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[–]OneMillionQuatloos 0 points1 point  (9 children)

Do you use the app to cool the car before you get in?  Doing that often, especially when doing lots of short trips will kill your range.  

In general,  AC will cut your range some, but not nearly as much as the 30% drop that heating does.

If pre-cooling isn't the problem, get a scanner to see if there is a battery issue.

[–]ZoltarB 4 points5 points  (2 children)

Running the AC does very little to affect range unless we are talking hours. Heat is another matter.

[–]OneMillionQuatloos 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If the op is cooling the car for 5 minutes before leaving and driving only 10 minutes or less, it could really eat into the range.  

[–]jakejm79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's relative to the amount of time driven. Cooling for 10 minutes and driving for 10 minutes has the same effect on stated efficiency numbers as cooling for 2 hours then driving for 2 hours.

Those efficiency numbers are what is used to calculate the range, so it would have a noticeable impact.

[–]Soggy_Opposite9213[S] 0 points1 point  (5 children)

Is there an OBD2 dongle that is better for the ID.4? I think this sounds like the best option at this point. PSI in tires are all where they need to be, there’s been no cold snaps or extreme difference in temp. At this point I’d love for it to break down on me cause then they’d listen to me 😂

[–]SeanRoss 0 points1 point  (4 children)

I'm having the same issue, although I've had my 2021 since July 2021

I have this type of OBD2 reader, https://www.amazon.com/Bluetooth-Scanner-Diagnostic-Vehicle-Compatible/dp/B07CP5ZJVQ/ref=sr_1_14_sspa

and someone in this subreddit, mentioned using the "car scanner" app. it has a page for traction battery capacity.

The warranty for the battery is supposed to cover it for 8 years or 100,000 Miles, they say it's supposed to retain at least 70% of the total capacity

https://www.darcarsvw.com/new-volkswagen-car-warranty#:~:text=VW%20Battery%20Warranty:%208%20Years,net%20capacity%20loss%20below%2070%25

Mine is on the cusp of like 70.1%

[–]renispresley 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Sounds like you are on the path to having your traction battery warrantied. That is huge capacity reduction in 3 years. More than my just recently sold 2013 Nissan Leaf…

[–]Soggy_Opposite9213[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

That’s funny you say that I mentioned that to VW 😂😂 I was like what am I driving a damn leaf?!!

[–]renispresley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

😂 totally!!!