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by HeidiFlowerpt Driver
Fri Jul 28, 2023 1:45 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Tyre wear
Replies: 54
Views: 22505

Re: Tyre wear

My car was new in October 2020, I had two punctures within a couple of months, both required new tyres. Since then I've done over 17,000 miles and the (Goodyear 19") tyres are coming towards the end of their life. I was expecting to need to buy new tyres for the car's first MOT, but my car is c...
by HeidiFlowerpt Driver
Fri Jul 28, 2023 12:10 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: 3.2 Update woes
Replies: 6
Views: 1388

3.2 Update woes

My car has been at the dealership since Thursday last week and today's Friday - so into a second week. When I booked the car in I was told it would be an overnight job and therefore I would be supplied a courtesy car. When I delivered the car I was told the job was 'usually two days but it can take ...
by HeidiFlowerpt Driver
Wed Jul 26, 2023 11:37 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Experience at a Tesla Supercharger
Replies: 18
Views: 5274

Re: Experience at a Tesla Supercharger

I have the app, installed initially to monitor my Tesla Powerwall at home. At first I couldn't see how you use the same app for charging a non-Tesla vehicle at a Tesla Supercharger. In case anyone else is similarly puzzled, from the app home screen you tap the 'user' image at top right of the screen...
by HeidiFlowerpt Driver
Wed Jul 26, 2023 11:01 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: VW app update
Replies: 30
Views: 6083

Re: VW app update

My ID.3 1st Edition is currently at the dealership having software 3.2 installed. I am hoping that I will be able to lock my car from the app, because I sometimes park the car and five minutes later don't remember whether I locked it before I left it. If I could pull my phone out and check, and if ...
by HeidiFlowerpt Driver
Tue Jul 25, 2023 8:25 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: VW app update
Replies: 30
Views: 6083

Re: VW app update

My ID.3 1st Edition is currently at the dealership having software 3.2 installed. I am hoping that I will be able to lock my car from the app, because I sometimes park the car and five minutes later don't remember whether I locked it before I left it. If I could pull my phone out and check, and if t...
by HeidiFlowerpt Driver
Fri Sep 30, 2022 7:22 am
Forum: Off-Topic Chat
Topic: Would you order from vw again?
Replies: 20
Views: 20453

Re: Would you order from vw again?

I've been a bit of a VW fanboy all my driving career. My first car was a 1965 beetle. I had four Passats before my ID.3. My first three Passats were great cars, my last was a big disappointment. When I decided to go Electric, I approached the local VW dealership who were epically awful. So I went a ...
by HeidiFlowerpt Driver
Fri Sep 23, 2022 3:34 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Another recall!
Replies: 12
Views: 1776

Re: Another recall!

My car had its 2.4 update/recall a month ago, and seals were done at the same time.
by HeidiFlowerpt Driver
Fri Sep 09, 2022 11:10 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: 'Unable to load connection status'
Replies: 6
Views: 1034

Re: 'Unable to load connection status'

I trawled through earlier threads in this forum and came across the following procedure to restore the car's internet connection. With the car turned off, open the fuse panel in the glovebox (for RHD cars, or under the lightswitch panel for LHD cars) Find Fuse 19 and remove it. The second column of ...
by HeidiFlowerpt Driver
Fri Sep 09, 2022 11:06 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: 'Unable to load connection status'
Replies: 6
Views: 1034

Re: 'Unable to load connection status'

In the app have you tried tapping on the + on the top right after selecting the car icon? Is your VIN displayed? I can’t remember where the option in the infotainment is (I am not with our car right now) but the option with the QR code to pair with the app - settings/connect or something like that....
by HeidiFlowerpt Driver
Thu Sep 08, 2022 11:15 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: 'Unable to load connection status'
Replies: 6
Views: 1034

'Unable to load connection status'

My car is now showing an error when I get in each time. The infotainment screen shows a 'progress wheel' for a bit, then 'Unable to load connection status' and an OK button. After I push the button I get the normal infotainment image. The internet signal strength display just below the clock at top ...
by HeidiFlowerpt Driver
Thu Sep 08, 2022 11:03 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Rattle
Replies: 10
Views: 1853

