What's the '3' symbol on my VW Passat screen?

KCross wrote: »

Maybe this? Can you swipe down?
http://www.vwaudiforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/193127-Discover-Navigation-Infotainment-System-Status-Bar

Yes, I can swipe down. Hadn't known about this feature on the touchscreen till now.

The drop-down screen has a notifications panel (see below) with two notifications (corresponding to the indicated number in the small circle on the screen) but they're a bit confusing - at least to me with my limited understanding of modern auto infotainment systems.

The first notification, "Data connection unavailable, please switch on the ignition" is showing even though the ignition is turned on.

Maybe there are still bugs in the VAG software?

KCross wrote: »

Sounds like that is it then.

It would be interesting to see what’s in that list when it says 9+!!

The two you showed above sound like you are in a bad mobile reception area and the eSIM can’t get signal?

Yeah, I'll be interested to see what those 9+ notifications are. I haven't noticed any issues with connectivity etc.

I'll have to check further tomorrow re phone signal strength. I'm in Limerick City suburbs so would have thought the signal was ok, but I was parked up to the front of my house when I took that photo so there may be some poor signal spots locally near high buildings.

At least I now know the source of the mystery numbers!

I have the car manual but it doesn't appear to cover this particular item. There's no reference to 'notifications' in the manual despite many pages of instructions re connectivity etc. The satnav, bluetooth and phone works just fine and that's about all I need.

I merely asked here out of curiosity, in case there was a simple explanation for something I hadn't figured out.

Like many owners of modern cars, I have no real need for much of the more advanced technology such as driver profile and/or online functions etc.

I suspect much of the content of these extensive and complex manuals remain unread by their owners.

CoBo55 wrote: »

I think eSIM is the internal sim in the unit, maybe you need to renew your subscription.

I have no subscription. Never bought one. Car is just 11 months old. Those notification numbers I posted about have been popping up since I bought the car.
I asked the VW dealer about them but they had no idea.

First world problem in any case.