VW Id.3 - Repeated questions by new EV drivers answered (beginners guide)

[@scottvessey915]

Notes for UK buyers on home charging: 1. UK cars do not come with a granny charger as standard (for a regular 3-pin socket) but your dealer might give you one, otherwise you will need to buy if you need one. 2. Unless you have a 3-phase electricity supply to your house, a wall box charger will give you a maximum rate of 7.2kW AC

[@BatteryLife]

Poor english people, you should drive on the right side of the road! ;) You always get the shortest straw.

[@scottvessey915]

@@BatteryLife Loving your videos Chris - keep up the great work and stay safe :-)

[@tomstringer3951]

@@BatteryLife I understand we also get a smaller glove box because of the steering wheel on the other side due to the fuse box 🥲😂

[@kite7214]

And on RHD vehicles the Lighting

[@kite7214]

Panel is stuck in between the 2 screens !! It should to on the right hand side of the steering wheel, but it isn't.

[@LiiMuRi]

Thanks for this and your other id3 videos. I'm planning on getting an id3 in the near future, so these are very helpful

[@nunolp9067]

Great choice. ID3 its one of the best EV´s (apart from Porsche Taycan and the future ID Buzz)

[@henkeman_]

Like your videos. Very good information! Got my ID3 about 3 weeks ago and have watch alot of your videos before I got the car and also keep getting usefull tips now that I am an owner of a ID3! 🙂👍

[@BatteryLife]

Congrats

[@henkeman_]

@@BatteryLife tnx. I work on a vw, Audi and skoda dealership selling spare parts and accessories. So I can get alot of information from there of course. But your videos is very good and shows alot of usefull tips IRL 🙂👍

[@MarioDallaRiva]

Congrats Henrik on your ID.3! I wish they would be available in Canada but so far it doesn't look like we will get them. ID.4 is impressive too however but I like the size of the ID.3. RWD is awesome! Enjoy.

[@henkeman_]

@@MarioDallaRiva tnx 🙂👍 Ok. That is sad.😕 Here in sweden the Vw ID3 was the most sold car of all brands in the month of december!

[@Fredric169]

Thx for all your explanations. Keep up your hard work👍👍👍

[@richard--s]

Wow! This is the best video for EV beginners I have ever seen! It is useful for everyone who is new to EVs (much useful information and a few things only for the ID3, but they are there on other EVs too, just in a bit of a different way) and it is especially useful for new ID3 owners (everything applies to them).

[@rocket3man]

I picked my ID.3 up during lockdown so the dealer could not explain the operational functions to me. So your guidelines are so much better than the manual

[@Stuart-AJC]

Me too

[@BatteryLife]

Glad I can help. I have a full explanation video with 50min as well.

[@clivemoody2964]

Well done Chris, Very useful tips, keep 'em coming I'm there are lots more. Love your videos by the way

[@KJSvitko]

Great video. Very well done and informative. A cold battery has a huge impact on charging time. Keeping 20-80% in the battery is best for most days and most people. People need to get away from the ICE fill up to the top mindset.

[@phixi0n]

VW recommend keeping the battery at 40% or higher during the Winter, and not to leave it standing at below 30% for more than 12 hours.

[@KJSvitko]

@@phixi0n Yep, when you run the battery down you need to charge it back up.

[@carolbarnes7520]

Thank you, we are awaiting our VW I feel better prepared after watching your video. Carol UK

[@nakfan]

Great episode 👍

[@albertschultz7151]

Brilliant. Concise and to the point. Vielen dank.

[@DerBlauzahn]

Well done!

[@Basieleke]

Nice lapsis at around 7:15 a heat seater ;-)

[@MarcosRodriguez]

Very simple and good video, thank you

[@johnsdiychannel8436]

Thank you, waiting for next guide for (Amateur, then Professional and finally Nerd ?)...

[@wynandmurray9609]

Great video - thanks! One remaining question I have: What is the purpose of the side-mirror light projections on the ground on either side of the car? It looks great, I'm just not sure what these projections on the ground actually mean. Thanks.