Re: Rattle

Sherlock wrote: Tue Sep 06, 2022 8:37 am put some tape on it
I tried it - and it seems to have worked. Many thanks!
by HeidiFlowerpt Driver
Tue Sep 06, 2022 9:20 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Rattle
Replies: 10
Views: 1853

Re: Rattle

My ID3 1st Edition suffered from a rattle and I too thought it was the rear offside seat belt. Finally tracked it down to the rear seat catch recently. Resolved by wrapping the “bolt” with a small piece of paper towel! Now it’s silent at all times. I'll try the same trick you used, it may be that. ...
by HeidiFlowerpt Driver
Tue Sep 06, 2022 8:04 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Rattle
Replies: 10
Views: 1853

Re: Rattle

I had a Passat which had a similar rattle, and I discovered that the hinge pin at the bottom of the seat back, which should have a nylon or plastic sleeve, was rattling. On investigation, the sleeve was malformed and not doing its job. I got the VW dealership to replace it and the problem went away....
by HeidiFlowerpt Driver
Tue Sep 06, 2022 8:02 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Rattle
Replies: 10
Views: 1853

Re: Rattle

My ID3 1st Edition suffered from a rattle and I too thought it was the rear offside seat belt. Finally tracked it down to the rear seat catch recently. Resolved by wrapping the “bolt” with a small piece of paper towel! Now it’s silent at all times. I'll try the same trick you used, it may be that. ...
by HeidiFlowerpt Driver
Tue Sep 06, 2022 8:00 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Rattle
Replies: 10
Views: 1853

Re: Rattle

It's not a rear seatbelt buckle vibrating on the plastic section in-between the rear door and rear seat is it? That's a common one with cars - the buckle gets twisted, touches the plastic with the metal 'lug' and creates a soft rattling noise. Check the belts are 'in line' and noiseless. Even bette...
by HeidiFlowerpt Driver
Mon Sep 05, 2022 8:25 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Rattle
Replies: 10
Views: 1853

Rattle

My ID.3 has a rattle. It's coming from the area of the rear quarter of the car, perhaps where the rear seat back attaches to the car bodywork. It's a 'soft' rattle, I can imagine it being a wiring loom loose and tapping against the plastic bodywork in that area. It occurs at low speed when the car g...
by HeidiFlowerpt Driver
Mon Jan 17, 2022 9:40 am
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Total blackout of infotainment and instrument binnacle
Replies: 24
Views: 10707

Re: Total blackout of infotainment and instrument binnacle

Hi, in 15 months of ownership I haven't experienced this before: Mid-journey I heard a sharp 'click' or spark sound and both the infotainment and instrument binnacle screens went totally black. So... no speedometer even. After a few seconds both displays began to reboot, and within about 30 seconds...
by HeidiFlowerpt Driver
Mon Jan 17, 2022 12:21 am
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Efficiency measurement
Replies: 3
Views: 2707

Re: Efficiency measurement

5 miles/kWh is about 0.5 above the WLTP figures, you were never going to get anywhere near 5? As Monkeyhanger says the Hyundais with a Kona 39kWh battery have WLTP Ratings Range 190 mi Rated Consumption 230 Wh/mi Vehicle Consumption 207 Wh/mi 1610kg The Kona 64 kWh version has WLTP Ratings Range 30...
by HeidiFlowerpt Driver
Sun Jan 16, 2022 5:09 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Efficiency measurement
Replies: 3
Views: 2707

Efficiency measurement

In the far distant past (!) when I drove an ICE car, I was the kind of nerd who obssessed about fuel consumption. With my ID.3 I'm being forced to relinquish my obssession. I hoped to achieve 5M/kWh but in my pattern of UK driving I don't get above 4M/kWh, and on short winter journeys I get 3 - 3.5M...
by HeidiFlowerpt Driver
Sat Jan 15, 2022 6:44 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Total blackout of infotainment and instrument binnacle
Replies: 24
Views: 10707

Total blackout of infotainment and instrument binnacle

Hi, in 15 months of ownership I haven't experienced this before: Mid-journey I heard a sharp 'click' or spark sound and both the infotainment and instrument binnacle screens went totally black. So... no speedometer even. After a few seconds both displays began to reboot, and within about 30 seconds ...