I have a 2006 b7 4.2 convertible, its roof has failed!,I’ve tried disconnecting battery to reset/hel switch open and closed for 30secs??, i cant access the boot to access pump etc, any advice would be greatly appreciated 🙏🏻

It may be better to change from Octopus Intelligent Go with its variable cheap times controlled by Octopus, to Octopus Go which has fixed times for cheap electricity and use the car's own controls for charging. You would lose the convenience of the phone app but gain more cheap electrons.

Hi look for your engine designation in the handbook, my daughters was a CFFA 2.0 diesel, no wet belt involved except the later versions which have a wet belt for the oil pump drive which I would recommend changing as well. Please state if you have petrol or diesel. Steve.

Hi Steve - thanks for that. One further query on this subject. How do i know what tyoe of belt i have fitted (wet, dry, chain)? Does the replacement criteria apply across the board? Thanks

The key is that to get the cheap rate electric you have to let them decide when to charge the car i.e when overall demand is least. The bonus if that when this is outside the cheap rate period the whole house is on that rate, 6.9p/Kwh, as well. When I plug the car in it starts to charge which is recognised by Octopus when they receive a signal from the car. They then control the car to turn off the charge until their scheduled charging periods during the night. The car only has a 10 kwh usable capacity but when the system works it is more that adequate for running around locally. I have only filled up with petrol once this year.. I can always run the engine to charge the motive battery but that seems to negate the point of having a hybrid. The only settings I make via their app is the level of charge in car that I want them to achieve and the time in the morning that I want to use it. Thank you for your interest