i understand your frustration - if i wiggle my butt the radio turns on and off.
you can try to put the seat belt in the lock and see if that works for you - if it does you can buy the seat belt plug on amazon. sorry awkward but VW leaves us no choice.

 

In my [more slippery leather seat] TT I would latch my seatbelt and then assure I was moved well back in the seat. But as we know movement in the seat of the ID.4 can be more problematic so I have reversed my habit pattern. Fortunately the higher fabric-friction of the V-Tex leatherette keeps me in place quite well.

 

This is something that needs to be addressed - Hopefully they can do it with one of the software updates. If they don't get started with them soon, there may be 50 small things that need addressing ASAP with the first one . . . . and we are gonna need one every 10 or 12 weeks like they promised just to get all the little nagging things squared away

Don

 

You can either rebuckle your seatbelt behind you or lift your butt off the seat before opening the door. Either will trick the car into keeping everything on.
It's obnoxious.
Start/stop button to keep things on seems like an obvious function, the Germans are really loosing their touch here.

 

This is driving me nuts charging this cat is 105 degrees and the damn air shuts off and takes for ever to come on

 

With my wife staying belted in to the car, I exited and everything shut off - Radio & AC. I reached in, buckled my safety belt on the empty drivers seat and then pressed hard on the center of the drivers seat and everything came back on. I closed the door and she had AC & radio the whole time I was gone

These 'work arounds' are a pain - The car should know that if someone is staying in the car, they probably would like climate control, a radio & the ability to roll down a window . . . .

Don

 

With my wife staying belted in to the car, I exited and everything shut off - Radio & AC. I reached in, buckled my safety belt on the empty drivers seat and then pressed hard on the center of the drivers seat and everything came back on. I closed the door and she had AC & radio the whole time I was gone

These 'work arounds' are a pain - The car should know that if someone is staying in the car, they probably would like climate control, a radio & the ability to roll down a window . . . .

Don

Keep car on? Try this....while in the drivers sit and the car powered up (ready to drive) open the door (don't get out) pull the Frunk release then get out close the door .then lock the car if needed . of course now you must closed the Frunk works for me

 

Try this to keep you ID.4 on!! Before you get out of the drivers seat (car still on) Take the drivers seat belt out of latch…..Pull the passenger belt and latch it where the drivers belt would go Car remains on. When your done with passenger belt hook it on the passenger arm rest and you ready for the next time….

 

Brilliant, I already had a small seatbelt extender, and is now in my car. Just tried it, perfect.

Safety at night if I get out of the car and lights can stay on.

 

I ordered these from amazon to put in the seat belt before getting out of the seat and when I get out of the car, everything stays on while I get out to get the mail or run into a store etc.
You can take the key and lock the doors and everything stays running for your passengers.

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I know this is an old thread, but I’ll ask anyway: does the passenger buckle method mentioned above bypass the 30 minutes auto-switch off limit?

(Edit: it just dawned on me that I can just go and test this for myself! Doh’! I’ll post back my findings)

 

Test done and no joy. After 30 minutes the car shuts down again.

 

Put the passenger seat belt in the drivers side and pop the frunk before you get out?

I'm gonna try this next time I go into a restaurant to keep the AC on for my pup

 

I just reach over and get passenger seat belt and slip it in my slot and everything stays on!

 

Yeah, but only for 30 minutes… :-/

 

Does anyone have a good recommendation for a seatbelt extender that will work for the back seat? We have a regular one but the seat belt on the car just pushes the red button down and won't lock in

 

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often gets removed from Amazon due to legal concerns over its usage. I keep it installed on the passenger side and put it on the driver side as needed. easier than reaching for the entire passenger belt.

 

Yes there is a button located just below the steering wheel on the right hand side press that button for a few seconds and the car will stay on you can leave the heater on or the air conditioning for your passengers

 

I’ve just had an entertaining time trying to pump up a tyre. First thing is the cigarette lighter plug is in the boot, took me a while to locate it. Fortunately it was a rear tyre otherwise I need to buy a new pump with a longer lead. Then it would only work if I was sat in the drivers seat, every time I got up the car turned off and no power to the pump. I couldn’t see the display when sitting in the drivers seat! Good tips above to see if keeps the power on when I get out of the car, will try that next time.

 

Next time, when you exit the car, press the on/off button on the lower right of the steering column. This will keep the 12v socket in the rear energized.

 

Has anyone managed to turn off this feature through OBD (i.e. turn off the "auto off" function for the seat/seatbelt through OBD11)?

 

fo to a salvage yard with sharp cutting implement, find vw/audi, locate seat belt victem and sever belt to releace attachment device pictured. When you want to leave everything on when exiting vehicle, engage auto hold keeping foot on brake, release driver restraint and insert pictured device in attachemtn point, engage park and exit vehicle. Car shoud stay more than 1/2 hour.
This thing should cost anywhere from free to $5.00.

 

fo to a salvage yard with sharp cutting implement, find vw/audi, locate seat belt victem and sever belt to releace attachment device pictured. When you want to leave everything on when exiting vehicle, engage auto hold keeping foot on brake, release driver restraint and insert pictured device in attachemtn point, engage park and exit vehicle. Car shoud stay more than 1/2 hour.
This thing should cost anywhere from free to $5.00.
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One of the shames about my seat belt extender (bought for previous cars) is that while the tongue of the extender engages with the ID.4's holster just fine, the particular shape of the plastic around the ID.4's seatbelt tongue prevents it from engaging with the extender's buckle. I guess that's just another bit of ID.4 “Intelligent Design”.

 

One can find buckle mechanisms on Amazon masquerading as bottle openers. I keep one in my glovebox for when I need to send the car through the carwash.