[@BatteryLife]

No purpose. Looks good

[@nunolp9067]

Amazing Q&A! The drone footage is also a great plus! Chris, by the way would you mind answering some of the 6 questions below about the ID3 : 1/ (*see article below) In the new software update will VW change the maximum charging speed up to 130KWh (nowadays with 103/104kw episodical reach), for the 58KW and 77Kw Batteries? 2/ (*article below)also with new induced efficiencies that would change WLTP range from 424kms to 462 Kms? 3/ (*article below) will VW free more 2KW of the battery (from the 62KW battery, 60kw would be available for the driver?), 4/ apple carplay when, and will it be wireless? 5/ Will the ID3 have free online internet access? 6/ In the near future can we buy and install software - online - for extra specs (like for instance the most appreciated ID3 Max autopilot type)? Thanks in advance www.electrive.com/2020/12/14/volkswagen-is-said-to-be-upgrading-the-id-3-in-2021/

[@BatteryLife]

1,2,3 not for a while. 4. With me2.0 0783. I already have it. Apple and Android wireless 5. No 6. I asked, no reply yet.

[@nunolp9067]

@@BatteryLife Wow! such a quick response. Thanks once again!

[@adrianlw2750]

Excellent! Simple and relevant information, easy to follow and apply.

[@tymanot]

Björn also found out that the ionity chargers have a temp sensor that prevents high charges when it is really cold. He did some great freezing cold videos. Minus 23...

[@BatteryLife]

Seen it

[@RuneVenes]

Cold air in the winter is also thicker to plow trough than warm air in the summer.

[@nakfan]

Exactly. When Bugatti made their record high speed runs (as in 470-480 km/h (!) it was warm, sunny and midday hours.

[@jeroenvanvlerken3391]

Well done! Can you make a beginners video about charging at different charging stations? How to use and activated what do you need to charge there? Seen people talk about small RFID and card for Wallet etc...

[@BatteryLife]

That is different in every country, so hard to do.

[@paulinchris]

Very thoroughly explained!

[@jayviking3483]

Moin, erstmal vielen Dank für deine Videos. Du hast meine Entscheidung hin zur E Mobilität und für den id3 stark mit beeinflusst. Ich kann es kaum erwarten meinen Wagen endlich abzuholen. Sollte eigentlich diese Woche passieren. Er ist sogar schon auf mich zugelassen. Leider gab es ein massives Problem beim Update auf die finale Software. Jetzt wird mein id von Hamburg nach Wolfsburg geschickt da die Werkstatt nichts ausrichten kann... 😢 Es gibt wohl ein Problem mit dem Notschalter und dem Steuergerät. Scheint nicht der einzige betroffene Id bei meinem Händler zu sein. Angeblich soll das Ganze nur 2 Wochen dauern, aber mit der anstehenden Verschärfung des Lockdowns am Horizont... wir werden sehen. Naja... Vorfreude soll ja die Schönste sein 😑

[@BatteryLife]

Das tut mir leid. Warten ist schlimm.

[@dennyaberg7962]

The extreme high consumption is a flaw. It is because the battery is repeatedly heated once per hour, or once per drive if the drive is less.

[@welfiblablabla]

7:12 the heat seater? Had a good laugh🤣 Wanted to say heated seat and seat heater at the same time, happens to the best of us 😉

[@BatteryLife]

I always do that!

[@daviddenley3512]

A good session! 👏👏👏

[@CaroAbebe]

Great video! Why can I only like it once? 🤔

[@BatteryLife]

That is enough.Thanks.

[@Zwartraider]

Great video! Here a few more newbie questions: - Battery temperature influences performance a lot. Does the optional heat pump in new models help manage the battery temperature better, or is it just a luxury item for the car interior? - In one of your older videos (Sep 27, 2020) you mention a button on the accelerator that kicks you out of Eco mode. Can you elaborate a bit more on that feature, or do you have an old video that discusses the various driving modes?

[@BatteryLife]

Heat pump is a luxury item to get more range in the winter. When you press the accelerator pedal fully, you also can push a button with it. In comfort and sport mode nothing changes. In Eco mode you will get full performance and you can drive faster than 130 kmh.

