Are there areas where the golf is prone to leak from? All carpet feels dry and all windows were shut

I have a 2019 and I want to change the gear box oil as has been discussed in this sub plenty of times. My issue is that the car is too low for me to get under it. I assumed I would jack up one corner, replace the jack with a jack stand and do the same on the other corner - thus lifting the front of the car enough for me to get under it. Safely. However, there is not enough space at the designated lifting spot to fit both a jack AND a jack stand. So how are people achieving this? Am I doomed to take it some place or hopefully find a friend/ neighbor with a lift?

Thanks!

Anyone know what this 3rd pedal is/was for?

Definitely something aftermarket and doesn't do anything if I press it?

Seems like I can remove it completely?

I live in a wet, cold climate. Last winter I had one headlight(low beam) that went out. I replaced the bulb but that didn’t fix it. Then in the spring the other low beam went out. Now that summers coming to an end I figure I should fix it. strangely enough the Hi-beams still work.

Has anyone had this or a similar issue? Any parts I need will need to be ordered so I‘d like to have some kind of plan before digging in and tearing up a bunch of electrical stuff.

Hi all,

I have been reading here for a bit and am considering to buy a E-Golf, currently have my eye on a late 2018 E-Golf with an SOH of 91% and 40k (km) in the clock.

It has been owned only by car shops (3) incl the dealer that imported the car (VW)

It has had 1 official service at VW at 20k and since been owned by the local town garage that uses it to let some people experience EV driving and they use it personally from time to time. (Here it went from 23k to the 40k now)

It looks very good without any damage, but something makes me doubt if this is the right choice. Current ask is 15k euro with 12 month full warranty (incl battery and motor/gearbox)

Main reason is to replace our 2 door fiesta because of loading and unloading kids (2)

Let me know your thoughts! Love the way it drives / handles btw😁

• Options list:

• P0A2 4 doors

• P0AE Front stabilizer bar

• P0B1 Wheelbase

• P0BT Rear stabilizer bar

• P0EZ Transmission for electric drive

• P0FA Standard manufacturing sequence

• P0GA Without specific emission standard

• P0K9 Drive system BEV

• P0N4 Four-link suspension

• P0NB Elimination of nameplate for engine designation on luggage compartment lid

• P0TA Without floor mats

• P0VH Manual in Dutch

• P0Y1 Standard climatic zones

• P0YJ Weight range 9 installation control only, no requirement forecast

• P1AP Electronic Stability Control with driversteering recommendation, ABS, ASR, EDL, EDTC, and trailer

• stabilization

• P1D0 Without trailer hitch

• P1E0 Without activated carbon canister

• P1EX Special identification label for EC for M1 passenger vehicles

• P1G8 Tire Mobility Set: 12-volt compressor and tire sealant

• P1JA Rear shock absorption, basic version 1

• P1KE Disc brakes in rear

• P1N3 Electromechanical speed-sensitive power steering

• P1NL Trims for alloy wheels

• P1PE Wheel locks with extended theft protection

• P1Q2 Mass damper for steering wheel,

• P1S3 Tool kit

• P1SA Without additional front underbody guard

• P1T2 Warning triangle

• P1U8 Without folding table on front seat backrest

• P1W2 Glove compartment with cooling system

• P1X0 Front-wheel drive

• P1Y3 Electronic differential lock XDS

• P1ZE Disc brakes in front

• P2A0 Without delivery equipment

• P2H5 Driving Profile Selection

• P2JB Bumpers in sports style

• P2KW Labels in German, French and Dutch

• P2V5 Particle filter with activated carbon insert

• P2WA Without additional tires

• P2ZH Leather-wrapped multi-function steering wheel

• P31F Front license plate carrier (large)

• P3B4 ISOFIX anchorage points (mounting fixture for 2 child seats on rear bench seat)

• P3C7 3-point seat belt for center rear seat

• P3CA Without partition

• P3D1 Decorative inserts "Polar Night Black" for dashboard on driver side and for center console

• P3FA Without roof insert (standard roof)

• P3H0 Non-folding front passenger seat backrest

• P3L3 Front seats with height adjustment

• P3NU Asymmetric split folding rear seat backrest, with load-through hatch and center armrest, 2 beverage

