An extra one for you. I prefer to charge at home because a fast DC charger costs 10x the amount. Yesterday I had to do a long round trip and I would get home with about -5%. So I stopped to charge from ~15 to ~30 % But you can't tell the car to stop charging at a figure below 50% ,so in the time minutes took to get a coffee the charge was up to ~40%. Not a disaster but £5-6 extra
Thanks for all of your videos about the ID.7 , I think they're great and I love my ID.7 here in the UK, where it doesn't seem too popular it always turns heads! My only annoyance now is whether it's possible for the radio/media to turn off when you turn the car off? It seems to keep playing until you actually get out of the seat, and I tend to not like to open the door with music playing so it doesn't disturb others - normally the media always stops on ignition off and not getting out of the seat!
Another UK ID7 owner here. Haven't seen many others. The radio being on that bit too long also gets to me. Other issues, can't pair the parking app because parking settings doesn't have the pair / show QR code option which we can see in one of Chris's videos, the easy open boot doesn't work (again Chris shows the menu option my car doesn't) and lock car on walking away option Chris has is missing. I've had to get the leasing company to open a complaint (long story involving great and poor experience with VW customer service).
@@SirHackaL0t. According to the data on VW's web page , and checked by the customer service people, mine had the hardware for easy boot fitted at the factory. And the walking away thing they were sure SHOULD work, and it's not listed part of any option pack. This is what I'm trying to get an answer one. If they said "Sorry sir but you needed to order with the X option", or "It's removed from UK vehicles" , but the good bit of VW service I had was someone who said - it should work, we need to get into a workshop and then it all went south.
Waiting for my ID.7 coming in March. One question, Can you use A bette route planner with Apple Car play and does it get live data from the car like State of charge ? And as a bonus does it work with the HUD ? Or do you run it on your phone while driving long trips instead ?
Yes, you can use ABRP with Apple car play, you can see the map in your navigation screen, but you have to pay for it. I mean it some kind of premium connectivity to ABRP and yes gets data from your car, SOC.....etc. Unfortunately does not work with the HUD, but at least you can use it on the main screen. Great choice of a car by the way!!!
What news are you looking for? My car delivered in October sends questions to chat gpt and comes back with stupid answers, Asking it for train information at the station I drive to gets an answer that's no use at all.
I downloaded it to try out. The free version fills the map space on my CarPlay screen with an annoying white screen saying Car Play version only available with subscription. Downloaded and then deleted in the course of one rapid charge.
The thing about lane departure control being mandated as a ‘safety’ feature is that the authorities assume the automation is at a point where it really is better in most driving situations. One has to assume that most EU technocrats spend their time on the roads either being driven by someone else or on autoroutes/autobahn. Because lane departure control is a complete pain in the arse on non-motorway European roads these generally being narrow and twisty. Single track roads in Scotland have my ID7 getting very confused.
I've been in an accident that lane departure systems would have prevented, so liked I Lane departure warning when I had it 15 years ago. The ID7 using the AR display to say "hey mate don't drive in the gutter", and wanting me to put a bit more force into the wheel to cut a corner, is fine even on the country roads round here. If a lot were single track I would probably turn it off. But the Eurocrats saying that single track isn't normal, keep it on for city driving seems fine to me.
Is there a way to not turn off the car when I get out of my seat? I have a baby and my wife often stays in the car until he wakes up after a drive. Also is it just me or the back door handles don't work properly when trying to lock and unlock the car?
Lane assist is sometimes dangerous. It tries to drag me from the lane I’m aiming for. The first thing I turn off after the privacy setting. So frustrating.
When I did an advanced driving course they taught us "ask who am I signalling to" and not to signal if no one will see it. Lane assist doesn't like it if I switch lanes approaching a deserted junction without signalling. So you might have to signal regardless of need. But it doesn't need a much extra force to steer where you want to go instead of where the car wants to go.
I'm sorry, but some of this is bad advice. Seasoned EV drivers take the battery percentage well below 10% on road trips, and rightfully so. The idea you need to maintain that many extra electrons is a complete misunderstanding of charging curves and the ease of which you can overcome an unexpectedly strong headwind or a particular charging station not working. The latter is becoming less and less common anyway. I take my EV down to 3% and even less on the regular and have never even had to use my buffer.
It's more how much of a reserve do you want. When you plan a journey you don't plan to get to the stop with the last 1% Not many ICE drives take the petrol/diesel down to the last litre or two, so if you want a 20-30 mile buffer you end up saying keep the last 10%. My diesel VW nagged from 10% / 60 miles range to put fuel in which I'd do with 25-30 miles left, and my electric one nags at a higher percentage but similar miles.
Funny that this video was uploaded today as I just signed for a new ID 7 as my first electric car. Thank you!
Thanks for all your great videos about the ID.7. The wife and I just bought one - can't wait for it to arrive. :)
Thank you for your videos about the id7! After seeing your videos I’ve placed an order for my first ev the id7 tourer!
An extra one for you. I prefer to charge at home because a fast DC charger costs 10x the amount. Yesterday I had to do a long round trip and I would get home with about -5%. So I stopped to charge from ~15 to ~30 % But you can't tell the car to stop charging at a figure below 50% ,so in the time minutes took to get a coffee the charge was up to ~40%. Not a disaster but £5-6 extra
A good point is also the regular maintenance. For electric it is less expensive, I tried to understand the cost and km for id7 tourer
1 and 2 are resolved in Elroq. The user confirmation disappears after few seconds. There is a button that disables speed warning by one click
The OK message disappears when you start driving with Software 5.4 in the Skoda Elroq. So it should be comming to all MEB cars at some time.
