Hey! Would you mind not posting my house Eircode.
Have you activated the free data plan ?
I think so? Car is 2 years old.
Finds uk postcodes no bother.
Anybody with a working unit willing to try the above eircode?
I assume this doesn't work for you @DrPhilG ?
if you go into the shop icon have you selected all the options
I'll check shortly.
I've downloaded the games etc so I would assume so.
I'll check that Cork eircode too @Soarer
Games?
Ain't got none of that. Nor the shop.
T45 RT62 works on the ID.4 with navigation database 23.6
Works for me. Got a location in LittleIsland.
ID.3 1st Ed on v3.2.
Anyone else have an annoying little squeak apparently coming from the dashboard?
I have one, it's actually the glove box. Drives me nuts.
Ever have a dealer try to fix it?
Yup. Failed.
Ease of access into the MY was what sold it, the m3 was too low in this case, plus the fact the Y was 8k cheaper than a stripped out id4 life ect ..Im not a fan of any suv style car (x3, x5, xc90 ect) and wouldn’t feel comfortable in any of them, unless I was towing a trailer. However the sheer size of the MY for a large family is amazing, the boot, frunk and cable storage compartments are immense.
We are spoilt with the turning circle of the id3, only beaten by that of the i3.
The id3 has a few glitches but it’s a great car, most cars now seem to have small issues (or worse), we won’t be selling the tour, il keep it long term, probably just as well given the shocking trade in prices, €40,607 for a new 58kw id3 (low spec) and people being offered <28k for two year old 77’s, high spec’d cars.
€49,259 for a Tour now !!
Is the We Charge card from VW locked to a vehicle- for example the id3 on my vw account account.
Or can I also use it to charge the i3/Tesla on IONITY (like an ecars card?
You can use it on any car. It just ties the charging session to your credit card so they can get paid.
Would one of those cards be worth it for an infrequent (maybe twice a year) user?
No photos or thoughts will be available, tossers have handed me a 58kWh ID3 Life.
Thanks KCross, @Soarer its a free card and no subscription through the vw app - I had been putting off all the signing up stuff, after a fiasco trying to charge in cashel I’m trying to make it as easy as possible, unit price doesn’t interest me as long as it works for the once or twice a year that I need it.
Thanks @handpref
So order this card, load it with cash, then rock up to any chargepoint, tap the card, and charge? No faffing around with different memberships, apps, etc.?
Input your Cc details on the vw app - it should just charge you for what you use but il be doing a dummy run before depending on it 😬
You can use an Easy Go fob on IONITY or at least you could but you have to load up your account, I had awful trouble with this and no customer service at the time. Scanning the IONITY machine has also been problematic, hopefully this card will do the job.
I still have my We-Charge cardfrom the ID3 and it's on a free subscription now. I only use it very rarely, but it's handy for ionity. I have seen people at Ionity in Kill phone the helpline number and the the customer service just activated the charger for free.
The App is handy to see what sites are available or in use but it's easier for me to use the VW app.
I recently had v3.2 of the software installed on my car and there were a couple of main features added with that version.
1) Plug & Charge (i.e. no RFID cards or apps etc to start a charge session)
2) Increased charge rate
I said I'd share the experience as I haven't heard anyone say they got Plug & Charge working. Anyway, it works!
1)
A few things though, it didn't just work. I had to do some setup first. You need to add a Plug & Charge provider to your account in the WeCharge app (on your phone) and then "Install" Plug&Charge to the car. I think it pushes a certificate to the car for that provider.
When I got the car back with v3.2 on it the phone app just said it was compatible with P&C in the "Plug and Charge" section of the app but it didn't really explain how to enable it.
It wasn't obvious but I had to go to "Profile" section of the app and select "Charging on the go-->Plan Overview-->Change Plan". I still just selected the PAYG/FREE plan that I was already on and THEN the "Plug and Charge" section of the app updated and it had an "Install" button.
Clicked "Install" and it complained that the car was offline. The car was online but turned off so I just turned the car on and hit "Install" again and then it proceeded and a few seconds later said it was successful and that was it. The Plug and Charge section of the app now looks like this
I plugged into Ionity at Cashel, pressed nothing and it said it was checking with my provider and a few seconds later the charge session started. Result!
2)
And then to item 2... prior to v3.2, the max the ID.3 would charge at was 100kW... it went straight to 120kW... result!
Hopefully that helps a few others who want to set Plug and Charge up. I did also ask eCars if they had any plans to support P&C and they said no! Pity about that as that would have made it a whole lot more useful but I dont use eCars anyway, unless badly stuck. Ionity ftw.
My Born has it already I'm going to take a spin up to ionity in Gorey and see does it work, I have it all set-up in the apps I got the card this morning but I'm just going to plug in and see what happens without using the card🫣
Very helpful info, will try once it comes back from 3.2 🙌
Also, you need to turn on plug and charge in the infotainment in the eCharging sub menu. It was greyed out until I got the certificate installed on the phone app.
Thats in your Cupra Born though, yes?
There isn't an "eCharging" option in the ID.3 but there is a Charging section and a new option called "Plug and Charge" appeared but it was on by default so I didn't have to change anything there.
You know what I meant, I was just pointing it out in case it needed to be turned on after installing the certificate.
Got an error message yesterday.
Error emergency call button. Please visit your workshop.
Has anyone else had this happen?
Id 3 1st running 3.2 software
Thanks for that, worked perfectly. I had tried before but never copped that I had to change the existing charging plan to make it work.
