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I experienced the car stalling while driving only once. That happened in 2017 when I was driving a 2016 eGolf (now I have a 2019 eGolf). I took the car to Boardwalk VW in Redwood City and it took them almost two weeks to fix it. They replaced the entire high-voltage wiring. The repair was...

I'm using this device: Battery Monitor BM2 BM3 Bluetooth 4.0 Wireless Battery Tester 12V Automotive Battery Load Tester,Automotive Charging and Cranking System Monitor Digital Battery Analyzer for Android & IOS It is permanently connected to the battery and monitors the voltage (using only...

Last Saturday I experienced a completely dead 12V battery in my eGolf SEL 2019. The voltage was down to some 2V! I used a regular 12V charger to re-charge the battery (while it was plugged in, I didn't bother taking it out of the car). Next day the car worked like normal. No error...

I have the same configuration (2019 eGolf SEL, JuiceBox). I programmed the JuiceBox to charge between 23:00 and 07:00 (on weekdays). When I plug in the car outside the charging window, both orange LEDs come on, but no charging takes place. The LEDs turn off after a while. When the charging...

I should also mention one feature of "Android Auto" which I am using quiet often. I say: "Hey Google, read my text messages" It would then read all my new and unread messages. After reading a message, it would ask if I want to reply. I say: "Yes" It would then ask for the text. I say: "I...

I am using Google Maps only - I have never used the built-in maps. I used Google Maps with my first eGolf (2016 SEL) and now also with my 2nd (2019 SEL Premium). I connect my Android phone with a USB cable - Bluetooth does not work for this. You need to have Android Auto installed on your...

This is what the instruments tell you: you drove 58 mi using 4.8 mi/kwh - this means you used 12.1 kwh of energy (58 mi / 4.8 mi/kwh = 12.1kwh) each of the sub-marks in the battery gauge is 1/16 of the full battery charge - you used 11/16 of the battery for the trip (assuming the battery was...

I always thought the old app was one of the worst apps there is. It was very slow, the user interface was anything bu intuitive. And why do I have to provide a pin after I signed on? I did not think it is possible to make the app worse.... but VW did it.

The charging stations at my office used to have the plug as shown above in the second picture. These plugs did not fit until I removed the green rubber band that you can see in the picture. Once removed, the plug fits just fine. They have replaced these plugs since.....

Just yesterday I picked up my 2019 SEL from the 10k service. Total cost: $66.20

I have the 2019 eGolf SEL since January this year and Android Auto works just fine. I usually connect my phone using a USB cable (USB-A to USB-C cable). Other than selecting "Android Auto" from the main menu, I don't have to do anything special to use all the Android Auto features (phone...

I am not trying to make a point for Google Maps. After all, picking an app is always a personal choice. However, I think a couple of background infos may be interesting: * Google bought Waze in 2013. Ever since, features from Google Maps made its way into Waze and vice versa. I can imagine...

I use the USB connection most of the time. I think the smartphone integration is nearly perfect. Once plugged in, the phone gets charged. Most of the time I am using Google Maps when I am driving, even when I know the way inside-out. Google Maps takes traffic information into account and...

I am talking about Covercraft's "UVS100 Premier Series Custom Suncreen" for the VW Golf ($83.-) https://www.covercraft.com/us/en/product/uvs100-premier-series-custom-sunscreen.UVP I bought this sunscreen for my Ford Escape many years ago and I absolutely love it. It fits perfectly and it is...

Thanks for the info :-)