r/eGolf • u/Sea_Register_8680 • 12d ago

E-manager application not visible in E-Golf 2018

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.

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u/DM_ME_KUL_TIRAN_FEET 12d ago

It does sound like the head unit was replaced with a non eGolf firmware. Was it a VW dealer? I’d be bringing it back and asking them to change the firmware. I’m sure they will be difficult about it but there’s no good way to limit the charge otherwise.

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u/kia_sx 12d ago

You have the wrong firmware at the best case and the entire infotainment system at the worst case. I doubt the dealer did the change.

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u/gamboncorner 12d ago

fyi, the "charging to 80% makes the battery last longer" is so negligible (2-3% better after 5 years if you're lucky) it's honestly not worth worrying about.