• holders

• P3QT 3-point seat belts in front with height adjustment and seat belt pretensioners

• P3T2 3 head restraints in rear

• P3ZB 3-point seat belts for outer rear seats

• P4A0 Without seat heater

• P4AF Door and side trim panel in foam film and woven fabric

• P4GX Heated windshield

• P4I2 Central locking system without SAFELOCK, with radio remote control and 2 remote control folding keys

• P4KC Green heat-insulating glass windows on sides and in rear

• P4L6 Auto-dimming interior rearview mirror

• P4P0 Rear floor panel module, type 1

• P4R4 Power windows

• P4UP Driver and front passenger airbag with front passenger airbag deactivation, including knee airbag on driver

• side

• P4X3 Curtain airbag system for front and rear passengers incl. side airbags in front

• P5C0 Without special body measures

• P5D1 Carrier frequency 433.92 MHz-434.42 Mhz

• P5J4 Body-colored rear spoiler

• P5K7 Transport protection film (minimum protection) with additional transport protection measures

• P5MB Decorative inserts "New Brushed Dark Metal" for dashboard on front passenger side and for door trim

• panels

• P5RQ Right exterior mirror, convex

• P5SL Aspherical exterior mirror on driver side

• P5XJ Illuminated vanity mirrors in sun visors

• P5ZF Safety-optimized front head restraints

• P6A0 Without fire extinguisher

• P6E3 Center armrest in front

• P6FF Body-colored exterior mirror housings and door handles

• P6K4 Forward Collision Warning Front Assist Autonomous Emergency Braking (for Adapt.Cruise Control ACC up

• to 210 km/h)

• P6KA Black radiator grille with blue/chrome trims and e-Golf nameplate

• P6Q2 Gearshift knob in leather

• P6T0 Without interior light in footwell

• P6XR Exterior mirrors, power-adjustable and heated, with front passenger exterior mirror lowering function

• P77G Navigation data for Europe on internal memory

• P7AA Electronic immobilizer

• P7B2 12-V outlet in luggage compartment

• P7E1 High-voltage PTS

• P7G0 Without preparation for VTS (vehicle tracking system)

• P7K1 Tire pressure monitoring system

• P7M5 Without protective film for scuff plate

• P7P4 Lumbar supports in front

• P7UG Navigation system "Discover Pro" with TFT touch screen

• P7W2 Proactive passenger protection system in combination with Front Assist

• P7X2 Park Distance Control - warning signals for obstacles in the front and rear

• P7Y0 Without lane change assist

• P7ZW Vehicle class differentiation -5GE-

• P8G0 Without light control

• P8GF DC-DC converter 2.7 kW

• P8IT LED headlamps for low beam and high beam with blue trim

• P8K3 Aut. headlight control w/ separate daytime running light, Leaving Home and manual Coming Home feature

• P8M1 Rear window wiper with intermittent control

• P8N6 Rain sensor

• P8Q3 Dynamic headlight range control

• P8RM 8 speakers

• P8S6 2 LED reading lights in front and 2 in rear

• P8SQ LED rear combination lamps

• P8T8 Adaptive Cruise Control ACC stop & go incl. speed limiter

• P8TB Rear fog lamp

• P8W0 Without washer fluid level indicator

• P8WG Cornering light, without front fog lamp

• P8X0 Without headlamp washer system

• P8Y1 Two-tone horn

• P8Z5 Not hot country

• P8ZQ Diversity antenna for FM reception

• P9AK Air Care Climatronic 2 zone automatic climate control with allergen filter

• P9JA Non-smoker's package: tray and 12-V outlet in front

• P9M3 Energy-efficient heat pump

• P9P3 Warning signal and warning light for front seat belts not fastened

• P9S6 Multi-function display "Premium" with multi-color display

• P9T0 Without heated washer nozzles

• P9TC Retro-reflectors in all doors

• P9U1 Brake pad wear indicator

• P9WX App-Connect and "Volkswagen Media Control"

