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Weather cooled a bit; smell became tolerable. I will look again in the spring.

Assyst says that this is 113 days overdue! The car, a 2015, has had the usual desiccant-filter changes each year and new brake fluid after two years. However, these are done in the spring, so I don't think that either one is a "D1," with a failure to reset the system--the dates don't match...

I would like to inject cleaning foam into the box that houses the evaporator coil. (The first 30 seconds of a/c smell really bad.) In other cars, I have simply found the condensation drain hose and shot the foam up it. However, I don't see a drip under the car, and the location of the hose isn't...

The heated windshield on my B is the softest, most prone to damage of any I have ever had on any car I have ever owned. Be careful! These are $1,500 to fix at the dealer. There really isn't an alternative.

I've made an appointment for my 2015's annual battery certification. (And, I've made sure that the dealer has both the part *and* the tool to install it. Thanks to all who suggested that I do this. You saved me a trip or two, especially given that I am in an area where the car is not for sale.)...

I have the opposite problem/need. I live in Texas, and I would like some way to leave the car (a) with the a/c on and (b) secure. Right now, I can leave it, but I have to leave it running and unlocked. Is there any way to do this? I have the mBrace app (which may be history as I write this; the...

I had a similar problem with mine. The solution required a new VVC (but not before a couple of hours were wasted determining this). Once I had it, registration took literally one minute. Ask your salesman for a new one. I don't know about the s/w update . . .

The link above leads to a mockup of the controls. However, it's not clear to me if you can activate the climate control remotely if the car is not charging. The page reads: "Climate control is only activated if the vehicle is connected to a charge spot or power socket and the state of charge...