[@MarkitoJanus]

This is called „kick down“, also known from combustion cars with automatic transmission.

[@michaelgoode9555]

Point of order: If you have the software to "charge" the 12v battery when not in use but the 12v battery is bad all that will happen is that you will endure significant vamp drain from your main battery. Our ID.3 has been doing this. We were losing upto 5kWh a day. It's a bad solution to a bad problem to charge the 12v battery from the traction battery as it masks any issues with the 12v battery until that battery dies completely.

[@bredelgaming5471]

Hi I was wondering if there is a possibility to change the increment and decrement size of the cruisecontrol if I want to increase or decrease the speed of the id3 it goes by steps 10km/h, can this be set to a smaller step?

[@BatteryLife]

Press lighter

[@bredelgaming5471]

@@BatteryLife Thank you very much. I will try this out on my next drive.

[@bredelgaming5471]

@@BatteryLife Tested today to press lighter and it worked. I will have to adapt to the feedback of the steeringwheel "buttons"

[@peterpoppe4855]

nice video's : keep up the fine work !

[@FCFimpair]

Great video! More questions. How do you turn of radio? How do you program destinations in Navi? For example Home or Office.

[@BatteryLife]

1. Go to media, radio is off. 2. search for a destination, there is a heart shown, tap it, now you can save home, work or favourite.

[@leifalbihn9437]

Tilting mirror when reverse - unfortunately you have to put the mirrorknob in R (or L) every time you start the car.... I want it to stay in R-mode all the time, like I had in my e-Golf.

[@BatteryLife]

True

[@scottvessey915]

I don’t, I rarely parallel park so I’m happy for the mirror to behave like it does by default

[@typxxilps]

VW developers sleeping at work. Mercedes had an easy solution für decades. The e-Golf works but pretty strange to get it done and you need the manual which had been rewritten in that Part in the past 2 years due to complaints. ID3 solution is so 90s and a shame. That engineer has to be fired unable to copy the e-Golf and unaware about where the competition stands.

[@jkajolin]

One think is that sadly but true, you still get daily warnings even with 2.0 software. comparing to fossil car the warnings usually means only the parking sensors etch. but for id.3 you still get a lot more warnings, even red ones. which usually go away when you drive and stop or wait a while. really confusing for average joe. also the heat pump does not work at all on low temperatures (when talking about -30 and so on)

[@Deuxiit]

There is demand for EV underbody reviews and checking how the cars hold up after use. Not many have the change to lift up ev to really look how the system is made and where the different parts go in car and how they look.

[@menelaostheodoulou4270]

Thanks. You are amazing. A cold battery has a huge impact in everything. What about the Worm battery? In my Country (Cyprus) weather is very worm most of the year. From April to October, we got 35-40+ ᵒC . What is the optimum temperature, and what's the impact if it's warmer? Thanks again

[@BatteryLife]

Id.3 has fluid battery cooling. Optimal temp is between 30 and 40 degrees. No idea what outside temp can be a problem. But I hope it was tested for that.

[@EvrainBrandigan]

On the edge about getting a new car... I'd LOVE to go EV but since getting a Tesla right now seems to be as easy as winning the Lotto, I'm torn between a 500ev, a e-208, an ID.3 My biggest gripe is the battery life: so many variables, and the fear of getting stuck with no power in the middle of the road is real, plus the rather slow charge times at public stations. Should I wait a few years or just pull the trigger?

[@BatteryLife]

Do it now. More fun driving!

[@tiha7698]

Thanks for a special video for me. I have my id3 brand new and one of the "biggest" problems is, that the car immediately shots down, when i leave the seat. The door is open, the kids sitten in there and wanna hear music and everytime i have to push online or not. Why can the system not shots down first when i close the doors with the key? Thanks Tim

[@BatteryLife]

That is how it is designed sadly. You can press the start engine button to continue heat and music. But key has to stay in the car, otherwise it will beep a warning.

[@typxxilps]

Ask VW and in the Facebook group cause otherwise your point might not been heard

[@tiha7698]

Thanks, the hint with the startbutton will helps a lot.

