CUPRA Born | Get the most out of your CUPRA Born

Get to know your new CUPRA Born. A walkthrough of all the key features you’ll need to get the most from your car, including the My CUPRA app, the 12" infotainment system and driver assistance systems, charging times and some great tips on how to get the most from your battery range.
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00:47 Driving features
2:15 Multifunction steering wheel
3:21 Digital cockpit
4:10 My CUPRA app
6:22 Infotainment system
6:52 Climate control
7:12 Heated front seats and steering wheel
8:03 Drive profile
8:44 Tyre pressure
8:55 Ambient lighting
9:04 Keyless entry
9:20 E-manager
9:44 Radio
9:59 Navigation
10:37 Full link
11:19 Voice assist
12:12 Driver assistant systems
13:42 Under the bonnet
14:36 Charging
17:05 Range tips

[@user-iz8hk1ww7i]

A very useful video but I think that Cupra should send a link of this video to everyone who purchases the car as the online manual is laborious, and difficult to find specific information. After waiting for 7 months for the car to arrive, the sales people at Twickenham, London, although decent and knowledgeable, did not show me a quarter of the features illustrated in this video. It would have been even better to show to charge/connect the cable when using a public, untethered charger.

[@stephenind859]

Half the manual is taken up with safety warnings. The weirdest features aren't in it. That power point in the boot - only works when you're sitting in the driver's seat, for example. I've had mine a year and still advise people to wait a few years before buying an EV, including this one. Thank heaven they are still slow in producing them - an opportunity to avoid jumping too soon. OK for trips to the supermarket, sure.

[@user-iz8hk1ww7i]

I agree with your comments but I think you should take your car back to the dealership and get them to look at it as you should be able to charge your car using the yellow charging cable without having to sit in the driver's seat. I took mine back to the dealership after only 5 months as my car would not charge using the yellow charging cable at public chargers. It took 5 weeks for Cupra to look at my car but when they did, carrying out diagnosis tests, which resulted in them giving me a new cable - there was a fault in the old cable. Also make sure you connect the cable to the charging point before connecting it to your car. I like the car very much. It drives well and looks good but it does not surprise me that Cupra came last in the recent 'What Car' reliability survey. CUPRA UK MUST WORK HARFER to offer better and effective after car sales@@stephenind859

[@josmith3565]

Lack of back light on lower controls for fan etc - poor

[@patrice33]

Merci excellente vidéo . Aucune vidéo aussi bonne en français .

[@mkarimi7878]

I enjoyed watching the Video Review . Better looking than the ID.3 Great review, thanks. 👍

[@Schaneification]

It is a ID.3

[@JaJamyGames]

@@Schaneification IT is only* an ID.3 xD

[@giollaliddy5817]

Can driver seat and mirrors position be saved per user?

[@paulpavlou9294]

I purchased a top spec Born in Australia but it unfortunately doesn’t come with heads up display, the app or all the safety features associated with that technology. I love the way the car drives but would only consider buying another one if we could get the full featured model or even better American specifications with dual motor.

[@malcolmstreet1]

Connectivity is due in 2025, but it's a long wait. Admittedly it's not just Cupra that brings in EVs without wireless connectivity to Australia.

[@paulpavlou9294]

@@malcolmstreet1 I waited nearly seven months for the car to arriver - Cupra had ample time to list all the features that would be omitted and didn’t. By 2025 we will see many new models from other manufacturers. The next Cupra Born to Australia will be made in China. If made in Germany or even Spain I’d be ok with that, but China, No thanks.

[@westcoastdronephotography]

how can you activate horn or lights through the app as I don't see the option

[@RasmusBrandt-fu9mt]

I would like to know as well 🙏

[@TheFlyingDutchie-lh8pl]

Isn't there. A lot of features were canceled due to app performance.

[@FOTOMOTOGP]

How many revering lights are there on the Cupra Born? My car is showing one reversing light. Thanks

[@Antody]

All cars are equipped with one light only nowadays. Yours is not broken.

