VW ID.3

Think I'll pick up the Ultimate package for €200.

Unlocking the lights assist, Scandy lights, and turning off the LKA from startup would see it pay for itself.

Must look into retrofitting speakers into the doors too.

Can lka be turned off permanently? I didn't think it could, safety feature blah blah... The Born has light assist as standard, in saying that I activated it on the Superb as it had the correct A5 camera. My obdeleven is just called obdeleven pro I think I paid about €90 for it years ago, I never found it lacking in any way. I always used long coding to make any changes, it's too dodgy using the one click button as they can mess up other connected controllers.

Holy moly, I paid €33.7k for ID.3 1st edition in sep 2020… And now pretty much the same car costs €40.6k? I know it didn’t have folding mirrors or wireless charging or extra usb ports in the back or side sensors but it did have light assist, dual climate etc. Yes, the dealer delivery seem to go up from 750or so to 1350 (maybe this includes some service offer) and the grant has reduced by 1.5k but still extra 5k to modify bumpers, remove the black hump on the hood and make the interior a tiny bit softer? The motor, battery, screen, software and associated problems are still the same.

Very limited usefulness re coding on all the newer VAG models useful still to interrogate the.car

Hi all, new ID3 owner here(212 pro model) comin from an Ioniq28 this is a completely different car! Some extra stuff but some small stuff missing! The biggest for me is that's there's no reversing camera. I had a quick Google and found someone that claims to retrofit(factory standard) but at 1k I thought I'd ask here first if anyone has diy'ed it? The kit is available but seems to need some coding? Don't want to buy it only to find I can't get it working!

TIA

58kw id3 Pro went in to Western Motors Drogheda for software update and 2 yr service (L service plan) on Wednesday morning. Told yesterday that the update failed and they need to start again, to expect a min 3 days from re-start and they won't do the service part until the update is done.

I also pushed them to do the additional covered service parts that under the contract are 'if deemed necessary' like wipers etc. I told them that I deemed them necessary, but any suggestions as to how to really press them to do it? They are covered within the 3 year timeline, so I can always go back early next year if they don't change it this time, but would rather get full value from the plan!

Did a test this evening of he departure time thing, set it to charge to 60% for 22:15, it has reached 60% at 21:57 - maybe im being super picky but is that normal? I'm guessing its just being sure ?

So I can be safe setting it to 100% for a 7am departure and not have it sitting at 100% all night.

I'll try clarify.

The "old" model was the Life DX. Still says "Pro" on the wing. From what I know, all the old cars are gone, so anything you see advertised now is the newer car.

Not sure on the new ID.3, but the Life DX we got doesn't have the matrix lights. It is capable of automatically turning on and off the high beams as traffic approaches. VW want €189 for that to be unlocked for life. You can pay by the year and stuff too.

Same story with the climate package. No idea what it involves, but the €299 will unlock it for life.

The "Ultimate Package" relates to a company called OBDEleven https://obdeleven.com/products/ultimate-pack?carBrand=Volkswagen For €200, you get their ultimate package for a year that allows you to unlock the lights things, change settings in the car, run diagnostics, etc.

Scandy lights have your rear lights on all the time, just like the DRLs at the front. That's a requirement way up north. Don't know why we don't have it too, but I'll be doing it if/when I order the package.

Think that's everything.

There seems to be an awful lot can be done with the ID.3. I haven't looked hugely deeply into it yet though.

Download something like A Better Route Planner (ABRP). If you pay for the premium account (can't remember the cost), and plug in a dongle, it'll use realtime battery info along the journey to keep you safe, realtime info on chargers along the route, etc.

Maybe I'm missing something here but I just bought obdeleven pro as a once off payment and using tutorials on their site activated various functions etc. As I said earlier I never used the one touch buttons as they can mess things up very badly.

I think our car has some of that functionality already in the navigation system. Going on a long trip this weekend so will try it out.

Seems like the lack of auto dip headlight memory can be fixed using this method. Don't think the wing mirror dip can be sorted though.

The X break and dynamic turn signal or beam assist don’t come as standard on either the pro(€41k) or the pro s(€49k). It can be added with the matrix light pack which is about €2k.

Interesting, I ordered one also and added the green paint and matrix. There wasn’t any tax penalties/threshold issues. I thought the VRT rebate threshold was €60k?

Maybe but thankfully everybody likes different things for different reasons. Guess that’s why we all drive around in a vast selection of different car brands. I hope the day never comes that there’s only Teslas(or VWs) on the road.

We'd already added the pack to get the rear camera so adding another would push us too far.

The VRT rebate is €5k up to €40000 and drops off pretty quick once you go over that up to €50k