Sitting Idle
#1
05-07-2008, 09:10 AM
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Sitting Idle
This may seem like a silly question, but what happens if I am parked with the TCH in "ready" mode (turned on) for a long period of time.
I was sitting in my car in Ready Mode playing around in the car, talking on the phone and the battery just kept getting lower and lower. The ICE never really kicked in to charge things.
What happens if I sit like this too long? Will the battery die? Will the ICE keep things charged?
As an example, my wife goes into a store to shop and I want to sit in the car (with the AC on) until she returns to the car. Am I hurting the car or risking a dead battery?
I was sitting in my car in Ready Mode playing around in the car, talking on the phone and the battery just kept getting lower and lower. The ICE never really kicked in to charge things.
What happens if I sit like this too long? Will the battery die? Will the ICE keep things charged?
As an example, my wife goes into a store to shop and I want to sit in the car (with the AC on) until she returns to the car. Am I hurting the car or risking a dead battery?
#2
05-07-2008, 09:15 AM
Re: Sitting Idle
eventually the ICE will turn on...and, if you are a mileage fanatic, you will turn the car off
the battery has a self protection mode, so that if it runs down too low, the ICE turns on
sitting with the AC on wont kill the car
the battery has a self protection mode, so that if it runs down too low, the ICE turns on
sitting with the AC on wont kill the car
Last edited by haroldo; 05-07-2008 at 09:17 AM.
#3
05-07-2008, 09:16 AM
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Location: Mid Hudson Valley, New York
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Re: Sitting Idle
If you wait long enough, the ICE will start and charge the battery. In your example using the AC, it will run for about 15 minutes, then the ICE will start (this assumes full or near full battery starting out).
#4
05-07-2008, 09:17 AM
Re: Sitting Idle
This may seem like a silly question, but what happens if I am parked with the TCH in "ready" mode (turned on) for a long period of time.
I was sitting in my car in Ready Mode playing around in the car, talking on the phone and the battery just kept getting lower and lower. The ICE never really kicked in to charge things.
What happens if I sit like this too long? Will the battery die? Will the ICE keep things charged?
As an example, my wife goes into a store to shop and I want to sit in the car (with the AC on) until she returns to the car. Am I hurting the car or risking a dead battery?
I was sitting in my car in Ready Mode playing around in the car, talking on the phone and the battery just kept getting lower and lower. The ICE never really kicked in to charge things.
What happens if I sit like this too long? Will the battery die? Will the ICE keep things charged?
As an example, my wife goes into a store to shop and I want to sit in the car (with the AC on) until she returns to the car. Am I hurting the car or risking a dead battery?
#5
05-07-2008, 12:53 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Mid Hudson Valley, New York
Posts: 1,389
Re: Sitting Idle
Haha, we're good...one post per minute -- from 8:15 - 8:17 AM (whatever timezone that is).
#6
05-08-2008, 08:35 PM
Re: Sitting Idle
I was driving on us 75 and hit a construction zone and it took me 45
min. to go 8 miles.most of the time the ice was off and when the battery got low the engine would re charge the battery. I really enjoyed sitting there using only a little gas.I felt bad for the others sitting there using one heck of a lot of gas.
min. to go 8 miles.most of the time the ice was off and when the battery got low the engine would re charge the battery. I really enjoyed sitting there using only a little gas.I felt bad for the others sitting there using one heck of a lot of gas.
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