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by gailjon
Wed Nov 08, 2023 11:02 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Heated Wing Mirrors
Replies: 2
Views: 1475

Re: Heated Wing Mirrors

I don't think so, only when you turn the knob to the heated mirror position.
by gailjon
Thu Oct 19, 2023 4:46 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Wild brake disc and pad replacement quote
Replies: 8
Views: 1896

Re: Wild brake disc and pad replacement quote

Are you absolutely sure that you actually need discs and pads? The braking system, using regeneration initially and then the friction brakes if needed, should ensure a much longer disc and pad life than an ICE car. I wouldn't trust a VW dealership and their recommendation for a new brakes and pads.
by gailjon
Thu Oct 19, 2023 4:44 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: MOT advisory
Replies: 7
Views: 2027

Re: MOT advisory

I will have to have a little 'extreme braking' in the wife's ID3 when before we take it to MOT next month.
by gailjon
Thu Oct 19, 2023 8:09 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: MOT advisory
Replies: 7
Views: 2027

Re: MOT advisory

I would also say that you should get another garage to look at it before forking out any money for discs.
by gailjon
Thu Oct 12, 2023 8:22 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Digital Instrument Cluster question
Replies: 9
Views: 5030

Re: Digital Instrument Cluster question

Pressing the ok button doesn't seem logical but once you know it it does make it much simpler to navigate the screen. Like you, I spent an age trying to work out how to get the trips to change.
by gailjon
Fri Sep 08, 2023 6:59 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Final thoughts after 2 years with new car arriving next week
Replies: 22
Views: 9191

Re: Final thoughts after 2 years with new car arriving next week

Another driver delighted with the car. Wife's ID3 (leased) has been so good that she is wanting to buy one and keep it when lease ends in March. This Is the first car that she has ever said this.
by gailjon
Tue Sep 05, 2023 1:28 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Tyre Recall
Replies: 1
Views: 2856

Re: Tyre Recall

There are a lot of posts on the forum about the recall. Any ID3 that originally cam with the 19" Goodyears have the tyres replaced FOC. Ours were replaced with Continentals.
by gailjon
Mon Aug 21, 2023 5:29 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: ACC Screen
Replies: 6
Views: 3979

Re: ACC Screen

You should be able to have the three screens in the small display - ACC on left, Speed in centre and Driving Data on right. As Big_GT has said you need to scroll fully left on the small screen using the steering wheel view button.
by gailjon
Fri Aug 11, 2023 3:12 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Error - DSP Firmware and Mercury Update
Replies: 5
Views: 5185

Re: Error - DSP Firmware and Mercury Update

I wonder if the software update was completed correctly by the garage. It seem like some sort of software download issue. Our ID3 was updated to 3.2 at the dealer ans there have been no errors at all (Car just over 2.5 years old so same age as yours.).
by gailjon
Tue Aug 01, 2023 8:07 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: 3.2 Update woes
Replies: 6
Views: 1449

Re: 3.2 Update woes

Interesting that you got replacement Goodyears as I had only read about people being supplied Continentals (as we were). Perhaps they need to get the tyres replaced sooner rather than later and have gone elsewhere.
by gailjon
Mon Jul 31, 2023 1:07 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: ID.3 Family pro 4000 miles in....
Replies: 20
Views: 23737

Re: ID.3 Family pro 4000 miles in....

dandandan wrote: Mon Jul 31, 2023 12:21 pm Happy to report after only 15,000 miserable miles I've gotten rid of the worst car I have had the misfortune to own.

VW will have to work very hard to tempt me back into one of their vehicles.
Well, would VW want you back? Goodbye.
by gailjon
Sat Jul 29, 2023 1:37 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Discovered quite a blaring fault
Replies: 5
Views: 4658

Re: Discovered quite a blaring fault

:lol: Now that is funny (not for your neighbours obviously).
by gailjon
Thu Jul 27, 2023 6:28 am
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: LHD Wipers Fitted to RHD Car
Replies: 107
Views: 36213

Re: LHD Wipers Fitted to RHD Car

I'll take your word for it but I can only speak as I find. In eight months of ownership I haven't experienced any issues driving in adverse conditions. Mountains and molehills come to mind! What is ti with the repetition of the 'mountains and molehills' phrase? If this thread has members who are aw...
by gailjon
Tue Jul 18, 2023 6:27 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Charging in France
Replies: 5
Views: 2132

Re: Charging in France

This is why I hope the governments get together and copy Norway.

by gailjon
Tue Jun 13, 2023 12:10 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: 3.2 software update cancelled
Replies: 108
Views: 70449

Re: 3.2 software update cancelled

Took mine in this morning for the full update from 2.3, now i'm nervous after reading this post, they have had it all day and I havent been contacted yet, so hopfully they have had no issues. For all the people that have had update issues i'm hoping there are hundreds more that it has gone through ...
by gailjon
Mon Jun 12, 2023 8:04 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: New to ID.3 - question about central vents
Replies: 4
Views: 1561

Re: New to ID.3 - question about central vents

They should move in the same way that the outer vents move. Yours may be stuck a little?
by gailjon
Mon Jun 05, 2023 8:51 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Second hand value and depreciation
Replies: 11
Views: 4269

Re: Second hand value and depreciation

Why would you change back to an ice? I would have thought that being in a ulez zone would have been a no brainer to remain in a bev? One of the plus points for me of using a bevv in town is that I am not poisoning the local population as I drive by. (Yes, I know about electricity generation, etc but...
by gailjon
Tue May 30, 2023 11:55 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Quick Intelligent Octopus Question
Replies: 6
Views: 1614

Re: Quick Intelligent Octopus Question

Interesting about tracker. I don't think it is easy to get on to tracker rate though is it? The other issue is that we use around 55% of our electricity on off peak according to Octopus so the Go/Intelligent rates make a lot of sense for us. At the moment we are completely at the mercy of VW to get ...
by gailjon
Tue May 30, 2023 8:07 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Quick Intelligent Octopus Question
Replies: 6
Views: 1614

Quick Intelligent Octopus Question

With all the hassle we are having trying to get our ID3 up and running on IO (no webshop/car shop showing, etc) I was wondering if I should register for IO using my PHEV Kia Sorento. The main question was whether we could register through the Kia and then just go back to what we did with Octopus Go,...
by gailjon
Sat May 27, 2023 6:53 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: No products showing in we connect shop
Replies: 18
Views: 8193

Re: No products showing in we connect shop

'Good' to see we are not the only ones with this issue. We are also in contact with VW technical but so far no products available in car or webshop.