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by ProstetnicVogonJeltz
Fri Aug 25, 2023 8:11 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Heating increases to maximum suddenly
Replies: 4
Views: 3441

Heating increases to maximum suddenly

Fresh from my v3.2 software update, most things have been working correctly, and at last the WeConnect (sorry, VW) app is giving me more useful features, like "where the heck did I leave my car?") Yesterday, a couple of minutes into a drive, I felt rather warm. The heated seat had turned i...
by ProstetnicVogonJeltz
Sun Aug 13, 2023 10:08 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: You currently have no contracts for mobile online services
Replies: 7
Views: 3658

You currently have no contracts for mobile online services

Suddenly last week, with no obvious trigger, I had a message in my VW app: "You currently have no contracts for mobile online services" I checked "My VW" and yes, I still had a contract for another 9 months. So I contacted my favourite technical support guys from WeConnect. They ...
by ProstetnicVogonJeltz
Sun Aug 13, 2023 9:54 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: 3.2 installed at the dealer today!
Replies: 127
Views: 52934

Re: 3.2 installed at the dealer today!

I had the 2.4 > 3.0 update several months ago, but the 3.0 > 3.2 update installed at the dealership last week. It worked first time (better than the 3.0 update) but... 1. The VW update blurb talks about bug fixes, new functionality etc but doesn't cover the BIG ELEPHANT which is that, after 3.2 is i...
by ProstetnicVogonJeltz
Mon Mar 20, 2023 10:47 am
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Auto Main Beam problem
Replies: 6
Views: 4738

Re: Auto Main Beam problem

Good to know, thanks. For my peace of mind I'll have to find a friend to drive towards me at night and check it out!
by ProstetnicVogonJeltz
Mon Mar 20, 2023 9:55 am
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Auto Main Beam problem
Replies: 6
Views: 4738

Re: Auto Main Beam problem

Yes, I see the subtlety (e.g. going round bends) but there is a definite difference between the auto beam behaviour with my car and with the R-Roc they loaned me recently. The T-Roc immediately turns the main beam off (and I see the symbol in white) when headlamps approach. The ID.3 doesn't do this,...
by ProstetnicVogonJeltz
Sun Mar 19, 2023 8:07 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Auto Main Beam problem
Replies: 6
Views: 4738

Auto Main Beam problem

The ID.3 has a Light Assist function (aka main beam control or auto main beam). When you activate main (high) headlamps by pushing the lighting stalk forward, you should see a main beam symbol with "A" in the middle. The symbol is blue when main beam is actually on, and white when main bea...
by ProstetnicVogonJeltz
Sun Mar 19, 2023 7:58 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Software update
Replies: 4
Views: 5904

Re: Software update

You are definitely at v2.4, but VW's team of crack software engineers forgot to put "version 2.4" in the update code, which was careless. (Like much of the software they've inflicted on us!) You can tell it's v2.4 because the Device No has a G at the end. Software v2.3 has F at the end, ju...
by ProstetnicVogonJeltz
Sun Mar 19, 2023 7:52 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Unable to load connection status
Replies: 11
Views: 8144

Re: Unable to load connection status

I've had this problem a couple of times (on both occasions lasting for several days). As far as I can see, the vehicle loses connectivity with the WeConnect servers and the message means that the Infotainment system cannot tell whether you've selected Online or Offline mode. You may well find that y...
by ProstetnicVogonJeltz
Mon Mar 06, 2023 3:57 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Version 3 OTA update
Replies: 59
Views: 17946

Re: Version 3 OTA update

I think the problem is that early production vehicles carry slightly different hardware (another sign of VW's rush-to-market panic) and the software has to be specially fettled by people in lederhosen and dirndls. I have now got the car back, in working order - with all the functions present, which ...
by ProstetnicVogonJeltz
Tue Feb 28, 2023 2:29 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Version 3 OTA update
Replies: 59
Views: 17946

Re: Version 3 OTA update

Forget the OTA update - I had some problems with v2.4 software and (after hassling the executive office) VW agreed to install v3.0 in the dealership. Three weeks later they still have my car. They've tried three times to install the new software and failed every time. The ODIS team from VW (diagnost...
by ProstetnicVogonJeltz
Tue Feb 28, 2023 2:25 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Would you order another ID3?
Replies: 34
Views: 10454

Re: Would you order another ID3?

