Selected Mode (Sport/Comfort) not persistent.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Tue Jul 06, 2021 1:07 pm

I have found that with my ID.3, if I select "Sport Mode", then stop the car and park get out, etc, then get back in, the car is no longer in Sport mode.

I mean, it says it is, but I can feel it just isn't. And if I then select Comfort, and back to Sport it works again.

It's hardly a desperate problem, but its annoying because I don't think its a great idea fiddling with the screen whilst driving, and if I forget to do the change/change back before starting, then I'm stuck in the mode I don't want to be.

Anyone else noticed this ?

Deleted User 192 · Post by **Deleted User 192** » Tue Jul 06, 2021 1:21 pm

Correct, it defaults to Comfort each time you start the car, regardless of what the screen says.

I rarely switch modes so it doesn't bother me, but if I were you I would report it to your dealer so they log it with VW.

Yossa · Post by **Yossa** » Tue Jul 06, 2021 4:28 pm

Does it happen with custom mode too? if not you can use custom and copy the sports settings

Deleted User 192 · Post by **Deleted User 192** » Tue Jul 06, 2021 8:02 pm

Same answer, it defaults to Comfort mode.

Daveion · Post by **Daveion** » Tue Jul 06, 2021 10:58 pm

I will have to check that out tomorrow.
I really thought it defaulted to last setting. Bizarre if it displays one mode but delivers another. How do you know where you are without pushing hard?
Guess you could see by range falling or increasing!

Warminster id · Post by **Warminster id** » Wed Jul 07, 2021 9:02 am

Hi
Thanks for the info scott,
I use eco mode most of the time or at least I thought I did now I know I have to reset on each restart.
It’s shocking that the display shows eco or sport when the car is in comfort maybe it will be sorted with the update

Conquest ID · Post by **Conquest ID** » Wed Jul 07, 2021 9:36 am

This is interesting, and something I didn't know. I too thought I was driving in Eco mode, but obviously I wasn't! VW had exactly the same issue in the Touran we had previous to the ID.3. I will report to my dealer.

Daveion · Post by **Daveion** » Wed Jul 07, 2021 9:59 am

I checked my car this morning on a run. Left it in Sport last night and checked it was still displaying the same as I drove away. As soon as I changed to Eco the range increased by 3 miles. Switched back to Sport and range dropped by 3 miles.
On the face of things my car seems to retain the mode based on the range changing by mode.
Wether that means the performance is retained is a test for another day when I haven't got the Grandkids with me.

Conquest ID · Post by **Conquest ID** » Wed Jul 07, 2021 10:25 am

The real test would have been to see what happens when you take your foot off the accelerator. If it's really in Sport mode, it would auto regen. If it's back in Comfort mode, it would coast.

Daveion · Post by **Daveion** » Wed Jul 07, 2021 11:08 am

Conquest ID wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 10:25 am The real test would have been to see what happens when you take your foot off the accelerator. If it's really in Sport mode, it would auto regen. If it's back in Comfort mode, it would coast.

I drive 100% in B these days and it regens as soon as I lift the pedal in all modes. How should I set it up to test? In D switching between Sport and Eco?

Deleted User 314 · Post by **Deleted User 314** » Wed Jul 07, 2021 11:31 am

In D I regen don’t coast, in comfort.

I rarely drive in B now, l found I was accelerating too much and convinced myself (rightly or wrongly) that it’s less efficiency than a consistent D.

MotMot · Post by **MotMot** » Wed Jul 07, 2021 11:54 am

!! is that what B is for! I didnt realise! Doh!

Conquest ID · Post by **Conquest ID** » Wed Jul 07, 2021 12:21 pm

Daveion wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 11:08 am I drive 100% in B these days and it regens as soon as I lift the pedal in all modes. How should I set it up to test? In D switching between Sport and Eco?

Yes, use D and do the test using Sport.
However, have read this in the manual:

Behaviour of the driving profiles when the ignition is switched off and on

If you switch the ignition off and then back on again, the previously selected driving profile remains active.

Behaviour of the Drive vehicle system when the ignition is switched off and on

The settings of the Drive vehicle system are reset to the settings of the Comfort driving profile as soon as you switch the ignition off and on again.

The other vehicle systems retain their settings when you switch the ignition off and then back on again.

You can switch the Drive vehicle system to the desired driving profile again:

Select the desired driving profile again.

I would assume it will reset the Drive vehicle system (whatever that is) to Comfort.

Daveion · Post by **Daveion** » Wed Jul 07, 2021 3:47 pm

So I learn a bit more. Re-tested in D Mode Sport.
Right enough it defaults to Comfort when you first turn on until you select Sport again. Regens in Sport and not in Comfort.
The regen in D Sport seems to be lighter than when in Drive B. More difficult to one-pedal drive!
Also means I think that for weeks I think I have been in ECO and most likely been driving in Comfort mode.

Conquest ID · Post by **Conquest ID** » Wed Jul 07, 2021 4:00 pm

Daveion wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 3:47 pm So I learn a bit more. Re-tested in D Mode Sport.
Right enough it defaults to Comfort when you first turn on until you select Sport again. Regens in Sport and not in Comfort.
The regen in D Sport seems to be lighter than when in Drive B. More difficult to one-pedal drive!
Also means I think that for weeks I think I have been in ECO and most likely been driving in Comfort mode.

However, the manual says it only defaults back the Drive vehicle system! Any idea what that means? So some settings will remain in the mode you selected, but certainly not the one that affects the regen. Maybe looking at the Individual mode will shed some light. I can't check at the moment, but I'll have a look later...

Deleted User 192 · Post by **Deleted User 192** » Thu Jul 08, 2021 8:24 am

Here's the full "mode" info:

Selected Mode (Sport/Comfort) not persistent.

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