[@Muppetkeeper]

I'm not a beginner, but who doesn't want to make sure that they know what they know and what they don't...

[@BatteryLife]

Everyone! Always something to learn in the world.

[@Muppetkeeper]

@@BatteryLife Except for politicians, who either think that they know everything, or if they don't, call new information 'fake news'....

[@automatix5]

Which refrigerant has the ID.3 without heatpump for the AC? R1234-yf or R744? There should be a sticker under the hood.

[@kite7214]

Chris, I get the thick green recharging line when I am decelerating downhill even when the 'D' setting is selected (not 'B'). Am I recharging or does the thick green line mean nothing? Kite

[@BatteryLife]

Even in D you get regenerative braking when the car thinks you need it.

[@danielardelian2]

I find it very ironic that the car has high consumption in cold weather due to the initial BATTERY HEATING (first 15 minutes of each trip) but then when you get to a rapid charger an hour later, the car COLDGATES and gives you 38 kW charging due to ... ironically ... COLD BATTERY.

[@BatteryLife]

Yes, it should not heat up unless navigating to a charger and then more than 13 degrees. The heating right now is only to have full power, capacity and regen.

[@anderspersson6134]

Hi Battery Life. Not really happy w your recommending the Schuko w Granny charger. The problem is risk of fire and possible domestic catastrophy. All the power passes a tiny metall thing in the Schuko that heats up. Authorities in Sweden advise everyone w an EV to install a wallbox if at all possible at home. Also you can charge your car a lot faster. Please dont recommended this. Unusual problem maybe but fires at home... The Granny charger is intended for one offs at your Granny 's. Sehr gefärhrlich! Wallbox👍

[@BatteryLife]

Maybe in sweden. Not in Germany. If your installation is made by a professional which it should be. German homes can handle 10A permanent load. Socket, cable or plug. 2,2kW is not a lot of power. The problem happens when using too thin extension cords, having bad installation (can happen with a wallbox too) or old Renault Zoe charger which used 13A. Wallbox is faster if needed.

[@anderspersson6134]

@@BatteryLife If you think about all the charge you put into your car over time, it kind of adds up to quite a lot. It seems more than reasonable to have an electrician install a new and safe high power outlet like for your oven or better still install a wallbox when you buy an EV. The cost in comparison to a new EV is peanuts, nada. The statistics seem to suggest that a Granny charger is more often involved in fires, w extensions??? Why play this down? Maybe you are playing w fire?🤣🤣🤣 And I just could not understand why the darned mirror did not angle when in R!!! Thanks for the info!!!!

[@BatteryLife]

For my house a 11kW Wallbox plus Installation will be 2000€. Don't need it.

[@anderspersson6134]

@@BatteryLife in Germany you get incredible subsidies for your EV so its basically already paid for Chris. We have two EVs and life without a wallbox would be bordering on tragic. Like a trip to Berlin minus sauerkraut. Its super convenient and at times kind of necessary If u wanna fill up faster zu Hause. Interestingly Audi etron buyers get cables to power up your average German dorf including charger for high power outlets!!!More cables to the Volk VW!!!

[@tomstringer3951]

@@anderspersson6134 we get a government subsidy here in England also for the home wall box. Up to £350 from Boris! 😂. My ID3 is on order.

[@roryw6257]

Can you answer something for me which I cannot find an answer anywhere. The base version of the id4 seems to have all of the hardware required for Travel Assist. Can this be added afterwards by a software update as an upgrade ? That would be very interesting if it could be added later.

[@BatteryLife]

VW did not respond to me with that. I don't know yet.

[@roryw6257]

@@BatteryLife ok thanks for response anyhow!

[@typxxilps]

It will come as service but don't expect to get anything cheap. If you want to rent a Feature you will pay a lot more than you expect. Each car will be delivered with heat seating even though you did not order it. Therefore your price will be higher than paying upfront. Audi offers such features already and it felt expensive. Might be interesting for used car buyers to add a feature after purchase at age 5 years

[@markjames2338]

Nice job 👍

[@acetobalsamico1589]

Still did not receive the 2.0 update, thats why I installed a battery guard and charge if necessary (whats nearly every second day).Now I saw a comment that this guard should not be installed between plus and minus but plus and the car itself. Do you know why? (I installed +|- and it works quite well)

[@BatteryLife]

Mine is installed on the minus of the car. No idea if that matters. Do't think so.

