[Hippocampus]

Hi, I have the 2017 Golf GTE, and am having problems charging. When I set the on dash menu, it seems randomly whether the car charges and conditions ready for the time. I used to override it with the app (VW connect), but now it seems VW is charging to use the app which seems ridiculous these days. I only need the app to initiate charging, nothing clever. So I then resort to pressing the charge button next to the charge lead, but even this isn't always foolproof and sometimes doesnt charge, so I end of locking and unlocking the car multiple times. Can anyone give me any advice? thanks

 

[Blurb]

Not quite sure I understand, but I had an intermittent issue with scheduled charging on my 2018 GTE, and it turned out to be a break in one of the wires in the charging cable (I think it was the CP connection). Have you tested using a different cable, maybe the granny lead?
And yes, I just extended my subscription to the app services post standard warranty expiration.

 

[BK.GTE]

Having this problem myself, coming up on 3 years of ownership and I still roll the dice every time I charge the car. I could come out the next morning and it will have stopped charging after adding maybe 2-3 miles of range. I have no scheduled charges and always check the green light is pulsing and the dash shows the remaining charge time. So irritating because everything else with the car is fantastic.

 

[farmergiles]

Hi, I have the 2017 Golf GTE, and am having problems charging. When I set the on dash menu, it seems randomly whether the car charges and conditions ready for the time. I used to override it with the app (VW connect), but now it seems VW is charging to use the app which seems ridiculous these days. I only need the app to initiate charging, nothing clever. So I then resort to pressing the charge button next to the charge lead, but even this isn't always foolproof and sometimes doesnt charge, so I end of locking and unlocking the car multiple times. Can anyone give me any advice? thanks

Luckily I never had any charging problems at home on the off peak rate so didn't need the app to start it. But I did find the app very useful for preheating the car before leaving home.
The £55 for the app I felt was probably worth paying for this.

If pressing the immediate button is not reliable then either your socket or type 2 cable have an intermittent fault and this will also explain the unreliable timed charging.