VW ID.3

New functionality showed up as soon as the update was complete. Some functionality only started working after signing in again with my profile, some functionality only started working after installing all the App from the in car "App Store"

1 - Yep

2 - I have a only home charger, not sure I'll be able to check for this.

Done and dusted.

Bizarrely in my car apps screen, there are 2 "id software" icons.

1 says its 3.1, the other says 3.2!

I put Continental eco contact 6 on mine last February, replacing the 4 Bridgestone that were on it. The Bridgestones were shot at 27k kms and I'm normally very easy on tyres.

The Conti's are quieter and maybe give a bit of a softer ride. I only put 3k kms on them before I stopped using the car, so can't speak to wear rate, but they have to be better than the Bridgestones.

The full set of Continentals came to €600 fitted, balanced and tracked.

Did they give a reason why Michelin wouldn’t recommend cross climates ?

They look manky for starters 🫣, soft as fcuk too, wouldn't last pissing time on an EV.

The Continental EcoContact 6 only come with 6mm thread and have shocking grip in the wet and poor grip in the dry. I wouldn't recommend them at all on a heavy car like the ID.3. Can't even put the foot down in dry weather without the traction light coming on. Anything from Bridgestone or Michelin would be better. If I can drive in -2 with high performance summer tyres like the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 then you won't need all season tyres.

You never said which size wheel/tyre you have on the car or I missed it. But €195 each would be expensive for an ID.3 in general.

Just put a summer tyre on it, plenty of options out there especially if on 18's.

I had them on an Octavia, the fronts were barely legal after 24K, terrible tyre, the puny 1 litre could get the light flashing 😕

VW fitted a full set of Continental Eco-Contact 6s as part of a recall on the OEM Goodyears on my ID3. I have always used Goodyear tyres for years. As said above the Contis only have 6mm thread from new. It will be interesting to see how they fare. So far seems fine on noise, comfort and rolling resistance. Hasn’t been wet since fitted last week so I can’t comment on their performance in wet conditions. My service pack will have to wait a little longer to get used!

In my experience I can't get close to 20kWh/100km at motorway speeds. So I would say that is quite good.

Is the 20kWh/100km your trip average or what you are getting just on the motorway section?

Sounds about right for current warm and dry conditions. In the winter and if its raining etc you'd be adding 10-20% more to that figure.

I think you need to be on latest software (v3.x) and I could be wrong but I dont think you get that feature by default. I think you might need to have "Park Assist" which probably isn't on the entry level models so maybe check the brochure you have when you bought the car.

Is there anywhere online you can download specs? That’s usually easiest.

They don’t make it easy, still no info on the site about the DX model on offer, but you can find info on the new version here (including brochure download ) https://www.volkswagen.ie/en/new-cars/new-id3.html

Go here for the new brochure: https://www.volkswagen.ie/idhub/content/dam/onehub_pkw/importers/ie/models/product-guides/my23/The%20new%20ID.3_Product_Guide.pdf

They've moved off the different models (e.g. Family, Style, Comfort, and even DX). Now there are only the Pro and Pro S (aka “Tour”) and various optional packages. I prefer doing it the new way, because it allows you to only pay for what you want (mostly), though it does disguise the actual price until you add it up.

It's only two models, but you can construct the spec of any of the previous models/trim lines by picking the option packages that you prefer. I like that approach. For example, one of the reasons I bought the Business model last time was that I didn't want a panoramic roof. But if I'd bought any other trim/model, I would've been paying for that panoramic roof whether I wanted it or not. Now, anyone buying the car can decide whether they want it with a panoramic roof or not.