[@toend1]

Thank you very informative! In Sweden its winter now and -5C. I can heat the car so its warm and nice before travel (with the app and the chargecabel connected so I dont use the battery). How can I make the battery warm? How long? How can I see when the battery is warm enough?

[@BatteryLife]

It does it itself to 13 degrees.

[@peter11102]

@@BatteryLife does it preheat the battery when charging or only when driving?

[@mattperkins1992]

Great video. Is there no plan for these cars to recondition the battery like the Tesla does before charging?

[@BatteryLife]

Yes, preconditiong bsttery for optimal charging is planned. I don't know whfn though.

[@typxxilps]

Nice tune

[@stuartneal831]

The heating and radio volume slider controls on My id First under the middle screen don't seem to light up , is this normal or can I switch them on , Keep doing the videos , really enjoyable

[@BatteryLife]

Sadly no light there. Big mistake!

[@magnushelliesen]

7:12 Wait... I got seat heater not heat seater.. Was I ripped off??

[@mattperkins1992]

That’s great thanks for you reply. Is this your only channel or do you have others for id3? Thanks

[@BatteryLife]

No, all cars in one channel.

[@azizhkiri2987]

How good is the driving assist(autopilot)?

[@BatteryLife]

I do not have it. Only lane assist.

[@MeinCreep]

Intro could be even longer next time 😉

[@BatteryLife]

I had a 30sec intro with drone footage. Patreon complained!

[@giiillesM]

Yoooo @Battery Life ... Inigo complained, don't put that on all patrons back.

[@Gresteh]

@@BatteryLife 33 seconds was too much... i will agree that 9 was a little bit on the short side, but 33 was an overkill. The swee spot should be around 15 seconds... unless you have really good footage, then you can stretch it a little longer.

[@torstend5494]

HI and many thanks, do you know how to save my configurations , so that i do noot need to adjust every time i start in the morning example. head lights should be always on Lane assist should be off

[@BatteryLife]

You can't. Light is Auto and resets itself. Lane assist has to be on. Regulation with that safety standard.

[@allvaleriano]

Does it stops charging at 80% if you configure it there? Or if I leave it charging overnight and it reaches 80% it continues charging until 100%?

[@BatteryLife]

You can select a charge limit from 50 to 100% in 10% increments. In the car and from the app. It will stop at the set charging limit.

[@GSino]

Hello, I would like to ask about the programming charging time. If you set it to be at 80% at 8:00 and the car need more time than the available, is it going to keep charging up to 80% even after 8:00 or it will stop charging at 8:00 even if the Soc is 73% for example?

[@BatteryLife]

It is not working right at the moment. Me2.1 hopefully.

[@ramonlao1435]

Such smart very learn

[@tymanot]

Honestly with the buffer in the battery i always question why not load to 100% as physically it is only 90-95%.

[@BatteryLife]

The higher the soc is, the more the battery degrades. Even with buffer.

[@chrisweston9764]

Will it allow you to do a doughnut or drift? :-D (i.e. can you turn off any of the safety features?). Important questions only here

[@BatteryLife]

Esp cannotbe turned off. But I drifted a bit with power and regen.

[@metoo3773]

how is the ride quality? Is it good enough over imperfections on the motorway?

[@BatteryLife]

It is awesome. But you should try it yourself.

[@metoo3773]

@@BatteryLife Thanks! I did try it and we have crappy roads which are patched up from millions of bits. :D Therefore it felt very shaky. But hard to tell from a 1 hour test drive. Thanks and appreciate the videos!

[@texasrose67530]

Is there any other way to turn the aircon on and off apart from the small spot top left on clim screen? I can’t reach it when driving and swerve all over the road.

[@BatteryLife]

The ac is on the right of the climate screen. huge button.

[@texasrose67530]

Apologies. It is the CLIMATE SCREEN that I want to turn off (in France clim=aircon). I did know about the aircon button. If I just turn this off I’ve still got the fan working. I don’t think that I’ve discovered the best way to use the system.

