There is a software improvement which worked for some but I think this is only a temporary solution & the problem will come back eventually. The engine will dead-crank for several seconds Your problem sounds exactly like the other users which is probably caused by injector drift. If it was a fuel pump/pressure problem, you would likely see additional problems like not being able to deliver fuel when accelerating hard or problems when the tank is low if its a delivery pump problem. You also do not need to wait for the glow plug light, just flick the start switch & the ECU takes care of the glowing, waiting, starter activation & starter deactivation. There is no choke on a diesel & pressing the accelerator pedal has no effect during starting. This is a comonish problem with Skoda so why don't they actually put the effort in to find the cause, I do like the Octavia but would probably not buy another one due to this issue. Its very frustrating I could pay the £75 for a diagnostic check with Skoda but will it show anything? or will it be a waste of money. OR due to the fact it starts better but not perfectly all the time when I depress the clutch is it an air intake problem and the automatic choke is getting stuck or something similar. My thoughts are a fuel pressure pressure problem, after its started or run the fuel is fully pressurized so starts straight away, is the pump playing up or is the pressure regulator not working properly. If I depress the clutch and just press start it ticks over for prob 2 - 3 seconds then starts ( sometime longer, but also sometime it starts straight away), if I depress the clutch and press the accelerator pedal all the way down and hold my foot down a little generally it starts first time but not always, if its been run for a short time then re started it always starts first time or after the initial start it fires straight away no matter what the air temperature is. I have a Octavia 2014 2ltr VRS diesel 47,000 miles and have starting issues, I always allow the dash lights to go out before I start, I thought it was temperature related but have been proved wrong summer/ winter its the same issue.

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