easy to do, thankfully i had the right ratchet wrench to be able to access the nut...
  • The car was not really shutting down, but it did so when I pressed the brake or accelerator after having disconnected the 12V battery
  • I waited for a couple of minutes (not sure if waiting for 15 minutes is really necessary in this case; I repeated the process a second time waiting those 15 minutes because of the next points, but in retrospective, I think the issue was solved the first time around)
  • I re-connected the negative terminal of the 12V battery: the car came back to life
  • When I tried to start the car (brake + turning the gear selector), a lot of errors started showing up in the cockpit display: ABS not working, power steering not working, etc.
  • Those errors seem to be normal, after having disconnected the 12V battery, not just in Cupra Born, but in many other car models, apparently
  • I put the gear in "D", and turned the driving wheel all the way to the left, all the way to the right, and then to the center. Then, I turned the car off with the "Start/Stop button". And back on.
  • No errors, screens working fine.
u/Sergio_Cejus — 7 days ago

YouTube restriction on Android auto/Apple carplay

Just got my new Born 2026, so fascinating and sexy...

Anyone ever tried to bypass the YouTube block (via Apple Play or Android Auto) while driving? I'd like to allow my passenger to watch YouTube...

Maybe a modded apk or something similar outside the official Cupra firmwares?

Or maybe via OBD?

Thanks!

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u/na1coss — 9 days ago