[@omerakrawi7384]

there is a problem regarding the charging the ID3 in LIDL with Type CSS, 50KW DC , I always get this message Fahrzeug konnte nicht fertig geladen werden, Bitte Bordbuch beachten !!!

[@martinphil9179]

Should I drive on B or D ?

[@barryw9473]

Does ID3 support Plug&Charge standard? Thanks!

[@BatteryLife]

it supports it, but all chargers must be updatet and a standard for payment must be established.

[@automatix5]

7:13 What the heck is a heatseater? :D

[@BatteryLife]

A very special new invention of vw. It seats the heat. Helps a lot.

[@giiillesM]

Makes your butt really HOT or cook omelette eventually ...

[@otm205]

ACDC should make a song about it!

[@tymanot]

A different spelling for an old ACDC song...

[@automatix5]

​@@otm205 Our presenter is a metalhead too. Maybe he can also make a song of it ;)

[@ianprice7776]

Does ver 2.1 have schedule charging via location?

[@BatteryLife]

Yes, but it does work yet very well.

[@Fintan91]

Yet another nice video! Just picked my ID3 today. It's been great for the few hours I've had it. It unfortunately came with the older software. Have you had any issues with the key fob losing sync with the car?

[@BatteryLife]

One key yes, the one we never use, but it had to do with a changed control unit.

[@rexcarolus5874]

@@BatteryLife check this out kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXrLlqyqi6trbqc Now is the Id3 working in snow

[@Freddy-zq6vi]

Does the id.3 have a spare tire?

[@BatteryLife]

No.

[@Freddy-zq6vi]

What about the Id.4?

[@BatteryLife]

Also no. Sorry

[@ribashra]

Servus ich hab noch nie ein Schneeflocke im Display gesehen??

[@BatteryLife]

Das kommt mit 0783 wenn Außentemp unter 4 Grad

[@ribashra]

@@BatteryLife cool danke

[@langstonreese7077]

Nice

[@MarioDallaRiva]

👌👍

[@fynfynsidian1870]

for a moment I thought he ID.3 had slid off the road

[@Freakie1NL]

You should be hired by VW. You are doing a way better job at informing us, than ID. Volkswagen is doing on Facebook. Keep up the good work. However with battery charging you made a tiny mistake. Charging until 100% does not harm the car (source; VW NL (www.volkswagen.nl/elektrisch-rijden/veelgestelde-vragen/id3#:~:text=De%20accu%20kan%20met%20maximaal,om%20290%20km%20te%20rijden.). Only the slower aspect is true.

[@BatteryLife]

Thanks. Charging any battery to 100% and let it sit is degrading the battery faster!

[@Freakie1NL]

@@BatteryLife Yes you are right about that. But statement VW NL says something different. Personally I load to 80% and than just before I leave to 90%. Do not need 100%. But I guess VW NL says it's alright because the gross amount of the battery is higher than we can use. E.g. 100% is about 90%

[@BatteryLife]

Still. Does not matter what they say. And a buffer on top is normal.

[@giiillesM]

What's the meaning of life?

[@BatteryLife]

None. Does not need it. It is fine without.

[@giiillesM]

@@BatteryLife You just broke all my faith in humanity & life ... goodbye crual world!!!

[@giiillesM]

@@BatteryLife PS: I enjoy the song in between each questions ... very nice!

[@tymanot]

42

[@JPetr94]

Drive.Charge.Eat.Sleep.Repeat.

[@col795]

Has anyone else had problems when braking and getting riplash? Even if I try and brake softly. Just got the car the other week and have driven it a couple of times. And so far I bloody hate this fucking car! Sometimes when it's not trying to launch my head through the wind screen, I end up stopping to far away. If I take it to a garage will they be able to make it less sensative?

[@BatteryLife]

There is something wrong with your brakes. Go to the dealer!

[@keinname1192]

VW>Tesla

[@michaelbeckmann2779]

Erster

[@gizmoffm]

VW ID3 Pre-Beginner Guide: Get a Tesla :D :D