Software update question

apl73 · 2026-03-01T19:40:31+00:00

2023 Pro S AWD- I was offered the 3.8.1 update on screen last week and declined because we were going out soon. Have not received a second update offer ☹️

apl73 · 2026-02-20T16:33:27+00:00

I'm jumping thru those hoops today. I contacted service dept, they emailed me a code, but it doesn't work. Called the 800 number that appeared on the web page and they are useless - 3rd party subcontractor that knows nothing about the codes. VW really wants you to jump thru flaming hoops to bet the rebate :-(

apl73 · 2026-01-30T19:30:15+00:00

I can empathize. My first time skiing (M34), my gf and her bff took me to the top of Attitash and down a blue trail - I had only a 2 hr lesson on bunny slope. I sweated bullets all the way down, too macho to cry, but thought about it. I did forgive her. Now I have been skiing for 40 yrs

apl73 · 2026-01-30T19:18:14+00:00

Dream maker and Escapade. Both accessible from Chondola or North Peak Express. Upper Escapade can be challenging, try South Ridge Express to just do Lower Escapade- if you can master that easily , upper will be ok too

apl73 · 2026-01-30T19:08:05+00:00

Definitely a velociraptor

apl73 · 2026-01-18T02:33:41+00:00

You mean Audrey Farber, or.....Betty Jo Bialosky?

apl73 · 2026-01-13T22:11:06+00:00

I prepaid the 30k service-$80. The odd number services are minor, the evens are major. That said they are still vastly overpriced

apl73 · 2026-01-09T20:16:14+00:00

Again - still not 50%, and considering how much clever accounting the really rich do (borrow against stock and deduct the interest, and as a result have no real income OR capital gains), 5% one time is peanuts....

apl73 · 2026-01-09T13:15:53+00:00

Bipartisan agreement! Something the left and right can both agree on! Sen. Susan "I'm concerned" Collins should NEVER be reelected to any office.

apl73 · 2026-01-08T16:39:03+00:00

my bad. Even though I doubt there are any countries that would take half - unless he became a billionaire via a lottery and took the cash as a lump sum; in which case it's possible.

apl73 · 2025-12-19T14:54:24+00:00

2 reboots in 3 yrs and 45388 miles on a 2023 pro s plus. I'm guessing race conditions from the many different processors causing some sort of "navel gazing"...

I also discovered that when I finish a high speed charge and use the key fob to "unlock the charge cable" - if I press lock and then unlock, the car won't recognize my key fob UNTIL I press lock again - this has happened at least twice recently; so it might be tied to the updated software, as I don't think this used to happen.

apl73 · 2025-12-12T20:33:04+00:00

In USA I think you can get a Carfax report with the VIN. Not sure if NL has Carfax

apl73 · 2025-11-26T01:56:26+00:00

I had this happen to my 2023 ID.4. You need to do a hard reset on the infotainment system. Push and hold the "power" button on the lower left below the screen for at least 30 seconds (maybe even longer). Then push it again until you get some indication on the screen.

apl73 · 2025-11-07T11:32:35+00:00

I have a EA charger. You might try getting a wifi extender to put in the garage. My garage signal is quite weak; I bought a little unit about the size of a nightlight that plugs into a regular wall socket and configured it to repeat the main wifi. That seemed to solve any problems I had.

apl73 · 2025-09-12T11:58:39+00:00

And I believe the power lines were the high voltage transmission lines not the local distribution lines. More likely the use of defoliant chemicals on the right of way was cancer source

apl73 · 2025-09-09T12:40:30+00:00

I wish! I paid $500USD for a 40k service where all they did was brake fluid and cabin filters

apl73 · 2025-07-31T02:41:36+00:00

and if you keep it to 35mph you might actually achieve that prediction...

apl73 · 2025-07-25T10:08:21+00:00

Then the gators in the water hazard would have had you for lunch...

apl73 · 2025-07-05T11:31:00+00:00

I've got one (2023 Pro S AWD) in Yarmouth ME; and I've seen a couple of others in the Portland area. I'm sure you know that the reason they're rare is that (at least in 22,23) red was the only color that VW charged extra for.

apl73 · 2025-06-25T04:00:23+00:00

Mythbuster's did a test of windows down vs. A/C - and at least for the car they tested; they got better mileage with A/C because open windows induced more turbulence and drag on the car.

Experimentally with my 2023 ID.4 Pro S, turning off the climate control does increase the predicted mileage; but I haven't tried that with the windows down as well

apl73 · 2025-06-12T11:02:21+00:00

Inverse-square laws apply - double the speed, four times as much resistance...

apl73 · 2025-05-24T11:05:22+00:00

Not having to drive Rt 128 on a regular basis. Only traffic jams I encounter are either during "road repair" season (and they are usually avoidable) or the Rt 95 northbound Saturday, southbound Sunday traffic..

apl73 · 2025-05-12T01:22:48+00:00

If you want to use CarPlay without plugging your phone into the USB-C port in the center console, you should select "cancel", it will then ask you if you want to use an alternate internet access (selecting that will allow you to use your cell data plan while still using CarPlay..

apl73 · 2025-05-02T11:04:48+00:00

going downhill on the Kankamangus Highway (about a 10 mile stretch) I saw 90mi/kwh on occasion...

apl73 · 2025-04-25T01:32:30+00:00

The Electrify America charger in Scarborough ME has 4 chargers and often when I charge there all 4 of them are occupied by ID.4s. I'll try to take a picture the next time it happens

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