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by HeidiFlowerpt Driver
Thu Oct 26, 2023 9:39 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Tronity subscription - or not?
Replies: 15
Views: 5298

Re: Tronity subscription - or not?

I don't understand why this isn't the kind of information the VW App gave you, the data is clearly available as 3rd parties can manage to do it. Yes, me too. Since the 3.2 software update I can at least see on the VW app whether my car is locked or not, but it could, I think be so much more useful....
by HeidiFlowerpt Driver
Wed Oct 25, 2023 1:11 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Tronity subscription - or not?
Replies: 15
Views: 5298

Re: Tronity subscription - or not?

This page gives details of the different packages, what else were you trying to find out? https://www.tronity.io/en/pricing It was originally free to ID owners due to limited functionality, this has been resolved I believe hence the 'new' data. Thanks for this link. Are you subscribing? Which level...
by HeidiFlowerpt Driver
Wed Oct 25, 2023 10:59 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Tronity subscription - or not?
Replies: 15
Views: 5298

Tronity subscription - or not?

I have the Tronity app, which has recently improved such that it looks, possibly, genuinely useful to an ID.3 driver. I've had a free trial, which expires at the end of this month, and they're pestering me to subscribe, either to their 'premium' service at about £30/year, or the 'professional' servi...
by HeidiFlowerpt Driver
Fri Sep 08, 2023 9:45 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Efficiency
Replies: 44
Views: 24181

Re: Efficiency

After my car's software 3.2 update I saw efficiency improvement but I formed no conclusions short term because it might have been the journey types, or the weather. But now I feel confident that the efficiency really has improved. My 1st Edition used to give about 3.5M/kWh, and now it's giving aroun...
by HeidiFlowerpt Driver
Fri Sep 08, 2023 9:35 am
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: No radio/media sound - after software 3.2 update
Replies: 8
Views: 4455

Re: No radio/media sound - after software 3.2 update

Thanks everyone for your input. Mine seems to have cured itself - for the time being.

Delighted though I am to have wireless Android Auto working at last, I do still find it occasionally fails to connect to the phone. This also sorts itself out next time I get in the car.
by HeidiFlowerpt Driver
Sat Sep 02, 2023 3:58 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: No radio/media sound - after software 3.2 update
Replies: 8
Views: 4455

Re: No radio/media sound - after software 3.2 update

Thanks for this help, guys. I've now experienced a possibly related problem. I used Android Auto to listen to a podcast in Google Podcasts. Most of the time I wish to listen to FM/DAB radio, though. But now every time I get in the car and Android Auto starts up, the same bloomin' podcast starts play...
by HeidiFlowerpt Driver
Fri Sep 01, 2023 4:34 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: No radio/media sound - after software 3.2 update
Replies: 8
Views: 4455

No radio/media sound - after software 3.2 update

Hi, has anyone else experienced occasional lack of sound from the infotainment system? Three times now, since my car had its Software 3.2 update, I've set off and found that the radio is silent. If I swipe the volume slider, the infotainment says I'm adjusting the telephone volume. Audio volume seem...
by HeidiFlowerpt Driver
Tue Aug 15, 2023 11:01 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Tyre recall
Replies: 5
Views: 1678

Re: Tyre recall

Yes I understand the Goodyear 19" tyres fitted as original equipment to some ID.3 1st Edition cars can develop radial cracks in the sidewall and are subject to a recall. Mine were swapped out after I'd driven on them 18,000 miles, for Bridgestone equivalents - which I think are quieter than the...
by HeidiFlowerpt Driver
Tue Aug 15, 2023 10:44 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Tyre noise
Replies: 11
Views: 2401

Re: Tyre noise

Michelin e primacy were significantly quieter than the Bridgestones fitted (not to mention way more durable). Thanks for this. Are your Michelins self-sealing? I have neither a spare wheel nor a repair kit (or even a jack). 19" wheels. No, I believe you're referring to run flats? Never had tho...
by HeidiFlowerpt Driver
Tue Aug 15, 2023 10:33 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Wireless Android Auto after 3.2 update
Replies: 15
Views: 8386

Re: Wireless Android Auto after 3.2 update

I've never had an issue in two and a half years to be honest with wireless or by cable, both work but prefer cable due to the charging plate being unreliable. Are we on the same page? I'm talking about Android Auto function, displaying phone apps including Google Maps on the infotainment screen. Th...
by HeidiFlowerpt Driver
Tue Aug 15, 2023 9:35 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Tyre noise
Replies: 11
Views: 2401

