u/arzensan

Hey fellas,

Bought a second hand ID3 back in March, 58kwh version, 1st Max, loving it so far despite its flaws. 😇

Although the car has been pretty efficient for my kind of driving style so far, winter is around the corner and I am not feeling too comfortable.

Whoever has been driving this car for a long time, what’s your suggestion for maintaining a decent consumption with this car during the cold season ?

For context: I live in central Europe, where winter temperatures average between - 5 and 2 Celsius (we get a few days of -10 here and there).

I have a wallbox at home, so I can precondition the car when needed.

AI says: Whenever I charge the car and planning a trip the day after, schedule the cabin heating to 20 Celsius, optionally activate the heated seats and steering wheel, then unplug before I leave so the car doesn’t need that much of energy from its own battery to heat up the cabin.

Does that sound about right ? I know the battery can’t be preconditioned (shame) and I’m fine with that, so just wondering what’s your real life experience with cold winters and tips for maximum efficiency when it comes to consumption for both urban and highway drives.

Any advice would be much appreciated! 🙏🏻

Obviously this is not major but I’ve had this issue in the past, then a couple of months ago it came back, now it’s gone again.

Must be another VW backend issue, just curious if any of you in Europe facing the same.

Software 3.7.