r/VWiD3Owners

Since I bought my ID4 '24, I've always used B mode in both city and highway driving, but recently I started using D mode when I hop on the highway, what a difference! I feel the car behaves differently, I was never able find the right word until now, but driving in B mode on the highway feels like you're dragging a parachute, you always need to keep constant pressure on the pedal or you immediately lose speed, it's a bit annoying if you need to reposition your foot or if you turn off cruise control... In D mode when you reach crusing speed, it just GOES! it feels like the motor keeps pushing instead of dragging. Anyway I'm discovering a whole new driving style, I'm glad my ID4 still surprises me after 2 years of driving it 👍

Twice now my iD3 has failed to charge overnight. I have an Ohme charger and have not had any issues previously having had the car nearly a year. The car would charge overnight no issues but two night in a row now it has failed to charge. When I try to override and use ‘Max Charge’ just to get some juice into it it looks as though it starts to charge but then just stops and the infotainment screen reads ‘charging cancelled’. Yesterday by pure luck I managed to get some charge into it using max charge but on every other occasion I’ve tried it does as above.
I’ve tried a factory reset of the car and also rebooted the charger. I’ve even removed the SB3 fuse and reinstalled it but no difference. Any ideas?

Hello,

I got a new ID.3 (2026, latest software) recently with the head-up display included. However, when I drive it only shows the current speed and the same information that we have on the panel of the car.

Nothing about route guidance, arrow guide to turn, car detection or even the current road speed is displayed through the augmented reality.

I have enabled everything I could on the VW shop, the car is with the latest software and the account is the primary (and only) user of the car, created at registration. All the options are enabled on the Head-up display configuration.

Anyone else had this problem in the past? With google maps I have the arrows at least, but still missing all the cruise assistance and speed limit. With the native maps from VW, nothing is shown on the AR, except the "default" information.

Hi all, ‘61 reg ID3 currently in to have the SOS warning light issue diagnosed. Car has an extended warranty from VW on it - they’re saying it’s probably just needing the battery swapping which wouldn’t be covered by warranty. Feels a bit 50/50 to me (under 5 years life on a lithium battery seems poor) - anyone had a similar experience?

UPDATE: thanks all for your messages. I stupidly should’ve checked here first, by the time you were all replying about the OBD solution I was already committed to potential diagnostic charges. However, they’ve agreed to pay all diagnostic and repair charge as the error came up immediately after an OTA update. Thanks to the commenter for pointing this bit out, saved us £300.

As the title says I just paid for a 22 plate id3 from VW dealership which I'm picking up in the next few days. They have sent an email offering one year extra for £499 up to three years for 899. This seems pretty steep and as it's the most money I've ever spent on something not house related but I believe they prey on the overly cautious like this. Is it worth it in anybody's opinion? Don't want to throw money away if I don't have to. The mileage is 37000 btw.

Did anyone order headlights from AliExpress? Would you trust the parts from there? My left headlights indicator is very weak and not much visible. I was wondering if I can get a new set from AliExpress.
Thanks

Hi,

Ever since the heat started i sometimes hear this weird noise when coming out of a turn and then steering to the centre.

It sounds a bit like a phone buzz.

Exactly like in this youtube video i found.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iWHI1\_RSshg

Anyone knows if the heat could cause it or if something is actually broken?

Its an id3 1st from 2020. With 170k km

As the title suggests.

I'm moving from a VW polo into a used ID3 through a dealership. I test drove it and enjoyed it thoroughly but is there anything to look out for? Apparently the controls don't light up at night? I didn't drive it at night so couldn't see that obviously.

It also had the battery recall and was fixed, all the paperwork for that is present and it's just been serviced.

Hi all,

Picked up my ID3 at start of week, coming from a BYD.

Any useful tips / tricks for me to know regarding the car and app? Tbh app seems quite basic compared to BYD one so concerned I may be using it wrong.

Thanks

Hey fellow ID3 friends,
I ordered a used ID3 this monday and was confused about the ESC.
I saw that there is a ESC Sport setting but some posts also mention that in the SW version 5.4.3 they added the option to disable the ESC completely.
At least for the ID4.

Can someone tell me if this is also true for the ID3?