Battery Level
#2
Re: Battery Level
I haven't had my TCH for that long, but on one occasion my battery power indicator turned green and was fully charged. This lasted for about one mile of driving. Other that that it has always been blue minus one or more bars.
#4
Re: Battery Level
Keep in mind to improve battery life the battery is never allowed to fully charge or discharge. The computer keeps the battery in a relatively small range of its total charge. So when you look at the display the minimum charge is the minimum the computer will alllow it to get down to and the max is the maximum allowable. The car generally will not allow it to get to the ends of the range.
#5
Re: Battery Level
That's interesting. In the manual, the show the different levels of charge, I believe going from Level 0-8. There's no indication that Level 8 will never be reached. Oh well, thanks for the confirmation, at least I know it's not just me.
#6
Re: Battery Level
I have the non-NAV version with the much simpler energy flow display. I'm not saying that it will never be reached, but probably under fairly rare conditions. For instance a long time coasting down hill using regenerative braking. Under normal driving conditions the engine will also regenerate the battery. I don't believe the computer will allow the engine to charge it to the top of the display. I have had times that I've seen the display get to within one bar of the top, but that's usually when it was already pretty high and I then coast for a while.
#8
Re: Battery Level
Originally Posted by hamm3r
I don't need too technical of an explanation, but can anyone tell me why letting the battery get fully charged can decrease its life?