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I've only had my Evoque 2 weeks now (totally trouble free). Then, this morning happened. The outside tempurture was around 38F or 4C. I don't know if that played a part or not. Probably didn't matter. I then had the rear door open for loading my ski equipment. The skis were a bit too far back and when I closed the door, it stopped when it came in contact with the skis. I then opened the door, moves the skis a bit more forward and closed the rear door again, this time successfully. I don't know if that played a part or not. Probably didn't matter also.
Then I jumped in the seat and started up. As I started moving forward, I noticed that I had a signal in the center information panel that my BT did not connect. I think I've had that one other time, but I'm not sure about it. Mostly, the BT connects very quickly and automatically.
I pulled over and did a manual pairing with my IP. That was successful and only took a couple of seconds. That's when I really noticed the "trouble". Only a few items would operate from the touch screen and the few that did were VERY slow to come up. I was totally locked on one radio station. I could not bring up ANY GPS functions. For the most part, the touch screen was lit, but nothing worked. FROZEN. Over the years I've heard all the negative comments about electrical problems with British cars. I'm think, oh, my god, it's TRUE.
While can't be totally sure, I think I did one turn off everything and try again. Maybe I didn't. What I definitely did was go skiing which was about a 45 minute drive. During the enter drive, I kept touching the panel with absolutely no response. When I got to the skiing area, I had to shut down and go into the lodge to buy a ticket. When I returned to the car, I had to drive it to another location for my first ski run. Upon starting the car, the touch screen came back to normal operation and ran like a top. Couldn't be happier. No visit to the dealer to fix the problem and waste my time going and coming.
The touch screen worked fine after skiing also. I'm hoping I never see this problem again. Wondering if anyone else has had the same problem? Just bad karma this morning? I did get out on the right side of the bed.
Then I jumped in the seat and started up. As I started moving forward, I noticed that I had a signal in the center information panel that my BT did not connect. I think I've had that one other time, but I'm not sure about it. Mostly, the BT connects very quickly and automatically.
I pulled over and did a manual pairing with my IP. That was successful and only took a couple of seconds. That's when I really noticed the "trouble". Only a few items would operate from the touch screen and the few that did were VERY slow to come up. I was totally locked on one radio station. I could not bring up ANY GPS functions. For the most part, the touch screen was lit, but nothing worked. FROZEN. Over the years I've heard all the negative comments about electrical problems with British cars. I'm think, oh, my god, it's TRUE.
While can't be totally sure, I think I did one turn off everything and try again. Maybe I didn't. What I definitely did was go skiing which was about a 45 minute drive. During the enter drive, I kept touching the panel with absolutely no response. When I got to the skiing area, I had to shut down and go into the lodge to buy a ticket. When I returned to the car, I had to drive it to another location for my first ski run. Upon starting the car, the touch screen came back to normal operation and ran like a top. Couldn't be happier. No visit to the dealer to fix the problem and waste my time going and coming.
The touch screen worked fine after skiing also. I'm hoping I never see this problem again. Wondering if anyone else has had the same problem? Just bad karma this morning? I did get out on the right side of the bed.