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by Midgex
Sat Feb 15, 2025 4:06 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Adaptive Cruise Control - hard acceleration
Replies: 8
Views: 155

Re: Adaptive Cruise Control - hard acceleration

I think it would, but I believe that would disable the HVAC which I am using to keep the windscreen clear following forum instructions to minimise winter HV battery use in conjunction with the heated seats and steering wheel. I think there is provision for a custom combination of features from the ...
by Midgex
Fri Feb 14, 2025 4:52 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Turning Off Lane Assist
Replies: 47
Views: 27520

Re: Turning Off Lane Assist

This thing is gonna kill me and everyone else on the road, it's the worst thing ever forced upon us by the EU The EU hasn't forced anything on us. Our own independent British* car manufacturers can build our own independent British* cars with whatever features** they, or in principle we, choose to ...
by Midgex
Fri Feb 14, 2025 4:45 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Turning Off Lane Assist
Replies: 47
Views: 27520

Re: Turning Off Lane Assist

Do you have any hard evidence for the statement? "There is an overwhelming amount of evidence that defaults matter." It could just as easily be an issue where as I came around a blind bend the car pulled me into a cyclist because I had to pull out into a white line to pass them. I think y...
by Midgex
Thu Feb 13, 2025 7:58 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Chat
Topic: Good Bye ID3!
Replies: 17
Views: 1002

Re: Good Bye ID3!

;) As well as any added physical distance, the reaction time between reception and retransmission in a man in the middle system would correspond to a radio signal travelling a long way, even if it was not doing much processing in between.
by Midgex
Thu Feb 13, 2025 7:50 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Turning Off Lane Assist
Replies: 47
Views: 27520

Re: Turning Off Lane Assist

I live in Devon.
Doesn't noticeably bother me.
by Midgex
Sat Feb 08, 2025 10:38 am
Forum: Off-Topic Chat
Topic: Good Bye ID3!
Replies: 17
Views: 1002

Re: Good Bye ID3!

TimF wrote: Wed Feb 05, 2025 10:43 am
... key in its tin (I know it doesn't need a Faraday cage for security, but anyway ...), beep, beep, flash, flash, lock.
I keep mine in a tin also, as much for neatness and convenience, but could I ask how we know that the Faraday cage is not needed, please?
by Midgex
Sat Feb 08, 2025 10:35 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Charge flap failure - needs protective boot
Replies: 20
Views: 5311

Re: Charge flap failure - needs protective boot

Not had any problems with this but I do use silicone grease on the actuator. I also push it in while charging. Why does it need to lock anyway? You cant steal electricity. I suppose vandalism is possible. No idea if it is common. There's some stuff that it good for keeping window etc seals pliable ...
by Midgex
Sun Feb 02, 2025 6:38 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Charging speed in the cold
Replies: 24
Views: 4838

Re: Charging speed in the cold

I'm inclined to leave that sort of thing to the machines, if the car only wants to charge slowly, it is plausible that it is correct in this.
by Midgex
Thu Jan 30, 2025 6:24 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Help ....Charging Flap
Replies: 23
Views: 10160

Re: Help ....Charging Flap

Prophylaxis?
Squirt of WD40 from time to time??
I've not done anything with mine, does the panel recommend anything?
by Midgex
Wed Jan 29, 2025 4:59 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Help ....Charging Flap
Replies: 23
Views: 10160

Re: Help ....Charging Flap

StewartManley wrote: Wed Jan 29, 2025 12:09 pm
Midgex wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 3:14 pm
des.fegan wrote: Mon Jan 27, 2025 7:53 pmIs there any way to get at the flap from inside the boot?
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No. That does not release the charge flap. It's the emergency release for the charge cable.
Ah yes. It would be handy if it did, I suppose, but reasonably enough the flap is assumed to be open. My bad.
by Midgex
Tue Jan 28, 2025 3:14 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Help ....Charging Flap
Replies: 23
Views: 10160

Re: Help ....Charging Flap

des.fegan wrote: Mon Jan 27, 2025 7:53 pm ...
Is there any way to get at the flap from inside the boot?

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Yes.
Look on the right side inside the boot for an unobvious perforated flap in the lining, a little lower than you might expect.
Undo it, opening up the perforated outline.
There is a loop on a wire which you pull down.
by Midgex
Tue Jan 28, 2025 3:11 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: First EV drive on vacation?
Replies: 18
Views: 510

Re: First EV drive on vacation?

Sorry in advance if intruding. Not an ID.3 owner. Only very interested to rent it for two weeks of vacation. Mainly in Germany but also in France and Switzerland. Never driven an EV. So had to research about everything. Main concern remaining is about the likelihood of glitches. Car’s and network. ...
by Midgex
Wed Jan 22, 2025 1:54 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: V2x
Replies: 9
Views: 429

Re: V2x

Hi all. I have this enabled but can't figure out if it actually does anything worthwhile? I was wondering if anyone has noticed any benefits from this being on? Given the extremely limited functionality I think it's more beneficial leaving it off :mrgreen: https://www.vw-id3.com/activating_and_deac...
by Midgex
Tue Jan 21, 2025 6:25 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: 3.2 update. Battery passed inspection but deltaV is 11.9v.
Replies: 7
Views: 320

Re: 3.2 update. Battery passed inspection but deltaV is 11.9v.

So I just tried testing the deltaV while accelerating up a steep hill and it came out as 27.1mV. For what’s it’s worth, Chat GPT is telling me that it’s well within operational limits and that a deltaV consistently over 30 to 50mV would indicate a problem. I realise I’m reaching the upper limit the...
by Midgex
Sun Jan 19, 2025 12:51 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Hide and seek with yellow update notification, again
Replies: 8
Views: 320

Re: Hide and seek with yellow update notification, again

If I were a large car company with an update:- I'd try it in the lab first, then I'd try it on some cars in the company fleet, and then all of them; Then I'd try it on 1000, say, customers in the wild, then 10 000, then 100 000 and so on. The way I'd do it would be to advertise the update to random ...
by Midgex
Sat Jan 18, 2025 10:31 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Am I overthrowing battery degredation.
Replies: 14
Views: 588

Re: Am I overthrowing battery degredation.

Hello, I don't know if I'm overthinking the battery degradation issue. ... Worry less about it. The various companies underpromised and overdelivered. On the cooling of the battery during charging, the heat pump variant takes heat from various components that get warm. So there is a cooling system ...
by Midgex
Fri Jan 17, 2025 3:00 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: New ID3 owner.
Replies: 5
Views: 388

Re: New ID3 owner.

Enjoy.
by Midgex
Fri Jan 17, 2025 2:58 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Chat
Topic: New charging stations - who are they for ?
Replies: 10
Views: 401

Re: New charging stations - who are they for ?

... I'm talking about the ones nowhere near the motorway, in residential areas, with 5 to 10 bays selling electricity at motorway rates, i.e. 4 or 5 times a regular home tarrif. Unsurprisingly at that price they seem to be less than 5% utilised. Seems to me that at that rate the whole model is goin...
by Midgex
Tue Jan 14, 2025 9:51 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Type of 12V battery
Replies: 9
Views: 403

Re: Type of 12V battery

Nerdy wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 7:27 pm I think it's the original battery
5 years or so. Are they allowed to be tired after that?


You'll have noted that the traction battery topping up the 12V battery is configurable - "optimise battery use" IIRC and AIUI it only happens when the car gets woken up.
by Midgex
Tue Jan 14, 2025 3:29 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Type of 12V battery
Replies: 9
Views: 403

Re: Type of 12V battery

How old is the battery?