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Sorry to bump this old thread but is Ecopia 422 still the best tire for range in 2024? Also, Costco has two flavors of this tire, one with a 50K warranty and one with a 70K warranty. Are there any differences in range between the two options? Or perhaps they are the same tire, but one costs...

I have read more people on more forums saying that coding isn't necessary and their points sound valid. I'm starting to think they are correct. My factory battery lasted over three years, which is past the warranty period, and if coding was necessary then it was factory coded. Coding has...

After doing more research I have to revise my last post. I said you can put a H5 or H6 battery in a 2019 e-golf SEL but I think the OEM battery on SEL models is H6, if so then downsizing would be a bad idea. I also said that you "can" use an AGM battery but I have since read that AGM batteries...

I just replaced the 12v battery on my 2019 SEL with a higher capacity AGM battery. VW's service told me that a new battery has to be coded, and so I assumed that was true. But someone on the e-golf subreddit just said that you only need to code batteries on ICE Golfs because coding is only...

Posting this here for the benefit of anyone else who sees this thread in the future. I can't speak for other models but I can speak for a 2019 e-golf SEL since that is what I have. You can replace the stock battery with either a H5/Group 47 EFB battery but a H6/Group 48 battery will fit. I...

The egolf doesn't have a standard size battery? I would think you can buy batteries with different capacities but that they all have to be the same physical size in order to fit in the battery space? Are they always 59 Ah EFB? What about CCA? Does that have to match the former battery as well?

I know this is going to seem like a stupid question, but when I'm calling around to see if anyone has my battery in stock, do I just ask for a 59 Ah EFB battery? Are they all the same physical size and acceptable replacements? Or are there any other boxes I need to check before pulling the...

I thought it had an AGM battery. Could I use an AGM battery as an upgrade or best to stick with EFB? I don't have OBDElven. If I get the battery elsewhere could I just go to the dealer for coding? Are they going to charge me hundreds of dollars for that? Sounds like a Pep Boys can't do the...

The 12 volt battery on my 2019 SEL needs to be replaced and the dealer is asking over $500 for the battery, labor and "programming the battery to the vehicle." What the hell does programming the battery mean? Plus they don't have it in stock and I have no idea how long it will take for them to...

I think I solved the problem. In order for what I want to happen the minimum charge level has to be set to 80% as well as having a single charge timer. I recently took my car in for service and those knuckleheads must have altered my minimum charge setting. So I just set back to 80% and I...

I uninstalled the carnet app and reinstalled it. Then the timers were in sync between my car and the app, but that did not solve the problem. I spent a lot of time troubleshooting and my car is behaving very differently than it used to. Before, I had one charging timer set for 80% capacity at...

Thanks for the suggestion, I rebooted and will see if that helps. I also noticed another weird thing. On the car, I have a few different schedules, the one that I created and have always used plus a few others. I think those were just the default ones that were always there, but I have never...

One of the first things I did when I got my egolf was create a charging timer for one day a week which I set to 80% max charge. This would charge my battery up to 80% no matter when I plugged in, and that has been working like a charm for almost two years. But the last few days it stopped...

I definitely have a radar issue. Now I'm getting the big red HIT THE BRAKES! alert at random times when I'm a few car lengths behind the next car and not remotely close to slamming into anything.

That just made me realize that the crash avoidance is probably controlled by the same sensors that ACC uses. Seems obvious but I didn't think about it. Even if I can live with the ACC issues, there might be a problem that will impair emergency braking. Or in an extreme (but improbable) case...