Recent content by Voltron

This happened to me once. No combination of button presses on the car, the remote, or starting/stopping the car helped. When that happens, get a screwdriver or pencil, etc. and push on the metal pin that you can see just above the charging port. This will mechanically override the lock and...

Capital VW in San Jose. I don't remember who they outsourced to and I suspect they probably have several suppliers.

Well, my windshield broke because of the sorry state of California roads. Here's something interesting: Safelite quoted $1350 for a non-OEM replacement, which my insurance company was willing to pay. Called my dealer and they quoted $863 for the whole job, using OEM glass. I had it replaced...

Did any of you get any satisfaction from VW on this? Just curious. I would file a complaint with your state attorney general. VW has taken functionality away from you after the purchase. This might be illegal and at a minimum is a misrepresentation unless very clearly disclosed to you at...

Is traffic jam assist available on the 2017? Is this one of those secret features you can unlock with that coding gadget? Like the lowering the windows from your key fob and remembering the climate settings? On mine, the ACC does operate in stop-and-go traffic at any speed and will come to a...

I live in SW San Jose and commute to Pleasanton everyday. About 80 miles r/t. I'm able to do the full roundtrip (including that Sunol Grade on 680) on an 80% charge and usually pull into the driveway with about 20-25 miles remaining. I find that I'm getting an average of 4.4 miles/kwh because of...

I seriously doubt it. At typical freeway speeds, the efficiency really drops. During my bay area commute, I find myself averaging 4.4 miles/kWh at an average speed of 35-40 mph. However, at 70 mph, I'm seeing about 3.5 miles/kwh, which translates into a usable range of barely over 100 miles.

Welcome to the E-Golf club. They're wonderful little cars. I would strongly recommend you contact an electrician to upgrade your electrical service. Even if you find a 16 amp charger, you're going to get pretty frustrated with it in a short time. And the E-Golf is only your first electric car...

I've noticed the same thing on mine (same car - 2017 SEL with DAP).

Great. Thanks!

Does the space saver spare from a regular golf fit under the floor in the back of the e-golf? Does the floor still fit flush in the upper position?

I bought these used from a guy who’s 2015 was coming off lease. Very happy with them. I leave my rear windows 1/4 of the way open when I’m at work and come back to a significantly cooler car. They’re a little tricky to install b/c VW instructions are nothing but pictographs. But no tools are...

Just got an email from weather tech - they now have a set of mats specifically for the E-golf. I've used these in other vehicles and they're pretty good.

I also have the sunshades and highly recommend them.

Is there an easy way to activate the climate controls while charging? I'd really like to come out to a cool car, but I can't figure out how to do this without going through the whole rigamarole of setting a departure time, which is too much work if I'm just plugging in for an hour while at work...