VW ID.3 V2

Has anyone encountered a "SOS services not available" fault, I just had this happen immediately after the latest OTA update and can't get rid of it.

Only recently found out as well that EV cars need tyres changed more frequently due to increased wear due to the heavier weight attributed to the battery. I got a new set of tyres this time last year and have a service booked in a couple of weeks. Just wondering how often people are finding they need to change tyres on their ID3.

well to be fair, the only thing I have to back up my response to the OP is science :)

if you’re not comparing like with like on tyre brands and compounds, it’s all moot.

Has anyone else been getting this alert, I have it last 2 days.

When someone drives the car and gets out at home, later I would get an alert on the top message bar of my phone saying "park your vehicle" complete with the VW logo. So i assume its from the app?

Thing is, I can't read anything. If you drag the message down from the top of the screen, it vanishes. Nothing in the app then when its checked.

I get that…. its telling me that I left the car unlocked.

Do you leave the car unlocked at home…. thats what the notification is telling you.

It is a new message so must be a recent update to the app.

And now that I look…. if you go into the app and go to notifications section there is an option there for "Vehicle not parked securely". Turn that off if you dont want that notification.

After having this for a while I think im in a place to judge it somewhat.

The break pedal is the biggest issue. Absolutely terrible.

I can see why they didnt badge it gti, it doesn't feel sporty at all even though you can push it with great grip and its very fast. Don't really care about that part tbh.

The efficiency is very bad coming from a model 3. I knew it would be worse but i didnt think it would be this bad. It's not even cold yet either.

I mentioned the positives in earlier posts and on the whole im really liking it, just thought I should point out what I don't like.

I did often wonder if the Tesla figures were to be trusted. It did always feel to me that they were fudging it somehow so they could grab the marketing.

I presume what you are saying there has been independently tested by someone? So, how do Tesla's actually compare in reality… apples to apples? Even if they are still more efficient…. is it 1%, 5% etc?

Yeah i had my suspicions with tesla. You'd see great numbers but still not get near the wltp range. In saying that it was definitely much more efficient.

I'll throw some ranges up I'm getting atm. 211 iD3. 130k Kms on it. I've had it about 15 months. Probably had a lot of fast charging with it's previous owner given the 4 corners of Ireland left in the satnav(home address included!).

Anyways. This afternoon. Did a long motorway stretch. Cold and windy. The math reckons I would've got about 225 Kms @ 118kmh. No heating.

2 weeks ago

Southeast to Sligo non stop. Few passengers and cases fwiw. 100% charge. Did 261kms and arrived with 15% battery. Some heating for the last hour or so. Only 30kms of that @ 120 on a motorway though.

Summer just gone did 300km on N and R roads and had 20% battery left.

Don't think so- the car was in for the day though. I didn't bother trying to fight for a courtesy car.