Re: Tyre noise

CarterHounslow wrote: Tue Aug 15, 2023 5:47 am Michelin e primacy were significantly quieter than the Bridgestones fitted (not to mention way more durable).
Thanks for this. Are your Michelins self-sealing? I have neither a spare wheel nor a repair kit (or even a jack). 19" wheels.
by HeidiFlowerpt Driver
Tue Aug 15, 2023 9:32 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Wireless Android Auto after 3.2 update
Replies: 15
Views: 8386

Re: Wireless Android Auto after 3.2 update

I've never had an issue in two and a half years to be honest with wireless or by cable, both work but prefer cable due to the charging plate being unreliable. Are we on the same page? I'm talking about Android Auto function, displaying phone apps including Google Maps on the infotainment screen. Th...
by HeidiFlowerpt Driver
Mon Aug 14, 2023 6:37 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Tyre noise
Replies: 11
Views: 2401

Re: Tyre noise

I had a look at blackicircles.com for tyres suitable for my Tour - they publish a noise rating and according to them the Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance C+ SealTech have a rating of 67db but the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 B-Seal have a rating of 72db. I'm not sure how those figures are arr...
by HeidiFlowerpt Driver
Mon Aug 14, 2023 6:32 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Tyre noise
Replies: 11
Views: 2401

Re: Tyre noise

sidehaas wrote: Mon Aug 14, 2023 12:15 pm We have done over 17k on our Continentals and the car is quiet. I don't have experience with any other brand to compare.
Thanks for this. I've always liked Continental tyres and I'm likely to choose them next time my car needs new tyres.
by HeidiFlowerpt Driver
Mon Aug 14, 2023 6:28 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Chat
Topic: Solar + Battery thoughts
Replies: 25
Views: 24848

Re: Solar + Battery thoughts

In case it's of any help, I've had my system for about three years now. 12 x 375W panels, 5kW inverter, Tesla Powerwall 13.5kWh battery. All in the system cost about £14,000, split roughly evenly between the solar and the battery. I don't think the Tesla Powerwalls are currently easy to come by, so ...
by HeidiFlowerpt Driver
Mon Aug 14, 2023 12:02 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Wireless Android Auto after 3.2 update
Replies: 15
Views: 8386

Re: Wireless Android Auto after 3.2 update

Update after using wireless Android Auto for a couple of weeks: It's mostly great but occasionally it fails to connect to my Google Pixel 7 Pro phone. When I get in the car sometimes it comes straight up with Android Auto, sometimes it shows an icon for Android Auto which you have to tap in order to...
by HeidiFlowerpt Driver
Mon Aug 14, 2023 11:53 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Tyre noise
Replies: 11
Views: 2401

Tyre noise

Tyre noise, subjectively, is more of an issue in an electric car because there's little or no motor noise, so tyre noise and wind noise become more evident. My ID.3 is coming up to three years old now, and until it went in for its software 3.2 update recall it was on the original Goodyear tyres. The...
by HeidiFlowerpt Driver
Thu Aug 10, 2023 10:52 am
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: ID3 charging with a Zappi
Replies: 19
Views: 6714

Re: ID3 charging with a Zappi

I don't usually charge my car from excess solar, preferring to charge it using Octopus Go cheap overnight rate. However I think I remember learning some time ago that the ID.3 monitors charging and if it stops and starts again more than a few times (3?) the car decides there may be a problem with th...
by HeidiFlowerpt Driver
Fri Aug 04, 2023 7:52 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Guessometer broken after 3.2 Update
Replies: 5
Views: 1192

Re: Guessometer broken after 3.2 Update

Thanks guys. I manually resync'd and after a while I noted it's now reading a reasonable approximation.

I'm very glad the battery % now shows in the instrument binnacle. I'll rely on that.
by HeidiFlowerpt Driver
Fri Aug 04, 2023 5:39 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Guessometer broken after 3.2 Update
Replies: 5
Views: 1192

Guessometer broken after 3.2 Update

I charged my car to 100% last night, and this morning the mobile app is reporting the charge state is 100% and 132 miles of range. Yesterday before charging it said 70% and 90 miles range. Before the 3.2 update if I charged to 100% the app would report 230 miles of range - and that would prove to be...