[@anielloliguori6312]

Now my Question after watching an interesting vid by a engineer who was quoting info from a proffessor who's expertise is in Battery technology was recommending to get the best life span on your Battery is to charge it after most journey's. This was based on the chemical degradation of the batter i.e. Ni/Cd not LFP! He recommends this because he said a certain reaction whilst charging overtime is what de-gregates the battery so only charging smaller portions helps reduce this! Now interestingly MG recommends that where possible keep the battery from dropping below 50% i.e. charge it so that it remains above 50% unless you are on a long journey, they say this helps the batterie longevity! So what is Cupr's take on all this?

[@atmoo3447]

How to set the range/eco mode permanently ?

[@user-lj9in9cw2l]

How do I insure this car

[@mymusic2515]

I took ownership of an almost new V2 yesterday, and whilst I get to grips with it, could someone tell me if and where you can reset the trip meter to zero (on both infotainment screen and dashboard), plus is there anyway to turn the reading lights on, as I've spent most of the day trying to fathom this two things out to no avail!?

[@WelingtonVeiga]

There's a video about that that in the Cupra UK channel.

[@michaelmcgrath7465]

What “Cupra app?” Doesn’t exist. We’ve had our Born for over six months and still no sign of the promised app. Cupra staff have no idea when or if it will be released!

[@gesp5151]

Trouble is the EV platform is VW and despite the stated charging speed figures, it doesn’t deliver those! When you complain they say it’s only a range (albeit it never gets in to the range!). My experience was DC charging 20-80% is more like 50-55 minutes not 35. AC charging about 80% of the time was only half charging due to some battery safe mode that apparently randomly cuts the charge so on a cheap overnight 6hr charge I was getting 20kw not 40! Big difference. I had mine for 4 months, it then spent 6 weeks in garage and I got a BM i4 instead which is brilliant and does exactly what it says on the can!!

[@atmoo3447]

How do you turn off lane assist permanently ?

[@stephenind859]

You need a software tool (ODB11) to do that. Finding someone to do it - might take some time. And yes, it's one of many painful software issues in the Born.

[@atmoo3447]

@@stephenind859 thank you

[@gesp5151]

I’d have got more out of mine if it performed to the stated technical specification on charging but it doesn’t! Therefore it is frankly pretty useless for practical purposes

[@Tangeriine]

I hear the infotainment display is a bag of crap....sliders with no lighting or hauptic feedback.... Whatever happened to good old buttons cupra....come ln....

[@homemateTV]

Looks so good, but the Car actualy is bad, charging is horrible, software is bad.

[@AndoniF]

Todavía no soy capaz de entender como un coche de 40k euros no trae altavoces en la parte trasera y lo peor no es eso, es que ni siquiera trae la instalación para ponerlos. Mi hija me grita qué no escucha la música atrás y cuando subo el volumen empiezan a vibrar las puertas como si fuera un seat 124. De verdad creo que no siendo cantidades enormes las que se han vendido cupra tendría que ofrecer una solución. Es patético, no tenerlo y no poder ni ponerlos.

[@luka1477]

hola hola lol

[@sunnyd6291]

Disappointing Why is is there no bronze on the alloys this is poor European top spec models get bronze on there alloys

[@TheFlyingDutchie-lh8pl]

Copper is very expensive, and they wanted to cut costs.

[@gesp5151]

The stated performance is 5-80% in 35 minutes on a 58(62) battery. So 75% of 58 is 43.5 so in 35 minutes it needs to average 75kwh over that range. The best I’ve ever achieved was 72 on ionity once - all this has been scheduled out to Listers and VWs solicitors in detail and none of my figures have ever been challenged at all! Not anything. Not one charge, one number: nothing. It simply doesn’t perform ever at that stated level. In contrast my BMW i4 just hits the numbers ever single time