VW ID.3

🤐 doh!

I don't mind the auto hold so much, after a while you learn to push the brake pedal enough to crawl the car along without engaging the auto hold

One thing that is annoying is how the car controls power going to the wheels. At my kids crèche, the parking spaces are at a slight upwards slope with a small kerb just at the entrance to the spaces

In the Leaf, I'd just put it in reverse, release the brake and the car would adjust the amount of power to go over the kerb and up the slope at a slow speed

With my ID.4, it's a bit more manual, I have to give it some juice to get over the kerb, then immediately go back on the brake because the car now starts shooting backwards and will emergency stop when it thinks it's about to hit the end of the space

It's not exactly a critical flaw, but it is annoying that a car from 2011 can be more advanced than a car from 2021 😬

Also I don't like having to pay attention to my driving 😅

I normally leave in creep mode, unless I am doing a lot of hilly stops with traffic lights. (Bunkers hill in Waterford comes to mind). Otherwise if waiting at lights I often press P (So easy due to selector positioning). Saves blinding the car behind.

Agree about the power delivery if having to change direction up a steep hill. You need a fair bit of throttle, but notice similar in our Ioniq. You get used to it very quickly.

Is there a way of moving the head up display ? Can’t find it.

No, no need to leave key there. It's for if the battery is flat in key fob, you will be able to drive the car. Also you will have to open door with the physical key that slides out of fob. I had to do this a few times when car was new, not a battery problem. But all fixed after updates..

Looking at online videos, everytime you sit into the Id.3 you need to tap online/offline mode ?Can you just go and listen to the radio without tapping?

Doesn’t bother me. I don’t do anything and it disappears quickly.

Nice new in-car We Charge app from VW. The video is by Battery Life.

I'm guessing the charge can't be started from the App since there were no prices shown, but hopefully they add that soon if it isn't there already

https://www.google.ie/amp/s/europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/travel/security-and-emergencies/emergency-assistance-vehicles-ecall/indexamp_en.htm

Nice, I think it can pull over 100kW from the charger to power the battery cooling, so that you get full power into the battery

1800 202 104

Sounds great, with the ID.4 I find the difference in consumption between 100 and 110 isn't too bad. Driving at 120 does have a bit of an impact, and the wind noise is a lot worse at that speed

I kept it to 100 on the motorway because I wasn’t in a hurry and was enjoying the music on Deezer and wanted to keep cabin noise at a reasonable level. Good to know 110 doesn’t take much of an extra hit.

Reset maximum charge to 80% on app and saved setting and plugged in to charge overnight. Surprised to see car charged to 100% this morning. Memo to self - don’t trust app charge limit setting, check setting on infotainment system!