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Find out how to activate your mobile online services via the Volkswagen app here.

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This is how you activate Car-Net

Make the day easier with Car-Net. Here, you’ll find instructions on how to activate Car-Net online services in your Volkswagen and activate Car-Net e-Remote in your e-up! (e-up! Style Plus: Electricity consumption in kWh/100 km: combined 14.8-14.4; CO2 emissions in g/km: combined 0.Consumption and emissions data is only available for the vehicle according to the WLTP, and not according to the NEDC. Information on consumption and CO₂ emissions with ranges depending on the selected equipment of the vehicle.)2.

Want to find out if your vehicle model comes with Car-Net, VW Connect or We Connect? Try our compatibility checkOpens an external link here. 

Activate Car-Net with the We Connect app

Activation using the Volkswagen app

Activate Volkswagen mobile online services with ease using your smartphone: Quickly and easily create a user account using the Volkswagen app and access mobile online services from your vehicle.

In these text instructions, we take you through the individual steps required to do this.

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e-up! Style Plus: Electricity consumption in kWh/100 km: combined 14.8-14.4; CO2 emissions in g/km: combined 0.Consumption and emissions data is only available for the vehicle according to the WLTP, and not according to the NEDC. Information on consumption and CO₂ emissions with ranges depending on the selected equipment of the vehicle.

Activate e-Remote in your e-up! 

Car-Net e-Remote offers easy access to the key functions of your e-up! Find out how to activate e-Remote online services in your e-up! in our step-by-step guide.

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Connect to the Internet

To enjoy all the advantages of the mobile online services, you need an Internet connection in your vehicle, as well as an active Car-Net licence. You have different options depending on your equipment. This video introduces the available options and goes through each of the steps.

If you’d like to read through the instructions, please find downloadable written instructions below.

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Disclaimer by Continental Cars Ltd.

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To use the Car-Net services, you need a Volkswagen ID user account and need to log in with your username and password. A separate contract must also be concluded online with Volkswagen AG. To use the services for the full period, you have 90 days after vehicle handover in which to register the vehicle at www.myvolkswagen.net or using the Volkswagen app (available in the App Store and Google Play Store). If you register at a later date, the duration of the free period will be reduced accordingly. The “Guide & Inform” mobile online services of Car-Net can only be used with the optional equipment Discover Media and Discover Pro. You also need a mobile, Internet-ready end device (e.g. a smartphone) that is capable of acting as a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot. Alternatively, a mobile phone with remote SIM Access Profile (rSAP) or a SIM card with a phone and data option can be used with the “Business” mobile phone interface option in combination with the Discover Pro navigation system. The Car-Net services are only available with an existing mobile data contract or one to be agreed separately between you and your mobile data provider and only within the coverage of the mobile data network concerned. Additional fees (for example, roaming charges) may arise when exchanging data over the Internet, depending on your particular mobile phone rate and especially when using the service abroad. Given the volume of data which arises when using Car-Net services, agreeing a data flat rate with your mobile data provider is strongly recommended. A smartphone with a suitable iOS or Android operating system and SIM card with data option with an existing mobile data contract or one to be agreed separately between you and your mobile data provider is required to use the free Volkswagen app. The availability of the Car-Net services may vary by country. These services are available for the agreed contract period and may be subject to substantive changes during the contract period. You can find more information on Car-Net at connect.volkswagen.com and from your Volkswagen partner; for information on mobile data charges, please consult your mobile data provider.
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The stated consumption and emissions data is not based on a single individual vehicle and is not part of the offer, but serves solely to facilitate comparisons between different types of vehicles. Additional equipment and accessories (attachments, tyre format, etc.) could change relevant vehicle parameters, such as weight, rolling resistance and aerodynamics. As well as weather and traffic conditions and personal driving style, these add-ons could also affect a vehicle’s fuel consumption, power consumption, CO2 emissions and performance.
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The e-up! is temporarily not available with individual equipment. However, readymade, already manufactured vehicles are available. Simply contact your Volkswagen dealership.
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