[OB1CCFC]

Approaching 5 months with my ID3 and I must admit I’m still not 100% sure I’m comfortable always driving in B, especially on motorways, from an efficiency and ease of driving perspective.
I kinda gravitated to B as a more natural fit to aid general braking but at times I still feel like it encourages a heavier use of the accelerator pedal with ‘the push it through claggy jelly’ feeling!

What’s your latest thoughts on best, most efficient, use of B and D after owning the car a while??

 

[OB1CCFC]

B mode around town and ACC everywhere else providing the road is not too twisty.

You can use ACC in either D or B mode can’t you? Unless I’ve been missing something.

 

[OB1CCFC]

Thanks, interesting replies. I’d thought they’d be more B fans, especially as youtubers like Teslabjorn always drive in B. But there is plenty to be said for a natural feeling freewheeling coast.
Of course ID3 typically has some intelligent regeneration assist in D which slightly complicates things I guess.
I think I’ll start using D more on faster roads.

 

[OB1CCFC]

Yes, but it makes no difference as the ACC handles the regen as required to maintain distance to the car in front.

Noting I am in an e-Golf, but assume it would be the same on ID3.

This is interesting.
So even if you are in D, in ACC the car will use regen (‘engine braking’) to slow you rather than applying the brakes...
(Maybe only if you are using ‘assisted D’ with intelligent regen?)..

 

[OB1CCFC]

I'm not fussed about one pedal driving, therefore it's been easy to ignore every ID.3 reviewer's obsession with banging on about it...

Plus I thought it has been said that full regen on a heavy rear wheel car wasn’t safe in winter conditions..?

 

[OB1CCFC]

i don’t think the pedal uses the brakes either until the force required is greater than the motor can provide

Yes, that’s right.

 

[OB1CCFC]

I’d not really used “D” until today snd was pleasantly surprised, it wasn’t what I expected. I had it set in normal drive (comfort) and “D”. I think it suites my driving style better than B, but I need to play more to be sure. I note that you say that in normal and D, there’s no regen unless brake is pressed. This wasn’t my experience, regen was definitely far less, but I definitely saw the regen green bar moving on occasions. Not sure if there’s other settings I need to change or if it’s perhaps just another anomaly of my naughty car.

If you look at ‘Assist’ you will probably see that ‘Eco Assistance’ is selected. This implements intelligent regen in D mode. Remove the selection if you want D with no regen.