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by Up the jumper
Wed Jul 13, 2022 12:41 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: 2.4 update and battery replacement
Replies: 504
Views: 103718

Re: 2.4 update and battery replacement

booked for 12th August. Dealer wanted £30 for "insurance"........hmmmmmmm Further to this just had a call back from the dealer. They have said they will need the car for 2 days. I am having difficulty understanding why this is necessary. Has anybody yet had 2.4 installed by a dealer (ie p...
by Up the jumper
Wed Jul 13, 2022 10:00 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: 2.4 update and battery replacement
Replies: 504
Views: 103718

Re: 2.4 update and battery replacement

booked for 12th August. Dealer wanted £30 for "insurance"........hmmmmmmm
by Up the jumper
Thu Jun 30, 2022 10:53 am
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Infotainment system - auto off
Replies: 1
Views: 834

Infotainment system - auto off

I know there have been a number of comments about the infotainment system auto shut down when there is no-one in the drivers seat. My question is has anyone found a way of keeping the radio (or other sound system) running?
It is the one niggle I have.....
by Up the jumper
Thu Jun 16, 2022 8:52 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Sat nav destinations from We Connect app
Replies: 20
Views: 3257

Re: Sat nav destinations from We Connect app

It works something like this.. You set the destination on your phone, the phone communicates with a server probably an AWS or Google offering somewhere. Someone in VW logs into the host server periodically and checks all the destination updates. They write all these down and fax them to another off...
by Up the jumper
Wed May 04, 2022 6:24 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Do you follow VW advice on battery charging?
Replies: 58
Views: 11550

Re: Do you follow VW advice on battery charging?

A related question: I have a long drive on Friday and will set off about 10am. What would be the real impact if I charged to 100% in the Octopus Go window? Ie have 100% charge from 04.30 to 10.00?
by Up the jumper
Tue May 03, 2022 9:21 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Wireless smartphone charging
Replies: 9
Views: 5214

Re: Wireless smartphone charging

If your phone is also running Android Auto or Apple Carplay and doing navigation etc, the charging will just about keep up (or just about not keep up) - but the power usage means the phone will indeed run very warm, depending on software and hardware of course. If your phone is in a case, try remov...
by Up the jumper
Sun May 01, 2022 8:52 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Journey advice - charging
Replies: 19
Views: 2923

Re: Journey advice - charging

Another South Gloucestershire ID3 owner here.... The Donnington services on the M1, just where the A42 meets the M1 have chargers. Not used them myself as the last time I was there was before we picked up our ID3 but I imagine they would be perfect for topping up. I saw that, but that is "easy...
by Up the jumper
Thu Apr 28, 2022 5:51 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Journey advice - charging
Replies: 19
Views: 2923

Re: Journey advice - charging

OB1CCFC wrote: Thu Apr 28, 2022 5:07 pm The duckmanton markham vale M1 stop near chesterfield is very good. 2 ospreys, 3 instavolts and plenty of facilities.
Very useful to know. Thanks.
by Up the jumper
Thu Apr 28, 2022 3:50 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Journey advice - charging
Replies: 19
Views: 2923

Journey advice - charging

Next weekend I am going on the first trip where I know I will need to charge en-route. Travelling from south Gloucestershire to Leeds via M5/42/A42/M1. Will set off with 100% and would like to arrive with about 40%ish, Have We Connect and Juice accounts and old fashioned plastic if they fail. Lookin...
by Up the jumper
Tue Apr 19, 2022 4:58 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Car location in WeConnect ID
Replies: 9
Views: 3487

Re: Car location in WeConnect ID

It is an utterly useless app. I had a 5 year old Peugeot 308 which had a really useful app: location, individual journey records - including start and finish, fuel, average and journey MPG, service history etc etc etc. Sure it had some bugs but was actually a value add, rather than VWs embarrasing w...
by Up the jumper
Fri Apr 15, 2022 7:00 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Lists of Do’s - Don’ts
Replies: 17
Views: 3160

Re: Lists of Do’s - Don’ts

Use a public charger early. To gain self confidence in "how to" before you have to use one in earnest.
by Up the jumper
Sun Mar 13, 2022 10:19 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Home Charging Scheme Ending
Replies: 7
Views: 2180

Re: Home Charging Scheme Ending

OB1CCFC wrote: Sun Mar 13, 2022 8:47 pm The lesson there is don’t bother reading The Telegraph ….
*Torygraph *Russian Subsidy
by Up the jumper
Wed Mar 09, 2022 7:28 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: For those with Ohme charger.
Replies: 42
Views: 11687

Re: For those with Ohme charger.

Thanks for that. It seems to work!
by Up the jumper
Mon Mar 07, 2022 1:36 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: ID3 Software Update v2.3
Replies: 240
Views: 91326

Re: ID3 Software Update v2.3

Picked car up last Friday. Was not able to pair the ID Connect in the showroom, I suspect because of weak signal. Sales guy drove the car out of the showroom onto the forecourt (his insurance not mine through a very narrow gap!). Once outside sat in the car for a few minutes making sure I knew where...
by Up the jumper
Fri Mar 04, 2022 5:53 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Delivery time
Replies: 7812
Views: 1598534

Re: Delivery time

And here she is! 60 miles home....all good.

B setting seems a little more abrupt than I remember, but will get used to it no doubt!
by Up the jumper
Mon Feb 28, 2022 7:47 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: New reg deliveries
Replies: 38
Views: 10587

Re: New reg deliveries

Shall pick mine up on Friday.....huzzah!
by Up the jumper
Thu Feb 24, 2022 7:35 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Real world cost?
Replies: 23
Views: 5873

Re: Real world cost?

Interesting report, but they key point is that PHEV becomes cheaper per mile above 100k miles. Below that EV is significantly cheaper. Don't know about you , but I am very unlikely to keep the car to 100k miles......so its all a bit theoretical! This is the business part of the report - annoyingly i...
by Up the jumper
Wed Feb 23, 2022 1:23 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Real world cost?
Replies: 23
Views: 5873

Re: Real world cost?

PHEV are required while we still have some of the issues with BEV. I strongly considered one when weighing up the ID3. There are rare occasions where I need to do relatively long range distances in as short a time as possible. If I was regularly doing long distance journeys where time was a factor,...
by Up the jumper
Sat Feb 12, 2022 12:15 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Delivery time
Replies: 7812
Views: 1598534

Re: Delivery time

sghom wrote: Fri Feb 11, 2022 8:54 pm
Up the jumper wrote: Fri Feb 11, 2022 1:28 pm Yet another update from dealer, with reg details. Begining to belive it might be happening!
If you have reg details now, & expect march delivery...... is it a '71 or a '22 ? :?
It's a 22.
by Up the jumper
Fri Feb 11, 2022 1:34 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Delivery time
Replies: 7812
Views: 1598534

Re: Delivery time

ksoni94 wrote: Fri Feb 11, 2022 1:31 pm
Up the jumper wrote: Fri Feb 11, 2022 1:28 pm Yet another update from dealer, with reg details. Begining to belive it might be happening!
Amazing! Do you know if your car has left the port to go to the dealers yet?
Afraid not, I just confirmed it would be there on day I want to pick up.