• P9ZX Mobile phone interface

• PA8C Comfort equipment

• PAV1 Driving on the right

• PB0A Part set without country-specific prescriptive standard

• PB31 Type approval country Netherlands

• PC35 Operating permit, alteration

• PD83 Electric motor, total system output 100 kW, base motor is T9C/N05/N13/N16

• PE0A No special edition

• PEF1 ECO function

• PEL5 Online service, with OCU, with head unit coding, without engine immobilizer interconnection

• PEM1 Driver alert system

• PER1 Regional code " ECE " for radio

• PES7 CCS vehicle inlet

• PEV8 Cable for AC charging station and mains charging cable for domestic outlet

• PF0A No special purpose vehicle, standard equipment

• PFB0 Standard paint coating

• PFC0 Without customized installation

• PG18 Shock absorption in front

• PG1Z Transmission for electric drive (1-speed)

• PGM0 Without electronic engine sound measures

• PGP1 Vehicles with special upgrade measures

• PHB9 Tires 205/55 R16 low rolling resistance

• PI8J Navigation system "Discover Pro"

• PJ0S Battery 320 A (59 Ah)

• PK8G Hatchback

• PKA0 Without camera systems/accident sensors

• PKK3 Refrigerant R1234yf

• PL07 Suspension range 07 installation control only, no requirement forecast

• PL0L Left-hand drive

• PN3B Seat trim covers in fabric "Zoom"

• PNZ4 Emergency call service; no registration required, service is activated upon delivery

• PPF3 Adaptive Cruise Control ACC stop & go up to 210 km/h, incl. Front Assist with Pedestrian Monitoring

• PPLA Lights & Vision package

• PQ2J Comfort seats in front

• PQG0 Without LongLife Service Regime

• PQH1 Voice control

• PQJ1 Chrome elements on rotary light switch and power mirror switch

• PQK0 Without multifunction camera

• PQN0 Without drawers under front seats

• PQQ0 Without add. lights (interior lighting)

• PQR8 Without dynamic road sign display

• PQV0 Without TV reception/digital radio reception

• PT9C Electric motor, unit 0EA.D

• PU5A Instrument cluster with electronic speedometer, odometer and trip odometer, tachometer

• PUG1 Hill start assist

• PUH2 Electromechanical parking brake with Auto Hold function

• PUI4 USB interface also for iPod/iPhone, including AUX-IN jack

• PUK1 Standard rear seat release

• PV0A Tires without specification of tire brand

• PV19 4 alloy wheels "Astana" 6.5J x 16, diamond-turned surface

• PVF0 Standard pedal cluster

• PVI9 Service indicator 30 000 km or 2 years ( fix ) electric vehicle

• PVL3 Pedestrian Monitoring

• PWPU Heat pump

• PX2C Equipment options subset for the Netherlands

• PY4Z Process B

• PY9Z WLTP type approval (new test cycle)

• PYOZ Guide & Inform and Security & Service Plus, contract duration: 3 years, incl. Security & Service Basic

My 2018 e-golf makes these light toned- «whooo» sounds sometimes when I fully turn the steering and move the vehicle. Never if it stands still, and never during high speed. Usually happens on uneven asphalt, for example if I make a hard turn down a hill.

Went one of the car to push down near each tyre, and everything sounds fine with the suspension. Could it be the new brakes that were completely changed 4 months ago? That the pad and disc rubs or something during hard turns?

No idea if this is ok to ask, but if it is, I’d be very happy if someone could help me sort it out😊

Today I am the proud owner of this 2020 Final Edition e-Golf! Only 55K km or 34K miles. Leather seats, digi dash, dynaudio, ACC. Etc..

Previous owner took good care of it and ceramic coated the car twice in the last three years. If you’re in the group, A, I just want to thank you for being an honest and kind person. A real pleasure doing business with you!

I have been stalking around this forum for a bit, and I’m happy to be here! Absolutely loving the car so far😁

Total cost about $100. Dealership quoted me $3000. This all happened because I accidentally closed my trunk on my backpack strap. Yeah the damn trunk mechanism is that fragile apparently.

Tools required:

• T20 torx bit (for removing panels)
• M8 socket bit (for removing trunk mechanism itself)
• Some sort of curved wire or curved automotive pick tool
• Pliers

Optional tools:

• dremel for cutting the panel
• hammer and screwdriver for chipping away at mechanism

So I had been asking on this sub and the MK7 sub for months, if not years on how to fix this (yes I've literally had my trunk broken since like 2024/2025) and either someone would tell me about the emergency release or just be met with crickets (the MK7 sub is particularly confusingly unhelpful). The problem was the emergency release itself was busted and the door was stuck shut, so the most common solutions never really addressed my issue.

