Galiano said:Tomorrow I am picking up our new white SL.
This is likely a dumb question but is there a necessary break in period ?
surfingslovak said:Galiano said:Tomorrow I am picking up our new white SL.
This is likely a dumb question but is there a necessary break in period ?
Congrats! No break-in required with EVs. Think of the battery and the drivetrain like any other piece of consumer electronics. Idividual components and subsystems are typically pre-tested and go through a burn-in period at the factory.
:lol:planet4ever said:It takes some time to break in the new EV driver to optimize its interface with the car.
JonathanT said:I've just acquired a 2013 SV. My plan is to use 80% charging except when 100% is needed. However, the dealership recommends charging to 100% for the first 2 weeks; they claim this 'trains' the battery. I see nothing in the manual about this, so I should ignore the dealership, yes?
Ture, the battery does not need to be trained and it does not have memory. However, the Battery Management System (BMS) DOES need to be trained AND it DOES have memory. There is still an open question (in my mind, anyway) about whether or not the BMS will know what the full capacity of the battery is until it has been run from fully charged to dead at least one time. There are mutiple reports here on both 2013 and earlier models of significantly more range being available below LBW and/or VLBW than is generally expected. In addition, it is fairly well accepted around here that if your battery cells are badly out of balance, it can take multiple charges to 100% before a good balance is achieved so that you can attain maximum range.EricBayArea said:The battery does not have to be trained, nor does it have memory.
EricBayArea said:This was what my dealer told me about breaking in my LEAF:
Dealer: "Don't take hard right turns for the first few weeks."
Me: "Why?"
Dealer: "You don't want to turn-over a new LEAF.
Me: "Hardy-har-har"
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