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by davidwalton
Sun Jun 12, 2022 10:51 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Octagon Go / Hive App - Different energy figures.
Replies: 5
Views: 1125

Re: Octagon Go / Hive App - Different energy figures.

You can also get the submitted, raw half-hour data from other sources like n3rgy and a smartphone app like Bright or Octopus Watch to compare. It should be the same as what Octopus is reporting (Octopus gets the data from the DCC - the same source of data as used by n3rgy, Bright, etc.) so it's wort...
by davidwalton
Tue May 24, 2022 8:35 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Sorry for a lame question
Replies: 5
Views: 1336

Re: Sorry for a lame question

On the 'Goodbye' screen - shown when switched off (set to Neutral/Park) and you're about to get out of the seat - the display shows a few options: one of them is 'Internal monitoring' at the bottom - disable this. 'Internal Monitoring' enabled means the car alarm system will look for changes in the ...
by davidwalton
Thu May 19, 2022 3:21 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: ambient lighting & heated seats
Replies: 5
Views: 1752

Re: ambient lighting & heated seats

im trying to find out the exact spec of my life pro ID3. Mainly im trying to find out if it comes with the internal ambient lighting and heated seats and steering wheel. any help would be great. thanks Yes, my Life Pro Performance has ambient lighting, heated seats & steering wheel. They were a...
by davidwalton
Tue May 17, 2022 8:58 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Software 3.1
Replies: 165
Views: 38261

Re: Software 3.1

Also, you need to select L on the mirror switch *every time* you want the mirror to dip. This is the bit that winds me up. I don't mind the initial setup, but every time you want to reverse carefully, you realise there are 2 steps - engage reverse & turn the mirror selector to 'L' - which usual...
by davidwalton
Mon May 02, 2022 12:37 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Only getting 3Kw on 22KW charger
Replies: 7
Views: 2376

Re: Only getting 3Kw on 22KW charger

Do you have the 'Reduced AC charging current' setting enabled in the car or in the WeConnect ID app? This will reduce the 11kWh (max ac charging with the ID.3) down quite a bit. Do you have any locations set in the car? This might mess up charging at public chargers. With regard to rapid charging, d...
by davidwalton
Sat Apr 23, 2022 7:25 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Time to charge
Replies: 2
Views: 931

Re: Time to charge

Is the car charging LED (next to the charge port, when the charging flap is open and you've plugged in) pulsating green?

If yes - the car is charging.
If no - the car is not charging.
by davidwalton
Thu Apr 21, 2022 10:33 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Don’t buy an Ohme Charger
Replies: 52
Views: 14283

Re: Don’t buy an Ohme Charger

I've had a polar opposite experience tbh, and especially since the latest app/service update. Originally obtained the Ohme smart charger cable (set at 32A with a commando plug) last October. Electrician not ready to install the 40A breaker/dedicated cable to an isolating 32A commando socket, so cont...
by davidwalton
Wed Apr 20, 2022 8:21 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Chat
Topic: Random Question...
Replies: 14
Views: 7316

Re: Random Question...

Aren't they flat-packed like most Ikea furniture? I'd say you'd easily get a flat-packed Billy into the ID.3, so long as you don't have backseat passengers in there!
(might also not need a front passenger either, depending on box lengths...)
by davidwalton
Tue Apr 19, 2022 9:40 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Range changed to km
Replies: 12
Views: 12863

Re: Range changed to km

In the WeConnect ID app on your phone, tap on 'Profile' (bottom-right icon), then tap on 'App Settings' & check the 'Units' (Distance) - is it set to 'Miles (mil)' or 'Kilometres (km)'? If Km, tap on it and select Miles instead. Thanks, I double checked and the app was set to miles. My wife too...
by davidwalton
Mon Apr 18, 2022 8:27 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Range changed to km
Replies: 12
Views: 12863

Re: Range changed to km

In the WeConnect ID app on your phone, tap on 'Profile' (bottom-right icon), then tap on 'App Settings' & check the 'Units' (Distance) - is it set to 'Miles (mil)' or 'Kilometres (km)'?

If Km, tap on it and select Miles instead.
by davidwalton
Mon Apr 18, 2022 10:23 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Charge rate dropped to 4kW
Replies: 44
Views: 11237

Re: Charge rate dropped to 4kW

One of the best ways to see detailed charge data on a cross-platform (car/charger) basis is to use the Tronity service: https://www.tronity.io/?lang=en Here's an example of a recent 50kWh DC charge with the ID.3, from 24% to 85% charge: 50kWh_charge.png Link doesn’t seem to work? Thanks for the err...
by davidwalton
Sun Apr 17, 2022 10:27 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Charge rate dropped to 4kW
Replies: 44
Views: 11237

Re: Charge rate dropped to 4kW

One of the best ways to see detailed charge data on a cross-platform (car/charger) basis is to use the Tronity service: https://www.tronity.io/?lang=en

Here's an example of a recent 50kWh DC charge with the ID.3, from 24% to 85% charge:

50kWh_charge.png

by davidwalton
Thu Apr 14, 2022 3:56 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: My key fob…………..
Replies: 3
Views: 1351

Re: My key fob…………..

This happened to me in the early days of ownership. Strangely, it's never happened since I put even more house/shed/work keys on the keyring!
by davidwalton
Wed Apr 13, 2022 9:36 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Volume Controls sometimes control voice instead of radio
Replies: 6
Views: 2132

Re: Volume Controls sometimes control voice instead of radio

From experience, while the 'voice' is speaking (ID voice/navigation, or Apple/Google maps/waze) and you use the steering wheel vol + or - buttons, the spoken volume will be increased/decreased. At all other times (no voice announcements occurring), the steering wheel vol + or - buttons affect media ...
by davidwalton
Tue Apr 12, 2022 11:45 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: lost voice commands from sat nav
Replies: 3
Views: 1349

Re: lost voice commands from sat nav

Does Siri activate if you long-press the Voice Control button on the right-hand side of the steering wheel controls?
If so, immediately press the Volume+ button to increase the volume of Siri/Apple to see if that changes anything.
by davidwalton
Mon Apr 11, 2022 9:54 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: lost voice commands from sat nav
Replies: 3
Views: 1349

Re: lost voice commands from sat nav

You can increase/decrease the 'spoken' volume of Apple/Google Maps/Assistant & sat nav by increasing the Vol + and - on the steering wheel *while 'she/he/it' is 'speaking'* But how you can time this to increase when you can't hear she/he/it speaking is another story... There must be a setting so...
by davidwalton
Sun Mar 27, 2022 1:41 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Clocks going forward - charging impact
Replies: 14
Views: 3036

Re: Clocks going forward - charging impact

I was high - 71% SoC when plugged in last night. I don't usually bother until down into the 60% range, but was curious to try regardless because of the DST change
by davidwalton
Sun Mar 27, 2022 9:13 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Clocks going forward - charging impact
Replies: 14
Views: 3036

Re: Clocks going forward - charging impact

The car was charged to the set 80% by the set 04:30 completion time, so it appears to have worked OK despite the clock change.
by davidwalton
Wed Mar 23, 2022 9:57 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: New software update
Replies: 3
Views: 2307

Re: New software update

Was it downloading/installing the WeCharge app to the car (this happens some time after 2.3 is installed)?
by davidwalton
Mon Mar 21, 2022 9:39 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Strange circular door marks
Replies: 7
Views: 2756

Re: Strange circular door marks

Our white one has them too. They started out as small circles, but seem to have developed into larger 'smudges'. Washing gets rid of them, but they return and grow while the car is slowly collecting dirt in-between washes. Only on the nearside too - the offside has smaller marks which seem to have g...