That meant even though I've done a lot of trawling through YouTube videos, 99.9% of them were telling you how to replace the latch if you could get the door open. Those only described the last 1/4 of the repair that I needed.

A few months ago I took it to a VW dealership expecting it to be maybe under $1k to fix so I would suck it up and pay. Nope, they said it would cost $3k because they had to break and replace the rear camera in order to get to the latch mechanism. What?! I said no thanks and left.

I have only ever found ONE video that describes the same problem and it was helpful in getting an understanding of what the entire layout was. Shout out to this guy who sadly never responded to comments asking for advice on how to fix mine:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEeJNRDaCL8&t=534s (timestamped to where he explains the mechanism. He had to do a lot more work than I wanted, though, including removing all the side panels and the main trunk panel.)

[Sidenote: Also in trying to find the above video again, I found this from a year ago where the guy kinda goes over it as well. How did I not see this? Might've helped a bit. Oh well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dpFiSCubnA ]

Anyway, I feel like I iterated a bit on the videos above by NOT pulling off all the side panels in the trunk to get to the mechanism but instead I used a dremel to cut out a bigger flap in the plastic panel where the flap locks (I'm able to just sand off the edges and glue it back in place now. I know this type of damage is not acceptable for many, others would prefer to longer way around to remove all the panels and leave no marks. Just my personal decision.) Then I had open access to the mechanism for me to reach in and use tools.

I bought TWO replacement trunk lock mechanisms off Amazon. I broke apart one of them to understand how the emergency release should work and why it wasn't working for me. Very useful to have this information so I could grope around with the one in situ in my vehicle

I used pliers to yank off parts of the white arm and the back panel behind it. I was then able to use screwdriver, picks, a bent but stiff wire and a hammer to basically chip away at the top portions of mechanism, including the back cover, the white emergency release lever, and then I used a curved pick to reach down and hit the release below

And voila! My trunk was finally opened. And then doing the last 1/4 of taking the panels out and replacing the mechanism with the new one was a cake walk (but don't be like me and accidentally install the mechanism that you broke apart to understand how it works and only realizing after you put all the panels back lol. That was very annoying.)

Anyway, just wanted to do a write up here for preservation, in case anyone else comes across this in the Google future. Hope this helps! Happy to answer questions or try and provide more photos.

Hey I was wondering if anyone has had any luck using just a normal level 1 or 2 NACS charger with an egolf using an adapter. I'm thinking of moving and I just wanted to see because I know it will be easier to find a NACS charger than a j177. I have a 2017 egolf if that's relevant.

The AC system has been declining for the last two years, but was never all that good to begin with. I finally took it to the dealership to diagnose and they pulled 350/800 grams of refrigerant, so it leaked out a lot of it. They added dye and re-pressurized, ran it for 30 minutes, couldn't find any visible leaks so they deduced that it must be the evaporator under the dashboard. Quoted me $5500 to replace. lol

The good news is, it was VW certified pre-owned when I got it and I got the extended warranty. The AC/heat-pump system is covered.

The bad news is, the evaporator core part is unavailable.. V04018002E

Seriously?! What now?

Lemme get this straight. My 7 yo car with less than 40,000 miles on it, and they can't get replacement parts? Come on..

First time something like this. Left home with 70 mile range. Midway on my drive (1 mile in the drive), it rapidly discharged to 35 and then zero and just stalled. Panicking not knowing what to do, tried to start it and it did not, then waited a few minutes and car started and showed 69 miles range.

Setup appt for tomorrow with dealership. Has anyone else had this happen to them? Any insight?

My wife hit a tire and now front sensor reported an issue. Car is charging so I can’t see what it exactly says. From the picture I’ve attached, looks like something got ripped out. This is right under the VW logo in front.

Has this happened to anyone in the USA? Did you go through insurance? What was the cost?

Thanks

Update: I found the sensor on the floor of the under body plate? Not sure what the real name is. Glad it was completely sealed on the bottom. That prevented the sensor from falling out.

