3.5 software, then 4.0 apparently later this year ('23)

ChrisTurner · Post by **ChrisTurner** » Wed Apr 26, 2023 7:45 am

Looks like the new models are getting v3.5 software, which puts more of the control buttons onto the touch surface.

Also reading that 4.0 is planned for later this year. Very interested in knowing if there's anything exciting in the major version jump. Any rumours?

Only thing I've read, is that feeding power back to the house/grid will possibly be more of a thing.

Btw - the new version WeConnect ID app, calls out support for features in 3.5 in its splash screen.

sidehaas · Post by **sidehaas** » Wed Apr 26, 2023 9:09 am

Lots of rumours on Facebook about people getting upgraded to 3.2. Think we should wait for official comms before getting excited!

4.0 was on the ID.7 at the recent launch and has quite a few new features. See YouTube videos. However the ID.7 has quite different hardware so unclear whether that software version could ever be backfitted to ID.3 etc.
I'm just hoping we'll get what's on 3.2 plus a battery preconditioning function (which is in 4.0) on our ID3s before January 2025 when our warranty runs out

Sherlock · Post by **Sherlock** » Wed Apr 26, 2023 10:06 am

Not much help for those of us marooned on 2.4...

Sherlock · Post by **Sherlock** » Wed Apr 26, 2023 10:07 am

'wait for official comms' - don't make me laugh...

Hypercube · Post by **Hypercube** » Wed Apr 26, 2023 5:05 pm

We are still waiting on the update to 2.4 as the recall programme drags on.

sidehaas · Post by **sidehaas** » Wed Apr 26, 2023 5:45 pm

VW have seemingly updated the info on their website about the software 3 upgrade ahead of any actual announce. See the FAQs. If you are on 2.4, it will be done at the dealer and you'll be put straight to 3.2. Not sure where that leaves people who have 3.0 or 3.1 on terms of future upgrades yet.
https://www.volkswagen.co.uk/en/owners- ... qAu_LalgQg

MotMot · Post by **MotMot** » Wed Apr 26, 2023 6:50 pm

sidehaas wrote: ↑Wed Apr 26, 2023 5:45 pm VW have seemingly updated the info on their website about the software 3 upgrade ahead of any actual announce. See the FAQs. If you are on 2.4, it will be done at the dealer and you'll be put straight to 3.2. Not sure where that leaves people who have 3.0 or 3.1 on terms of future upgrades yet.
https://www.volkswagen.co.uk/en/owners- ... qAu_LalgQg

Cool - thanks for linking Sidehaas.

Jevan23 · Post by **Jevan23** » Wed Apr 26, 2023 7:05 pm

I’ve booked in. Let’s see what happens.

MotMot · Post by **MotMot** » Wed Apr 26, 2023 7:11 pm

8:30 am tomorrow

my car is already there dead on their forecourt. Let’s see what happens

Jevan23 · Post by **Jevan23** » Wed Apr 26, 2023 8:40 pm

MotMot wrote: ↑Wed Apr 26, 2023 7:11 pm 8:30 am tomorrow my car is already there dead on their forecourt. Let’s see what happens

According to posts in the FB group, the 3.2 upgrade isn’t happening until after the 5th of May. My dealers first slot was the 15th, so this tallies up. Be interesting to se your experience.

gailjon · Post by **gailjon** » Thu Apr 27, 2023 6:10 am

All booked in for a week on Friday - let's see if it happens after the three aborted attempts to get 2.4 done by the dealer.

chrisfs · Post by **chrisfs** » Thu Apr 27, 2023 7:19 am

After reading this I followed the link and booked my car in for next Wednesday 3 May. I’m already on 3.0 but I thought I would see what happened.

Within about 30 minutes (7:30 this morning) I had an email from Lookers central customer services saying “ Good morning I have received your online booking for the software update, but there is currently no software update outstanding on this vehicle, I have cancelled the appointment which you have booked. Any questions let me know.”

From this I deduce that (a) there is indeed a software update dealer program in progress (2.4 to 3.0 anyway), and (b) Lookers are on the ball.

I did reply that I had thought there might be a 3.0 to 3.2 update available, and again had a very prompt response of “ Hi there is currently nothing showing on the system, Volkswagen will get it touch when this comes available. Thank you”

I will await further news (on here, not from VW!).

Sanya · Post by **Sanya** » Thu Apr 27, 2023 7:43 am

Last night swiftly booked my car in via the VW website for v3.0.

This morning the dealer calls to cancel it as they know nothing about it. Face palm.

They asked, “don’t contact us, we’ll contact you”

Abadgermac · Post by **Abadgermac** » Thu Apr 27, 2023 8:27 am

So does this mean WV have pulled the plug on OTA updates? Dealers are going to be busy if it now falls to them. And it’s going to cost them precious technician time.

Sanya · Post by **Sanya** » Thu Apr 27, 2023 8:43 am

I doubt it’s the end of OTA for the current ID models. They will just be buying time to find a solution to the unreliability of updates. They’ll need to find a one or risk a backlash from other VW drivers who can’t book something as simple as service.

MotMot · Post by **MotMot** » Thu Apr 27, 2023 9:42 am

I’ve had the call. Thought it was for 2.4 update! Not taking bookings for 3.2 - wanted to know where I’d heard! But I have got the 3.0 (or 3.2 whatever it is then) added to the schedule of work when they eventually look at my dead id3 that’s on the dealers forecourt!

ChrisTurner · Post by **ChrisTurner** » Thu Apr 27, 2023 1:43 pm

Btw, just checked - I'm currently on v3.1.

gailjon · Post by **gailjon** » Thu Apr 27, 2023 1:56 pm

Dealer has asked where the link to the dealer 3.0 update is. Just had another look at the VW website and the link to that has gone and it's back to showing ota update only!

G43FAN · Post by **G43FAN** » Thu Apr 27, 2023 2:40 pm

ha ha ha.. you couldn't make this s*** up...

macwatt · Post by **macwatt** » Thu Apr 27, 2023 3:26 pm

My dealer was in contact to reschedule appointment for 5th May due to technician is on holiday that day i mentioned the 3.2 update at the moment the latest update they are seeing is 3.07 so I have changed appointment to the 18th.

3.5 software, then 4.0 apparently later this year ('23)

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