Thanks for all of your videos about the ID.7 , I think they're great and I love my ID.7 here in the UK, where it doesn't seem too popular it always turns heads! My only annoyance now is whether it's possible for the radio/media to turn off when you turn the car off? It seems to keep playing until you actually get out of the seat, and I tend to not like to open the door with music playing so it doesn't disturb others - normally the media always stops on ignition off and not getting out of the seat!
I prepare VW cars for delivery and the ID 7 seems quite a good seller. Not as popular as a Tiguan sadly but way better.
Another UK ID7 owner here. Haven't seen many others. The radio being on that bit too long also gets to me. Other issues, can't pair the parking app because parking settings doesn't have the pair / show QR code option which we can see in one of Chris's videos, the easy open boot doesn't work (again Chris shows the menu option my car doesn't) and lock car on walking away option Chris has is missing. I've had to get the leasing company to open a complaint (long story involving great and poor experience with VW customer service).
@ I’m not sure that all ID.7’s have the easy opening boot option or the lock when walking away.
@@SirHackaL0t. According to the data on VW's web page , and checked by the customer service people, mine had the hardware for easy boot fitted at the factory. And the walking away thing they were sure SHOULD work, and it's not listed part of any option pack. This is what I'm trying to get an answer one. If they said "Sorry sir but you needed to order with the X option", or "It's removed from UK vehicles" , but the good bit of VW service I had was someone who said - it should work, we need to get into a workshop and then it all went south.
@@stablefordays Easy open not on RHD. Don't know why, but it isn't :(
Waiting for my ID.7 coming in March. One question, Can you use A bette route planner with Apple Car play and does it get live data from the car like State of charge ? And as a bonus does it work with the HUD ?
Or do you run it on your phone while driving long trips instead ?
Yes, you can use ABRP with Apple car play, you can see the map in your navigation screen, but you have to pay for it. I mean it some kind of premium connectivity to ABRP and yes gets data from your car, SOC.....etc. Unfortunately does not work with the HUD, but at least you can use it on the main screen. Great choice of a car by the way!!!
When do we expect software 5.4 for id 7 in the UK?
Any news about the ChatGPT integration?
What news are you looking for? My car delivered in October sends questions to chat gpt and comes back with stupid answers, Asking it for train information at the station I drive to gets an answer that's no use at all.
The advertised route planning app works in the UK as well?
Yes, it does. I used it this week for my first road trip in the ID.7.
I downloaded it to try out. The free version fills the map space on my CarPlay screen with an annoying white screen saying Car Play version only available with subscription. Downloaded and then deleted in the course of one rapid charge.
The thing about lane departure control being mandated as a ‘safety’ feature is that the authorities assume the automation is at a point where it really is better in most driving situations.
One has to assume that most EU technocrats spend their time on the roads either being driven by someone else or on autoroutes/autobahn. Because lane departure control is a complete pain in the arse on non-motorway European roads these generally being narrow and twisty. Single track roads in Scotland have my ID7 getting very confused.
Lane Assist is the one thing I always turn off when driving VWs.
I've been in an accident that lane departure systems would have prevented, so liked I Lane departure warning when I had it 15 years ago. The ID7 using the AR display to say "hey mate don't drive in the gutter", and wanting me to put a bit more force into the wheel to cut a corner, is fine even on the country roads round here. If a lot were single track I would probably turn it off. But the Eurocrats saying that single track isn't normal, keep it on for city driving seems fine to me.
Is there a way to not turn off the car when I get out of my seat? I have a baby and my wife often stays in the car until he wakes up after a drive.
Also is it just me or the back door handles don't work properly when trying to lock and unlock the car?
also when I wash the car the lock and unlock a lot when I wash the handles
Using the start stop button on the steering column should do the trick
@@HanYou2 That was the same on my Arteon. Now I just leave the keys inside the house while I wash the car.
Lane assist is sometimes dangerous. It tries to drag me from the lane I’m aiming for. The first thing I turn off after the privacy setting. So frustrating.
When I did an advanced driving course they taught us "ask who am I signalling to" and not to signal if no one will see it. Lane assist doesn't like it if I switch lanes approaching a deserted junction without signalling. So you might have to signal regardless of need. But it doesn't need a much extra force to steer where you want to go instead of where the car wants to go.
I live in Australia, and we have just got the ID Buzz, zero other ID product. Too slow VW. Chinese EVs everywhere.
I'm sorry, but some of this is bad advice. Seasoned EV drivers take the battery percentage well below 10% on road trips, and rightfully so. The idea you need to maintain that many extra electrons is a complete misunderstanding of charging curves and the ease of which you can overcome an unexpectedly strong headwind or a particular charging station not working. The latter is becoming less and less common anyway. I take my EV down to 3% and even less on the regular and have never even had to use my buffer.
It's more how much of a reserve do you want. When you plan a journey you don't plan to get to the stop with the last 1% Not many ICE drives take the petrol/diesel down to the last litre or two, so if you want a 20-30 mile buffer you end up saying keep the last 10%. My diesel VW nagged from 10% / 60 miles range to put fuel in which I'd do with 25-30 miles left, and my electric one nags at a higher percentage but similar miles.