No. In fact, I wouldn't order anything from VW unless they agreed to pay me £100 for every day it was faulty. I have no confidence in VW's ability to deliver a car to the standard I expect from this previously reputable company.
by ProstetnicVogonJeltz
Sat Dec 10, 2022 10:02 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Thomas Schäfer
Replies: 0
Views: 1138

Thomas Schäfer

VW's new CEO, Thomas Schäfer, has come clean about the ID.3. He's admitted that the controls are wonky and the software is a pile of sh*t. "We have listened to our customers and here is the new ID.3 design" he says, but is less forthcoming about how VW will give its existing ID.3 customers...
by ProstetnicVogonJeltz
Sat Dec 10, 2022 9:45 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: WeConnect network outage - again
Replies: 32
Views: 14066

WeConnect network outage - again

Just when we needed it most, WeConnect has gone down. The infotainment screen shows a grey globe with no signal strength bars. The vehicle can't connect to the network, so my app can't connect to the vehicle, so I can't manage charging or preheating. This happened a few months ago and took 4 days fo...
by ProstetnicVogonJeltz
Sat Dec 10, 2022 9:39 am
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Lane Assist is downright dangerous
Replies: 43
Views: 12445

Re: Lane Assist is downright dangerous

Yes, it's designed for the world of autobahns and long straight roads, not the real world (in the UK and many other places) of winding roads, poorly defined lines, kerbside damage or obstacles... I always turn it off (needing 3 screen presses to do so) but Euro NCAP rules mean it has to be on by def...
by ProstetnicVogonJeltz
Sat Sep 24, 2022 9:49 am
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Map shows non-existent roads
Replies: 2
Views: 878

Map shows non-existent roads

I was driving through the interminable roadworks for a new bypass a few days ago, and was surprised to see on the navigation map that the road was displayed as a road, not as a construction site. Since it's impossible to use the partly-built road (or to get anywhere near it) I wondered why VW was sh...
by ProstetnicVogonJeltz
Sat Sep 24, 2022 9:35 am
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: WeConnect app shows blank-ish screens
Replies: 43
Views: 8376

Re: WeConnect app shows blank-ish screens

This is not an app problem (despite the buggy nature of the app and despite WeConnect telling you to reinstall it). It's a vehicle/server issue. My car is still unable to load connection status so it's offline, and the app can't get access to it. Apparently you can remove and replace fuse 19 to fix ...
by ProstetnicVogonJeltz
Sat Sep 24, 2022 9:31 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Your next car?
Replies: 42
Views: 7591

Re: Your next car?

Having suffered from the ID.3's teething problems (still ongoing almost two years in) I would not buy VW again. This is from someone who's driven VW since 1984. You're probably better off going for an EV that's been properly designed, not rushed into market too soon with inadequate support.
by ProstetnicVogonJeltz
Sat Sep 24, 2022 9:18 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: "You need to log in again" notification spam
Replies: 13
Views: 13669

Re: "You need to log in again" notification spam

Thanks. IMHO, VW were fazed by Tesla and others who got into the EV market first, and rushed out the ID.3 before the software and support was ready!
by ProstetnicVogonJeltz
Wed Sep 21, 2022 7:43 am
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: WeConnect app shows blank-ish screens
Replies: 43
Views: 8376

WeConnect app shows blank-ish screens

My WeConnect ID app suddenly stopped showing me useful information on the home and vehicle screens, mid-way through a charge. All I get is a header and basic account info. Latest version, cleared, reinstalled, cycled car ignition, nothing doing. Anyone else?

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by ProstetnicVogonJeltz
Wed Sep 21, 2022 7:39 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: "You need to log in again" notification spam
Replies: 13
Views: 13669

Re: "You need to log in again" notification spam

No, but out of interest, when did you receive the 3.0 update and what software level does it show in system settings? Mine is on 2.4 (which has broken some functionality) and VW UK cannot (or will not) tell me when 3.0 will be available.