prberg
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WWBD said:I can't figure out what the little "Timer off" button does (to the left of the steering wheel). I have tried pressing it both with the car on and with it off, and the button never lights up or changes anything on the console screen or dashboard. Am I correct that you press that when you want to override your timer settings and instead do an immediate charge? Maybe the button is only functional if the charger cord is plugged in.
Here is my experience... hope it helps you.
I think the best thing is not to plug in the car if you still have over 50% left in the battery (and don't see any long trips coming tomorrow). I have a short commute and when I got home I had like 60 miles left. So I didn't even plug it in. I think not charging every night (if you can get away with it) will make the battery last a little longer. But if you think you might need to drive far or would feel nervous about not having a full battery... then plug it in and let it go to 80%.
As for the cancel timer button in the car. I know for me, I had the car plugged in but I had passed the 'start time' on my timer so the car was not charging. As soon as I hit the button, it started charging right away. I think I read that if you press the button when you are not plugged in, you have like 15mins to plug in for the immediate charging to start (assuming you have one of the timers activated, if not then the button doesn't do anything and the car will start charging as soon as you plug in).
Hope that helps.
-Peter