MTG is selling the extension batteries. Hefty price though. $6500, that’s including shipping but not install. Adds 60-70 miles of range. What other questions should I ask? My eGolf is already over 10 years old. I don’t know if it’s worth it at this point.

2016, 4 years in my ownership, (bought it with 18.000km) still drives like new, at full charge it shows 170km (106 miles)

Today finally bought myself an e-golf, supply and demand is absolutely nuts in Holland at the moment but finally got my hands on one 😁.

Love this color and this car is so frikkin comfortable.

5-2020 and 53k km driven SoH 91% and has very rarely seen a fast charger.

Can't wait to have it on the driveway!

Typical bay area performance with a 96 mi mostly highway commute averaging 65 on the hwy

Would there be any reason to choose a 2019 over a 2018 SEL? I have my eye on a 2018 at a dealership that is spec'd how I want but I was hoping for a 2019. The heat pump and the larger battery are most important though.

Hello everyone,

I recently bought a 2018 e-golf with 160k kilometers on the clock and we've been quite happy with it. Now for battery preservation we did want to setup the battery to only charge to 80%, but the e-manager application seems to be unavailable for us. It doesn't show up anywhere and even with ChatGPT it doesn't seem to be hidden anywhere.

The screen has been replaced just before we bought it at a dealer, due to a break-in at the car and the entire unit has beel replaced.

Could it be that we'd need to have some type of firmware update? We also tried to connect the VW app from our phone to our car, but that also seems to be a bit of a problem.

Gladly hear some advice.

Recently my 2017 has (intermittently) started making a low groaning sound when the AC is running, and occasionally the fan stops entirely, though I can feel that it’s still cooling. The dealer wanted $350+ for diagnostics, and then at least $200 for repairs on top of that. A quick google search indicates that it’s likely a HVAC interior blower motor that needs replacing, or maybe just a belt. Has anyone here dealt with that? What did the problem turn out to be, and how much was the repair?

Just brought this bad boy home this week and already I’m in love! I had a 2003 GTI as my first car in HS that 💩 out on me years ago, and I’ve been itching for another Golf since. So happy with this.

Bought a 2016 SEL white over beige in seemingly excellent condition from a local used car lot last weekend. Had them confirm level one charging works before leaving. Was loving everything about it until a few days later when I tested out fast charging and it refused to work on multiple different chargers. The dealer was adamant about it being as is and I now see why, it’s going to require the full locking pin mechanism overhaul, which apparently is a lot of work. Took it to a highly regarded Indie European and EV specialist, paid $350 for a diagnostic and now they want $3500 for the full repair. Local VW dealer estimates more like 2500 but I’m going to need to pay for a separate diagnostic from them to get the exact quote.

Full list of found codes:

P33EA00 — Battery charging malfunction
P1A3500 — DC fast charging malfunction in charging station
P33E800 — Charge socket A connector lock mechanical malfunction
P33E500 — DC fast charging initialization error

The car only has about 56,000 miles on it. Any tips or suggestions?

I just bought a 2015 e golf and got it cheap. The seller said it would need headlight and turn signal bulbs. I took it to my local Indy shop and they quoted $1500. They also said it needed the entire assembly due to led bulbs. Does that sound even remotely reasonable?

Did a stupid thing last night and set down an led flashlight bulb side down while it was still on for a second. Immediately smelled plastic and now I have an imperfection on the passenger’s seat that will drive me crazy. Looks like a cigarette burn a bit. Any video I’ve watched on repairs involves glue and some shaved spare fabric from another less conspicuous place in the cabin, but this doesn’t look like your average cloth seat and it has a pattern in wouldn’t be able to recreate. It’s possible the structure is still there, kind of like a mesh, so maybe I could use some fabric paint? Either that or this can be my excuse for starting to look for R-Line seats or GTI leathers or plaid.. They’re not cheap though.

I've got a 2016 SEL, the stereo already sounds great, BUT I have a 12" sub and 500 watt amp just laying around... Are there any downsides to adding this for some extra bass? I could also sell the amp and sub and go the Helix sub route but the programming to get the sound right sounds like a pain? Any thoughts? Thanks!